<?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/2026-10-19/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:37:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Rising demand raises concerns for ‘fiscal sustainability’ of healthcare system, ESRI says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/20/rising-demand-raises-concerns-for-fiscal-sustainability-of-healthcare-system-esri-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/20/rising-demand-raises-concerns-for-fiscal-sustainability-of-healthcare-system-esri-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Growing and ageing population will increase pressure on services and public purse in years ahead]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZ6CZ5WJV5GQ5NLXXZ5YQCX7JE.jpg?auth=c5562afbfda4c7bad5d125b6b299e59fd13c0eed6aad0d52c9ced19432c70150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Long-term care is predicted to be 'the main driver of expenditure growth'. File image. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AlexRaths</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Pat’s title hopes in tatters after Dos Santos nets Derry winner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/st-pats-title-hopes-in-tatters-after-dos-santos-nets-derry-winner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/st-pats-title-hopes-in-tatters-after-dos-santos-nets-derry-winner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Kenny’s side struggle to find energy after Friday's defeat to Shelbourne]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:35:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVYUD25HEEC625AFYPZMMPDV24.jpg?auth=8daafd3e639f8cb331979445263c7f5605de1cd7797c5f51c448c386d37e706e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City's Kevin dos Santos in action against St Patrick's Athletic's Joe Redmond. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Israeli election: the battle to unseat Netanyahu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/19/the-irish-times-view-on-the-israeli-election-the-battle-to-unseat-netanyahu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/19/the-irish-times-view-on-the-israeli-election-the-battle-to-unseat-netanyahu/</guid><description><![CDATA[European hopes for a major change of policy direction unlikely to be realised]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MUB6R62VVX3BIPNON7WWOIBLI.jpg?auth=facbe828745dd81e7681b2fa2d6fcebe0ff852299dd7e2d33fd8d00f294d11c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu stands amid security personnel as he meets with voters at a mall in Ramle on Monday. Israel heads to the polls on October 27th. 
 (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/ AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ilia Yefimovich</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (60s) dies after collision involving truck and car in Co Wicklow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/man-60s-dies-after-collision-involving-truck-and-car-in-co-wicklow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/man-60s-dies-after-collision-involving-truck-and-car-in-co-wicklow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for witnesses to incident which took place on N81 at Athgarvan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:56:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VX3475NWIJEDZF7YMO6UZXUQ4I.jpg?auth=8da18ddbc3d9805c590a96c785855c6a0507f5a48b570b043fdca32e5f61728c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[So far this year, 148 people have been killed on the State’s roads. 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[Rape trials only cases ‘deliberately’ targeted by striking solicitors, Jim O’Callaghan to tell Oireachtas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/jim-ocallaghan-to-tell-oireachtas-rape-cases-deliberately-affected-by-striking-solicitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/jim-ocallaghan-to-tell-oireachtas-rape-cases-deliberately-affected-by-striking-solicitors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Criminal defence solicitor Michael Finucane rejects suggestion rape or any specific cases targeted ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:28:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCTFCE7Q2DCAONQDB33YN5PJ4I.JPG?auth=509077851aae442ddb1f9a2844453ef2550fe7430d0f4c3be2353f28a1e66fd9&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 said he has engaged with the Law Society on the dispute and would do so again. 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[Fears of gang feuds in Drogheda as loaded guns and pipe bomb seized]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/fears-of-gang-feuds-in-drogheda-as-loaded-guns-and-pipe-bomb-seized/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/fears-of-gang-feuds-in-drogheda-as-loaded-guns-and-pipe-bomb-seized/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí discovered loaded handgun and machine pistol during search of open group at Rathmullan Park, Drogheda]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:09:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cache was found on Sunday during a search of open land in the Rathmullan Park area, as part of a pre-planned operation led by members of the Divisional Drugs Unit. 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[Dublin council denies St Edmundsbury housing rezoning but gives green light to two other sites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/19/dublin-council-denies-st-edmundsbury-housing-rezoning-but-gives-green-light-to-two-other-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/19/dublin-council-denies-st-edmundsbury-housing-rezoning-but-gives-green-light-to-two-other-sites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finnstown Castle and Coldcut Road locations approved after Minister instructed authorities to provide more land]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:52:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WD7F4DUCHRC3BDLQ6V5R3YGSCU.JPG?auth=3afa4d9f009f06fadcac20146d225e66d48ed0ea1404e4409a2989109d85ae07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times previously reported that more than 1,600 submissions opposed the rezoning of the St Edmundsbury site. 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[New public sector pay deal could be struck within days, union leader suggests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/new-public-sector-pay-deal-could-be-struck-within-days-union-leader-suggests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/new-public-sector-pay-deal-could-be-struck-within-days-union-leader-suggests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two sides met for first time for talks proper at Workplace Relations Commission on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:50:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRIAAFT6QGHUVXWUA37CU5OZX4.JPG?auth=d218ea3fa12805ddd086300ea651cce6581b088cf57deceb5d4703b0bafe9154&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan leaving the WRC on Monday after talks. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition parties left and right in Dáil unite to resist shelving neutrality triple lock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/opposition-parties-left-and-right-in-dail-unite-to-resist-shelving-neutrality-triple-lock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/opposition-parties-left-and-right-in-dail-unite-to-resist-shelving-neutrality-triple-lock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parties also expected to adopt joint approach in seeking amendments to Bill, especially during committee stage ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:17:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MXVTC327FABNHGWPCJEX5U6QA.jpg?auth=9ba592587422c8653c06ad36f5b351aa2d1964f540282c5725cc6951b8d2c9e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under the triple lock, the Government must secure UN approval before 12 or more members of the Defence Forces can be sent overseas with an armed international force or body. 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[Cristiano Ronaldo given 30-day ban and fined €255 for leaving Portugal camp after row]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/cristiano-ronaldo-given-30-day-ban-for-leaving-portugal-camp-over-row-with-head-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/cristiano-ronaldo-given-30-day-ban-for-leaving-portugal-camp-over-row-with-head-coach/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ronaldo left international camp after he was an unused substitute in Portugal’s Nations League fixture against Norway]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:08:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCRC4NNABW5MMIZG2WNRZZ4COU.jpg?auth=ff3ba1ed2576eecd00c7776bf0701fdc54c94a0a927a5c236993e552790b96e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo apologised for leaving the national camp during the recent international window. Photograph: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patricia De Melo Moreira</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draws for provincial football championships to take place on November 19th]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/19/draws-for-provincial-football-championships-to-take-place-on-november-19th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/19/draws-for-provincial-football-championships-to-take-place-on-november-19th/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Draws expected to be shown live on GAA+]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:49:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSJA3NO77NF7JGMZEKRP4ZUSMY.jpg?auth=73a4c73635437efb6771751e51bc2e565774b3d2daee073fe15b8ce9112f5f56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath are reigning champions in Leinster, where a glut of counties will fancy their chances of claiming the Delaney Cup. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman to be awarded damages over alleged rape by employee at hotel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/woman-to-be-awarded-damages-over-alleged-rape-by-employee-at-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/woman-to-be-awarded-damages-over-alleged-rape-by-employee-at-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Civil action against accused worker and company  over sexual assault, rape, battery, false imprisonment and emotional suffering]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:27:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Neither the employee nor the hotel entered an appearance in the lawsuit against them. 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[‘There’s nothing left’: French businesses count the cost of a weekend of unrest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/theres-nothing-left-french-businesses-count-the-cost-of-a-weekend-of-unrest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/theres-nothing-left-french-businesses-count-the-cost-of-a-weekend-of-unrest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of shops damaged or looted as protests descended into violence, leaving owners fearing for their future]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:20:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OK5XK6HA7FEIHPPY453BJVSU2M.jpg?auth=0e51fd2a833586289aa36806e5d19ad781df627cbafcf9c4e04684a8cacb598e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People enter a ransacked Franprix shop at Place de la République in Paris on Monday following weekend violence. Photograph: Matthieu Rondel/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MATTHIEU RONDEL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex assault victim challenges refusal of application to compensation scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/sex-assault-victim-challenges-refusal-of-application-to-compensation-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/sex-assault-victim-challenges-refusal-of-application-to-compensation-scheme/</guid><description><![CDATA[Woman says she was not given any information about scheme by gardaí ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge granted leave to counsel for the woman to bring judicial review proceedings. File photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Definitely a runner: Alan Milton on preparing for Sunday’s Dublin Marathon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/19/definitely-a-runner-alan-milton-on-preparing-for-sundays-dublin-marathon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/19/definitely-a-runner-alan-milton-on-preparing-for-sundays-dublin-marathon/</guid><description><![CDATA[Talk of split times, strides and boomerang runs becomes second nature as do jitters about ‘Heartbreak Hill’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q5HIHMUOIZGO3IRTLL427Q5CTM.jpg?auth=11e52cd751a91589ceed57fc8be3d731c56dd4771b24549ff6efe298d884ca9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Marathon: You soon discover some of your friends and acquaintances are closet runners, and the addictive and competitive nature of it all kicks in. Photograph: Bryan Keane/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Labour Court chairman subject to dignity-at-work complaint from senior official, WRC told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/ex-labour-court-chairman-subject-to-dignity-at-work-complaint-from-senior-official-wrc-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/ex-labour-court-chairman-subject-to-dignity-at-work-complaint-from-senior-official-wrc-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Member of industrial relations service ‘was unfairly dismissed’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:56:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOREUJIMGNX6LLUYVEKPCNAHCM.jpg?auth=88240aa4194253806c0e75b146baf5726c501e4e6b332068ffa6f2a3afd81637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter DR Murphy alleges he was subject to workplace bullying. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster ‘understand the challenge’ that awaits in South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/ulster-understand-the-challenge-that-awaits-in-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/ulster-understand-the-challenge-that-awaits-in-south-africa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winless in the URC this season, Ulster’s Challenge Cup victory over Zebre came at the right time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KVKVOJ3S6CUSZVMN6M3Z6XETI.jpg?auth=a85724fddd8d1507b8fbfdcebf5707462c0ab3621e817b0ef89485bd6bbcf1b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zac Ward is a doubt for Richie Murphy's side after he picked up an ankle injury against Zebre on Saturday. Photograph: Giuseppe Fama/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Giuseppe "Pino" Fama</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning not to drink water affected by aluminium in Tipperary lifted but boil notice stays]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/19/warning-not-to-drink-water-affected-by-aluminium-in-tipperary-lifted-but-boil-notice-stays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/19/warning-not-to-drink-water-affected-by-aluminium-in-tipperary-lifted-but-boil-notice-stays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann has apologised for disruption in Tipperary communities]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:27:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I55QZ4DA2BCW3NXI6VVV2EG2F4.JPG?auth=7393c5585d759342097292c30316255c3677d9f018b10fb8a926ece6829a0c98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The warning not to drink their tap water under any circumstances was in place for 10 days. Photograph: Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times 

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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If we do that, we’ll win’: Connacht backs coach clear on what’s needed to beat Zebre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/if-we-do-that-well-win-connacht-backs-coach-clear-on-whats-needed-to-beat-zebre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/if-we-do-that-well-win-connacht-backs-coach-clear-on-whats-needed-to-beat-zebre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gerard Mullen says the team has much to improve on despite thrilling nature of win against Saracens]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:25:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MYAFTWKSRJ4KI53RAFPLVPH5E.jpg?auth=3fa6cb4aba4888dac360b9da805086df2a181e377158fef74de105a62f02acb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Will Connors has returned to training and is available for Friday's URC game against Zebre at the Dexcom. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman jailed for helping to commission murder by buying petrol to destroy getaway car]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/woman-jailed-for-helping-to-commission-murder-by-buying-petrol-to-destroy-getaway-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/woman-jailed-for-helping-to-commission-murder-by-buying-petrol-to-destroy-getaway-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ciara Mahony (46) has ‘moral culpability’ in relation to 2017 death of Jamie Tighe-Ennis (24) in Dublin, judge says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:25:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVYUCEJCFZBEFGREQ5YSROAM54.jpg?auth=bf5cc7d96598e3041e598df9d526a9f91f66d375eeb4baa948fe53ba17a5a5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara Mahony outside the Four Courts in Dublin in 2016. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France unrest pushes European shares down despite tech rebound]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/european-shares-dip-despite-tech-rebound/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/european-shares-dip-despite-tech-rebound/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish market begins week in red amid weakness in banking and some construction stocks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:25:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MORSJN5EOYXUN6AZGYKUMAYZM4.jpg?auth=2d49c1a707f843511f2b01b61e3ce86d2cc8748f28871e7044d1f491a88c3cf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The tech-heavy ‌Nasdaq Composite led Wall Street’s gains on Monday. Photograph: Angela Weiss/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskiy says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/russian-air-strike-kills-woman-in-kyiv-and-hits-subway-station-amid-massive-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/russian-air-strike-kills-woman-in-kyiv-and-hits-subway-station-amid-massive-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Roth in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:18:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLDAYNFRMU7SI6JGSHNLEQSFUE.jpg?auth=f79dd117498e0d753c5a167ed3c69168112cb5774ea558242ff016a10bc7ae34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A car burns after a Russian drone strike on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Andrii Marienko/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrii Marienko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: Several messages pinged to my phone during Leinster game over confusing decisions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/owen-doyle-dont-give-referees-the-red-card-just-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/owen-doyle-dont-give-referees-the-red-card-just-yet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[During Leinster v Clermont last weekend, many were confused by some of Matthew Carley’s decisions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:01:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4WCAIZKJZUIAZK6RHVMCIB6IQ.jpg?auth=f2723828ccda2c308d87ec3013e101acf59a2a3a66e28ea94090d4f4a7d96615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Matthew Carley awards a last-minute yellow card to Joe McCarthy of Leinster at Stade Marcel-Michelin on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man goes on trial accused of smothering and strangling 89-year-old woman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/man-goes-on-trial-accused-of-smothering-and-strangling-89-year-old-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/man-goes-on-trial-accused-of-smothering-and-strangling-89-year-old-woman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hasan Ali Gori (52), of no fixed abode, denied a single charge of murdering Josephine ‘Josie’ Ray at her home]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:51:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYB56XXMMVFRHEJXCV2PIPKUAQ.jpg?auth=ec7f105c51af40f659e862d0ebd8078f851c3ad6182d4dc3cc565a85c87338d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Josie Ray (89) was discovered dead in her home at St Joseph’s Park, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odds in Eugenio Chacarra’s favour as Race to Dubai reaches final stretch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/19/odds-in-eugenio-chacarras-favour-as-race-to-dubai-reaches-final-stretch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/19/odds-in-eugenio-chacarras-favour-as-race-to-dubai-reaches-final-stretch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy’s pursuit of a record-equalling eighth title hindered by Genesis absence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:34:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPE2SSQ3LMVPWY2FLOLDRZHXZY.jpg?auth=70bbabb5fe3975c6fc807655263506a2d423d3c6913482e6ad502fdc51aa47cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's Eugenio Chacarra celebrates after winning the DP World India Championship. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arun Sankar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stud owned by billionaire John Malone concerned over Mount Juliet expansion plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/stud-owned-by-billionaire-john-malone-concerned-over-mount-juliet-expansion-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/stud-owned-by-billionaire-john-malone-concerned-over-mount-juliet-expansion-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Planning permission being sought for new suites and spa facilities at five-star Co Kilkenny hotel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:32:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXUF4CVPVFCXBNAHUNCMRSNXFM.JPG?auth=ffd71a9cc341dcc776ed8cf4b6d6aa14bb5c06649bca96e11c8b4376acc439a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scheme includes the construction of a new two-storey extension of the hotel. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BRADLEY QUINN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenyan cult leader who told parents to starve children guilty of almost 200 murders ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/10/19/kenyan-cult-leader-who-told-parents-to-starve-children-guilty-of-almost-200-murders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/10/19/kenyan-cult-leader-who-told-parents-to-starve-children-guilty-of-almost-200-murders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jefferson Kahinju in Mombasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges - all but one of them children]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:28:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JFH5LCUKHYITPUAVWT2Y3TVUE.jpg?auth=288b125def15504b206997ae5180ce6cfea95061d3606c012d98c4e127738017&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie looks on during his court appearance at the Mombasa Law Court in Mombasa on Monday. Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Maina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wexford Festival Opera 2026: Croí na Féile review – Joseph Calleja, Ermonela Jaho, Daniela Barcellona and Giorgi Manoshvili take to the stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/19/wexford-festival-opera-2026-croi-na-feile-review-joseph-calleja-ermonela-jaho-daniela-barcellona-and-giorgi-manoshvili-take-to-the-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/19/wexford-festival-opera-2026-croi-na-feile-review-joseph-calleja-ermonela-jaho-daniela-barcellona-and-giorgi-manoshvili-take-to-the-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dervan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The four singers star in the festival’s Croí na Féile fundraising gala on Saturday night, performing Verdi, Massenet and Rossini]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:22:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBBZHDBVQVGRFJG5LFHSUINQXY.jpeg?auth=f8aae55f4171062167b2501863e813969500ef4eae00ddd41718043a67db1512&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Croí na Féile: Joseph Calleja, Ermonela Jaho, Daniela Barcellona and Giorgi Manoshvili]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WexfordFestivalOpera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French prime minister calls for partial curfews in bid to quell unrest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/emmanuel-macron-turns-down-french-interior-ministers-offer-to-resign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/emmanuel-macron-turns-down-french-interior-ministers-offer-to-resign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley in Paris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 2,400 people have been arrested after clashes between demonstrators and police]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:16:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGYWVCOSSOYDMQUITSZIR5HJCI.jpg?auth=788c86dcb508c5959fea1ba536e046be5422765f0cb787e94a75433bd0a34bb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protestors stand in front of a fire on a street in Paris as clashes erupted following an unauthorised demonstration on Sunday. Photograph: Matthieu Rondel/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthieu Rondel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men charged over wrong-way driving incident on M50 denied bail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/two-men-charged-over-wrong-way-driving-incident-on-m50-denied-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/two-men-charged-over-wrong-way-driving-incident-on-m50-denied-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Brown (22) and Adam White (25) face charges of being in a stolen car and cannabis possession]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXBRIEKKXVHP7D4PDMUKVV4BBU.JPG?auth=cf150ce3b18c87543c6e64f535c33623afc51b154675427cea87d34536b40fec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bail was denied after Garda Dylan Toner cited the seriousness of the incident. 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[Waterford arson victims were ‘a beautiful family who did no wrong’, funeral told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/waterford-arson-victims-were-a-beautiful-family-who-did-no-wrong-funeral-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/waterford-arson-victims-were-a-beautiful-family-who-did-no-wrong-funeral-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds attend service for Philip and Kim English, as well as their sons Jayden (9) and Callum (12), at Sacred Heart Church]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:09:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PC2CHUH4MBHIJFDZXJKNMTEJUU.JPG?auth=252e11e6682687dd33f7a7655eb991b0ea63458b38c0cfba2cbe8a00e86b5f5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The coffins of the English family being moved to outside the church. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union boss set to warn politicians on hazard of mishandling artificial intelligence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/union-boss-set-to-warn-politicians-on-hazard-of-mishandling-artificial-intelligence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/union-boss-set-to-warn-politicians-on-hazard-of-mishandling-artificial-intelligence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ictu general secretary Owen Reidy argues for central role for workers as workplaces change]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:09:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6ULKHPOFRDKFNMFAEZBP4OFBQ.jpg?auth=b53c5d97956a66b87bd740a03df0e8ae186677acb5f65bc4d8c0a7cd5ec85d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is to raise concerns that 'catastrophising' over the risk of job losses from artificial intelligence 'will undermine attempts to improve job quality'. Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BlackJack3D</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen jnr stands over financial statement in personal insolvency bid, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/paddy-mckillen-jnr-stands-over-financial-statement-in-personal-insolvency-bid-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/paddy-mckillen-jnr-stands-over-financial-statement-in-personal-insolvency-bid-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two lenders owed a combined €11 million by the businessman raised concerns about his disclosures]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:05:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTD5OSMTORFK5I4FKRD6TBTMFQ.jpeg?auth=48d71b8ff015736b42fb7ec60688cf28069ff4dc5153a75ed291ba739e5b7b3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen jnr last month obtained a protective certificate after the court heard he was ‘firmly insolvent’, with debts of €27.7 million. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have never felt anything so painful in my life’: Irish caught in French riots]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/it-was-like-having-tabasco-poured-in-my-eyes-irish-caught-in-french-riots-recall-chaos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/it-was-like-having-tabasco-poured-in-my-eyes-irish-caught-in-french-riots-recall-chaos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Irish student protester and a Limoges resident share experiences of street violence and tear gas in France]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:01:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CGSCPU37FHHLGESVXJQTIRGDQ.jpg?auth=9e228bf037e285a76cf03e6f9f25d7fb6800354be7e9a69b9510a7324f16c934&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protester holds a smoke flare and a French national flag during a demonstration to protest against the 'high cost of living' at Place de la République in Paris on the weekend. 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Photograph: UK Parliament/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roger Harris/UK Parliament</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Europe is giving up on Trump-whispering]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/why-europe-is-giving-up-on-trump-whispering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/why-europe-is-giving-up-on-trump-whispering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gideon Rachman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This new crisis looks different and the bloc’s leaders are preparing to talk directly to Putin
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:23:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYQDV75QE5GGDGPTMBLGX3ODHA.jpg?auth=66a7e34f3bdef4019cf36bb971eb5f218a1824bf36b823958c4aa1ad36d240c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US president Donald Trump participate at a White House meeting in August, 2025. Photograph: Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MANDEL NGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí believe several people can help with Jamie Bailey murder investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/gardai-believe-several-people-can-help-with-jamie-bailey-murder-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/gardai-believe-several-people-can-help-with-jamie-bailey-murder-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick man killed in Dublin at the weekend believed to have been attacked by people in his wider social circle]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:16:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQJYGZA5K5HWRL4ACHV7IWTU7Y.jpg?auth=e921c49de30a1c68d0efd7bf880d301f77236760a4a39931899bc49576fcf189&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Bailey, the Limerick man identified as the victim of a fatal stabbing in Dublin.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge ‘coerced’ into adjourning six rape and sexual offences trials as solicitors withdraw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/judge-coerced-into-adjourning-six-rape-and-sexual-offences-trials-as-solicitors-withdraw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/judge-coerced-into-adjourning-six-rape-and-sexual-offences-trials-as-solicitors-withdraw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence solicitors warned by judges they need court permission to cease representing people in custody]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:13:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCKWUULQHFHM3PXAY2V7QRVOBE.jpg?auth=95c5e29f36b16136a3f596e210ff6683e1f10de2a319ec34c7ac9e090ec85dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Paul McDermott noted the 'obvious suffering' this inflicted on those involved and apologised to complainants]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to funding shortages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-500000-palestinians-in-gaza-due-to-funding-shortages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-500000-palestinians-in-gaza-due-to-funding-shortages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem, Seham Tantesh in Gaza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Food rations halved and cash ​assistance cut for thousands of families]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:07:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7U47ZXZ7V5RMC5SDLF6UILKLP4.jpg?auth=5e90fe8cde1bbe9b0b87f5cb63eb2cb8f68dc3b9c05990dfab533ba9f302b793&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A child stands outside a displacement tent in Gaza City, Palestine. Photograph: Mohammed Al Qumsan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Al Qumsan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New battery-electric trains due to arrive next year in bid to relieve overcrowding on services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/19/no-rail-overcrowding-relief-until-new-battery-electric-trains-enter-service-at-end-of-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/19/no-rail-overcrowding-relief-until-new-battery-electric-trains-enter-service-at-end-of-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French-built units planned for use on Dublin-Drogheda line will allow for reallocation of other trains to different routes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:53:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2ZWSCMIDNFBXKXPFVOIOFHNNM.jpeg?auth=423e4d90671b571510ff2afbb794f41e32178aee6fd5f82c1afb61e1cb86ce16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spokesman Barry Kenny said overall, 285 carriages have been ordered from French train Alstom.  Photograph: Irish Rail]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy hits back at Kevin Kisner over comments about appearance fees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/19/rory-mcilroy-hits-back-at-kevin-kisner-over-comments-about-appearance-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/19/rory-mcilroy-hits-back-at-kevin-kisner-over-comments-about-appearance-fees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former PGA Tour player said McIlroy’s comments about growing the game were ‘dog shit’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:52:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDM2C4OYK4VHRU456FAGEG4QY4.jpg?auth=d288e6e61afe46a113ec960fa4bdd08a21e79ae80a88b1cef52475e6f9b9e8f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy hits his second shot on the second hole on day four of the DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club. Photograph: Luke Walker/Getty images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke Walker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men (20s) arrested by gardaí investigating drug-related intimidation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/two-men-20s-arrested-by-gardai-investigating-drug-related-intimidation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/two-men-20s-arrested-by-gardai-investigating-drug-related-intimidation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Search operations were carried out in Meath and Dublin on Monday morning]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:08:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3GHTP54SBJDRTEQIEGE2FEGGXI.JPG?auth=f6e9e110ae4510e2c3384617aaa93ee5d66fca9f18de3b727e24c6c7c55456e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Both men are being questioned at Garda stations in Dublin. 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[Rapist Simon McGinley jailed for repeatedly breaching release conditions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/rapist-simon-mcginley-jailed-for-repeatedly-breaching-release-conditions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/rapist-simon-mcginley-jailed-for-repeatedly-breaching-release-conditions/</guid><description><![CDATA[McGinley was sentenced to 21 years in prison in 2009 for rape of elderly woman, having been previously jailed for ‘C Case’ rape]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4UVVGHFHPMUV62WHUDFICHCVE.jpg?auth=6fca062e5e52fae0ac4117a7f501c702b3b277a2d63474f3a18c73da802e57cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon McGinley in 2009, when he was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for rape. Photograph: Collins Court]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick teenager pleads guilty to hit-and-run that killed nurse Áine O’Reilly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/limerick-teenager-pleads-guilty-to-hit-and-run-that-killed-nurse-aine-oreilly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/limerick-teenager-pleads-guilty-to-hit-and-run-that-killed-nurse-aine-oreilly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keelan O’Connell (19) of Scanlon Park, Castleconnell, was under the influence of drugs at time of fatal incident]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:19:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDKNCPI2V5AFPH5WEC44AFLCJU.jpg?auth=9e0ee4cc929b5c58d57019b47a713d5ffc6812cffc2dd6b8e08c37c7826d09df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Áine O’Reilly was killed in the crash on the N24 in Limerick on February 13th.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand had ‘maniacal grin’ as he dragged woman into toilet and raped her, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/19/russell-brand-had-maniacal-grin-as-he-dragged-woman-into-toilet-and-raped-her-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/19/russell-brand-had-maniacal-grin-as-he-dragged-woman-into-toilet-and-raped-her-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emine Sinmaz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comedian faces charges of rape and sexual assault against six women, which he denies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:08:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6XYDUNSGM5RT5GFYTLSVODLJ4.jpg?auth=bd14e957de9ae84c502807d832affdf6981c94c99ea6ac3f85241fe32665dba2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British comedian and actor Russell Brand and his wife Laura arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is a big club with a tremendous history’ - Duncan Ferguson named as new Glentoran manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/this-is-a-big-club-with-a-tremendous-history-duncan-ferguson-named-as-new-glentoran-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/this-is-a-big-club-with-a-tremendous-history-duncan-ferguson-named-as-new-glentoran-manager/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ferguson was an assistant manager at Everton  before taking charge at Forest Green and Inverness]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:01:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O7ORXGST4MG5LRTOTLT73UBKBY.jpg?auth=e7e1ae5ae9557ce45a781d9fc8e1401666b9e43de21384c143918f97fddf2186&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glentoran have named Duncan Ferguson as their new manager. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than €650,000 spent on fire-safety works at Farmleigh House]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/more-than-650000-spent-on-fire-safety-works-at-farmleigh-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/more-than-650000-spent-on-fire-safety-works-at-farmleigh-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work not yet complete at Phoenix Park property, which is used as accommodation for visiting heads of state]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBL3NLYLM73SCYPMOQ6QRYMZ7E.JPG?auth=605b7034fa299b122d459f04589321ab063bf5c92007aa0369fe398323687472&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin greets US president Donald Trump at Farmleigh House, Co Dublin, in September. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ardagh’s new owners to sell food-cans joint venture]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/ardaghs-new-owners-to-sell-food-cans-joint-venture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/ardaghs-new-owners-to-sell-food-cans-joint-venture/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dismantling of Paul Coulson’s packaging  empire continues
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:42:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOUC2KO5TFI5O33BUS6VQCD4VM.jpg?auth=cc69ffed12a96d03fb5361b95adc4a44d350beca75c481c3a2134004632abb31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin financier Paul Coulson built Ardagh Group into a packaging multinational. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European governments opted for ‘Trumpian’ turn on development aid, says Richmond ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/european-governments-opted-for-trumpian-turn-on-development-aid-richmond-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/european-governments-opted-for-trumpian-turn-on-development-aid-richmond-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cutting back Irish development aid in Budget 2027 would have sent out ‘terrible message’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:38:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZAMGIPI7EAU7JWBIUWEOWHPSLU.jpg?auth=47b3fd97e4d916d49be8342de823c27b39009c772609aaf396bcd0a43e5577f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State responsible for international development Neale Richmond. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher, who hasn’t released a worthwhile song since 1995, is wrong about Fontaines DC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/19/sorry-liam-fontaines-dc-are-way-better-than-oasis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/19/sorry-liam-fontaines-dc-are-way-better-than-oasis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher has accused Fontaines DC of ‘not being good enough’ to open for them despite releasing five dud-free albums while Oasis rack up a fortune as a nostalgia jukebox for Gen-Xers ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:27:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UVATU24XNHLDG4KQ67AZA5BTA.jpeg?auth=cb5d222f66681bb7ff2db306b3102998259970264edefbb6a47e5f492349bdc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fontaines DC 'have done what every decent group should in order to prove their durability and that is to continually shape-shift and to look to the future'. Photograph: Ewen Spencer]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DOT </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grocery price inflation hits nearly 5%, latest data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/grocery-inflation-nudging-5-per-cent-according-to-fresh-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/grocery-inflation-nudging-5-per-cent-according-to-fresh-data/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four years of sustained increases have cost average Irish households well over €3,000 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:27:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OEBOJSXVDJBJ3CE5BPB5TJBAAQ.jpg?auth=7675bafcbccf2a128c12d6ef048f8fd900652b7fcb139ea55bb8d3541388b9ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grocery inflation has climbed again and is currently running at 4.7 per cent, according to the latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ZeynepKaya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI feared gun use by dissident republicans if parade went down Garvaghy Road, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/psni-feared-gun-use-by-dissident-republicans-if-parade-went-down-garvaghy-road-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/psni-feared-gun-use-by-dissident-republicans-if-parade-went-down-garvaghy-road-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court in Belfast is hearing a challenge to the decisions that led to ban of Drumcree march]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:14:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMDFNQEUKNFRVODWNXQHOZRFIU.jpg?auth=baa0ed61fc7ca39e6b4dbc267f1bb1902606ce9673938c95cd432a83fba55515&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flags displayed on the Garvaghy Road last month in protest against a planned march by the Orange Order. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rams can’t get their kicks as season goes from bad to worse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/19/the-rams-cant-get-their-kicks-as-season-goes-from-bad-to-worse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/19/the-rams-cant-get-their-kicks-as-season-goes-from-bad-to-worse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Kirshner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles were tipped as a Super Bowl contender after assembling a star studded line-up. Now they’ve lost three of their last four games]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:12:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HLZ3B6TSKQR5SE52EKPCK735XM.jpg?auth=913389240c93cd5e2547443279b34d4c10fe4eb0ea24d1e57521d7060ab06208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chad Ryland of the Arizona Cardinals kicks a game-winning field goal against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Photograph: Luke Hales/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke Hales</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian MP Helen Haines has critical injuries after being hit by car in ‘deliberate act’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/10/19/australian-mp-has-critical-injuries-after-being-hit-by-car-in-deliberate-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/10/19/australian-mp-has-critical-injuries-after-being-hit-by-car-in-deliberate-act/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nino Bucci, Krishani Dhanji]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 43-year-old man with a knife in his car was arrested at the scene ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:04:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGMOWAFIIZ7GW5K46NYMVJIHVE.jpg?auth=953ff2c10d550f048c2c517e8690a283b1c8052ecda621741b8af0345b597b2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australian MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition. Photograph: AAP Image via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mick Tsikas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC revenue growth trails Deloitte and EY]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/pwc-revenue-growth-trails-deloitte-and-ey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/pwc-revenue-growth-trails-deloitte-and-ey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Foley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe, Middle East and Africa revenues rose 0.7% following war in Iran and a slowdown in work for Saudi Arabian government]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:02:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7NGV5TQBBZFGPJPCPHY3C7SGMQ.jpg?auth=e1c5959ffe257b5fe3777b7086f0e837c9d1eb592dfae754cfdd241f3a8317ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PwC’s revenue growth has lagged its largest Big Four rivals over the past year after a sharp slowdown in Europe and the Middle East. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wirestock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radisson Hotel Group sees further room to grow across Ireland’s hotel market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/19/radisson-hotel-group-sees-further-room-to-grow-across-irelands-hotel-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/19/radisson-hotel-group-sees-further-room-to-grow-across-irelands-hotel-market/</guid><description><![CDATA[Radisson Blu is the most prominent brand for the group in Ireland, and it has been the largest upper-upscale brand in Europe for 15 years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:47:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IITMTQQFA5C2PPU46YSVOYRUNQ.jpg?auth=ed73735559355266f43ce2214c69fc3644ce5190e3b95fbd8c0fffdfe99a39bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davina McCall reveals new health battle against cardiovascular disease]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/19/davina-mccall-reveals-new-health-battle-against-cardiovascular-disease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/19/davina-mccall-reveals-new-health-battle-against-cardiovascular-disease/</guid><description><![CDATA[The TV presenter urges women to be aware of their health and not ‘brush things off’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:45:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGQH6Q4YQFBNLO4ELGDFTWWKNI.jpg?auth=0fd68a2cd102d73be65269e874538445c80023fb93ad4de59a53aa9ffa7cd449&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Davina McCall: 'You just suddenly feel vulnerable in a way you weren’t before.' Photograph: Si Johns/BBC/CPL Productions]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Si Johns</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wexford Festival Opera 2026: The Gambler review – Challenging Prokofiev comes to life  in five-star production]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/19/wexford-festival-opera-2026-the-gambler-review-challenging-prokofiev-comes-to-life-in-five-star-production/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/19/wexford-festival-opera-2026-the-gambler-review-challenging-prokofiev-comes-to-life-in-five-star-production/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dervan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ivan Popovsky directs a strong cast that includes the Irish tenors Gavan Ring and Seán Tester as the Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra plays a blinder]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:40:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VLAUKQCN3VGLFFIFATTW72JAPY.jpg?auth=75791a9bcbeb965d646855f2787d1f9831ed6fd0c965b95231ea7afd8838dc12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Gambler: Hilary Ginther as Blanche, Alexei Botnarciuc as the General and Seán Tester as Prince Nilsky. Photograph: Pádraig Grant]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Islamist’ bomb threat email sent to ‘up to 300’ Northern Ireland schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/islamist-bomb-threat-email-sent-to-up-to-300-northern-ireland-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/islamist-bomb-threat-email-sent-to-up-to-300-northern-ireland-schools/</guid><description><![CDATA[Police are treating letters as a hoax, although some schools have closed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:38:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7E6WGRQL2A64V4VVYJH2JBFR3A.jpg?auth=e05a4c1afec5e72368166b968362a73c72d23c5824cc9c314bf7f1eaa56e0f98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland have received emailed bomb threats, police said. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet owners urged to be wary of firework noise as Halloween approaches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/pet-owners-urged-to-be-wary-of-firework-noise-as-halloween-approaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/pet-owners-urged-to-be-wary-of-firework-noise-as-halloween-approaches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Blue Cross is urging pet owners to keep their cats and dogs safely indoors after dark]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:35:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EANOZBWNY5ARDG72COAQOSYRCM.jpg?auth=a59ef14bed1695d40706e61b5720f7c5b44940784f5bf9ca2b21e8b613f87beb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many dogs find fireworks frightening and distressing, which can lead to behaviours including trembling, barking or hiding. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">smrm1977</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí believe trio arrested after M50 pursuit were involved in earlier crime spree]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/gardai-believe-trio-arrested-after-m50-pursuit-were-involved-in-earlier-crime-spree/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/gardai-believe-trio-arrested-after-m50-pursuit-were-involved-in-earlier-crime-spree/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three masked males armed with golf clubs smashed up car and damaged house in Malahide in early hours of Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:18:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONYYFGS5ZZG2HHMUCLFDUXJYSA.jpg?auth=662c4ec08a5031921c54d4989939c0e8209b26134f151d9ed8f0710598b29f4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CCTV from a home in Malahide captures three masked individuals attempting to steal a Volkswagen Golf. Gardaí believe members of the same group were in a different car stopped on the M50 on Sunday evening after trying to escape the Garda]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No chaos in the courts, Jim O’Callaghan says, as legal aid dispute ramps up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/no-chaos-in-the-courts-jim-ocallaghan-says-as-legal-aid-dispute-ramps-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/no-chaos-in-the-courts-jim-ocallaghan-says-as-legal-aid-dispute-ramps-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister expresses concern that rape cases were impacted at Central Criminal Court]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:08:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKMWXTX674BJOKU2BX3FER2OL4.jpg?auth=76e146c3ee2e07da6dd111480c6c0b53449e66ffdc0c85663d129a9304053cd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim O'Callaghan said he would not revoke the new legal aid regulations. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The war is getting nearer’: Ukraine’s eastern exodus accelerates as Russia steps up attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/the-war-is-getting-nearer-ukraines-eastern-exodus-accelerates-as-russia-steps-up-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/the-war-is-getting-nearer-ukraines-eastern-exodus-accelerates-as-russia-steps-up-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Millions could face ‘most difficult time of war’ if Russia continues to destroy critical infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQBONJ4YBZDVHDY45SRV6RJUKU.jpg?auth=461bd3e99ee3e6eb999fb050f04698a10ff6740be45a1fdba941bc3c14f4a7e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents displaced by the destruction of residential building following a Russian air strike in Oleksandrivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine. Photograph: Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s behind the violence shaking France, and what comes next?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/whats-behind-the-violence-shaking-france-and-what-comes-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/whats-behind-the-violence-shaking-france-and-what-comes-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As demonstrations spread across France, questions remain over who was responsible for the violence and what it means for Emmanuel Macron]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:58:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UI7JMGLNP4HZMVTWW5PVGGECFQ.jpg?auth=de9bfaac82447e9d1b9720119d03a681869cd0c4539d6e194ca28b5e01565474&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman walks her dog past a looted store on Monday morning after rioting in France. Photograph: Emma Da Silva/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emma Da Silva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second public sector strike is off, but legal-payment dispute rumbles on ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/second-public-sector-strike-is-off-but-legal-payment-dispute-rumbles-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/second-public-sector-strike-is-off-but-legal-payment-dispute-rumbles-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Criminal defence solicitors withdrew all services for the day this morning ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:54:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJ4XK3RBKRCUVKRHS66COO2MH4.JPG?auth=e0f4330f60a4b338424bb533b9f281152eb4e7b2c56405bc52b5c8a794effb1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 300,000 public sector workers recently held a one-day work stoppage over pay talks.  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[Melanie C in Dublin review: Spice Girl meets teenage raver in night of effortless joy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/10/19/melanie-c-in-dublin-review-spice-girl-meets-teenage-raver-in-night-of-effortless-joy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/10/19/melanie-c-in-dublin-review-spice-girl-meets-teenage-raver-in-night-of-effortless-joy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At 3Olympia, Melanie Chisholm exudes likeability, confidence and a sense of liberation on a tour to promote Sweat, her ninth studio album]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:17:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KKE7DTXTZRHINOHONWMTVMFJXE.jpg?auth=b3d2216c15242a0dc54564048176a79c54ed9d4966ff598669b5679a52f02ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sweat: Melanie C earlier on her tour. Photograph: Jo Hale/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jo Hale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber ‘heartbroken’ over death of ‘sweet’ son Presley]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/19/cindy-crawford-and-rande-gerber-heartbroken-over-death-of-sweet-son-presley/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/19/cindy-crawford-and-rande-gerber-heartbroken-over-death-of-sweet-son-presley/</guid><description><![CDATA[The couple paid tribute to their son in an emotional statement posted on Instagram on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GFUSAAFSMOQLDHH3NRFGSNP2W4.jpg?auth=c33b30ca885527fde45cc04a787d2c06d70e562046e6c992ffe347ab3326fb7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kaia Gerber, Rande Gerber, Cindy Crawford and Presley Gerber at their home in Malibu, California, in 2017. Photograph: Jake Michaels/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jake Michaels</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First storm of season could be named in advance of ‘very windy’ conditions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/19/rain-and-wind-expected-this-week-ahead-of-blustery-bank-holiday-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/19/rain-and-wind-expected-this-week-ahead-of-blustery-bank-holiday-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts ‘very windy’ conditions and heavy rainfalls on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:59:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJVQ4M6S7ZALPESMSVKBGMI5LI.jpg?auth=912784b814ee90f32125c1d28c271d4ab2a3ecdf1bb258da53495c6a07c0af72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rain and wind are forecast for this week ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">diephosi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Club hurling championships: Use our interactive map to see the state of play in each county around Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/19/club-hurling-championships-use-our-interactive-map-to-see-the-state-of-play-in-each-county-around-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/19/club-hurling-championships-use-our-interactive-map-to-see-the-state-of-play-in-each-county-around-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hover over each county to see who has won or who is in the final]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:46:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYU5CYLPHZQNLODSTQ3SBJOYNM.jpg?auth=3789e730e78cafa14206ef2b6a175fd4399715e9e64eb3453f020ab49b82c19c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glen Rovers supporters celebrate after beating St Finbarr's to win the Cork senior hurling title. Photograph: David Ribeiro/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVID RIBEIRO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Club football championships: Use our interactive map to see the state of play in each county around Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/19/club-football-championships-use-our-interactive-map-to-see-the-state-of-play-in-each-county-around-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/19/club-football-championships-use-our-interactive-map-to-see-the-state-of-play-in-each-county-around-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hover over each county to see who has won or who is in the final]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:37:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUEFDKLDQVEOVAQEANFCRNJOEU.jpg?auth=ce3f3e567c88e0228d010317cd5da9848b087467773aaecf3a3a24eece63e24e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Brigid's celebrate with the Fahey Cup after beating Pádraig Pearses to win the Roscommon Senior Football Championship. Photograph: Ashley Cahill/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bawag ‘rising above the noise’ as it eyes completing PTSB deal, CEO says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/bawag-rising-above-the-noise-as-it-eyes-completing-ptsb-deal-ceo-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/bawag-rising-above-the-noise-as-it-eyes-completing-ptsb-deal-ceo-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PTSB will be the first public-company deal that the Austrian lender has completed  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:34:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YEHOLCIIUNLOPD2FN7W2JIFJIU.jpg?auth=857493ed5d71dc1657fa9e7d0d1eb98502af2e5981e9aa95458ad3b39ed8c0cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bawag chief Anas Abuzaakouk said his group has 'spent a significant amount of time communicating with regulators, the PTSB board and leadership team, and many other stakeholders, introducing ourselves and our business'.   Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Irish and Jewish: I love my home, but I am so angry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/19/being-irish-and-jewish-i-love-my-home-but-i-am-so-angry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/19/being-irish-and-jewish-i-love-my-home-but-i-am-so-angry/</guid><description><![CDATA[The pride I once had in being Irish is fleeting]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:20:24 +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[Dublin Gallery Weekend announces winners of first Francis Bacon art awards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/10/19/dublin-gallery-weekend-announces-winners-of-first-francis-bacon-art-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/10/19/dublin-gallery-weekend-announces-winners-of-first-francis-bacon-art-awards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick Graham and Cathy Wilkes named as recipients of new annual Irish prizes worth €40,000]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BRFFPALXQBBUTOUVYCDVQLOOXA.jpg?auth=2db03947fb5360000c0fcc46a9fadfa3aee5a11e7353d87bc4b82ff72684db9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Francis Bacon Awards: Patrick Graham, winner of the inaugural lifetime-achievement prize]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors urged to reverse ban on developing John Magnier/JP McManus Liffey Valley land ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/19/south-dublin-councillors-pressured-to-reverse-block-on-development-of-magniermcmanus-liffey-valley-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/19/south-dublin-councillors-pressured-to-reverse-block-on-development-of-magniermcmanus-liffey-valley-land/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council chief wants councillors to rezone ‘high amenity’ lands for 500 homes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WD7F4DUCHRC3BDLQ6V5R3YGSCU.JPG?auth=3afa4d9f009f06fadcac20146d225e66d48ed0ea1404e4409a2989109d85ae07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the public walk towards a wooded area by the river Liffey at St Edmundsbury in Lucan, an area where developers are looking to secure the go-ahead to build almost 500 homes. 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[Irish provinces set down a marker on opening European weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/19/irish-provinces-set-down-a-marker-on-opening-european-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/19/irish-provinces-set-down-a-marker-on-opening-european-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Ken Early is recovering after viewing a collection of dire Premier League games over the weekend]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:29:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3I67V6J4BIRJP5OICUZN4BZGKM.jpg?auth=90eb0b6c04677dce686de50951303cce44ea2f70b4f493e6832a2e094ddeed4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster huddle to sing Stand up and Fight in honour of Anthony Foley after Saturday's game against Racing 92 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man due in court charged in connection with organised crime investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/man-due-in-court-charged-in-connection-with-organised-crime-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/man-due-in-court-charged-in-connection-with-organised-crime-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (40s) was arrested alongside two women following seizure of more than €300,000 in cash in Dublin ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:54:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSX2ZXL4XZAIZEAQO7275GAZYA.jpg?auth=8f57ea9563ea40033c6767bb802e961ea0d81ba84ce4acfe662a184f2c22add9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than €300,000 in cash was seized following searches of homes in Dublin's north inner city last week. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge rise in claims of unlawful detention linked to withdrawal of solicitors’ services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/huge-rise-in-claims-of-unlawful-detention-linked-to-withdrawal-of-solicitors-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/19/huge-rise-in-claims-of-unlawful-detention-linked-to-withdrawal-of-solicitors-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost 90 challenges mounted since July at costs ranging from €20,000 to over €40,000 per case]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKZRSYLPFHYIJ6EBD6HIVH7X34.jpg?auth=ff7039b64e835be63ea9e92767e25c9a982fe61e846e07f4ea2b9c650e46eaac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defence solicitors protest on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice over legal aid reforms on the first day of the new legal term in Dublin two weeks ago. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s economy picks up pace at 4.5% growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/chinas-economy-picks-up-pace-at-45-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/chinas-economy-picks-up-pace-at-45-growth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Third-quarter GDP rate puts world’s second-biggest economy on track for full-year target, analysts say]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:32:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYFS5LJD45CNPAKDFOSCALQSBI.jpg?auth=050ae54bb236f5ad7a1c835d98ad22cfa2781efa9e312c86e410476211e568b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view shows cars on the dock waiting to be loaded onto ships for export at the port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness often a ‘domino effect of compounding circumstances’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/homelessness-often-a-domino-effect-of-compounding-circumstances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/homelessness-often-a-domino-effect-of-compounding-circumstances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New DePaul research highlights five common pathways into homelessness]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:17:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WPPBLRKHJNQQQG6NXYCYW3C6E.jpg?auth=668df7b198228bbfd74545c02610c775dfccc4b06561a50b8241cc52c88b6a47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Depaul has published research on pathways into homelessness. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump, Putin and Xi are all courting Central Asia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/19/central-asia-returns-to-heart-of-competition-between-the-great-powers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/19/central-asia-returns-to-heart-of-competition-between-the-great-powers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US, Russia and China compete for influence in region that is geographically important and has huge resources of oil, gas and rare earths]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43HCQJJON3IB55MTVIKPYERRWY.jpg?auth=c6a6631c495391e5edd787e8caaaacae5265710d4a03df4d3a58ea2515865811&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of state Marco Rubio speaks to the press in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 19th, 2026. Photograph: Kylie Cooper/ POOL/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kylie Cooper</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bóithre na Sinsear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/19/boithre-na-sinsear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/19/boithre-na-sinsear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mo thriall go Titley]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HAOOFD7CLNECXJJJZG6JALH5BI.jpg?auth=cf75788dc9622e3a93c11f1a269548eaa82699d2c58ceb1def0bae1728084f2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Turas, n’fheadar, 160 éigin míle ann agus as arís a bhí ann dúinn, ach ba chuma."  Grianghraf: iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">smartin69</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German investor’s Dublin office doubts and John Fitzpatrick’s New York hotel boom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/german-investors-dublin-office-doubts-and-john-fitzpatricks-new-york-hotel-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/german-investors-dublin-office-doubts-and-john-fitzpatricks-new-york-hotel-boom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis, and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:55:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TUEYB2K2INFUPLZGM44MYPELHU.jpg?auth=ef59c915430d77d430660acf7e661cc9b555bf2c2090991a96ba1df9e4e56ae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commercial property developer's activity has shown signs of a shift away from office development in central Dublin and its docklands area.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">danindub</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best and worst companies in Ireland for customer experience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/19/the-best-and-worst-companies-in-ireland-for-customer-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/19/the-best-and-worst-companies-in-ireland-for-customer-experience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While Irish companies overall seem to be doing better than counterparts abroad, there are recidivist offenders and a notable debutant on the naughty list]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:44:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSRZHHCPGRBVTLPI2AOGJL3MUE.JPG?auth=8bf3984523e6b0fb9e6836fa579d71537bdbc874f1b9a279e5d05b692a85539a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Re-Turn makes its first appearance on the list. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally Rooney could have made things a great deal easier for herself. She chose not to]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/mark-oconnell-sally-rooney-knows-what-shes-doing-and-is-willing-to-pay-the-price-for-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/mark-oconnell-sally-rooney-knows-what-shes-doing-and-is-willing-to-pay-the-price-for-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are very few writers as famous as Rooney, and almost none as willing to leverage that fame as bravely for a moral cause]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYKLD565PFG4PMZRNUOXGNRI6A.jpg?auth=29930dd9e09780f357c7269d0fa1d5e306f336be24f8604d88986be797081198&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sally Rooney understands there is a price worth paying for turning her fame to some moral purpose.  Photograph: Ellius Grace/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ELLIUS GRACE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the internet really get less toxic after Russian data centres went down?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/19/sinead-osullivan-did-the-internet-really-get-less-toxic-after-russian-data-centres-went-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/19/sinead-osullivan-did-the-internet-really-get-less-toxic-after-russian-data-centres-went-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A viral theory that online discourse went quiet after Ukrainian drone attacks tells us something about our confidence in data security]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYB2IQ4BMEZN7QDJNCYCZFXSQE.jpg?auth=927e2aa7882ac12c06ec186780ab8c4904f239a608fdbab2c52e361afc6377d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Yandex driverless delivery robot in front of the Russian tech giant's headquarters. Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natalia Kolesnikova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is complicated, but neurodivergent people often bond around shared experiences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/10/19/love-is-complicated-but-neurodivergent-people-often-bond-around-shared-experiences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/10/19/love-is-complicated-but-neurodivergent-people-often-bond-around-shared-experiences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sharry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is the third of a four-part series on neurodiversity and the family by John Sharry, clinical director of the Parents Plus Charity]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XEIYO7FC3JAURIZRZW7XOSF764.jpg?auth=9e33ef8dc93208cb82e915a1e2c75e5aa905a8af8e3517893e23dd0eb0d44d89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Being able to identify your own needs and then to communicate them to your partner are the building blocks to a harmonious long-term relationship]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wavebreakmedia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My son is in sixth year and has no idea what he wants to study’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/19/my-son-is-in-sixth-year-and-has-no-idea-what-he-wants-to-study/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/19/my-son-is-in-sixth-year-and-has-no-idea-what-he-wants-to-study/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If your son enjoys people, travel, business and exciting international environments, here’s a number of degree options ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MV2OEVEUMNCLRBIJVFKLLP5ZPY.jpg?auth=8247bf4dbeb9be127a04dd25f15677e25c046c4e726bfab4fdb56e5140483cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employers increasingly value graduates who can combine business knowledge with strong interpersonal skills, creativity, commercial awareness and an understanding of global consumers. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kasto80</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When are open days taking place in Irish universities?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/19/when-are-open-days-taking-place-in-irish-universities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/19/when-are-open-days-taking-place-in-irish-universities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The key dates and what to expect at Ireland’s university open days]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PFTQ3K7PQ5AMHH3AENRZ574YHI.jpg?auth=211043233678870f61d32f39af4b268fc68b9628a5ef4a1bd2910946acf531ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prospective university students will attend open days around Ireland over the coming months. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Fry has big Australian ambitions as racing’s global perspective increases ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/19/small-fry-has-big-australian-ambitions-as-racings-global-perspective-increases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/19/small-fry-has-big-australian-ambitions-as-racings-global-perspective-increases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork jockey Johnny Allen enjoys more big race success with former Irish horse Kingswood in Caulfield Cup ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFFCCW7VSFNATNGPCOJHEJMTAA.jpg?auth=64047f84a9a129dee4a70dbbbdebfb56276621848acf99b26a9bd7b5d37ffd50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Small Fry, trained by Joseph O'Brien, is set to line up in the Geelong Cup on Wednesday in a bid to win a ticket to the Melbourne Cup. Photograph: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vince Caligiuri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attracting Irish doctors in Australia back to Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/19/attracting-irish-doctors-in-australia-back-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/19/attracting-irish-doctors-in-australia-back-to-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Australia’s health system benefits significantly from their expertise and their dedication to patients. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any pay deal reached with unions must have productivity elements, says Taoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/any-pay-deal-reached-with-public-service-trade-unions-must-have-productivity-elements-says-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/any-pay-deal-reached-with-public-service-trade-unions-must-have-productivity-elements-says-taoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fórsa chief Kevin Callinan says unions would now test whether Government has understood protesters’ position]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2OWZSG5RPNKYS6K5NIVKVN6JUE.JPG?auth=f47324069624ead2935be3d5bef0f670e7b3982216f6d923b9cea323988d0da5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public service workers protest outside the Dáil in Dublin amid strike action over pay and conditions and the cost of living earlier this month. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CarVal generates €310m surplus in four years from loan portfolios bought for €1bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/carval-generates-310m-surplus-in-four-years-from-loan-portfolios-bought-for-1bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/carval-generates-310m-surplus-in-four-years-from-loan-portfolios-bought-for-1bn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis-based group bought Irish property debts from KBC, Bank of Ireland and others]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYJVGHGTG3456GAU6YXT3C26TI.jpg?auth=8c59af46aab41a9fbb812607ff704d3fe7b7ff0c0d63dd3fc2093fd57bb63e53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US debt group AB CarVal Investors bought a portfolio of loans from KBC Bank Ireland and Premier Homeloans in 2022. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish firms lag behind global peers in managing cyber risk, PwC finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/irish-firms-lag-behind-global-peers-in-managing-cyber-risk-pwc-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/irish-firms-lag-behind-global-peers-in-managing-cyber-risk-pwc-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Less than a fifth of Irish respondents strongly agree cybersecurity is integrated into overall risk management]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEICVJ7CX5HPLC24YLGIZKX2XE.jpg?auth=940897bab928bd806ad5f899b23ef4f8b2c7cc5cbf895dbba59feed71cbc4161&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The PwC research surveyed 4,000 businesses in 71 countries. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel planned on central Dublin site after investor rules offices and housing ‘not viable’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/hotel-planned-on-central-dublin-site-after-investor-rules-offices-and-housing-not-viable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/hotel-planned-on-central-dublin-site-after-investor-rules-offices-and-housing-not-viable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German asset manager KGAL is latest investor to signal issues with delivering new office accommodation in the city]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZLVKKDGO3LZZTOIJJDNMICWZG4.jpg?auth=f62cfa1a8566487508e67a47d54686800a95daa71b55cac4899d07683a82918d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KGAL acquired 31-36 Golden Lane in 2018 from Irish investment firm MM Capital for a reported €25.5 million]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poignant Munster victory caps perfect weekend for Irish rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/poignant-munster-victory-caps-perfect-weekend-for-irish-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/poignant-munster-victory-caps-perfect-weekend-for-irish-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All four provinces win on the opening weekend of Europe as Munster honour Anthony Foley before turning their attention to Leinster]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3T4YZOX3B6AGAWHSP557QQC2A.jpg?auth=13c94ebfae9ea6cec5fdd4e3eb038dfe908eae0354d59d83a14615361b94d6ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster completed the quartet with a 33-25 win over Racing 92 on a poignant night in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futurity likely to prove decisive in Aidan O’Brien’s hopes of another British trainers’ title ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/19/futurity-likely-to-prove-decisive-in-aidan-obriens-hopes-of-another-british-trainers-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/19/futurity-likely-to-prove-decisive-in-aidan-obriens-hopes-of-another-british-trainers-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish trainer takes a narrow lead over Andrew Balding and has Futurity favourite in Noble Exhibit ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BALHZYTISBJ435ILC5UODCYD4.jpg?auth=1be8b9c7fe53afbe15089198c40a252c6065c17bd9f33c6f03c96cfe0cce29cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Moore riding Minnie Hauk (left, in purple) to win the Qatar Racing British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes on British Champions Day at Ascot. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As rugby becomes more sanitised, the ‘dark arts’ are being legislated out of the game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/denis-walsh-dark-arts-being-slowly-eliminated-from-the-game-thats-for-sure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/denis-walsh-dark-arts-being-slowly-eliminated-from-the-game-thats-for-sure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rugby is more concerned with how it is perceived than ever,  and its laws are in a perpetual state of review]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5H6DRMHGMNGKHFWHTFAU4SC74E.jpg?auth=12176225b95ad402475797525027d1e6ae4f041c14308f9567e519d541f00d2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Frankie Sheahan and Peter Stringer argue with the referee about Leicester's Neil Back putting his hand into the scrum during the Heineken Cup Final between Leicester Tigers and Munster at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, on May 25th, 2002. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Shaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, October 19th: On protecting  citizens from hardship, public service pay and buying second hand books from Britain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/19/letters-to-the-editor-october-19th-on-protecting-citizens-from-hardship-public-service-pay-and-buying-second-hand-books-from-britain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/19/letters-to-the-editor-october-19th-on-protecting-citizens-from-hardship-public-service-pay-and-buying-second-hand-books-from-britain/</guid><description><![CDATA[Every sector and group are banging their drums and putting their hands out]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 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[‘It’s not going to be smooth’: Government and unions start on long road to pay deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/its-not-going-to-be-smooth-government-and-unions-start-on-long-road-to-pay-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/19/its-not-going-to-be-smooth-government-and-unions-start-on-long-road-to-pay-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unions needed ‘day out’ to underline their determination, senior Government figures believe]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3DANGU25LNM3RPRCW3COWHGNMY.jpg?auth=702e1fd0b6208307372280485e669db48d211ac93a4e549c8281f96cdd60eede&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was keen to see an agreement that would look after lower-paid workers, but stressed that he wanted to see what the unions were looking for. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of access to books adding to impact of poverty on children’s education, ESRI finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/lack-of-access-to-books-adding-to-impact-of-poverty-on-childrens-education-esri-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/lack-of-access-to-books-adding-to-impact-of-poverty-on-childrens-education-esri-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Children in poverty twice as likely to dislike school, research think tank finds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IS2IFC5HNBCTLMO6QSME2E3UE.jpg?auth=e4e6cf8150dc7ed2e46186868c3184121fde8a81c61d39c815bc17c08fcdb6c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About half of Irish children were in poverty at some stage before the age of 13, with one in five children experiencing three or more spells before they became a teenager. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">smolaw11</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women and children given weeks to ‘uproot our whole lives’ as homeless facility closes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/19/women-and-children-given-weeks-to-uproot-our-whole-lives-as-homeless-facility-closes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/19/women-and-children-given-weeks-to-uproot-our-whole-lives-as-homeless-facility-closes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rendu Apartments in Dublin’s north inner city does not meet fire safety requirements, says Depaul]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BV662PEBJRF2ZDSJFKH6XNXPAY.JPG?auth=d30058bb6f2096bfef3d86454871c541e67c9f89bf26d5c7ebd7ee18aa40dba6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['All this trauma is after affecting my recovery; I’ve never been so tested,' one woman said. 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[Society must prepare for one third of children born today living to 100, report argues  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/society-must-prepare-for-one-third-of-children-born-today-living-to-100-report-argues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/society-must-prepare-for-one-third-of-children-born-today-living-to-100-report-argues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report finds Ireland ‘remains institutionally organised’ with policy shaped around shorter-life paradigm]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QVZGC5TU5BBYPF2Z7BMBMPHLRQ.jpg?auth=d99aabdca20bfe8f6687337cb4d67a674f4c25028d1d394e5182ba95bc5bc125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Though current average life expectancy in Ireland is 82.9 years, a new report finds a third of children born today are expected to live to 100. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roger Richter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City’s inflatable bananas are back. Business is booming for Imre Varadi]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/manchester-citys-inflatable-bananas-are-back-business-is-booming-for-imre-varadi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/manchester-citys-inflatable-bananas-are-back-business-is-booming-for-imre-varadi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The story behind them? It all goes back to 1987, when City were rubbish]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPVV7J2THFG5TKAZMCGEL625JY.png?auth=118656ae4f96ef307d7ce727119b8161f6640ab330ce438cff6cd892d29b8f85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Manchester City striker Imre Varadi, aka Imre Banana.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nobody ate, nobody drank’: Inside the strange culture of San Francisco’s AI boom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/gold-rush-20-the-ai-boom-transforming-san-francisco/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/gold-rush-20-the-ai-boom-transforming-san-francisco/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Judge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Soaring wealth, rising rents and widening social divides are changing the city again]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5XTRQNAU5BVHGKV5BZK6LTQZQ.jpg?auth=5ae2bbbd0f19dbc8a59930d4b7923c0f6c3fdd7e502bceeac10e3f6067fdee52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A billboard for Artisan with a modified version of the company's Stop Hiring Humans slogan in downtown San Francisco, California. Photograph: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Smith Collection/Gado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A hovercraft I bought many years ago is still sitting in the same place as the day I got it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/19/a-hovercraft-i-bought-many-years-ago-is-still-sitting-in-the-same-place-as-the-day-i-got-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/19/a-hovercraft-i-bought-many-years-ago-is-still-sitting-in-the-same-place-as-the-day-i-got-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: James Hennessy, founder of the National Reptile Zoo, Kilkenny]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5EX62KG6VZAIHODIEXBIVEEEFY.jpeg?auth=c03d0a2beda1debb473fdbd286ef85834ef1f3714315051018f9979737e75e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Hennessy, founder of the National Reptile Zoo, Kilkenny, with Freddy, the Fijian iguana. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a clear reason the world’s best players are staying away from the Premier League]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/the-premier-leagues-intensity-arms-race-is-killing-the-art-of-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/19/the-premier-leagues-intensity-arms-race-is-killing-the-art-of-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Obsession with physical duels is turning the world’s richest league into a wasteland for creativity]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I67YAPSFI5GCTJ5GN4U3D4WAYM.jpg?auth=b9b3ce21d1154f5acfdcb44682d7604e3036fb516d4ab819d8a59b6011b92e12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leeds United's Dominic Calvert-Lewin vies with Manchester United's Argentinian defender Lisandro Martinez. 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[Did this hawk kill the pigeon in Dublin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/10/19/would-this-hawk-have-hunted-the-pigeon-it-is-feasting-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/10/19/would-this-hawk-have-hunted-the-pigeon-it-is-feasting-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eye On Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna responds to your notes and queries on mushrooms, caterpillars and hawks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7A6DWCETK5DZFL26PDMMWKE5IU.jpg?auth=3216978b09e8ca65be69a0381868b29b56390e3be979c36e4e4e7f1bc895e3d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A female sparrowhawk – an urban predator]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting Palestine flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes episode a ‘mistake’, says RTÉ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/cutting-palestine-flag-necklace-from-cheap-irish-homes-episode-a-mistake-says-rte/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/cutting-palestine-flag-necklace-from-cheap-irish-homes-episode-a-mistake-says-rte/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Show participant wearing necklace was not informed of edit prior to broadcast and lodged complaint with Coimisiún na Meán]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6M7RGF62UFCLZJA7QQTVOFJY7U.png?auth=1a7b72b0460e3e94b4a207f0fd59f04d192c06a6a0d0c46a565fce751445017a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire Molloy, wearing her Palestinian flag necklace, and her partner Peter Foley, taking part in filming for Cheap Irish Homes last May. Photograph provided.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Marathon countdown: Essential dos and don’ts before Sunday’s classic endurance test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/19/dublin-marathon-countdown-essential-dos-and-donts-before-sundays-classic-endurance-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/19/dublin-marathon-countdown-essential-dos-and-donts-before-sundays-classic-endurance-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is no time for any cramming or binge-training ahead of Sunday’s early morning start
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QK2WCDARMJDYFATXGUQ7HSX3V4.jpg?auth=015bf699985ad4aa0c85abed41880a1fd75c2d743032ede8de1c49f88a38165c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2025 Irish Life Dublin Marathon gets under way last year. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They are ashamed to come forward’: Men experiencing domestic abuse reluctant to get help, says charity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/they-are-ashamed-to-come-forward-men-experiencing-domestic-abuse-reluctant-to-get-help-says-charity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/19/they-are-ashamed-to-come-forward-men-experiencing-domestic-abuse-reluctant-to-get-help-says-charity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men’s Aid Ireland reports more calls about encouragement to suicide by  partners]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NJMVNLYDJZEZPIBMJ36YFUXFHI.jpg?auth=9c40cc25139bb247d6a57ab60c3e7aa3f9021656e89a21bf1316d5cfd7106528&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['A lot of men won’t use language like "victim" or "perpetrator" – they still love their partner.' Stock photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OR Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why London looks better than ever for a business shindig]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/19/why-london-looks-better-than-ever-for-a-business-shindig/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/19/why-london-looks-better-than-ever-for-a-business-shindig/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In fragile times, it pays to view your own city through the eyes of strangers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COFGMWVTFNEOBJLZCPNZZH565A.jpg?auth=0db71252d186506d10e60d18d3393e53b7261758b16b7375a12449c9578acb0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[London was named the best city in Europe for events and meetings this year. Photograph: Karl Hendon/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karl Hendon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex trafficking victims ‘inappropriately’ housed in direct provision, charity says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/sex-trafficking-victims-inappropriately-housed-in-direct-provision-charity-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/19/sex-trafficking-victims-inappropriately-housed-in-direct-provision-charity-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Human trafficking “in every corner of Ireland’ as 284 victims now engaging with charity]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKFH7PDX3FG5JNOREKIKFHKBOU.jpg?auth=7784b64e243a6b471a456c00924135b29e0fad667e680642edb15e1db1048aa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In total, 1,242 individuals engaged with Ruhama in 2025, representing a 10 per cent increase from 2024. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexey_M</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never thought I would do my Junior Cert’: Inside the centre helping teens stay in education]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/19/i-never-thought-i-would-do-my-junior-cert-inside-the-centre-helping-teens-stay-in-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/19/i-never-thought-i-would-do-my-junior-cert-inside-the-centre-helping-teens-stay-in-education/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 1,000 teenagers leave education each year before they have attained a Junior Certificate]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RNKIDTGPLJHUNJOYUM2RVTWVJA.jpg?auth=422c731b430cfe1ee431fcc4fbb43b10760920f6aecd15c65408ee47f396e567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Morrissey, head of youth services at the Carline Centre - a school run by the Peter McVerry Trust for children who cannot handle mainstream school in Lucan, 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[Fr Dougal Maguire hit on an under-recognised truth about faith and religion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/19/joe-humphreys-fr-dougal-maguire-hit-on-an-under-recognised-truth-about-faith-and-religion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/19/joe-humphreys-fr-dougal-maguire-hit-on-an-under-recognised-truth-about-faith-and-religion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Catholic theologian and philosopher Tomáš Halík argues that the difference between belief and non-belief is not as great as you’d think]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLW45ST52KWWIVOM7VLGKER3TY.jpg?auth=8aefc3293506ddee192290c54452c5915deab63d6a38864b09968be1b0675142&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Father Dougal (Ardal O'Hanlon) with Father Ted (Dermot Morgan) and Father Kevin (Tommy Tiernan) in the sitcom Father Ted]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every maternity negligence case costs us a midwife’, doctors’ group warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/19/every-maternity-negligence-case-costs-us-a-midwife-doctors-group-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/19/every-maternity-negligence-case-costs-us-a-midwife-doctors-group-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prof Gabrielle Colleran, president of the IHCA, said these cases have a huge impact on staff]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2HY444RJNM5EXEN4UHCRUCMCLY.jpg?auth=e35b877bce1a69390533abd951c1824d90d112fd5b6e562e21458be08bb1bc9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eavanna Fitzgerald, a barrister who practised for 20 years, said nobody wants patients or doctors having legal cases 'looming over them for five years'. Photograph: David Jones/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bittersweet symphony as Champions Cup opens with three Irish wins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/tv-view-bittersweet-symphony-as-champions-cup-opens-with-three-irish-wins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/19/tv-view-bittersweet-symphony-as-champions-cup-opens-with-three-irish-wins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Munster overcome Racing at on 10th anniversary of Anthony Foley’s death, with a minute’s silence for Johannesburg Lions’ Hyron Andrews]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWOUVHLGRNFRBCUKSPO2T47KKY.jpg?auth=2269e6fc59ba4346248502ad8bcda6e17da0e6aa43be80cd30ec504f382ab6dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Prendergast, Leinster's 'demi-d’ouverture', is tackled by Clermont Auvergne's Darcy Swain. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s ‘flying’ Tesla: car of the future or just more hype? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/has-elon-musk-invented-a-flying-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/has-elon-musk-invented-a-flying-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGKRVBWZLNWNLXLXZOPEPQCP5I.jpg?auth=df3b80ffe0a27975a551546cd6dd78610746cb747226bc4dcd8ef7e90972c008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk unveiled the sporty Roadster 2 in 2017, now nine years later he says his new Roadster can fly. Photograph: Tesla/Handout via Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gugai MacNamara of the Róisín Dubh: ‘There’s a wildness to Galway’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/19/gugai-macnamara-theres-a-wildness-to-galway-its-always-had-this-mad-artistic-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/19/gugai-macnamara-theres-a-wildness-to-galway-its-always-had-this-mad-artistic-energy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Róisín Dubh music booker on the pull of Galway, the importance of grassroots venues to artists, and the negativity around immigration]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLPM6NPE7ZAHJLL3BMAQ7WSJAQ.JPG?auth=1206191e9e53aa3a598609727cfdfafd073fab531bd856d886021c1a9a295a3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gugai MacNamara in the Róisín Dubh, Galway. 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[Broke in Australia, I took a street sales job - but sidelined my better instincts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/28/broke-in-australia-i-took-a-street-sales-job-but-sidelined-my-better-instincts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/28/broke-in-australia-i-took-a-street-sales-job-but-sidelined-my-better-instincts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eddie Ferns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We were taught how to convince strangers you were trustworthy enough to hand you their bank details]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7IYVJ25YFBCNB6XKYWRVPNC6U.jpg?auth=b6fba558413ebded269feba5d0ab809d42c677ca44fdeaa66c673888fd3d2d20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abroad: Eddie Ferns in Melbourne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was George Gabriel Stokes? The Irish mathematician whose 180-year-old puzzle has AI giants at war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/10/19/who-was-george-gabriel-stokes-the-irish-mathematician-whose-180-year-old-puzzle-has-ai-giants-at-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/10/19/who-was-george-gabriel-stokes-the-irish-mathematician-whose-180-year-old-puzzle-has-ai-giants-at-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Kearins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OpenAI claims to have found proof of Sligo scientist’s equations but tech rivals are less than impressed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABOTS4RWHD7HIUJKDWWXGKIYPM.jpg?auth=ae1d234c4f522293d2ff59cc520bc335f5086bbc927b22f59f2a948e3958f713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gabriel Stokes made profound contributions to hydrodynamics and devised and performed many ingenious experiments in optical science. Portrait: The Royal Society]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland can capture the AI dividend while mitigating the risks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/ireland-can-capture-the-ai-dividend-while-mitigating-the-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/ireland-can-capture-the-ai-dividend-while-mitigating-the-risks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Lohan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The IDA’s role is to work with the 1,800 multinationals already here to expand their mandates and attract the next generation of AI investment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GD6Q7EBBZNCRHHIUJJ7BFDI5KA?auth=4ec638540473243d30aba6981b9de1834d167154d92bb1a61f12636e82a7e44a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthropic announced plans in March to create 200 jobs in Ireland across engineering, operations, sales and compliance. Photograph: Jason Henry/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Henry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Fitzpatrick: ‘The two hotels are running perfectly. Someone might make me an offer ... but I’m not in any hurry’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/john-fitzpatrick-the-two-hotels-are-running-perfectly-eventually-someone-might-make-me-an-offer-but-im-not-in-any-hurry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/19/john-fitzpatrick-the-two-hotels-are-running-perfectly-eventually-someone-might-make-me-an-offer-but-im-not-in-any-hurry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irishman’s two hotels in New York City, the Manhattan and Grand Central, have bounced back from Covid to post record revenues]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NT6FOKXGI5FXXD6W25O3NRAWEA.JPG?auth=71e7a301ca5599314be65812f143ec7a2cb6d72a4a8082abd6ffcc00827adbb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New York-based Irish hotelier John Fitzpatrick: ‘There’s a perception that America doesn’t want people to travel. It’s not true.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the plague research labs at the heart of a Russian mystery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/inside-the-plague-research-labs-at-the-heart-of-a-russian-mystery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/inside-the-plague-research-labs-at-the-heart-of-a-russian-mystery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[K.R. Callaway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health officials worldwide are still waiting for answers over the death of a researcher (28) at a Russian lab from a mysterious infection]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6KLQTDDCWLGY2UQ67RMYAYJ7Y.jpg?auth=66a5b22f2c90d444f09c603cb46c1795232208484d774fd10ebc2a752e620446&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute never functioned as a military facility, but it was part of the broad yet secretive 'Anti-Plague System'. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to buy a house in Donegal but are worried it may have defective blocks. What can we do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/19/we-want-to-buy-a-house-in-donegal-but-are-worried-it-may-have-defective-blocks-what-can-we-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/19/we-want-to-buy-a-house-in-donegal-but-are-worried-it-may-have-defective-blocks-what-can-we-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Val O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property Clinic: The house looks to be okay but the block test shows there is 11% free mica present]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7RP3QXL5NEDVIVKFX67SZVVKU.jpg?auth=ce1f4813192d4dba749a4adb29d0efefa8dfcd09910257584407327a88766a4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The defective block issue continues to be very challenging, particularly for properties in Donegal that are directly affected]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sladic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Extended 1950s five-bed in Rathfarnham brought bang up to date with A Ber]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/19/look-inside-extended-1950s-five-bed-in-rathfarnham-brought-bang-up-to-date-with-a-ber/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/19/look-inside-extended-1950s-five-bed-in-rathfarnham-brought-bang-up-to-date-with-a-ber/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number 6 Dodder Park Grove extends to a substantial 220sq m following extensive works led by McCann Moore Architects]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5B46EOOA2ZB2HDRPP4CPOAYXVI.JPG?auth=27b405c3295c7a433b5e73f895e4427ed202a76cf46aaa889f0d0455087028ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[6 Dodder Park Grove]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Viv vd Holst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Disco Pigs was the start of everything’: Enda Walsh on 30 years of the play that made his name]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/10/19/disco-pigs-was-the-start-of-everything-enda-walsh-on-30-years-of-the-play-that-made-his-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/10/19/disco-pigs-was-the-start-of-everything-enda-walsh-on-30-years-of-the-play-that-made-his-name/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Leland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For the first time, the writer is directing the play that launched his own career and those of Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLJ2KZW7JFF2PNWMX6CMOQSC4Y.JPG?auth=e383b693eac39166a869782819ccbc38fc51461e63522ed8ffc5fb9604f318c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Disco Pigs: Enda Walsh is directing a 30th-anniversary production of his breakthrough play at the Everyman in Cork. Photograph: Clare Keogh 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clare Keogh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken-fed salmon is coming to Irish supermarket shelves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/19/chicken-fed-salmon-is-coming-to-irish-supermarket-shelves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/19/chicken-fed-salmon-is-coming-to-irish-supermarket-shelves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Soaring feed prices mean EU’s biggest salmon producers are turning to cheaper protein sources - including chicken]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TX2RTHFJLJGPLKINPLK47LQS7A.jpg?auth=d4f5698f42988076e293c93f4fd95dcfbdb2038b83cd2b9ee564d5a10c1c41de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Salmon in Norway's Stanvanger rivers are a very significant part of the worldwide stock of Atlantic salmon. Photo: Jakub Rutkiewicz/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jakub Rutkiewicz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI fever is producing some strange symptoms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/19/ai-fever-is-producing-some-strange-symptoms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/19/ai-fever-is-producing-some-strange-symptoms/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some AI researchers reported to have taken up smoking to show conviction that AI will cure cancer 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H7NI66ZA7RFU3LXWWKZ66KYGPI.jpg?auth=a1929b4573631842ffd071230b9e386f10d4b8c94ce879734b9ff70e7f87cacf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hock Tan, chief executive of Broadcom: 'A lot of AI investors have no clue what they are investing in.' Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looming elections place burden on Ireland to find EU budget compromise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/19/looming-elections-place-burden-on-ireland-to-find-eu-budget-compromise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/19/looming-elections-place-burden-on-ireland-to-find-eu-budget-compromise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government has the unpalatable task of possibly having to trim agricultural supports to secure agreement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +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[It may fall to the Irish Government to propose a compromise EU budget that would cut resources for agriculture, which will be unpopular at home. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LockieCurrie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monocultural Ireland was always a fantasy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/19/monocultural-ireland-was-always-a-fantasy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/19/monocultural-ireland-was-always-a-fantasy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Gillespie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At a recent conference, President Catherine Connolly and others warned against the commodification of languages and translation through AI]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IPN2WVSZJHRMK24K7FYVISSG4A.jpg?auth=55a592497d0032609b50d50c0394008f832afb51338e4a29ae20366608c8da18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly said learning a language is 'a voyage of discovery' in the meaning and use of words. Photograph: Jure Makovec/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jure Makovec</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I enter India, my ancestral home, a stranger and leave a ‘belly-button relative’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/10/19/i-enter-india-my-ancestral-home-a-stranger-and-leave-a-belly-button-relative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/10/19/i-enter-india-my-ancestral-home-a-stranger-and-leave-a-belly-button-relative/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shilpa Ganatra]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[India’s sprawl of culture may be alienating at first, but soon it all starts to make sense ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQWDKNY7WBCS5DMRG4UNKUGWA4.jpg?auth=fda53e77072802a3a8974e8c413a2193c45e2babf3636595a2018228b9f26c29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shilpa Ganatra, right, and Kavitha]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Comets by Eoin McNamee: Enlightenment in darkness   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/19/the-comets-by-eoin-mcnamee-enlightenment-in-darkness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/19/the-comets-by-eoin-mcnamee-enlightenment-in-darkness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[NJ McGarrigle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The title of this collection makes sense as many characters follow strange orbits]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3J2EHY5GXJFXTKXNJIEG5CNXT4.jpg?auth=4ad5d6d2b24bdf2e1d7f82c6173abe0abaece6fb623256d7caeffb03ce1388d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin McNamee: His characters in The Comets are fascinating due to the paradox of how many of them are looking to be found and yet wishing to get lost. Photograph: Sarah lee]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>