<?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/2026-11-06/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:53:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Five things we learned from Ireland’s win over Argentina]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/five-things-we-learned-from-irelands-win-over-argentina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/five-things-we-learned-from-irelands-win-over-argentina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland show good discipline and variety in attack, but need to work on their tackle accuracy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:43:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MQHW4WUNZQSM6OCMBREQCVQGI.jpg?auth=abb3bb59b31fdbb92c0c8bb91ae9ba29c8bf185c42f5e68a8df706ec60e259eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's hooker Dan Sheehan is tackled as he powers to the line but is unable to score against Argentina. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating disappearance of Limerick woman Carrie Mullane charge man with murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/police-investigating-disappearance-of-limerick-woman-carrie-mullane-charge-man-with-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/police-investigating-disappearance-of-limerick-woman-carrie-mullane-charge-man-with-murder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Savage and David Young]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He is also accused of preventing the lawful burial of a corpse and is due in court on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:36:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJCXUXW5KBGSHGEKDEOOJYONH4.jpg?auth=0e603553fd58ceb7b21d06924a09848fb514fc76b6381ef1469f50e20602f44a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Detectives believe Carrie Mullane (Noonan) came to harm shortly after her arrival in Northern Ireland. Photograph: PSNI]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish player ratings v Argentina: Hugo Keenan impresses in hat-trick display]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/irish-player-ratings-v-argentina-hugo-keenan-impresses-in-hat-trick-display/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/irish-player-ratings-v-argentina-hugo-keenan-impresses-in-hat-trick-display/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Prendergast and Rob Baloucoune among those to stand out in Nations Championship clash]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:43:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5TZPDZECI5454LYNUD3ILT6JA.jpg?auth=d5cbae84c44fc46ed892e7fddf8994d7d2400a6f2f89a7d9caa6c515ef7b5802&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Hugo Keenan scores his side’s fifth try against Argentina. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland 42-12 Argentina (FT) as it happened: Hugo Keenan’s hat-trick headlines comfortable Irish win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/ireland-v-argentina-live-updates-nations-championship-gets-underway-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/ireland-v-argentina-live-updates-nations-championship-gets-underway-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell’s side crosses for six tries in an impressive display to begin the November window]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:40:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JGFTLOKEDYWCC3VPMY3D7C5CTA.jpg?auth=5370784df2e8d37881702d377574874fd49d50fc0d8e31b1ea5ed50f41650063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Hugo Keenan is tackled by Argentina's Juan Martin Gonzalez during the Nations Championship match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/Press Association.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Ireland make statement with bonus-point win over Argentina]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/clinical-ireland-make-statement-with-bonus-point-win-over-argentina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/clinical-ireland-make-statement-with-bonus-point-win-over-argentina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland looked fresh and innovative as they ignited their Nations Championship campaign]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:31:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WOQRB66UJ7XFFDRE25KKFHN2AA.jpg?auth=ff70d92266fd6ccd1c89af1cd10d8425f2206240c8f11be64115821b02b6b788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Sam Prendergast on his way to scoring his side’s fourth try. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomb threats at RTÉ, Irish Independent and Newstalk linked to pattern of ‘hybrid attacks’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/staff-at-irish-media-outlets-evacuated-due-to-security-alert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/staff-at-irish-media-outlets-evacuated-due-to-security-alert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox, Jack Horgan-Jones, Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bomb scare triggers security alerts at RTÉ and other outlets, forcing some programmes off air]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:27:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GD6E5KWKLNAIRHV4UPMQJFMI3Y.jpeg?auth=63a6f6d6fd95fea3a744d2e0a3a12b53e9d0a4571148d126f95f0c250d4b20bb&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 in the wake of the evacuation. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meghan Markle’s father arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-on-charges-related-to-child-sexual-abuse-material/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-on-charges-related-to-child-sexual-abuse-material/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thomas Markle appears in court after being apprehended by US federal agents in Florida]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:02:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXU4URT6KZBDJIALVBGMKQDKTM.jpg?auth=53fb088abc67189131c08bcf7962d7c6f56aca4a28889d7d5cb7304689a323c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas Markle denied the accusations of possessing child pornography when these initially ​came to light]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump appoints controversial aide Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/06/stephen-miller-to-become-trumps-new-white-house-chief-of-staff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/06/stephen-miller-to-become-trumps-new-white-house-chief-of-staff/</guid><description><![CDATA[Architect of sweeping immigration crackdown to replace Susie Wiles]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:49:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJXORWC7PLRX765D3DC7W5LUWA.jpg?auth=bcba26e0070b05ea281c18f540412ea5016a87b8a52e9383db21a68ad88b725b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Miller has served as deputy chief of staff since Trump’s return to the presidency in January 2025. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Dietsch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child (6) becomes latest victim of Waterford arson attack on home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/child-6-becomes-latest-victim-of-waterford-arson-attack-on-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/child-6-becomes-latest-victim-of-waterford-arson-attack-on-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elliot English died in hospital in Dublin on Friday from his injuries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:45:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRGNONY2G3T6CPWN3NL6UJPQCM.JPG?auth=90398c90e4f11189b3326f3bee03777bd90462cc54d445f0f25191c45d1b1cf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene of the alleged arson attack at a house in Birchwood, Waterford. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moran honoured with lifetime achievement award by Gaelic Writers’ Association]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/sean-moran-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award-by-gaelic-writers-association/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/sean-moran-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award-by-gaelic-writers-association/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish Times Gaelic Games Correspondent one of several award recipients including Andy Moran and Cora Staunton]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:34:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J7AXFME3C5X5CDLQ65WXNDBOOY.jpg?auth=30764da833650f4ab604ed2ed771fc872236c3560c3626ccfa73aed1bc65bb43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moran of The Irish Times with his Lifetime Achievement award during the Gaelic Writers Association Awards. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Fine Gael’s future: the paradox of  power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/06/the-irish-times-view-on-fine-gaels-future-the-paradoc-of-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/06/the-irish-times-view-on-fine-gaels-future-the-paradoc-of-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[The party seems stuck in a holding pattern, unable to define itself yet unwilling to risk any alternatives]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJUSU5UG2RITAFQSRGYHUCTY24.jpg?auth=04924701010b97aca998c21c08b89afb3fc1a8d679110d271aee132b709e4d8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris. Photo: Brian Lawless/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in jail for murders of 190 children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/11/06/kenyan-doomsday-cult-leader-sentenced-to-200-years-for-murders-of-190-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/11/06/kenyan-doomsday-cult-leader-sentenced-to-200-years-for-murders-of-190-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincent Mumo Nzilani and Jefferson Kahinju]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:33:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5S6GCGZWWYE2SAKB6IB2X5MSU.jpg?auth=8da9c9eaf9abf5307098cf3fb22331d6fa0a48307e0fcac6cb5868673fcaaad4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Mackenzie led an apocalyptic Christian church in a forest near eastern Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast. Photograph: Brian Inganga/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Inganga</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan returns to hospital as treatment continues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/06/patrick-odonovan-returns-to-hospital-as-treatment-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/06/patrick-odonovan-returns-to-hospital-as-treatment-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader Simon Harris says colleague ‘in good spirits’ and medical staff ‘working to get his treatment right’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:21:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BRR43PTZHFCJJJECHLE6BUX2EU.jpg?auth=bf1de5c384b22ee9636718ad091e1bb309a95969c963c0915758a04fad775b02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Earlier this week, a spokesperson for Patrick O’Donovan told journalists that his return to work would be 'guided by medical advice'. 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[Alarm in Europe over US plans for ‘security deal’ with Russia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/06/alarm-in-europe-over-us-plans-for-security-deal-with-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/06/alarm-in-europe-over-us-plans-for-security-deal-with-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Foy in Brussels and Max Seddon in Berlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European officials fear agreement could undermine Nato and restore Moscow’s sphere of influence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:18:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGVX4VPYBM5B5TXVNVI3BMF3AM.jpg?auth=f7bc0a0cfb336f66d043b7eda67e1e5555caef749aa62b30ed32a66354d990b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says security guarantees for Russia 'mean changing the security framework in Europe and the world'. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ebrahim Noroozi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Donald Trump’s buildings: monumental megalomania ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/06/the-irish-times-view-on-donald-trumps-buildings-monumental-megalomania/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/06/the-irish-times-view-on-donald-trumps-buildings-monumental-megalomania/</guid><description><![CDATA[The US president has responded to the midterms by doubling down on his plans for the White House]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3SRK2YCWDKJF2523QN76QEJ5I.jpg?auth=17e0f9b8381a29091a1a88bb1fea4683eb5ce8c3c60cb4cdec50b31b8ddad63e&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 top reporters next to a signed piece of steel in the White House ballroom under construction in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. 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Photograph: Bradley Collyer/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin could do more to support Catholic recruitment in PSNI, Taoiseach says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/sinn-fein-could-do-more-to-support-catholic-recruitment-in-psni-taoiseach-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/sinn-fein-could-do-more-to-support-catholic-recruitment-in-psni-taoiseach-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin is first holder of his office to attend attestation ceremony for new police graduates in Northern Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:04:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLBVP4JUWOSGJV2AJLQ3FOZKDY.jpg?auth=2039ae7400627dd30924ca2eed9b7878481589c0c7f1ac7e8437319937f367eb&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 with a graduate during the PSNI graduation ceremony at the force's training college in Belfast on Friday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares tumble while US stocks soar ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/european-shares-tumble-while-us-stocks-soar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/european-shares-tumble-while-us-stocks-soar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq All-Share index falls 0.73 per cent at end of the trading week]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AB7M6MOVHXUGUWIC4I5LVHILT4.jpg?auth=68e12e98f9b1020e371acd54f2b6bb67cc3cde472c882877e53ae1ababa20294&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Early trades on Wall Street were in the green by midday Friday, continuing this week’s upward trajectory boosted by renewed confidence in political stability following sweeping Democratic Party victories in the US midterm elections and promising employment data. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An officer and a Dublin man: Frank McNally on ‘perhaps the most brilliant general in British history’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/06/an-officer-and-a-dublin-man-frank-mcnally-on-perhaps-the-most-brilliant-general-in-british-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/06/an-officer-and-a-dublin-man-frank-mcnally-on-perhaps-the-most-brilliant-general-in-british-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garnet Wolseley ‘followed his own maxim that if a young officer wants to do well he should try to get himself killed’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLVPYOPG25G5VPBZTJ2FZUP7VA.png?auth=fe82e78833cfe5d2b05711e1c4c7fa3afc648bab2e2a5fdcfbe19ff34d311a88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sir Garnet Wolseley in his pomp]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager appears in court charged with murder of Limerick man in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/teenager-appears-in-court-charged-with-murder-of-limerick-man-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/teenager-appears-in-court-charged-with-murder-of-limerick-man-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jamie Bailey found with serious injuries on a footpath and later pronounced dead at hospital]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:53:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWELEVASKVHADGMCMGYX3TB6DQ.jpg?auth=1ffcabd9452d00b0c437e6f498fd390f86c0266bb69f2f9c4ef96e42a6798f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jaden Connell, above, was remanded in custody by Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court on Friday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two van drivers killed in Co Offaly crash  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/two-van-drivers-killed-in-co-offaly-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/two-van-drivers-killed-in-co-offaly-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Collision took place at Cappincur, Tullamore, on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:48:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3Y3E2XNGNDGLP7QZEM36SBLMU.JPG?auth=cda9e082529f7bf3aa7d5eff67a47d6be81e532a3f12f8af70c35ec6c1166bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The local coroner was notified and postmortem examinations are to be arranged. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB grants regulatory approval for Bawag PTSB takeover]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/european-central-bank-grants-regulatory-approval-for-bawag-ptsb-takeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/european-central-bank-grants-regulatory-approval-for-bawag-ptsb-takeover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This ‘represents an important milestone toward completion of the transaction’, the Austrian lender said]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:42:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFMBHEPASFFQHMVNJL2MQMXDZE.JPG?auth=be0d53e6c7c883a9a9b1a971fcfa8b50366eabaa3906e30c9808a1e0f8910fff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed bid is still subject to High Court approval. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person of interest in Defence Forces underwear investigation admitted masturbating in TK Maxx]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/person-of-interest-in-defence-forces-underwear-probe-admitted-masturbating-in-tk-maxx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/person-of-interest-in-defence-forces-underwear-probe-admitted-masturbating-in-tk-maxx/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three people of interest in underwear defilement investigation were not DNA match, tribunal hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSNMRIVI3P6JZZNJ42I347JA3I.jpg?auth=cb7f75acce9e0c005a0214ff994b69842355282a680ab0009b07cc27226e9d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The LÉ Aisling in Cork Harbour. Two female navy recruits at Haulbowline Naval Base barricaded their door and padlocked their drawers after a male colleague broke in and ejaculated on their underwear. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam elected to the Seanad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/06/fine-gaels-ray-mcadam-elected-to-the-seanad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/06/fine-gaels-ray-mcadam-elected-to-the-seanad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Dublin lord mayor wins byelection to fill seat vacated by party colleague Seán Kyne]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:29:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO3REFTYXVC2PPMOKP55DB2GUM.JPG?auth=90d35031446f2fed44a73a64e0947302bafc571654d1ec5735c4c29a0762d5f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ray McAdam was elected to the culture and educational panel of the Seanad. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times 


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin prepares for EU summit road closures: ‘They have castles and acres for this’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/06/dublin-prepares-for-eu-summit-road-closures-they-have-castles-and-acres-for-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/06/dublin-prepares-for-eu-summit-road-closures-they-have-castles-and-acres-for-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sections of city to be cordoned off for meetings as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:27:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKDURG45MZERPI25EPIROGU4AU.jpg?auth=c6a5e4a2e1c270c1d1f846a07175ba6fcc5b950c22e264bb6d5879b833b811a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Convention Centre Dublin hosts a gathering of heads of state and government from across Europe on Thursday. The city hosts another meeting on Friday. Photograph: iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">danindub</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is behind the wave of bomb threats in Ireland and Europe?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/06/who-is-behind-the-wave-of-bomb-threats-in-ireland-and-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/06/who-is-behind-the-wave-of-bomb-threats-in-ireland-and-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Current technology makes it particularly hard to trace the origin of an email threat and track down those responsible ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:12:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFR546MBXCHM4OZRRITSAJG3PI.jpg?auth=0f446e3437f6d59901c1e922bb7d6cab55df3bdab95ad928b85764ff2914f813&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague, Czech Republic. New bomb threats have targeted multiple flights to and from Prague and Sofia. Photograph: Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michal Cizek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus pilot has lost out on €250,000 in alleged ‘sham’ disciplinary process, WRC told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/aer-lingus-pilot-demoted-in-alleged-sham-disciplinary-process-has-lost-out-on-250000-wrc-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/aer-lingus-pilot-demoted-in-alleged-sham-disciplinary-process-has-lost-out-on-250000-wrc-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Declan McCabe was demoted from captain to first officer for what the airline deemed breaches of his air safety reporting]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:03:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2XNL2FM6F3FUC3BIFGYP5QNRQ.jpg?auth=268d5d1eb106480a635cb2f7f54b62968dfb18d90a86f56ba5a967da486b41b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lawyers for Declan McCabe say he is entitled to a direction reinstating him to command with the rank of captain. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Rooney inquest may take longer than three weeks, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/sean-rooney-inquest-may-take-longer-than-three-weeks-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/sean-rooney-inquest-may-take-longer-than-three-weeks-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inquest into death of Defence Forces member in Lebanon in 2022 due to begin on November 17th]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:40:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZVI4RQVVEZA3BO7ONTF3WPQBEY.jpg?auth=398a7c27971c315daf2ed501297f7f341a04548b9c2e627064a4ddaeac99a7d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pte Sean Rooney was killed in an attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon on December 14th, 2022. Photograph: Defence Forces/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Defence Forces</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl attacked by sheepdog while playing near home settles High Court action for €60,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/girl-attacked-by-sheepdog-while-playing-near-home-settles-high-court-action-for-60000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/girl-attacked-by-sheepdog-while-playing-near-home-settles-high-court-action-for-60000/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anna McCausland, who was five at time of incident in Portlaoise, was left with 2cm laceration at her ear lobe and suffered PTSD and anxiety]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:35:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQTPHBMZBRCKPAHQTLAMOSDAJE.JPG?auth=eb4e6a93b8b9bbace67a56a3be3fbc8551dde8921e0ac9793ec49d94486c7c99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Approving the settlement, High Court judge Paul Coffey wished Anna McCausland all the best for the future. 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[Welsh clubs leaving URC for an Anglo-Welsh league could get messy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/welsh-clubs-leaving-urc-for-an-anglo-welsh-league-could-get-messy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/welsh-clubs-leaving-urc-for-an-anglo-welsh-league-could-get-messy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stakeholders in the URC, including the IRFU, are less than amused by the WRU machinations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:32:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTYNFCWYVBJQRQ7VTRCYFH4IO4.jpg?auth=a7ba311bae2ed8aee5cbc55d27183ebfcb8fc1b9bf6ff624ce320625e5a81972&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Welsh were among the founding members of the Celtic League in 2000-01, but they have never seemed to possess a strong affinity. Photograph: Andrew Dowling/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Dowling</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is behind bomb threats to airlines and Irish media?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-behind-bomb-threats-to-airlines-and-irish-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-behind-bomb-threats-to-airlines-and-irish-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Threats were the latest disruptive acts targeting European citizens]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5GDTH4EPPRJM6Q55FZHEUGN2A4.JPG?auth=eb9f9f8f5354521ed22f015d6766ec0f98d91813ba54576b4908838220102520&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda at evacuated RTÉ studios in Dublin following Friday's bomb threat. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man found guilty of manslaughter of Tipperary pensioner Timothy Murnane ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/man-found-guilty-of-manslaughter-of-tipperary-pensioner-timothy-murnane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/man-found-guilty-of-manslaughter-of-tipperary-pensioner-timothy-murnane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victim (80) suffered multiple injuries including bruises and abrasions, internal injuries and fractures to skull]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:05:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKXNJGOT2ZGQFPDMUDFSKUKORA.jpg?auth=5715d3b5c0440f65319a54c18529c36e1d6954f02636f9d7a38afc2f51f4ddee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Harding of Marian Terrace in Tipperary town pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not to the murder of his elderly neighbour. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick mayor warns of public safety impact from €660,000 funding shortfall for CCTV]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/limerick-mayor-warns-of-public-safety-impact-from-660000-funding-shortfall-for-cctv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/limerick-mayor-warns-of-public-safety-impact-from-660000-funding-shortfall-for-cctv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ministers told that shutting down service could open door for return to violence that has blighted the city in the past ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3TSU2ERC5DVDDPC6VHUWI6RBI.jpg?auth=b93cc5ef89c5f37002673a8dc6e644c50240d5dabba241c8c5bca8a491333349&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick Mayor, John Moran, at the  Shared Island Forum in Dublin City.  Picture: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Fine Gael’s 15 years in Government, are the miles on the clock showing?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/06/after-fine-gaels-15-years-in-government-are-the-miles-on-the-clock-showing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/06/after-fine-gaels-15-years-in-government-are-the-miles-on-the-clock-showing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan’s chastening week and what the Democrats’ US midterms victory mean for Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:51:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPKT3MQNVNPLQGXA2JZFFVIYGI.jpg?auth=89bc3967e3f25dcd6a8a01a2a22d01f5763e3c85ed68af0961f93636c0a3cba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Harris rounds the corner of one year out from taking over as Taoiseach again. File image. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaelic associations reaffirm commitment to integration in SGI update]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/gaelic-associations-reaffirm-commitment-to-integration-in-sgi-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/gaelic-associations-reaffirm-commitment-to-integration-in-sgi-update/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Steering Group on Integration held its first meeting under new chairperson John Horan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:46:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CUOOZKTK5JCBFKSZKSXV2U7KI4.jpg?auth=4ad07c2ea979a2bf2b22cc6df22e35edc60bdefd0ae1b97d596eefbf43d38b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Horan was appointed chair of the Steering Group on Integration in October following Mary McAleese's departure in September. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman seen striking Scarlett Faulkner’s head with metal bar six or more times]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/woman-seen-striking-scarlett-faulkners-head-with-metal-bar-six-or-more-times/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/woman-seen-striking-scarlett-faulkners-head-with-metal-bar-six-or-more-times/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Witness says people were standing looking at their phones who were ‘totally not engaged’ and were not trying to help]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:41:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GB5I6EJXZGVTK2OCFOTQMBFPM.jpg?auth=2cd10d015900e4c142d1dc76063507c2ad249b7bfb188775800a86d3b43f19fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 17-year-old girl and a 41-year-old woman are on trial accused of Scarlett Faulkner's murder. Photograph: Family/Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand’s barrister reports himself to watchdog after confronting journalist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/06/russell-brands-barrister-reports-himself-to-watchdog-after-confronting-journalist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/06/russell-brands-barrister-reports-himself-to-watchdog-after-confronting-journalist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emine Sinmaz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior lawyer accused of tirade at journalist whose investigation helped lead to victims coming forward]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:13:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5HOTKJCSRAGVPB7FGTJA44Z5A.jpg?auth=a5f4ee5e9813662262db7f3fce6db485af291c0f0ee4b4fc787bafb55594eb75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russell Brand is to be sentenced on Monday for rape and sexual assault. 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Photograph: Isabella Turolla]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Elaborate operation’: Trucker jailed over €10m of cocaine hidden in lead-lined fuel tank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/elaborate-operation-trucker-jailed-over-10m-of-cocaine-hidden-in-lead-lined-fuel-tank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/elaborate-operation-trucker-jailed-over-10m-of-cocaine-hidden-in-lead-lined-fuel-tank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Furlong]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drugs found at Rosslare Europort after tip-off about Bulgarian crime gang’s activities, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:34:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPNHBD7DSBTO7CAAOKDA3QWJUI.jpg?auth=c1b88024e7ff654eb2d4e6829058d1d8c31363b0246d4cae9a9b7c9e67167300&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cocaine was discovered after a lorry disembarked a ferry from France on October 13th last year. 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Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re dancing around’: RTÉ under fire for Ger Gilroy sports podcast appointment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/06/youre-dancing-around-rte-under-fire-for-ger-gilroy-sports-podcast-appointment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/06/youre-dancing-around-rte-under-fire-for-ger-gilroy-sports-podcast-appointment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Howler Sport off to a rocky start with Oireachtas committee grills broadcaster over headhunting and a tracksuit top]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2MHECUUF5D5PGQPNZ6OOEIPLM.JPG?auth=d4776d2be81ca52b6eb597359d2c953479421680921e0d674a00c11f726ed445&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Questions remain over how Ger Gilroy, who worked on Newstalk's Off the Ball for 24 years, was recruited to host RTÉ's new sports podcast. 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Groups hope rally will force Government to impose moratorium on new data centres]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6WL7L3CJBAM7L5W2NW6RKXEGQ.jpeg?auth=0158afa0ace077bf0840eb0fe0c6fea42072ad9dc2b3a9d0803c7ec2c1e2ba51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lesley Cowper and members of Data Centre Awareness Kildare prepare banners for Saturday's national protest against data centres in Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ikea sales drop as group cuts prices to revive growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/ikea-sales-drop-as-group-cuts-prices-to-revive-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/ikea-sales-drop-as-group-cuts-prices-to-revive-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Milne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brand owner Inter Ikea says consumer weakness and geopolitical turmoil will weigh on sales and profits]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:34:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXJ7T6JFR5C7LFJSTF4Q64TEAI.JPG?auth=29c689d7228e4420557743f1aad474b4a394b0a47df6059df83b78258c8c3822&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IKEA’s sales fell last year, with weak consumer confidence and geopolitical turmoil set to weigh on revenues and profits in 2027 even as the world’s largest furniture retailer cuts prices to try to resuscitate growth. 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[Shooting that injured teenager in Ballinasloe linked to incident at Halloween]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/man-arrested-after-teenager-injured-in-ballinasloe-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/man-arrested-after-teenager-injured-in-ballinasloe-shooting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí seized vehicle and electronic devices during follow-up searches in Co Galway town and Athlone on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:03:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAGT6LRNOJATLMRHMPMXP3EBYI.JPG?auth=cc5cc6639e6904926e0b0ee65e0cef2430e11086d8c4778eb459870b03c557e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The attack is suspected to be linked to a long-standing family-based feud that has continued, in various guises, for several decades. 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[Lexus adds six-seat TZ flagship to its Irish range along with major upgrades to NX]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/11/06/lexus-adds-six-seat-tz-flagship-to-its-irish-range-along-with-major-upgrades-to-nx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/11/06/lexus-adds-six-seat-tz-flagship-to-its-irish-range-along-with-major-upgrades-to-nx/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All-electric TZ due in April at €92,790, following revised plug-in hybrid NX in March]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMW2WN2IH5EORKEEIOPDWX2I6I.jpg?auth=cbbf6039b7e9c75e325a7f51d12eea32309eb9e17ccd493e1589b98242d875e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New six-seat Lexus TZ will arrive here in April. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sons of Gowna: The Cavan club with 18 players whose fathers were county champions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/sons-of-gowna-the-cavan-club-with-18-players-whose-fathers-were-county-champions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/sons-of-gowna-the-cavan-club-with-18-players-whose-fathers-were-county-champions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On their way to their most recent title, Gowna defeated the county’s three most recent champions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J76Y67WTHZCWRJ6WDMAH6ALOAU.jpg?auth=67ac8802859061e8ccbbd149684f46b67300f98cde3841cc6230c2ebb171b96f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gowna team celebrates after beating Kingscourt Stars in the Cavan Senior Football Championship final. Photograph: Inpho/James Lawlor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She ticks a lot of boxes’: Will Christine Lagarde take a shot at the French presidency?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/06/she-ticks-a-lot-of-boxes-will-christine-lagarde-take-a-shot-at-the-french-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/06/she-ticks-a-lot-of-boxes-will-christine-lagarde-take-a-shot-at-the-french-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lagarde’s early resignation from the ECB has ignited speculation she may run to try to beat Marine Le Pen]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:07:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NERV2OGIUFDJNNWRODWAZQF62Q.jpg?auth=a8fce00d1683ec414cff2370a32be88ee7d906fba2b390c462a3f475bbb4afe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christine Lagarde arriving at the Élysée Palace in Paris in 2010. Photograph:  Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LIONEL BONAVENTURE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend recipe challenge: a prize-winning pear and almond tart]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/06/weekend-recipe-challenge-a-prize-winning-pear-and-almond-tart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/06/weekend-recipe-challenge-a-prize-winning-pear-and-almond-tart/</guid><description><![CDATA[This dessert from Aengus Moloney of Aniar won the 2026 top Euro-Toques pastry award]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNSQCTTWARCWXNJG4FFHXOICII.jpg?auth=68557ac8269c0805c5496d1c0e3d634b9cba5ab258e5e4200a473a02d14e6c4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aengus Moloney’s pear and almond tart. Photograph: Gui Possa]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gui Possa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial Sligo Cemetery memorial dismantled overnight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/controversial-sligo-cemetery-memorial-dismantled-overnight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/controversial-sligo-cemetery-memorial-dismantled-overnight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sorcha Crowley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[White marble statues removed from the grave of Willy McGinley amid an ongoing planning investigation into the 4.5m-high structure]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:50:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L33D4RZJSBFDZBHDZIYS7JDN4I.jpeg?auth=5a1e310250507d1d113a6f76ef70eb515bd1c40ef3de217c33ce3b9f0b9e84c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The memorial after the overnight works. Sligo County Council is investigating how the monument was erected without full planning permission]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobe Bellingham joins brother Jude in England squad for Nations League]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/06/jobe-bellingham-joins-brother-jude-in-england-squad-for-nations-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/06/jobe-bellingham-joins-brother-jude-in-england-squad-for-nations-league/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Djed Spence returns, but no Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer or Nico O’Reilly]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:06:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJIV5LUVBBUPWL4QR6QXXDVD6A.jpg?auth=0f9f447c9f96877f060bc094f915e29ba92067c7845cc8ca7848c5a8412a8eb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jobe Bellingham in action for Borussia Dortmund during a Bundesliga fixture against Bayern Munich last week. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Murphy can now retire from Donegal without a question hanging over him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/michael-murphys-comeback-didnt-bring-donegal-an-all-ireland-but-it-did-bring-him-closure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/06/michael-murphys-comeback-didnt-bring-donegal-an-all-ireland-but-it-did-bring-him-closure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second retirement, aged 37, brings an end to the career of the greatest footballer his county has ever known]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:52:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3K3OE7HHKJBV7K62672R4HI5IA.jpg?auth=639d3c45e3055c4ddfdd34d840daa297d5a3bd354da6b0e57c427829c5dc9249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Murphy confirmed his intercounty retirement on Thursday, two year's on from his comeback. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PR firm Drury appoints Cathal Barry as chief executive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/pr-firm-drury-appoints-cathal-barry-as-chief-executive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/pr-firm-drury-appoints-cathal-barry-as-chief-executive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The current head of the agency’s financial communications unit will take over from Anne-Marie Curran in January]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:06:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IS7FGWGRQ5HT7IXOLNMBXQDTOM.jpg?auth=d3bd6d60e9f133c1b8b71d5dd518c8203293f07be1809dfdd50d8ffae9344254&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cathal Berry was also appointed to the company’s board earlier this year. Photograph: Laurence McMahon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laurence McMahon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin to be first taoiseach to attend PSNI graduation today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/micheal-martin-to-be-first-taoiseach-to-attend-psni-graduation-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/06/micheal-martin-to-be-first-taoiseach-to-attend-psni-graduation-today/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anniversary of police reform marked by taoiseach as chief constable calls on North’s politicians to ‘do their bit’ to support PSNI]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXQHYWCXE5CE3POCDEGT62DTD4.jpg?auth=524e9c7b8e76802f137245939d2e584b024473f0f383b28d979e87e34d22526e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin is attending a graduation ceremony at the Garnerville PSNI training college in Belfast today. Photograph; iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland set off on road to next year’s World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/06/ireland-set-off-on-road-to-next-years-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/06/ireland-set-off-on-road-to-next-years-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conor Murray tips his hat to a fellow Munster man; Heimir Hallgrímsson says squad ‘more united than ever’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:30:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIKRXYT3R46YXZ5P6MRY5JE5YY.jpg?auth=c31ff7be200295abb96ba71ed77b2d6ad3eb3ecfb77c1b64b7fd2cdc0081fb20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland captain Dan Sheehan speaking to the media at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US citizen loses appeal claiming his rights would be breached if he was extradited over child abuse material]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/us-citizen-loses-extradition-appeal-for-sentencing-on-child-abuse-material/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/us-citizen-loses-extradition-appeal-for-sentencing-on-child-abuse-material/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Dunne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case focused on claims of over-detention in Louisiana with prisoners detained for longer than required ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A US citizen lost a Court of Appeal case challenging his deportation. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s president to pick candidate to form government as Netanyahu rival gains support]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/06/israels-president-to-pick-candidate-to-form-government-as-netanyahu-rival-gains-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/06/israels-president-to-pick-candidate-to-form-government-as-netanyahu-rival-gains-support/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot secures support from a majority of lawmakers but unclear if he can form a coalition]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:19:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GE3IJTOTMXO6DKXU5ZGU7BMS7A.jpg?auth=11a8a2c1b297323aacff4a3381d7d02f2d43e6cc72e0b31b65b6cda89a517820&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Israel’s Yashar party. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ariel Schalit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank asked to look into funds linked to world’s largest meat company over illegal deforestation claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/central-bank-asked-to-look-into-jbs-and-blackrock-over-illegal-deforestation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/central-bank-asked-to-look-into-jbs-and-blackrock-over-illegal-deforestation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fourteen complaints filed in four countries in co-ordinated action by environmental lawyers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JMDECZ6WCLWLY24FKU4CCJYP54.jpg?auth=ca068d97094df2c8712fa6063f34e88a5f002fbd65bda5ff72f15bdc2f811788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JBS has previously said it had no tolerance for illegal deforestation and had ended contracts with suppliers found raising cattle on unlawfully deforested lands. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andre Dib/WWF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus profits slump by €28m as airline plans capacity and job cuts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/aer-lingus-profits-slump-as-airline-plans-capacity-and-job-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/aer-lingus-profits-slump-as-airline-plans-capacity-and-job-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The airline’s boss Lynne Embleton said she thinks an ongoing programme to cut 500 roles would be done by year end]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:51:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GR3BP3ZZ7DZYKXOPS3MKQ2FVF4.JPG?auth=2cbc79d0a8406dbf673d0d776682ba4cd7f3c27fbdd3ff5b463b1016199bb8c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The trading update from Aer Lingus said it has faced higher supplier and carbon costs and 'significantly increased fuel costs' this year. 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[Pope begins 12-day trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/11/06/pope-begins-12-day-trip-to-latin-america-weeks-after-lung-cancer-surgery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/11/06/pope-begins-12-day-trip-to-latin-america-weeks-after-lung-cancer-surgery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoko Rich]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tour includes much-anticipated ‘homecoming’ to Peru where he was a priest for many years]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:43:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PH4S3T4TOHP4UMKITDYUY2FUSU.jpg?auth=1affc5abef0066b16676324313476b83e5839ec69980cfccf3a44f78c74be74a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV boards his plane heading to Montevideo for a 12-day visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Friday. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filippo Monteforte</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs proclamation to try to prevent changes to gold-covered Oval Office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/06/trump-signs-proclamation-to-try-to-prevent-changes-to-gold-covered-oval-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/06/trump-signs-proclamation-to-try-to-prevent-changes-to-gold-covered-oval-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Yang]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president seeks to make Oval Office a national monument to ensure designs are not ‘ripped down by stupid people’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:27:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43HQO4Z2G3WDZ332IIIFPY2IZM.jpg?auth=c38b0c72377110b003ebab916ef45dc2a5246b7007c1cad6665a68073452c6ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump signing an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photograph: Alex Kent/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican downfall: The inside story of Team Trump’s midterm collapse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/06/republican-downfall-the-inside-story-of-team-trumps-midterm-collapse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/06/republican-downfall-the-inside-story-of-team-trumps-midterm-collapse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Goldmacher, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:18:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJGVQZAKSBM7UPZQ7324WYJWZI.jpg?auth=388f8b943d5346e94a0afa8f6c825c1aae9fcf2bf4b15af12464ca7d70db79c9&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 a campaign rally in Montana. The scale of the Republican defeat in the midterm elections was far from inevitable. 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[Sex offender jailed for hugging and kissing heads of boys at McDonald’s in Cork city ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/sex-offender-jailed-for-hugging-and-kissing-heads-of-boys-at-mcdonalds-restaurant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/06/sex-offender-jailed-for-hugging-and-kissing-heads-of-boys-at-mcdonalds-restaurant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man with previous convictions did not accept verdict or show remorse, Cork Circuit Criminal Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQABH6BHORDNLEZZEGZ5G7OEE4.jpg?auth=ae47165ef096d4099a135c57660928139a9ad1361660668d3a23834dc37234a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Cork Circuit Criminal Court Judge Helen Boyle sentenced Daniel Connolly (46) from west Cork to four and a half years in jail]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collapsed HSE ventilator contract, leprechaun economics runs amok]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/collapsed-hse-ventilator-contract-leprechaun-economics-runs-amok/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/collapsed-hse-ventilator-contract-leprechaun-economics-runs-amok/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:26:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5REJGXHLZH7TE4CW6UUJIZFAA.jpg?auth=2c6a9477e8ed4a3b50037a84f2c2a62443070949787c417af11d44b4fb419f01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Medical devices company Narooma continues to take steps to recover a multimillion-euro sum from the HSE over a collapsed ventilator contract during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Aengus Ó Snodaigh and why is he in the headlines?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-aengus-o-snodaigh-and-why-is-he-in-the-headlines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-aengus-o-snodaigh-and-why-is-he-in-the-headlines/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +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 TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh. 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[Helen McEntee accuses Opposition of ‘frustrating and delaying’ Bill to remove triple lock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/06/government-accuses-opposition-of-frustrating-and-delaying-bill-to-remove-triple-lock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/06/government-accuses-opposition-of-frustrating-and-delaying-bill-to-remove-triple-lock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of amendments could be tabled to plan to end need for UN approval of military missions, TDs say]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFYPVBDPDZC77NRBMRPUX726CA.jpg?auth=61d3385ac1f9e9d03e2b2e1979a538d04940f10794940463350a769f9dbf1d8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin's Rose Conway-Walsh, chair of the Oireachtas defence committee, will not yet give date for hearings about proposal. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland face Argentina with eyes already on next year’s World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/ireland-primed-for-argentina-challenge-and-a-chance-to-start-restoring-old-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/ireland-primed-for-argentina-challenge-and-a-chance-to-start-restoring-old-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell says Ireland are ‘not there yet, but that’s the exciting part’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATSKEVUO2JDUDF3A3H7YNL3WFA.jpg?auth=2580f87a1dc13036aa06658374db45e4609651a54b9b0ba6e5ea932d12d1d945&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Captain's Run at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland prepare to face Argentina. Photograph: Ben Brady]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jump racing policy should err on side of too much watering than too little ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/06/jump-racing-policy-should-err-on-side-of-too-much-watering-than-too-little/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/06/jump-racing-policy-should-err-on-side-of-too-much-watering-than-too-little/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Disruption to National Hunt racing due to climate change could be just a taste of what’s to come]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWX7BEJQYMFG3LC2UATGF33VYU.jpg?auth=2273fc7c3f10edde3397a632cddde9efc974f4399f972823f8296efff4508dfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Runners and riders ahead of racing at Down Royal last weekend. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Garvaghy Road became a new-generation civil rights campaign and a win for nationalism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/06/garvaghy-road-carla-lockhart-democratic-unionist-party-sinn-fein-michelle-oneill-orange-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/06/garvaghy-road-carla-lockhart-democratic-unionist-party-sinn-fein-michelle-oneill-orange-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Kane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unionism seems determined to cannibalise itself – a consequence of an Orange Order parade that was supposed to be a victory]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQPQ6XZJXZDMWZQY3LLL3FETU4.jpg?auth=bde78b15020967bedbbea469db314539993a3b6c69c0702212166706eddcb2f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart has become a champion for unionists who think Michelle O’Neill should be forced out for her role in the blockade of 'a lawful parade by 35 Orangemen'. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defending Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/defending-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/defending-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Emphasis on need for tanks is misguided]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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 kind offer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/a-kind-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/a-kind-offer/</guid><description><![CDATA[This reader has a couple of spare emergency booklets]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[You don’t have to go far to get fibre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/you-dont-have-to-go-far-to-get-fibre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/you-dont-have-to-go-far-to-get-fibre/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nor do you have to get farro]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/11/06/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/11/06/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, November 7th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus pilot under investigation for refusing to land at French base after bomb threat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/aer-lingus-pilot-under-investigation-for-initially-refusing-to-land-during-bomb-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/aer-lingus-pilot-under-investigation-for-initially-refusing-to-land-during-bomb-threat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France dispatched fighter jets to escort plane, which then landed at an air force base in Normandy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVHD2OKXD5AODIDBOZHPVBD4HM.jpg?auth=d2b6275f71d4682d785fed7e584cf6bba33e0cdd59aa21825b3fb302ab6db7d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus said its pilots 'fully co-operated with the French authorities']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 great restaurants: our complete list for 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/11/06/100-great-restaurants-to-visit-around-ireland-this-winter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/11/06/100-great-restaurants-to-visit-around-ireland-this-winter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave, Joanne Cronin, Ali Dunworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We’ve got the newest spots, the best places for parties, winning wine lists and so much more – eating out as the evenings draw in has never been more appealing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2RNRKLR6FFQZNTHZMMYF7LD7Q.png?auth=552b905caf1a958ce061906258c085e94308b54beb88524ae45396b8705de5dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland for winter 2026.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garth Brooks is back. And he has snubbed Dublin. It’s a win for the Real People of Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/06/garth-brooks-is-back-and-he-has-snubbed-dublin-its-a-win-for-the-real-people-of-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/06/garth-brooks-is-back-and-he-has-snubbed-dublin-its-a-win-for-the-real-people-of-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brooks will return next year to Cork, Belfast, Kilkenny, Limerick and Galway – all the low places where he has friends – but not Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OSLNZBETIEY47NURJGOLXMFPCE.jpg?auth=b93d0f57c9f51eebb661b2d810b2808101ad49202534f724c479135a0cc03052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garth Brooks has decided to bypass the capital and head straight for Ireland's rural heartland. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Theo Wargo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A small Irish business was hit by a cyberattack linked to infected online ad. Then came the ransom demand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/i-could-see-all-my-files-on-my-computer-going-one-by-one-so-i-tried-to-shut-everything-down-but-it-was-too-late/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/i-could-see-all-my-files-on-my-computer-going-one-by-one-so-i-tried-to-shut-everything-down-but-it-was-too-late/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When it comes to cyberattacks, it’s not a case of ‘if’, but ‘when’ for Irish businesses]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDRDOBHQZVF2DJ2C32G7OU6DGI.png?auth=142911fd29bcc6dbae6cc626f4c2b8ce039ad93d6c56a36455046411664b2465&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Empty shelves in SuperValu Lucan following a cyberattack on the supermarket chain earlier this week]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debt of poorest countries hits record $9.4tn, World Bank reveals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/world-bank-record-debt-developing-nations-interest-rates-essential-investment-bonds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/world-bank-record-debt-developing-nations-interest-rates-essential-investment-bonds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Interest paid on borrowings rose to highest rate since 1980s]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARLQLWJ2Q7TGSBJ5WIBXBZHE4A.jpg?auth=99856b3bb354b66306fc1b1ac97c28071df346b121f0b3f47a9cb1b08a25f3d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jump in debt 'threatens to ​crowd out essential investments in education, infrastructure, health and jobs'. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Corum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connolly Station is a scary place]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/connolly-station-is-a-scary-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/connolly-station-is-a-scary-place/</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s a pity the capital’s main railway station is in such bad shape]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[‘You get another opportunity, another swing at it’: Andrew Porter chases Springboks redemption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/you-get-another-opportunity-another-swing-at-it-andrew-porter-chases-springboks-redemption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/06/you-get-another-opportunity-another-swing-at-it-andrew-porter-chases-springboks-redemption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leinster prop putting focus on scrum and lineout as Ireland prepare for Nations Championship Tests]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGZPRSGYTBANBFX2ASH4IMMDVE.jpg?auth=3731d575dd5bc3110ed87f5a0a11a8653a59ee859dc4edf8513b98a5dbdb7418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Andrew Porter in action against Japan at the Aviva. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Gary Carr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating schoolbooks that cultivated a lifelong love of poetry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/celebrating-schoolbooks-that-cultivated-a-lifelong-love-of-poetry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/celebrating-schoolbooks-that-cultivated-a-lifelong-love-of-poetry/</guid><description><![CDATA[I still have them on my shelf]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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 football team sponsored by art at the centre of Waterford preparations for FAI Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/06/a-football-team-sponsored-by-art-at-the-centre-of-waterford-preparations-for-fai-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/06/a-football-team-sponsored-by-art-at-the-centre-of-waterford-preparations-for-fai-cup-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legacy of art project from the 1990s offers a reminder of the sense of validation sport can instil]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZO642LASRA7JOF3FXTUHHL5EA.jpg?auth=babdfee48bba92d4b650b91d4d98a4e4c697ccd2f256298c2b2a8ed18bb04a95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford, which is currently hosting an exhibition titled Trust Artists Unconditionally. Photograph: Davi Matheson/DGM]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Davi Matheson of DGM Photographi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disruptions in Dublin? Sounds about right]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/disruptions-in-dublin-sounds-about-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/disruptions-in-dublin-sounds-about-right/</guid><description><![CDATA[Do we not have fine facilities outside the M50 for EU presidency meetings?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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 lesson in climate change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/a-lesson-in-climate-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/a-lesson-in-climate-change/</guid><description><![CDATA[A crash course for children could be useful in different kind of classroom]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[More than €6.5m in treatment costs saved through 38 cancer trials accessed by 230 patients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/more-than-65m-in-treatment-costs-saved-through-clinical-trials-accessed-by-230-patients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/more-than-65m-in-treatment-costs-saved-through-clinical-trials-accessed-by-230-patients/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twenty of the trials resulted in inward investment of €6.76m by pharmaceutical companies]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXTMZTZDTZFBFAX476H3ZKRAQU.jpg?auth=668206c0f8ff8bfcad73ee2785afd1855a1b30d45f88434233af3dff83e0b020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the 12-month period from September 1st, 2025, to August 31st, 2026, 3,938 patients took part in cancer trials, including 423 on ‘drug’ trials. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">wutwhanfoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats routed Republicans in the US midterms. But can they capitalise on it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/06/democrats-routed-republicans-in-the-us-midterms-but-can-they-capitalise-on-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/06/democrats-routed-republicans-in-the-us-midterms-but-can-they-capitalise-on-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It should not be forgotten that one description of Trump voters in 2016 was similar to Abdul El-Sayed’s: a ‘coalition of the dispossessed’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical devices firm still chasing HSE for part of multimillion-euro sum following court ruling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/medical-firm-says-it-is-still-chasing-hse-for-part-of-multimillion-sum-over-covid-era-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/medical-firm-says-it-is-still-chasing-hse-for-part-of-multimillion-sum-over-covid-era-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Narooma Limited was awarded €2.77m at arbitration after pandemic contract for ventilators collapsed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KKRIH6XCCQDWALWLL35XG2JU5E.jpg?auth=bd2927fc8badf527781e0f82eae0f82db28717573720d9302e478dcc6e8005b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Narooma Limited sued when the HSE did not provide payment for 350 ventilators it agreed to acquire in a €7.5m deal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A shout-out for Co Clare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/a-shout-out-for-co-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/a-shout-out-for-co-clare/</guid><description><![CDATA[European leaders could have been treated to the beauty of the west of Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[Teachers’ productivity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/teachers-productivity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/teachers-productivity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government demands are a banana skin, not a sticking point]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[Peter Thiel-backed AI company Cognition establishes Irish presence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin-based subsidiary of company valued at $48bn has been made data controller for European customers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KORJ6WTGSQW3HR3XJYDBDCWOEQ.jpg?auth=3e92e71464440266a06220f4aa5f5921b047521bba8303ac9cfc9eb274dec1bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin-based subsidiary of AI company (backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel) has been made data controller for European customers. Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials caution against Johnny Ronan plan for €55m investment hub near 4,000-home Dublin 4 scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/government-cool-on-johnny-ronans-proposal-for-55m-hub-near-glass-bottle-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/06/government-cool-on-johnny-ronans-proposal-for-55m-hub-near-glass-bottle-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Innovation facility would include a ‘live testbed’ area for drone-delivery and air taxi services]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q6S6EOEVF5OQ4SRALANBF5DJ2A.jpg?auth=eb1b64095f5bc8f91b97252abcf914515e2f916a6679514f4838f729b4d0b5cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Developer Johnny Ronan has been seeking ministerial support for the hub.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welfare strategy glosses over how animals are really treated in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/animal-welfare-strategy-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/animal-welfare-strategy-report/</guid><description><![CDATA[Vacuous piece of PR makes no mention of high-density farms, cruel live exports, hare coursing, fox hunting, greyhound industry etc]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/06/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/06/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[November 6th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AABVJKP7MRAONIO4QL6IQPXZSI.jpg?auth=f2bf7efb08e0e6b1b15129e35e0d74832d82c81284d345de4f14dfbda015d805&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[Demonstration in Dublin to show public unease over data-centre expansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/demonstration-in-dublin-to-show-public-unease-over-data-centre-expansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/demonstration-in-dublin-to-show-public-unease-over-data-centre-expansion/</guid><description><![CDATA[Vast complexes of servers consume 23% of nation’s electricity and are keeping household power bills high]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 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[Patrick O’Donovan wants us to leave his health out of it. If only it were so simple]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/06/we-shouldnt-ask-if-patrick-odonovan-is-right-for-his-job-but-if-the-job-is-right-for-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/06/we-shouldnt-ask-if-patrick-odonovan-is-right-for-his-job-but-if-the-job-is-right-for-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We shouldn’t ask if Patrick O’Donovan is right for his job but if the job is right for him]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJL7O3VTUZGUXGLSF3R7PZWFWA.JPG?auth=5724a247f0dd9133c72297cd43f0aa35b3829dbf8cb7243a50133adb55601c13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Culture, Media and Sport Patrick O’Donovan. 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[‘I don’t want this camp to be an extension of the last one’: Heimir Hallgrímsson ready to move on from Israel games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/06/it-made-us-more-united-than-ever-heimir-hallgrimsson-keen-to-draw-a-line-under-israel-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/06/it-made-us-more-united-than-ever-heimir-hallgrimsson-keen-to-draw-a-line-under-israel-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish manager says his squad learned a lot from the last camp, which is ‘behind us now’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OGNOVBUR6TS6OVF7CBFTAEF67I.jpg?auth=102d6e07c7ed0f1c5e0fbb1e1fe8a53e62c3cb810c0aa664a50191e9b4352697&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson's Ireland side face Austria and Kosovo later this month. 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]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/06/will-callum-turner-or-jack-lowden-be-the-next-james-bond/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/06/will-callum-turner-or-jack-lowden-be-the-next-james-bond/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dua Lipa’s husband is the strong favourite to be cinema’s new 007]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BX3XVA22YNBI3LNDEKT4QM7OHI.png?auth=913d75ca826bce8d36049bd23d6c555bbc4f9637692bd47db5857d945840e157&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Lowden and Callum Turner are among the names linked to the James Bond role. 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Photograph: Ciara O'Donnell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ciara O'Donnell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €595,000 buy in Sweden, Italy, Portugal, Greece and west Cork?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/06/what-will-595000-buy-in-sweden-italy-portugal-greece-and-west-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/06/what-will-595000-buy-in-sweden-italy-portugal-greece-and-west-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From a detached home on Bere Island to a holiday villa in Myknonos]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TI4YGG5FKRGPTLLJBTWVB5BP74.jpg?auth=c4abe3ac07a1dbf6350ca5a100a5ed8e1ec9886b2024ca9eb74278e3ee6cdd05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seahaven on Bere Island in west Cork]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nerijus Reminas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: Who was the first person born in Ireland to win an Oscar for acting?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/06/the-movie-quiz-who-was-the-first-person-born-in-ireland-to-win-an-oscar-for-acting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/06/the-movie-quiz-who-was-the-first-person-born-in-ireland-to-win-an-oscar-for-acting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Who has never directed Domhnall Gleeson?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEV7WPGNRVAUZD6GDEH56TSJPI.jpg?auth=6229ad5f47ca128adc79fad2e973f7ca51363df94b79d62eebc33eb89db450da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish actor Jessie Buckley poses with the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Hamnet. Photograph: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VALERIE MACON</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All In by Peter O’Mahony and Zeebs by Simon Zebo: An authentic account of a life in rugby, and a dose of cheery insouciance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/31/all-in-by-peter-omahony-and-zeebs-by-simon-zebo-an-authentic-account-of-a-life-in-rugby-and-a-dose-of-cheery-insouciance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/31/all-in-by-peter-omahony-and-zeebs-by-simon-zebo-an-authentic-account-of-a-life-in-rugby-and-a-dose-of-cheery-insouciance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O’Donnell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Mahony’s dark sense of humour is surely inherited from his  grandmother, while Zebo’s swashbuckling exuberance comes through in this account of an illustrious career ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KXQSLBXRV26GZ35CXPL7QKCJWQ.jpg?auth=c78f2b5b1673f19d41b42023262753b3ee39ffba7cf3d6b88b451cf3fa6243eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster’s Peter O’Mahony with his son Theo after the Investec Champions Cup Quarter-Final against Union Bordeaux-Begles, at Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France, in April 2025. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U2: Carnaval de Luz review – Irish rock’s crazy diamonds shine on brighter than ever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/06/u2-carnaval-de-luz-review-irish-rocks-crazy-diamonds-shine-on-brighter-than-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/06/u2-carnaval-de-luz-review-irish-rocks-crazy-diamonds-shine-on-brighter-than-ever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bono, Edge, Larry Mullen jnr and Adam Clayton haven’t sounded so invigorated and unburdened for decades]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5DIFHM3GUFBZLG4WBNMHMLNBTQ.jpg?auth=12898e4675f3e81c83fb318c3d40771eaae04167bac1aa8abac2290ca424b550&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carnaval de Luz: U2. Photograph: Viviane Sassen]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>