<?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/2026-11-02/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:11:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Trump touts reflecting pool as Democrats try to contain Senate rift ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/trump-asks-us-supreme-court-to-stop-counting-mail-in-ballots-in-california/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/trump-asks-us-supreme-court-to-stop-counting-mail-in-ballots-in-california/</guid><description><![CDATA[Supreme court rejects last-minute attempt to block California from counting mail-in ballots]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:08:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGALONSWAMI6WHCS354LMXAEOE.jpg?auth=95edf7adce792307ecffaa503a34fc75cad57b90e54f8dadb97d81811e4f0aba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at Eastern Michigan University on Monday. Photograph: Salwan Georges/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Salwan Georges</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle unrest grows as Barry and Everton give Jaissle another headache]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/newcastle-unrest-grows-as-barry-and-everton-give-jaissle-another-headache/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/newcastle-unrest-grows-as-barry-and-everton-give-jaissle-another-headache/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miles Starforth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newcastle condemned to a second defeat in five days by Everton]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:45:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YHUTA4YC2OKJ5FLN3I27XB2HW4.jpg?auth=4ca0a2de7f166dd9a655a990f693db75e426118f6353b58bbf96e99112e42230&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thierno Barry celebrates scoring for Everton. Photograph: George Wood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">George Wood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart quits DUP ‘with immediate effect’ over party’s response to Drumcree dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/02/carla-lockhart-quits-dup-with-immediate-effect-over-partys-response-to-drumcree-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/02/carla-lockhart-quits-dup-with-immediate-effect-over-partys-response-to-drumcree-dispute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Upper Bann MP had urged colleagues to force First Minister Michelle O’Neill from office over the Garvaghy Road protests in Portadown]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:52:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YUPCCPVSDRXICB6MJQW67BZP7E.jpg?auth=b6ce2df5e76fc6e30d7c9fbff11a1f36a6ec90b5f6b6526949213d765d12b5af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart said she will continue to sit in the House of Commons as an independent unionist. Photograph: PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special education schools take legal challenge over student admissions circular]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/special-education-schools-take-legal-action-over-student-admissions-circular/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/special-education-schools-take-legal-action-over-student-admissions-circular/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 11 schools claim that a Department of Education policy circular removes their discretion regarding enrolment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:21:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court cases have been taken by the boards of management of 11 schools]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills 24 people, officials say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/russian-bombing-of-ukrainian-aid-centre-kills-24-people-officials-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/russian-bombing-of-ukrainian-aid-centre-kills-24-people-officials-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskiy says deadly attack in southern Zaporizhzhia region is further proof that Moscow ‘wants no de-escalation’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:49:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HH7AAMAOAWA7TXZDBLBWUFW3BI.jpg?auth=e96c2eafd572c8d3361329ec98c9c515751a72d3d45fff7d2a50c7caea96b4e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A damaged church in Komyshuvakha, Ukraine. Russian attacks in the village on Monday targeted an area that included a school building used to distribute humanitarian aid. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Guttenfelder</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Coughlan signs multiyear deal to stick with Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/graham-coughlan-signs-multiyear-deal-to-stick-with-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/graham-coughlan-signs-multiyear-deal-to-stick-with-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boost for Blues ahead of Sunday’s FAI Cup final against Derry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FVQGQXAKXNA7LHARJYSDYQWTKI.jpg?auth=85c564b4bc79a12b46efb30e8f265f781ea29642d9d1c5f45aaa8dfacb38e5f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waterford FC manager Graham Coughlan. Photograph: Stephen Heaney/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ken Sutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merrion Square tea room project faces review after development costs spiral]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/02/merrion-square-tea-room-contract-award-suspended-amid-construction-cost-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/02/merrion-square-tea-room-contract-award-suspended-amid-construction-cost-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Contract award to operate Dublin park cafe suspended over development cost concerns, with estimates as high as €7.5m]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:08:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QOYC3IB2BBBHFR2U6UPXLVHYU.JPG?auth=1557c37a48f5fbbfe881aa08e9d395e10bb3f9af32b839e90fb206cf43ee25ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Construction of the cafe was subject to an 18-month delay 'arising from a formal contractual dispute', the council said. 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[Lenders owed combined €11m want to cross-examine Paddy McKillen jnr]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/legal-costs-order-made-against-mckillen-jnr-after-failed-bid-to-set-aside-bankruptcy-summons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/legal-costs-order-made-against-mckillen-jnr-after-failed-bid-to-set-aside-bankruptcy-summons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businessman’s lawyers say it is attempt to embarrass him]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:07:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTD5OSMTORFK5I4FKRD6TBTMFQ.jpeg?auth=48d71b8ff015736b42fb7ec60688cf28069ff4dc5153a75ed291ba739e5b7b3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lawyers for Paddy McKillen jnr are opposing an under-oath cross-examination of the businessman. Photograph:  Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on cybersecurity: a chilling warning on our supermarket shelves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/02/the-irish-times-view-on-cybersecurity-a-chilling-warning-on-our-supermarket-shelves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/02/the-irish-times-view-on-cybersecurity-a-chilling-warning-on-our-supermarket-shelves/</guid><description><![CDATA[The attack on supermarkets across Europe, including in Ireland, is a sign of threats to come]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3JF32KC52M5KTNHAZ54MSKGIY.JPG?auth=2426c7d20058fbdc97c558c399b7b3dcf9102e9b9bc6e3a613f2c87bb4121b3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supervalu stores were targeted in a cyberattack on refrigerators. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Needles and pins found pushed into children’s Halloween sweets in Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/02/needles-and-pins-found-pushed-into-childrens-halloween-sweets-in-donegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/02/needles-and-pins-found-pushed-into-childrens-halloween-sweets-in-donegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Photos show sharp objects pushed through wrappers into confectionery given out to trick-or-treaters]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XFUYHRYVRFA3K3X4FDQOA2QZQ.jpg?auth=893ecdd61e732c8081b9b8058979cd82f4edc19959fe3ef7c2acdc15182d4f94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the bars distributed to children in Co Donegal at Halloween.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy shares fall on Strait of Hormuz signals as European banking proves to be safe bet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/energy-shares-fall-on-strait-of-hormuz-signals-as-european-banking-proves-to-be-safe-bet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/energy-shares-fall-on-strait-of-hormuz-signals-as-european-banking-proves-to-be-safe-bet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish stock market was boosted by strong results from Ryanair on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:54:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NU5RRAQCPNBX5LO7GHX2Z4EKIQ.jpg?auth=33d00c6d1f82ad67ff435ea413a97847dfdda0f97e2e112a9df0f9cfa6656d23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares across the Continent grew moderately, boosted by large gains in the banking industry that drew back losses in the energy sector. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Artem_Egorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge in Robert O’Connor trial tells jury their task is not to punish or sympathise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/judge-in-robert-oconnor-trial-tells-jury-their-task-is-not-to-punish-or-sympathise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/judge-in-robert-oconnor-trial-tells-jury-their-task-is-not-to-punish-or-sympathise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louth man accused of killing his mother, father and younger brother has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPQMKV4LBZDVNGFPO7RLODMO6E.jpg?auth=09e78fe1df3df544bbf2383a2f359e290f9b9ee4b928f9f2c88ccec19c452d7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark O'Connor (54) Louise O'Connor (56), and their son Evan O'Connor (27), who were found dead at the family home in Drumgowna, near Tallanstown, Co Louth. Photograph: Garda/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unanimous opposition to plans to remove diagnosis requirement for special class places]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/02/unanimous-opposition-to-plans-to-remove-need-for-diagnosis-for-special-class-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/02/unanimous-opposition-to-plans-to-remove-need-for-diagnosis-for-special-class-place/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[INTO, TUI and ASTI direct members not to co-operate with any new model until concerns addressed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:42:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXFFI36CS5B2ZEGHCLPNPO6RLE.jpg?auth=d2bcd5eccd5f4282ece2bf255c8943c8ed5a5dc6469c3956de1fe037e9aaa2f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed system would remove the need for a diagnosis, which the department has argued does not in itself identify a child’s educational needs.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DONGSEON_KIM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on road safety: why does change take so long?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/02/the-irish-times-view-on-road-safety-why-does-change-take-so-long/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/02/the-irish-times-view-on-road-safety-why-does-change-take-so-long/</guid><description><![CDATA[New measures on learner drivers are welcome but long overdue ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CKTKTATZ5DIXEET23NV77HLRU.jpg?auth=3cc7810b90b5220f249185f68c0205e8d9a23dc2a422fed723b55d6a3945a4ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A loophole that allowed people to drive indefinitely on a learner permit was finally closed at the weekend. Photograph: Agency Stock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ChrisHepburn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden depths: Ray Burke on the extraordinary life of a submarine commander and sailor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/02/hidden-depths-ray-burke-on-the-extraordinary-life-of-a-submarine-commander-and-sailor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/02/hidden-depths-ray-burke-on-the-extraordinary-life-of-a-submarine-commander-and-sailor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[William King came to live in Oranmore, Co Galway, after serving throughout the second World War]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4BFHCNOSJCANINJMEFX7VWSS4.jpg?auth=3bfa2e303aaa80caa80cb72b7acb6ee448f878441b00755d30fa1bd5c5df25a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[William (Bill) King was only British submarine commander to survive combat for the entire 1939-1945 war]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal have everything they need to repeat as Premier League champions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/arsenal-have-everything-they-need-to-repeat-as-premier-league-champions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/arsenal-have-everything-they-need-to-repeat-as-premier-league-champions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sunday’s win at Liverpool showed the Gunners are playing against a weaker class of contenders than last season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:39:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAYY5KJWFF5KIAJ7ODS643V3T4.jpg?auth=a06d1c7ef381e378d698ef6cb176faf6f5d8ffc93343293033ddf909eb3eed04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Declan Rice, Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori celebrate after Arsenal's 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a joke’: Solicitor for escaped murderer criticises DPP delays ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/its-a-joke-solicitor-for-escaped-murderer-criticises-dpp-delays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/its-a-joke-solicitor-for-escaped-murderer-criticises-dpp-delays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gary Anderson fled to Co Donegal while on compassionate leave for his father’s funeral]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:37:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6ZVO4IMVBAVLOYFCBZRXNK7UE.JPG?auth=de17b0a10cdabfa9769c97e03c8af5b3e4897a02ec564daf21c2edb0a7c664cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Anderson appeared by video link at Letterkenny District Court from Castlerea Prison, where he is being held. File 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[New car sales up 6% on last year as EV registrations rose 57%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/new-car-sales-up-6-on-last-year-as-ev-registrations-rose-57/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/new-car-sales-up-6-on-last-year-as-ev-registrations-rose-57/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the EV market, Kia is the best seller this year, ahead of Volkswagen]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:35:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTHJRI3X32KOUUAXQCSMNXNPCY.jpg?auth=32aafc257a83553c932b7d1409c745f289cd4893bd84ed154fb51104cbdf12ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kia 'sEV2: The Korean brand holds the lead in the Irish new EV market. Photograph: Benoit Doppagne/Belga/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benoit Doppagne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who use mental health services die 20 years earlier due to ‘poor general health’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/02/people-who-use-mental-health-services-die-20-years-earlier-due-to-poor-general-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/02/people-who-use-mental-health-services-die-20-years-earlier-due-to-poor-general-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Transformation in public sentiment’ around mental health stigma, says State inspector]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:26:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAEOJI7ADNFUTMBU4QCFWA437E.jpg?auth=f088a5186779bf76a1dc87ae58de77ed6e2e013e7be72c8e624a0db0b64a1008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Jim Lucey was speaking at the launch of the first ever standards for community residential mental health services in Ireland on Monday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladimir Vladimirov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Lynn argues €18m theft conviction should be overturned as money was not ‘property’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/michael-lynn-argues-18m-theft-conviction-should-be-overturned-as-money-was-not-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/michael-lynn-argues-18m-theft-conviction-should-be-overturned-as-money-was-not-property/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Dunne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Disgraced former solicitor had to be extradited from Brazil in 2018 after spending years resisting attempts to face charges]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:25:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKTMHHR667LDBVHKOU2QB66TFA.JPG?auth=a4ffb5b7a5546bb730e1146c1e2e38e5bc16adea8354a3780436b5d3d3b9789f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Lynn was jailed for stealing more than €18m from six financial institutions. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Courts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of Furlong looked damning but no clear evidence of testicle-grabbing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/02/owen-doyle-video-of-furlong-looked-damning-but-no-clear-evidence-of-testicle-grabbing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/02/owen-doyle-video-of-furlong-looked-damning-but-no-clear-evidence-of-testicle-grabbing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A dismal weekend for three out of four provinces featured contrasting refereeing performances]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:21:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D3U5C5EPXREVVFK6EJC7IYABBI.jpg?auth=7b27d5a5ae48cf66915ffd96be66ee0fa36b9b296cf679de9f2d7f853440c432&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Tadhg Furlong, who had a citing complaint from an incident involving Munster's Gavin Coombes dismissed. Photo: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal challenge to awarding of contract for personal alarms for over-65s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/legal-challenge-to-awarding-of-contract-for-personal-alarms-for-over-65s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/legal-challenge-to-awarding-of-contract-for-personal-alarms-for-over-65s/</guid><description><![CDATA[Deal worth up to €9m a year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:59:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7CN5YAKBNGUDGBCLDKERYWBGU.jpg?auth=b7f86139e3426ba77cdca055b444816ee730b1f14f765adb052e7f74cd75cf7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A provider of personal alarms for the over-65s has brought a legal challenge to the awarding of a public contract − worth up to €9 million a year − to two rivals.  Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Milan_Jovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families of Disappeared IRA victims lay wreaths in memory of those still missing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/02/renewed-plea-over-five-ni-people-secretly-murdered-and-buried-who-remain-missing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/02/renewed-plea-over-five-ni-people-secretly-murdered-and-buried-who-remain-missing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Relations of Joe Lynskey, Columba McVeigh, Robert Nairac, Seamus Maguire and Lisa Dorrian appeal for information]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:54:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZJ6YNDMBGN45HKEDWFKEY3BPMU.jpg?auth=15d5925ab7a6b6e01279cf2f2cbe8ecdefc74823e13d89f7bf7f65d05b37cb74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Families of the disappeared during the 20th annual All Souls Silent Walk at Stormont, Belfast on Monday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/Press Association ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnum sues Aldi for trademark infringement over ‘Gianni’ ice creams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/magnum-sues-aldi-for-trademark-infringement-over-gianni-ice-creams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/magnum-sues-aldi-for-trademark-infringement-over-gianni-ice-creams/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company says range is copycat product and sold in identical or confusingly similar packaging]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:45:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2BYJEW7JRS7YFZWMSANC7HXN4.jpg?auth=5d0cb0dd8498285aa18707d44611beaa41018c86d9a72210adba34b3eddd0008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which makes several well-known brands of ice cream, is suing Aldi in Ireland for alleged trademark infringement. Photograph: Any Rain/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colm Meaney and Aidan Gillen set to star in film about gambling company Paddy Power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/02/colm-meaney-and-aidan-gillen-set-to-star-in-film-about-gambling-company-paddy-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/02/colm-meaney-and-aidan-gillen-set-to-star-in-film-about-gambling-company-paddy-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Movie about the rise of the Irish betting giant will be based on Punters, a book by Business Post journalist Aaron Rogan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:39:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UUJA5KJZ3RGEWPQ6YFZZ2JPAA.jpg?auth=aced17cb50a01c8f3192ef057b1163caf1eb7e7647de5dab13e32b47aacf66ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colm Meaney is among the stars of the upcoming Paddy Power film. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabriel Bouys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man serving life for Christmas Eve steakhouse murder fails to overturn conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/man-serving-life-for-christmas-eve-steakhouse-murder-fails-to-overturn-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/man-serving-life-for-christmas-eve-steakhouse-murder-fails-to-overturn-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Andrecut (24) was one of three convicted of killing gunman Tristan Sherry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal also rejected an appeal by Brandon Hennessy (23) against his conviction for violent disorder arising from the same incident. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Carrick not concerned about Lisandro Martínez’s attitude as Manchester United prepare for Roma visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/michael-carrick-not-concerned-about-lisandro-martinezs-attitude-as-manchester-united-prepare-for-roma-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/michael-carrick-not-concerned-about-lisandro-martinezs-attitude-as-manchester-united-prepare-for-roma-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defender’s commitment ‘not an issue’, says manager]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:24:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RYMYO6MU6ILLVCLYNIJRMK22WM.jpg?auth=736666171b5ef5993a38c1a2026766e6cf1d63c24046dfd522f4ab2cb5a14870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Carrick's side welcome Roma to Old Trafford in the Champions League on Tuesday. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid-era supports should not set the benchmark for every crisis, panel told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/02/covid-era-supports-should-not-set-the-benchmark-for-every-crisis-panel-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/02/covid-era-supports-should-not-set-the-benchmark-for-every-crisis-panel-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expert-led discussion on Ireland’s preparedness for future shocks was hosted by the Covid-19 evaluation panel on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:05:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6L7YEOT4VVJCRNZDUPVOEMCFSQ.jpg?auth=ea0d0fd8c0bfe9eb8095dd20cd4df5c4f9ef7a85e1b440d5f56363bafd6aae87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Wicklow Street at the height of the Covid-19 shutdown in 2020. 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[Ciara Mageean: ‘She was such a special human being. She gave everything’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/ciara-mageean-she-was-such-a-special-human-being-she-gave-everything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/ciara-mageean-she-was-such-a-special-human-being-she-gave-everything/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:05:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AK5EORR5D5EOHE7W4MRNETOJKA.jpg?auth=80190b22673c3d87ccb8370c9c1652347d394453e2a36d4c9d0f99d68a92afe7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photo: INPHO/Bryan Keane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says contacts with US over ending war continue ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/02/iran-says-contacts-with-us-over-ending-war-continue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/02/iran-says-contacts-with-us-over-ending-war-continue/</guid><description><![CDATA[China and Russia warn against the possibility of renewed military action]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:03:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOLG2AVK2XO5YRQYC53M7ZG77Q.jpg?auth=129b54903322cede2dc4408f88007378d3b65a15b1c948a3b4fef4b551247784&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian women walk past a stencil image of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in central Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP McManus wagers €1.25m on Melbourne Cup hopefuls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/02/jp-mcmanus-wagers-125m-on-melbourne-cup-hopefuls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/02/jp-mcmanus-wagers-125m-on-melbourne-cup-hopefuls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick businessman bets big on 9/1 Hopewell Rock]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFAEBXWHIJGSHMYK2MWT2BAKR4.jpg?auth=d72a58d3bb1758eda95aa4b5acd6821b9c01e2064657faaf6db49c2f3bd432fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JP McManus has two runners is Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for knife attack on gardaí and setting Conor McGregor’s pub on fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/man-jailed-for-knife-attack-on-gardai-and-setting-conor-mcgregors-pub-on-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/man-jailed-for-knife-attack-on-gardai-and-setting-conor-mcgregors-pub-on-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Self-described jihadi Abdullah Khan (24) imprisoned for 6½ years over 2025 incidents]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:50:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BAQBLKCTFC7HD766WP3T2XVFU.jpg?auth=7f4cdb9741b345987d65c8f7c962ce81d676db18e001537772bff8c3be5dcfb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When the case came before the court in April, Det Insp Gavin Ross said that Abdullah Khan (left) was part of a wider group of like-minded radicals.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe confronts a new threat: protest movements with no visible leaders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/europe-confronts-a-new-threat-protest-movements-with-no-visible-leaders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/europe-confronts-a-new-threat-protest-movements-with-no-visible-leaders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anonymous social media accounts are mobilising young people across borders, blurring the lines between political protest, online performance and organised looting]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:19:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTW4BFJDFCZHYQ4MGUQCQCSNZA.jpg?auth=a6f975ed7e3b823dc6930a8529d505d24c9b0ad2fc5ab420462dea6328a980b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protester wears a Halloween mask during a demonstration in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday organised by a group calling itself Gen Z Regelt. Photograph: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kraus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angela Scanlon’s new BBC Radio 2 show to launch later this month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/02/angela-scanlons-new-bbc-radio-2-show-to-launch-later-this-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/02/angela-scanlons-new-bbc-radio-2-show-to-launch-later-this-month/</guid><description><![CDATA[Angela Scanlon will replace Sara Cox in the Drivetime slot from November 16th]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:15:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUNEL33E7RHHTACXEMGJZ3TN5M.jpg?auth=f8e137e70e3b946a87466ab113a67fa31084a2eda650aa5545567fb4e4d7380f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Angela Scanlon was also part of the BBC’s Eurovision coverage alongside Rylan Clark earlier this year, hosted The Apprentice spin-off Unfinished Business on BBC Two, and has previously presented ITV’s This Morning. Photograph: Joe Maher/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/a-despicable-betrayal-democrats-incensed-by-haley-stevens-endorsement-of-mike-rogers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/a-despicable-betrayal-democrats-incensed-by-haley-stevens-endorsement-of-mike-rogers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Berger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stevens’ decision sparked fierce backlash from members of the party, while Donald Trump praised the sudden switch]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLPMFIY4GZBJZFYYM3XONQATNU.jpg?auth=a03afb29381e861aba79d55a37d1d407d487ca1a52e583fe951cded76581b7da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican senate candidate Mike Rogers. Photograph: Dominic Gwinn/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New EU charge to push up prices for many online shoppers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/new-eu-charge-set-to-see-prices-spike-for-many-online-shoppers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/new-eu-charge-set-to-see-prices-spike-for-many-online-shoppers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fresh €2-per-item handling fee comes on top of €3 customs charge introduced earlier this year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:57:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MJGGOUT7JG5ZKVOJPAJEIPR3A.jpg?auth=a94028b80a52bb57eaac6c2715cd708bef615e898332745fe115ea2c4bdafc02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About six billion packages with a value of less than €150 came into EU states from outside the bloc last year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ronstik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ireland rugby player Brendan Mullin pleads not guilty to perfume theft]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/former-ireland-rugby-player-brendan-mullin-pleads-not-guilty-to-perfume-theft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/former-ireland-rugby-player-brendan-mullin-pleads-not-guilty-to-perfume-theft/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ex-international is accused of stealing Hermès fragrance from Brown Thomas in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:46:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2YTCATQ7JD2DMEEQ3VL2W6M3M.jpg?auth=80b5d128bc988142f11f082c107380f236b58030c8f25fca52c1b32d08f9757d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former rugby player Brendan Mullin outside Dublin District Court at a previous hearing. 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[Election night: When Irish viewers can expect the key calls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/us-midterm-election-night-when-irish-viewers-can-expect-the-key-calls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/us-midterm-election-night-when-irish-viewers-can-expect-the-key-calls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania and Alaska mean control of US Congress may remain uncertain long after dawn in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:18:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RHJAHJG6MAHHTAMWOF5CHLPFNI.jpg?auth=1f979ad50efcf5fb05a0241444a27c613755651d6b4d81a4efd266fb5ce99dcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Virginia’s 2nd district will be the first genuine swing seat to report results. Photograph: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emily Elconin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martha Stewart apologises for homeless person Halloween costume: ‘It’s hard to admit you’ve screwed up’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/02/martha-stewart-apologises-for-homeless-person-halloween-costume-its-hard-to-admit-youve-screwed-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/02/martha-stewart-apologises-for-homeless-person-halloween-costume-its-hard-to-admit-youve-screwed-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sian Cain]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Post with image of Stewart dressed as homeless person for Halloween also promoted candle range]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:34:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3AREZIVOBHWJOIFVM3GY3K7OY.jpg?auth=ea71472c40c60cc6f2acc49d5a5c247fa01756fe96642618cb886a3d5ecd6455&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martha Stewart has faced backalsh over dressing as a homeless person for Halloween. Photograph: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arturo Holmes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Patrick O’Donovan to temporarily step down from portfolio]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/02/minister-patrick-odonovan-to-temporarily-step-down-from-portfolio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/02/minister-patrick-odonovan-to-temporarily-step-down-from-portfolio/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Fine Gael minister will remain at Cabinet, but colleague Peter Burke will assume his responsibilities]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:34:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAMTOG4SV3W6YN5O5ZOZK36VHU.jpg?auth=438062cf95fdba3d318e25b385863f99bf8a4f6160e662171e4a8bdf25801677&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister Patrick O'Donovan will be a Minister at Cabinet without portfolio Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand is not a ‘psychopath who rapes people and thinks it’s normal’, court told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/02/russell-brand-is-not-a-psychopath-who-rapes-people-and-thinks-its-normal-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/02/russell-brand-is-not-a-psychopath-who-rapes-people-and-thinks-its-normal-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emine Sinmaz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence barrister says earlier allegations about comedian’s sexual conduct ‘poisoned the wells’ of justice as trial continues]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:32:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVWGAPJSYZBOSHZKYE4DV4TAJ4.jpg?auth=8ea6168b857d4e72103a8f976bcc075b6f671896895f0d742b9e61838761d587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British comedian and actor Russell Brand arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, 02 November 2026. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish cricketer tests positive for banned substance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/irish-cricketer-tests-positive-for-banned-substance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/irish-cricketer-tests-positive-for-banned-substance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Batter says positive test came from use of prescription medication ‘not performance related in any way’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:29:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MFC4SH5AC44BEJCX6Q3ULR6HE.jpg?auth=5c8eb39e920355db8b956969f967464c3f431ecf61d2158f0f730f9f73fd677e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Rebecca Stokell during the T20 International Tri-Series match against Pakistan at Castle Avenue Cricket Ground in Dublin in May. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State’s wealth fund commits €100m to Dublin ‘smart office’ development]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/states-wealth-fund-commits-100-million-to-dublin-smart-office-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/states-wealth-fund-commits-100-million-to-dublin-smart-office-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IPUT Real Estate, one of Ireland’s largest commercial property developers, expects to be on site at 29 Earlsfort Terrace by year end]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:26:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYVEEJ7ZPZBFXIEUG6LBK7HDVY.jpg?auth=68ca742bdb618287f03aa1243164a0d0c4e8c2570874bf8f69b2541ef2be2111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of the IPUT office block at the corner of Hatch Street and Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €975,000 buy in Malahide and Co Tipperary?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/02/what-will-975000-buy-in-malahide-and-co-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/02/what-will-975000-buy-in-malahide-and-co-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a detached eight-bed on 20 acres near Thurles, or a semi-D near the sea in north Co Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:18:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLQGSK3NXFBNTBE7KADJW3QPGY.JPG?auth=550b4daa7399239dad03e229269074fd94e7eccffa605cee3bd81d6071e4852b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Castle Country House, Two Mile Borris, Thurles, Co Tipperary]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANDREW NOLANandrewnolanphotogra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who assaulted and orally raped woman who let him stay in her home jailed for 7½ years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/man-who-assaulted-and-orally-raped-woman-who-let-him-stay-in-her-home-jailed-for-7-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/man-who-assaulted-and-orally-raped-woman-who-let-him-stay-in-her-home-jailed-for-7-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson, Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Violence, intimidation and coercive control’ characterised short relationship]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:09:31 +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[Brian Carrie (39) was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court on Monday. 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[SuperValu cyberattack reminds us that nobody is immune]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/data-security/2026/11/02/supervalu-cyber-attack-tells-us-that-nobody-is-immune/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/data-security/2026/11/02/supervalu-cyber-attack-tells-us-that-nobody-is-immune/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With what seems like relatively little effort, hackers can hit us where we are most vulnerable: our food supplies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:07:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O335W5ELONCUBPAG6HSYLUCIOY.png?auth=58646f601f72675e193b2d64e27d0d4ad86a3a111e183404257a736267c02d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Empty fridges in a Supervalu store in Lucan, Co Dublin. Photograph: Supplied]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian farmers facing food export crisis as Russian air strikes hamstring ports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/ukrainian-farmers-facing-food-export-crisis-as-russian-air-strikes-hamstring-ports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/ukrainian-farmers-facing-food-export-crisis-as-russian-air-strikes-hamstring-ports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a bumper harvest, farmers are being forced to sell at lower prices as transport and insurance costs soar]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJFRAJGFKBIH5RJBNYXZEMBYSY.jpg?auth=e487b07bff9ca7c1b0b1244d14d35e996c30909c108bac438db8bb2885cae72f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy pictured alongside Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Burak Kara</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From my very first meeting with Ciara Mageean I knew she was someone special]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/11/02/from-my-very-first-meeting-with-ciara-mageean-i-knew-she-was-someone-special/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/11/02/from-my-very-first-meeting-with-ciara-mageean-i-knew-she-was-someone-special/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maybe more than any of her athletic achievements, the way she approached everything she was doing over the last year was deeply impressive]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:44:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZSZZTWUSYQBMQ3YYI2U6NSVMQ.jpg?auth=fd5792f9be27ab241dfc3ac3d5ecdc859d37f5d9e334e446acf74f32035ead5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean and Sonia O'Sullivan at the National Athletics Awards in 2019. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US midterm polls show a blue surge. Can we trust them?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/the-us-midterm-polls-show-a-blue-surge-can-we-trust-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/the-us-midterm-polls-show-a-blue-surge-can-we-trust-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nate Cohn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Democrats lead in all key states that will decide senate control, but polls have underestimated Trump and Republican support before]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:41:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YFGBW2F4KB6IETID5UIQVLDF5Y.jpg?auth=173a1d77788a7be1577bfc799254bc74bc491e4688b877802c0b3dfd486f7f0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Talarico, a state representative and the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, has a seven-point lead in Texas in the final Times/Siena poll of the state. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector unions threaten second 24-hour national strike on November 12th]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/public-sector-unions-threaten-second-24-hour-national-strike-on-november-12th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/public-sector-unions-threaten-second-24-hour-national-strike-on-november-12th/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unions say Government still has to make ‘credible offer’ on new pay deal, with ongoing work-to-rule set to ramp up]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:18:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUOUKITEZ3JHVPB32KEYMY6EPA.JPG?auth=a875a995b5bb904d4071e27442f8686a7dab60d0d6fb193638f38714005cc59a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public sector workers on the picket line outside Dáil Éireann in Dublin during a 24-hour stoppage last month. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luas maker Alstom shares fall 28% after train maker cuts profit forecast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/luas-maker-alstom-shares-fall-28-after-train-maker-cuts-profit-forecast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/luas-maker-alstom-shares-fall-28-after-train-maker-cuts-profit-forecast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French group also sets out plan to cut €2bn in debt in second major profit warning under new chief Martin Sion]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:12:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LU2XC5UDDZFE5G35NUW252PCGQ.JPG?auth=077debb6da31dc01e21fad6cf6291ceb3a6ab4563871c9c010d4f8203493bdea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alstom built the entire Luas fleet (above) for Dublin and is supplying battery electric trains for the city’s DART network. 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[Girl (5) who fell and split her lip outside school awarded €52,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/girl-5-who-fell-and-split-her-lip-outside-school-awarded-52000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/girl-5-who-fell-and-split-her-lip-outside-school-awarded-52000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lilly Blu Connolly suffered a laceration that left a scar and required surgery following incident in April 2022]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:09:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFWSAKV7U5G7VGDQLEO3ZPNS4Y.jpg?auth=b56ef203164b55168b3208e3152223af6f37a433bf6a8f1de86107b507d9e990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Counsel for Lilly Blu Connolly told the court the child had been rushed to Tallaght Hospital where the laceration to her lip had been cleaned and closed with steri-strips after the incident.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Tubridy and wife Clare Kambamettu announce they are expecting their first child ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/02/ryan-tubridy-and-wife-clare-kambamettu-announce-they-are-expecting-their-first-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/02/ryan-tubridy-and-wife-clare-kambamettu-announce-they-are-expecting-their-first-child/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tubridy met Kambamettu, a clinical psychologist and former Rose of Tralee, on his radio show in 2023]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:05:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EAGIPRWQBBB3RM3EBHU52HPXQE.jpg?auth=3040ebeff661f928d9bd0b67ea56a7087da70f25d298fe2b8b9b6dca9d8d7291&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare Kambamettu and Ryan Tubridy. Photograph: Ben Montgomery/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Montgomery</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makhlouf says Philip Lane would be ‘great’ candidate to succeed Lagarde]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/makhlouf-says-philip-lane-would-be-great-candidate-to-succeed-lagarde/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/makhlouf-says-philip-lane-would-be-great-candidate-to-succeed-lagarde/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Bank governor says he considered supporting interest rate hike last week ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:59:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3EDHGLRCLJEDHCUZRDK7DGGVUQ.jpg?auth=e55670e5070d22deab47d03a963815ff94d7847ae16f57e46e5c5451a6a4b310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Kimi Antonelli used his startling talents to become F1’s youngest world champion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/motorsport/2026/11/02/how-kimi-antonelli-used-his-startling-talents-to-become-f1s-youngest-world-champion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/motorsport/2026/11/02/how-kimi-antonelli-used-his-startling-talents-to-become-f1s-youngest-world-champion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Italian became the first champion from his country since 1953]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:45:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WAMKC5ICQZHPU66OT3BY53PUFI.jpg?auth=6cdcd1481d8c8a3493b44327e3be923a9dae437b44e5c60064aeb3ca05aedee8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli celebrates winning the 2026 Drivers Championship following the Mexican Grand Prix, at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work on Galway ring road may start early next year as last opponent withdraws objection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/work-on-galway-ring-road-to-start-early-next-year-as-last-opponent-withdraws-objection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/work-on-galway-ring-road-to-start-early-next-year-as-last-opponent-withdraws-objection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley in Galway, Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Speaking at the High Court, the last objector to project says no financial settlement was included in agreement he signed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:43:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SIEMVKOVTBH4FOCW3W2EQNCBAI.jpg?auth=2f3bec16b1e81b72a9889c84a23af9f9d905c785f5e58e3b625edb2321f5b426&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The  route  of the proposed Galway City Ring Road]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne appears in court on drink driving charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/fianna-fail-td-malcolm-byrne-appears-in-court-on-drink-driving-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/fianna-fail-td-malcolm-byrne-appears-in-court-on-drink-driving-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wicklow-Wexford representative says he was arrested at a mandatory checkpoint in Dublin on way to airport in May]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:37:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIGF2Z6WCRLFHRXTZ4HHDHFJSQ.jpg?auth=d7a073522a7fb03cebb88561901fc6b433c7893d586220af104d296ad23482c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Malcolm Byrne TD (left) arriving at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin, where he is charged with drink driving. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/Press Association
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle to reverse Europe’s big immigration experiment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/the-battle-to-reverse-europes-big-immigration-experiment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/02/the-battle-to-reverse-europes-big-immigration-experiment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Jopson in Madrid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One in five people in Spain was born outside the country — a higher proportion than even in the US]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVU4RWDCRRHHDERKEFC5CEEW5E.jpg?auth=95c0ad16038b6b522f7b922633927e05384dc24eab14674b5758ccbccdd7b7c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Migrants being evicted by police from a temporary camp in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta earlier this month. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">THOMAS COEX</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How fraught are the public sector pay talks? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/02/how-fraught-are-the-public-sector-pay-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/02/how-fraught-are-the-public-sector-pay-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unions have warned of a second day of industrial action unless a credible offer is forthcoming from Government ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:58:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3D2YZASBVAOVKGPGKP5C2KDHI.JPG?auth=fc48766740e967123a76e7a7b88077af2a64a42f550e2a202e79c8909c255321&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mater Hospital workers were among 300,000 public sector workers who held a one-day work stoppage over pay talks.  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Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero passing yards, one win. Did the Bucs just reinvent the NFL in all the wrong ways?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/zero-passing-yards-one-win-did-the-bucs-just-reinvent-the-nfl-in-all-the-wrong-ways/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/zero-passing-yards-one-win-did-the-bucs-just-reinvent-the-nfl-in-all-the-wrong-ways/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Schilling]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a downpour against the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay decided throwing was for losers. They were proved right]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:41:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L44YASXDWRFPPL5GJ7UNVZ2WGY.jpg?auth=3cae5b05c781056a43583ede2560a276f666b5630de79de6d2b88d2d1c7bea9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield talks to his team as the rain falls during the NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons in Tampa, Florida. Photograph: Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Icon Sportswire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Air and Sounding Ireland: Radio histories offer absorbing education in ‘the new confessional’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/02/on-the-air-and-sounding-ireland-radio-histories-offer-absorbing-education-in-the-new-confessional/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/02/on-the-air-and-sounding-ireland-radio-histories-offer-absorbing-education-in-the-new-confessional/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clíona Ní Anluain and Rosemary Day’s thoroughly researched works coincide with centenary of RTÉ Radio forerunner’s founding]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4F2CTLLNBJG2ZPWG4RFHN7IT5E.jpg?auth=75e5d6553e0b57ac55c983361a4b6322bd241fe55317721cde16cfd7c8a2b393&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Terry Wogan at Radio Éireann, forerunner of RTÉ Radio, where he was chief announcer. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SuperValu says issues after cyberattack on its fridge systems ‘fully resolved’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/data-security/2026/11/02/supervalu-removes-frozen-and-chilled-food-from-13-stores-after-cyber-attack-on-fridges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/data-security/2026/11/02/supervalu-removes-frozen-and-chilled-food-from-13-stores-after-cyber-attack-on-fridges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident follows a similar cyberattack last month on hundreds of fridges in French supermarkets]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:15:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDRDOBHQZVF2DJ2C32G7OU6DGI.png?auth=142911fd29bcc6dbae6cc626f4c2b8ce039ad93d6c56a36455046411664b2465&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Empty chilled food shelves seen in SuperValu Lucan following a cyberattack that affected 13 stores. Photograph: Supplied]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Stewart’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard beamed into a dull 1990s Ireland when nerds needed him most]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/02/patrick-stewarts-captain-jean-luc-picard-beamed-into-a-dull-1990s-ireland-when-nerds-needed-him-most/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/02/patrick-stewarts-captain-jean-luc-picard-beamed-into-a-dull-1990s-ireland-when-nerds-needed-him-most/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Patrick Stewart brought dignity to science fiction as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Us geeks owe him an enormous debt]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:58:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HFJBNTDODFDLDO3FM6PUPIBJBI.jpg?auth=f04240e08bfaa597c62fb8a633f6da6080b55914b4ef26b96feecfc1d9dcdb84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Photograph:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CBS Photo Archive</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Binance users pull $3.6bn as crypto exchange restarts services after heist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/binance-users-pull-36bn-as-crypto-exchange-restarts-services-after-heist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/binance-users-pull-36bn-as-crypto-exchange-restarts-services-after-heist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nikou Asgari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group pledges to reimburse users whose assets were stolen in hack blamed on North Korea-linked group]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:33:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDVZ5DPTCIDNH6FE3UFCZULXXA.jpg?auth=5be80096c708b079a1edd4eeb190e5584b56d65c14b5d34eed4145c81b4307bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Binance said on Sunday that it had begun a slow, phased resumption of its withdrawal services following the hack, which has been blamed on a North Korea-linked group. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean’s death feels like an intolerable, preposterous loss]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/ciara-mageeans-death-feels-like-an-intolerable-preposterous-loss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/ciara-mageeans-death-feels-like-an-intolerable-preposterous-loss/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin and Denis Walsh on the life and career of one of Ireland’s greatest ever runners]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:21:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHH2SZZX2N4XGECHQER4PQDY7M.jpg?auth=e35b1f8141cb995788f243bba0e7f4d89b89aec63b1bee330840914b826afe0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean, who has died aged 34, after winning gold in the 1,500m at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of apartments near Dublin Mountains get go-ahead from High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/hundreds-of-apartments-near-dublin-mountains-get-go-ahead-from-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/02/hundreds-of-apartments-near-dublin-mountains-get-go-ahead-from-high-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Development at Taylor’s Lane, Ballyboden, was subject to three legal challenges ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YDQXT7DQNCCPNNNNTXK3TTIQY.jpg?auth=a89df7cfe5b99328db0c294c89e9e4442b7aa0f6866512124f5158fca1e03889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A development of more than 400 apartments near the Dublin Mountains is set to proceed following legal challenges. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shank_ali</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What this winter has in store for Ireland’s energy and fuel prices ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-energy-prices-are-still-heating-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-energy-prices-are-still-heating-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:55:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KWAQUP4HBE37D25ZETCQADYIU.jpg?auth=986e4091f64a7f4c04e6fd7c8aa84f739759a75a3240044d8595a1eeaeabb72c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than a third of Irish homes are heated by oil, and they face big price hikes this winter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">K Neville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women of Honour to challenge document restriction at Defence Forces Tribunal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/women-of-honour-to-challenge-document-restriction-at-defence-forces-tribunal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/women-of-honour-to-challenge-document-restriction-at-defence-forces-tribunal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concern expressed that important information may not be accessible by victims’ group]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZEAT4JPURDFBJAWYN6CSEVN6A.JPG?auth=922217b2db7b5e5677699acfe24ddb5431df229f7be0e24428926d9302e720c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diane Byrne, Honor Murphy and Roslyn O’Callaghan outside the first sitting of the Defence Forces Tribunal in 2024. Photograph: Barry Cronin/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the US midterms and what do they mean for Donald Trump? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/13/what-are-the-us-midterms-a-visual-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/13/what-are-the-us-midterms-a-visual-guide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Scott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Democrats hope to take advantage of Donald Trump’s declining popularity and reclaim the House and Senate from the Republicans
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                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Guttenfelder</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraola might not succeed at Liverpool but he has made one positive change from Arne Slot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/ken-early-iraola-might-not-succeed-at-liverpool-but-its-good-hes-different-from-arne-slot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/ken-early-iraola-might-not-succeed-at-liverpool-but-its-good-hes-different-from-arne-slot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trey Nyoni showed against Arsenal he has the qualities to be a better central midfielder than Dominik Szoboszlai]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:30:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4TZQAYGNZQKAISBJUMIH2ZUGU.jpg?auth=5dc81fe4d44f3d5fba593f0989946074e8e6e64e0cff1e274fa240e097c79014&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola's Liverpool team failed to find a way through Arsenal in Sunday's Premier League clash at Anfield and wound up losing 1-0. Photograph: Peter Byrne/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friction between Cork hospital and HSE region over staffing and spending goes back months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/friction-between-cork-hospital-and-hse-region-over-staffing-and-spending-goes-back-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/friction-between-cork-hospital-and-hse-region-over-staffing-and-spending-goes-back-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork University Hospital is facing €60m deficit but doctors and managers believe recruitment restrictions pose patient safety risk, although this is rejected by Minister]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:28:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQPUKBFHQVZWI7X4AGNE3K3OKU.jpg?auth=8fc452ba4045a6b31f7648f062ce1c15fdcc6ee935a5ea7070464512e4449c6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The chief executive at Cork University Hospital told superiors in the HSE in August that demand for services was outstripping the available workforce. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US midterms: Boost for Trump as key Democrat endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/us-midterms-boost-for-trump-as-key-democrat-endorses-abdul-el-sayeds-republican-rival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/02/us-midterms-boost-for-trump-as-key-democrat-endorses-abdul-el-sayeds-republican-rival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hippensteel, Marina Dunbar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president repeatedly refers to El-Sayed as a ‘jihadist’ at Iowa rally]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:26:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KO4TNHAUUDWHCDUT3DIT2YNGUE.jpg?auth=5593e20ff28035cfffb2dcff62e2fb3bba767c442818ee089d3172b5449beb65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump speaking during a Republican campaign event at the weekend. 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Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lintao Zhang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Leary commits to Ryanair expansion in Dublin next year but says air fares will rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/ryanair-weighs-cost-cuts-to-counter-high-fuel-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/ryanair-weighs-cost-cuts-to-counter-high-fuel-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline’s profits fall 15% to €2.15bn as costs rise]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:04:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SGJACVYHGZ7VHYNBXKEMFGKKQ.jpg?auth=a90082dd1d67937933eada2c476080fe9bec498bcce9b7d3cc091f615fbc0291&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary says the airline is considering cost cuts to counter rising fuel bills. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She was the best of us’: Portaferry mourns loss of local champion Ciara Mageean ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/she-was-the-best-of-us-portaferry-mourns-loss-of-local-champion-ciara-mageean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/she-was-the-best-of-us-portaferry-mourns-loss-of-local-champion-ciara-mageean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Athlete often visited former school after competitions to show her medals to the children]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASQOWQG4NFMFFNVSSVEBN4AAHY.jpg?auth=3522689fc574303f3bc68f3df207c431298b772a0083289c1a8412d31b2bdb0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean 'was just the loveliest girl. Such a great ambassador.' Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jane Barlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder in Dublin: Sky-high ticket price worth it for a few hours with a musical genius]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/02/stevie-wonders-genius-shines-bright-as-songs-in-the-key-of-life-light-up-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/02/stevie-wonders-genius-shines-bright-as-songs-in-the-key-of-life-light-up-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Carty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At 3Arena on Sunday, Stevie Wonder gives a masterly performance of Songs in the Key of Life, his groundbreaking double album from 1976]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:23:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYHYO4R2XFBTZJG55A5PXATMWY.jpg?auth=a5978acf00c978f410da3b195bbf0fa5c3daeca65faa325a921123ca5768b023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Songs in the Key of Life: Stevie Wonder at 3Arena in Dublin on Sunday night. Photograph: Kieran Frost]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kieran Frost</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does Donald Trump drool over men’s bodies?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/02/why-does-donald-trump-drool-over-mens-bodies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/02/why-does-donald-trump-drool-over-mens-bodies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even those utterly opposed to the US president’s politics are subjected to his fawning if they are objectively good-looking]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRPUV4LOHRFZ3JTS3LRDKMJ3MM.jpg?auth=1863112d4546538e4a33bf80223adf7198033e33f2f8eace90080f31d1c792ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designers get back to beetling with a little help from Ireland’s oldest linen mill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/02/designers-get-back-to-beetling-with-a-little-help-from-irelands-oldest-linen-mill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/02/designers-get-back-to-beetling-with-a-little-help-from-irelands-oldest-linen-mill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amy and Joel Anderson of Kindred of Ireland are enthusiastic supporters and users of beetled linen, produced in Co Derry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTVPFQ4H7JDTNLXLE3YVA5M3GA.jpg?auth=bf6bf1a8cc989d585b9149e51b26effce534ab513b685647f07af1912170fca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aran knit in linen/cotton with hand-crochet edged collar, €510]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving beyond diagnosis and embracing neurodiversity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/11/02/moving-beyond-diagnosis-and-embracing-neurodiversity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/11/02/moving-beyond-diagnosis-and-embracing-neurodiversity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sharry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is the final part of a series on neurodiversity and the family by John Sharry, clinical director of the Parents Plus Charity]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COMLAW24U5GCTHO232KGW6NKBY.jpg?auth=f859d8b0c5c42c12a9cbee7b8d0b59dfea8905a10de3206d2aace0483b4c8115&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many people meet the criteria for multiple diagnoses at the same time, and none of the diagnoses fully explain their range of needs or identify their unique personality or their strengths which help them manage their challenges. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrii Iemelyanenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How do I help my child with the CAO application process?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/02/how-do-i-help-my-child-with-the-cao-application-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/02/how-do-i-help-my-child-with-the-cao-application-process/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘As a first-time parent, I’ve no idea how to help him navigate this properly’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXFCVSOKBJG7XB2Y442NEMZ3IU.jpg?auth=b49652418ca74c0e0e1045390d413bb6cc8c15f5d348adda7d7cf49c87142373&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If I have one piece of advice for parents, it is to ensure your child reads the 2026 online CAO Handbook carefully.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralf Hahn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lancaster to crank up pressure in training after Connacht’s humbling by Leinster ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/02/lancaster-to-crank-up-pressure-in-training-after-connachts-humbling-by-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/02/lancaster-to-crank-up-pressure-in-training-after-connachts-humbling-by-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo Cullen hails impacts of academy players Connor Fahy and Alex Mullan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZEX43ALO6G4CQZUZISH4HU3Z4.jpg?auth=200671b1b2874eca03b76da1cbc2af47b8e56bc7c94674d0eed2d0a5c5968024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht players trudge off the pitch after being trounced 5-5 at home by Leinster. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean obituary: Resilient runner who became one of Ireland’s greatest athletes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/11/02/ciara-mageean-obituary-resilient-runner-who-became-one-of-irelands-greatest-athletes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/11/02/ciara-mageean-obituary-resilient-runner-who-became-one-of-irelands-greatest-athletes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Holder of Irish records over 800m, 1,000m, 1,500m and the mile, all of which once belonged to Sonia O’Sullivan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5UPS3QOAJDINCRB73A4ZN42S4.jpg?auth=bd12def8adf482f3511a49d3e09da20dd3c7e58f2cdf85229cb3f345eaa63de2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean after competing in the semi-final of the women’s 1,500m at the World Athletics Championships, Budapest, in 2023. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, November 2nd: On conspicuous pollution, landlords leaving the market and remembering Patrick Stewart]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/02/letters-to-the-editor-november-2nd-on-conspicuous-pollution-landlords-leaving-the-market-and-travelling-mary-cakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/02/letters-to-the-editor-november-2nd-on-conspicuous-pollution-landlords-leaving-the-market-and-travelling-mary-cakes/</guid><description><![CDATA[The focus is on the financial cost of these journeys while the climate cost goes unmentioned]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +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[Post haste]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/02/post-haste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/02/post-haste/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is $1.75 to post in the opposite direction]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +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[Rugby and soccer pundits left with little choice but to talk balls and fouls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/tv-view-rugby-and-soccer-pundits-left-with-little-choice-but-to-talk-balls-and-fouls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/02/tv-view-rugby-and-soccer-pundits-left-with-little-choice-but-to-talk-balls-and-fouls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goals and shots were in such short supply at Anfield, Gary Neville had to rant about play-acting instead]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3OXNXHLQPCZRCWN2O6VOD4A5I.jpg?auth=c5db6a358be6fce474ca9ef71a298b7268144dc1e0cccfa35fb5eb0fd94e065a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister clashes with Jurrien Timber of Arsenal during the Gunners' 1-0 win at Anfield on Sunday. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wayne Rooney’s unusual solution for Manchester United’s ills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/wayne-rooneys-unusual-solution-for-manchester-uniteds-ills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/02/wayne-rooneys-unusual-solution-for-manchester-uniteds-ills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forest Green’s serene sanctuary fails to pay off; Jamie Carragher’s war of words with Aston Villa]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXHLTJN6QBFLZKB4MGHEKWAHGE.jpg?auth=2932f5ac0f7f51146341adf8acf162b6d44e6da6fc8c7224d2f337f027cf169b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TV pundit and former Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PAUL ELLIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Munster rugby star’s company eyes €360m aviation fuel investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/ex-munster-rugby-stars-company-eyes-360m-aviation-fuel-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/ex-munster-rugby-stars-company-eyes-360m-aviation-fuel-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Federico Pucciariello-run business considers renewable energy move in Republic]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2VFFD7E7RREBTOCBLLQDDPDNPU.jpg?auth=7e0c7e26c302e3c48de2737f7f0f37f9e9317485aa0cdb7c8cb47c1e3f9fe743&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Munster rugby star Federico Pucciariello played 85 games for Munster across four seasons. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joseph O’Brien has five chances to pull off a Melbourne Cup hat-trick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/02/joseph-obrien-has-five-chances-to-pull-off-a-melbourne-cup-hat-trick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/02/joseph-obrien-has-five-chances-to-pull-off-a-melbourne-cup-hat-trick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trustyourinstinct and last year’s runner-up Goodie Two Shoes represent owner JP McManus in Flemington highlight ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNTW6A7ZMKF7ALC7DEIP2IHEZ4.jpg?auth=7dd0eaa4b3164e30b153a25d4e57d8f7caa52e8ba8b789b42323c1344c7c2247&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Joseph O'Brien-trained Trustyourinstinct during a trackwork session at Werribee Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, last week. Photograph: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vince Caligiuri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benvenuto Cellini could be one to break Aidan O’Brien’s own world record in Hong Kong]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/02/benvenuto-cellini-could-be-one-to-break-aidan-obriens-own-world-record-in-hong-kong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/02/benvenuto-cellini-could-be-one-to-break-aidan-obriens-own-world-record-in-hong-kong/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Breeders’ Cup Turf victory was champion trainer’s 28th Group/Grade One success this year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UAGATB7NAZAZ3JRAH3RQIBE7YQ.jpg?auth=e0165785543b6491fa43a03218f708eee89cc1815780dca028f7c5f0454a03a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Moore, aboard Benvenuto Cellini, after winning the Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland, Kentucky, on Saturday. Photograph: Tanner Pearson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tanner Pearson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIV’s Saudi shills again prove loyalty is dead as they seek routes back to PGA and DP World Tours]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/02/whether-you-are-at-the-supermarket-checkout-or-on-the-18th-green-loyalty-is-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/02/whether-you-are-at-the-supermarket-checkout-or-on-the-18th-green-loyalty-is-dead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sergio Garcia among those cleansing his soul about leaving the tour in a breathtaking act of self-ministry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFSXBLQSDFBDPJFPAC2A36VQOM.jpg?auth=da0abdd65dccc5329905854e1830349df3fec5427e9d1ba8a10f2fa933c485b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sergio Garcia is among the players set to exit from breakaway tour LIV Golf. He has confirmed his intention to return to the DP World Tour. Photograph: Zhizhao Wu/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zhizhao Wu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining companies told to listen to community concerns as new exploration era looms ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/mining-companies-told-to-listen-to-community-concerns-as-new-exploration-era-looms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/mining-companies-told-to-listen-to-community-concerns-as-new-exploration-era-looms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government puts millions of euro into exploration projects as EU demand for minerals rockets]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XIWU62TEL3TNNQQJOCXLU2WHTY.jpg?auth=1060223218690e1a6c0be7138c5f672796ea5dd1856a1991a329cbb022b4c6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gyproc apologised to locals for disruption caused by a land collapse at the local community centre and Magheracloone Mitchells GAA pitch. Photograph: Pat Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The angler is sentinel’: river fishermen on new efforts to save Irish salmon stocks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/02/the-angler-is-sentinel-river-fishermen-on-new-efforts-to-save-irish-salmon-stocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/02/the-angler-is-sentinel-river-fishermen-on-new-efforts-to-save-irish-salmon-stocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noel Baker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland warns populations are at a decades low with ‘urgent’ change needed to halt decline]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTZW27LYFRG3LCFLK2BC4Q3GU4.JPG?auth=344891e76fd40e35bc2f45a6efa5e449b7b7475da195e16c685085d7ae94d6f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fishing spot along the river Lee not far from the Inniscarra Dam in Cork. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The loss of a person who feels essential to us is a pain that alters us forever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/02/the-loss-of-a-person-who-feels-essential-to-us-is-a-pain-that-alters-us-forever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/02/the-loss-of-a-person-who-feels-essential-to-us-is-a-pain-that-alters-us-forever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The pain is the living memory of their presence. Its recession takes them with it]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3ZBMEMYNVGUNDFFL2JEH2JNOY.jpg?auth=1b2a65d1d3b0d8bcb484201bc52aa30e3a16871907e7b2931acf645f097cf3ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Honouring the memory of the dead person is easily conflated with prolonging the pain of their absence. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SabdiZ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Doran’s Woodberry Packaging group reports €13.1m profit after dividend windfall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/patrick-dorans-woodberry-packaging-group-reports-131m-profit-after-dividend-windfall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/patrick-dorans-woodberry-packaging-group-reports-131m-profit-after-dividend-windfall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firm recently announced two UK acquisitions that would almost double size of group]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOWKS64QTQPS2KW4RNWBLK42PQ.jpg?auth=3e2a3a11dd8d06e3455cd73f244ec28d72660da32bcbaf26f575f7d798fe990f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Woodberry Captial's Patrick Doran has significantly increased his interests in the printing and packaging industry through acquisitions. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Justice receives 32 whistleblower complaints so far this year ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/department-of-justice-has-received-32-whistleblower-complaints-so-far-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/department-of-justice-has-received-32-whistleblower-complaints-so-far-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government departments spent thousands on external analysis of claims]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/62TVPAOWXYSZ4GMCI554AQLFMA.JPG?auth=29a05569fc61aad43b105688f12e0e5c82eae02cee2f7d55623799cc6345b734&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data indicates 2026 will see a marked reduction in whistleblower complaints filed to Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions to consider strike escalation after talks fall on pay differences  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/unions-to-consider-strike-escalation-after-talks-fall-on-pay-differences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/unions-to-consider-strike-escalation-after-talks-fall-on-pay-differences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attempts to jump-start talks to be made on Tuesday, but unions say Government still has to make ‘credible offer’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TPB7SZ4RAXMWCGOFNIE7U72EY.jpg?auth=b9de475e5b0760841fe9be8be832233385a2972b6030b3cd9b9884e8f15d4493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Union strike action could be stepped up if talks fail to produce a breakthrough. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s noisiest locations: From a picturesque D4 road to a busy M50 junction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/02/sandymounts-strand-road-the-noisiest-place-in-dublin-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/02/sandymounts-strand-road-the-noisiest-place-in-dublin-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local authority live volume data show parts of the capital where noise levels are at their highest ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPXEEBQ7OVE4TNQXEEQRSVXFQE.JPG?auth=97b5e8580cff67de91c7aa36ec4b5571164d46b420097a5a4b16e5efc3024d5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Strand Road was the noisiest recorded area, with an hourly average of 70.3 decibels. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nothing else seemed wrong. I was normal but with a cough’ – Venetia Hill on her surprising cancer diagnosis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/02/nothing-else-seemed-wrong-i-was-normal-but-with-a-cough-venetia-hill-on-her-surprising-cancer-diagnosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/02/nothing-else-seemed-wrong-i-was-normal-but-with-a-cough-venetia-hill-on-her-surprising-cancer-diagnosis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, doctors stress the importance of early detection]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIOMRMWUY5CKBMGGPEKY56QHJY.JPG?auth=0c20ef55a42a89550c5aa6eaf47cbe1f01f82d111bdf81c7e196474560783a75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Venetia Hill, who has completed her treatment for lung cancer and is doing well. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister’s refusal to answer questions on house prices reveals confused state of housing policy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/02/ministers-refusal-to-answer-questions-on-house-prices-reveals-confused-state-of-housing-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/02/ministers-refusal-to-answer-questions-on-house-prices-reveals-confused-state-of-housing-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorcan Sirr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James Browne said people shouldn’t get ‘hung up on a little thing about whether house prices increase or decrease’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2RU4DHJKCBMDAOVGSG7LTLKME.JPG?auth=2b17aaa3784a287d942bd8b77bbc637ce20269bfc57efbab35cca74b1b839ed0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rather than seeing prices coming down, Minister for Housing James Browne said he believed in 'affordability'. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Last year discovered I had a pension in the UK I knew nothing about’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/02/last-year-discovered-i-had-a-pension-in-the-uk-i-knew-nothing-about/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/02/last-year-discovered-i-had-a-pension-in-the-uk-i-knew-nothing-about/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: Fiona Clark, director of Cork International Film Festival ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3M2ZDRWTJE2RMYKFUE6FEFSPE.jpeg?auth=c20b504f2bbe5109534605c515c51aae5bd3509cf5258ff766d32e4eaaed384e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Clark: 'Even though I often feel guilty after buying something a little extravagant or purely desirable and not really affordable']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael McCarthy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An marú ina thaispeántas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/02/an-maru-ina-thaispeantas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/02/an-maru-ina-thaispeantas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá an bharbaracht ag borradh arís]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NHREMR56SBJ3JEIYBGO22N3B7M.jpg?auth=49300c7065527af2c0c8f22624033bb7a66bdc6928eb12ffa6d8483f20b22903&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maolra Seoighe: Crochadh é in 1882 tar éis gur reáchtáladh a chás trí Bhéarla, agus gan focal Gaeilge ag a abhcóide.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are unable to accommodate you’: UK retailer Flannels reluctant to apply Irish vouchers law]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/02/we-are-unable-to-accommodate-you-uk-retailer-flannels-reluctant-to-apply-irish-vouchers-law/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/02/we-are-unable-to-accommodate-you-uk-retailer-flannels-reluctant-to-apply-irish-vouchers-law/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consumer protection legislation stipulates a five-year expiry term for gift cards but the Fraser Group company saw things differently when it came to reader Audrey]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLDUX75DANDOXPXOEBD7DV453Y.jpg?auth=9bdb1004a24a89b32d5f9158814a1a2707a95aa5987ee002c08fbb58c5e00c90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Instead of leaving Flannels in Cork with some designer clobber, our reader Audrey was left with steam coming out of her ears after her gift cards were declined on the basis that they had passed the store’s two-year expiry limit. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DeanDrobot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it the airport or the M50? No, it’s Sandymount’s Strand Road]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/is-it-the-airport-or-the-m50-no-its-sandymounts-strand-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/is-it-the-airport-or-the-m50-no-its-sandymounts-strand-road/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘You can feel the vibration inside the houses’: Residents react to living on what is among the capital’s noisiest streets]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S243YYR5VJAJTJYXRTY5HRQYDI.JPG?auth=87cd3c0a0c9a4c3392f718692a746a75be4c9edee3cd81ad3272a1d6257331c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dave and Deirdre Turner of the Sandymount and Merrion Residents’ Association are worried about the levels of traffic on the Strand Road. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Happy Lundys: ‘We represent everything hardliners fear about a shift from sectarianism’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/the-happy-lundys-we-represent-everything-hardliners-fear-about-a-shift-from-sectarianism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/the-happy-lundys-we-represent-everything-hardliners-fear-about-a-shift-from-sectarianism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An emerging group of people from Protestant backgrounds are speaking publicly about a ‘New Ireland’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6AEGVSYWSVBDFMH5CNFTRE5LSQ.JPG?auth=5aa746c8d242a58a015269867acd1992b3d4ea29b77cd8780568283d4d3f0e5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Happy Lundys: 'Ordinary, everyday Protestants' Claire Mitchell, Linzi McLaren and Karen Sethuraman on the Ormeau Road, Belfast. Photograph: Pacemaker 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture-perfect five-bed on sought-after Dalkey stretch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/30/picture-perfect-five-bed-on-sought-after-dalkey-stretch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/30/picture-perfect-five-bed-on-sought-after-dalkey-stretch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This 1930s-built home has been fully refurbished and extended and meticulously maintained over the years ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63OGJ6U4JNE7ZCHK3D3CVFXVQQ.jpg?auth=f4e8c55dbb62419ede2a836bc55694a97c6a3c829138b3c3dccacafd00f0ca87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[6 Saval Park Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PHOTOGENIC.IE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State agencies cease use of Russian-linked cybersecurity service following investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/state-agencies-cease-use-of-russian-linked-cybersecurity-service-following-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/state-agencies-cease-use-of-russian-linked-cybersecurity-service-following-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Striking similarities identified with Passwork software which was licensed by Moscow intelligence service]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34LZFUGYOREBZLPXMIRXIKBDNY.jpg?auth=2a07906d5093a2587873a8dd3dbb1266d057d765b819a1ae3ba9c4d92163c6f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At least one of the original founders of the Russian company continues to play a role in the Spanish-based version. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">metamorworks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans submitted for ‘missing link’ in 150km Royal Canal Greenway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/11/02/plans-submitted-for-missing-link-in-150km-royal-canal-greenway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/11/02/plans-submitted-for-missing-link-in-150km-royal-canal-greenway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stretch from Castleknock to Kildare will bridge gap in the cycle route from Dublin to Longford and Athlone]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5UAQ2OWYZDA7K2RIAKREIFLNU.jpg?auth=5cd51c10a8ce9068d3eb4da3bf0856c719190223b3035fe91afd9f8baf1f138d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Planned upgrades for the Royal Canal Urban Greenway. Photo: Fingal.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions to consider strike escalation after talks fall on pay differences  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/unions-to-consider-strike-escalation-after-talks-fall-on-pay-differences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/unions-to-consider-strike-escalation-after-talks-fall-on-pay-differences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attempts to jump-start talks to be made on Tuesday, but unions say Government still has to make ‘credible offer’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TPB7SZ4RAXMWCGOFNIE7U72EY.jpg?auth=b9de475e5b0760841fe9be8be832233385a2972b6030b3cd9b9884e8f15d4493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Union strike action could be stepped up if talks fail to produce a breakthrough. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s a paradox in having moved further away from Ireland to realise it’s time to come home’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/29/moroccans-care-deeply-about-their-perception-around-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/29/moroccans-care-deeply-about-their-perception-around-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niall O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Missing home can come down to the little things and Niall O’Sullivan has been longing to see a double-decker Dublin bus or stroll down Grafton Street]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VA5W44OAKBHIDGKBWU2LVWQJFI.jpg?auth=bb8bfbb1132fa22741a143c420adfeae960f803073fbdd4e67efa124cbb932af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niall O'Sullivan: 'What I’ve really learned from my time in this corner of North Africa has little to do with Morocco.' ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul O’Connell praises ‘big leader’ Tadhg Furlong as Ireland prepare to host Argentina]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/02/paul-oconnell-praises-big-leader-tadhg-furlong-as-ireland-prepare-to-host-argentina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/02/paul-oconnell-praises-big-leader-tadhg-furlong-as-ireland-prepare-to-host-argentina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s just important everyone moves on now,’ says forward coach in light of disciplinary case]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WSV64LTCAJ6BTRPLLTXBTQS75E.jpg?auth=0ba710047bedebea1520b302910b108ab1b7b61344d160a26f642f254d1b0cd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell said Tadhg Furlong's availability for Friday's match against Argentina was especially important given the absences of Jack Conan and Caelan Doris. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A weekend in Iceland: Northern Lights, spectacular glaciers, buzzy restaurants and lots of tourists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/02/a-weekend-in-iceland-northern-lights-spectacular-glaciers-buzzy-restaurants-and-lots-of-tourists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/02/a-weekend-in-iceland-northern-lights-spectacular-glaciers-buzzy-restaurants-and-lots-of-tourists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iceland is pricey but ‘seductively singular’, writes Úna McCaffrey ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTPYRCHMQBGFXIMYUQJDF4IKLY.jpg?auth=ee2e7149e968de6af894e7ed480c28697fa90463a82a9aacde81abde8e83a7ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aerial view of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, from the top of the Hallgrimskirkja church. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iascic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE executive instructed by Taoiseach’s office to have ‘specific conversations’ with Cork University Hospital boss]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/hse-executive-instructed-by-taoiseach-minister-offices-to-have-specific-conversations-with-cork-hospital-chief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/02/hse-executive-instructed-by-taoiseach-minister-offices-to-have-specific-conversations-with-cork-hospital-chief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Kearney raised concerns in a letter to superiors on Cork University Hospital patient safety and staffing levels]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWJDYQWM65DTBOHZYNCPR75OPU.jpg?auth=58893157bb85950f602873a89545e71b43e699473366dfb9ce1245e5b06c9c6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A meeting of Cork University Hospital's executive management board was held on August 20th and its minutes indicate a heated exchange between the overall head of the HSE in the south and southwest, Andy Philips, and Kearney.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A camping trip to the ‘other Iceland’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/02/a-camping-trip-to-the-other-iceland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/02/a-camping-trip-to-the-other-iceland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Guilfoyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A visit to the Central Highlands yields challenges and ‘chicken’ for a remarkable group outing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26DATBUNERHJBOWCSVEKBTJWIA.JPG?auth=7e1b6b706d5a9fe8b474b1ef76831b511407b1109e7382713dcfe2a65e49060e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jokulsarlon on South Coast, Vatnajokull Icecap in background]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research using lab-grown bladder sheds light on urinary tract infections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/02/research-using-lab-grown-bladder-sheds-light-on-urinary-tract-infections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/02/research-using-lab-grown-bladder-sheds-light-on-urinary-tract-infections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: Recurrent or chronic UTIs are a particular problem for perimenopausal and post-menopausal women]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RF4DSWPETJAPFHE3A4SS2ZY5QQ.jpg?auth=10ef306f3c209ef9f344326ce1ba02748d1607d33eb93897bcb85e4913349c60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UTIs: Anatomical differences mean urinary tract infections are more common among women than men]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mi-viri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland and Switzerland are having versions of the same debate about neutrality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/31/worldview-ireland-and-switzerland-are-having-the-same-debate-about-neutrality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/31/worldview-ireland-and-switzerland-are-having-the-same-debate-about-neutrality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Smyth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: Any potential peace deal will necessarily involve robust security guarantees for Ukraine. Would Ireland be prepared to allow Russia to block us from participating?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLQBOL2TDIWYDPT47PHN7MZT3Y.jpg?auth=2c7e321f18ff411e17c035ce4f78e3f343f9119fe413b07939367df8290153fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From an Irish perspective, the Swiss – champions of neutrality since 1515 – are a particularly interesting case. Photograph: Michele Tantussi/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fógraí móra ag Oireachtas na Samhna]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/02/fograi-mora-ag-oireachtas-na-samhna/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/02/fograi-mora-ag-oireachtas-na-samhna/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Le cois an cheiliúrtha, bhí gnó na n-eagras stáit agus teanga i lár an aonaigh ag mórfhéile na nGael i gCill Airne]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCI6X24P3RGF5B27BMXW2TY7WA.jpg?auth=419fdad17e0dc247135b41f128c4dad1a802d7a14bd788980cf8a35655d474fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[D’oscail an tUachtarán Catherine Connolly Oireachtas na Samhna in Airéine Óstán an Gleneagle i gCill Airne Dé Céadaoin seo caite. Grianghraf: Don MacMonagle.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DON MACMONAGLE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In its rush to curb China, the EU could learn lessons from Ireland’s protectionist past]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/02/in-its-rush-to-curb-china-the-eu-could-learn-lessons-from-irelands-protectionist-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/02/in-its-rush-to-curb-china-the-eu-could-learn-lessons-from-irelands-protectionist-past/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Freer trade is the best answer in the longer term]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WAWADC4QTW6OU4TXLDJVWLNKI.jpg?auth=ca7fa565e813a5f688bb8e5e33e7ab6d61278d95ebf18089a6ed482c404e8325&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chinese president Xi Jinping met European Council leader Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen last year. Europe's protectionist efforts are 'misguided', writes John FitzGerald. Photograph: AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xie Huanchi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripe’s Patrick Collison on front line of billionaires’ war against wealth tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/stripes-patrick-collison-is-on-the-front-line-of-billionaires-war-against-wealth-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/stripes-patrick-collison-is-on-the-front-line-of-billionaires-war-against-wealth-tax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Theodore Schleifer, Erin Griffith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish tech entrepreneur has donated $33m to campaign to defeat proposal on Tuesday’s ballot]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46HBWQNNLNA73NOGMT25PATWEU.jpg?auth=a211d08f0c1161dffa2fe1c2f917c51b40db2123eb079097019f28b4ab35061a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Collison is the fourth-largest donor to the campaign against a wealth tax in California on which the state electorate votes on Tuesday. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The age of disaster prepping is here]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/02/pilita-clark-the-age-of-disaster-prepping-is-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/02/pilita-clark-the-age-of-disaster-prepping-is-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[And it could seriously frazzle how we get along at work]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGFJI6PE5FC65HEMLWOORASCAM.jpg?auth=d79225c67383a7cf9e1814a63ea71eae1ded2f419e3234b9d31d59397e7b4c63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sales of tinned food soared 40% in the UK as people followed government advice on how to prepare for disaster. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ardasavasciogullari</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support Salvation Army as it helps transform lives this Christmas ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/02/support-salvation-army-as-it-helps-transform-lives-this-christmas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/02/support-salvation-army-as-it-helps-transform-lives-this-christmas/</guid><description><![CDATA[Your gift can help change the lives of a family caught in the despair of homelessness ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPMFCTELOBAYDAJC3ARAHM6654.jpg?auth=6a05e1765c237aa43f06c3594ed724d09cc306b4e438d546fe9e693390b4cd7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Over the last decade, demand for services has risen dramatically. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">urbazon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to fool yourself into thinking you’re a top investor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/02/how-to-fool-yourself-into-thinking-youre-a-top-investor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/02/how-to-fool-yourself-into-thinking-youre-a-top-investor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sound of money being banked on ‘winners’ doesn’t mean we know what we’re doing
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KMS6YIWMXBMV7EXFNKLZSI5JCQ.jpg?auth=ef7e3869a4cab54da1a95c815e0cb5941d3b26b2d1fbe478c69a7d9b9826708a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Music to the ears: our pleasure in hearing the cash register ring is natural. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s AI moment: making the leap from adopting AI to building it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/irelands-ai-moment-making-the-leap-from-adopting-ai-to-building-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/irelands-ai-moment-making-the-leap-from-adopting-ai-to-building-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie McGinley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our aim should be to become a place where valuable AI products are developed and commercialised]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBZQOGQ3V5FB5P4ZF6QYCEA26E.jpg?auth=4a855aad1c836e7bca87b869598e2df89e15a175bf62abc162633bdac6176a24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s opportunity is to show that effective regulation and innovation can work together when it comes to artificial intelligence. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">dem10</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erica Drum’s stress-free comfort food recipes: Marry me meatballs with orzo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/02/stress-free-comfort-food-recipes-marry-me-meatballs-with-orzo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/02/stress-free-comfort-food-recipes-marry-me-meatballs-with-orzo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica Drum]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every week this month, we’ll provide you with simple ways to introduce midweek comfort food to your kitchen]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZN7EBRH275HYFIJ5WNWB6PEZYY.jpg?auth=a5389a7b56af40cc6dff3103cfb4b12841a2d3b756598d72149608939ff340a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comfort food: Erica Drum's Marry me meatballs with orzo. Photograph: Erica Drum]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuimhní ar an Direánach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/02/cuimhni-ar-an-direanach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/02/cuimhni-ar-an-direanach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Collinge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fear cineálta cumasach ab ea an file mór le rá as Árainn, Máirtín Ó Direáin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKTCC4X2HQZ47ROSU6TEFW7IJE.jpg?auth=aa21406b833ad209806ed74bc6cd0c98a9d28a08cad3813359d242f9cf3f13ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Máirtín Ó Direáin. Grianghraf: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I asked ChatGPT whether AI has a soul. Its answer was disturbing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/02/i-asked-chatgpt-whether-ai-has-a-soul-its-answer-was-disturbing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/02/i-asked-chatgpt-whether-ai-has-a-soul-its-answer-was-disturbing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a Word... Soul]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C55G4C2I6HDTHMRATUZTIPAWKQ.jpg?auth=6e5be314747be0aa63fea454def7482c5287ee25bf81d2b7f37ec3d5b9c94846&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Does AI have a soul? Is it a person? Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alamy Stock Photo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many workers not using full holiday entitlements]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/many-workers-not-using-full-holiday-entitlements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/02/many-workers-not-using-full-holiday-entitlements/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than half want unlimited annual leave, survey shows]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQMMAUERMZSMHDKF3H6QSTDVOM.jpg?auth=14f1fa3387f97d834ee25e012ef253cc7c4a8eaa13988cdbab030a288489da4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About 12 per cent of survey respondents lose their unused annual leave days. Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP via Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>