<?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/2026-10-21/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:31:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill attend police interview over Drumcree protests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/mary-lou-mcdonald-and-michelle-oneill-attend-police-interview-over-drumcree-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/mary-lou-mcdonald-and-michelle-oneill-attend-police-interview-over-drumcree-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leaders interviewed as part of investigation into demonstrations that blocked Orange Order march on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:54:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFFQIX7LSEATTJ2UQDVYQUOU7U.jpg?auth=d99cbc7013d426e9a9e98c4f4ec804c52f7e3773dca22f98cdbef364fc806483&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald leave Musgrave Street police station in Belfast on Wednesday after an interview with the PSNI. Photograph: Brian Lawless/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20s) dies after being struck by a car in Co Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/man-20s-dies-after-being-struck-by-a-car-in-co-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/man-20s-dies-after-being-struck-by-a-car-in-co-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí appealing for information on fatality which occurred on the N20 near Mallow]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:36:42 +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[Gardaí are seeking witnesses to the fatality near Mallow on Wednesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail seeks to recover damages from contractor over scrapped software project]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/21/irish-rail-seeks-to-recover-damages-from-contractor-over-scrapped-software-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/21/irish-rail-seeks-to-recover-damages-from-contractor-over-scrapped-software-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rail operator tells Oireachtas committee that Spanish IT firm Indra has issued its own claim over shelved traffic management system]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:35:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6SY5ECHGVDUZDB7O6A6TEL7PE.JPG?auth=af7c23e7a71e136f7d4fd630fa76913ada093cadf0a5b373c76e6a10c29c0784&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail says its passenger numbers have grown by 20% in just two years. 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[Declan Rice strikes late for Arsenal to deny Bayern Munich in blockbuster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/declan-rice-strikes-late-for-arsenal-to-deny-bayern-munich-in-blockbuster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/declan-rice-strikes-late-for-arsenal-to-deny-bayern-munich-in-blockbuster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Harry Kane on target from the penalty spot for hosts]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:23:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GECPHPLSHSIRNR74GMG7KPCFH4.jpg?auth=af7b35e279ffa8fdbf38395cb273da457a1efb1da3742f54d3fbeebb0d4dea24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Declan Rice celebrates scoring an equaliser for Arsenal against Bayern Munich. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Experiment on Channel 4: An unflinching and provocative horror show dressed as satire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/21/the-experiment-on-channel-4-an-unflinching-and-provocative-horror-show-dressed-as-satire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/21/the-experiment-on-channel-4-an-unflinching-and-provocative-horror-show-dressed-as-satire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: No punches pulled as connection is drawn between Nazi dehumanisation of disability and modern day demonisation of disabled people as ‘benefits scroungers’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LSAWJ6PWVANVLIXO4CIOTGZ3E.jpg?auth=b3bd5ca1b866028047270c6bc41cba862c397f1c6a4fa0c496f962ba7bfe7079&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sophie Morgan and Mat Fraser open the door to an experimental new residential home in The Experiment, Wednesday at 10pm, Channel 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruno Fernandes questions Michael Carrick’s tactics as pressure builds on Manchester United manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/bruno-fernandes-questions-michael-carricks-tactics-as-pressure-builds-for-manchester-united-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/bruno-fernandes-questions-michael-carricks-tactics-as-pressure-builds-for-manchester-united-manager/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘I’ve not given my own position any thought,’ says Carrick after 4-1 drubbing against Como]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:53:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWNOIBITDO7BA3YN6MYRLY5UXY.jpg?auth=39a852174ee402d82c09a37633de98bf0777f3183baedefd102eaac47eab9f20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United manager Michael Carrick waves to the away end following his side's 4-1 defeat to Como in the Champions League. Photograph: Luca Rossini/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luca Rossini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Como demolish dismal Manchester United to pile more pressure on Michael Carrick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/como-demolish-dismal-manchester-united-to-pile-more-pressure-on-michael-carrick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/como-demolish-dismal-manchester-united-to-pile-more-pressure-on-michael-carrick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[United suffer ugly defeat in beautiful Italian surrounds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:35:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYFERDA3YTXUK4MJEYJMS3LX7U.jpg?auth=f53a573faa26a32c021482e09180f9336cb02141ff1b8f8330a42415c5d90e20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United's Youri Tielemans dejected during Wednesday's Champions League game against Como. Photograph: Luca Rossini/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luca Rossini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court appeal opens in row over super junior ministers attending at cabinet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/supreme-court-appeal-opens-in-row-over-super-junior-ministers-attending-at-cabinet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/supreme-court-appeal-opens-in-row-over-super-junior-ministers-attending-at-cabinet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Constitutional challenge by Opposition TDs Pa Daly and Paul Murphy had been dismissed by High Court in December]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:16:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TE56PQ5QW5AHZA4KHSJ2546WOQ.jpg?auth=0b1f7c7af47deed9150e32efca3dcb861428c37627fd199d03d4bcbd7f6d8414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly. Photographs: Collins & Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triple lock Bill passes Dáil vote amid Opposition anger ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/triple-lock-bill-introduced-in-dail-amid-opposition-anger-over-curtailed-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/triple-lock-bill-introduced-in-dail-amid-opposition-anger-over-curtailed-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government narrowly wins vote on proposed legislation removing need for UN approval of Irish troop deployments]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:10:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EP3GQGYVRJCLRLTAVMPWNQG72E.JPG?auth=226c96fd040f351d4b02b4d716452507a4fbbd17577e5fe101acfa1c84be4a30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Defence Helen McEntee said the changes were necessary 'if we want Ireland to continue being a force for good in the world'. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the care of vulnerable children: ongoing failure is not acceptable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-care-of-vulnerable-children-ongoing-failure-is-not-acceptable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-care-of-vulnerable-children-ongoing-failure-is-not-acceptable/</guid><description><![CDATA[The case of a 14-year-old girl this week again highlights the lack of supports for those most in need]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:46:00 +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[The High Court heard this week that Tusla was unable to supply a bed in safe State care to a vulnerable 14-year-old girl. 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[The Irish Times view on motor insurance: needless litigation should be avoided ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/21/the-irish-times-view-on-motor-insurance-needless-litigation-should-be-avoided/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/21/the-irish-times-view-on-motor-insurance-needless-litigation-should-be-avoided/</guid><description><![CDATA[Going to court costs more, but typically leads to the same outcome for claimants
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JU6FYGDFYZBHPCO4EAHFEZAL2I.jpg?auth=e4118bc2bd2bd72e07b901e4ed0357a430ecc40c825e031300a86269af13e766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Progress has been made on reducing insurance costs, but legal charges continue to push up the bill for cases which go to court. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lajst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohs captain Dawson Devoy to miss title run-in after ban over Shamrock Rovers melee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/bohs-captain-dawson-devoy-to-miss-title-run-in-after-ban-over-shamrock-rovers-melee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/bohs-captain-dawson-devoy-to-miss-title-run-in-after-ban-over-shamrock-rovers-melee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rovers trio Naj Razi, Danny Grant and Michael Noonan also sanctioned]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:13:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBDRN4O5QNFQ3FLJDVM3PTGBYU.jpg?auth=28a17d84b916c2379974b203e7dad74c2ca8599e0b83fbcde7788eaeffff7f43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dawson Devoy received a three-match ban for his part in the incident following Bohs' 2-1 defeat in Tallaght last week. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josie Ray’s grandchildren had told gardaí of safety concerns before her death, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/josie-rays-grandchildren-had-told-gardai-of-safety-concerns-before-her-death-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/josie-rays-grandchildren-had-told-gardai-of-safety-concerns-before-her-death-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hasan Ali Gori denies murder of pensioner (89) found dead in her home in her home in Nenagh, Co Tipperary in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:07:12 +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[The court heard evidence of a phone call made by Josie Ray’s granddaughter, Rosie O’Brien, to gardaí on the night before her death. 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[Arnotts asks Dublin revamp tsar to move GPO social welfare payments to reduce antisocial behaviour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/21/arnotts-asks-dublin-revamp-tsar-to-move-gpo-welfare-payments-to-reduce-antisocial-behaviour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/21/arnotts-asks-dublin-revamp-tsar-to-move-gpo-welfare-payments-to-reduce-antisocial-behaviour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert Watt previously said north inner-city Dublin unfairly burdened with services for ‘people on the margins of society’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:49:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ML5GTSBFRQJEY4GLXYARPI57U.jpg?auth=2eca7e34cdc4bbb27a4581eec716d28d241cbba85487703b452413d36caa712f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The GPO on Dublin’s O’Connell Street is illuminated as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, in February this year. Management at retailer Arnotts has suggested  antisocial behaviour in Dublin city could be tackled by ending the use of the GPO for paying social welfare entitlements. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Familiar Ireland squad may lack excitement, but that could be its strength]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/familiar-ireland-squad-may-lack-excitement-but-that-could-be-its-strength/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/familiar-ireland-squad-may-lack-excitement-but-that-could-be-its-strength/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell named his 36-man squad for next month’s Nations Championship northern series games]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:41:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U4IQKMMP4FGPNMJFYLCT7NE6JA.jpg?auth=54e5c030a07bd29319010298d9ae42bf97257ec5cae6ed303b0d252994cbbc17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Benson is one of just two uncapped players included in the squad. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin agrees to resume talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/us-envoy-steve-witkoff-arrives-in-st-petersburg-for-talks-on-ukraine-with-vladimir-putin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/us-envoy-steve-witkoff-arrives-in-st-petersburg-for-talks-on-ukraine-with-vladimir-putin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katya Arenina, Amy Mackinnon, Max Seddon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Hubbard (74), a former teacher, freed without any ‘swap’ required, says US president ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:38:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5QS666SYM2I7H2M2WO5W3CPO4.jpg?auth=a981c8c7229b445f1acd1a15d3fce84dc11719d3f4b92b513b124373cb04dc41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US special envoy Steve Witkoff meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavriil Grigorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My mother asked me to let Evan go’: Murder accused was asked to spare brother with special needs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/my-mother-asked-me-to-let-evan-go-murder-accused-was-asked-to-spare-brother-with-special-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/my-mother-asked-me-to-let-evan-go-murder-accused-was-asked-to-spare-brother-with-special-needs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert O’Connor says parents wished to discuss his cocaine use and were not comfortable with it happening in the house]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:10:02 +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[Evan (27, left), Mark (54) and Louise O'Connor (56), who were killed at the family home in Drumgowna, near Tallanstown, Co Louth, in September last year. Photograph: Garda/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Show: Frank McNally on the liberating power of prison art]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/21/free-show-frank-mcnally-on-the-liberating-power-of-prison-art/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/21/free-show-frank-mcnally-on-the-liberating-power-of-prison-art/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Time Well Spent is an exhibition running for a month and including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textile craftwork and an installation called Reflections From Home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QS4DSTL6I5B4HFNRIEUPYQK2IU.jpeg?auth=825e891b32203af7da6cdf8604bd36398775821dfb362199d1032c92a7e43d27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas Hendy with his work at the opening of Time Well Spent]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portráidí den ealaíontóir agus den scríbhneoir]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/26/portraidi-den-ealaiontoir-agus-den-scribhneoir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/26/portraidi-den-ealaiontoir-agus-den-scribhneoir/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó Cualáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhí pictiúr den údar Gaeilge Pádraic Ó Conaire ar ceant i mBaile Átha Cliath le déanaí]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGAJT7IVEND7DKLITFZLSXZBAU.jpg?auth=ac9c96292eddabff64bdfff885963e61b25b8b4e3fe84cd7bfb7660edc99a955&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portráid den scríbhneoir Pádraic Ó Conaire a chruthaigh an t-ealaíontóir Harry Kernoff.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Critical vulnerabilities’ found in computer code supporting up to 70% of internet ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/critical-vulnerabilities-found-in-computer-code-supporting-up-to-70-of-internet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/critical-vulnerabilities-found-in-computer-code-supporting-up-to-70-of-internet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Websites worldwide pulled offline in effort to prevent cyberattacks on companies’ systems]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:46:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VM7EMFCRHD5LSS5HWS7VUJEA5Y.jpg?auth=61a8a3c69976e93eaee4bc60972eb064f07eb10e064476af0e6fdee10ed95c25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI, which said it 'led a coalition' of researchers investigating critical coding vulnerabilities affecting worldwide IT systems, described the 'severity of these flaws' as 'one of the most impactful security issues in recent memory'. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager drove stolen car wrong way on M50 before crashing into garden, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/teenager-drove-stolen-car-wrong-way-on-m50-before-crashing-into-garden-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/teenager-drove-stolen-car-wrong-way-on-m50-before-crashing-into-garden-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Maughan (18) allegedly avoided three stinger devices and nearly collided head-on with a bus and Garda patrol car]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:44:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQNPRN47FG7I6VDQA6YYMITXCM.jpg?auth=82be5bc12e4e054c8fb58fb12d0c93fb87090745a0d6af2027daa7e5a0cbe15d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Maughan (18) was charged with five counts of dangerous driving, driving without insurance or a licence, and possessing a stolen Toyota Aqua. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relatives express ‘deep gratitude’ to rescue crews after retired couple’s deaths in fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/relatives-express-deep-gratitude-to-rescue-crews-after-retired-couples-deaths-in-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/relatives-express-deep-gratitude-to-rescue-crews-after-retired-couples-deaths-in-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Married couple in their 70s died in blaze at  dormer bungalow in Raheen, Co Cork]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:31:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHSIII5SVRB2FHJGAJ65KZZQKQ.jpg?auth=426637c79814f58821967b7a9c626bab12d082df22782c19bae305fddebda594&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[William (Willie) Hawkes and Geraldine (Tina)  Hawkes, who died in a house fire at their home in Innishannon, Co Cork, on Tuesday. Photograph: Rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Allen reveals he made snooker return after 10-week stay in mental health clinic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/mark-allen-reveals-he-made-snooker-return-after-10-week-stay-in-mental-health-clinic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/mark-allen-reveals-he-made-snooker-return-after-10-week-stay-in-mental-health-clinic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former world number one vows to show ‘fighting qualities’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:28:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HLF6CF3C4Z7LRDGNHYHRHMDDY.jpg?auth=04cef42270663a2156455c7a1b73ccc51763ccd33b945dcca460a4a8ab7e126c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Allen lost to fellow Northern Irishman Jordan Brown at the Northern Ireland Open on Tuesday. Photograph: George Wood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">George Wood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘For the first time we feel we’re being listened to’: New children’s hospice in Castlebar gets go-ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/for-the-first-time-we-feel-were-being-listened-to-new-childrens-hospice-in-castlebar-gets-go-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/for-the-first-time-we-feel-were-being-listened-to-new-childrens-hospice-in-castlebar-gets-go-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following long campaign, planning permission granted for Sunflower Children’s Hospice, due to open in 2029]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:22:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEJAG42KMFF4JO2MZNCREV37RQ.jpg?auth=fa4ee9a569e392df94654417acddfb3d1389f35a9c6553097fb80e185f771872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Linda and Brendan Cox with their sons Cathal, Aaron and, centre, Daire. Photograph: Linda Cox]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of intercounty players support Friday night fixtures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/21/majority-of-intercounty-players-support-friday-night-fixtures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/21/majority-of-intercounty-players-support-friday-night-fixtures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GPA’s annual members survey reveals 63 per cent are willing to play on Fridays under the right circumstances]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:20:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGWZJ4B5QJH5ZCRK6JSDV5CKRM.jpg?auth=b0a61d36529511e85bf2c181d5c08caae19881ef9df27140f05711f3e41974b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GPA chief executive Tom Parsons says it is vital players are not negatively impacted by addition of Friday night games. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Cathal Noonan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘For four seconds I was a millionaire’: Man charged after accepting controlled delivery of cocaine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/for-four-seconds-i-was-a-millionaire-man-charged-after-accepting-controlled-delivery-of-cocaine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/for-four-seconds-i-was-a-millionaire-man-charged-after-accepting-controlled-delivery-of-cocaine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When asked whether he wished to apply for bail while representing himself, defendant says ‘I’ll give it a bash’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:08:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3UXA2RFYVDNXJDT6ZEWC3YFGM.jpg?auth=20a489abb70584f53920ba5a7f7d9c2a955faea22e4045c7ce3a6e8527d43cf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Wheelock, of Kevin Barry House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7, was arrested after accepting a package at his home on Tuesday and charged with possessing drugs for sale or supply. 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[Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley sign letter supporting Sally Rooney after UK books withdrawn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/21/paul-mescal-and-jessie-buckley-sign-letter-supporting-sally-rooney-after-uk-books-withdrawn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/21/paul-mescal-and-jessie-buckley-sign-letter-supporting-sally-rooney-after-uk-books-withdrawn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cultural figures back Irish novelist after publisher decides to stop distribution of her books in the UK due to anti-terrorism legislation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:08:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPDAX2BIWRC4JB2ZW7PGBUAKFA.jpg?auth=007d0b65dd13515b698c179ab69d4085df83d5cf3ee2d11befb5b8adaa51e751&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dozens of prominent international cultural figures have supported Sally Rooney in an open letter published in the New Statesman. Photograph: Natalia Campos for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natalia Campos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape in UK Houses of Parliament]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/2026/10/21/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-being-investigated-over-alleged-rape-in-uk-houses-of-parliament/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/2026/10/21/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-being-investigated-over-alleged-rape-in-uk-houses-of-parliament/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Convicted paedophile was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual offences against two women when they were children]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:01:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGFZY4HUV7QMG3F7TKMUBT6B3M.jpg?auth=d7021e4d073f5114763aa30094289a84c93436a069a92a75128723a03ce22a01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, pictured here arriving at Newry Crown Court in June, is being investigated in connection with an alleged rape at the Houses of Parliament in London. Photograph: Liam McBurney/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares rise on solid earnings but Carrefour slumps after French unrest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/european-shares-rise-on-solid-earnings-but-carrefour-slumps-on-french-unrest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/european-shares-rise-on-solid-earnings-but-carrefour-slumps-on-french-unrest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France’s borrowing costs rise to their highest since mid-2002, ​as widespread protests added to concerns over the country’s fragile finances]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TD2GCWQIK6N6STRPTLYVREJ7MM.jpg?auth=f8302296f7de92f0346e7f2aec220ba53a6a4140eb41a0b4a5e959ac42b7b7b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carrefour shares slumped after the French supermarket chain cut its annual earnings forecast. Photograph: Thomas Sampson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Samson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of IRA victim Brian Stack get State apology for flawed Garda inquiry but still seek ‘full truth’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/family-of-ira-victim-brian-stack-get-state-apology-for-flawed-garda-inquiry-but-still-seek-full-truth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/family-of-ira-victim-brian-stack-get-state-apology-for-flawed-garda-inquiry-but-still-seek-full-truth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It hurts every time you see Sinn Féin representatives at a memorial for IRA men,’ says prison officer’s son]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:40:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMPAPZELYBARB5P6QH4GFRAP6E.jpg?auth=55498875f4937466fc38968d0e650530c9ec212f290f2002aa248b212d43809f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sheila Stack, the wife of murdered prison officer Brian Stack, and her sons Kieran, Austin and Oliver speak to the media outside Leinster House after Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivered a State apology to them. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple found dead at Bray home  had lost two children in house fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/21/couple-found-dead-at-bray-home-named-as-bridget-obrien-and-jamie-mcginn-had-lost-two-children-in-house-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/21/couple-found-dead-at-bray-home-named-as-bridget-obrien-and-jamie-mcginn-had-lost-two-children-in-house-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Kitty Holland, Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bodies of Bridget O’Brien and Jamie McGinn found at residence on Old Connaught Avenue in Bray]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:23:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3TPWDVVE7L752B7OBGEEWBMW5U.JPG?auth=0c5fe8d7fa1b2cc9735e934ebae246b2fe6d4b156193364a372bef10cdf0606f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí at the scene after the discovery of two bodies in Bray on Wednesday. Photograph: Collins 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mania’ for adopting AI to cut costs poses long-term risks, Ibec chief warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/21/mania-for-adopting-ai-to-cut-costs-poses-long-term-risks-ibec-chief-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/21/mania-for-adopting-ai-to-cut-costs-poses-long-term-risks-ibec-chief-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Profits could be diverted to the tech giants]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:21:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBW74CVYCNFFVK5XNZ6VGZBSPM.JPG?auth=96c011661dbc2140c2a690286b98511b7d6cf4288b44b95f1062140c1f84ebef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ibec chief executive Danny McCoy: ‘Are you sure that you’re not actually replacing a dependency on your employees with a dependency on AI?’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick bradshaw IRISHTIMES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s angry autumn: what’s driving the wave of protests?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/europes-angry-autumn-whats-driving-the-wave-of-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/europes-angry-autumn-whats-driving-the-wave-of-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Demonstrations from Albania to Spain are largely unconnected, but some common frustrations run through them]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:20:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EF3YEBGHEZHE7FUSMSBTBN5PFE.jpg?auth=b38833500558ffd7d068d60f940284d8f54568de0fde8a568d92cfc98c166173&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Demonstrations from Albania to Spain are largely unconnected, but some common frustrations run through them. Photographs: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretax profits at yoghurt maker Glenilen Farm rise 56% to €1.6m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/pretax-profits-at-yoghurt-maker-glenilen-farm-rise-56-to-16m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/pretax-profits-at-yoghurt-maker-glenilen-farm-rise-56-to-16m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sales increase by 25% to a record €15.8m in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:08:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEFFU6XJFVBWXHNZ7CVTQEDPTE.jpg?auth=7c6f39978374292c8d008149553e3a0f07e9c1dcac4dfb623f5856656bbf67c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Accounts filed by family-run Glenilen Farm Ltd show that profits rose as sales increased by 25 per cent to a record €15.8 million in 2025.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who punched Brendan Courtney has completed anger management course, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/man-who-punched-brendan-courtney-has-completed-anger-management-course-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/man-who-punched-brendan-courtney-has-completed-anger-management-course-court-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ross Deegan (22) pleaded guilty to assaulting Courtney, causing harm, in February 2025 at Usher’s Quay, Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5EZEAMC2NAU5LBPPM7IU4YPPA.JPG?auth=005fb213d1b12712980c7bce56a859b025bebb673fee37c955e6db3380fe6ac9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brendan Courtney shares an image on his Instagram page of bruising to his face after the assault.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Benson included as Andy Farrell names Ireland squad for Nations Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/live-ireland-squad-to-be-named-for-nations-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/live-ireland-squad-to-be-named-for-nations-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cormac Izuchukwu and Harry Byrne miss out as Andy Farrell names squad for matches against Argentina, Fiji and South Africa]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:53:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E4SE3VQ67EM5KSO2VE6XJWYWM.jpg?auth=7831425b4c7f5e215bdfec5b1436d17b5cb7527e0b29ef6790a02cd851adc7c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Jamie Benson has received a call-up as one of the outhalves. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver had ‘no time to react’ to e-biker (24) that died in N11 crash, inquest told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/driver-had-no-time-to-react-to-e-biker-24-that-died-in-n11-crash-inquest-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/driver-had-no-time-to-react-to-e-biker-24-that-died-in-n11-crash-inquest-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Elliot died 12 days after being struck by a car while crossing the N11 on a red light]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:42:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJIQ6J27EBHDDJTS3CJNZ3EGRA.jpg?auth=d435ee662c42e7a7da0891fcff080ca1d7b4854e6ec7282f14b6f2010af9fcac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samuel Elliott, who died more than a week after a collision with a car. He was on an e-bike. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lions lock Hyron Andrews died from aortic dissection, autopsy finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/lions-lock-hyron-andrews-died-from-aortic-dissection-autopsy-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/lions-lock-hyron-andrews-died-from-aortic-dissection-autopsy-finds/</guid><description><![CDATA[South African was found ​unconscious in team hotel on Friday ahead of Champions Cup opener]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:30:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYLLDVGJ7FFBJTLLOBLMMA6MZA.jpg?auth=88096eb6338b503319fefdd23b32a1f98c19fc2c905c286a476925b799ca9c68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hyron Andrews died in France last week ahead of the Lions' game against La Rochelle. Photograph: Andy Watts/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Watts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female student doctor attending exams in Dublin city centre punched in unprovoked attack ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/female-student-doctor-attending-exams-in-dublin-city-centre-punched-in-unprovoked-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/female-student-doctor-attending-exams-in-dublin-city-centre-punched-in-unprovoked-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman says assault ‘particularly devastating’ as she had come to Ireland having fled Sudan, where she was ‘targeted as a doctor and a woman’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:29:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YP5YAJE4ZBIVFXKHI2ZXQO2WE.JPG?auth=e9d1bb5cc850d102745a102ad7d555f65e361740e3cf5b9670176a5ee2001fb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Jackie McElhatton (51) assaulted a young woman on January 28th, 2025, at Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. 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[Revolut’s outage was a warning to us all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/21/revoluts-outage-was-a-warning-to-us-all-we-are-at-the-mercy-of-the-tech-gods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/21/revoluts-outage-was-a-warning-to-us-all-we-are-at-the-mercy-of-the-tech-gods/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High-profile incidents highlight Europe’s precarious position when it comes to who controls tech infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:02:56 +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[Tuesday's outage was a disaster for Revolut. But it could have been any bank, such is Google's importance as a provider of the infrastructure that underpins many day-to-day services. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth mental health charity sees almost 40% rise in referrals ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/youth-mental-health-charity-sees-almost-40-rise-in-referrals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/youth-mental-health-charity-sees-almost-40-rise-in-referrals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jigsaw says figures ‘paint a clear picture’ of growing pressure facing young people in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:54:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3DS4VI7RFGR7LRLXOTYDXHNUE.jpg?auth=80f6ba61e0d8765e1fd710bddfacf3feb1e9116a86005bcfdc4e99dc6c465f82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Youth mental health charity Jigsaw said it provided 29,004 direct clinical contacts during the first six months of this year. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladimir Vladimirov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish comedian Vittorio Angelone apologises for rape joke about content creator]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/10/21/irish-comedian-vittorio-angelone-apologises-for-rape-joke-about-content-creator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/10/21/irish-comedian-vittorio-angelone-apologises-for-rape-joke-about-content-creator/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vittorio Angelone made remark about social media influencer Rebecca Goodwin in Have a Word podcast roast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5PDGPHX3BEXHD7SO2Z4CMDRUM.jpg?auth=3a082f715ff61fe23324878213be754aabd6e9aa1c7e4d012df9928f3df1e275&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apology: Vittorio Angelone]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany accidentally hikes cigarette prices by €4 a packet overnight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/germany-accidentally-hikes-cigarette-prices-by-4-a-packet-overnight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/germany-accidentally-hikes-cigarette-prices-by-4-a-packet-overnight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A bureaucratic blunder has left tobacco companies wondering whether their products are legal to sell]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:31:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RIS7UZ6T2C276ZZTJIYWSV4SFU.jpg?auth=34927aa10c03e63f1904eaf23840de41687f3f14e770ed07a8ba89c03559a019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A vending machine displays cigarette brands in Berlin. The price of a packet of 20 cigarettes is to increase by about €4 to €12-€14. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumers urged to stop using certain Aldi hairdryers due to risk of ‘electric shock or fire’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/consumers-urged-to-stop-using-certain-aldi-hairdryers-due-to-risk-of-electric-shock-or-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/consumers-urged-to-stop-using-certain-aldi-hairdryers-due-to-risk-of-electric-shock-or-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 5,400 affected hair dryers were sold, the CCPC said]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:29:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3E33YHVHBF4TMCF5DNSJGMCWE.jpg?auth=6fbbc23d06d5bf2504bbbb35e08661443563726174e02bf310a1684e149038e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The affected products were sold in black, white, yellow and orange. Photograph: CCPC]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporatisation of Irish GP practices raises serious concerns about primary care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/corporatisation-of-irish-gp-practices-raises-serious-concerns-about-primary-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/corporatisation-of-irish-gp-practices-raises-serious-concerns-about-primary-care/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is an inevitable tension between delivering patient-centred care and generating returns for shareholders]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:38:56 +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[Arab parties could be kingmakers in Israel’s election. Netanyahu has reason to worry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/21/arab-parties-could-be-kingmakers-in-israels-election-netanyahu-has-reason-to-worry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/21/arab-parties-could-be-kingmakers-in-israels-election-netanyahu-has-reason-to-worry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition parties are discussing an alliance that could strip the prime minister of key powers even if they fail to win an outright majority]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:26:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBRZHFSB2PG74B4CJNIMBUUKLA.jpg?auth=c09d08751ddba7b721d4e114385c17f4a4d2f212dc99570f8e12975ca723e163&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A banner featuring Binyamin Netanyahu and members of the opposition in in Bnei Brak. The election takes place next Tuesday. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jack Guez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo asked for punishment ‘without mitigation’, then fought to cut it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/cristiano-ronaldo-asked-for-punishment-without-mitigation-then-fought-to-cut-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/cristiano-ronaldo-asked-for-punishment-without-mitigation-then-fought-to-cut-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel Dantas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inquiry chose to halve, then halve again his punishment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:16:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBYWAGS6EO663LR4QWVUUGVB7M.jpg?auth=1fc6f119fd5bcefa4ddeea9803743f2b581a4859e89e3772b394888e11b61632&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo's 30-day suspension following the incident will be served in a period during which there are no international matches. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Coex</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Bryson: Northern Irish unionists ‘must go on the offensive’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/jamie-bryson-northern-irish-unionists-must-go-on-the-offensive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/jamie-bryson-northern-irish-unionists-must-go-on-the-offensive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair, Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:15:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TREXGTBCO7DTA3ZTKUCI6FH7GA.jpg?auth=46924364771d702066d467fdd5673111ef14f682d19925e10c3a5a7a93544422&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson, at the House of Commons in central London, after giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee which is investigating the effect of paramilitary activity and organised crime on society in Northern Ireland. Picture date: Tuesday October 17, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER Loyalist. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefan Rousseau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Course Called Ireland review: Bill Murray leaves no cliche unbothered in this schmaltzy Oirish tour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/21/a-course-called-ireland-review-bill-murray-leaves-no-cliche-unbothered-in-this-schmaltzy-oirish-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/21/a-course-called-ireland-review-bill-murray-leaves-no-cliche-unbothered-in-this-schmaltzy-oirish-tour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Faux-trad diddly-dee muzak, the strategic deployment of the word “feck” and jokes about the Irish and their quirky patois ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:13:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7DMLL4E7NPNARYW3S22BQMDBU4.jpg?auth=4abd592318af4a503cd20f1dccaf8a90ac01a0182ee58e6bd61a1f4acf3bd428&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bill Murray and his golfing companion Tom Coyne, both of whom feature in BBC's A Course Called Ireland. Photo: BBC/Stellify Media


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian MP Helen Haines has lost both legs after alleged attack ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/10/21/australian-mp-helen-haines-has-lost-both-legs-after-alleged-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/10/21/australian-mp-helen-haines-has-lost-both-legs-after-alleged-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom McIlroy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Independent politician’s husband says her ‘her heart and mind are in good shape’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:56:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLDWAPPNFB2KEVR427XQGBSOVU.jpg?auth=5bae260341e89101fc1ec8fe5495a185a6d6257d46d888670da54d9515434c11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phil Haines, husband of independent member of parliament Helen Haines. Photograph: AAPImage via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal technology start-up Estatemin raises €1m in pre-seed funding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/legal-technology-start-up-estatemin-raises-1m-in-pre-seed-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/legal-technology-start-up-estatemin-raises-1m-in-pre-seed-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish-founded company is focused on US market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:55:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGONSGAWCRCXHFZRYK4PGND4SY.png?auth=00812fa5717d487bdec0fd4dd3953322be3a00e92b49c0bf862886a56faa7fbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Estatemin was founded by Oisin Dolphin, Isabella Hughes and John Noonan.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U2’s Adam Clayton gets green light to build Kinsale ‘retirement home’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/u2s-adam-clayton-gets-green-light-for-kinsale-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/u2s-adam-clayton-gets-green-light-for-kinsale-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first floor is to have two bedrooms and a second kitchen and livingroom]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:34:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQN4UT4OHBD4RLZ64DVQKTBEWA.jpg?auth=66d02f6e8e8a8b4ef46b974d1a9215edf6eea8ceb4da3b208244e8e3456fd96d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U2 musician Adam Clayton plans to build a 'retirement home' near Kinsale, Co Cork. Photograph: Debbie Hickey/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Debbie Hickey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government working on ‘very serious case’ of sexually exploited teen, Taoiseach tells Dáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/government-working-on-very-serious-case-of-sexually-exploited-teen-taoiseach-tells-dail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/20/government-working-on-very-serious-case-of-sexually-exploited-teen-taoiseach-tells-dail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Martin says fundamental issue is staffing shortages, insisting it is ‘not for the want of funding’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:21:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4TA6XX3X6UG6F6LFZFR5FKJMM.jpg?auth=897163e622d265ae10b8bd2c7ff4c00c76002b266a7c03e4af9f08a27a085d80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Taoiseach said Norma Foley 'and other Government colleagues are engaging on this case'. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland XV to take on Fiji A in double-header with Ireland under-20s in November]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/ireland-xv-will-take-on-fiji-a-in-double-header-with-ireland-under-20s-in-november/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/ireland-xv-will-take-on-fiji-a-in-double-header-with-ireland-under-20s-in-november/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Game to be the first of three Ireland XV outings this season]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QV4M2H2FLFDNRJN6MSQWIVNVYE.jpg?auth=ca83253424be290bd019aeb5a12aca1e88af43aa385360601a6368d65066fbd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster coach Mark Sexton will take charge of the Ireland XV side for the match. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (28) with stage 4 cancer awarded large sum after radiologist misread scan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/woman-28-with-stage-4-cancer-awarded-large-sum-after-radiologist-misread-scan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/woman-28-with-stage-4-cancer-awarded-large-sum-after-radiologist-misread-scan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michelle Craughwell ‘really disappointed’ with quality of care received at University Hospital Galway in 2023]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:50:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6FNASCEQSNJA3RYJ6DGMG4HKE.jpg?auth=108dcc071b1e63dad45513f1415edf53d75da5a7d3ad9fefa0d1e4d909aaa155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michelle Craughwell (28) from Tuam, Co Galway, said she was 'really grateful' for the apology but disappointed at how her case was handled. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Ukraine’s US alliance falters, a bitter dispute with Poland resurfaces]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/as-ukraines-us-alliance-falters-a-bitter-dispute-with-poland-resurfaces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/as-ukraines-us-alliance-falters-a-bitter-dispute-with-poland-resurfaces/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zelenskiy stripped of Polish state award for honouring 1940s Ukrainian militants who massacred Poles
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47EBM2TXONCCFBMKQEET3W3P4I.jpeg?auth=c766f12414c18dfe63e8024fe60eb55f4a137afed3fa23a65cdf8b22ef373d5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian and Polish experts exhumed the remains of 115 Polish soldiers and 18 German troops in a cemetery in Lviv in western Ukraine last month, 87 years after their burial. Photograph: Lyubomyr Horbach/Pamyat]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged following seizure of €1.7m worth of cocaine in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/21/gardai-seize-17m-worth-of-cocaine-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/21/gardai-seize-17m-worth-of-cocaine-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Separate arrests made in drug intimidation inquiry ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:29:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAOJASVVFJFUVJ3ZRGZ2UJGGM4.JPG?auth=d46f7ed9fc11082c85d26fd90f27051d887311d7edbd457f511e97a74b9ec0f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have seized 17 kilograms of cocaine. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Mayo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/man-killed-in-single-vehicle-mayo-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/man-killed-in-single-vehicle-mayo-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident occurred on N5 at Lisgormin, Bohola, at approximately 5.15am ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:54:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAYT46OT6VEO5NCGBZM3ZTSVBA.JPG?auth=cc4ca67ab7f4c294eae313b0f734252fb87081b43d86c6a59ba65cdea34c8b36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fatal crash occurred in Co Mayo on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booking.com under investigation over fraudulent listings concerns ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/bookingcom-under-investigation-over-fraudulent-listings-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/bookingcom-under-investigation-over-fraudulent-listings-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European Commission to carry out ‘in-depth investigation’ as a matter of priority ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:43:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUKRLT64IRH4NLN3WD5HN626XY.jpg?auth=e5ce83cd1d014ccec034686446b3a7b95c7368e9b19bf0d209c916cfddcef198&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Booking.com, the Amsterdam-based operator, connects travellers with more than 30 million accommodation options, Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Hogan would seek Donald Trump’s help to restore grain corridor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/phil-hogan-would-seek-donald-trumps-help-to-restore-grain-corridor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/phil-hogan-would-seek-donald-trumps-help-to-restore-grain-corridor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jude Webber]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former commissioner bidding to lead UN food agency and increase its involvement in talks with Russia and Ukraine ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:24:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO26TQX56FPK3BRPOI652GTGSI.jpg?auth=378fe66ff4d0af998966421c50f09381f73821bf59065943536142e9d15f8d1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phil Hogan believes he has the support of the 'vast majority of the European Union countries' for the UN food agency position. Photograph: Eric Luke  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish sport in 10 objects: The Liffey Swim, Ronnie Delany’s shoes, Rachael Blackmore’s saddle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/a-history-of-irish-sport-in-objects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/a-history-of-irish-sport-in-objects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new book by Siobhán Doyle captures Ireland’s sporting past through a collection of 100 objects, here is a selection of 10 of them]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EF5U5I6VJZHZVPMS2FJ6ZUBSUU.png?auth=d98377fb5574bdadd7241cc9528f082781ab239be93bd75d0825529e0b392944&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack B Yeats painting of the Liffey Swim]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A knock at the door changed everything: how CPR saved a toddler’s life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/21/a-knock-at-the-door-changed-everything-how-cpr-saved-a-toddlers-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/21/a-knock-at-the-door-changed-everything-how-cpr-saved-a-toddlers-life/</guid><description><![CDATA[From a lifeless baby to a suspected stroke, Irish Red Cross volunteers reveal the moments that changed lives forever]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:53:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCC7NBHCL5B5PPZHWLA7WDLZ24.jpg?auth=ce090460205794aeb66d366a038576a3ab6ba2b5c3907e4d60994ed98137aa0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Red Cross’ youngest volunteers, the T-Bears, Alya Sloan (7) with the Birch brothers, Alfie (8), Jaxon (10) and Bobby (5) launch the new A Million Minutes campaign]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fennell Photography 2026 2026</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m in a bad place’: Mark Allen says career could be over after Northern Ireland Open exit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/im-in-a-bad-place-mark-allen-says-career-could-be-over-after-northern-ireland-open-exit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/im-in-a-bad-place-mark-allen-says-career-could-be-over-after-northern-ireland-open-exit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Snooker player says he has spent the last 10 weeks in a mental health clinic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:26:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHYYRDUBXJHQDGR5VE2DRJIIXA.jpg?auth=5125109f764ddbc80b37acfdf90134bdcc87070c6fb5c37f70d9503522176a26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Allen lost his opening round match to Jordan Brown in Belfast. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zac Goodwin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four St Pat’s players named in League of Ireland team of the year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/four-st-pats-players-named-in-league-of-ireland-team-of-the-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/four-st-pats-players-named-in-league-of-ireland-team-of-the-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pico Lopes and Tommy Lonergan also among those included in vote by the players]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:15:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UOXW2TQ7JQBNACUNO6MTEGCJPY.jpg?auth=13ad0451d01f57c6de6461d74c3f291809d4a13b3bbe53d39ea6ba3abe51b91b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Patrick's Athletic's Kian Leavy takes a shot against Derry City. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla plans to reduce the number of children it takes into special care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/21/tusla-plans-to-reduce-the-number-of-children-it-takes-into-special-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/21/tusla-plans-to-reduce-the-number-of-children-it-takes-into-special-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a recent case, a 14-year-old girl was given drugs and sexually exploited by several adult men]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7C2YHGRM5DMDIHS7JEBLBGW3Q.jpg?auth=e7c2adad8791cab1d539dfd5ef4c77e6504635694f9fc0b7004be0b0079105c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tusla said it regretted the situation where the agency is unable to fulfil its statutory obligations and the impact this is having on these young people. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too much Overlap? Gary Neville’s podcast empire knows no bounds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/too-much-overlap-gary-nevilles-podcast-empire-knows-no-bounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/too-much-overlap-gary-nevilles-podcast-empire-knows-no-bounds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Brewin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Overlap has gone daily, with Steven Gerrard and Joe Hart among the latest additions to an ever-growing family]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:36:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2MNN3WUYLLLMEUQJ6MBOWRGII.jpg?auth=7540a857ab27b4b8d25973d98457f634e35e35205a10bfed11053b81627ea2e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Neville's The Overlap has gained a TV family dynamic, a chorus line of familiar characters. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only way to combat ‘drugs intimidation’ is to inform gardaí, Jim O’Callaghan says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/only-way-to-combat-scourge-of-drugs-intimidation-is-to-inform-gardai-ocallaghan-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/only-way-to-combat-scourge-of-drugs-intimidation-is-to-inform-gardai-ocallaghan-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Matt Carthy calls for ‘immediate, determined crackdown’ on gangs ‘terrorising communities’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCTFCE7Q2DCAONQDB33YN5PJ4I.JPG?auth=509077851aae442ddb1f9a2844453ef2550fe7430d0f4c3be2353f28a1e66fd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said An Garda Síochána will be given resources. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The criminal courts are operating, but not ‘effectively’, as Jim O’Callaghan claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/the-criminal-courts-are-operating-but-not-effectively-as-jim-ocallaghan-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/the-criminal-courts-are-operating-but-not-effectively-as-jim-ocallaghan-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister has offered to meet solicitors as legal aid dispute sees case backlogs rise ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:21:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPQCEYAYMNH3LAY3DEIM4KJRMI.jpg?auth=ea9c10c4fb549500a14c8e5afa2a88706f0ddc88b67ae19efde5c73ef3c6d8d4&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 was criticised for claiming rape trials were ‘deliberately affected’ by solicitors’ withdrawal of services. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Health says onus on everyone to ensure private care bills paid by insurers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/health-minister-says-onus-on-everyone-to-ensure-private-care-bills-paid-by-insurers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/21/health-minister-says-onus-on-everyone-to-ensure-private-care-bills-paid-by-insurers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public Accounts Committee told €125m of insurance claims written off over four years in HSE hospitals ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:20:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BH4ZJ2MKVLNDZZPWDBCFEA733M.JPG?auth=9841ddab4f88f1607237eff0d3d5a5aa25aa7732a7e47b9f5bcfe2e6586e172d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It is very important the HSE have processed them and equally important that the insurance company pays them,' Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said of private healthcare bills in public hospitals. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s November internationals squad may contain a few surprises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/irelands-november-internationals-squad-may-contain-a-few-surprises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/21/irelands-november-internationals-squad-may-contain-a-few-surprises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell will announce his selections this afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:05:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISZTV6JROL337JALY2BW2IW2WI.jpg?auth=248f4d81acda72616f2f5cde83ffc0cafc77f961d1db518c589b26f755847001&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Alex Nankivell during a training session in Limerick on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All sides primed for a fight in Dáil over plans to scrap the triple lock ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/all-sides-primed-for-a-fight-in-dail-over-plans-to-scrap-the-triple-lock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/all-sides-primed-for-a-fight-in-dail-over-plans-to-scrap-the-triple-lock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Uproar in chamber as debate dredges up old wounds, while Jim O’Callaghan’s long war rumbles on]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JKXTL5SQQOCJSDQIZMJGOECLA.jpg?auth=2560d74d55da67cf484c97a8e5b95c4325d1cceb65c9caef2cb1082b0ff394b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin took aim at Sinn Féin. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case struck out for man accused of taking part in fatal assault on Anthony Long in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/case-struck-out-for-man-accused-of-taking-part-in-fatal-assault-on-anthony-long-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/case-struck-out-for-man-accused-of-taking-part-in-fatal-assault-on-anthony-long-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LB5CE63GQ5GF5I2GD3GCLT6X7I.jpg?auth=e082234c27ebb59b8a91ad59f50a551103c04444948fe007fd5e9ece4bf45a5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Long died after being attacked in Mulhuddart, Co Dublin, in July. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actor Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/21/actor-christina-applegate-reveals-she-was-misdiagnosed-with-multiple-sclerosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/21/actor-christina-applegate-reveals-she-was-misdiagnosed-with-multiple-sclerosis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Luscombe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I’m back at square one – I don’t know what’s going on with me’ says the Dead to Me star]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:52:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CK673WV5K5HRBEF5NSHNSVGELY.jpg?auth=387c63e155a2b9cb6b30859858c93a1785d61fe75fd744c0ef0261b528d5016f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It’s very unnerving and it’s really confusing for me,' says US actress Christina Applegate of her MS misdiagnosis. Photograph: Valerir Macon/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VALERIE MACON</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are breathalysers in pubs a good or bad idea? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/20/installing-road-safety-authority-breathalysers-in-pubs-would-have-sent-out-wrong-message/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/20/installing-road-safety-authority-breathalysers-in-pubs-would-have-sent-out-wrong-message/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Agency had sought tenders to provide devices so drinkers could test themselves]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:45:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TQESFW2YBESBEDBPE35KPMLLY.JPG?auth=afa45f7961a3a0a36847257c03d4867d2c15571c527f128ff1fb7a0a89e6a87c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actor Ciara Bailey poses with a FlineBox, an interactive breathalyser terminal that can be located in hotels and other public places. File image. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when an out-of-control teenager is your son?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-happens-when-an-out-of-control-teenager-is-your-son/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-happens-when-an-out-of-control-teenager-is-your-son/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:20:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RM5PEZRQJ2OQOADPRL2E5EVFRU.jpg?auth=67d5907fb8ceac1e97062b5304de3cd0071cf52cd4095df67d6a901952c08eb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A screengrab from a joyriding video that shows two cars colliding in a housing estate. Image via Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man wanted in United States for possessing child pornography appeals extradition ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/man-wanted-in-united-states-for-possessing-child-pornography-appeals-extradition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/man-wanted-in-united-states-for-possessing-child-pornography-appeals-extradition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Appellant, who went on the run in Ireland, claims ‘systematic’ overdetention in requesting state of Louisiana]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +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[The three-judge Court of Appeal reserved judgment. 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[‘Nowhere left to go’: Beluga whale off Ireland amid growing sightings of Arctic species]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/nowhere-left-to-go-beluga-whale-off-ireland-amid-growing-sightings-of-arctic-species/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/nowhere-left-to-go-beluga-whale-off-ireland-amid-growing-sightings-of-arctic-species/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It is mad to think that now we have a species of whale in Irish waters that is the food of polar bears’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:36:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJJRVVJS4BB7NGWIQBNUWVKAXA.png?auth=72a0805cd7639b1819379ea6931af878dc25dab15c980d109408a948c6fe700d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Screenshot from the video taken by Sebastian Szumlański of the beluga whale in Donegal Bay shared on the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's website. Video: Sebastian Szumlański]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix sales growth to slow for fourth quarter ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/netflix-sales-growth-to-slow-for-fourth-quarter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/netflix-sales-growth-to-slow-for-fourth-quarter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas Shaw]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Projection amplifies concerns about performance of streaming service]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:31:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BF7UFLDQDSLTY3ISXVEQWJ6USU.jpg?auth=4dd6b58adf1235268cd7d0c953e634524d5911622baec28596f9a6c7cc9b6005&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Netflix is facing increasing competition in the streaming market and has struggled to lure viewers to both new shows and new seasons of older shows. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannibal Hanschke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX and Tesla boards explore potential merger]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/spacex-and-tesla-boards-explore-potential-merger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/spacex-and-tesla-boards-explore-potential-merger/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Morris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk says combining his two public companies would be a ‘good idea’ as the world approaches an AI singularity]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:29:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZH52QL67APS3RJUKNEOVNBQSA.jpg?auth=8a061cd76fe45760dfbd358b0f4bd60a969cfc2868d511a8c8f06fefb8e585f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['There is a lot of merit to combining the two companies, as we are pretty much in the superintelligence singularity,' Musk said. Photograph: Jim Vondruska/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Vondruska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government wants HSE to cap hospital parking fee at €10 a day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/government-wants-hse-to-cap-hospital-parking-fee-at-10-a-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/government-wants-hse-to-cap-hospital-parking-fee-at-10-a-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister tells Dáil committee that health service will carry out new national review of charges]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WDFUQ4HHSZPIVEI223EIECWBSM.jpg?auth=fb362bc873f342d329552d729c4025d85432e8e6e00057b07cc79c8bf9a43687&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin TD John Brady has previously said that St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin has the highest car parking charges, with a daily cap of €17. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He never saw it coming’: Families of ‘one punch’ victims seek tougher measures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/21/fatal-unprovoked-assaults-glorification-of-violence-must-be-challenged-oireachtas-committee-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/21/fatal-unprovoked-assaults-glorification-of-violence-must-be-challenged-oireachtas-committee-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Families call for public awareness campaign similar to Australia’s ‘coward punch’ initiative]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MADN6FMK7WNIOEL44RVJSOUYMA.JPG?auth=0cdf890305fa9441cb859a74fe5c96bdf25c1048b2874804d9ad875542dcacb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland is letting down a generation of young men by allowing the online glorification of violence to go unchallenged, said Bryan Gallagher (pictured), whose brother Cian died after he was punched by a stranger in 2022. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two killed by Russian drones near Ukraine’s Kharkiv, governor says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/two-killed-by-russian-drones-near-ukraines-kharkiv-governor-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/21/two-killed-by-russian-drones-near-ukraines-kharkiv-governor-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[US envoy Steve Witkoff due in St Petersburg for talks with Vladimir Putin after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Norway on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAXISOINCVFIO4NXCQTE2KM4AI.jpg?auth=87ebe62ce840463f1201b1cdd149ce4757522bbb1802ed823232d21549163d3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A missile crater marks the site of a Russian strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on Tuesday. Photograph: Sergey Kozlov/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Kozlov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil rises on Middle East supply fears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/21/oil-rises-on-middle-east-supply-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/21/oil-rises-on-middle-east-supply-fears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Howe, Emily Chow]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Falling US crude and product inventories lend support to prices]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:42:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRFXHPJVYKBLXYX5U5WVCKP3ZE.jpg?auth=0e9703dfbb083de0b4009dc1478bf35f0d5a8d06897a38c5e1ee652183cd5d68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas transited through the Strait of Hormuz before the war. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vahid Salemi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta vote boosts Mark Carney but referendum leaves Canada weaker ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/21/alberta-vote-boosts-mark-carney-but-referendum-leaves-canada-weaker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/21/alberta-vote-boosts-mark-carney-but-referendum-leaves-canada-weaker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime minister gets breathing space to pursue international goals, such as closer ties with European Union]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:38:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHS73ULHQVODXPGJ53ZTZB2N24.jpg?auth=7f9084f4ce52ae3b2d3d03cc2f021d28e129cb8e13e82e9bdd18f4bbab9b2f74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alberta premier Danielle Smith said she would not put forward another referendum on independence for the Canadian province. Photograph: Ian Austen/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Austen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheaper HSE drugs, and are women in your workplace earning less?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/cheaper-hse-drugs-and-are-women-in-your-workplace-earning-less/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/cheaper-hse-drugs-and-are-women-in-your-workplace-earning-less/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:30:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNIK76N4XNGBVOCRP4PC4LEICY.jpg?auth=50142d12dfa3ec17209970d8005b07cc192fb1996cf8eacaf783b94f6a10497b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greater use of so-called biosimilars could unlock almost another €150 million in savings for the HSE, according to one pharma executive. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SweetBunFactory</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open days: Parents need to know the difference between encouraging a child and deciding for them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/21/open-days-parents-need-to-know-the-difference-between-encouraging-a-child-and-deciding-for-them-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/21/open-days-parents-need-to-know-the-difference-between-encouraging-a-child-and-deciding-for-them-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geraldine Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guardians can research the multiple choices available and act as a sounding board, but an independent decision is key to success]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVYPWWUUOFA3HENA2QPSLS5CBU.jpg?auth=0d2761b2816fb15f279f1fc25e5fef6e76c76afd51cdcb6debf53ba19b1fd372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Parents can play a key role in encouraging and guiding school leavers. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drazen Zigic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am married with two kids, but I drunkenly embraced a colleague at a work party’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/21/i-am-married-with-two-kids-but-i-drunkenly-embraced-a-colleague-at-a-work-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/21/i-am-married-with-two-kids-but-i-drunkenly-embraced-a-colleague-at-a-work-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘I get along very well with her, but I had never thought about her in a romantic context’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RNUQQEZZZD7JJS72KYG4XG2UE.jpg?auth=c244e4d43f3b86080546d2b44890b8a88e2b811f00ebb2346b620ea1ee4c3053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['She hasn’t mentioned what happened between us since that night.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SanyaSM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decoding the CAO and your college options: An open days explainer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/21/decoding-the-cao-and-your-college-options-an-open-days-explainer-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/21/decoding-the-cao-and-your-college-options-an-open-days-explainer-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A guide to what you will hear on campus, how entry works and your options if the CAO does not go to plan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRWKJRE25FEM3GASBEXESCCQEE.jpg?auth=1907ec321f766fc75324356d353e3f399087a3d802cccb5670a99e6e6bf7b810&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At open days, course tutors can explain how requirements work in practice]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pawel.gaul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auto-enrolment changing pensions landscape as employers make schemes mandatory, says Ibec]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/21/auto-enrolment-changing-pensions-landscape-as-employers-make-schemes-mandatory-says-ibec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/21/auto-enrolment-changing-pensions-landscape-as-employers-make-schemes-mandatory-says-ibec/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employers also increasingly requiring hybrid workers to attend office, according to survey]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2MAYU3MVRERNFITXHXLOYJGUA.jpg?auth=959edf0e4a8a8dc24be7cde6fae8775619967ac8534fb3e02c70d8e6c38961ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ibec executive director of employer relations Maeve McElwee: 'We have seen a 12% increase in the number of organisations operating an occupational pensions scheme.' Photograph: Conor McCabe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE could be saving nearly €150m annually by using more biosimilar drugs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/hse-could-be-saving-nearly-150m-annually-by-using-more-biosimilar-drugs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/hse-could-be-saving-nearly-150m-annually-by-using-more-biosimilar-drugs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Swiss pharma firm Sandoz highlights potential savings Ireland could make on medicines bill ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLWF2HEIM2A6VN5EOKXDH3QBUQ.jpg?auth=a876a37b3ed59c18fe2b52332494050763869cdd3cb8990a16d5ec61e4fb3b37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sandoz is the world’s largest manufacturer of biosimilars. It acquired Cork pharma firm Rowex in 2024. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy: The season has properly started now – let’s see who can keep momentum going]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/gordon-darcy-the-season-has-properly-started-now-lets-see-who-can-keep-momentum-going/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/21/gordon-darcy-the-season-has-properly-started-now-lets-see-who-can-keep-momentum-going/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four games in, you can see shape emerging in how the provinces want to play]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZ6XMUBXIBEKPHOVWXJOXDWVCM.jpg?auth=630b98b68e36dea8d476c71e94b911343043dec05befe95588b60bbaae26962d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Craig Casey celebrates with Shay McCarthy after Munster's fifth try of the match against Racing 92 on Saturday. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HR bosses predict AI will not cause ‘significant reduction’ in employee numbers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/hr-bosses-predict-ai-will-not-cause-significant-reduction-in-employee-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/hr-bosses-predict-ai-will-not-cause-significant-reduction-in-employee-numbers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Quarter of HR specialists expect artificial intelligence will cause ‘minimal impact’ on workplace structures]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FABKIO4PQJCVVIXRXSDXIVU23Q.png?auth=1db1f42cc0745cc932788de94c304e333bd3b046fd35e7dad0012125f47796af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ibec director Maeve McElwee: 'AI and workforce transition remain front and centre of HR operations, given the scale of organisational change under way.' Photograph: Ibec]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Annals of Inisfallen are part of Irish history. They don’t belong in a British library]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/21/opinion-the-annals-of-inisfallen-are-part-of-irish-history-they-dont-belong-in-a-british-library/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/21/opinion-the-annals-of-inisfallen-are-part-of-irish-history-they-dont-belong-in-a-british-library/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former colonies are increasingly seeking the return of their ancestral heritage. The Annals of Inisfallen are part of ours – a reminder of a thriving, independent civilisation that existed before colonisation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKV3PAKKLBH6TMB7IFKA35ANPY.JPG?auth=e92498c3bc68d5a2a74057e8f2790301587397ce3273dabe6ebdf8687503da66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UCC researcher Elaine Harrington and UCC librarian Liz Jolly with the Annals of Inisfallen in the Glucksman museum in UCC. Photograph: Clare Keogh ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurling advisory group hope new rules experiment will be broadcast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/21/hurling-advisory-group-hope-new-rules-experiment-will-be-broadcast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/21/hurling-advisory-group-hope-new-rules-experiment-will-be-broadcast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group chair John Meyler is keen for some of the game’s top intercounty players to roadtest the new rules in front of a large audience]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XMX65EGKWVAO3HVPGBCF5SZSWI.jpg?auth=19dca60663174590628375562f3559c2961e836b6ee2b157b6d27aeea9b8fc44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New rules devised by the Hurling Expert Advisory Group are being trialled in third-level games. Photograph: Ben Brady/©INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland expected to pay more towards EU asylum solidarity fund in 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/ireland-expected-to-pay-more-towards-eu-asylum-solidarity-fund-in-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/21/ireland-expected-to-pay-more-towards-eu-asylum-solidarity-fund-in-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Asylum solidarity contributions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27QRY3QSKJAYLJZZGBRHNCR2JA.jpg?auth=1cc9c6570987d224e2dd867ff754f7b4600be016e739e5fefe58d9ca7043ab0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Countries have a choice of accepting relocated additional asylum seekers or providing financial support to the countries closest to the southern border of the union. File photograph: Ben Stansall/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BEN STANSALL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[League of Ireland permutations: Any Bohemians slip-up could hand Shamrock Rovers title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/league-of-ireland-permutations-any-bohemians-slip-up-could-hand-shamrock-rovers-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/21/league-of-ireland-permutations-any-bohemians-slip-up-could-hand-shamrock-rovers-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Waterford can avoid relegation playoff ahead of FAI Cup final by beating Drogheda on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYJRRPYIJWV34W7U6ZLUTNRNBA.jpg?auth=d893339bd64db3b978c91bcd54355fa0f935d2f5b871021d785c2e5230d91f71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Daniel Cleary. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sale of GP practices ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/sale-of-gp-practices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/sale-of-gp-practices/</guid><description><![CDATA[I look forward to a rigorous public debate on this most essential service]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 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[Why developers are turning to hotels, not apartments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/why-developers-are-turning-to-hotels-not-apartments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/why-developers-are-turning-to-hotels-not-apartments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When it comes to deciding between more hotel rooms or much-needed housing, the key is viability. But for whom?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's office market is anaemic at the moment, with CBRE expecting the take-up of office space this year to be roughly in line with last year but below the long-run average.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan reiterates claim that solicitors are targeting rape cases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/21/jim-ocallaghan-and-solicitors-face-increasing-criticism-as-legal-aid-stand-off-worsens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/21/jim-ocallaghan-and-solicitors-face-increasing-criticism-as-legal-aid-stand-off-worsens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Mary Carolan, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister faces backlash for saying rape trials were only cases ‘deliberately’ targeted by striking solicitors]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVGB4XT72ZBBJCXMBAIF3MO4GE.jpg?auth=22cf29c19768a516af1392a3968d559f35bbe145f95d5f7b44eab64022bc2583&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan, seen here at an event in Dublin this week, scrapped a per-appearance fee system in the District Court. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global temperatures set to rise far in excess of 1.5% threshold pledged in Paris Agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/21/sobering-carbon-emissions-from-oil-gas-and-coal-continue-to-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/21/sobering-carbon-emissions-from-oil-gas-and-coal-continue-to-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report from UN Environment Programme shows emissions growth has slowed but a turnaround is yet to be achieved]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7BH2X5Q5IBFORKBOVCHCNX4XIQ.jpg?auth=534e6d4d4072721616d36946fada05595ffcf9b2c16953868069786f270f38ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The US had the largest emissions increase last year, largely because of a return to burning coal, the UN report says. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shank_ali</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love at first sight led me to a whirlwind adventure with my Citroën 2CV]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/love-at-first-sight-led-me-to-a-whirlwind-adventure-with-my-citroen-2cv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/love-at-first-sight-led-me-to-a-whirlwind-adventure-with-my-citroen-2cv/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cornering at speed, going roofless and smuggling a TV were all possible in the ‘Deux Chevaux’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 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[Why is motor insurance so expensive in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/why-is-motor-insurance-so-expensive-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/why-is-motor-insurance-so-expensive-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6YMD6MT7VI4LCFDC4RTDG2M4Q.jpg?auth=d23770001391c6a440192c07c6b92646720149edddbb0322ce80812488be9ae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Central Bank’s annual report on motor premiums shows them going up due to increases in both vehicle damage claims and personal injury costs.
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[Leaving Cert reforms too risky for student learning and teachers’ health]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/leaving-cert-reforms-too-risky-for-student-learning-and-teachers-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/leaving-cert-reforms-too-risky-for-student-learning-and-teachers-health/</guid><description><![CDATA[School labs lack adequate facilities for proposed physics, chemistry and biology studies to be done safely]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 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[Ireland’s relationship with Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/irelands-relationship-with-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/irelands-relationship-with-israel/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is undoubtedly a range of feelings among Irish people about what is happening in Gaza]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 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[Are women in your workplace earning less? A new Government website lifts the lid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/21/are-women-in-your-workplace-earning-less-a-new-government-website-lifts-the-lid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/21/are-women-in-your-workplace-earning-less-a-new-government-website-lifts-the-lid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s national gender pay gap stands at 8.3%]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4USKNXGIQJCHDM3DCITTH23L6Y.jpg?auth=d03ddfea89447d5c2150ba672dc608a89c86667601b341f05a1f86c3dd59381f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[By the end of November, all employers with more than 50 employees must publish data about their gender pay gap to a new public portal. Photograph: Luis Alvarez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luis Alvarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding local government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/funding-local-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/funding-local-government/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland needs a more clearly understood system]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 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[When words fail, we still turn to the priest to find them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/21/kathy-sheridan-when-words-fail-we-still-turn-to-the-priest-to-find-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/21/kathy-sheridan-when-words-fail-we-still-turn-to-the-priest-to-find-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In some of the loneliest moments of our lives, we trust in the wisdom of a priest, born of years spent attending scenes of human devastation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NIQDU66PTFD46XZIN6IAGNPPYI.jpg?auth=28e88d49f101884a479158f6fd4e2332d7f0a63e1dbc3561aa6618cb22f25124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The four coffins of Philip and Kim English and their sons, Jayden and Callum, are blessed by Fr Gerry Chestnutt at the Sacred Heart Church Parish Centre at The Folly, Waterford, before their funeral on Monday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timing is everything as Roscommon’s Ultan Harney announces intercounty football retirement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/21/timing-is-everything-as-roscommons-ultan-harney-announces-intercounty-football-retirement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/21/timing-is-everything-as-roscommons-ultan-harney-announces-intercounty-football-retirement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With the primrose and blue reclaiming the Connacht title this year, Clann na nGael player bows out a three-time championship winner]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UWWKTET4RBFFE3WLWHDFFFDYM.jpg?auth=1363b5236e688e49685eb399c077728f5a4b609eb4a2768c0bc02b53c3313c69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ultan Harney made his Roscommon senior debut in 2015 and made 68 appearances for the county. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Leah Scholes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioners left behind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/pensioners-left-behind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/pensioners-left-behind/</guid><description><![CDATA[The grey vote counts for nothing in the eyes of politicians]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 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[A scandal or a crisis?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/a-scandal-or-a-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/a-scandal-or-a-crisis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Shelter must be viewed as a human right]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 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[Politicians and productivity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/politicians-and-productivity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/politicians-and-productivity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can anyone remember when, if ever, ‘productivity’ was a sine qua non for the endorsement of pay rises for Oireachtas members?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/21/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/21/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[October 21st, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PFSGVA5AOFGQTIS54DPC42P7CE.jpg?auth=887d32b80bb8b9e51a0ffd11e8aa94aeba2a31986a36bacaae6467c109336599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car size isn’t everything]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/car-size-isnt-everything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/21/car-size-isnt-everything/</guid><description><![CDATA[Compared to the original Citroën 2CV, today’s cars are bigger, heavier, more powerful – and more wasteful]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT firm seeks up to €30m from Irish Rail for scrapped technology project ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/21/it-firm-seeks-up-to-30m-from-irish-rail-for-scrapped-technology-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/21/it-firm-seeks-up-to-30m-from-irish-rail-for-scrapped-technology-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Rail to tell Oireachtas committee it terminated contract for new traffic management system in July ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BOZOEB65UNHK3LRAICR2A73BZY.jpg?auth=2d6ceb8be8d71b45cc53f6ec23a8562469f6b955c0f3c8f737652216e9c5b38a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The State-owned rail company has already written down by €50 million its investment in a new national train control system based at Heuston Station largely due to problems with the technology. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France is falling to the extremes of left and right. Ireland cannot be complacent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/21/michael-mcdowell-france-is-falling-to-the-extremes-of-left-and-right-ireland-cant-be-complacent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/21/michael-mcdowell-france-is-falling-to-the-extremes-of-left-and-right-ireland-cant-be-complacent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are people of both political extremes who crave street politics just because it has potential for violence and confrontation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepper to rebrand as Continuum Credit amid expansion of business offering ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/pepper-to-rebrand-as-continuum-credit-amid-expansion-of-business-offering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/pepper-to-rebrand-as-continuum-credit-amid-expansion-of-business-offering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company agreed in July to buy Dilosk, parent of ICS Mortgages ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGONITGY7WSYAE7NWTP6KP52PM.jpg?auth=db8c193440d66463c16a41efbfd53982204e97567180f6bcd82c521778b1e1f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pepper Advantage entered the Irish market in 2012 and is best known for servicing mortgages secured by collateral.  Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Premier Inn hotel at Clerys Quarter seeking more than €66m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/new-premier-inn-hotel-at-clerys-quarter-seeking-more-than-66m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/new-premier-inn-hotel-at-clerys-quarter-seeking-more-than-66m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Construction well advanced, with completion set for early 2027 and opening planned soon after]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UONZ4YNDRBA7ELTXPU4PBYJOU.jpg?auth=4aa231c407b8d5f51f86437a27155b49af2ec2677dd0599e4536f5b4a724c8d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the Premier Inn Hotel at Clery's Quarter in Dublin city centre.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing red over cyclists’ behaviour on our roads]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/seeing-red-over-cyclists-behaviour-on-our-roads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/20/seeing-red-over-cyclists-behaviour-on-our-roads/</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s time to put a stop to bad habits]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving from America to Ireland for work? Here’s what you need to know]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/21/thinking-of-moving-from-the-us-to-ireland-for-work-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/21/thinking-of-moving-from-the-us-to-ireland-for-work-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figures indicate US workers are increasingly interested in a move to Ireland, but what should they look out for before making the move?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMZXY5N6LRHQVDGBESICR7FB7E.jpg?auth=ecb6a800bbd85a88aa86d3a65d1e5ea054febff1b19983e5b5938e5dfb7f0441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What should US citizens know before making the move to the Republic for work?]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax-efficient investment accounts still face 1% stamp duty charge on large Irish companies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/tax-efficient-investment-accounts-still-face-1-stamp-duty-charge-on-large-irish-companies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/tax-efficient-investment-accounts-still-face-1-stamp-duty-charge-on-large-irish-companies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Share purchases of Irish firms valued at more than €1bn will be subject to the levy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEJQSNFGV5E2JK7TH3AQIGLJBI.JPG?auth=58a568ceaddcd97846bebf71ecb52c60e49ded651664f98eea90134765946e04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daryl Byrne, chief executive of Irish stock exchange operator Euronext Dublin, said his company continues to advocate for the abolition of the 1 per cent stamp duty on shares in Irish companies. There are currently 11 companies trading on the exchange with market caps above the €1bn threshold. 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[Moving back to Ireland, so much is different and so much is still the same]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/21/moving-back-to-ireland-so-much-is-different-and-so-much-is-still-the-same/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/21/moving-back-to-ireland-so-much-is-different-and-so-much-is-still-the-same/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Norton Sherwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But after a year home, there’s still a part that wonders what would life be like if we had stayed in London]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSB32JRV7RE6JGZSLBX7UWJP5E.jpg?auth=3869332c84c059e2670c83458bee144b1de8f5e8404940c4a5c0474a97ac8015&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charlie Norton Sherwood: 'We question and reminisce about the old chapters we closed in life']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve been emailing obscure academics seeking radio interviews. Except I haven’t]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/21/ive-been-emailing-obscure-academics-seeking-radio-interviews-except-i-havent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/21/ive-been-emailing-obscure-academics-seeking-radio-interviews-except-i-havent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’ve been impersonated online, but how long before we can’t spot a fake? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PEYA3UD5XRG7HCZIBQTLHDYAVY.jpg?auth=a88882aa32012c3f73e3bd05eebee08e4d75a42a4b9c66ef31f9816d45387356&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: 'I discovered – surprise, surprise – that scams aimed at authors are astonishingly common.' Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than €7m laundered through money mule accounts in 12 months, banks say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/more-than-7m-laundered-through-money-mule-accounts-in-12-months-banks-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/more-than-7m-laundered-through-money-mule-accounts-in-12-months-banks-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost half of young adults have been approached by people looking to use accounts to transfer money]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X34PBT3S3JE63J2YR6MRYBP5FQ.jpg?auth=40d15d48b7511d9f51b54b13038e97ce2037459745569393ae978d4387591922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The data from FraudSMART suggests that a significant percentage of adults aged between 18 and 34 would consider allowing their account to be used by others. Photo: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tero Vesalainen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are abandoned’: Ukrainian family with permission to stay but nowhere to go]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/we-are-abandoned-ukrainian-family-has-permission-to-stay-but-nowhere-to-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/21/we-are-abandoned-ukrainian-family-has-permission-to-stay-but-nowhere-to-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fiona Dunne and Anna Polyshchuk have become friends but the Co Laois woman had not anticipated sharing her home for four years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBG7K3OUSVDOZDMJVVT6HITV24.JPG?auth=cca664305b1e7bb9ce18fbdd0963a4093d3f307c192753ebc88932cb0fcce768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Dunne (right) hosts Ukrainian mother Anna Polyshchuk and her two children in Abbeyleix, Co Laois. 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[Avoca’s Kilmacanogue and Rathcoole stores hit the market with €29m price tag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/avocas-kilmacanogue-and-rathcoole-stores-hit-the-market-with-29m-price-tag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/avocas-kilmacanogue-and-rathcoole-stores-hit-the-market-with-29m-price-tag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Flagship Wicklow and Dublin premises come for sale fully let to popular retailer, with 21 years remaining on lease]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UU2MJQWHAJFXRE7LTQDP5GZJ6A.jpg?auth=411f9b79f5f856d95386d6ff73598c2e685740ea39308c09c6c98a7d40bf2648&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Avoca Handweavers at Kilmacanogue in Co Wicklow]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Moloney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin 4’s landmark Schoolhouse Hotel for sale, seeking €12m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/dublin-4s-landmark-schoolhouse-hotel-for-sale-seeking-12m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/dublin-4s-landmark-schoolhouse-hotel-for-sale-seeking-12m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boutique four-star venue comprises 31 guest rooms, gastrobar and 24 car-parking spaces]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZWUZNEOVRAA7CLDV3JJ2CKNMQ.jpg?auth=0c8c49a6f16366cd1ebce4825f0e69f75e174435d020025f1a1bc82afb880e90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Schoolhouse Hotel, Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian food wholesaler secures €7.35m from sale of Dublin 11 warehouse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/asian-food-wholesaler-secures-735m-from-sale-of-dublin-11-warehouse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/asian-food-wholesaler-secures-735m-from-sale-of-dublin-11-warehouse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sale follows move by P&B Foods to new and larger facility within Huntstown Business Park ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBXLIT52LFE5XGX6VDLB5LMG2E.jpg?auth=8921feab3ff0a4de3955dc5b22dea8758bfd56afefc1d6727b2f5b7e80dac1a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cobalt House, Huntstown Business Park, Dublin 11]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keelings seeking occupiers for latest phase at FoodCentral business park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/keelings-seeking-occupiers-for-latest-phase-at-foodcentral-business-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/keelings-seeking-occupiers-for-latest-phase-at-foodcentral-business-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family-owned food group offering total of 41 acres for sale or lease at 280-acre scheme next to Dublin Airport]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THHW7DLZMBBZLGBF7MTQLVNU5Q.jpg?auth=3012b354a75581ba3797a28fc884322d252c46a2dc9d37d0054546efa2db68b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the FoodCentral lands at St Margaret's near Dublin Airport]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subsidies like Help to Buy are no longer needed as homebuyer demand weakens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/21/engineering-lower-prices-will-not-resolve-the-countrys-housing-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/21/engineering-lower-prices-will-not-resolve-the-countrys-housing-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McCartney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government is using taxpayers’ money to support property prices as it chases increasingly unrealistic housing targets]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MAEGLINZA4X2UFQ2RZ5VS6XYA.JPG?auth=7799dd8bf382038875c385186341f419bee56d3a84f8425af8477ce724ea55e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State at the Department of Housing John Cummins, Tánaiste Simon Harris,  Minister for Housing James Browne and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the of the Government's latest action plan on housing and homelessness last November. 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[Renovated Mount Pleasant Avenue home with design flair  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/21/renovated-mount-pleasant-avenue-home-with-design-flair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/21/renovated-mount-pleasant-avenue-home-with-design-flair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ranelagh four-bed showcases considered design and elegant period features]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTSUH36RA5GKBPAMRIVGTV24YA.JPG?auth=2c2a3b91803f14f1d9b99dfca0f2ea5a5497d03903b5a36984c02f8dd96fadf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Number 13 Mount Pleasant Avenue Upper in Ranelagh ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Viv van der Holst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A walk through Dennis the Menace’s troubled hometown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/21/a-walk-through-dennis-the-menaces-troubled-hometown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/21/a-walk-through-dennis-the-menaces-troubled-hometown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scotland’s comic capital remains rich in character, even as it struggles to overcome deep social scars]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W34UWUZ4EP6GQZ7ADLNBAT5FJA.jpg?auth=c538fffc6a5b0357d885a1bb5edb83ea4e72acae3d13f684308fe52ac853ffc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dennis the Menace in front of a giant sign at Dundee in 2022, renaming the city Beanotown during the Dundee Bash Street Festival]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Milligan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leixlip town centre site with scope for 48 apartments guiding at €1.75m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/leixlip-town-centre-site-with-scope-for-48-apartments-guiding-at-175m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/21/leixlip-town-centre-site-with-scope-for-48-apartments-guiding-at-175m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shingle House occupies high-profile location on Main Street in thriving Kildare employment hub  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/24ER3CVPUJG4FO5BMOKDGPFPQU.jpg?auth=f78736fc674c446dd5ac1804451a06a45d151e489362aa81d709e720eaf62bed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shingle House site on Main Street in Leixlip, Co Kildare, has potential for residential development]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildwood review: Five stars for a stop-motion wonder destined to become a classic for the ages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/21/wildwood-review-five-stars-for-a-stop-motion-wonder-destined-to-become-a-classic-for-the-ages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/21/wildwood-review-five-stars-for-a-stop-motion-wonder-destined-to-become-a-classic-for-the-ages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In an age of safe sequels and reboots, Laika Studios deserve credit for taking a swing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQND5US3J5GARHMB3EGGLRN7BU.jpeg?auth=d7e37ee363283c7d34b9f02c77fd91c2f280f6a6bf641189feba6555e420cda4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wildwood, directed by Travis Knight]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible Love review: A searching, darkly funny film about class, dignity and exploitation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/21/possible-love-review-a-searching-darkly-funny-film-about-class-dignity-and-exploitation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/21/possible-love-review-a-searching-darkly-funny-film-about-class-dignity-and-exploitation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This masterclass in dramatic timing over 165 minutes coalesces into a gasping thriller]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4RKSDTLRJKW2SNL2FUH7QZEFU.jpg?auth=6c51d7ca87d4474fe15e2c9c349b415c72d4c4c1e06655be82450aa139f1f293&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Possible Love: Sul Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon. Photograph: Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Netflix,Inc. All Rights Reserved</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lessons learned’ as Kelly family scales back plans for housing scheme in south Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/lessons-learned-as-kelly-family-scales-back-plans-for-housing-scheme-in-south-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/21/lessons-learned-as-kelly-family-scales-back-plans-for-housing-scheme-in-south-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kelland Homes-led project has been held up in appeals after initial plans were rejected as ‘overdevelopment’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBKHVBHUF5CFHADXCSOIUWQ7QU.jpg?auth=8c9875d7866f5dac53e6050e4bee0dafc169f31eda37702f8777da8f5d315c35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kelland Homes has applied for permission to build 22 houses and apartments in blocks up to three storeys tall on a site in Deansgrange. Photograph: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank_U</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irish customers want a kitchen that is warm and welcoming, and premium appliances that stand the test of time’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/21/irish-customers-want-a-kitchen-that-is-warm-and-welcoming-and-premium-appliances-that-stand-the-test-of-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/21/irish-customers-want-a-kitchen-that-is-warm-and-welcoming-and-premium-appliances-that-stand-the-test-of-time/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Miele Experience Centre offers Irish customers a premium environment in which to discover innovative appliances that are designed to last, as Miele director and country manager for Ireland Ben Murphy explains]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXKIB34DIFHGTHKB7BF5OMFBCQ.jpg?auth=860c7746d191eec2961b3bd834737849408e2f1a8b71736e6971e594e0b605ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ben Murphy, country manager Ireland and director with Miele, at the Miele Experience Centre, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensions become part of the talent equation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/21/pensions-become-part-of-the-talent-equation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/21/pensions-become-part-of-the-talent-equation/</guid><description><![CDATA[As employees pay closer attention to the full value of their benefits, a good pension is becoming an increasingly important part of the employment proposition]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCQ4B4EAYNHELNBWB53DONXXKY.jpg?auth=e6d31015054000dc85d140820dc6a0e9592b26a4b6b2d00690f46ba892f86bcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Historically, pensions have sometimes been regarded simply as another deduction from a payslip rather than an important part of compensation]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: On which US TV show did Adele appear as a fictionalised version of herself?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/21/the-music-quiz-on-which-us-tv-show-did-adele-appear-as-a-fictionalised-version-of-herself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/21/the-music-quiz-on-which-us-tv-show-did-adele-appear-as-a-fictionalised-version-of-herself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which English metal band guested on an episode of The Young Ones?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYXP7AHPOJQSUJUJOQZ7ZOQCYU.jpg?auth=192d6e958c3e47823ad8f3a67a11683457121a04cc3992fc3a7c99dfb7e1c4d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[English singer-songwriter Adele. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Delmas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Book Festival: ‘I couldn’t believe I’d never heard of this weird historical episode’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/21/dublin-book-festival-i-couldnt-believe-id-never-heard-of-this-weird-historical-episode/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/21/dublin-book-festival-i-couldnt-believe-id-never-heard-of-this-weird-historical-episode/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Mulkerns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Historical fiction, a genre in which Irish writers have been particularly prolific and influential, is a focus of this year’s festival]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VLN6IDIU4BKJDJCLGNXKQMBMTA.jpg?auth=4e2ece72b6e309a5be908437f392b96a129fb0ec27aeb3199bff61c1b4876b03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[June 1922: Refugees from the North arrive in Dublin following partition. Réaltán Ní Leannáin's novel Cití na gCartaí takes us from Gallipoli to Belfast in the first World War and after. Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partita by Barbara Kingsolver: What keeps people from their birthright in beauty?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/21/partita-by-barbara-kingsolver-what-keeps-people-from-their-birthright-in-beauty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/21/partita-by-barbara-kingsolver-what-keeps-people-from-their-birthright-in-beauty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Londe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This story of aspiration, romance, disappointment and reconciliation drags in the middle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WW6XWBX62APLL66RNLTIQDBLNI.jpg?auth=3b83346a38b8fde4717e4bda763b5f51ff84817777a54c7cb85eb7494258fb58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barbara Kingsolver was a music student – studying piano, just like the protagonist of Partita – before pursuing the sciences and journalism. 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