<?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/2026-11-07/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:52:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand coalition looks to have slim election majority, but race too close to call]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/11/07/new-zealand-coalition-looks-to-have-slim-election-majority-but-race-too-close-to-call/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/11/07/new-zealand-coalition-looks-to-have-slim-election-majority-but-race-too-close-to-call/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Craymer and Alasdair Pal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With 14 per cent of votes still to be counted, it remains unclear who will form next government]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:15:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IY4EOKDTESRHANBAUZP56KLRUU.jpg?auth=56e2dfc60a1ad5bc8c4bb3d2b5e63dedb84703bc60e0b488166dc9bd9aa69aeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Zealand's prime minister Christopher Luxon did not claim victory in his post-election speech at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland. 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File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nations Championship: France retake northern group lead; South Africa and New Zealand continue unbeaten runs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/south-africa-thump-italy-to-continue-perfect-nations-championship-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/south-africa-thump-italy-to-continue-perfect-nations-championship-run/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eight-try France too strong for Flying Fijians in Lyon]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:40:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASJ2HHIG4TZYW6EIML7NYBWIVA.jpg?auth=f0dab4d537ac354efa4465146eabb05dd235099ddbc83d0e350f4245393fe0f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's Kalvin Gourgues celebrates with Maxime Lucu and Thomas Staniforth  after scoring a try against Fiji. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Pachoud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 50 killed in two attacks in Yemen, Houthi officials say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/07/more-than-50-killed-in-two-attacks-in-yemen-houthi-officials-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/07/more-than-50-killed-in-two-attacks-in-yemen-houthi-officials-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shuaib Almosawa and Ismaeel Naar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High toll of recent days underscores growing ferocity of the war since it resumed in August]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:13:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBP6RRIDRUY7EYE7OJIWEO2NDI.jpg?auth=89d07bc1bb1671e019248dc462bfeba5df786d6d800233ce81a1deaf98bb2b15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People carry the body of a person killed in alleged Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday. 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Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clive Mason</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three found dead at suspect’s home after gunman kills six in Krakow’s main square]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/07/five-killed-after-shooting-in-krakows-main-market-square/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/07/five-killed-after-shooting-in-krakows-main-market-square/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poland’s defence minister described the shooting, which also left 16 wounded, as an ‘act of terror’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7CQGZFW6VL7IJOQ7VVJZN4NWY.jpg?auth=0d578f6a45c8d3fa548d603e99c2d599f7f1840a9bcd3a6ace18732cf6149bdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armed police officers in Krakow, Poland, following Saturday's mass shooting in which six people were killed. Photograph: Beata Zawrzel/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Beata Zawrzel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC boss Dana White]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/07/donald-trump-offers-white-house-press-secretary-job-to-ufc-boss-dana-white/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/07/donald-trump-offers-white-house-press-secretary-job-to-ufc-boss-dana-white/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Announcing the move on social media, the US president praised White for being ‘a violent Fighter and Warrior’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:48:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WSH5RFADOIF2TNDEPF2NGJD6PY.jpg?auth=482dd037a542a4ef3a3176307493b5e4288ee3604bf41d01ccf328386764b7ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump and UFC CEO Dana White (left) during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in June. Photograph: Evan Vucci - Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/07/israeli-president-picks-gadi-eisenkot-netanyahu-rival-to-form-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/07/israeli-president-picks-gadi-eisenkot-netanyahu-rival-to-form-government/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eisenkot will take over as prime minister if he succeeds in forming a coalition]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:22:15 +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, an ex-military chief, is the leader of an anti-Netanyahu bloc. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ariel Schalit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delap’s Nottingham Forest stunners hand Manchester City third successive league defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/delaps-nottingham-forest-stunners-hand-manchester-city-third-successive-league-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/delaps-nottingham-forest-stunners-hand-manchester-city-third-successive-league-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forest’s luck finally comes in to see them out of relegation zone]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:00:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPDUANQW5VBHPOOQQP2PZIWLVY.jpg?auth=1bec9291b78fcbc437e777efea6380cf4ea212f8e7769ef8e8ff35043f0db88b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liam Delap scores Nottingham Forest’s second goal against Manchester City. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis Dignam winner sees UCD up to Premier Division]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/louis-dignam-winner-sees-ucd-up-to-premier-division/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/louis-dignam-winner-sees-ucd-up-to-premier-division/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darryl Geraghty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students fight back after Mark Doyle’s opener for Drogheda]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:46:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66XGMHUWN773KYMT7DYN7VIRPA.jpg?auth=9b969a0580aed79f4ce394dc4be59012e382c1332e342b098c5a04dfa8615c39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louis Dignam celebrates after scoring UCD's second goal against Drogheda. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald tells Reclaim Moore Street rally Irish unity will happen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/07/our-struggle-is-not-over-mary-lou-mcdonald-tells-rally-irish-unity-will-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/07/our-struggle-is-not-over-mary-lou-mcdonald-tells-rally-irish-unity-will-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader was joined by descendants of the 1916 Rising at historically significant Moore Street]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:20:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PY2JRGHCERCWLP364XE5WZXGGM.jpg?auth=01a254478a7a6dde8bf74bf1e4b9f0871c14cbf55a9baaebeb446b58eaabcb55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald at the Reclaim Moore Street rally in Dublin on Saturday. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Start sovereign wealth fund to pay for costs of unification, says Fine Gael]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/start-sovereign-wealth-fund-to-pay-for-costs-of-unification-says-fine-gael/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/start-sovereign-wealth-fund-to-pay-for-costs-of-unification-says-fine-gael/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party’s ‘blueprint’ follows Micheál Martin’s plan for new Government body to examine unity options]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:41:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQVCRWRJPOHRMBR3PQAAJJB2OU.jpg?auth=5527c0a3e9e1e66bcaaf5509478b4d0aaf8b638b6f03e090b0e2a22cc984edfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The chair of Fine Gael's Northern Ireland Engagement Group, Dublin West TD Emer Currie, said 'the ambition of a unified island is deeply personal' for her. File photograph: Mark Marlow/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader takes a stand firmly on the right, clearing up party’s identity issue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/simon-harris-takes-a-stand-firmly-on-the-right-clearing-up-fine-gaels-identity-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/simon-harris-takes-a-stand-firmly-on-the-right-clearing-up-fine-gaels-identity-issue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste’s pledges on work and rule of law will have pleased many, but now he must deliver]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V52ETHC3XJHZNCLGVYQWCRLAMI.JPG?auth=0ec8f880e95c8a3f0c5e42668688dbf6799f072212667aec286357a9f9d9aa3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris greets delegates Sr Celestine Farrissey and Eleanor O’Regan at the Fine Gael Ardfheis, at UCC in Cork on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris says penalties on the way for those who treat dole as ‘a way of life’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/simon-harris-says-penalties-on-the-way-for-those-who-treat-dole-as-a-way-of-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/simon-harris-says-penalties-on-the-way-for-those-who-treat-dole-as-a-way-of-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader hits centre-right tone in ardfheis call for more gardaí, more prison spaces and zero tolerance for work dodgers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ERYAI23OREN3D2Z2YP7TYAO5U.JPG?auth=bb862916b446ea7127adb2874c1d0638309972db5b987780add7a7496f620280&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[During his address at the Fine Gael Ardfheis in Cork, Tánaiste Simon Harris took aim at anyone who remains on the Live Register 'year after year after year'. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Ødegaard extends Arsenal lead at top with winner to break Hull resistance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/martin-odegaard-extends-arsenal-lead-at-top-with-winner-to-break-hull-resistance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/martin-odegaard-extends-arsenal-lead-at-top-with-winner-to-break-hull-resistance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newly-promoted visitors make champions work for the win]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:41:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PDWGKNXMXX2IRLI4ARZ5QDCFU.jpg?auth=72831ea728088f5b07f4243582e676cdfc508d7f4926f075a63d410fec958017&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin Ødegaard celebrates scoring for Arsenal. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI reduced debt by almost €4m last year, AGM hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/fai-reduced-debt-by-almost-4m-last-year-agm-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/fai-reduced-debt-by-almost-4m-last-year-agm-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dylan O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[General assembly given update on safeguarding ahead of annual general meeting in Cork]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:33:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MWEEOMOOGW77PDXXPABR6HCC3E.jpg?auth=9d14ca38f3b5da960342b3237a15a8227e62e19cb1acf41df01fb87482d594ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FAI president Paul Cooke (left) and chief executive David Courell at Saturday's AGM. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death announced of John Kelly, tireless campaigner for Bloody Sunday victims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/death-announced-of-john-kelly-tireless-campaigner-for-bloody-sunday-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/death-announced-of-john-kelly-tireless-campaigner-for-bloody-sunday-victims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cillian Sherlock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Campaigner’s 17-year-old brother was shot dead by the British Army during civil rights demonstration in 1972]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:50:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/22ISNUCOMDFQN52XV6XCZ7QSWA.jpg?auth=3d2f8fdd03640ebba763c9e1ab76833936453b524c6e934012de8e69527938da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Kelly, who has died after a long illness, seen here in 2022 with an image of his brother Michael Kelly, who was killed on Bloody Sunday in Derry’s Bogside in 1972. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They are tearing communities apart’: First national protest against data centres in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/07/they-are-tearing-communities-apart-first-national-protest-against-data-centres-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/07/they-are-tearing-communities-apart-first-national-protest-against-data-centres-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Out-of-control energy bills and lack of transparency around data centres a running theme among demonstrators]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:10:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSJSGPKH6VHVPOPR7WOYFHZBKA.jpg?auth=206588977a106903cd6496c723523d46be820eeb076fd3e298114ee613f4601f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters gather at Parnell Square for the demonstration against data centres on Saturday. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope urges faithful in Uruguay to embrace unity at first Mass in South America]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/11/07/pope-urges-faithful-in-uruguay-to-embrace-faith-and-unity-at-first-mass-in-south-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/11/07/pope-urges-faithful-in-uruguay-to-embrace-faith-and-unity-at-first-mass-in-south-america/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press Reporters]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo received a warm reception from crowd of 40,000 in a country known for indifference to religion]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:37:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQVGNXUIL7DH7DCV5V7I2FHQTU.jpg?auth=70569a3e2a8334a8eb63bb4e6add6dbacbee769bfdbde0e179d331e4595f4d06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo arrives to preside over a Mass in Uruguay on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Medichini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy two shots off leader Jon Rahm in Abu Dhabi]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/07/rory-mcilroy-two-shots-off-leader-jon-rahm-in-abu-dhabi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/07/rory-mcilroy-two-shots-off-leader-jon-rahm-in-abu-dhabi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Masters champion moves up to second in projected order of merit rankings]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O7RXTKIF5SUMYWKX2FH5CFZ4DE.jpg?auth=6f9eaddbf087bb963185a013ae5be0bd3528df322d08f676c7748828e8783607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy on the first hole on day three of the Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Links. Photograph: Luke Walker/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke Walker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not a panacea for all of Galway’s gridlock’: Mixed views on ring road development]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/its-not-a-panacea-for-all-of-galways-gridlock-mixed-views-on-ring-road-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/its-not-a-panacea-for-all-of-galways-gridlock-mixed-views-on-ring-road-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residents say efforts should be focused on BusConnects, a ‘Gluas’ and protected bike infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SIEMVKOVTBH4FOCW3W2EQNCBAI.jpg?auth=2f3bec16b1e81b72a9889c84a23af9f9d905c785f5e58e3b625edb2321f5b426&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The route of the proposed Galway city ring road, which is estimated to cost €1 billion]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with murder of Limerick woman Carrie Mullane]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/man-charged-with-murder-of-limerick-woman-carrie-mullane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/man-charged-with-murder-of-limerick-woman-carrie-mullane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cillian Sherlock, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Lynch (35) charged in Dungannon over alleged killing and preventing lawful burial]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:53:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZKFTQSQZXA4CGX6MHFMIC4EQI.jpg?auth=9b17a2e4878173fad5b08fffad29e134c2e339819e66502ab163c6548fd2f664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane has not been seen since arriving in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh on October 10th. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Family Handout</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy rights on counselling notes and phone data pose challenge to prosecutors, DPP says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/07/privacy-rights-on-counselling-notes-and-phone-data-pose-challenge-to-prosecutors-dpp-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/07/privacy-rights-on-counselling-notes-and-phone-data-pose-challenge-to-prosecutors-dpp-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An increased emphasis on privacy may lead to relevant evidence being overlooked, Dublin conference told]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:44:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3UXA2RFYVDNXJDT6ZEWC3YFGM.jpg?auth=20a489abb70584f53920ba5a7f7d9c2a955faea22e4045c7ce3a6e8527d43cf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It is important to acknowledge also the risks associated with this enhanced recognition of privacy rights.' 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[‘I don’t think anybody can rule that out’: McEntee says Russia could be behind threats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/i-dont-think-anybody-can-rule-that-out-mcentee-says-russia-could-be-behind-threats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/i-dont-think-anybody-can-rule-that-out-mcentee-says-russia-could-be-behind-threats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cillian Sherlock, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s largest-ever security operation to come next week amid European summit]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:27:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O6Y4GIBD5JB5HPHYXSBOZKDCGE.JPG?auth=bca1687f934a0612fe9196b1da660cd5c6bdffc63a47d7c408cd13df7a1b7d34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Defence Helen McEntee at the Fine Gael Ardfheis at UCC in Cork. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status yellow fog warning issued for 25 counties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/07/fog-warning-for-most-of-ireland-set-to-affect-weekend-travel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/07/fog-warning-for-most-of-ireland-set-to-affect-weekend-travel/</guid><description><![CDATA[Visibility is forecast to be poor overnight, with a yellow alert in place from Saturday night until 11am on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:18:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6HZVSV5YVCUFBOZ3VOL5JT4CA.jpg?auth=508a254a3a8804d62e200561ad23e7fb9a5d34aa6271766bd28f4fb537d2fabb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fog on Lough Leane with Ross Castle in the background in Killarney National Park last January. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse faces professional misconduct charge over allegedly creating, signing prescriptions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/nurse-faces-professional-misconduct-charge-over-allegedly-creating-signing-prescriptions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/nurse-faces-professional-misconduct-charge-over-allegedly-creating-signing-prescriptions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nurse, who worked at GP practice in northeast, appeared before a fitness-to-practise committee on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHU4Y3LCJNIWZNJN7QFC4OTFE4.jpg?auth=a4876eef9e5e9686aab4b30e35a40a9f63bc07a22763cb7a2ca5459ba17354f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland offices at Blackrock, Co Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relentless pace of the running boom shows no sign of slowing down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/11/07/ian-oriordan-relentless-pace-of-the-running-boom-shows-no-sign-of-slowing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/11/07/ian-oriordan-relentless-pace-of-the-running-boom-shows-no-sign-of-slowing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With Athletics Ireland membership hitting another record high, many young athletes are left feeling the squeeze]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMXK5RC2FFERHBL3EU2AQST7J4.jpg?auth=e637a45611734b9b026b219a52ac51871e7cb6618dd0dd1b2d5cc7f93ab2b2c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Runners from Coolock Running Club taking part in the Dublin Marathon. This year, 20 per cent of the field specified that they were part of a running club. Photo: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disco Pigs at the Everyman: Enda Walsh’s anniversary production leaves us mostly at a loss as to what’s going on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/11/07/disco-pigs-at-the-everyman-enda-walshs-anniversary-production-leaves-us-mostly-at-a-loss-as-to-whats-going-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/11/07/disco-pigs-at-the-everyman-enda-walshs-anniversary-production-leaves-us-mostly-at-a-loss-as-to-whats-going-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre review: Key directorial and design choices stop the audience getting to grips with the forbidding patter that supplies much of the play’s power]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:17:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EUKZ62OR5EIPFDEPU5Q6BWL2Y.jpg?auth=b6f097b02fb61b725b7fd79c757d38dc8b3d22f3a4fbe41f0d6b3980b0698d46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Disco Pigs: Aoise Meaney and Séamus McLean Ross as Runt and Pig. Photograph: Marcin Lewandowski]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARCIN LEWANDOWSKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish hotelier, horse breeder and cattle exporter leaves estate valued at more than €104m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/hotelier-horse-breeder-and-cattle-exporter-leaves-estate-valued-at-more-than-104m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/hotelier-horse-breeder-and-cattle-exporter-leaves-estate-valued-at-more-than-104m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Playwright Anne Le Marquand Hartigan leaves estate of €11.3m with her manuscripts going to the National Library]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2LVTMCVKFFXNH4OXUK3AMTSHE.jpg?auth=f12b02d6b4bb60ab2a4318c637c6c6b8282d0dc14c4208b803e8779fa7873e15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnny Connaughton left an estate valued at more than €104 million, according to papers published by the Probate Office in Dublin this week. Connaughton, who died in January this year aged 93, was owner of Bloomfield House Hotel near Mullingar. Photographs: Google street view/rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books in brief: works by Jan Carson, Ben Okri, and Sima Samar with Sally Armstrong ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/books-in-brief-works-by-jan-carson-ben-okri-and-sima-samar-with-sally-armstrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/books-in-brief-works-by-jan-carson-ben-okri-and-sima-samar-with-sally-armstrong/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reviews of No Vacancy: Hotel Stories, Waking the Warriors, and Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRKWJI2UINAQHHMKLTS7MGEL3A.jpg?auth=75cd2fb5092108081b6f3abb7bb51fc25425f2cbe026466f86ea5886fdc37149&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jan Carson. 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[Unaccompanied L-driver leads gardaí on ‘mad’ 15-minute high-speed pursuit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/unaccompanied-l-driver-leads-gardai-on-mad-15-minute-high-speed-pursuit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/unaccompanied-l-driver-leads-gardai-on-mad-15-minute-high-speed-pursuit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí switched on blue lights, but Devidas Pilypas (22) increased speed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UEP4Y5IFVNQ7YGBPB2ZLDFUHQY.jpg?auth=0c31027881b1949cf5cf9566d6030f88c574124feda40cf76bb042cfd9aeb4df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí switched on their blue lights and indicated for the Audi to pull over, but Devidas Pilypas instead increased his speed. Stock photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI threatens to undermine third-level qualifications, conference hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/07/ai-threatens-to-undermine-third-level-qualifications-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/07/ai-threatens-to-undermine-third-level-qualifications-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Funding could be used to better control use of technology among students, academics say]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEHRLSWKYBFMPGP4M4DIMMEGRM.jpg?auth=dce9248484ac97e8374deb21afd487cd6957ebaf338cb9450413a20a7e66a67e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James O'Sullivan of UCC speaking at Friday's AI in third level conference. Photograph: Tommy Clancy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand suspected to have attacked at least 10 other women]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/07/russell-brand-suspected-to-have-attacked-at-least-10-other-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/07/russell-brand-suspected-to-have-attacked-at-least-10-other-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vikram Dodd, Emine Sinmaz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brand (51) will be sentenced on Monday for rape and sexual assaults, and is under investigation for two further rape allegations]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:06:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3AZZUIOMLJHSJEAJ6ECHPX35LI?auth=8d3a1bcf5be6260baa6ad748d70cb0e27973e07aa4b753d154821b3e16cfbbdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russell Brand arriving at Southwark Crown Court, London. Photograph: James Manning/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Manning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports coach (60) charged with sexual assault of teenage girl at Cork club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/sports-coach-60-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-teenage-girl-at-cork-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/sports-coach-60-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-teenage-girl-at-cork-club/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accused told to have no contact with complainant, including via social media]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[The man appeared before Cork District Court on Friday. Photograph: Barry Roche ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will happen to Ireland if the AI bubble bursts?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/cliff-taylor-if-the-ai-bubble-bursts-irelands-exposure-will-be-significant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/cliff-taylor-if-the-ai-bubble-bursts-irelands-exposure-will-be-significant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US midterms outcome puts focus back on data centres and AI – a vital source of investment growth in the Irish economy ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYTIFWGZ26P5KUZRL44ZLY2LEY.jpg?auth=2372d53a5cf2c24c8c26538e050c0900b8c67e1a3fc7d0f8871942d1a51cb269&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Big US companies may soon be focusing their attention on building more data centres internationally, in the mould of OpenAI’s Stargate data centre in Texas. Photograph: Scott Ball/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Ball</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish waters exposed to grave environmental dangers by shadow fleet carrying Russian oil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/state-exposed-to-exponential-environmental-risks-by-shadow-fleet-vessels-in-irish-waters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/state-exposed-to-exponential-environmental-risks-by-shadow-fleet-vessels-in-irish-waters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decaying ships transporting Russian oil now taking route around Ireland following threats by UK authorities]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJ6CJKZ2O64P5GFPKBELY3U4IQ.jpg?auth=7e3e2bc79d9caf4108771df6a3d0a41db43885ec75a3c0c6ca759666fc1e34cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK authorities intercept a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the English Channel this year, which subsequently prompted a change in the route taken by such ships. Photograph: PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LPhot Hutchins/MoD Crown copyright</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primark must convince investors that its best days aren’t over]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/07/primark-must-convince-investors-that-its-best-days-arent-over/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/07/primark-must-convince-investors-that-its-best-days-arent-over/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Few investors question the logic of the demerger, but separating Primark from ABF will not, in itself, solve its trading problems]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7MK5VJESZFN5OBBYZEJWQKPEE.jpg?auth=4a92ef24371af9f91e3bbd72bbc9b1a14291362d796b6deb9c96185fee08a61d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On a conference call with analysts, Primark chief executive Eoin Tonge spoke about reinvigorating the customer proposition, with renewed emphasis on value, improvements to the womenswear range and increased marketing investment. 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[We are in a security ‘grey zone’ – the liminal space between peace and war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/sinead-osullivan-supervalu-fridges-got-hacked-could-your-smart-home-be-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/sinead-osullivan-supervalu-fridges-got-hacked-could-your-smart-home-be-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A generic email was able to scramble military jets, ground aircraft, take RTÉ and Newstalk off air and consume Garda and ministerial attention]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Z7PGQTNUDRUB5W5KLM6RKXMQQ.jpg?auth=fb1a1767e10b3166353b49d85cd27c711c12275dc20d755907eee4d563112753&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spoiled produce is dumped at a Proxy Delhaize store in Maleizen, near Brussels, on Monday after supermarkets across Europe, including in Ireland, were hit by suspected cyberattacks. Photographer: Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wiktor Dabkowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death knell for the Trump era has rung]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/daniel-geary-death-knell-for-the-trump-era-has-rung/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/daniel-geary-death-knell-for-the-trump-era-has-rung/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Geary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump reshaped the Republican Party around himself and is now paying the price, while Democrats benefited in US midterms by not being associated with any one individual]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +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[President Donald Trump arriving at a campaign rally last month. 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[Ireland has lessons for us Americans seeking ro overcome ‘Trump trauma’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/overcoming-trump-trauma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/overcoming-trump-trauma/</guid><description><![CDATA[We in the United States hadn’t realised just how closely people in Ireland were following what was going on ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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 data centre suggestion from out of left field]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/a-data-centre-suggestion-from-out-of-left-field/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/a-data-centre-suggestion-from-out-of-left-field/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surely once-inhabited islands off the west coast would make a good home? ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[Bomb threats heighten tensions as world leaders due to meet in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/bomb-threats-heighten-tensions-as-world-leaders-due-to-meet-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/bomb-threats-heighten-tensions-as-world-leaders-due-to-meet-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The threat of an attack or security incident at high level meetings on Thursday and Friday is regarded as ‘substantial’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FUWPOE3PRGXXLVHXZY6CA54B4.JPG?auth=86ea7b644e4223d5f85cee6a1987a98d48f891832b2606a719219102bffab93c&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 Backhurst takes a seat as gardaí sweep the broadcaster's campus. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians on the wrong track altogether regarding RTÉ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/politicians-in-pursuit-of-rte/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/politicians-in-pursuit-of-rte/</guid><description><![CDATA[Decline in TV licence revenue by €11m next year elicited little attention]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[Ground conditions threaten to scupper Naas return for Kopek Des Bordes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/07/ground-conditions-threaten-to-scupper-naas-return-for-kopek-des-bordes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/07/ground-conditions-threaten-to-scupper-naas-return-for-kopek-des-bordes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bumper champion The Mourne Rambler set for hurdles debut on Sunday ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELJWRRA3ENGG5M5CBGIWNUAW5Q.jpg?auth=12681122812e4561949b56bae585bac1708ac9fe5cc95dd0033dc9fe2bdfb682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend on Kopek Des Bordes in the Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival earlier this year. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural History Museum reopening delay is hugely disappointing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/natural-history-museum-reopening-delay-is-hugely-disappointing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/natural-history-museum-reopening-delay-is-hugely-disappointing/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is hard to understand why refurbishment works may not begin until 2029 or 2030]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[Mark Walsh gets the nod to team up with Mange Tout in Aintree highlight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/07/mark-walsh-gets-the-nod-to-team-up-with-mange-tout-in-aintree-highlight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/07/mark-walsh-gets-the-nod-to-team-up-with-mange-tout-in-aintree-highlight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gordon Elliott filly goes up against the high-class Alexei in Molyneux Hurdle ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTLVEFSM4JAKFHLUHGVXRXXU5Y.jpg?auth=9ebaf0f00112ceb1a8cda4e0e4b20299e9d77e487fd512270b641cce386ce8a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Kennedy rides Mange Tout on the way to winning the Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree in April. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars on show at AIL this weekend as Leinster release players to clubs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/stars-on-show-at-ail-this-weekend-as-leinster-release-players-to-clubs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/stars-on-show-at-ail-this-weekend-as-leinster-release-players-to-clubs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UCD are the primary beneficiaries, with all nine released players facing Wesley in the UCD Bowl]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HLH7RSY6V7A6HOEQDNB2TZW25M.jpg?auth=243f2d589ccc6b9f6a1758c9d0feb8d98dd716f92a51b113149e9290c6fecde9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Caspar Gabriel will be back playing for Terenure. Photograph: Darren Stewart/Steve Haag Sports/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Media Ireland records €72.9m loss as it sets aside €4m for company restructuring]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/virgin-broadband-suffers-72m-loss-as-it-sets-aside-4m-for-company-restructuring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/virgin-broadband-suffers-72m-loss-as-it-sets-aside-4m-for-company-restructuring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accounts show €1.57 million was paid to company’s three directors in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JHJOKWZ3ZHUHNYMW64LLJGLSM.png?auth=2d6f51b00a6f146341747cf3c2e11abf87bff896c97169094c7452671203e9ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Company had 452,417 customers by the end of 2025 – 10,000 fewer than previous year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why cause traffic in Dublin when the EPC summit could happen elsewhere?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/why-cause-traffic-in-dublin-when-the-epc-summit-could-happen-elsewhere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/why-cause-traffic-in-dublin-when-the-epc-summit-could-happen-elsewhere/</guid><description><![CDATA[The European Political Community meeting could have been held in an airport conference room]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/07/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/07/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[November 7th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXI3H3T2R5HXBD42J5LAJBRKTM.jpg?auth=9fd5a36602009679ac094caa4faa9c83b96e698783af545994ef01c75d681ad1&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[Gun possession accused claimed he would have stored ‘nuclear bomb’ to reduce gambling debt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/gun-possession-accused-claimed-he-would-have-stored-nuclear-bomb-to-reduce-gambling-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/gun-possession-accused-claimed-he-would-have-stored-nuclear-bomb-to-reduce-gambling-debt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James Cregan (54) said he agreed to store weapons and ammunition in order to have €6,500 sum he owed cut by €150]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +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[James Cregan (54), whose address cannot be published by court order, appeared at Cork District Court on Friday charged with four separate firearms offences arising from a search at a premises in Cork on Thursday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man appeals sentence for ‘torture’ of woman who was beaten, burned, and threatened with rape]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/man-appeals-sentence-for-torture-of-woman-who-was-beaten-burned-and-threatened-with-rape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/07/man-appeals-sentence-for-torture-of-woman-who-was-beaten-burned-and-threatened-with-rape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group of men took running jumps at woman during assault in a one-bedroom flat, threatened to make her drink ammonia]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWKMT53JTRFKJJDPWP3QQJMDSA.png?auth=2d64afaf7b6f7adffb558411e0138d393d841e6aa12e5afd0e1ba75cbb095d1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Braxton Rice (22), of Henrietta House, Henrietta Place, Dublin 7, was sentenced to 15 years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State will ‘go after’ those responsible for bomb threats, Taoiseach says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/07/state-will-go-after-those-responsible-for-bomb-threats-taoiseach-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/07/state-will-go-after-those-responsible-for-bomb-threats-taoiseach-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Media organisations received an emailed threat shortly after 8.30am, with evacuations resulting in broadcast disruption]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2OCRHFQL5G6XJBSHCFVQDTZVA.JPG?auth=4b797889e1b29c6b39131ce402c3119d01bcd15588636887f33cce3294b3e642&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí patrol the RTÉ campus in Donnybrook following a bomb scare on Friday morning. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curious critique of Mary McAleese’s position on Baptism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/baptisms-and-mcaleese/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/baptisms-and-mcaleese/</guid><description><![CDATA[As a Catholic and canon lawyer, McAleese is particularly qualified to speak on the matter]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[‘I’m 43 years of age and it’s life-changing for me’: Andy Moran on Mayo’s fairytale summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/07/im-43-years-of-age-and-its-life-changing-for-me-andy-moran-on-mayos-fairytale-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/07/im-43-years-of-age-and-its-life-changing-for-me-andy-moran-on-mayos-fairytale-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All-Ireland winning manager has been named the 2026 Gaelic Writers’ Association Football Personality of the Year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63IMYYVQDVGMZNPR3PPIVM4JCY.jpg?auth=9d03886a07a74c5f1ee9bce377974eab8365d079d0cbac4bfac31c71b8ac1a5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo manager Andy Moran at the Gaelic Writers Association Awards. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile 


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disappearing Dart service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/disappearing-dart-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/disappearing-dart-service/</guid><description><![CDATA[No explanation, no apology, nothing]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[FAI Cup romantics look to Waterford’s potent front pairing to seal victory for the ages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/cup-romantics-look-to-waterfords-potent-front-pairing-to-seal-a-victory-for-the-ages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/cup-romantics-look-to-waterfords-potent-front-pairing-to-seal-a-victory-for-the-ages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Derry City and Waterford were both in crisis earlier this season, but changes in the dugout changed everything]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSAUEW4KR5GNHEI7EVEMAMWLUU.jpg?auth=8c31e208fe48a4c84e09e783e2431d1d58f6c2c371d67df6898383fa59356330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waterford's Tommy Lonergan and Pádraig Amond have scored 36 goals between them in the league and cup this season. Photograph: Stephen Heaney/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ken Sutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesco looks to open shop at Comans pub in Rathgar village]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/tesco-looks-to-open-shop-at-comans-pub-in-rathgar-village/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/tesco-looks-to-open-shop-at-comans-pub-in-rathgar-village/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin pub has been closed for many years following a dispute among the family owners]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5J4TRBUL6ZD4RGPTK7ELX57ZKA.JPG?auth=dc26d95a5bc7adf2e9b84781e2dcca12fbde6b853117129b696eeb1c62e342e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The former Comans in Rathgar, Dublin 6. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SW3 Capital’s Irish arm books €11.2m profit after investment sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/sw3-capitals-irish-arm-books-112m-profit-after-investment-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/sw3-capitals-irish-arm-books-112m-profit-after-investment-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firm founded by Adam Rooney, Tom O’Mahony and Ned Truman was involved in the Exo Building project in Dublin’s docklands]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORZM7DAGZZCBNBQB2CU5BNAL6E.jpg?auth=a2092761d273ba029a1d874db1e0289b498134f7c93c7a721222a7a87c374fd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Exo Building in Dublin’s docklands]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Societal pressure on family planning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/societal-pressure-on-family-planning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/societal-pressure-on-family-planning/</guid><description><![CDATA[We should be adapting our social institutions and infrastructure to sustainably support the citizens we already have]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[Public service strikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/public-service-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/public-service-strikes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Both public and private sector workers should show solidarity with each other by joining a union]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 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[Ger Gilroy, the sports podcast and RTÉ’s Oireachtas mess: ‘People are absolutely livid’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/07/ger-gilroy-the-sports-podcast-and-rtes-oireachtas-mess-people-are-absolutely-livid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/07/ger-gilroy-the-sports-podcast-and-rtes-oireachtas-mess-people-are-absolutely-livid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin, Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The high-profile appointment has reawakened ghosts of past profligacy and lack of transparency at the national broadcaster]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWLVYE5UJRG75J7WRDUFTXZ74M.JPG?auth=d411a35e2cc41b58e2554d446dd8d6ea37f2f0569827628f10d29b5cc01dbe2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sports presenter Ger Gilroy.  Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was a straight no’: Róisín McCormick on turning down scoliosis surgery to follow camogie dreams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/07/player-of-the-year-nominee-roisin-mccormick-continues-to-defy-scoliosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/07/player-of-the-year-nominee-roisin-mccormick-continues-to-defy-scoliosis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Remarkable camogie achievements with club and county a source of inspiration for others with the condition]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32J44MA2XRHRBGHF4PV4WAFJO4.jpg?auth=2c19f8fdec3f0fae5ee923658f26c9a3667271b02055c72177004fb5afc3417b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Antrim forward Róisín McCormick has been shortlisted for camogie's Intermediate Player of the Year award following an outstanding season. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of loving ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/cost-of-loving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/06/cost-of-loving/</guid><description><![CDATA[Are economic challenges feeding a different sort of crisis?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singing workshop restored my inner harmony after bouts of anxiety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/singing-workshop-restored-my-inner-harmony-after-bouts-of-anxiety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/singing-workshop-restored-my-inner-harmony-after-bouts-of-anxiety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Musical mindfulness experience was good medicine for my state of mind]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFOIDXWRYRA4ZMIQWFIUGKJTHI.jpg?auth=02a5d461e1cb35851d59279f1687e9e4def063407e936ef1ca83e8f6b79f2db3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Singing in a choir is good for the soul]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mattabbe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imposing your own beliefs on children is an infringement of their rights]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/imposing-your-own-beliefs-on-children-is-an-infringement-of-their-rights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/07/imposing-your-own-beliefs-on-children-is-an-infringement-of-their-rights/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is no evidence, of any kind, for any religious belief]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a focus on simplicity give Google’s Fitbit the Edge? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/review/2026/11/07/can-a-focus-on-simplicity-give-googles-fitbit-the-edge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/review/2026/11/07/can-a-focus-on-simplicity-give-googles-fitbit-the-edge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fitness tracker puts emphasis back on activity with fewer screen distractions]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UDWBQRYACBAALDZNS5R6CNSXFM.png?auth=e48669d56fecbf04afaad132f467fc846306ab2f17e7387493bab395cdae7fdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google Fitbit Edge feels a bit like a throwback to what Fitbit did best in the early days]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s in Fine Gael’s plan for a united Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/whats-in-fine-gaels-plan-for-a-united-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/whats-in-fine-gaels-plan-for-a-united-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simon Harris promised a ‘blueprint for a unified island’ but the extent to which Fine Gael’s leadership has been keeping details of a key document under wraps has caused irritation]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYVNM26ZJO62VKG2G5Q6QUFHNE.jpg?auth=183e8f3b8f4c421291b05f6b888b10fa2ec05d9c935f4dc466ba35d395c96b56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris: An internal Fine Gael Northern Ireland engagement group has had little to do with drafting the unification document and even the parliamentary party has been given only the most basic level of detail about its contents. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Going for the vibes’: Cop31 climate summit expectations ‘pretty much zero’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/muted-ambitions-and-low-expectations-precede-cop31-climate-summit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/muted-ambitions-and-low-expectations-precede-cop31-climate-summit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global and domestic political difficulties overshadow the annual negotiations at this year’s summit, co-hosted by Australia and Turkey ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2DLTTH4MPA7JPFCB6COOWCKD4.jpg?auth=2f07a2cf2397c18f059712c7f99485a5d826d14d557cb9b614f2e84c77adea60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A resident surveys houses destroyed by the flash flood next to the river in Devighat, Nepal, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Photograph: Atul Loke/The New York Times                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atul Loke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI Cup final: Who to look out for in clash between Waterford and Derry City?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/fai-cup-final-who-to-look-out-for-in-clash-between-waterford-and-derry-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/fai-cup-final-who-to-look-out-for-in-clash-between-waterford-and-derry-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An unlikely pairing after both endured a disappointing first half of the season, the Blues and the Candystripes are steeped in League of Ireland history]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RYPHKSHI7JFRPN2SFVPATLWTVQ.jpg?auth=03e0d92d6ccb1967e5f9266857d7f1121b7b7113260b34b5a7189c6053c813ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waterford’s Tommy Lonergan celebrates victory over Bohemians in the FAI Cup semi-final. Photo: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugo Keenan hat-trick sees Ireland into the clear against disjointed Argentina  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/hugo-keenan-hat-trick-sees-ireland-into-the-clear-against-disjointed-argentina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/hugo-keenan-hat-trick-sees-ireland-into-the-clear-against-disjointed-argentina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On a night when everything felt scruffy and untidy, the Ireland fullback prospered from some terrible tackling from the visitors]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EGFFWDVZRRSVCVLOPH5G75HKI.jpg?auth=db1850849e5c8e06e474a6399cf2ae79df5543dfeacb88ae1e61aa9042f38011&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 celebrates after the game against Argentina where he scored a hat-trick of tries. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should bowel cancer screening be extended to younger age groups?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/07/should-bowel-cancer-screening-be-extended-to-younger-age-groups/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/07/should-bowel-cancer-screening-be-extended-to-younger-age-groups/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People born in 1990 are twice as likely to get this form of cancer than those born in 1950]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAPL7IXVOVHLXA7QMGXY6YZEYA.JPG?auth=22a78be8f159753ca20abac30ced346f3d3dc0dd13f4805afdec35a760271faa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A BowelScreen home test kit. 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[Conán O’Donnell’s 45-minute Ireland career: ‘I’m very grateful I was caught out’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/conan-odonnells-45-minute-ireland-career-im-very-grateful-i-was-caught-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/conan-odonnells-45-minute-ireland-career-im-very-grateful-i-was-caught-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The nomadic Sligo prop has had many nearly moments, highlights being very nearly playing for Ireland in New Zealand and a ‘Buenos Aires special’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PTADIDPVJFNNEAHYZ6TNFQEM4.jpg?auth=d23c41e85dd61a48b70836f61a6c91773f2bc35b07c0cbc17dc7bdfdbac06218&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conán O’Donnell at squad training with the Counties Manukau side in Auckland in 2020. Photograph: Andrew Cornaga/Inpho/Photosport]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Photosport/Andrew Cornaga</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exponential environmental risks’: Decaying Russian oil tankers threaten Irish west coast   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/exponential-environmental-risks-decaying-russian-oil-tankers-threaten-irish-west-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/exponential-environmental-risks-decaying-russian-oil-tankers-threaten-irish-west-coast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total of 218 shadow fleet vessels have passed through the Irish EEZ since the start of this year, some multiple times]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKOQGRX4EV72CYVNZB7B2IBJ5A.jpg?auth=dfa982b844b68b3d0d6dafaebf248363dfd9afac7e97a680b23992e64db706f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Smyrtos oil tanker, operating as part of Russia's shadow fleet, being intercepted by British naval forces in the English Channel. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finnbarr Webster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older dads: ‘At times you wish you had more patience or energy, but it’s amazing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/older-dads-at-times-you-wish-you-had-more-patience-or-energy-but-its-amazing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/older-dads-at-times-you-wish-you-had-more-patience-or-energy-but-its-amazing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are challenges to becoming a father later in life, but the experience can be deeply rewarding]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXVE5AD2PBDGZM74W5MZIKSL74.png?auth=7e13c4bf61d4f9e0937f1eff746798ef2f60f4460236a59824da2f23191c4940&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex Kane, whose own adoptive father was an older man, says his children keep him on his toes. Indy (now nine) is pictured here.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s book about west Cork is a small victory from beyond the grave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/sophie-tuscan-du-plantiers-book-about-west-cork-is-a-small-victory-from-beyond-the-grave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/sophie-tuscan-du-plantiers-book-about-west-cork-is-a-small-victory-from-beyond-the-grave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The murdered French woman’s words occasionally foreshadow her death, and display an unrecognised literary talent ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRZPJEU72ZAHTBUPVBAZUNQ35M.jpg?auth=80c4c440a9ecd817c1c612d561841b3fa5f2bb3dcca8d6e92404695825ca6fa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found dead outside her holiday home in west Cork in 1996]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Fine Gael arrest its drift and is Simon Harris the man to reshape it? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/can-fine-gael-arrest-its-drift-and-is-simon-harris-the-man-to-reshape-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/07/can-fine-gael-arrest-its-drift-and-is-simon-harris-the-man-to-reshape-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After 15 years in government, ‘you get comfortable, get institutionalised’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZKJC7ASJU3TJZAI2K7FDWBF24.JPG?auth=922ba39a27b97a8dd18441513c0e4f476c6c300dd1277ef4966abc0040a46021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[06.10.2026.
. Photo Shows : Tánaiste, Minister for Finance and leader of Fine Gael Simon Harris TD detailing the details of Budget 2027 to the media, in Government Buildings. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top HSE chief in southwest apologises for false comments about Taoiseach’s office ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/07/top-hse-chief-in-southwest-apologises-for-false-comments-about-taoiseachs-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/07/top-hse-chief-in-southwest-apologises-for-false-comments-about-taoiseachs-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Phillips says he did not receive any instruction to reprimand hospital executive over patient safety warning]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFHDSOW7WJBFTPCUUX5YDDAOBQ.png?auth=ec1397a77e41d70f9e7469e1c5e702a60c98c04a3c22756af616f1638f1ba689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HSE sign]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dee McDermott obituary: Children’s illustrated books publisher with a keen eye for talent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/07/dee-mcdermott-obituary-childrens-illustrated-books-publisher-with-a-keen-eye-for-talent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/07/dee-mcdermott-obituary-childrens-illustrated-books-publisher-with-a-keen-eye-for-talent/</guid><description><![CDATA[At Walker Books, the Dubliner spotted Chris Haughton’s talent and worked with household names such as Helen Oxenbury, Lauren Child, Oliver Jeffers, Maurice Sendak and Michael Rosen]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WQU5N5BXNCVLP2N5XV26AK57I.png?auth=27704e6a42ba4a5ed0d1d966a1c60af5b832eec2f96bd102304c7ee2b55a902f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dee McDermott believed that stories for the very young formed us]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planners approve Gas Networks Ireland’s €200m investment to cut emissions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/planners-approve-gas-networks-irelands-200m-investment-to-cut-emissions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/planners-approve-gas-networks-irelands-200m-investment-to-cut-emissions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work will cut State company’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 42 per cent]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7X3XUMOVBGYPEVZILV2U6MKEY.jpg?auth=58fc4bb53bd1013425ffd455c5507b095cdf23f39db298eac58e12d6c91063d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gas Networks Ireland's compressor at Brighouse Bay, Scotland, where planners have approved approved the Irish company's investment plans.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We outvoted the billionaires’: What comes next after the US midterm elections?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/we-outvoted-the-billionaires-what-comes-next-after-the-us-midterm-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/07/we-outvoted-the-billionaires-what-comes-next-after-the-us-midterm-elections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A deafening electoral roar swept from coast to coast with the speed of a prairie fire on Tuesday, but can the Democrats’ decisive win put America’s ghosts to rest?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTUDPRJCLFCV3OP32COCLHHUDM.jpg?auth=ba8864cbc35c3f5552ea52d6397a7fb9a938ce6b78cbf2136f8184b5537ebe91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US midterms: An election watch party in Austin, Texas after Tuesday's vote. 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[Obituary: Gerard (Gerry) Collins: Key figure in Irish politics who pushed for German unification]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/07/obituary-gerard-gerry-collins-key-figure-in-irish-politics-who-pushed-for-german-unification/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/07/obituary-gerard-gerry-collins-key-figure-in-irish-politics-who-pushed-for-german-unification/</guid><description><![CDATA[Over a long and eventful career, Limerick native established himself as a serious politician]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNT4HWUUNBZYYODLGCSC4A3UBY.jpg?auth=b9c80bb18fd5cc254d2ea1f138e06d7e36fdaaf1b53bc589d132cd2d6d2df9b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Collins: In the leadership contest of December 1979, he backed George Colley against Charles Haughey, but retained his position in the cabinet when Haughey prevailed. Photograph: Tom Lawlor]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we build it, the lesser horseshoe bats will come]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/11/07/if-we-build-it-the-lesser-horseshoe-bats-will-come/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/11/07/if-we-build-it-the-lesser-horseshoe-bats-will-come/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Native to the west of Ireland, the species is struggling to survive amid intensified agriculture and light pollution. But small ‘bat towers’ are helping to turn the tide]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6U6FNV5WEXZYMNH5CXIRVTGB4.jpg?auth=e62fb65127a769651765bf1726727849a0e94a6904a77efced83ec946f84db6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are about 15,000 lesser horseshoe bats in Ireland. In Clare, Galway and Mayo, they hibernate in caves. Photograph: Alastair Hotchkiss/Woodland Trust/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alastair Hotchkiss/Woodland Trust</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s towns offer part of the solution to the housing crisis. We should seize it now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/irelands-towns-offer-part-of-the-solution-to-the-housing-crisis-we-should-seize-it-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/07/irelands-towns-offer-part-of-the-solution-to-the-housing-crisis-we-should-seize-it-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Ireland’s market towns wither away, massive global shifts demand immediate remedial action]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BKRQA44K4ND7HK5SOOB6TPCBVI.jpg?auth=36040863ca847f5844f0233168487350438296b50f7393cfefde37de4200c63f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monaghan town. There are 30,611 vacant commercial units in Irish towns, according to a GeoDirectory commercial report. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PAUL FAITH</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we ready for the AI bubble bursting?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/07/are-we-ready-for-the-ai-bubble-bursting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/07/are-we-ready-for-the-ai-bubble-bursting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The longer the investment surge and the associated financial engineering continue, the bigger the negative impact is likely to be when it ends]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4R2LMVJJW2KBZXZSTXKYWMW534.jpg?auth=9eafd91a1ce753b7a931db4440851099596903fdae4485f619d9d78b9ab60440&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taiwan's Taiex stock market plunged a record 3,737.67 points, driven by uncertainty over US post-midterm AI data center policies. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ritchie B Tongo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People will die’: The secret recording, the Taoiseach and turmoil at Cork’s main hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/people-will-die-the-secret-recording-the-taoiseach-and-turmoil-at-corks-main-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/07/people-will-die-the-secret-recording-the-taoiseach-and-turmoil-at-corks-main-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A row over staffing and resources at Cork University Hospital intensified amid ‘false assertions’ of political pressure that were subsequently recanted]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVV7LDU4FBD2ZJUIV7GT5YOXHE.jpg?auth=a920e8c75f905b7646a5c6aeb417fc722b57be0322f99eeac7c834acf4449e50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jennifer Kearney, chief executive of Cork University Hospital]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin shop closes after 57 years: ‘It got a makeover in 1972 and hasn’t been touched since’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/07/dublin-shop-closes-after-57-years-it-got-a-makeover-in-1972-and-hasnt-been-touched-since/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/07/dublin-shop-closes-after-57-years-it-got-a-makeover-in-1972-and-hasnt-been-touched-since/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fergus O’Brien, father of professional snooker player Fergal, has run Brenfer trophy, snooker and darts shop on Capel Street since 1969]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXGEDBB6FNB6HBJMB43CUEX2RI.JPG?auth=5bcf4431547803991169e501aba2c30dbc9f758306edba34947b9ae19cf86f69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fergus O’Brien outside Brenfer Bullseye on Capel Street. The trophy, snooker and darts shop has closed after almost 60 years in business. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ross, do you remember I told you I would break up your marriage even if it was my last act in this life?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/ross-do-you-remember-i-told-you-i-would-break-up-your-marriage-even-if-it-was-my-last-act-in-this-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/ross-do-you-remember-i-told-you-i-would-break-up-your-marriage-even-if-it-was-my-last-act-in-this-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Honor is just staring at me with a look of, like, horror on her face – as are the other three, by the way, except theirs is, like, genuine?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VZB4GE6CJFIJKPYQM24AMSMYM.jpg?auth=2d32abe5630cef6974306dcf1653b130a11a5ce771733399a59168161d2d5d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross doing sit ups]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radie Peat on her first solo album: ‘Singing I don’t think about... it’s a totally emotional thing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/07/radie-peat-on-her-first-solo-album-singing-i-dont-think-about-its-a-totally-emotional-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/07/radie-peat-on-her-first-solo-album-singing-i-dont-think-about-its-a-totally-emotional-thing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The singer has made her mark with Lankum and Oxn. Her first solo album draws on the same well of traditional music, renewing it as she goes ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AG3IZ46RZNHKDNU4QNAMBLP2KY.jpeg?auth=497e74c2cd75c2e160026d2df575a1375fb6170ecda0cb92ae22e6ac036aeb5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No Human Tongue Can Tell: Radie Peat. Photograph: Anthony O’Connor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTA pays firm more than €110,000 per month since 2023 for communications advice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/nta-pays-firm-more-than-110000-per-month-since-2023-for-communications-advice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/nta-pays-firm-more-than-110000-per-month-since-2023-for-communications-advice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Payments totalling €5.4m made to Q4PR for services Minister says are linked to MetroLink, BusConnects and Dart+]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFTA43G4MJCBXG4BGCZ3ZMFS3I.png?auth=d6928e5ad7960a9fe06d8535a953f7357089f16c5546ba517b4e081343a30fe8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Q4PR is providing advice to the National Transport Authority on the MetroLink project and other big-ticket public transport schemes. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Lazar on Long Day’s Journey: ‘You say a line and you think the entire play is in that line, and in the next line’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/11/07/paul-lazar-on-long-days-journey-you-say-a-line-and-you-think-the-entire-play-is-in-that-line-and-in-the-next-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/11/07/paul-lazar-on-long-days-journey-you-say-a-line-and-you-think-the-entire-play-is-in-that-line-and-in-the-next-line/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American actor is making his Irish stage debut in Pan Pan’s radically reduced version of the Eugene O’Neill play Long Day’s Journey into Night]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBIZOLOW4BAJRBJJTZTIATAK4M.jpg?auth=70611b1c70b35ab98733a3b424e1f6102e32bf157cc65aaf8b0b8a63bf6adf3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Long Day's Journey: Paul Lazar stars in Pan Pan theatre company's new production. Photograph: Maria Baranova]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maria Baranova-Suzuki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve read the Booker 2026 shortlist. Two novels are brilliant on living through the mess of the 2020s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/07/ive-read-the-whole-booker-2026-shortlist-two-novels-are-brilliant-on-living-through-the-mess-of-the-2020s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/07/ive-read-the-whole-booker-2026-shortlist-two-novels-are-brilliant-on-living-through-the-mess-of-the-2020s/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Black Bag, by Luke Kennard, and The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout, hinge on characters who confront the ways in which their lives are at the mercy of others]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TITL3NBSTFC4ZCCKVS2SIF2KOU.jpg?auth=53e799307d88d5379e20de9030ce38aa4d797e3256771c0fecfbdfea330ab31f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Booker Prize 2026: the six novels on this year’s shortlist]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two flavour-filled pasta dishes that pass muster with the toughest critics of all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/07/two-flavour-filled-pasta-dishes-that-pass-muster-with-the-toughest-critics-of-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/07/two-flavour-filled-pasta-dishes-that-pass-muster-with-the-toughest-critics-of-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two staff dinner staples where seasoning, speed and technique have been perfected]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C7DKQJDJQRGQNOAWQMYUB44HII.jpg?auth=0b5611bfe9da59d37e11c3a6e5fa58e3b8e12a8b11e20c0fd7c141b99b00916c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commis chef Louis's lasagne uses beef cheek and spicy sobrasada sausage in the base of the ragu for a heavenly depth of flavour. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People literally fight over the Mayan Gold’: How the Irish spud got its swagger back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/07/haute-potato-how-the-humble-spud-moved-from-a-side-into-the-restaurant-spotlight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/07/haute-potato-how-the-humble-spud-moved-from-a-side-into-the-restaurant-spotlight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Between greater focus on potato varieties and top chefs seeking out the best Irish produce, spuds are turning into the main event]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFFR46TGIBHZRFEVMEXPQBJSBE.JPG?auth=14bb3eec8b64854726e1799d0f373639aded53f45496a66ba5e12b01234bb994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maria Flynn, co-owner of specialist potato grower Ballymakenny Farm in Co Louth. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunshine and sea breezes in your wine glass: four Sicilian whites to try]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/07/sunshine-and-sea-breezes-in-your-wine-glass-four-sicilian-whites-to-try/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/07/sunshine-and-sea-breezes-in-your-wine-glass-four-sicilian-whites-to-try/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Wilson: Sicily’s production stretches from good but inexpensive wines to some very high-quality options]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ZRX44QNEBB6VHPQ4H7VHDKQHY.jpg?auth=00af6a6e8db918c49c6b63d4c79d38801ae7c5c9376c92e99bf36f4639756ea1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four Sicilian whites to give you a full sense of what this lovely wine region has to offer]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100 Irish start-ups head to Web Summit alongside largest-ever Chinese delegation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/more-than-100-irish-start-ups-head-to-web-summit-alongside-largest-ever-chinese-delegation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/07/more-than-100-irish-start-ups-head-to-web-summit-alongside-largest-ever-chinese-delegation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Technology conference cofounded by Paddy Cosgrave is entering its 16th year in business with event in Lisbon]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKEJW46L3I4YTRYWJ672AXQMWI.jpg?auth=fb7cf49b079f3d4b01882d13e09aafd76ea46eab8b2d36110bc573e938f65da0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Web Summit’s main technology conference was held in Dublin until 2015, when it was then moved to Portugal. Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patricia De Melo Moreira</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips and tricks for planning the perfect garden shed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/11/07/tips-and-tricks-for-planning-the-perfect-garden-shed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/11/07/tips-and-tricks-for-planning-the-perfect-garden-shed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Never underestimate the joy that a garden shed can bring you]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKTXGX2EG776VOYNKZJV6V2XTU.jpg?auth=d6ec80eaa12a5442e25f022864932f4fddc537ef0dd2bf6b761082bef94b7c36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A garden shed.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can I keep my outdoor fig tree happy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/11/07/how-can-i-keep-my-outdoor-fig-tree-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/11/07/how-can-i-keep-my-outdoor-fig-tree-happy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I live in coastal Dublin, and growing space is an issue]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MORZCNWOI6TWW7FH3HWEJQERAY.jpg?auth=2a314152eac0b8d563cecf40ab049b4f0b317c67bf50a43b218de002662bfd94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grow your fig tree in a pot no bigger than 60cm in depth and diameter, or plant it into a similarly sized planting hole with the edges of the hole restricted by roof slates. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alaa Badarneh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art where you sleep: Major art and sculpture exhibit at The Marker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/11/07/art-where-you-sleep-major-art-and-sculpture-exhibit-at-the-marker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/11/07/art-where-you-sleep-major-art-and-sculpture-exhibit-at-the-marker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Works by Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Damien Hirst, Banksy and Tracey Emin to feature]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKNTPV3AUFH6JMVZJV6FBPQEBU.jpg?auth=44b592faf557a636ac6be864a263ec7a8bfcc8da437e4bfaf9db19b6b7ad5b7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sculptures by Patrick O'Reilly arriving at Annatara The Marker Hotel on Grand Canal Square, Dublin, for the Beyond the Frame exhibition. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Clíodhna O’Sullivan: ‘I’m baffled by the disparity of reward for jobs. It causes real suffering’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/07/author-cliodhna-osullivan-im-baffled-by-the-disparity-of-reward-for-jobs-it-causes-real-suffering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/07/author-cliodhna-osullivan-im-baffled-by-the-disparity-of-reward-for-jobs-it-causes-real-suffering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The romantasy writer on the runaway success of her debut novel, Her Hidden Fire; her love of Ursula K le Guin, and why she has felt like Wile E Coyote]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGNXWMKJBVDFRKDDNWDWGAZIHY.jpeg?auth=dc1c65a516218e6f4b82be29adf45ea3cfb33062317abf17d7e64244ab51be14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliodhna O'Sullivan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for spaghetti with fennel seeds, pork and chorizo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/07/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-spaghetti-with-fennel-seeds-pork-and-chorizo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/07/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-spaghetti-with-fennel-seeds-pork-and-chorizo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parmesan and a flourish of parsley at the end bring this crowd pleaser together without breaking the bank]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QOVF56B2NAVLPCREBXZPUXO3A.jpg?auth=d2b6f5d0ad6b70cf47c5502ba10ed7508e8c0b7ba9159496cd7612a5dd160848&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spaghetti with fennel seeds, pork and chorizo by Mark Moriarty. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for ‘Louis’s lasagne’ with sobrasada]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/07/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-louiss-lasagne-with-sobrasada/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/07/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-louiss-lasagne-with-sobrasada/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This delicious, hearty lasagne, the creation of commis chef Louis, uses beef cheek and spicy sausage]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XAJGIQNLYBCFFE2HOVYX5XVPSA.jpg?auth=5775f78c9745bfb86d3b6c49c0a3f9f84870c85eb0ca7314e587e6c5031238b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louis's lasagne from Mark Moriarty. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resetting the Republic. How to Build a Better Ireland: an engaging analysis of how we got here, and a vision for the future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/resetting-the-republic-how-to-build-a-better-ireland-an-engaging-analysis-of-how-we-got-here-and-a-vision-for-the-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/resetting-the-republic-how-to-build-a-better-ireland-an-engaging-analysis-of-how-we-got-here-and-a-vision-for-the-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Howlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conor Brady outlines why the State’s political and administrative structures require a radical overhaul]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISNXUD2NYFBSDIYKJP2253F4DE.jpg?auth=8af00a3a281792c4237176dfa91e89f87ace1d73b0fcac885e7b312593c6150f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Brady believes there is much that is good about the State, not least its stable democracy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Paddy Keenan, Piper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/07/poem-of-the-week-paddy-keenan-piper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/07/poem-of-the-week-paddy-keenan-piper/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Frank McGuinness]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TV2E22ZDQBD45GEA2XBDOCS46I.jpg?auth=928bfb98f11cf5dcc66e082ca40092a1cdc46199e4e36d4369ce94d90823dd0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Musician Paddy Keenan. Photograph: James Connolly]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Connolly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miss Bates: Emma Revisited by Catherine Cliff – A witty and ambitious debut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/miss-bates-emma-revisited-by-catherine-cliff-a-witty-and-ambitious-debut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/miss-bates-emma-revisited-by-catherine-cliff-a-witty-and-ambitious-debut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henrietta McKervey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s a brave choice to use a beloved author’s characters as a springboard to create a fresh and fascinating take on a classic novel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/USZJCIPN2BHK3N56NHSGRAHODQ.jpg?auth=9ae6ca1de071d746ab7d304e63eed041bbe2d76d097ff57e7f5810da51a7d43c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Cliff]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Modern Love by Emma Gilleece: Running the rule over most important modernist buildings countrywide     ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/this-modern-love-by-emma-gilleece-running-the-rule-over-most-important-modernist-buildings-countrywide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/this-modern-love-by-emma-gilleece-running-the-rule-over-most-important-modernist-buildings-countrywide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Ó Broin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not just a catalogue, but a veritable tour guide]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R2UNNKE4P5M65BCHE2EK7S353A.jpg?auth=69dd97a8891d429aa0404a9b0fceb8a415ff93d2bf8dff0e1d08ea5f6c7694f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Busáras is included on the pages of This Modern Love. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reckless Laughter: A Biography of Ian Cochrane: Author deserving of another day in the sun  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/reckless-laughter-a-biography-of-ian-cochrane-author-deserving-of-another-day-in-the-sun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/reckless-laughter-a-biography-of-ian-cochrane-author-deserving-of-another-day-in-the-sun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Carson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Compelling biography sure to win Cullybackey-born writer many new fans]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5KRASKK3IHJZOKT66HKNGTQQA.jpg?auth=332a08b722698db562e879abf9ea917b4c9ef370a415970d043dd15831ffc84b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The biography traces Cochrane’s life from his earliest days in a two-bedroom cottage in the townland of Moylarg to London.  ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I’ve Tried to Change the World by Alexei Sayle: The godfather of alternative comedy looks left]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/how-ive-tried-to-change-the-world-by-alexei-sayle-the-godfather-of-alternative-comedy-looks-left/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/how-ive-tried-to-change-the-world-by-alexei-sayle-the-godfather-of-alternative-comedy-looks-left/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[NJ McGarrigle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The memoir is most satisfying when Sayle looks at the flaws as well as the draws of the left]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LT2F5ZPBFHDVOUKDBA74WOONU.jpg?auth=2f138a6aa04c89bc0b34b33d20420e38675e2f26bbab56f75e8a603abfa8884a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexei Sayle: dead good]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza’s Gravediggers: A valuable historical document if, or when, Israel is finally held to account ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/gazas-gravediggers-a-valuable-historical-document-if-or-when-israel-is-finally-held-to-account/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/gazas-gravediggers-a-valuable-historical-document-if-or-when-israel-is-finally-held-to-account/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Gildea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fascinating picture of the moral and logical contortions necessary to reach implausible decisions ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O3GEIIXSWH3P2INXDIJIHXNZKI.jpg?auth=3f1ddaa9c8c0260108c46626bec4cde966f4a028a58adb1f5d078e43d3de338c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tents near damaged buildings in a displacement camp in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on October 18th, 2026. Photograph: Ibrahim Zanoun/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ibrahim Zanoun</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Farrell calls for Ireland to be more ruthless after Argentina victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/andy-farrell-calls-for-ireland-to-be-more-ruthless-after-argentina-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/07/andy-farrell-calls-for-ireland-to-be-more-ruthless-after-argentina-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Injury concerns over several players including Sean Jansen and Robert Baloucoune after win]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:10:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRX27X7KBXCCL7FJ3PHQ4ZX2IU.jpg?auth=2b31a1621080d2c878e5457f234b4560380b7c415d21a38261417713eaaed8bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Andy Farrell and Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi share a joke before the game. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>