<?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/2026-11-04/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:34:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Trump responds to US midterms defeat as Democrats win full control of the Texas House]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/us-midterm-elections-results-democrats-take-control-of-house-and-senate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/us-midterm-elections-results-democrats-take-control-of-house-and-senate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Trump is still your president’ - White House]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:22:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B6KLAAI7CUNLA4VKZUHMSJ2F2Q.jpg?auth=3b94e8e88f47a88f09fd1accbe9f74694dd7eff22a3a469304ad130218a199c5&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 speaks to reporters as the final steel beam is raised at the construction site of the East Wing ballroom at the White House. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mandel Ngan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner ‘terrified’ of what boyfriend’s ex-wife would do, trial hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/scarlett-faulkner-terrified-of-what-boyfriends-ex-wife-would-do-trial-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/scarlett-faulkner-terrified-of-what-boyfriends-ex-wife-would-do-trial-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecution claims 41-year-old accused rammed ex-husband’s van off road before Faulkner beaten to death ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:36:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPOUIDW5ABGZ7AF3LCZ3T6TJV4.jpg?auth=81fd2be4a4f963a653bd2e9483ff9764f2e43b67f894ad727c2f9cae9eb7eb6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner (28) died in hospital on April 13th this year. Photograph: Family/Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Population Crash on RTÉ One: Miriam O’Callaghan is compelling at the heart of this doc ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/04/irelands-population-crash-on-rte-one-miriam-ocallaghan-is-compelling-at-the-heart-of-this-doc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/04/irelands-population-crash-on-rte-one-miriam-ocallaghan-is-compelling-at-the-heart-of-this-doc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: The presenter explores plunging global birth rates with a gregarious, slightly anarchic presenting style]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUBDKEPN3VAIRHNQTAIQ3O5PIQ.png?auth=420cf0e171d1609cd3c5d6060755f0c3e33b3a1025be0de11970ad5bf8fdd614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam O’Callaghan presents Ireland’s Population Crash, Wednesday, RTÉ One, 9.35pm]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Gael motion to distinguish party from ‘woke left’ rejected for ardfheis  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/fine-gael-motion-to-distinguish-party-from-woke-left-rejected-for-ardfheis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/fine-gael-motion-to-distinguish-party-from-woke-left-rejected-for-ardfheis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motion sought to affirm party as centre right in ‘European Christian Democratic tradition’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:14:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYVNM26ZJO62VKG2G5Q6QUFHNE.jpg?auth=183e8f3b8f4c421291b05f6b888b10fa2ec05d9c935f4dc466ba35d395c96b56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It was suggested that Tánaiste Simon Harris favoured discussion of the grassroots motion. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge ponders whether head of Christian Brothers would have to obey Pope in abuse case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/judge-ponders-whether-head-of-christian-brothers-would-have-to-obey-pope-in-abuse-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/judge-ponders-whether-head-of-christian-brothers-would-have-to-obey-pope-in-abuse-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court says difficulties for abused former students could be avoided if order put forward nominee for litigation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:19:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BR2TYABCCRCMLAYL4OFABDOGRY.JPG?auth=0cb16b6479c65477df443180d6229114a0e0c60c4f7aa988d6787aa17e373f12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, Judge Mary Rose Gearty said she did not know enough about canon law to know whether the head of the Christian Brothers, David Gibson, would be duty bound to obey what he was asked to do by the Pope. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lights begin to go out on Donald Trump’s volatile and frequently terrifying reign]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/republicans-begin-painful-process-of-picking-apart-bones-of-shattering-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/republicans-begin-painful-process-of-picking-apart-bones-of-shattering-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[JD Vance blames Iran war in what seemed a blatant distancing from a president who has demanded blind loyalty]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:14:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YAQFMW3NIQ4MJUJN5DLPKNI2E.jpg?auth=dc7782f3fc63ada9d9494783b73fc6f0ac98babbb0badf24f7f90216c6dcaace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On Wednesday, US president Donald Trump made an unexpected press appearance in the White House to mark the ceremonial raising of the final steel beam for the construction of the ballroom. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the US midterms: blue wave engulfs Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/04/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-midterms-blue-wave-engulfs-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/04/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-midterms-blue-wave-engulfs-trump/</guid><description><![CDATA[Result a repudiation of him by part of the coalition that handed him victory two years ago]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHYXEO2IINPHAYYXIHG6QVXIUE.jpg?auth=a8714effb601b5c070ba87f1b4682a94ba23430c13164a8d6b1ee9dc7cb98f8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supporters of James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, react after his victory was announced during an election night watch party in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. Talarico, a 37-year-old Democratic state legislator, won the race to become the next senator. 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[Liverpool lead twice before losing to Fenerbahce in Champions League]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/liverpool-lead-twice-before-losing-to-fenerbahce-in-champions-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/liverpool-lead-twice-before-losing-to-fenerbahce-in-champions-league/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter in Istanbul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The defeat of Iraola’s team was careless and easily avoidable as Muriqi scored the winner]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:15:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPRK5EKBTAEUY63EECBMYVNWI4.jpg?auth=f5146809d4baaf8a7b277389493c76a71fef625ff7642fef3ffeaecbe8c4f6ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fenerbahce's Kosovo forward Vedat Muriqi heads the ball to score the winner. Photograph: Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yasin Akgul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of woman that died in Cork nursing home during pandemic settle High Court action ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/family-of-woman-that-died-in-cork-nursing-home-during-pandemic-settle-high-court-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/family-of-woman-that-died-in-cork-nursing-home-during-pandemic-settle-high-court-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[High Court hears that in February, 2021, 46 residents of Ballynoe nursing home tested positive for coronavirus, 19 of whom died]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:42:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKFMUZ6W5VCGXF35ETBQLPE4JM.jpg?auth=a4dbab27fb3cf092d8292e239f0ceb9eb24bd53c63ac69535e25a384b3ae9067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathleen Thompson, from Farranree, Co Cork, who died in CareChoice nursing home, Ballynoe, Co Cork during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. Photograph: Thompson family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aengus Ó Snodaigh says Liberty Recycling letter was forged]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/aengus-o-snodaigh-says-liberty-recycling-letter-was-forged/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/aengus-o-snodaigh-says-liberty-recycling-letter-was-forged/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin TD accepts regulator’s criticisms of governance and oversight of trustees and directors]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:39:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVHU7P25XZAIRC3AROJZX4G24M.JPG?auth=c4c501754239dfeea37ddf91587a5ab259f11c162b47db61ab51266ef2c7ecfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh said he had absolutely no knowledge of alleged criminal activity occurring within Liberty Recycling. 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[Attempts to restore public sector pay talks end without breakthrough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/public-sector-strike-could-be-followed-by-rolling-disruption-union-leader-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/public-sector-strike-could-be-followed-by-rolling-disruption-union-leader-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan warns of further disruption across education, health and local government if no agreement reached]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:24:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MWY6ROHJ32MQ6NKISX3BAWQL7U.JPG?auth=79be7d3802d56c650320b578c9a1590120ae8e9776fa0cb02938ea42b321620b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Callinan, the general secretary of Fórsa. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on migrant workers: confusing messages ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/04/the-irish-times-view-on-migrant-workers-confusing-messages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/04/the-irish-times-view-on-migrant-workers-confusing-messages/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ministers talk about the need for cutting immigration while job shortages persist]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I6BFDJJ2VVCGVKQQII2TFR7OYQ.jpg?auth=e975467341fe01add5417ba7254e0f9ced0b4b9c90f8c42dbb14dcb3ab325cfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arrivals: Tens of thousands have arrived from outside Europe to fill jobs in Ireland.
(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[Family of two teenagers killed in road collision see camera footage of crash in court ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/family-of-two-teenagers-killed-in-road-collision-see-camera-footage-of-crash-in-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/family-of-two-teenagers-killed-in-road-collision-see-camera-footage-of-crash-in-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Murphy in Waterford ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gilbert Collins (15) and Avuzwa Idris (17) died following e-scooter collision with bus in Waterford ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:14:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASDLZM64VJE3TGO4Q2Z2CFC7H4.png?auth=7ec5fe237658d4b80cd4cfc10b65df717cf6e076f1adc29ef7169aaa75e38b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gilbert Collins (15) and Avuzwa Idris (17) were killed when their e-scooter collided with a bus in an early morning crash in Waterford city on June 27th, 2024]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioner spared prison term for careless driving that caused death of woman in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/pensioner-spared-prison-term-for-careless-driving-that-caused-death-of-woman-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/pensioner-spared-prison-term-for-careless-driving-that-caused-death-of-woman-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Agnes Foley (87) of Farran, Charleville, accidentally put her foot on the accelerator, fatally injuring Mary Fehilly (72)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:00:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L6AHJCGW3ZDUFGWZUDDHDFBWTI.jpg?auth=7591dd81ff060c77b1639348b605e74baf7e84049d896648d52a2e84caf0897f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Fehilly died after she was struck by a car that mounted the footpath on Main Street in Charleville, Co Cork, on November 2nd, 2024]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nicer kind of riot – Frank McNally on the Irish cultural storming of Paris  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/04/a-nicer-kind-of-riot-frank-mcnally-on-the-irish-cultural-storming-of-paris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/04/a-nicer-kind-of-riot-frank-mcnally-on-the-irish-cultural-storming-of-paris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shops were braced for looters who never arrived on a weekend of dancing, music and Ulysses-inspired perfumes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYQPUQ36AVFX7BBBHZDBMLFTPQ.jpeg?auth=0718e8f1ba4e5dbd624ab0d29cb62ad1e96b3c8ed6824c497d4ec01b84ba06e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jean Butler introducing Parisians to Irish dancing at the Théâtre de la Ville last weekend]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midterm elections ‘blue wave’ sends global stocks surging either side of the Atlantic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/midterm-elections-blue-wave-sends-global-stocks-surging-either-side-of-the-atlantic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/midterm-elections-blue-wave-sends-global-stocks-surging-either-side-of-the-atlantic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nutrition group Glanbia had the largest slice of the Iseq pie, up nearly 12 per cent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:42:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWDHBRQJUZDTSTUXGDA4IWRPPU.jpg?auth=4e43bfa157d37dbf5137587ba82bb1945b74215a0b6c8860534d6d17aff43af3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A television displays US senator-elect James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans turn on each other as midterm results sink in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/republicans-turn-on-each-other-as-midterm-results-sink-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/republicans-turn-on-each-other-as-midterm-results-sink-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Rogers in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party figures lash out at Donald Trump, his candidates and his staff over Iran war, cost of living and corruption allegations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:41:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KC54WBGE7WRRDUTUZ2SWBOCCQ4.jpg?auth=6541334ecefc1606729494ab444461d532e1a61a9eb453e4337b16146499e3e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Donald Trump supporter at the Ken Paxton election night watch party in Dallas, Texas. Paxton lost out to Democrat James Talarico in the state's Senate election.  Photograph: Richard Rodriguez/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Rodriguez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Dylan blows in for meeting with Pope Leo at the Vatican]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/04/bob-dylan-blows-in-for-meeting-with-pope-leo-at-vatican/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/04/bob-dylan-blows-in-for-meeting-with-pope-leo-at-vatican/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The pope, ‌originally from Chicago, is known to be a Bob Dylan fan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:29:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2RFVG2KJRDF5JMPDOCFC3IMQA.JPG?auth=3f027479b4954637e67b990360f5c5d704d748a540eba8a921c161afccec0dcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo meets Bob Dylan at the Vatican on November 4th, 2026. Photograph: Vatican Media/­Handout via Reuters   ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simone Risoluti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ to seek further Government funding as licence fee revenue to continue decline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/04/rte-to-seek-further-government-funding-as-licence-fee-revenue-to-continue-decline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/04/rte-to-seek-further-government-funding-as-licence-fee-revenue-to-continue-decline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Director general says surprise €20m budget day funding cut was never discussed in advance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:25:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZIBVMJYH7UWBNPTEWZB44PBCU.jpg?auth=aa023453d49cf23f47bdf2ffdeb85cfc5af3d69faa16229d521d65106402383e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst (left) and Adrian Lynch, deputy director general, told the Oireachtas media committee that a budget day cut of €20 million in funding had not been discussed with them. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli president begins process to decide which leader should try to form a government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/04/israeli-president-begins-process-to-decide-which-leader-should-try-to-form-a-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/04/israeli-president-begins-process-to-decide-which-leader-should-try-to-form-a-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yitzhak Herzog criticises racist attacks on Palestinian citizens who turned out to vote at historic rates]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:45:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYAVHLPNQZ3WTAJQVBYWVZWZNE.jpg?auth=1d636204a03a510c3922d9fef58b6e2567fa1ea0ef187663ed03e5358343d781&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noam Sohlberg, chairman of the Central Elections Committee, with Israeli president Isaac Herzog. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abir Sultan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ‘knockout punch’ can fix cultural issues in Defence Forces, abuse tribunal told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/no-knockout-punch-can-fix-cultural-issues-in-defence-forces-abuse-tribunal-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/no-knockout-punch-can-fix-cultural-issues-in-defence-forces-abuse-tribunal-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Extreme disappointment’ at survey showing lack of trust, fear of reprisals and retaliation for making complaints ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:43:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJU4SKRBJ5CQZE2Q2HASVRKIDQ.jpg?auth=65993d0cd6251f797ab80d4198b50aaa0924d04016d0ef03664c6c85402e84f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Col David McNamara said changing the culture in the organisation relies on the 'cumulative effect' of a series of changes. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court refuses further appeal for man seeking to bring family from Afghanistan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/supreme-court-refuses-further-appeal-for-man-seeking-to-bring-family-from-afghanistan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/supreme-court-refuses-further-appeal-for-man-seeking-to-bring-family-from-afghanistan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Applicant claimed family faced danger following Taliban’s return to power in 2021]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:16:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UQVYESNFTHCB4WHI3WZHYZSQKQ.jpg?auth=9883c5f7bd66b194872ac583187402e03e5b72d4c3799915046bc58ac673998e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man who had been granted asylum in Ireland claimed his family were in danger following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. Photograph: New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toma Munita</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craig Casey to start against Argentina as Andy Farrell names team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/live-updates-andy-farrell-to-name-ireland-team-to-face-argentina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/live-updates-andy-farrell-to-name-ireland-team-to-face-argentina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Prendergast fit to play outhalf, as Nick Timoney starts over Josh van der Flier in the backrow]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IOKVHE4T76UF5XGJUPVQNBK4Z4.jpg?auth=e668fa07970c5b5639af367dc07fe50d7b424c3308377ac6aeb4f48897917642&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Craig Casey is preferred over Jamison Gibson-Park at scrumhalf. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank to cut up to 140 roles as it seeks to shave its costs by €75m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/central-bank-to-cut-up-to-140-roles-as-it-seeks-to-shave-its-costs-by-75m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/central-bank-to-cut-up-to-140-roles-as-it-seeks-to-shave-its-costs-by-75m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some €26 million in savings will be targeted at payroll costs, to be achieved by 2030]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:03:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IB4YVWHYUSDJVUFFOKEUH7XJLM.jpg?auth=ebf73f2774d299bd9d999799828b66e84d645c04c4907bece6b7d4d29c72221a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Central Bank of Ireland’s headquarters in Dublin's docklands. The regulator is seeking to reduce its headcount by up to 140 people. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRFU issues warning over spike in bogus tickets for upcoming Irish rugby fixtures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/irfu-issues-warning-over-spike-in-bogus-tickets-for-upcoming-irish-rugby-fixtures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/irfu-issues-warning-over-spike-in-bogus-tickets-for-upcoming-irish-rugby-fixtures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fans urged to ‘exercise extreme caution’ after a rise in reports of fraudulent digital ticket sales]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:52:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2HNM2MFHBEHLBZQJOVCKWNF7Y.jpg?auth=30dd1778821148147bbf6365eff6ed0a87d9f7858862cb3a65d0e4b793864ad4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland have Six Nations home games against England and France in 2027 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for drug treatment services has ‘exploded’, support group says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/11/04/demand-for-drug-treatment-services-has-exploded-support-group-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/11/04/demand-for-drug-treatment-services-has-exploded-support-group-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women in particular are seeking support in bigger numbers and ‘crack cocaine is causing untold harm’, according to Merchants Quay Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:43:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DPQUPYMHTZCJRKKKGCX23EUEUE.JPG?auth=225ab4f53e5f96df869f263114bb0f07c1ea1e185242e8ab454ee90656869efe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jane's Place, an all-female drop-in centre run by Merchant's Quay Ireland. 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[Record €85bn tax take as Government spending continues to climb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/record-85bn-tax-take-as-government-spending-continues-to-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/record-85bn-tax-take-as-government-spending-continues-to-climb/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest exchequer returns point to strong tax haul for first 10 months of year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:30:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DFGOG34XS6FN2SJFVCU3UNCI5U.JPG?auth=df944cc9364dd00c7a72b0344257b957898fbf09a220111f06b63a64dcca7dbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers. The Government collected a record €85 billion in tax in the 10 months to October but spending continues to rise at a worrying rate. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for united Ireland to examine how symbols and cultural policy need to change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/plans-for-united-ireland-to-examine-how-symbols-and-cultural-policy-need-to-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/plans-for-united-ireland-to-examine-how-symbols-and-cultural-policy-need-to-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin told Fianna Fáil it is ‘critically important’ to have ‘as genuinely inclusive a debate as possible’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:28:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5KRIFTRGRCM5GA3AWNAMYPOJA.JPG?auth=908a018af0c2a6b061cadb8fa71109573c1939b1913d6718589de875308cb1ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll last month showed only a small minority of voters would be prepared to consider changes such as a new Irish flag. 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[What does blue wave mean for the US and the rest of the world?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-does-blue-wave-mean-for-the-us-and-the-rest-of-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-does-blue-wave-mean-for-the-us-and-the-rest-of-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:27:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EV626E3IZFNPBQFBUYTSQUJXOQ.jpg?auth=d653e4ae37f17da17c1e8a9c151f7ae51fbeadf6d8d40968d54993339c8e5101&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
                        President Donald Trump gestures as he departs after speaking at a midterm election campaign rally at Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kan., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. Global leaders offered little public sympathy or encouragement to President Trump after his party was blown out in the midterm elections, even as they wondered what the result might mean for trade, energy and wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aengus Ó Snodaigh bid for Dáil statement not accepted, Sinn Féin says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/aengus-o-snodaigh-bid-for-dail-statement-not-accepted-sinn-fein-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/aengus-o-snodaigh-bid-for-dail-statement-not-accepted-sinn-fein-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ceann Comhairle felt unable to accommodate request from chairman of Liberty Recycling]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:21:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVHU7P25XZAIRC3AROJZX4G24M.JPG?auth=c4c501754239dfeea37ddf91587a5ab259f11c162b47db61ab51266ef2c7ecfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh sought to make a personal statement to the Dáil. 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[IRFU urges ‘extreme caution’ when purchasing tickets after increase in fraudulent sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/irfu-urges-extreme-caution-when-purchasing-tickets-after-increase-in-fraudulent-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/irfu-urges-extreme-caution-when-purchasing-tickets-after-increase-in-fraudulent-sales/</guid><description><![CDATA[Growing number of inquiries from Irish rugby supporters who purchased tickets through unauthorised websites]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:21:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OSBLSDE2OP2QPTVJV5X4WFADQY.jpg?auth=dd043e5f4c08895ec80c0b4563276d36bd4f7685f1c58b145b55a5692832c0b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland play Argentina in the Aviva Stadium on Friday, the first of four Nations Championship matches in this international window. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say: how would the new Galway City Ring Road affect you?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/11/04/have-your-say-what-is-your-view-on-the-galway-city-ring-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/11/04/have-your-say-what-is-your-view-on-the-galway-city-ring-road/</guid><description><![CDATA[The planned 18km orbital road will stretch from the M6 motorway at Coolagh roundabout to a point west of Bearna village]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:19:12 +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 project’s last opponent, cycling campaigner Shane Foran, has withdrawn his High Court action challenging its approval]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who sued Aer Lingus after falling while disembarking flight settles action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/woman-who-sued-aer-lingus-after-falling-while-disembarking-flight-settles-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/woman-who-sued-aer-lingus-after-falling-while-disembarking-flight-settles-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Counsel for Deirdre Burke (66) said incident ‘has tarnished the golden years of her life’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I6BFDJJ2VVCGVKQQII2TFR7OYQ.jpg?auth=e975467341fe01add5417ba7254e0f9ced0b4b9c90f8c42dbb14dcb3ab325cfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the proceedings, it was claimed that the incident happened in almost total darkness. 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[Lawyers for woman who stabbed partner to death in his sleep seek manslaughter verdict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/lawyers-for-woman-who-stabbed-partner-to-death-in-his-sleep-seek-manslaughter-verdict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/lawyers-for-woman-who-stabbed-partner-to-death-in-his-sleep-seek-manslaughter-verdict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Julie Ann McIlwaine claimed to have suffered a temporary loss of control as a victim of domestic abuse]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:11:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26IFRWLFSZHZ7F24DTVGPQCEDE.jpg?auth=beb675e99e3972673d8b403bab1dd82b17cdf4ffbdffdf9a232f0f2d2019b954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Julie Ann McIlwaine (35) remains in prison until a final determination is reached. Photograph: Pacemaker ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Harkness</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louth man who killed family found guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/jury-resumes-deliberations-in-louth-triple-murder-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/jury-resumes-deliberations-in-louth-triple-murder-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert O’Connor (32), of Drumgowna, Co Louth has been charged with fatally stabbing his parents and brother to death]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:06:41 +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) (centre), Louise O'Connor (56) (right) and their son Evan O'Connor (27) (left), were found dead at the family home in Drumgowna, near Tallanstown, Co Louth. Photograph: Garda/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Ambassador to Ireland Kara Owen on current Anglo-Irish relations, trade opportunities, and the possibility of a Brexit reversal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/british-ambassador-to-ireland-kara-owen-on-current-anglo-irish-relations-trade-opportunities-and-the-possibility-of-a-brexit-reversal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/british-ambassador-to-ireland-kara-owen-on-current-anglo-irish-relations-trade-opportunities-and-the-possibility-of-a-brexit-reversal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EDUQU5N6ANCA5IHPW7TAVZXJQE.jpg?auth=fc9757be7828e58df1a89dfbbab2c5fec8db40f29da0931664e790523020ba5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly meeting Ambassador of United Kingdom H.E. Ms. Kara Owen. 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[Russia follows bombing of Ukrainian aid centre with combined attacks on hospitals and hospices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/04/russia-follows-bombing-of-ukrainian-aid-centre-with-combined-attacks-on-hospitals-and-hospices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/04/russia-follows-bombing-of-ukrainian-aid-centre-with-combined-attacks-on-hospitals-and-hospices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nearly half of those evacuated from Dnipro facility were terminally ill people receiving end-of-life care]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOKEF6JMQNGLLJZQ3RO7Y6CGZ4.jpeg?auth=f2bb3d3971ef0e91f3fd6b09b86e612fd828546398b0a1a9f91246771fef144a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers clearing up outside a hospital in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, after it was bombed by Russia on Tuesday, leading to dozens of injuries and mass evacuations. Photograph: Daniel McLaughlin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel McLaughlin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rickshaw driver faces trial over death of Co Down mother after Westlife concert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/rickshaw-driver-facing-trial-over-death-of-co-down-mother-of-two-after-dublin-gig/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/rickshaw-driver-facing-trial-over-death-of-co-down-mother-of-two-after-dublin-gig/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gabriel Pereira accused of making ‘reckless manoeuvre’ that led to Danielle O’Keane suffering ‘catastrophic injuries’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:49:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JQNX6HQOZG4BO6WLLAYNGQET4.jpg?auth=0a5a5d4e606279104a69adc8068b66dc9518d289de451d5056efa0f062847875&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danielle O'Keane (37) from Saval, Newry, Co Down, died on October 1st after a rickshaw accident in Dublin ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midterm drubbing could prompt Trump backlash abroad ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/04/midterm-drubbing-could-prompt-trump-backlash-abroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/04/midterm-drubbing-could-prompt-trump-backlash-abroad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ‘blue wave’ will hamstring the Trump administration’s ability to pass legislation, but the US president will still have latitude on foreign policy ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:48:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WJGOGVF44FGSBO6IP3GEEX6MY.jpg?auth=33c334aedc37eeb7e1547b7e916e51dd1e01cc13ef7ccfc872bd5176e6fab9a0&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 at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punter-friendly sports results hit revenue at Flutter’s Irish and British business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/11/04/paddy-power-owner-flutter-pauses-share-buy-backs-to-focus-on-cutting-costs-and-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/11/04/paddy-power-owner-flutter-pauses-share-buy-backs-to-focus-on-cutting-costs-and-debt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revenue from betting on horse racing, football and other sports in Paddy Power owner’s UK and Ireland division slipped almost 7%]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:34:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOVWEYEJWBF5ZENR36LQKP6BQM.jpg?auth=9eb976abc7a9afb4e6d2b992d1fdb3247662349fb3987600438b9ca7c8398473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last month Flutter confirmed that it would cut 240 jobs at its Dublin head office from a total of 1,400 across the Irish and UK business to counter increased British betting tax. Photograph: Cheng Xin/Getty Images Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Felipe Contepomi looking for Argentina to complete the full set of away wins against Ireland in Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/felipe-contepomi-looking-for-argentina-to-complete-the-full-set-of-away-wins-against-ireland-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/felipe-contepomi-looking-for-argentina-to-complete-the-full-set-of-away-wins-against-ireland-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Contepomi ‘excited about the appointment’ of Noel McNamara to Leinster job but his focus is on a first away win over Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:28:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MRGOLL7BTGYWBOTSF32YCWLUI.jpg?auth=dea328a7f462cd111466a45f637aebb010ab5e3811d97f8c854172e761c98a3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi talks to the media at the St Helen's Hotel in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do the new short-term letting rules mean for property owners and renters?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/what-do-the-new-short-term-letting-rules-mean-for-property-owners-and-renters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/what-do-the-new-short-term-letting-rules-mean-for-property-owners-and-renters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One report estimated the new measures could bring 5,500 to 9,500 properties back to long-term residential use]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:26:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ECANKLX24FARTE3EHA43VJ3U4A.JPG?auth=1a85d0398bf64f17499552ed54732d4a9be2840a75a1fc69db75a953031a4c82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graffiti on Tara Street in Dublin protesting against Airbnbs. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US midterm elections: Results from the House and Senate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/us-midterm-elections-results-from-the-house-and-senate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/us-midterm-elections-results-from-the-house-and-senate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Democrats have regained control of both the houses of the US Congress]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:23:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UUOS6F55CGLQAI6I2AQYGALKQ.jpg?auth=06afbd750cfb302c925f5ca955d3e57f4fce885072fb9e9097a128b6c41c56c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The US Capitol, seen during morning hours on November 4th, 2026 in Washington, DC. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Brenner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy hoping golf can reset after LIV’s attempts to ‘destroy’ DP World Tour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/04/rory-mcilroy-hoping-golf-can-reset-after-livs-attempts-to-destroy-dp-world-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/04/rory-mcilroy-hoping-golf-can-reset-after-livs-attempts-to-destroy-dp-world-tour/</guid><description><![CDATA[Masters champion says LIV were going around Augusta saying they wanted to destroy tour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:19:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZM2RP34TLDJECENIFDGQPBK5A.jpg?auth=b63da93ee72f1f25b52525d4ef0d0db1d6c92cb4f1a5be396ff499148212b2b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy tees off on the 11th hole during a Pro-Am before the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid close in on JJ Gabriel but Manchester Utd yet to hear from Spanish club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/real-madrid-close-in-on-jj-gabriel-but-manchester-utd-yet-to-hear-from-spanish-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/real-madrid-close-in-on-jj-gabriel-but-manchester-utd-yet-to-hear-from-spanish-club/</guid><description><![CDATA[The son of former Ireland international Joe O’Cearuill requested his registration was cancelled in United in September]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:11:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RROYQNVIBJJUGKU57KQGD2LLUI.jpg?auth=aff54a2db33cadbe7f06b13b923426feb54c5c192fe1031913371a7c3be3a838&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JJ Gabriel is edging closer to joining Real Madrid from Manchester United. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nathan Collins and Josh Cullen set to return to Ireland squad for Austria and Kosovo games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/nathan-collins-and-josh-cullen-set-to-return-to-ireland-squad-for-austria-and-kosovo-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/nathan-collins-and-josh-cullen-set-to-return-to-ireland-squad-for-austria-and-kosovo-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hallgrímsson may take cautious approach with Cullen, who spent 10 months out of action following knee surgery]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:08:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IPOUWS4XRRHNHCBWFJZL2Q5FK4.jpg?auth=328f2e062fef2aade04c9bdba9bcf8d76669da67ecd3e25e7cbed7e3c30ac917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Josh Cullen and Nathan Collins, both of whom are likely to return to the Irish squad for the final round of Nations League games. Photo: Nikola Krstic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Nikola Krstic ©INPHO/Nikola Krstic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish unemployment remains near historic low of 4.8%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/irish-unemployment-remains-near-historic-low-of-48/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/irish-unemployment-remains-near-historic-low-of-48/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO figures indicate unemployment has been at 5% or below since 2021]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUM7L7DEBFB2JOE6LLMCK4UGGE.jpg?auth=e2dd0809c514355453b2acdef07cfd1151d15bb657d1ca3f855a69a8281cf9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The youth unemployment rate in October was 11.5 per cent. Photograph: Stock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Devonyu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EV public charging costs now exceeding those for petrol and diesel  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/ev-public-charging-costs-now-exceeding-those-for-petrol-and-diesel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/ev-public-charging-costs-now-exceeding-those-for-petrol-and-diesel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New EV strategy does not address rising electricity costs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:27:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFGHXSAUCRGZLIRC3P4XKD2LBE.jpg?auth=e085b0e8ee86e5ad24f672d80f5a3b646afba38e9c1dc49d74d7558021f15104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drivers without home chargers hit hardest by rising EV costs. Photograph: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Spatari</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for RTÉ to clarify recruitment of ex-Newstalk hosts Ger Gilroy and Kieran Cuddihy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/04/calls-for-rte-to-clarify-recruitment-of-ex-newstalk-hosts-ger-gilroy-and-kieran-cuddihy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/04/calls-for-rte-to-clarify-recruitment-of-ex-newstalk-hosts-ger-gilroy-and-kieran-cuddihy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[RTÉ’s sports department was ‘not happy’ with the appointment of Gilroy, Oireachtas committee hears]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:21:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EF6BDOATRAW3DJY23DLE6ZRQY.JPG?auth=161570532534447bf5e465e88e224fba7ec20b7a96c1d2c9943a78adfb9c1425&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After more than 24 years at the helm of Off the Ball on Newstalk, Ger Gilroy moved to RTÉ to present its new daily sports podcast, Howler. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead man’s lawyers seek order at WRC reinstating him to job ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/dead-mans-lawyers-seek-order-at-wrc-reinstating-him-to-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/dead-mans-lawyers-seek-order-at-wrc-reinstating-him-to-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tribunal told a benefit worth two years’ salary would have been paid to Paul Wilkie’s family if not for alleged unfair dismissal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:01:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFP2P7336BDBRJKHONAWC2ACGU.jpg?auth=71c6501467fce2a8000a691e601cfe2d2848ca716e4c5d9b79e93874101138d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The late Paul Wilkie, who worked at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland for 10 years]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private security patrolling Dublin would not have additional capacity to arrest people ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/04/private-security-patrolling-dublin-would-not-have-additional-capacity-to-arrest-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/04/private-security-patrolling-dublin-would-not-have-additional-capacity-to-arrest-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[City council reviewing security measures in place on public transport and safety warden schemes in other jurisdictions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2JFMCRGRRCSBLG4RWBYNF6K44.jpg?auth=10038d8057fae72b86dc8db9d54239aa801c5d3bcebb53604f2dc05c844105f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A tender is being drafted to contract a security firm in Dublin city centre. 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[Family of Colm Horkan ‘extremely let down’ by decision to refer case to Garda watchdog ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/family-of-colm-horkan-extremely-let-down-by-decision-to-refer-case-to-garda-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/family-of-colm-horkan-extremely-let-down-by-decision-to-refer-case-to-garda-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan says Stephen Silver’s murder conviction appeal should conclude before public inquiry is considered]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:31:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGFKGYBYYRGAVD6LUUSAY4RK2E.jpg?auth=cc3045c8c239a7913ab2089d318c9b9b8e5f537ee3891944e309d6cf549a4f1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Colm Horkan was shot and killed by Stephen Silver in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, in June 2020]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operating profits at Convention Centre Dublin fall 21% to €6m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/operating-profits-at-convention-centre-dublin-fall-21-to-6m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/operating-profits-at-convention-centre-dublin-fall-21-to-6m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attendance numbers rise to almost 150,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:16:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KLRLSBRARBZZFJC7WWLORGUCI.jpg?auth=54d6d28f58e13e549982fa855992d66ffa718e6e608ef2a37e3e6f138b35c73d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former  tennis player Andre Agassi pictured on stage at the Pendulum Summit in  the Convention Centre Dublin. Photograph: Conor McCabe ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut funding round confirms digital bank’s $115bn valuation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/revolut-funding-round-confirms-digital-banks-115bn-valuation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/revolut-funding-round-confirms-digital-banks-115bn-valuation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neobank is targeting a 2028 initial public offering]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:56:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5QKMAHRONBOZEHVTLR6T5OYVU.jpg?auth=fb0c584942f1642215c867b7621fc550f1c48b15ac418ede3bb80da64229ab6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nik Storonsky, chief executive and founder of Revolut, is targeting an initial public offering of Revolut’s shares in 2028. Photograph: SOPA Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy embracing role of hunter with Race to Dubai title in sight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/04/rory-mcilroy-embracing-role-of-hunter-with-race-to-dubai-title-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/04/rory-mcilroy-embracing-role-of-hunter-with-race-to-dubai-title-in-sight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Northern Irishman is 999 points behind rankings leader Eugenio Chacarra with two events remaining]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:50:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJQDHFDZ62LUHCLEKCM4SZ4UUA.jpg?auth=e04f2877eff900a0c2ca9f7ae638b3a627084c6a7dd593f0d698b6fa039ba33a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the SuperValu cyberattack, might your smart fridge be the next target? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/11/04/after-the-supervalu-cyberattack-might-your-smart-fridge-be-the-next-target/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/11/04/after-the-supervalu-cyberattack-might-your-smart-fridge-be-the-next-target/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any device with an internet connection can be a chink in your digital armour - but we can do more to keep ourselves safe]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:41:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CHTMTCIQ7XOGDJT3GZUX4PCCY.jpg?auth=4fc62a6b5f9f81a526473892c17796da457002021ca7bb53391e896a133aa9e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The recent spate of cyberattacks on seemingly harmless systems should give us pause for thought. Image: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling regulator tackles ‘dozens’ of black market players]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/four-out-of-10-using-online-accounts-for-sport-betting-go-on-to-other-forms-of-gambling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/four-out-of-10-using-online-accounts-for-sport-betting-go-on-to-other-forms-of-gambling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most regular gamblers have more than one online account, ESRI research finds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2H5NHGOS5VAR5OO4K534CQDG5Y.jpg?auth=89a880b317f6abdeda74ee995aaa949dafcf0a7350b9856c415d82cb0a29d5eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jockey Ethan Brown on Point of Law winning the Melbourne Cup. Many people open online accounts to bet on horse racing. Photograph: William West/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">William West</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Senate: Seven new faces to watch out for]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/us-senate-six-new-faces-to-watch-out-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/us-senate-six-new-faces-to-watch-out-for/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Rogers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incomers include those who are seen as future presidential candidates]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:16:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQSG474EBMC2HHBNPVRP55ARXQ.jpg?auth=4089e436fd7a71790b202796af43ed1d4f751e295a90f5a10d17768b4641dae6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, Dr Sarah Jukaku, take the stage after he declares victory during a midterm election night party in Detroit. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Kowalsky</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgers sold bogus security guard training course documents, regulator says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/05/forgers-sold-bogus-security-guard-training-course-documents-regulator-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/05/forgers-sold-bogus-security-guard-training-course-documents-regulator-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private Security Authority tells Oireachtas committee it revoked more than 350 licences provided to people to work as security guards ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:15:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHK5CEK3JJGYPHKRT46FFOG2UQ.jpg?auth=d2c950d9a25a7cceee0bb584ee80b39ab44a0ad2b31e4896dd5ef31664b91c9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Individuals who purchased forged training results documents 'presumably knew that they had not done the relevant training', Private Security Authority chief executive John Phelan told the Public Accounts Committee. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuri Arcurs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vodafone Ireland: highlights of 25 years of connection  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/vodafone-ireland-highlights-of-25-years-of-connection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/vodafone-ireland-highlights-of-25-years-of-connection/</guid><description><![CDATA[From digital skills education for the elderly to long-term support of Irish rugby, Vodafone Ireland has many reasons to celebrate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:04:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWE3JRTJX5HDFPJGXBSRMLJZTQ.jpg?auth=73b1117e9960804c23e843e076e1d7dfac1a569ed92e82ec22ebd3cc7485537f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vodafone can lay claim to a wide range of 'firsts' in Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small businesses, big possibilities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/small-businesses-big-possibilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/small-businesses-big-possibilities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vodafone is helping Irish SMEs harness technology, connectivity and new opportunities to grow their businesses]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:04:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QLQVPMJVHZAMFOIMFVHT5EXAYA.jpg?auth=a9ab197666e6a5f6ca634ebed3554350285db4256453a7b018523f183425bbc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christine Murphy, founder, Urban Aran, wearing one of her designs]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The IT department question now addressed in the boardroom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/the-it-department-question-now-addressed-in-the-boardroom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/the-it-department-question-now-addressed-in-the-boardroom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish businesses are looking to the cloud, AI, IoT and advanced connectivity to improve productivity and support growth]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:04:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MLYKYUS7MNETHNTQLTRQ5XRYXE.jpg?auth=5223eeeb24499588332fab464b197f377119b73e2a8865926373fe538a20c065&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jo Gilfoy, business director, Vodafone Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talkin’ about a revolution  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/talkin-about-a-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/talkin-about-a-revolution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From connected farms to digital healthcare, reliable networks are becoming essential infrastructure for how Irish businesses operate and evolve, writes Edel Corrigan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:03:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZ4OSP4WNRE35JOU7GEXB2YXAY.jpg?auth=789a161658dd25e1894c97fb1b76556ebf1899cf451aefb768f289eaece920c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connectivity supports everything from remote monitoring and automation to AI and health records]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five technology trends changing how Irish businesses operate ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/five-technology-trends-changing-how-irish-businesses-operate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/five-technology-trends-changing-how-irish-businesses-operate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From practical AI to cybersecurity and resilient connectivity, technology investment is increasingly judged on the business outcomes it can deliver]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:03:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7OCKBZ3BJGCTNOGYGNZSUOIGQ.jpg?auth=57d90323a45882b7d415b3da4b3428407a8b4cb1666acee0d0959441308e4bff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gemma Barsby, head of SMB and business marketing at Vodafone Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Significant’ traffic disruption in Dublin next week for EU presidency meetings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/04/significant-disruption-in-dublin-next-week-with-largest-ever-garda-operation-for-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/04/significant-disruption-in-dublin-next-week-with-largest-ever-garda-operation-for-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public advised to leave extra time for journeys and to expect delays]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:02:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kellogg’s goes against the grain:  Rice Krispies reformulated due to lack of rice ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/04/kelloggs-goes-against-the-grain-rice-krispies-reformulated-due-to-lack-of-rice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/04/kelloggs-goes-against-the-grain-rice-krispies-reformulated-due-to-lack-of-rice/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cereal manufacturer says switch to rice flour instead of grains is due to climate change]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:52:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F24ALJNEOBJHKQDAE3TZIINGMA.jpg?auth=e1e1a3da0767b461d632325c63436fb2080bb5b5b453ac271fcbb83ac96bef12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kellogg’s has removed rice from its Rice Krispies and Coco Pops cereals after 'changing weather conditions' affected the quality and availability of the ingredient. Photograph: Kellogg’s/PA 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kellogg’s</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispatches from the first line of defence ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/the-first-line-of-defence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/the-first-line-of-defence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pavel Barter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As AI technology advances and the threat landscape evolves, Emma Smith, Vodafone CISO, tells Pavel Barter about the need for watertight cyber resilience and security]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:50:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JCROEZMMZDQPDAAZ6UT3QCVPU.jpg?auth=8f556747f4568d5001cc0f2da2ee386ee2847dfdecc3f174eaab718ba5247c30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emma Smith, global chief information security officer, Vodafone]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our story has always been one of connection’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/our-story-has-always-been-one-of-connection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/our-story-has-always-been-one-of-connection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabrina Casalta]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vodafone Ireland chief executive Sabrina Casalta reflects on 25 years for the company in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:49:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7V2LB7K72RHVJIMWZ6QZHOXFSI.jpg?auth=f43f931a528d074052b2f50ee53804d9fcf046deb688fef124a77ece05de98c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sabrina Casalta, Vodafone Ireland CEO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A quarter century of communication ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/a-quarter-century-of-communication/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/28/a-quarter-century-of-communication/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pavel Barter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Vodafone Ireland celebrates 25 years in business, the longest established telecommunications company in the country continues to pioneer innovation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:46:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ND4OIWBTFAMNANIIAC2DJAGGE.jpg?auth=ddc242aa9fb379301e7a5ff40179b976d354ffedbf52c8881718e8cec3050577&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vodafone celebrates 25 years of innovation in Ireland this year]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private security to patrol Dublin city centre under new proposals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/04/private-security-to-patrol-dublin-city-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/04/private-security-to-patrol-dublin-city-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move follows discussions between capital’s regeneration chief Robert Watt and city businesses ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:38:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VGGGCTHGFDF7IV643KYDXFJRY.JPG?auth=3adaba214604717e57788b282d1a5ec034e946780c3f9c1254a22a1f60dbb40c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[O’Connell Bridge and Westmoreland Street in Dublin. A tender is being drafted to contract a security firm to provide ‘safety operatives’ in the city centre. 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[Most doctors who joined medical register last year trained outside Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/04/most-doctors-who-joined-medical-register-last-year-trained-outside-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/04/most-doctors-who-joined-medical-register-last-year-trained-outside-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[64% studied in Pakistan and 15.8 per cent completed their medical degree in Sudan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:32:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YUGRJKQKIKUIFGXCF4DVAQUZKA.jpg?auth=a36453d0fc23624e453ff62e83d6546afbb8658bf69baf3733d80207b43d7df4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Medical Council premises on Kingram Place, Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/04/celebrity-hairstylist-john-frieda-dies-aged-75/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/04/celebrity-hairstylist-john-frieda-dies-aged-75/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Davies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The London-born businessman styled celebrities ranging from Twiggy and Jackie Onassis to Scarlett Johansson, Madonna, Nicole Kidman and Diana, princess of Wales]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:31:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DULQRRNQORHOJI6WEMLVOGMT3Y.jpg?auth=adf96b4dabd2c9125585d5a9c6a6e555ddde625e6942c2dc2c14e60cf7a3fba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Frieda on February 21, 2008 in London. Photograph: Jenny/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jenny</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump punished: five key takeaways from a Democrat landslide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/donald-trump-punished-what-we-learned-from-the-democrat-landslide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/donald-trump-punished-what-we-learned-from-the-democrat-landslide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ariana Baio]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[States and districts that voted for Trump two years ago abandoned president’s allies in the midterms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:27:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y2DA44UXOYFUTA3QXPL5SPK25U.jpg?auth=57b9f8050138e4712f33afd02174e3da020a0f2874f48e80c6ffdf2e166e1efd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democrats have gained the authority to push back on Donald Trump’s agenda. Photograph: Doug Mills/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders put in the hard yards to enact meaningful and lasting change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/05/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-put-in-the-hard-yards-to-enact-meaningful-and-lasting-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/05/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-put-in-the-hard-yards-to-enact-meaningful-and-lasting-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A cultural phenomenon beyond sport, Dee Brock used troupe to fight for gender and equality rights and helped change thousands of lives ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5ML4EBJF5GVFKC2XWJDTYAHJA.jpg?auth=75f32e86e14c01f307b8d23cb782a1fea7db331e7ee2cdb7bcfd4d1d84497f77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Photograph: Ron Jenkins/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ron Jenkins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans routed as Democrats retake the US Senate in style]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/republicans-routed-as-democrats-retake-the-us-senate-in-style/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/republicans-routed-as-democrats-retake-the-us-senate-in-style/</guid><description><![CDATA[Keith Duggan speaks to Hugh Linehan about the results of the US midterm elections and what they mean for the final two years of Trump's presidency]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:21:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBOBEAQFEJJCLMWX2T3346FIC4.jpg?auth=32d7d1c02ae017b46957d33778bc1a804ead5b936d238d15cc35bd79fe9914d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democrat James Talarico speaks at a US midterm watch party after his victory was announced. 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[‘I wasn’t performing’: Bruno Fernandes says Michael Carrick was right to drop him after criticism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/i-wasnt-performing-bruno-fernandes-says-michael-carrick-was-right-to-drop-him-after-criticism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/04/i-wasnt-performing-bruno-fernandes-says-michael-carrick-was-right-to-drop-him-after-criticism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames at Old Trafford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under-pressure manager hails the magic of Old Trafford after Manchester United’s rip-roaring second half comeback]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7D7736OOY64UMG4JCZMIB2ZVVQ.jpg?auth=ea4c86614abd7f1476a64205dc31a805796e9cbd27523685fd03a3906e740136&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his side's first goal from the penalty spot during the Champions League game against Roma at Old Trafford. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Bola Negra review: A lavish crowd-pleaser of the old school]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/04/la-bola-negra-review-a-lavish-crowd-pleaser-of-the-old-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/04/la-bola-negra-review-a-lavish-crowd-pleaser-of-the-old-school/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This Spanish epic jags between three connected yarns, treating the gay experience from 1932 up to the 21st century]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AP7JMNHZ6BCDXDFAQUOPT3X7QQ.jpeg?auth=1b0f4c0591166359e21a86dd41efb0fefff6c27f64ea6ec40b7e3588d38f6c3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[La Bola Negra by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20s) arrested after €2.5m in cocaine, guns and ammunition found]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/04/man-20s-arrested-after-25m-in-cocaine-guns-and-ammunition-found/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/04/man-20s-arrested-after-25m-in-cocaine-guns-and-ammunition-found/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two men, aged in their 30s, and a woman (20s) were previously arrested after Monday seizures]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:51:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OEHEARCE65A5NBWFNAIK7WNXOE.jpg?auth=848df7801c84294219bf38e2ebd5c48eb4a7619583ca162359af34427d013576&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A submachine gun (above) was among items seized during the Garda operation. Photograph: Garda Press Office]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Horse Nine: John Malkovich is masterful in this Martin McDonagh comedy with chills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/04/wild-horse-nine-john-malkovich-is-masterful-in-this-martin-mcdonagh-comedy-with-chills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/04/wild-horse-nine-john-malkovich-is-masterful-in-this-martin-mcdonagh-comedy-with-chills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Malkovich’s failing Mephistopheles never becomes a hero but we come to sympathise with his plight]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FGXJKZU7WFEXVGCE6HBWOFT74Q.jpg?auth=f27e47bcc185c858c8b5d083aad2b111059d418a2cd4e3484b28561b39626f91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wild Horse Nine: Steve Buscemi, Sam Rockwell, and John Malkovich. Photograph: Diego Araya Corvalán/Searchlight Pictures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Diego Araya Corvalán</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster turn to Noel McNamara for post-Cullen era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/04/leinster-turn-to-noel-mcnamara-for-post-cullen-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/04/leinster-turn-to-noel-mcnamara-for-post-cullen-era/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This afternoon, Andy Farrell will name his Ireland team to face Argentina on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHX743CLYRF5ZFPWNA3H7TZUTA.jpg?auth=ead19e46615e2fd896f5feacf3475e7517a584483f14ba2dedcf0d5655d9fe5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bordeaux Bègles' attack coach Noel McNamara who will succeed Leo Cullen as Leinster's head coach. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My daughter’s number was written on a wall alongside RIP’: Families on drug-debt intimidation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/my-daughters-number-was-on-a-wall-alongside-rip-families-on-drug-debt-intimidation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/my-daughters-number-was-on-a-wall-alongside-rip-families-on-drug-debt-intimidation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vigil is held outside Leinster House calling for support for families targeted by drug gangs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXTGJ77ZUFBENKWMQVEDV5U3YU.JPG?auth=c5dcb7f88605f80c8cba5b7130c50e0e000498557f9fda8f37f8e1f31b29d43c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frances Black (second from right) attends a vigil outside the Dáil on Tuesday organised by Family Addiction Recovery Ireland (FARI). 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[Glanbia revenue rises in first nine months of 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/glanbia-revenue-rises-in-first-nine-months-of-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/glanbia-revenue-rises-in-first-nine-months-of-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nutrition group upgrades earnings forecast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:26:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B5B6UZU33NAIVFOQCVZJ5GLKO4.jpg?auth=782b5d5ac5b11ead7bf32ad99eb9af82602f6b8c4c844583f22d6854bb5a890d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glanbia chief executive Hugh McGuire said the company delivered a strong performance in the first nine months of the year. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Democrats win control of House and Senate in 2026 US midterms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/11/04/in-pictures-democrats-win-control-of-house-and-senate-in-2026-us-midterms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/11/04/in-pictures-democrats-win-control-of-house-and-senate-in-2026-us-midterms/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sweeping victory reshapes electoral map for 2028 presidential election]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:11:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GM7NZRIHDSJ3GB466KS5TTDJLM.jpg?auth=7c0c314d3cf3317e428713b47e6452dad0e2ff40b4f230e80160a817befdbc00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democrat Abdul El-Sayed becomes the first Muslim senator in the United States. Photograph: Todd Heisler/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Todd Heisler</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can Democrats do now they have won Congress?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/what-can-democrats-do-now-they-have-won-congress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/what-can-democrats-do-now-they-have-won-congress/</guid><description><![CDATA[With majorities in both chambers, the party can launch investigations and block Trump appointments]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:03:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3V42PCNXTZNPF5E5PPDUKWE6FY.jpg?auth=18a29fe3bdf762c819efd226a838d567747a1e824b171c3602b91c2f2eaeaefe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An election night watch party for James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. 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[Jim O’Callaghan under pressure after High Court ruling on criminal legal aid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/jim-ocallaghan-under-pressure-after-high-court-ruling-on-criminal-legal-aid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/jim-ocallaghan-under-pressure-after-high-court-ruling-on-criminal-legal-aid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Talks with criminal solicitors are due to continue following critical High Court judgment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCTFCE7Q2DCAONQDB33YN5PJ4I.JPG?auth=509077851aae442ddb1f9a2844453ef2550fe7430d0f4c3be2353f28a1e66fd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bus driver’s trial begins over crash that killed two Waterford teenagers on e-scooter ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/bus-drivers-trial-begins-over-crash-that-killed-two-waterford-teenagers-on-e-scooter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/04/bus-drivers-trial-begins-over-crash-that-killed-two-waterford-teenagers-on-e-scooter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Murphy in Waterford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The scooter was found 41 metres from the area of impact]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASDLZM64VJE3TGO4Q2Z2CFC7H4.png?auth=7ec5fe237658d4b80cd4cfc10b65df717cf6e076f1adc29ef7169aaa75e38b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gilbert Collins (15) and Avuzwa Idris (17) were killed when the e-scooter they were on collided with a bus in Waterford city in June 2024.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘America is back’: Trump and his Maga movement take an unholy caning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/today-begins-the-great-american-comeback-the-people-have-had-enough-of-extremism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/04/today-begins-the-great-american-comeback-the-people-have-had-enough-of-extremism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US election is an irrepressible demonstration of the democratic process after two years of black warnings about repression of US democracy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:38:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZXHVYMQPXJJEYJ4VEEKHJ7PUU.jpg?auth=639b16b22a4eabf52b9c5a398ce42195a3b48afb7ee9583987b95cffb323cf12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supporters of James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, react in Austin after his victory was announced. 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[AIB raises outlook after sharp rise in new lending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/aib-raises-outlook-after-sharp-rise-in-new-lending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/aib-raises-outlook-after-sharp-rise-in-new-lending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Net interest income rose 2% to €2.87bn in the first nine months, while new lending rose to €12.3bn]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:35:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7YF6TVXATHJRO3QVVEQAVDP6OE.jpg?auth=c764788eaafc18830a61f3075a858da8e221bca0aa6e7b108d567b9ded68fe0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AIB chief executive Colin Hunt said . Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US dollar falls and stocks waiver as Democrats sweep to victory in midterm elections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/11/04/oil-swings-after-two-day-decline-as-us-iran-talks-remain-mixed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/11/04/oil-swings-after-two-day-decline-as-us-iran-talks-remain-mixed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oil fluctuates after a two-day decline]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:05:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVKM7RD3L6FMLHBG7N53WJPJS4.jpg?auth=e06a9d0a8d17af65af0933f10a676757593d532546254751937690dc1cb2c6b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fatima Shbair</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish honeybee faces threat from non-native species crossing Border, Dáil hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/04/irish-honeybee-faces-threat-from-non-native-species-crossing-border-dail-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/04/irish-honeybee-faces-threat-from-non-native-species-crossing-border-dail-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach pledges to work with Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPG7AOKQWKI3GQPRHJVFR57VSA.jpg?auth=b46b567bd4a399febd6b9c360bf68d7e21af02a0ef93b2f07f0ee49bbf1d887a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin said there should be increased consumer awareness 'about our native honeybee and the product from it'. Photograph: Davidenko Andrey/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation in services sector surges to three-year high]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/inflation-in-services-sector-surges-to-three-year-high-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/inflation-in-services-sector-surges-to-three-year-high-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conn Ó Midheach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:36:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QV46B2SJ3ZFR7N547TTXY25EVU.jpeg?auth=1ff5bea6fcc1e0690dbb91259d49911b354ae64a871fc5e6464a19913cc4fed1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Both private investors and family offices are expected to be among the parties interested in the sale of 409 Stillorgan Road in Stillorgan, Co Dublin. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats’ sweeping victory reshapes electoral map for 2028 presidential election ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/04/democrats-sweeping-victory-reshapes-electoral-map-for-2028-presidential-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/04/democrats-sweeping-victory-reshapes-electoral-map-for-2028-presidential-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Result marks end of a culture-wars era in US politics and the return of economic issues to the centre of the political contest]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:29:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UUCMLXPJ4FBWZBRPSEAAVQV3U.jpg?auth=da3bd38b7bfba0c92395f2a1e104365ba4ed87d48650461e08cb09e138c1146f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico celebrates with supporters after winning in Texas. Photograph: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronaldo Schemidt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s child protection system is a high-stakes game of Jenga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/04/sinead-osullivan-irelands-child-protection-system-is-a-high-stakes-game-of-jenga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/04/sinead-osullivan-irelands-child-protection-system-is-a-high-stakes-game-of-jenga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are too many responsible bodies with dangerous gaps where resources and operational processes don’t intersect, leaving gigantic holes to swallow up whole lives ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2EESLKY4BHL3NREPDETJWU5WQ.jpg?auth=91970c1f4beaf3a98a282815c6dd34803567dfd1e0fa82f854a3b0cd02cb36c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roughly half of the State’s special care places are unavailable because there aren’t enough staff to operate them. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mrs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What an old Leaving Cert poetry book taught me about thinking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/04/what-an-old-leaving-cert-poetry-book-taught-me-about-thinking-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/04/what-an-old-leaving-cert-poetry-book-taught-me-about-thinking-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We were forced to think for ourselves because there were no other options]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4NDXR6RVFACFLHQBHBY3JM4ZY.jfif?auth=b5a92b744ecd06d16a914bf266d3e08879476bee0384e0460ea13c4acb463b58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Soundings, first published in 1969, was studied by hundreds of thousands of students in Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am in my 60s and instead of slowing down I find myself in a very squeezed place’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/04/between-my-wife-mother-business-and-life-in-general-i-feel-very-stuck-and-pessimistic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/04/between-my-wife-mother-business-and-life-in-general-i-feel-very-stuck-and-pessimistic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘My wife never thought she was my number-one choice and there is some truth in that’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DABSI3HHUBEPLH5AGGRH224G6M.jpg?auth=9e9ace550dfdc8f5c5cbecd4c881144a4badde94409a563d7fb2198d8b051cd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It might be time to address the underlying issues, even if it feels difficult. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JulPo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neigh-sayers missing the point on city horses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/neigh-sayers-missing-the-point-on-city-horses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/neigh-sayers-missing-the-point-on-city-horses/</guid><description><![CDATA[Manure on streets is incredible fertiliser for gardens]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Unit pricing for alcohol has been ignored by successive governments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/unit-pricing-for-alcohol-has-been-ignored-by-successive-governments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/unit-pricing-for-alcohol-has-been-ignored-by-successive-governments/</guid><description><![CDATA[Success of smoking ban can be replicated if action is taken]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Sligo cemetery model could be useful for children’s hospital team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/sligo-cemetery-model-could-be-useful-for-childrens-hospital-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/sligo-cemetery-model-could-be-useful-for-childrens-hospital-team/</guid><description><![CDATA[Finally completing much-maligned project would be a true surprise]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Trump’s ‘Ahab’ moment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/trumps-ahab-moment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/trumps-ahab-moment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eisenhower’s globe incident draws comparisons with classic novel]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[The grim reality of legal costs and the healthcare budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/the-grim-reality-of-legal-costs-and-the-healthcare-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/the-grim-reality-of-legal-costs-and-the-healthcare-budget/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is time to redirect the flow of public money away from the Four Courts and back to the clinic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Hydrogen could power Ireland’s expanding data centre sector, Cork conference to hear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/hydrogen-could-power-irelands-expanding-data-centre-sector-cork-conference-to-hear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/hydrogen-could-power-irelands-expanding-data-centre-sector-cork-conference-to-hear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some of Europe’s most important energy leaders to attend summit at Fota Island Resort]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5Q4E4TPYXFDQBFKPGWF74TPD4E.jpg?auth=80ba0788b2417882e967ed9d20272d28a2a7b428b15f18474fb23258675ecfdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hydrogen fuel cells produce electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen atoms. The hydrogen reacts with oxygen across an electrochemical cell, similar to a battery, to produce electricity, water, and small amounts of heat. Photograph: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andriy Onufriyenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernard Brogan says retired GAA intercounty players should be eligible for tax relief scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/04/bernard-brogan-says-retired-gaa-intercounty-players-should-be-eligible-for-tax-relief-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/04/bernard-brogan-says-retired-gaa-intercounty-players-should-be-eligible-for-tax-relief-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sportsperson’s Relief allows retired professional athletes to apply for 40% tax deduction at the end of their careers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URNOTFWBJ2YH47OSAWWRGRMJUM.jpg?auth=9dbf232a23063d30b158bf967910389fc27e243c93981f2731410a3d88357ee0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bernard Brogan at the launch of a charity match between Dublin and Meath GAA stars in support of Focus Ireland. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why buy expensive French tanks when what we need is cheap Irish drones?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/why-buy-expensive-french-tanks-when-what-we-need-is-cheap-irish-drones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/why-buy-expensive-french-tanks-when-what-we-need-is-cheap-irish-drones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland should be careful not to fall into the trap of fighting the last war]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan returns to legal aid talks after High Court judge rules his changes ‘unfair’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/jim-ocallaghan-returns-to-legal-aid-talks-after-high-court-judge-rules-his-changes-unfair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/jim-ocallaghan-returns-to-legal-aid-talks-after-high-court-judge-rules-his-changes-unfair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Mary Rose Gearty upheld a challenge by solicitor, finding Minister acted in excess of his powers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPQCEYAYMNH3LAY3DEIM4KJRMI.jpg?auth=ea9c10c4fb549500a14c8e5afa2a88706f0ddc88b67ae19efde5c73ef3c6d8d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan is facing pressure to resolve the bitter dispute over criminal legal aid fees. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roebuck Foods seeks €10m as it eyes up climate companies Glasport and Rumen Tech]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/roebuck-foods-seeks-10m-as-it-eyes-up-climate-companies-glasport-and-rumen-tech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/roebuck-foods-seeks-10m-as-it-eyes-up-climate-companies-glasport-and-rumen-tech/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[London-listed Irish company owns shares in the two firms, whose products reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farm waste ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJBOBNRB7NEZJGUBHHUXQR5NDE.jpg?auth=34057f9f063e5f7a08c5a71a02f6d090624d4154bc070b9108b9c412a40913ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glasport makes Gasabate, which cuts methane emissions from cattle manure by 80 per cent. Photograph: Sara Winter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sara_winter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many people unsure of what Fine Gael stands for, party finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/people-do-not-know-what-fine-gael-is-for-party-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/04/people-do-not-know-what-fine-gael-is-for-party-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission for Renewal of the party says it needs a clear and shared understanding of why it exists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGQ76WPV6FAD7NC6URFXYX4LUI?auth=d5d209f1882f4a3a0aab2c520a6409b306e36ceb74f912e26c50f1713587b9f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a note sent to party members, Fine Gael leader and Tánaiste Simon Harris said the commission recommended 62 changes. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconciling Northern Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/reconciling-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/reconciling-northern-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[In any debate on unification, the wishes of all the people of Northern Ireland must be paramount]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[It’s tiring to see the finger constantly being pointed at northern Protestants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/its-tiring-to-see-the-finger-constantly-being-pointed-at-northern-protestants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/its-tiring-to-see-the-finger-constantly-being-pointed-at-northern-protestants/</guid><description><![CDATA[Have we forgotten the role played by the Catholic Church in all this hatred and division]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[A woman of great renown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/a-woman-of-great-renown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/a-woman-of-great-renown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why did it take so long to uncover Isabella Honan’s date of birth?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Peadar Tóibín says he’s ‘bursting the woke bubble’. Does anyone care?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/04/kathy-sheridan-peadar-toibin-says-hes-bursting-the-woke-bubble-does-anyone-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/04/kathy-sheridan-peadar-toibin-says-hes-bursting-the-woke-bubble-does-anyone-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The word ‘woke’ has lost all meaning. Be suspicious of anyone who still uses it]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No stamp of approval for An Post’s pricing policy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/no-stamp-of-approval-for-an-posts-pricing-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/no-stamp-of-approval-for-an-posts-pricing-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Letters’ days look numbered ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Inflation in services sector surges to three-year high ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/inflation-in-services-sector-surges-to-three-year-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/inflation-in-services-sector-surges-to-three-year-high/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fuel and energy driving higher prices in the services sector]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVTTE4JC6NAHTHLO5FTM6544NM.jpg?auth=1e1744b77fffff8ab2213f5e94bbfc1072d4f5c2ef1377b007a55a66510bf969&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Concerns over rising inflation weighed on the 12-month outlook for businesses in Ireland's services sector. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">staticnak1983</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daring Argentina land in Dublin aiming for another Aviva upset]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/argentinas-global-squad-gathers-for-ireland-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/argentinas-global-squad-gathers-for-ireland-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Felipe Contepomi’s side pulled off a surprise win over the Lions at the Aviva Stadium ahead of the 2025 Tour to Australia]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YB5RRJVJB3OFWQNHN4OLCSF56Y.jpg?auth=e06a0c6823cf1fca27587ccc43bb490928cc5b33e537238c089969f16d17dbcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina players Simón Benitez Cruz, Rodrigo Isgro and Bautista Delguy training in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never mind the housing ladder, young adults can’t even get to the guest bedroom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/never-mind-the-housing-ladder-young-adults-cant-even-get-to-the-guest-bedroom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/never-mind-the-housing-ladder-young-adults-cant-even-get-to-the-guest-bedroom/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tough to get a deposit boxed off in current climate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Internet of everything gives me the chills after SuperValu attack ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/internet-of-everything-gives-me-the-chills-after-supervalu-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/internet-of-everything-gives-me-the-chills-after-supervalu-attack/</guid><description><![CDATA[Must everything be connected, and controlled, via the web? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/04/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/04/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[November 4th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZUT4HPR755ASDBRFUGE5WHGV3U.jpg?auth=d88ed7dac4643bc4d3487a3c083d1747d859364c0b86c4897100ba87c57c1dec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe must stand up to Trump if our freedoms are to be preserved]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/04/europe-must-stand-up-to-trump-if-our-freedoms-are-to-be-preserved/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/04/europe-must-stand-up-to-trump-if-our-freedoms-are-to-be-preserved/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With two more years of Trump in store, the stakes have not been as high for Europe since 1939.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demise of boarding schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/demise-of-boarding-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/04/demise-of-boarding-schools/</guid><description><![CDATA[What is causing the drop in demand?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 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[Ireland have never been about tactics or a clever play, it’s collective performance that counts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/gordon-darcy-how-to-get-your-rugby-squad-running-like-a-well-oiled-rowing-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/04/gordon-darcy-how-to-get-your-rugby-squad-running-like-a-well-oiled-rowing-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of Andy Farrell’s defining qualities has been getting the right men in the boat and getting them pulling together]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLUE4FM6QZEO5GJYPVCHPORMBU.jpg?auth=efd6ac1a99e5c4043245cc44ad7f1171dab4e5e1e8bec4024ab913d502bac51d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We got on very well’: Micheál Martin courts the unions as Opposition sharpens the knives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/04/we-got-on-very-well-micheal-martin-courts-the-unions-as-opposition-sharpens-the-knives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/04/we-got-on-very-well-micheal-martin-courts-the-unions-as-opposition-sharpens-the-knives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a game of chicken with his eye off the ball, Taoiseach faces blame games from opponents]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KH3HPQ4RIO6LBDHLLCAX5GMGY.jpg?auth=ab2659bcf2d0b19e724e0f1457e3ddc44c710c30e39a61673aeec0ecc369d0cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to the media before a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings about another proposed public sector union strike. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It shouldn’t be like that’: Woman living near Border to give birth in Dublin so wife can be recognised as parent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/it-shouldnt-be-like-that-woman-living-near-border-to-give-birth-in-dublin-so-wife-can-be-recognised-as-parent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/it-shouldnt-be-like-that-woman-living-near-border-to-give-birth-in-dublin-so-wife-can-be-recognised-as-parent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cat Brogan was initially receiving maternity care in Derry, a 15-minute drive from her Donegal home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFXJKAW5IZGFXNPIDQ7LD2RC2I.jpg?auth=6a726adaad49404b2027e754de9fe678a021c0eedb99a2326c1932a34a19d77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cat Brogan, who lives in Co Donegal, has been told she will have to give birth to her children in the State rather than in nearby Derry in order for her wife to be recognised as their parent. Photograph: Cora O'Neill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cora O'Neill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was made redundant after three months but someone else filled my role. What can I do?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/04/i-was-made-redundant-after-three-months-in-the-job-but-someone-else-filled-my-role-what-can-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/04/i-was-made-redundant-after-three-months-in-the-job-but-someone-else-filled-my-role-what-can-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I have a bad feeling about it all. I’m not looking for compensation, but is there anything I can do about this?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YA5RII66GBCKDPRWV4CTZAN3YY.jpg?auth=f092d946b6ac621f247a93945b42054120a80e3f660564a21a630ca3edb05f7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It’s a very peculiar decision after only three months that a role is redundant.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted child sex abuser Liam Coughlan dies in prison ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/04/convicted-child-sex-abuser-liam-coughlan-dies-in-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/04/convicted-child-sex-abuser-liam-coughlan-dies-in-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Christian Brother (90) taught students in counties Cork, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois and Offaly]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NSHLJLKL3RG2XHPRLU5XXFAPPI.jpg?auth=b6132b93f71f24124cab34cfe22bc7e28d24a79024119abe62e5b7da83562f1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A number of Liam Coughlan's victims are suing the Christian Brothers for damages arising from his abuse. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I left Ireland, I hated how everyone seemed to know each other. Now it’s what I love]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/04/when-i-left-ireland-i-hated-how-everyone-seemed-to-know-each-other-now-its-what-i-love/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/04/when-i-left-ireland-i-hated-how-everyone-seemed-to-know-each-other-now-its-what-i-love/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eamonn Fitzgerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After two decades in the United States, my definition of home has become quite complicated]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QSTIAB64NCNRMAXUMOATSRPSU.jpg?auth=ccd76cef1b37e693d327f5fded5fd12f5596cb5b695a0c1c3b3684fdef08d1b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamonn Fitzgerald: My growing children have probably triggered some of these new feelings. They’re becoming more interested in Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish ordered to increase pollution monitoring following spike in contamination]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/04/aughinish-ordered-to-increase-pollution-monitoring-following-spike-in-contamination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/04/aughinish-ordered-to-increase-pollution-monitoring-following-spike-in-contamination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some central areas on the site have improved, but a ‘plume’ of pollution is migrating towards the plant’s boundaries ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HYD5L4CCCPMLA6MCQ3XJZGI4M.jpg?auth=e2557c4872ecce6b0a5f3cc38fba74ab715cf551ea408fd2d5099cc236cf68f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon Estuary, Co Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sold for €13m in 2021, M50 land bank returns to the market with €32.5m price tag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/sold-for-135m-in-2021-m50-land-bank-returns-to-the-market-with-325m-price-tag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/sold-for-135m-in-2021-m50-land-bank-returns-to-the-market-with-325m-price-tag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 68.58-acre holding changed hands in 2013 for less than €6m]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFHSZTDHXBBKFCCMUPN3CIRH2M.jpg?auth=3c4593294eae93936c7336379fa3c0254679e414cfebd159b7e2c9547d19a54c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the Abbotstown Business Park lands]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: I wore glasses for years. Then I was told I never needed them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/04/sean-moncrieff-i-wore-glasses-for-years-then-i-was-told-i-never-needed-them-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/04/sean-moncrieff-i-wore-glasses-for-years-then-i-was-told-i-never-needed-them-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had never needed glasses, I needed surgery. Sometimes what looks like scheming is simply incompetence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3JWS24TUNBMXFZVDJKBSUVLKE.jpg?auth=893556fe24dd7bdba25e4af46f5b73ea42e141918dd600fa618220b0fa5e1fc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I tend not to be conspiratorially minded. Whether at the international, governmental or retail level, people just aren’t that slickly organised. 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[Education in schools can play vital role in protecting animals and preventing cruelty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/03/education-in-schools-can-play-vital-role-in-protecting-animals-and-preventing-cruelty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/03/education-in-schools-can-play-vital-role-in-protecting-animals-and-preventing-cruelty/</guid><description><![CDATA[Not a week goes by without a distressing case of harm to pets or livestock coming to light]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegant detached Edwardian ripe for renovation in Blackrock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/04/elegant-detached-edwardian-ripe-for-renovation-in-blackrock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/04/elegant-detached-edwardian-ripe-for-renovation-in-blackrock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances O'Rourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Mary’s on Avoca Avenue offers period features in a highly sought-after south Dublin location]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBVVCINDDBGWRCXORL3XI2VLHE.JPG?auth=788180e2109383dc3e5a461de77015a553f38a9c9df429231ad033306240edf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Mary's, Avoca Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What should we read into the Government’s failure to deliver a booklet? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/03/what-should-we-read-into-the-governments-failure-to-deliver-a-booklet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/03/what-should-we-read-into-the-governments-failure-to-deliver-a-booklet/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is it really ready to tell people how to be ready?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hackers targeted supermarket fridges. What else can they do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/hackers-targeted-supermarket-fridges-what-else-can-they-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/hackers-targeted-supermarket-fridges-what-else-can-they-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6AKKQFNB2GFEQHPIFXPOGWPHY.jpg?auth=220a4630b6c622f29e94151fd779b408df1417c36540fa55e6171c5275b3c702&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Empty fridges in a SuperValu store in Lucan, Co Dublin, with a sign saying some products are temporarily unavailable due to a technical issue. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK-style cap on minor injury awards sought in bid to curb ‘disproportionate’ compensation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/uk-style-cap-on-minor-injury-awards-sought-in-bid-to-curb-disproportionate-compensation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/04/uk-style-cap-on-minor-injury-awards-sought-in-bid-to-curb-disproportionate-compensation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister seeks legal advice from Attorney General to see if maximum amount of compensation can be specified]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBMZOL7SA2Z3ZXR2IAHK5RV2PA.jpg?auth=295e177e988de55bba790eabfaff47dfd28c9d39b5b8ea25c04c2be2cac600ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A limit on awards would lead to reductions in the cost of insurance, the Cabinet sub-committee on insurance reform was told. Photograph:  ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stillorgan student accommodation for €5.7m offers buyer 6.26% net initial yield]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/stillorgan-student-accommodation-investment-at-57m-offers-buyer-626-net-initial-yield/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/stillorgan-student-accommodation-investment-at-57m-offers-buyer-626-net-initial-yield/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[409 Stillorgan Road is located 2.2km from UCD’s Belfield campus]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QV46B2SJ3ZFR7N547TTXY25EVU.jpeg?auth=1ff5bea6fcc1e0690dbb91259d49911b354ae64a871fc5e6464a19913cc4fed1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[409 Stillorgan Road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dublin senior living and step-down facility seeks expressions of interest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/south-dublin-senior-living-and-step-down-facility-seeks-expressions-of-interest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/south-dublin-senior-living-and-step-down-facility-seeks-expressions-of-interest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clopen Capital secured planning permission for 119 assisted living homes and 180-bed transitional care unit]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44QRXOZSO5FUBGY4OMKWR4AB4Y.jfif?auth=7c9d89dbc748eeffbdb504df5256658412700869f2eae7783f24265e1135c226&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the assisted-living and transitional care facility at Loughlinstown in south Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workday seeks occupier for one-third of its new European headquarter offices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/workday-seeks-occupier-for-one-third-of-its-new-european-headquarter-offices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/workday-seeks-occupier-for-one-third-of-its-new-european-headquarter-offices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US technology giant looking to sublet 140,000sq ft of space across three floors on flexible terms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MW5BP4JVSNC2VFH5YRSLNIJ3W4.jpg?auth=2b2d3456a86a1b99ad10a53b633470da430af97460a116e5dfcb86f456f0991c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[College Square is a large mixed-use scheme comprising 50,170sq m of office accommodation and 1,580sq m of retail space ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memo to AI: Remember when secretaries were seen as the biggest threat to jobs?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/memo-to-ai-lessons-from-the-rise-and-fall-of-secretarial-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/04/memo-to-ai-lessons-from-the-rise-and-fall-of-secretarial-skills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The typewriter and shorthand created new efficiencies but show how tech can constrain as well as liberate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PV4KDGV3XFCJPOVKBWGTFQIJ3Y.jpg?auth=e1e42e3878796bfe4d3f0baff266ef8893daae9d042ecb3e76ee6869cec027eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With the advent of the desktop personal computer, the typewriter became a 'keyboard' and the association of typing with women’s work broke down. Photograph: R Krubner/ClassicStock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DreamMedia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully let Leeson Street office investment seeking €1.9m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/fully-let-leeson-street-office-investment-seeking-19m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/04/fully-let-leeson-street-office-investment-seeking-19m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Georgian building is leased in its entirety on new 10-year term and is generating annual rent of €120,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJSTKFMW5VEFHMSDOUODSV72MI.jpg?auth=9067a06df6369a22b60d0230a0e979826cbb3845119ee66126d3d095b74699f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[72 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best foods to eat and what to avoid to get a good night’s sleep ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/04/foods-to-eat-and-what-to-avoid-if-you-want-a-good-nights-sleep/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/04/foods-to-eat-and-what-to-avoid-if-you-want-a-good-nights-sleep/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three experts share the foods they recommend based on studies for the sleep-deprived among us]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4UF5MD2GBJE2VARHTIPFXMOET4.jpg?auth=1f3c7aa5fd2ba4b05324af438c0ff834c60ac0b460187465fb97be3337d17269&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Difficulty getting to sleep is frustrating. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paolo Cordoni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barefoot Wine’s ultimate pairings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/04/barefoot-wines-ultimate-pairings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/04/barefoot-wines-ultimate-pairings/</guid><description><![CDATA[A go-to wine guide for comfort foods, festive feasts and cosy nights in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XH4NWWTCUZGDHK5HGQECYKR5AA.jpg?auth=e095e62895d9ef35ae140f5a813a769dea645be3d9979f77d840bb24f7c03bbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barefoot Wine is the most awarded and number one wine brand in the US]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OMC won’t move my parking space from under vent where people discard drinks. What can I do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/04/omc-wont-move-my-parking-space-from-under-vent-where-people-discard-drinks-what-can-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/04/omc-wont-move-my-parking-space-from-under-vent-where-people-discard-drinks-what-can-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Keenan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is there anything I can do legally if my property is constantly being damaged by third parties?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBL4T7IWQJBFXFLHUBMD2OJD3Q.jpg?auth=d5f8a58a5bdb1f89e2e31d7d5dfd5a39ebb8576e11eb53557f94854bddd1f77d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Consult your solicitor to establish precisely what legal rights attach to your apartment and its associated parking space.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">zamrznutitonovi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investing in employees’ futures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/11/04/investing-in-employees-futures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/11/04/investing-in-employees-futures/</guid><description><![CDATA[For Down Syndrome Ireland, introducing a workplace pension was about more than meeting new requirements]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M6AQNNRUK5DAPCV2DI2TPEUQT4.jpg?auth=8689da0f7646d7bf325cbf10b05ca7c7f45c5faef0351fb2136a36107834e418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aidan Stacey, CEO at Down Syndrome Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Europe’s headline housing numbers hide the real crisis  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/11/04/how-europes-headline-housing-numbers-hide-the-real-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/11/04/how-europes-headline-housing-numbers-hide-the-real-crisis/</guid><description><![CDATA[How Europe’s headline housing numbers hide the real crisis ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXKVHDDQFRC2DAOKM723ZPPLOI.jpeg?auth=399b0bf5f13f7585e3f9f6d8db65f2d91dc48086fe81f01688145188c41d6021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eurofound produced the Foundational Challenges, the Housing Struggle of Europe’s Youth report]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish chief executives prioritise AI but face challenges on delivery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/04/irish-chief-executives-prioritise-ai-but-face-challenges-on-delivery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/04/irish-chief-executives-prioritise-ai-but-face-challenges-on-delivery/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish chief executives are prioritising AI investment, but the challenge of delivering at pace is coming into sharper focus, according to the newly released KPMG Irish CEO Outlook 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25N22CZCW5FNXJZRYULDCJF4JY.jpeg?auth=0bf0f6787a19756b11beef0b7e4c4925546f3f59275511896d33f8399388fbeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan McCarthy, managing partner, KPMG in Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Which type of Japanese dish is favoured by Spanish singer Rosalía?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/04/the-music-food-quiz-which-type-of-japanese-dish-is-favoured-by-spanish-singer-rosalia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/04/the-music-food-quiz-which-type-of-japanese-dish-is-favoured-by-spanish-singer-rosalia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which location in Central America goes rather well with Kacey Musgraves’ honey?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5YK7X5MLUWG7YV7ZDTF5OKSD4.jpg?auth=bb85dfd04420357ae1eb60be5081cc93062e1e5e64cb1001720640f6f83e8c14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosalía performs in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2023. 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Photograph: Damien Rytel/PA Wire
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