<?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/2026-10-20/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:36:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[More than 300,000 US visas revoked during second term, says Trump administration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/20/more-than-300000-us-visas-revoked-during-second-term-says-trump-administration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/20/more-than-300000-us-visas-revoked-during-second-term-says-trump-administration/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rights advocates say crackdown has violated due ‌process ‌and created an unsafe environment, particularly for minorities]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:43:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6GXCRVKKRG2POKP5TCO4ZD5IQ.jpg?auth=1f17849f0925f81994f9e2ab087fd45a9ff03cef47366b2681a1771e5759fdbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump signing two executive orders establishing the 'Trump Gold Card' visa programme and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in September 2025. Photograph: Demetrius Freeman/Washington Post/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Washington Post</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of triple murder accused Robert O’Connor died after 44 stab wounds in ‘sustained’ attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/father-of-triple-murder-accused-robert-oconnor-died-after-44-stab-wounds-in-sustained-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/father-of-triple-murder-accused-robert-oconnor-died-after-44-stab-wounds-in-sustained-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chief State Pathologist testifies that there were no obvious defence injuries on bodies of Mark and Louise O’Connor]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:12:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LCC4SJ5C4GN65GNXYC4BXENT6M.jpg?auth=eb6e3d93b2ecadd92085376b1a515c7c142f415ded3f5d4f2077bd9ddd2fd22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chief State Pathologist Linda Mulligan (pictured) on Tuesday told Roisin Lacey, prosecuting counsel, that she conducted a postmortem examination on Mark and Louise O’Connor’s remains on October 1st, 2025. File photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs back Northern Ireland Troubles Bill to deal with legacy of conflict ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/mps-back-northern-ireland-troubles-bill-to-deal-with-legacy-of-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/mps-back-northern-ireland-troubles-bill-to-deal-with-legacy-of-conflict/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bill to be sent to House of Lords after MPs vote 330 to 178 in favour of Bill at third reading]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6Z473EZIOJY6WXYKQPTMI5TYNE.jpg?auth=44d6dfa9249c59cb95af52a01680b9f0e98a6a79bacf362033371b4e7844c6c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Secretary Sir Chris Bryant on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: “It’s about honesty, candour, the pursuit of justice, and most importantly, truth. Because in the end, it’s only truth that can really set us free.' Photograph: Zoe Head-Thomas/PA Wire 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zoe Head-Thomas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doué and Vitinha burn bright as brittle Barcelona come unstuck against PSG]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/doue-and-vitinha-burn-bright-as-brittle-barcelona-come-unstuck-against-psg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/doue-and-vitinha-burn-bright-as-brittle-barcelona-come-unstuck-against-psg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Ronay]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Match at Parc des Princes goes ahead despite widespread unrest in Paris]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:33:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6H6P7L7WTX2FSV4XBQXKAVX6I.jpg?auth=140d64bf1496788d7d01f92b2b00f34fb1f17f19aaf8d19d0b0ff467c417f0ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vitinha celebrates scoring PSG’s third goal. Photograph: Franco Arland/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franco Arland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Foden hat-trick helps Manchester City cut through noise to crush AEK Athens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/phil-foden-hat-trick-helps-manchester-city-cut-through-noise-to-crush-aek-athens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/phil-foden-hat-trick-helps-manchester-city-cut-through-noise-to-crush-aek-athens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosts turn on the style when required in front of a subdued Etihad crowd]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:25:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFDATY744PT2TB7D4TAIJGPQOU.jpg?auth=ab0e940b708e92e8a009913a0f849bbd22c9fc623751bfd080f26a3a571191bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phil Foden celebrates scoring Man City's fourth goal. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexis Mac Allister double sparks thrilling Liverpool comeback against Villarreal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/alexis-mac-allister-double-sparks-thrilling-liverpool-comeback-against-villarreal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/alexis-mac-allister-double-sparks-thrilling-liverpool-comeback-against-villarreal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola’s side fight back from a tepid start at Anfield]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:20:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZGAQSHSXWM6IR3VNFOA76KQKE.jpg?auth=0691ad3d6c0802e2f328e932e2dae18badd73927a93c3366d599417fa182c5cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexis Mac Allister celebrates scoring Liverpool's third goal with team-mate Kostas Tsimikas (right). Photograph: Nick Potts/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US resumes sharing missile intelligence with Ukraine, says Zelenskiy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/20/us-resumes-sharing-missile-intelligence-with-ukraine-says-zelenskiy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/20/us-resumes-sharing-missile-intelligence-with-ukraine-says-zelenskiy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president says country again receiving warnings of ballistic missile attacks, apparently suspended last week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:04:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RXR6XPLQFJY7PEFJKXW5TEEVSQ.jpg?auth=c931fb0298b1588b55f13c9a02a9d9dd67b1fb5e788ecbdcbbf40ce39014fa1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy hugs US envoy Steve Witkoff as Norway's prime minister Jonas Gahr Store (right) and Finnish president Alexander Stubb look on in Oslo, Norway, today. Photograph: Heiko Junge/NTB/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heiko Junge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Massive’ security operation planned in France ahead of  fresh protests on Saturday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/france-imposes-local-curfews-in-cities-to-prevent-further-looting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/19/france-imposes-local-curfews-in-cities-to-prevent-further-looting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fresh curfews imposed on Tuesday after first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:51:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEGK2ICOKHE7JW77PLXK6ZQGIA.jpg?auth=7d57169f005e2494f4ed939318923c1b9c0750c2f2a94c703959d266dc487929&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under pressure: French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu responds to questions to the government about the weekend protests and rioting at the French National Assembly in Paris, France, on Tuesday. Photograph: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christophe Petit Tesson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly woman and man accused of her murder had regularly argued, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/elderly-woman-and-man-accused-of-her-murder-had-regularly-argued-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/elderly-woman-and-man-accused-of-her-murder-had-regularly-argued-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hasan Ali Gori (52) denies murder of Josie Ray (89), who was found dead in her home in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, on August 4th, 2024]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:01:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of Josie Ray’s daughters, Frances Ray, gave evidence on Tuesday at Hasan Ali Gori's trial, at the Central Criminal Court in Limerick. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triple lock neutrality row fuels fractious Dáil exchanges ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/triple-lock-neutrality-row-fuels-fractious-dail-exchanges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/triple-lock-neutrality-row-fuels-fractious-dail-exchanges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran, Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition parties raise signs with Save Neutrality message after Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade political blows
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:43:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PW3NSMX3C5TRGKBU3H2OAN5P64.jpg?auth=9cac6fccc478a17fd8fd1d77b52c80aa6aeee4c03da73cdd87c026fe6516f3d4&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 deployed overseas with an armed international force or body. Photograph: Kate Geraghty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the legal aid dispute: solicitors should end it now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-legal-aid-dispute-solicitors-should-end-it-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-legal-aid-dispute-solicitors-should-end-it-now/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan still has time to show he has the stomach to take on bigger reforms]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AII7IOXVJGWGT24BCJWDP6UH7M.JPG?auth=d6f409e086dca594d9506f695494ce51b3fb05e04fceb3ed1fbda19fc4354b7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan  TD. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palestinian student’s visa refusal was unlawful, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/palestinian-students-visa-refusal-was-unlawful-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/palestinian-students-visa-refusal-was-unlawful-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outcome of challenge may impact 38 similar cases taken by others denied documentation by Minister for Justice]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:20:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQDYH7AE2RBHTBZAEIU56AY4MA.jpg?auth=a430296806a704fa03082c03761063129f964bbd3d6fb67c5c71d54d01142183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The student received a fully-funded scholarship to study engineering in University College Cork but remains in the Gaza Strip.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iuliia_n</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the electricity market: risks are being dialled down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-electricity-market-risks-are-being-dialed-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-electricity-market-risks-are-being-dialed-down/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eirgrid’s winter outlook has pointed to increased leeway in the network, but big investment needs remain ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OAKXHJZBNC3PEIPBEWY4LY3TQ.jpg?auth=a5a341515069476ec7f96ed9a5991de0cfdafe9d85e669641615ef03c19746c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eirgrid: undertaking a major investment programme, where delivery is essential.
( Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Austen powers towards Ireland as weather warnings issued for Wednesday and Thursday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/storm-austen-rain-warning-issued-for-thursday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/storm-austen-rain-warning-issued-for-thursday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann says heavy rain set to spread eastward across country into Friday with risk of localised flooding]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:59:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGQFHNUXUJGZXLUIAB3MH2R2PU.JPG?auth=f719b8f4c41126483a9ac837936983b3ffbe1f944cdbcbe80d6639fb4711bd28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storm Austen is the first named storm of the 2026/2027 season. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Justice accused of ‘grossly unfair commentary’ over rape cases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/minister-for-justice-accused-of-grossly-unfair-commentary-over-rape-cases-at-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/minister-for-justice-accused-of-grossly-unfair-commentary-over-rape-cases-at-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Callaghan criticised for saying ‘only cases deliberately affected by withdrawal of services in Central Criminal Court yesterday were those involving allegations of rape’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:55:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5R3WCHDNI6XUWEWNQ2YA4WYWEY.JPG?auth=7b142b92b8a8504e12bcb78bcb113307129c119bf9b54bed87e29096e3d4cb49&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 six rape cases 'were adjourned due to the withdrawal of services by solicitors'. He expressed his 'deep concern that the only cases deliberately affected by the withdrawal of services in the Central Criminal Court yesterday were those involving allegations of rape'. 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[Ireland boosted by return of Porter, Baird and Hansen for Nations Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/ireland-boosted-by-return-of-porter-baird-and-hansen-for-nations-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/ireland-boosted-by-return-of-porter-baird-and-hansen-for-nations-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell to name squad for northern series on Wednesday afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:43:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YRWGX6TEZSDYFETHXDOM4E64HA.jpg?auth=f7e9a8b3e2e8892b9b42f44973d79258f13506bda331e8fb9e0d7ad9eab6412d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Andy Farrell will be without the services of captain Caelan Doris for next month's Nations Championship fixtures. Photograph: Michael Bradley/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Bradley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior civil servant to take charge of department during Patrick O’Donovan’s sick leave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/senior-civil-servant-to-take-charge-of-department-during-patrick-odonovans-sick-leave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/senior-civil-servant-to-take-charge-of-department-during-patrick-odonovans-sick-leave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Communications remains in hospital, but is to return to duties when he recovers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:32:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GIP6W3MJ3ZCIZHFANMXZ673FNY.JPG?auth=0555610d4b71b76421781d983f53c37f5155cdc57f6acfacf826a5e16f993b08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan fell ill last week when hosting an informal meeting of EU ministers in Limerick. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was devoted to his band’: Tributes paid to Fontaines DC manager Trevor Dietz at inquest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/he-was-devoted-to-his-band-tributes-paid-to-fontaines-dc-manager-trevor-dietz-at-inquest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/he-was-devoted-to-his-band-tributes-paid-to-fontaines-dc-manager-trevor-dietz-at-inquest/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inquest heard Dietz felt ‘overwhelmed’ by mental health problems and had become ‘increasingly distressed’ by global events]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:29:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z37YJGXI2VAXZI6COMRL4BLHKI.jpg?auth=7f96d1eb6d86b13d6ed4b5a9ac953bd2959ec2e15c2dd72730479640a49f0f18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a statement, Dietz's sister Helena Prentice said he was 'passionate about humanitarian issues, particularly Palestine, and found it very difficult to accept the suffering of innocent people'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two women and man arrested over petrol bomb murders of English family in Waterford city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/two-women-and-man-arrested-over-petrol-bomb-murders-of-english-family-in-waterford-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/two-women-and-man-arrested-over-petrol-bomb-murders-of-english-family-in-waterford-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (50s) and two women in their 30s arrested in latest phase of inquiry]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:28:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQ3KCMTPAJGSPFH24A656OHKYM.jpg?auth=ea7db8fa1fe3421a8f4ad0eab292701574201170e4d4a442356d8aeafb6b9a20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philip and Kim English, pictured with their children Callum (12) and Jayden (9).]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces officers earning as little as €4 an hour for working overtime ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/defence-forces-officers-earning-as-little-as-4-an-hour-for-working-overtime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/defence-forces-officers-earning-as-little-as-4-an-hour-for-working-overtime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Issue of low cadet starting pay – about €25,000 – also raised at Raco union annual conference]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:28:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TS6K6CN6UY7WTM7HDY6HPLKLME.jpg?auth=7ee7842fe07d3e56a816db44d474e58df430ec962418287f5669cf49311a5dc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Defence Forces in the Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow, on Tuesday, preparing for deployment to Unifil. Photograph: Evan Treacy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will French unrest benefit Marine Le Pen’s presidential run?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/20/will-french-unrest-benefit-marine-le-pens-presidential-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/20/will-french-unrest-benefit-marine-le-pens-presidential-run/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For moderate political forces, it is all about preventing the hard-left from getting into the presidential second round]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:19:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5MKMBYYIZTZ4FG6VFO275VH4Y.jpg?auth=6846927e33156dedf793c4a50d3bd93ae79133c22bf4cf45704c791049d1dee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen holds a press conference on the sidelines of a meeting of the Patriots parliamentary group on the eve of an EU Summit in Brussels on October 14th, 2026. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final call for the sky’s most eccentric airliner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/20/final-call-for-the-skys-most-eccentric-airliner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/20/final-call-for-the-skys-most-eccentric-airliner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Trunsky]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa’s quirky plane, with its extra-long fuselage and toilets down a flight of stairs, has a devoted following. Now, the carrier is taking it out of service]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:01:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLPDZO4SLRDNBN5LF3VMYY6QDA.jpg?auth=3336350ddf6d3fd2818c4eea789d82166f7879fc82a9f314a19ff2552dae30da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Airbus A340-600 has developed a devout fan base, drawn to its abnormally long fuselage. Photograph: Andrew Wheeler/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aviation firm co-founder ousted during sick leave wins €41,000 for unfair dismissal at WRC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/aviation-firm-founder-ousted-during-sick-leave-wins-41000-for-unfair-dismissal-at-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/aviation-firm-founder-ousted-during-sick-leave-wins-41000-for-unfair-dismissal-at-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legal papers calculate Magellan Aviation Services co-founder’s total losses at more than €1.2m]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:01:19 +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[Workplace Relations Commission: Gerry Burke secured an award against Magellan Aviation Services Ltd on foot of a complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, following the termination of his employment in August 2023 after 33 years at the firm. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr Nobody and a broken vase: Frank McNally on a British Museum accident with historic resonance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/20/mr-nobody-and-a-broken-vase-frank-mcnally-on-a-british-museum-accident-with-historic-resonance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/20/mr-nobody-and-a-broken-vase-frank-mcnally-on-a-british-museum-accident-with-historic-resonance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In 1845, a young Dubliner visited the museum and committed an act of vandalism that should have earned him permanent infamy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EDRZRMNVQFCOJNCVK66Q3NEZJY.jpg?auth=8dd99c81cc6d138c6c6b2d4ddbf27efe532f65ca8c7ad313d4c32f70e7e741bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Josiah Wedgwood, the English pottery manufacturer, once made 40 copies of the Portland Vase. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hulton Archive</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction of new National Maternity Hospital expected to begin next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/20/construction-of-new-national-maternity-hospital-expected-to-begin-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/20/construction-of-new-national-maternity-hospital-expected-to-begin-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The €1.86 billion project is due for completion in 2033]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:47:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5GHB6HNHNCKJMZ7PSXPHEUGEY.jpg?auth=105712254f566bb162e016e4c3bc5611e802bb1ff39e6af61136f5da9f1b4d32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated impression of the new hospital to be built on the St Vincent's University Hospital campus in Dublin 4.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European stocks extend slide as French unrest rattles investors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/european-stocks-extend-slide-as-french-unrest-rattles-investors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/european-stocks-extend-slide-as-french-unrest-rattles-investors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq edges up as Ryanair gains 2.6%]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:37:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IA6NB6WOZ5BH2FLKFSKTNKFETU.jpg?auth=28c4a4c0cbc3ff05f29a8767f1450dd3007520e32e9f5b74f832efe9712f0104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The protests sent France’s benchmark CAC 40 index 0.38 per cent lower. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christophe Ena</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan accused of treating solicitors’ pay dispute ‘like it’s a game’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/jim-ocallaghan-accused-of-treating-solicitors-pay-dispute-like-its-a-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/jim-ocallaghan-accused-of-treating-solicitors-pay-dispute-like-its-a-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach defends Minister for Justice on issue saying ‘essence of the reforms are here to stay because we do owe it to the taxpayer’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:35:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSVEUANVMYSEDHDSYFLD73AADQ.JPG?auth=85dc5b590711df6a997c19bd12fc9009c159cc8434f4eacc39da983232343f3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin  told Labour leader Ivana Bacik that Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan (pictured) had met the Law Society twice on the pay dispute, and is prepared to make further changes, 'but the essence of the reforms are here to stay because we do owe it to the taxpayer'. 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[Building industry deaths reveal pressing need for closer surveillance of small sites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/building-industry-deaths-reveal-pressing-need-for-closer-surveillance-of-small-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/building-industry-deaths-reveal-pressing-need-for-closer-surveillance-of-small-sites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All 23 people who died were men, only one of whom was not an Irish national]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:17:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PD4LGIMCBFGBNDH7RFAWLMXY4E.jpg?auth=d71c6aae40bf0a1e99f453c10ae5785a29d1c041d14e364781879296d2eb4fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Health and Safety Authority review found that falls from heights accounted for 15 fatalities. File photograph: Dave Bolton/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DaveBolton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer’s estranged wife seeks order freezing his assets after he sold herd without telling her]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/farmers-estranged-wife-seeks-order-freezing-his-assets-after-he-sold-herd-without-telling-her/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/farmers-estranged-wife-seeks-order-freezing-his-assets-after-he-sold-herd-without-telling-her/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wife’s solicitor tells judge client has made a court application over dissipation of marital assets]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:11:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPCWIB45363ANVA3VK7DXT6Z64.jpg?auth=234d86eaa8992ddca8ab28c3aa647ee6f83c5c31bd56495318ca577d81c842ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the Family Law District Court, solicitor Shíofra Hassett told Judge Catherine Ryan her client has made a Section 35 application under the Family Law Act 1995 to the Circuit Court in relation to the dissipation of marital assets. Photograph: Collins Courts ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live commerce platform Whatnot to double Irish workforce in 18 months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/live-commerce-platform-whatnot-to-double-irish-workforce-in-18-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/live-commerce-platform-whatnot-to-double-irish-workforce-in-18-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company to expand European headquarters in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:08:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NM6JWV76WZHI7PCXCBZUV45ELA.jpg?auth=35ff9e949397aecc45b3d81cbd2532d634cd46f2ecffe1b893fe4e9b7b681af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left: IDA Ireland executive director Mary Buckley, Whatnot cofounder Grant LaFontaine and Minister of State Alan Dillon in Whatnot's Dublin office. Photograph: Fennells Photography]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly couple who died in fire at Co Cork house named as Geraldine and Willie Hawkes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/elderly-couple-who-died-in-fire-at-co-cork-house-named-as-geraldine-and-willie-hawkes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/elderly-couple-who-died-in-fire-at-co-cork-house-named-as-geraldine-and-willie-hawkes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roof of the property near Innishannon collapsed amid blaze, making search operations more difficult]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:50:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KH3Y33EFL5GQHNRI5JDCHUBNO4.jpg?auth=2059311491abcc8a0d12f22114b28e3d29e5bf67225cc1c1753b7cd05f9d5884&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters at the scene of a fatal house fire at Raheen, Crossbarry, Co Cork, on Tuesday. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions affected by Revolut disruption linked to Google Cloud outage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/revolut-services-hit-by-outage-including-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/revolut-services-hit-by-outage-including-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fintech says data and customer money remain safe]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:33:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3JBBZSNURHRBNESJKZY37CGXA.jpg?auth=d6602f2c5eea4795ec5338f607cd6da9e8307476ee5513dcdf2c8402417bd236&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut has confirmed its services have been hit by an outage but said data was safe. Photograph: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The triple lock: What is it and why is the Government trying to change it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/the-triple-lock-what-is-it-and-why-is-the-government-trying-to-change-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/the-triple-lock-what-is-it-and-why-is-the-government-trying-to-change-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition argues that removing the legal provision will compromise the State’s neutrality]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6YLE4EUSBCARN7WHLNUBYPG5Q.jpg?auth=b5f74548d10c3906fd42a4867a3e89b12a84d1cc77483c72523358ac3de544fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under current rules, Irish involvement in the Unifil mission in Lebanon, where Irish troops have served since the early 1980s, will end later this year. Photograph: Sally Hayden]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí arrest two men and seize drugs worth €1.7m in Dublin city raid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/gardai-arrest-two-men-and-seize-drugs-worth-17m-in-dublin-city-raid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/gardai-arrest-two-men-and-seize-drugs-worth-17m-in-dublin-city-raid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move against organised gang in north of Dublin city follows ‘intelligence-led operation’ by Revenue and Garda units]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:10:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QWQH5JW7ANFCHM6GQRH5CCAU2U.png?auth=4799c03caa17a7897b304a835de6e756fcc9c2b394f5657e490148bfdda9e9a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and Revenue seized cocaine worth €1.7 million from a location in the north of Dublin city on Tuesday.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder accused to watch trial by video-link after judge notices ‘humming noises’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/murder-accused-to-watch-trial-by-video-link-after-judge-notices-humming-noises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/murder-accused-to-watch-trial-by-video-link-after-judge-notices-humming-noises/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seth Whelan (36) has been charged with murdering his father, Michael Whelan (64), at their home in Dublin 8]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:09:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YG2WPCK342YQIBE56LTBCGWDMM.jpg?auth=0b45dc9ea05e78cf2df77ddb8b611eedaaf07eb22e86b8fdca6e50c21b0b7adc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seth Whelan's barrister has entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Courts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Nankivell clear on Ireland ambitions as he sticks with Munster to 2029]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/centre-alex-nankivell-signs-new-contract-at-munster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/centre-alex-nankivell-signs-new-contract-at-munster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Zealander will qualify to play for Ireland in two years’ time]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:08:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSGZ4U72UMT4UQ4ODRTY5762KI.jpg?auth=af011478472a75966fb6cff61cc1d28db5f760caf4bb0c128715a7c573a4362d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster centre Alex Nankivell has signed a two-year contract extension. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No apology can bring our baby back’: Parents of baby who died two days after birth settle action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/no-apology-can-bring-our-baby-back-parents-of-baby-who-died-two-days-after-birth-settle-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/no-apology-can-bring-our-baby-back-parents-of-baby-who-died-two-days-after-birth-settle-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[HSE admitted breach in its duty of care, but denied it caused the death of the baby]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:57:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNKYW7WQCXWRHH4LM3XSCRTS3E.jpg?auth=ff717a35c104fc969db04685feaef9836ed04b4ecbf93e83d3c95161a51f1640&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John and Aine Duggan ended a four-year legal battle as they attended the Four Courts for a ruling on the settlement of their case over the death of their firstborn. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Bryant had ‘no other decision’ but to halt Drumcree march, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/chris-bryant-had-no-other-decision-but-to-halt-drumcree-march-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/chris-bryant-had-no-other-decision-but-to-halt-drumcree-march-court-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[PSNI lawyers refute assertions police were considering the ‘feelings’ of the Provisional IRA in security assessments]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:40:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZ3YCOIWVMTWLJEYL2SBRQ62MU.jpg?auth=79af4aa6b625c23889c1910494c1649b8d7d0baf2ac031dce7ac3323be88a4a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breandan Mac Cionnaith of the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition speaks to the media outside Belfast High Court today, where a legal challenge brought by a member of Portadown Orange Order was heard after Northern Ireland Secretary  Chris Bryant banned the Orange Order parade in Drumcree earlier this month. Photograph: Liam McBurney/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State’s population surges by almost 800,000 in a decade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/states-population-surges-by-almost-800000-in-a-decade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/states-population-surges-by-almost-800000-in-a-decade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Net inward migration responsible for two-thirds of increase, official figures show]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:21:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KEGDZL3VYEEWSQUFE2YVD3O5ZY.jpg?auth=c679dfff3af8c29b3384fb38fcc9bb9690d6f4bb8165a29dcf5f09be07592d5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic’s population is now 5.5 million, a rise of 16.6% since 2016. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two gardaí injured after crash involving teenagers in stolen car]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/two-gardai-injured-after-crash-involving-teenagers-in-stolen-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/two-gardai-injured-after-crash-involving-teenagers-in-stolen-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three teenage males were arrested following the chase]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAGT6LRNOJATLMRHMPMXP3EBYI.JPG?auth=cc5cc6639e6904926e0b0ee65e0cef2430e11086d8c4778eb459870b03c557e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two gardaí were brought to hospital following the incident. File photograph: Bryan O'Brien

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is the most basic duty of a solicitor to represent a client in custody’, says judge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/it-is-the-most-basic-duty-of-a-solicitor-to-represent-a-client-in-custody-says-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/it-is-the-most-basic-duty-of-a-solicitor-to-represent-a-client-in-custody-says-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Martin Nolan made comments in the context of a number of defendants appearing without a solicitor due to the legal aid dispute]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:17:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARIBVTP6UYRBNB3T4QIYZRVCYY.jpg?auth=4e17664fd77a9af9fad1101e418ceeb614c22ed799419d5f494d35f5553d52b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A number of cases before Judge Nolan on Tuesday morning involved defendants who were in custody and the judge repeatedly criticised solicitors who were on record but were not in attendance. File photograph: Collins Courts.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narrow Water bridge components arrive by barge from Belgium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/narrow-water-bridge-components-arrive-by-barge-from-belgium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/narrow-water-bridge-components-arrive-by-barge-from-belgium/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Delivery of part of deck and a pylon for project linking Louth and Down a ‘major milestone’, says Taoiseach]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:08:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRN6ZJDMWJGNHPCMTT7Z3NFETQ.png?auth=4ef7e60b78eb851b42f59a0394de81e54c74839c6e28b99d1788743be202f70b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The barge, Caroline, travelled from Belgium carrying sections of the bridge that will open next year between Cornamucklagh and Narrow Water. Photograph: Louth County Council]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Louth County Council</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal investment account: ‘What is the interest rate in the new scheme?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/personal-investment-account-the-worry-is-people-will-get-very-limited-advice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/personal-investment-account-the-worry-is-people-will-get-very-limited-advice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:06:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HYERQWZWPRBBNES23GBFYCVSW4.jpg?auth=67b7e6d055efe66990189ed19085093ea3403b5663f7cb29ee89790b1f87934a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Investors will largely be on their own when it comes to assessing risks from the Government's personal investment accounts.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fanciful’ to assume funds from new dereliction tax will reach local authorities, DCC chief says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/20/fanciful-to-assume-funds-from-new-dereliction-tax-will-reach-local-authorities-dcc-chief-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/20/fanciful-to-assume-funds-from-new-dereliction-tax-will-reach-local-authorities-dcc-chief-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richard Shakespeare said local authorities are ‘unhappy’ with the replacement of the levy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:03:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXXPEEZPGFHJVFQEZVN6VST3LQ.jpg?auth=aee8963e4ff066f2042b61a1d77caebac5cb53499022a0f66665095291938be0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chief executive of the Digital Hub Development Agency, Fiach Mac Conghail; Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daryl Barron; Chair of the Digital Hub Development Agency, Darina Kneafsey; and chief executive of Dublin City Council, Richard Shakespeare, unveiling a plaque at St Patrick's Tower in Dublin 8. Photograph: Mark Stedman]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Stedman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman describes alleged assault by Russell Brand as ‘frenzied’ and ‘violent’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/20/russell-brand-laughed-after-groping-and-kissing-radio-station-worker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/20/russell-brand-laughed-after-groping-and-kissing-radio-station-worker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Kirk and Stanley Murphy-Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former comedian faces charges of rape, indecent assault and sexual assault, which he denies ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:39:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L6BLE3V5VWR2KX6FSZ355GA3SQ.jpg?auth=9f0e2cd671f94563e1d87668d396395ae177030a5d30ab530460f179b65803d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russell Brand arrives with his wife at Southwark Crown Court, London on Tuesday. Photograph: Jeff Moore/the Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Moore</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former rugby player Brendan Mullin represents himself in court due to ‘strike situation’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/former-rugby-player-brendan-mullin-represents-himself-in-court-due-to-strike-situation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/former-rugby-player-brendan-mullin-represents-himself-in-court-due-to-strike-situation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 62-year-old is charged with theft of a bottle of perfume worth €158 from Brown Thomas on Grafton Street last May]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:57:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2YTCATQ7JD2DMEEQ3VL2W6M3M.jpg?auth=80b5d128bc988142f11f082c107380f236b58030c8f25fca52c1b32d08f9757d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Ireland rugby international Brendan Mullin arriving at Dublin District Court in September. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition, lawyers condemn O’Callaghan over rape trials ‘deliberately affected’ remark]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/taoiseach-voices-support-for-ocallaghan-after-rape-trial-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/taoiseach-voices-support-for-ocallaghan-after-rape-trial-comments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister’s comments on solicitors withdrawing services in legal aid dispute ‘deliberately provocative’ and an ‘absolute disgrace’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:51:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TF42CV6EPZEOJFPR6ND33VLYEI.JPG?auth=f6609059c976c36bb522e91e762d64f6a1e68c6f67ffa1a9b1b30468463d4a23&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 with Taoiseach Micheál Martin. 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[Application to unseal Bessborough mother and baby home burial records to be made]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/20/application-to-unseal-bessborough-mother-and-baby-home-burial-records-to-be-made/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/20/application-to-unseal-bessborough-mother-and-baby-home-burial-records-to-be-made/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Location of more than 800 children and 19 women who spent time in the institution remains unknown]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:34:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DC6UJANYYN3R2SMBXAYS6LXIC4.jpg?auth=1c49b4bd9d1210995bf24e107899141337d935c05688dbb0e0738715de2fa956&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 900 children died at Bessborough or in hospital after being transferred from the institution, which operated from 1922 to 1998. Photograph: Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spiorad na gcomhaontuithe in easnamh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/spiorad-na-gcomhaontuithe-in-easnamh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/spiorad-na-gcomhaontuithe-in-easnamh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá deacrachtaí arís eile roimh Thionól agus Feidhmeannas an Tuaiscirt ach ní leor forálacha lena réiteach]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCUNZTJQ3D7YGJUQHUVSVRNXDI.jpg?auth=d36f62464f7079f96abb680903d51fca068797b087f0f8b43028245b98dd002f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iar-cheannaire an DUP Ian Paisley le leas-iar-cheannaire Shinn Féin, Martin McGuinness in 2007. Ceapadh an bheirt mar Chéad-Aire agus mar LeasChéad-Aire in 2006. Grianghraf: Paul Faith/Pool/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s pressure campaign on Zelenskiy enters a decisive phase]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/20/trumps-pressure-campaign-on-zelenskiy-enters-a-decisive-phase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/20/trumps-pressure-campaign-on-zelenskiy-enters-a-decisive-phase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David E Sanger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recent steps by the US president that favour Vladimir Putin reflect his intensifying desire to normalise the relationship with Moscow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:27:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQIXJ336AQ5WRO7PAZXMBQDDGM.jpg?auth=e80e4d2b2401d2504816bad7086beca5eca64209b324cada3315c194b1b6d93c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine and US president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida., Photograph: Tierney L Cross/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tierney L. Cross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital apologises to woman who had to have a mastectomy when seven months pregnant ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/hospital-apologises-to-woman-who-had-to-have-a-mastectomy-when-seven-months-pregnant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/hospital-apologises-to-woman-who-had-to-have-a-mastectomy-when-seven-months-pregnant/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seanagh Rice (33), who had to have chemotherapy after the birth of her baby, sued St James’s Hospital, Dublin over care  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:20:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/37Q3IQJC65GLIXXUTXCUCNCBIQ.jpg?auth=62e3302910c975c8df83a55233ba640b2c42e5639d679ce82aea5ed31caeccb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seanagh Rice outside the High Court in Dublin on Tuesday morning. She sued St James’s Hospital, Dublin, over an alleged delay in the diagnosing of her breast cancer. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[€620k Ferrari and three Lamborghinis among vehicles seized by Revenue last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/ferraris-and-lamborghinis-among-vehicles-seized-by-revenue-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/ferraris-and-lamborghinis-among-vehicles-seized-by-revenue-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trucks and other vehicles with a combined value of €15.6m were seized over tax, fuel and smuggling issues]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:56:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FERAMPSDMBE6HJQOTBIFNGOZJE.jpg?auth=5e14859a9c649f9bfb082b8ecda871ff29fcf23211c67d7fd94bc72dd2e0f759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Revenue spokesperson said work on vehicle detention and seizure was about “fairness and protecting the public interest”.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marek SLUSARCZYK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two charged in relation to fatal Waterford arson attack remanded in custody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/two-charged-in-relation-to-fatal-waterford-arson-attack-remanded-in-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/two-charged-in-relation-to-fatal-waterford-arson-attack-remanded-in-custody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jessica Dalton and Cian Stacey appear in court after Philip, Kim, Jayden and Callum English killed in petrol bombing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFIL6M7ASWQ5CTSIOAK5VF3AQM.jpg?auth=e98985af693467c0f42d9e538871921962ce34507f74bed40dd0ebcd688943f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jessica Dalton (31) arrives at Clonmel District Court on Saturday with her head covered. Photograph: Jonathan McCambridge/PA


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan McCambridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy Power owner Flutter to cut 240 jobs at Irish head office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/paddy-power-owner-flutter-to-axe-1400-jobs-in-dublin-and-leeds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/paddy-power-owner-flutter-to-axe-1400-jobs-in-dublin-and-leeds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company has been hit by increase in British gambling taxes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:18:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V7SOIKQWLJDXPK4S43KNBDOGCE.jpg?auth=8ec3878523ea60b0a5edf7e434ea429161b579c47a1435b6a8caeadc929bc4a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The restructuring will also affect UK and Ireland staff based at Flutter hubs in Porto, Portugal, and Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Photograph: Carlotta Cardona/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erik ten Hag accuses Cristiano Ronaldo of ‘letting down’ Manchester United]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/erik-ten-hag-accuses-cristiano-ronaldo-of-letting-down-manchester-united/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/20/erik-ten-hag-accuses-cristiano-ronaldo-of-letting-down-manchester-united/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former manager claims club broke promises made to him]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:04:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEEI4QQYDAIMCKEK34IJRG2ZPQ.jpg?auth=d9eecf3902fa71f580f33a22a0d88527af4399bb0d47cef20764eda59ed2d34c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo listens as manager Erik ten Hag gives instructions in the centre circle of the pitch in 2022. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stu Forster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven men in court over violent disturbance on Dublin’s Ormond Quay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/seven-men-in-court-over-violent-disturbance-on-dublins-ormond-quay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/seven-men-in-court-over-violent-disturbance-on-dublins-ormond-quay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men aged from their 30s to 50s to stand trial over alleged incident at a house in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:28:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several people were brought to hospital following the incident. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the LA Clippers bent the financial rules to become the Manchester City of the NBA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/20/how-the-la-clippers-bent-the-financial-rules-to-become-the-manchester-city-of-the-nba/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/20/how-the-la-clippers-bent-the-financial-rules-to-become-the-manchester-city-of-the-nba/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Basketball franchise used four different enterprises to funnel truckloads of money to star forward Kawhi Leonard beyond his publicised salary]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:24:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2QKO2LD575CWDNS5J73QVOUI2I.jpg?auth=d454caf4f1bc8063f9d49c70ae6a9ea0a89e798e47ff86d53d05c7e4012b1068&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For his part in this debacle, Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000 and has since been traded back to the Toronto Raptors. Photograph: Eakin Howard/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eakin Howard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s backing fails to lift Netanyahu as Israel heads for defining vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/20/with-israel-preparing-for-a-defining-election-can-trump-save-netanyahu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/20/with-israel-preparing-for-a-defining-election-can-trump-save-netanyahu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has staged a remarkable political recovery. Now, with  the US president at his side, he is seeking to extend it]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMW44776LY5SHJY5HNLX5E4C2U.jpg?auth=0f0a7782b2c47ed74f3862d2d7ed0532894e83ef1b7afdf73c62d5e0abcdbe5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump with Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu in October. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested in connection with murder of Paul O’Connor in Mallow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/man-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-paul-oconnor-in-mallow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/man-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-paul-oconnor-in-mallow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Postmortem results yet to be released but it is understood the man suffered two gunshot wounds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:09:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOB35INOHRFGFHU4SGH6VQ6E6Q.jpg?auth=a6b62880a6d484188fd076ad585ed0db6db0af51a1ac1dc4375c44bcff7e94d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The body was found in undergrowth on the banks of the river Blackwater. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bread, butter and a slice of cheese: It’s Copenhagen’s coolest breakfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/20/bread-butter-and-a-slice-of-cheese-its-copenhagens-coolest-breakfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/20/bread-butter-and-a-slice-of-cheese-its-copenhagens-coolest-breakfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Nierenberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The nouveau Bolle med ost first appeared in a post-peak-pandemic onslaught of bread-baking and have since become a calling card for the city’s best bakers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SY4PJTUUTQZXBSLIS4QEOT4Q6A.jpg?auth=060bea37b858e7efd0ae26a6a94c253366ad64614a9f8dfb4fcad5d84a885b5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Danish design is very simple and straightforward and classic and clean,' says Alina Schoch, who started her own tiny BMO account when she moved to Copenhagen from Switzerland two years ago. Photograph: Ulf Svane/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ulf Svane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary predicts 20% increase in airfares next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/ryanair-chief-michael-oleary-predicts-20-increase-in-air-fares-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/ryanair-chief-michael-oleary-predicts-20-increase-in-air-fares-next-year/</guid><description><![CDATA[O’Learys says the Middle East conflict will force airlines to pass on increases in fuel costs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:51:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HRTXZ5FMZ6IWDITY64E7DQ5RI.jpg?auth=0e61df6294d8a811827794aadab25cd271a64ac3c3efc5c02b1dc0143a75d69d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary speaking at a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday, where he predicted a huge spike in air fares next year. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eisiúintí eisceachtúla Éireannacha]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/eisiuinti-eisceachtula-eireannacha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/eisiuinti-eisceachtula-eireannacha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá ionadaíocht éirimiúil á déanamh ag na ceoltóirí seo ar Éirinn ar an ardán náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta araon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDIASUA7LNG4XJ4EV2KAVLNESI.jpg?auth=988ea7cc75695e2fbb728183aecf7c2f92f1bae3de66ddbbe0826eb51a2c6bfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Róis ar stáitse ag All Together Now. Grianghraf: Dara Mac Dónaill













]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/canada/2026/10/20/alberta-voters-reject-plan-for-referendum-to-leave-canada/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/canada/2026/10/20/alberta-voters-reject-plan-for-referendum-to-leave-canada/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leyland Cecco in Toronto]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victory for prime minister Mark Carney after a referendum campaign that created divisions in the country’s oil-rich heartland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:22:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCZ5QUB5B6TNCE2MZATUIJFPDQ.jpg?auth=8bcf7206722dc27510724043279cf1184d3e12a65a13075f65bfd2b02d8cf311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Voters in Alberta have rejected separation from Canada. Photograph: John Diep/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Diep</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food & Drink Quiz: What is kecap manis?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/20/food-drink-quiz-what-is-kecap-manis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/20/food-drink-quiz-what-is-kecap-manis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plus: Where were the Blas na h’Éireann awards held this year?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:21:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLSP46KDENFRBGSQ7PMO5TVUVA.jpg?auth=4fba4b45b9090a17b72d4991aa47b520a95fb2ecdd1aa0b74dbd655e0807fc66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Howard Oates</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centres plan in Co Waterford refused planning permission after backlash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/contentious-data-centres-plan-in-co-waterford-is-refused-planning-permission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/contentious-data-centres-plan-in-co-waterford-is-refused-planning-permission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Loss of Kilmeaden’s ‘village character’ would be contrary to local development plans, Waterford City and County Council says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:55:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQ2GVPXQMNBGVPTVKV6PX3TRVA.jpg?auth=b932792600635bf00118e2e0911bdfd4d6dfa92f2833fec82d4e7ad5f9add895&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents oppose proposed data centres in Kilmeaden village, Co Waterford. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian MP Helen Haines loses leg as surgeons fight to save the other after alleged attack ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/10/20/australian-mp-loses-leg-as-surgeons-fight-to-save-the-other-after-alleged-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/10/20/australian-mp-loses-leg-as-surgeons-fight-to-save-the-other-after-alleged-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tess Ikonomou, Tom McIlroy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helen Haines was rammed twice in an apparent targeted attack]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:54:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMBZDTVBLGIFMO5MFG3JFVBL2Q.jpg?auth=0e72345c08e994534ff419ba4e123cfc092ac49d364ff3d664f4712e2de53f0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Independent member of parliament, Helen Haines, was struck by a car in Wangaratta, Australia. Photograph: James Ross/AAP Image via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Ross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Open Day checklist: What to ask before choosing a college]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/your-open-day-checklist-what-to-ask-before-choosing-a-college/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/your-open-day-checklist-what-to-ask-before-choosing-a-college/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are some questions that may help you get the most out of an open day]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:47:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VES3F4GQDFFYXPGJ2WETM35P5U.jpg?auth=243e38d52660a5d1a28f23ba9da803447ef74132142bb3da7e842cf4add1334a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Open days are a perfect chance to ask questions.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simonkr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ag freastal ar an bhfoghlaimeoir fásta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/ag-freastal-ar-an-bhfoghlaimeoir-fasta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/ag-freastal-ar-an-bhfoghlaimeoir-fasta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam Mac Amhlaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá fo-sheánra iomlán litríochta ann atá dírithe ar dhaoine fásta atá ag foghlaim na Gaeilge]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2FEQK66BNFXXIXBYFFO2OXN4M.jpg?auth=1fbddefefea2d595095896c970c6a2a18e9fe5a534cd72ccdf3ee06b5b2964dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saothair ghearra, le plota teoranta dea-scríofa agus dea-mhínithe, is ea na húrscéalta don fhoghlaimeoir fásta, Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jorge Elizaquibel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick mayor John Moran contacts gardaí over online death threats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/limerick-mayor-john-moran-contacts-gardai-over-online-death-threats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/limerick-mayor-john-moran-contacts-gardai-over-online-death-threats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Moran says he has been subjected to homophobic comments throughout his tenure so far]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:16:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VN7JDZA4LJCVBL4L2UI6IGNQ4M.JPG?auth=9128f1a946f531fef69fc05d4c55a8012652dedf056462487cb2137a2afffa02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayor of Limerick John Moran said his family had also been worried by the threats. 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[A fundamental flaw remains with the Champions Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/20/a-fundamental-flaw-remains-with-the-champions-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/20/a-fundamental-flaw-remains-with-the-champions-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, St Patrick’s Athletic’s title chances are all but over after loss in Derry]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:01:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAD6GHDR5ZZ3DRO2YTD42OQG2E.jpg?auth=b019fb7b6010d31c0bee750e685c098ecf78ee9696810fcb4ffa5d96101a855a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Conan leaving the field with a shoulder injury during Leinster's Champions Cup game against Clermont on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cnuasach filíochta dátheangach eisithe ag Ryan Hennessy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/cnuasach-filiochta-datheangach-eisithe-ag-ryan-hennessy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/cnuasach-filiochta-datheangach-eisithe-ag-ryan-hennessy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Ryan Hennessy; Sperrin Design;   Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair agus Trá Pháidín]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5MWMTLCT5BLDD5ZHWYGN5BC44.jpeg?auth=cc59969c56669baaf968bfe05269e00f3210207ade05b9a4998a5c8c38a593df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An file Ryan Hennessy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid dispute escalates as rhetoric ramps up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/legal-aid-dispute-escalates-as-rhetoric-ramps-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/legal-aid-dispute-escalates-as-rhetoric-ramps-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan’s latest comments were no slip of the tongue and will doubtlessly further rile the solicitors]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:49:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRUZN4O7XB26KUKAU4NAXXZYUQ.JPG?auth=f344b6256af2d0316603a8b977ea9a476f672e6d11a5972196de06d2385ff21a&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 has markedly intensified his language. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK unemployment falls to lowest in a year but vacancies slide ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/20/uk-unemployment-falls-to-lowest-in-a-year-but-vacancies-slide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/20/uk-unemployment-falls-to-lowest-in-a-year-but-vacancies-slide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increased labour costs a factor as vacancies decline among small businesses]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:05:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUM7L7DEBFB2JOE6LLMCK4UGGE.jpg?auth=e2dd0809c514355453b2acdef07cfd1151d15bb657d1ca3f855a69a8281cf9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vacancies in the UK have fallen for another month. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Devonyu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Ghaeilge faoin tua sa BBC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/an-ghaeilge-faoin-tua-sa-bbc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/an-ghaeilge-faoin-tua-sa-bbc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ní bheidh ach beirt fhostaithe lánaimseartha ag plé le cúrsaí Gaeilge san eagraíocht má chuirtear ciorruithe atá molta i bhfeidhm]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2FZ2GW6RFGMPHJMA6TZJMH2NQ.jpg?auth=9c22178aa8f2f4f7740a1db94ea64172506413bbf15373467a91c4f95aad1991&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deir Conradh na
Gaeilge go gcuirfear
deireadh le 60% de
na poist Ghaeilge
lánaimseartha
laistigh d’Aonad
Gaeilge an BBC faoi
shraith ciorruithe
nua. Sa ghrianghraf
tá Daithí Ó Muirí agus
Máire Bhreathnach,
láithreoirí I Lár an
Aonaigh, clár cúrsaí
reatha a chraoltar ar
an BBC.
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triple murder accused was off schizophrenia medication and using cocaine, pharmacist says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/triple-murder-accused-was-off-schizophrenia-medication-and-using-cocaine-pharmacist-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/triple-murder-accused-was-off-schizophrenia-medication-and-using-cocaine-pharmacist-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert O’Connor is accused of killing his father, mother and brother with special needs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPQMKV4LBZDVNGFPO7RLODMO6E.jpg?auth=09e78fe1df3df544bbf2383a2f359e290f9b9ee4b928f9f2c88ccec19c452d7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark O'Connor (54), Louise O'Connor (56) and their son Evan O'Connor (27) were found dead at the family home in Drumgowna, near Tallanstown, Co Louth. Photograph: Garda/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forbairt agus fainic na hintleachta saorga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/forbairt-agus-fainic-na-hintleachta-saorga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/forbairt-agus-fainic-na-hintleachta-saorga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá sé ráite ag saineolaí go bhfuil seans ann go mbeidh an gaol intleachtúil idir IS agus an duine ar nós an ghaoil atá ann faoi láthair idir an duine agus an gadhar
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXJEACWB75GGDGT44C55OTNWYA.jpg?auth=abfd23fa1918b5ee2b7061de375e91ec3602db95ca8b711bf15885d9be2543c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá ionaid aonraí á dtógáil ar fud na cruinne. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hugo Kurk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Céim ar chéim ar bhóthar na maratón]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/ceim-ar-cheim-ar-bhothar-na-maraton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/ceim-ar-cheim-ar-bhothar-na-maraton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá ag éirí go hiontach le beirt reathaí bhaineanna as Éirinn atá lonnaithe san Astráil]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FBNJVSY3ONDGYRW2Q77J44HZZY.jpg?auth=559dc8182109a348429001a1d75a06ddc65c7162eaa95656eb89b9bc41624c79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá Sinéad Diver ag déanamh ionadaíocht ar son na hAstráile le breis agus deich mbliana anuas. Grianghraf: Bradley Kanaris/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can an everyday Methodist pastor create a political miracle in Kansas?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/20/can-an-everyday-methodist-pastor-create-a-political-miracle-in-kansas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/20/can-an-everyday-methodist-pastor-create-a-political-miracle-in-kansas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Polls suggest Democrat Adam Hamilton is on the cusp of a sensational Senate win amid Republican disillusionment with Trump]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:37:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O353MPWKFTOLAYEXZWEXCLIEII.jpg?auth=252168af6c32bfb83b0867c7b6c24def8fad5215604b47630b85871c8d6e7c78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Hamilton, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Kansas, speaks at an event in Wichita, Kansas. Photograph: Christopher Smith/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Smith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bilí na beatha]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/bili-na-beatha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/bili-na-beatha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomaí Ó Conghaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá tábhacht na gcrann aitheanta sa mhiotaseolaíocht agus san eolaíocht araon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QYNNJCKGAZB6ZK6B5YJOWXMIDM.jpg?auth=5b3dd7ad6d7f64c09c49e3c74d52b52d783ea5a291a5fb1e257b0a803cb6da20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crann fuinseoige. Grianghraf: iStockphoto/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DaveBolton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil wavers near five-month high as traders weigh risk of Iran threats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/20/oil-wavers-near-five-month-high-as-traders-weigh-risk-of-iran-threats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/20/oil-wavers-near-five-month-high-as-traders-weigh-risk-of-iran-threats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanoko Matsuyama]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crude flows from the Persian Gulf remain robust]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:45:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWP5W3ZI2XNCRQATKGDBRCKE24.jpg?auth=af5720ba6a5a72e07a1c777682b3347a45d7d4805a504a617f603bd6c96041e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iran said it has “no choice” but to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz to safeguard the country’s security. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saibhreas scéalaíochta Rann na Feirste]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/saibhreas-scealaiochta-rann-na-feirste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/saibhreas-scealaiochta-rann-na-feirste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Ó Dufaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is iomaí duine a d’fhoghlaim ó sheanchaithe an cheantair agus iad i mbun scéalaíochta i gColáiste Bhríde]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BKZSHHXIWNA4VGZNWGQANVV4CY.jpg?auth=74d76b10ada8fff69c51395cac3a42e0c999657e1602f900dcb80dafbab2095c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bidí Sheáin Néill, Micí Sheáin Néill agus lóistéirí, 1963. Grianghraf: caoinchead Brendan Ó Dufaigh.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gaeilge gan Stad’ le Gaeilge24]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/gaeilge-gan-stad-le-gaeilge24/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/10/20/gaeilge-gan-stad-le-gaeilge24/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Gaeilge24; albam nua ag Doireann Ní Ghlacáin; clár GAIRM agus Gaillimh le Gaeilge]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AIH5NWLC2FHENKI2SK3QH6BKDA.jpg?auth=4ad6a00d6fa52929dc132cc0a8d32b691eca118101d11045937ffa8e77e3032b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá Albam úrnua fógartha ag Doireann Ní Ghlacáin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí issue renewed appeal for information about murder of Paul Quinn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/gardai-issue-renewed-appeal-for-information-about-murder-of-paul-quinn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/20/gardai-issue-renewed-appeal-for-information-about-murder-of-paul-quinn/</guid><description><![CDATA[Family of 21-year-old victim believe members of  IRA carried out fatal attack in Co Monaghan in 2007]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:29:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCWMJCPUPBCQDMMM6NYBH2EC74.jpg?auth=1ae49dc8c8ac602c068d5301420c90f7e235ba932f3464ab8b362f7a64420355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Quinn (21) was beaten to death in Co Monaghan in 2007]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump wants to talk nuclear disarmament with China and Russia. Beijing does not]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/20/trump-wants-to-talk-nuclear-disarmament-with-china-and-russia-beijing-does-not/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/20/trump-wants-to-talk-nuclear-disarmament-with-china-and-russia-beijing-does-not/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China has long argued its nuclear arsenal is so far behind those of Russia and the US that it should not be included in arms talks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:29:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNBPHGUGBLP7NQZY7RROGNJJOM.jpg?auth=0763b6bdd04e03dcc2e82b088b3c8a5ca56d5ffe6ec184839694f220277ead9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 15th, 2026. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motor insurance costs, and the World Cup on Netflix]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/motor-insurance-costs-and-the-world-cup-on-netflix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/motor-insurance-costs-and-the-world-cup-on-netflix/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:28:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FE372JM45ZEYVO6N2B6PHF7DVI.jpg?auth=00be1be6adf25d178000ce537d2b10801160308c6bede73f04c19a9bc968bdfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Average claims cost per motor insurance policy rose 10 per cent to €424 last year, driven by an increase in both vehicle damage and personal injury claims costs. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Lamb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the best EV for low mileage?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/20/whats-the-best-ev-for-low-mileage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/20/whats-the-best-ev-for-low-mileage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXC3KA4HRBDQTMD76FBBCRUOVA.jpeg?auth=e378f2bf253e9849c11a05bf4a8d19dcb7b208c16a9f0531df11d5efcf4e39fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hyundai Inster: A minimalist car, in the sense that it gives you exactly what you need (plus one or two additional niceties) for not too much money]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Bhí tréimhse i m’óige nuair a bhí Daid de shíor ag seinm ceirníní de chuid Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Tá cuid de na hamhráin ar eolas de ghlanmheabhair agamsa agus ag mo dheirfiúr, cé gur sa Phuinseáibis atá siad agus nach dtuigeann muid focal.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/20/bhi-treimhse-i-moige-nuair-a-bhi-daid-de-shior-ag-seinm-ceirnini-de-chuid-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-ta-cuid-de-na-hamhrain-ar-eolas-de-ghlanmheabhair-agamsa-agus-ag-mo-dheirfiur-ce-gur-sa-phuinseaibis-ata-siad-agus-nach-dtuigeann-muid-focal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/20/bhi-treimhse-i-moige-nuair-a-bhi-daid-de-shior-ag-seinm-ceirnini-de-chuid-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-ta-cuid-de-na-hamhrain-ar-eolas-de-ghlanmheabhair-agamsa-agus-ag-mo-dheirfiur-ce-gur-sa-phuinseaibis-ata-siad-agus-nach-dtuigeann-muid-focal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is fuirseoir, aisteoir agus ceoltóir í Síomha Hennessy. Ainmníodh í don ngradam Spirit of Wit ag an Dublin Fringe Festival in 2023 (The Coil’s Lament), agus in 2025 (Building Character). In 2026, chuir sí an seó Gaelmaxxing i láthair ag an bhféile, a ainmníodh don ghradam Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Little Gem.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LMRSZAYQBGE3J3PNSUHASRYVU.jpg?auth=d4011f026d8dfbcacb91c174504841c674f29a1ff51020a51766ef269f7b6016&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Síomha Hennessy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What led to the eruption of violence across France last weekend?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-led-to-the-eruption-of-violence-across-france-last-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-led-to-the-eruption-of-violence-across-france-last-weekend/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZQIIISZAQA5ZIRYLTPOC24XBPE.jpg?auth=32b8ce02e7504ba28d1ef8d629241945e757d1d7f5b4eaa6ab320f702cecbda3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police officer wearing riot gear stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration near Place de la République, as the the Gilets Jaunes join students for a weekend of action on October 17, 2026 in Paris, France. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Ireland’s only boarding school offering the Leaving Cert and International Baccalaureate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/inside-irelands-only-boarding-school-offering-the-leaving-cert-and-international-baccalaureate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/inside-irelands-only-boarding-school-offering-the-leaving-cert-and-international-baccalaureate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With more than 60 nationalities represented in the student body, Villiers School in Limerick prides itself on a diverse and inclusive ethos]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JX6UFWHCGVGZZFRGR6OBSCJZ44.JPG?auth=d69d015918e7d23b585cddc8728b76d51996a88f59b93be817d6aaa25bd3414c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Villiers School students with Marti, the latest puppy to join the campus. 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[At 49 I was a mum, a wife, a runner and constantly tired. Then one day I collapsed at work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/20/at-49-i-was-a-mum-a-wife-a-runner-and-constantly-tired-then-one-day-i-collapsed-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/20/at-49-i-was-a-mum-a-wife-a-runner-and-constantly-tired-then-one-day-i-collapsed-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What I want after surgery on my brain tumour is simple: to know every appropriate option has been explored for me]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O47TP2KUJJHMXJEW5NPGMNEUZ4.JPG?auth=661e033880ce177d1c637abb63e97a87c1ec032ca468ac881e73461de71318f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laura Ryan: 'When fatigue, anxiety and brain fog appeared towards the end of October 2025, I blamed hormones, contacted my GP and carried on.'  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[Open days: Key details for NCI, NCAD, technological universities and other institutions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/open-days-key-details-for-nci-ncad-technological-universities-and-other-institutions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/open-days-key-details-for-nci-ncad-technological-universities-and-other-institutions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know in advance of undergraduate open days around the State]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXBK6KF4BBHFFN2IEN2ZPLXEDQ.jpg?auth=dc6ddf591ed368f3898dc88b1f365da91e0677c876701f079d463f1124502feb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Royal Irish Academy of Music open day will take place on Sunday, November 1st. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firms offering new personal investment accounts must register with Revenue  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/firms-offering-new-personal-investment-accounts-must-register-with-revenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/firms-offering-new-personal-investment-accounts-must-register-with-revenue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Customers will have an expectation of annual statements regarding tax deducted and paid   ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNEEXWLZS5FRHES3SKOLNJJZZA.jpg?auth=da1f5234149e04f6730910390cfefa1568fb6e8e38bf2288c85d4bf292858a71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People will be able to put €12,000 a year tax-free into the new accounts, which will be available from next July. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">arthon meekodong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Custom-made dog strollers are surely a step too far]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/custom-made-dog-strollers-are-surely-a-step-too-far/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/custom-made-dog-strollers-are-surely-a-step-too-far/</guid><description><![CDATA[It truly is a dog’s life when it comes to walking]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[Champions Cup lifts off, but one fundamental flaw remains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/champions-cup-lifts-off-but-one-fundamental-flaw-remains/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/champions-cup-lifts-off-but-one-fundamental-flaw-remains/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Provinces off to winning start in European top flight]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLH4SXU7SNTABULOHES7C7LGRY.jpg?auth=7cb5ac8aefcc766ba297e7fddf8ba9bf2689fcd21d3349ead376110faaf0ff45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Prendergast produced another man-of-the-match performance for Leinster in their win over Clermont Auvergne on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening to the people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/listening-to-the-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/listening-to-the-people/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government needs to start acting to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[The 2CV was basic, so little could go wrong]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/the-2cv-was-basic-so-little-could-go-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/the-2cv-was-basic-so-little-could-go-wrong/</guid><description><![CDATA[Makers Citroën made a virtue of it being anything but a luxury car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[‘We don’t want a repeat of that’: Leinster fuelled by memory of Croke Park loss to Munster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/we-dont-want-a-repeat-of-that-leinster-fuelled-by-memory-of-croke-park-loss-to-munster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/20/we-dont-want-a-repeat-of-that-leinster-fuelled-by-memory-of-croke-park-loss-to-munster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daire Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both provinces go into Saturday’s URC derby on the back of morale-boosting wins]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G6YDERIXVRE63DXUUN5QI67HRE.jpg?auth=bd414132698154a78f8bd9877f33f78f692e1a051a22d7fda24fb85121cdcbf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Daly, Tom Farrell and Jack O'Donoghue celebrate a Munster try during last year's URC victory against Leinster at Croke Park. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of Irish business leaders worried over ‘sophisticated cyber attacks’ by AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/more-than-half-of-irish-business-leaders-worried-over-sophisticated-cyber-attacks-by-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/more-than-half-of-irish-business-leaders-worried-over-sophisticated-cyber-attacks-by-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence seen as a risk to firms, not a benefit, survey finds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIMN6BNM2FHKFECOCGSXRPIHVM.jpg?auth=3ac53e7f0ee14f6f1298eae64495a0adda57736b1437c74c449c044ee1f22803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A spate of high-profile incidents has led to safety concerns over the proliferation of AI. Photograph: iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">matejmo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the healthcare system: long-term planning is missing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-healthcare-system-long-term-planning-is-missing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-healthcare-system-long-term-planning-is-missing/</guid><description><![CDATA[A strategy is needed to take account of a growing and ageing population]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSGWRFSHCZQLUI3M6O6ALQ5QRM.jpg?auth=34938dec5311bb410d733e30e69cb91a4f5312fa876abedeef683937187c4f28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An ageing population is set to put further pressure on Ireland's healthcare system. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnkey homes will no longer be bought by local authorities for social housing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/government-to-stop-turnkey-homes-being-bought-for-social-housing-after-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/government-to-stop-turnkey-homes-being-bought-for-social-housing-after-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet also to be briefed on planned Government apology for failings in Brian Stack murder investigation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMCFEBXLWQOMEGT4GO7DDIZEWU.JPG?auth=17ad3a798042e9aecb9e12b5772c3250822a410fa5ff93c934cd069b2c20730f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Housing James Browne. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DAA International to run exclusive Washington terminal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/daa-international-to-run-exclusive-washington-terminal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/daa-international-to-run-exclusive-washington-terminal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airports company chosen to develop and run premium passenger facility at US capital’s international gateway]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXPIUJRN2NFVLDT7XMRFNQPFH4.jpg?auth=a0fd8c5121f1bf4b49ceab85564c8d5d06fe3ccaa193d0af62ed938d79951525&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DAA International has secured a contract to run a VIP passenger terminal at Washington Dulles International (above). Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finn Gomez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In case of emergency, keep cash handy as well as a torch and a battery-powered radio]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/in-case-of-emergency-keep-cash-handy-as-well-as-a-torch-and-a-battery-powered-radio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/in-case-of-emergency-keep-cash-handy-as-well-as-a-torch-and-a-battery-powered-radio/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government advice booklet for households fails to plan for a scenario like the great Spanish power blackout]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[Quiet scaling back of BusConnects is a travesty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/20/eamon-ryan-quiet-scaling-back-of-bus-connects-is-a-travesty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/20/eamon-ryan-quiet-scaling-back-of-bus-connects-is-a-travesty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We will be spending billions building a motorway between Cork and Limerick, bringing yet more traffic into cities that cannot cope]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2IKBNYHAHFFM7N6E2BCPCFQ7EY.jpg?auth=5cf93394e3ffbbf5567e933da7b3444c969d6d8c68114c8282a545fedb0190ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BusConnects aims to overhaul the Dublin bus system by creating 230km of dedicated bus lanes and 200km of cycle tracks along 16 of the busiest corridors. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t forget about one key job at a station Mass]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/dont-forget-about-one-key-job-at-a-station-mass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/dont-forget-about-one-key-job-at-a-station-mass/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hens in the hall might not have been forgiven]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[How can Americans stand by and let this happen?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/how-can-americans-stand-by-and-let-this-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/how-can-americans-stand-by-and-let-this-happen/</guid><description><![CDATA[US failures in Ukraine show us why the Trump administration is so dangerous]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[More than half of Irish business leaders worried over ‘sophisticated cyber attacks’ by AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/more-than-half-of-irish-business-leaders-worried-over-sophisticated-cyber-attacks-by-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/more-than-half-of-irish-business-leaders-worried-over-sophisticated-cyber-attacks-by-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence seen as a risk to firms, not a benefit, survey finds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIMN6BNM2FHKFECOCGSXRPIHVM.jpg?auth=3ac53e7f0ee14f6f1298eae64495a0adda57736b1437c74c449c044ee1f22803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A spate of high-profile incidents has led to safety concerns over the proliferation of AI. Photograph: iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">matejmo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Gaeltacht has power to alleviate housing crisis in Irish-speaking areas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/minister-for-gaeltacht-has-power-to-alleviate-housing-crisis-in-irish-speaking-areas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/minister-for-gaeltacht-has-power-to-alleviate-housing-crisis-in-irish-speaking-areas/</guid><description><![CDATA[Legislation specifically allows State to give financial help towards building or improving homes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[The Irish Times view on the healthcare system: long-term planning is missing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-healthcare-system-long-term-planning-is-missing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-healthcare-system-long-term-planning-is-missing/</guid><description><![CDATA[A strategy is needed to take account of a growing and ageing population]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSGWRFSHCZQLUI3M6O6ALQ5QRM.jpg?auth=34938dec5311bb410d733e30e69cb91a4f5312fa876abedeef683937187c4f28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An ageing population is set to put further pressure on Ireland's healthcare system. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnkey homes will no longer be bought by local authorities for social housing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/government-to-stop-turnkey-homes-being-bought-for-social-housing-after-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/government-to-stop-turnkey-homes-being-bought-for-social-housing-after-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet also to be briefed on planned Government apology for failings in Brian Stack murder investigation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMCFEBXLWQOMEGT4GO7DDIZEWU.JPG?auth=17ad3a798042e9aecb9e12b5772c3250822a410fa5ff93c934cd069b2c20730f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Housing James Browne. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond market turmoil complicates ECB rate decision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/bond-market-turmoil-complicates-ecb-rate-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/bond-market-turmoil-complicates-ecb-rate-decision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frankfurt expected to increase rates again in December ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIJSN3QDYBS36URL6PWDWNHYEI.jpg?auth=267984d233174bf95c4b402abf8b1bcb82e4ec8fa34ad933f1002c8384972eed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Photograph: Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sirachai Arunrugstichai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Productivity not a one-way street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/productivity-not-a-one-way-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/productivity-not-a-one-way-street/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is time the Department of Education was held to the same standards of efficiency it expects of others]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[‘We are terrified’: Father calls for son driving at 200km/h into traffic to be detained]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/20/we-are-terrified-father-calls-for-son-driving-at-200kmh-into-traffic-to-be-detained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/20/we-are-terrified-father-calls-for-son-driving-at-200kmh-into-traffic-to-be-detained/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy has been missing from Tusla care for more than two weeks, and is nightly posting videos of himself breaking into cars]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/53ALEUSGHBEX7OXFB36XPPHOEY.JPG?auth=5308e3e4d153a5f514fd2eb44d0318537f85811d0f4469ee7375bb208be74171&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A silhouetted image of the Dublin father with fears for his teenage son. 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[Britain supplying 16% of Irish electricity, EirGrid says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/britain-supplying-16-of-irish-electricity-eirgrid-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/britain-supplying-16-of-irish-electricity-eirgrid-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National grid operator says the Republic will have enough power for winter]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJDPQ57FTRB65O2MKETA7QBGF4.jpg?auth=757a352a71ae1bc941e2442c3bdea1f07d7212bcf27fcb31e23ceef12b40ad1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Gillespie, director of system operations at EirGrid, said newly connected power plants, temporary generators and electricity imports from Britain will aid the Irish system in meeting demand this winter.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government must ensure meaningful progress for workers in private sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/government-must-ensure-meaningful-progress-for-workers-in-private-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/government-must-ensure-meaningful-progress-for-workers-in-private-sector/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rising costs affect all employees]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[German model shows how bad Ireland’s transport system has become ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/german-model-shows-how-bad-irelands-transport-system-has-become/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/german-model-shows-how-bad-irelands-transport-system-has-become/</guid><description><![CDATA[We remain cut off from each other by meagre public transport offerings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[Bloomberg plans to double Irish staff number in pursuit of growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/20/bloomberg-plans-to-double-irish-staff-number-in-pursuit-of-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/20/bloomberg-plans-to-double-irish-staff-number-in-pursuit-of-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company has rapidly increased staffing in Dublin, its largest EU office, over the past 12 months]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UN25IHHQLZCEVJZT5Y7XSWB3WI.jpg?auth=a680019a7d48a0a7a816df8f756ffadac3ba451e0e2a3873d6e209443a53f60f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin welcomed the Bloomberg announcement. Photograph: Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish motor-claim costs up 10% as inflation drives damage expenses ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/irish-motor-claim-costs-up-10-as-inflation-drives-damage-expenses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/irish-motor-claim-costs-up-10-as-inflation-drives-damage-expenses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Benefits of insurance reform being ‘eroded by excessive legal costs’, says industry group]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF7DFZ7RHNDY5EN5EK7Q6KWWJI.jpg?auth=8039cce18530c595be2804b59833affaa38649602d84c18c2776ae1a224a5884&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Insurers have highlighted how inflation has driven up the cost of labour and spare parts. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bilanol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Varadkar thinks we should apologise to northern nationalists for partition. Why?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/20/opinion-varadkar-wants-the-south-to-apologise-to-northern-nationalists-but-its-more-complicated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/20/opinion-varadkar-wants-the-south-to-apologise-to-northern-nationalists-but-its-more-complicated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No Irish nationalist wanted partition. Partition was created by Westminster]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3HSFPDITBH53OFC6XP53EDVSE.JPG?auth=2d814079b2871a49cd7bff52bcbe4c141d6a73898c60c2dc1e1cf48c03dae2ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking at a recent Conversations on Constitutional Change conference in Dungannon, Co Tyrone]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power of holy water cannot be diluted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/the-power-of-holy-water-cannot-be-diluted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/the-power-of-holy-water-cannot-be-diluted/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bucket mishap at station Mass in rural Donegal fondly recalled]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[Culture wars in the North]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/culture-wars-in-the-north/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/culture-wars-in-the-north/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin and the DUP need to park their cultural identity issues and take responsibility for running the province]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 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[Wolfe Tones ‘leaving no stone unturned’ in bid to rectify Meath’s dire Leinster club record]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/20/wolfe-tones-leaving-no-stone-unturned-in-bid-to-rectify-meath-clubs-dire-record/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/20/wolfe-tones-leaving-no-stone-unturned-in-bid-to-rectify-meath-clubs-dire-record/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Royal County clubs have managed just one Leinster club football title success in 40 years ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3NHYZLHHNGLBOUSZEKKPS3VFU.jpg?auth=8f6a6bcba06a3e5e79c8d8b4d4aad3dc0484ab0008d31c6c10f3ecaf5019625f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wolfe Tones celebrate after beating Donaghmore/Ashbourne in Sunday's Meath Senior Football Championship final in Ashbourne. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zionism is not racism, any more than Irish nationalism is sectarianism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/20/fintan-otoole-israel-zionism-anti-semitism-ireland-gaza-west-bank-hamas-palestine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/20/fintan-otoole-israel-zionism-anti-semitism-ireland-gaza-west-bank-hamas-palestine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Israel-Palestine is, for us, a story about Ireland, it ought to be, not a simplistic narrative of good and evil ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNXFXTQVLNAMLK6NOJTLLSR2CA.JPG?auth=9600a7cd74fc87ff2283dd9b329fea7280f99ba28f038e4a5d6aab57b6a7b690&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A recent silent protest for Palestine in Dublin: 'In the case of Ireland’s official and popular stance against the Israeli regime, there is a double duty.' Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are telematics policies, and how can they knock thousands off motor insurance costs?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/monitored-driving-can-knock-thousands-off-motor-insurance-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/monitored-driving-can-knock-thousands-off-motor-insurance-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Telematics policies use technology to track a driver’s habits through a small device or app]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEDYHV4ESBFKTBZJZT66IGMBFI.jpg?auth=03f8701833f63280f811621879b772523d541f3098473ebaa6af900cd2fee5eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The system can be particularly useful for young or first-time drivers, or those new to Ireland, who are often hit with penal premiums. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuwadee Singthong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horror is the main reaction to our decision to get rats as pets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/20/horror-is-the-main-reaction-to-our-decision-to-get-rats-as-pets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/20/horror-is-the-main-reaction-to-our-decision-to-get-rats-as-pets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne-Louise Foley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We’re now a family with two rats and two cats]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POQM3GZ3DJDLNFE55MU3VCDQJI.jpg?auth=be346c50cf5d26597645a4fe544e9b7d1b0ddb85fdc720b877d8e3b59719326d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne-Louise Foley and one of her pet rats]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely chaotic’: Passengers frustrated by overcrowding on Irish public transport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/20/a-bus-driver-who-cant-rely-on-dublin-bus-commuters-bemoan-overcrowded-public-transport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/20/a-bus-driver-who-cant-rely-on-dublin-bus-commuters-bemoan-overcrowded-public-transport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely, Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish commuters face the daily reality of jam-packed journeys, with some describing services as a public health risk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEGHZWFVK5DC3EOBF65UOQK2VM.JPG?auth=acbe469457c0ed41f54bf40f55b68742b2edcecb0d8e108e8548df3ab09d3270&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Heuston Station. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An American in Dublin: ‘People are like, okay, maybe she has notions, but she doesn’t know any better’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/20/a-new-yorker-in-dublin-people-are-like-okay-maybe-she-has-notions-but-she-doesnt-know-any-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/20/a-new-yorker-in-dublin-people-are-like-okay-maybe-she-has-notions-but-she-doesnt-know-any-better/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘In some ways I get a free pass because I am an outsider,’ says musician Joanna Mattrey]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSB4426DJJGSTN5SA3ODR4TVM4.JPG?auth=6d465cb367cf581cb9fc73ce9c2a4f5da2c4fb2b4341a686ff56ac0fe220a1e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joanna Mattrey: 'My family has a lot of people who might be supporting Trump.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No special care place available for girl (14) being sexually exploited by group of men]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/no-special-care-place-available-for-girl-14-being-sexually-exploited-by-group-of-men/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/20/no-special-care-place-available-for-girl-14-being-sexually-exploited-by-group-of-men/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge directs that details of cases be sent to three Government Ministers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQTPHBMZBRCKPAHQTLAMOSDAJE.JPG?auth=eb4e6a93b8b9bbace67a56a3be3fbc8551dde8921e0ac9793ec49d94486c7c99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, Tusla was seeking a special-care order for the 14-year-old girl, but told the court it was currently unable to provide her with a bed in any of its three special-care units. 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[Detached Blackrock home offers countryside feel a short hop from the city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/20/detached-blackrock-home-offers-countryside-feel-a-short-hop-from-the-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/20/detached-blackrock-home-offers-countryside-feel-a-short-hop-from-the-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Single-storey home off Sydney Avenue boasts a wonderfully private setting yet is close to village amenities]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6NCU3OHKK5HOFHK67G23AVZBPI.JPG?auth=782ff817b59e12f46665286f398a617f8135c9c58af927a75feb0e3b5412c590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Priory Bank, Sydney Avenue, Blackrock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s economic growth picks up but consumers prefer to save not spend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/chinas-economic-growth-picks-up-but-consumers-prefer-to-save-not-spend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/20/chinas-economic-growth-picks-up-but-consumers-prefer-to-save-not-spend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helped by AI, China’s economy grew by 4.5% in the third quarter]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5K6PPBMVRR2MIW2AE337YAW6Y.jpg?auth=33bfd8bebe194f7acd2eb534f5e32e528fc00abcceae5afa27a020422ff56781&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A store owner works in a home furnishing store in Beijing, China. Photograph: Wu Hao/EPA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wu Hao</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open days: What questions should students ask?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/open-days-what-questions-should-students-ask/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/20/open-days-what-questions-should-students-ask/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Going to open days can help you decide where you want to spend the next few years]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OBWJTNFXPBA7PDHKJEKORTALFY.jpg?auth=889efd5b3dda4822344c162369f2b0952e358be273c1cde1c10bfa17810cfd03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Try to arrive with a list of things you would like to find out. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My new landlord wants me to pay a deposit before issuing a tenancy agreement. What should I do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/20/my-new-landlord-wants-me-to-pay-a-deposit-before-issuing-a-tenancy-agreement-what-should-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/20/my-new-landlord-wants-me-to-pay-a-deposit-before-issuing-a-tenancy-agreement-what-should-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shirleen Rigby]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property Clinic: Is it common practice to request a rent deposit at such an early stage?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VDFQMXAPBEY5IJEOKGJSJIIF4.jpg?auth=5a1bfea736585f65c102992fcd18f9ad75694b7f3b205226855950faf6d4e25c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prospective tenants should think carefully before handing over a deposit to secure a rental property. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maca and Naca</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €750,000 buy in Slane and Portobello?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/20/what-will-750000-buy-in-slane-and-portobello/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/20/what-will-750000-buy-in-slane-and-portobello/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a three-bed terrace in Dublin 8 or a detached four-bed residence in Co Meath countryside]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGDFETMDDNE2TNED4ERKAQOYNM.jpg?auth=347cca71244141d7195c757e3c8003b5ecfde76533e594518175ee2b9b060367&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[3 Oakfield Place, Portobello, Dublin 8.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strange but true story of the Daddy Cool disco divas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/20/boney-m-the-strange-but-true-story-of-the-daddy-cool-disco-divas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/20/boney-m-the-strange-but-true-story-of-the-daddy-cool-disco-divas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warring egos, studio shenanigans and bad blood taken to the grave: after a turbulent career, the band are bringing their farewell tour to Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V25LARIBVNA23DCMMI6UOJ3GXM.jpg?auth=424a961aac91f47316a314a7a58dedc1b8616fc1b32beefba59f9f8ace32b459&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boney M back in the days of their pomp: Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams and  Bobby Farrell, performing in 1980 in Hamburg, Germany. 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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">cybrain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social-housing pilot guarantees rent for landlords – but will they sign up?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/20/guaranteed-rent-on-offer-for-landlords-but-will-they-sign-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/20/guaranteed-rent-on-offer-for-landlords-but-will-they-sign-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rental accommodation scheme rules have been updated but property owner lobby still has concerns]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNJCFQDUIRCDBFTYO3POEKPQ5M.jpg?auth=d14fd2f6928baedf88deef45b33cfdd82dac4d7ca535f7de2108991ed470dc65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan Columnist Image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the budget help a widow with two young children?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/20/did-the-budget-help-a-widow-with-two-young-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/20/did-the-budget-help-a-widow-with-two-young-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Generally, welfare payments will rise and a wider standard income tax band should help, if only a little]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guilty Pleasure by Patricia Nilsson: Exposing how online porn has shaped our lives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/20/guilty-pleasure-by-patricia-nilsson-exposing-how-online-porn-has-shaped-our-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/20/guilty-pleasure-by-patricia-nilsson-exposing-how-online-porn-has-shaped-our-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An incisive and vital book, with a glaring omission]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46UJIPENGYUMKA6CVJXT7A5N74.jpg?auth=8f5b6c8113677c4bdac18b5f9b463a9d83476c3294e4df0409fe49aae041c966&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person at an AI exhibition called Sex, Desire and Data, depicting transformed pornographic images, in Montreal, Canada, in 2023, intended to explore the connection between desire and technology. Photograph: Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrej Ivanov</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>