<?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/2026-11-08/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:58:41 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia investigating reports boss Jensen Huang targeted by Chinese intelligence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/08/nvidia-investigating-reports-boss-jensen-huang-targeted-by-chinese-intelligence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/08/nvidia-investigating-reports-boss-jensen-huang-targeted-by-chinese-intelligence/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘No reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised’, says US tech company’s board]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 23:55:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZD3HRCQ2AJ4KTXE7NB3BLMPX5M.jpg?auth=f3c9b6c305742a53a7e98889994c17d021febb0f86ff722163dc173dadf14edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jensen Huang said he was 'unfaithful' to his wife in a message to the company. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after being hit by car on Limerick motorway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-on-limerick-motorway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-on-limerick-motorway/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pedestrian was pronounced dead at scene of incident on M20]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:58:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTLL6UKL65EOFLVDFUHTKPVP6M.JPG?auth=f3a68f7e54f804419f5ae97228520871f7394b61e00171f9efae3f0b2ae169b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The road remained closed late on Sunday night to allow for a technical examination of the scene. 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[Galway Bay Murders on RTÉ One: Come for the killing, stay for the characters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/08/galway-bay-murders-on-rte-one-come-for-the-killing-stay-for-the-characters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/08/galway-bay-murders-on-rte-one-come-for-the-killing-stay-for-the-characters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: The storyline, even with its cliches, is eclipsed by Kate Mulgrew and John Connors’s compelling double act]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2M36VAXVGFDKRFBXL2PHDLM45U.jpg?auth=d51a267b11e2f1d53cbad259e4e6efe817478c6e62472af454f0d48504019c80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Galway Bay Murders: John Connors as Detective Eddie McDonagh and Kate Mulgrew as NYPD lieutenant Nora Savage. Photograph: Martin Maguire/RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARTIN MAGUIRE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Train collision in Egypt kills at least seven people and injures 125]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/11/08/train-collision-in-egypt-kills-at-least-four-people-and-inures-88/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/11/08/train-collision-in-egypt-kills-at-least-four-people-and-inures-88/</guid><description><![CDATA[One service ran into the back of the other causing several carriages to derail 76km south of Cairo]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:14:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGTLGBASRORW5WAZRHWR7IW2TI.jpg?auth=4b78c62976751425d5d2c3f346c471c515830b0f58ee2c0f723239c908f7a44b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Egyptian onlookers stand at the site of a train collision in al-Ayyat in Giza, southern Cairo, on Sunday. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven teenagers hospitalised after car hits pedestrians outside south Dublin shop]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/emergency-services-at-scene-of-serious-road-traffic-crash-in-south-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/emergency-services-at-scene-of-serious-road-traffic-crash-in-south-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Driver of vehicle, a woman in her 40s, receiving medical care following incident near Dún Laoghaire on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:47:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PU4QAPC6INHQTHK2U2FVL6ZIKM.jpg?auth=f754a373f4a0a862bd4821183a8cd73dcaeba422af260fd391bf4ce972e1caae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than five ambulances were present at the scene on Sunday afternoon, with Garda motorcycles providing escorts as they departed. Photograph: Conor Lally/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector workers offered pay increases worth 10.5% ahead of planned strikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/public-sector-workers-offered-pay-increases-worth-105-ahead-of-planned-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/public-sector-workers-offered-pay-increases-worth-105-ahead-of-planned-strikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Emmet Malone, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lower-earning public and civil servants would benefit from wage increases of up to 17.8% over proposed deal’s lifespan]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:02:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3D2YZASBVAOVKGPGKP5C2KDHI.JPG?auth=fc48766740e967123a76e7a7b88077af2a64a42f550e2a202e79c8909c255321&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government proposal runs until the early months of 2029, with an additional backpayment of €1,200 or two per cent, whichever is higher, in 2026. 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[Ulster Club SFC: Crossmaglen stage remarkable comeback as Scotstown survive scare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/ulster-club-sfc-crossmaglen-stage-remarkable-comeback-as-scotstown-survive-scare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/ulster-club-sfc-crossmaglen-stage-remarkable-comeback-as-scotstown-survive-scare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Eunan’s enjoy comfortable victory as Edendork edge past St Brigid’s]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:16:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WTLH7ZG4B3S35S266XHU35XJ4.jpg?auth=b8e321f931d02b88fe4081e425f45993bfecf6759bcfb7bdd6bbc25209570fee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crossmaglen Rangers' Rian O'Neill reacts after scoring two points in the final minute of the game. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on new short-term letting rules: an ineffective compromise ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/08/the-irish-times-view-on-new-short-term-letting-rules-an-ineffective-compromise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/08/the-irish-times-view-on-new-short-term-letting-rules-an-ineffective-compromise/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government is only doing what it is obliged to do by the EU]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GTMZKNEW46TKNEPLKEHM4J3VI.jpg?auth=44118b75e2fb62c6273183a297228e717bc842936e8df350da883eed4cb7390d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New rules on short-term tourist lettings are due to come into effect shortly.
( Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the proposed UK/EU deal: a welcome first step]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/08/the-irish-times-view-on-the-proposed-ukeu-deal-a-welcome-first-step/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/08/the-irish-times-view-on-the-proposed-ukeu-deal-a-welcome-first-step/</guid><description><![CDATA[Freer food and drink trade will be welcomed in Northern Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUCMUBXEDSX552Y4PVIT62MCJA.jpg?auth=f25eabc4294aacf7c7d22ea073f545ba8e34fe45f7722adcc2951e3bddf14ccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham: planning a new deal on food standards and youth mobility with the EU  (Photo by Kin Cheung / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kin Cheung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominant Lando Norris powers to victory in São Paulo Grand Prix]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/08/dominant-lando-norris-powers-to-victory-in-sao-paulo-grand-prix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/08/dominant-lando-norris-powers-to-victory-in-sao-paulo-grand-prix/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mercedes win constructors’ championship with three rounds to spare]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:32:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TW7BKUWUANYJGEEAKTZK5I3UFU.jpg?auth=7ea114539b6eb9d1a510cc2b98300d36d91ce42ce5b59288c3c83259bd4f4802&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lando Norris celebrates with the neck of a champagne bottle after breaking it on the podium after winning the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos. Photograph: Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Schincariol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll have a meeting and then probably go to the pub’: Connolly celebrates remarkable FAI Cup win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/well-have-a-meeting-and-then-probably-go-to-the-pub-connolly-celebrates-remarkable-fai-cup-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/well-have-a-meeting-and-then-probably-go-to-the-pub-connolly-celebrates-remarkable-fai-cup-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The interim Derry City manager returns to his role as Director of Football to begin the process of replacing himself on Monday morning]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:29:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FVISBBA52X27644VTLHNYDSJOI.jpg?auth=1dcd88697c628eadb9adf17d4a7d8a82981574ba22374ba886bedfab691b1710&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City's Mark Connolly celebrates with the players in the changing room after the match. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Dorgu rescues point for Manchester United in eight-goal thriller against Aston Villa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/patrick-dorgu-rescues-point-for-manchester-united-in-eight-goal-thriller-against-aston-villa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/patrick-dorgu-rescues-point-for-manchester-united-in-eight-goal-thriller-against-aston-villa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Schoolboy defending had United two goals down within five minutes of kick-off]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:24:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJHLMVNBPTC3H36R5WU3ILCBEI.jpg?auth=53da0d7eb89df43eb7f30aa42fe56f83387a68836aad996b00e354ed7bfb788e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Dorgu scores Manchester United's fourth goal against Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We keep the candle of hope lit’: Jo Jo Dullard’s family marks anniversary of disappearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/we-keep-the-candle-of-hope-lit-jo-jo-dullards-family-marks-anniversary-of-disappearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/we-keep-the-candle-of-hope-lit-jo-jo-dullards-family-marks-anniversary-of-disappearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma McMenamy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kilkenny woman was last seen making a call from a phone box in Co Kildare in November 1995]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:21:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULOW46VCYNFURCUVC4NC62BQYE.jpg?auth=6576b18bd8848bab034e063a94f187f9ea7e0657ecb0618786b0e13155bdb7e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People attend the service for Jo Jo Dullard at Kilkenny Castle on Sunday. Photograph: Cllr Pat Fitzpatrick/Facebook]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every now and again I get an itch. I need new ink’: Hundreds of tattooists at convention]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/every-now-and-again-i-get-an-itch-i-need-new-ink-hundreds-of-tattooists-at-convention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/every-now-and-again-i-get-an-itch-i-need-new-ink-hundreds-of-tattooists-at-convention/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Organiser says he has seen judges and politicians get tattoos, and that you ‘never know what’s underneath the collar’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:09:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZEOMHBYANCTJJ2BZXMT3RY2QE.jpg?auth=09a43ab15098d73e683fd4ca683d4fecf0fc20236249adc80e3d2c663809af6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Scratchy" Miguel Dowling from Dublin pictured at The Dublin Tattoo Convention 2026 at the RDS. Photo: Tom Honan/The Irish Times.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish corner: Oliver O’Hanlon on the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/08/irish-corner-oliver-ohanlon-on-the-princess-grace-irish-library-in-monaco/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/08/irish-corner-oliver-ohanlon-on-the-princess-grace-irish-library-in-monaco/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver O'Hanlon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The library, created more than 40 years ago, acts as an Irish cultural bastion on the French Riviera]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3HLF7N66NCEJPMAXQHPQDBYHI.jpg?auth=96139b9d2eb35dabcc9de1b5a4ed74bc3aca5899f0af3f01a08da33879d0245d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Princess Grace of Monaco during a skiing trip in Gstaad, Switzerland. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniele Darolle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kilcormac-Killoughey down Naas at the death, Ballyhale continue Leinster march]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/kilcormac-killoughey-down-naas-at-the-death-ballyhale-continue-leinster-march/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/kilcormac-killoughey-down-naas-at-the-death-ballyhale-continue-leinster-march/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shelmaliers take narrow win over Lough Lene Gaels]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:58:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRH6UTLHUBCVRHJJQZOLXRQDOM.jpg?auth=991e8ab93b430f2a2425b3330cb14410f83b6ae246229ef93042a5633eb1731f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Screeney scored 1-13 in Kilcormac-Killoughey's win over Naas. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott hits rough patch at Real Betis as goal drought extends to eight games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/troy-parrott-hits-rough-patch-at-real-betis-as-goal-drought-extends-to-eight-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/troy-parrott-hits-rough-patch-at-real-betis-as-goal-drought-extends-to-eight-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack Moylan is Ireland’s form player heading into the next international window]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:51:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HA4R7TN2MJET7E2RE2AJYNUOOQ.jpg?auth=fef636ef320cb5609b33ab5956a47ed0b6ced2b00d3b059fa0e1149d1fb4b5a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott of Real Betis controls the balll under pressure from Federico Redondo of Elche CF. Photograph: Manuel Queimadelos/Quality Sport Images/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Quality Sport Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will the Democrats do with their majorities in Congress?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/08/what-will-the-democrats-do-with-their-majorities-in-congress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/08/what-will-the-democrats-do-with-their-majorities-in-congress/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Stein in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite flipping seats across the country, the Democratic Party brand remains deeply unpopular]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:42:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/45QPUL4ZR4GL7QIBH2OQIGF5DI.jpg?auth=4a9e012358090bc7a85a51b3ac3eea835de9f152263ff299f850a04697e504f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, envisions 'passing bold legislation that people called for, every single week, off of the floor of the House and the Senate'. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Wong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI Cup final: Darragh Burns strike gives Derry City victory over Waterford – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/fai-cup-final-live-updates-follow-the-action-as-waterford-take-on-derry-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/fai-cup-final-live-updates-follow-the-action-as-waterford-take-on-derry-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Single goal separates the teams in tight contest at Aviva Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7OFCKYFEZZ5EHO6UHQR6KBXBM.jpg?auth=b5efb0126824c42bdbafd8105b25356b053e433eab1f9d4f04948e4b9b886c21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City's Darragh Burns celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Brandon Fleming. 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Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Pollock powers seven-try England to crushing victory against Australia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/08/henry-pollock-powers-seven-try-england-to-crushing-victory-against-australia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/08/henry-pollock-powers-seven-try-england-to-crushing-victory-against-australia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Kitson at Allianz Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[England put reports of unrest in the camp to one side and deliver impressive performance at Twickenham]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:04:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGQWJBYHXC6R7A22QDA4EPTSZQ.jpg?auth=db5e7ec7d5eaeced369212db900eebe536d5ae2e395203bb1ecb0cadc3db5274&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Henry Pollock scores his second try and his team's sixth during the Nations Championship win over Australia at Allianz Stadium. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shaun Botterill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Gael debate on unification offered ‘every opinion under the sun’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/fine-gael-members-debated-options-for-unification-with-every-opinion-under-the-sun-offered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/fine-gael-members-debated-options-for-unification-with-every-opinion-under-the-sun-offered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many questions remain unanswered, but subject is now firmly on the radar]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NJVYQ3GQEJE3ZHU3VID22JL3YU.JPG?auth=7cb7d3c4154821899bd527f13e7adddc687d322a49ca0dd1f0984e93d07e3ddf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris speaking at the 83rd Fine Gael ardfheis 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[Darragh Burns goal sends FAI Cup to Derry City for seventh time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/darragh-burns-goal-sends-fai-cup-to-derry-city-for-seventh-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/darragh-burns-goal-sends-fai-cup-to-derry-city-for-seventh-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick McClean a towering force as Candystripes best Waterford at the Aviva]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:59:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKIZWWE3ONHWUWUEEJZUIQJTNQ.jpg?auth=9750a351411256e70e73ec0c9e4380029a75f7b37ef8c83f7eb6cc62f58573e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City captain Michael Duffy lift the FAI Cup after their win over Waterford. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nemo Rangers too strong for Loughmore-Castleiney on Munster return]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/nemo-rangers-too-strong-for-loughmore-castleiney-on-munster-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/nemo-rangers-too-strong-for-loughmore-castleiney-on-munster-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rathgormack break new ground for Waterford in win over Clare champions Éire Óg]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:22:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX6NJ5RSOVGOTIPBOIQKCEIHSM.jpg?auth=188da967dbba56924dcfcf5157697fa61fa0d3d44ec36bbeae0e6341ce5a186f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Cronin finished with a nine-point haul for Nemo Rangers. Photograph: David Ribeiro/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVID RIBEIRO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/08/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/08/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, November 9nd – 15th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guide to the best sport on television]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge orders ‘highly vulnerable’ boy to be held in detention ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/judge-orders-highly-vulnerable-boy-to-be-held-in-detention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/judge-orders-highly-vulnerable-boy-to-be-held-in-detention/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Brendan Toale at Dublin District Children’s Court said he had ‘little faith’ that Tusla was considering special care for the boy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAIDNP35WFGB7CIY37GOJTPS5E.JPG?auth=9a4f227fb3f7116e5ea2c0931c4a97a7a716c8c679546891ea2e538394ecd52d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin District Children's Court. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw IRISHTIMES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salthill-Knocknacarra see off Ballinamore to set up Connacht semi-final with St Brigid’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/salthill-knocknacarra-see-off-ballinamore-to-set-up-connacht-semi-final-with-st-brigids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/08/salthill-knocknacarra-see-off-ballinamore-to-set-up-connacht-semi-final-with-st-brigids/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Connacht champions St Brigid’s breeze past St Mary’s of Sligo]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:59:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BF623UEDAFBRDJXTBD7MU7CSXU.jpg?auth=67f7bc68abac08c5cd37f0da9c97b9874f2c48bc95f54d9fe0b2ccc2040119c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robert Finnerty celebrates scoring Salthill-Knocknacarr's opening goal. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexander Isak tops off goal trio for Liverpool as late penalty offers little for Crystal Palace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/alexander-isak-tops-off-goal-trio-for-liverpool-as-late-penalty-offers-little-for-crystal-palace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/08/alexander-isak-tops-off-goal-trio-for-liverpool-as-late-penalty-offers-little-for-crystal-palace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz also on target at Selhurst Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:42:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAKXOIZXYPGVYF3XFFLN5ZV4RM.jpg?auth=e05a0315091f6f81c00b4be086eb69eff594ca03a746c78ce2d54bcdc56db18f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexander Isak celebrates scoring Liverpool's third goal. Photograph: John Walton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris denies ‘punching down’ after promising penalties for long-term unemployed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/simon-harris-denies-punching-down-after-promising-penalties-for-long-term-unemployed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/simon-harris-denies-punching-down-after-promising-penalties-for-long-term-unemployed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste says proposal is ‘what taxpayers across this country expect us to do’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:40:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2U3X3W2SFFWPHKPIFY3Z62NMM.JPG?auth=3bcfc5615e570777512faebce092532b13c263206de0d2f2d9791342dbab7d3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris giving the leader's speech at the Fine Gael ardfheis 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[EU meetings and public sector strike to disrupt Dublin roads and transport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/eu-meetings-and-public-sector-strike-to-disrupt-dublin-roads-and-transport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/eu-meetings-and-public-sector-strike-to-disrupt-dublin-roads-and-transport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All the restrictions and changes expected this week amid widespread industrial action and large security operation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:04:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAWZQ4DAOX5VVXXQTBUZAEPWAA.JPG?auth=2e7bc042b67d022bcdba205aef7a3d2a5027089a110b21998983daa12beb7b95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of An Garda Síochána, Dublin City Council and maintenance teams inspect manhole covers and electrical items along Merrion Street upper. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading point-to-point jockey Derek O’Connor announces retirement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/08/leading-point-to-point-jockey-derek-oconnor-announces-retirement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/08/leading-point-to-point-jockey-derek-oconnor-announces-retirement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galwayman was one of Ireland’s most successful amateur riders for over two decades]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:00:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZ247F44FBFDJODPUWR4SKQKGY.jpg?auth=b900daf9fa3daaeff86c875be04a9e348947e67b4356c0e079d6c66ce2fb9c20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derek O'Connor celebrates on Edwulf after winning the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown in 2018. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore overtakes Ireland as Apple’s biggest tax shelter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/08/singapore-overtakes-ireland-as-apples-biggest-tax-shelter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/08/singapore-overtakes-ireland-as-apples-biggest-tax-shelter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie John]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New disclosures show iPhone maker saved $2.7bn in taxes this year by booking profits in the Asian city-state]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:48:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WRVUG6TOQBUTIDFUDVHMI74DI.jpg?auth=61378cd60604a8c5dbd5c8eafa4347993c8d2453fde9bed544a5933753219edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple's floating store at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Photograph: Wallace Woon/EPA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats deliver a moment of redemption for US as voters finally turn on Donald Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/08/democrats-deliver-a-moment-of-redemption-for-us-as-voters-finally-turn-on-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/08/democrats-deliver-a-moment-of-redemption-for-us-as-voters-finally-turn-on-donald-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From economic discontent to immigration and the Iran war, voters have delivered a stinging rebuke to the president]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:26:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIPFONQN6S6P4TWPWUPAD7AXOM.jpg?auth=0b909cb5984bd1871302ac8169ed85dec19efe95911abf3fa3eafb6be8cf3468&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. Photograph: Alex Kent/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK wasted more than €100m on zombie Brexit border inspection posts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/08/uk-wasted-more-than-100m-on-zombie-brexit-border-inspection-posts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/08/uk-wasted-more-than-100m-on-zombie-brexit-border-inspection-posts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa O’Carroll, Joanna Partridge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five of seven facilities for checks were never used – though Holyhead remains up and running]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:08:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RASTU5EDMVBZXL7JRV4ZK4SVB4.jpg?auth=e50422a12b4b1a4dee967591407bfb0dbf823410b3233a9b188236b9bf042e37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The border inspection post for Holyhead port in Wales (above) is one of only two operational posts set up for Brexit checks. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin lays wreath at Enniskillen commemoration 40 years after IRA bombing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/micheal-martin-lays-wreath-at-enniskillen-commemoration-40-years-after-ira-bombing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/micheal-martin-lays-wreath-at-enniskillen-commemoration-40-years-after-ira-bombing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cillian Sherlock, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First Minister Michelle O’Neill prevented from officially attending Remembrance Sunday events due to Drumcree fallout]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:52:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRGI4THRIIT2ZTHNUHZRFKU5JM.jpg?auth=d6d423f782edfdd1922aff8f01e319546b63a099086510ef15f4a4a4fc4aa555&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant, head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Jayne Brady and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the Remembrance Sunday commemoration at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen on Sunday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin coffee shop operator ordered to pay €35,000 in discrimination case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/08/dublin-coffee-shop-operator-ordered-to-pay-35000-in-discrimination-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/08/dublin-coffee-shop-operator-ordered-to-pay-35000-in-discrimination-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social media manager subjected to discriminatory treatment over gender after pregnancy, Labour Court finds]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:29:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D7ZTCNQODZBM5MZPHMCQP7EPWM.jpg?auth=7f3e77a1d7eb683e688a859c11a0ddeae932286b4b695f35d92fb352b7a4586d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The complainant did not return to work after her maternity leave and says that discriminatory treatment led to her resigning in 2023. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIL: Little to separate Belvedere and Terenure atop Division 1A]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/08/ail-little-to-separate-belvedere-and-terenure-atop-division-1a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/08/ail-little-to-separate-belvedere-and-terenure-atop-division-1a/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Front-runners settle for a draw at Ollie Campbell Park; Lansdowne seal impressive comeback win over Clontarf]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:23:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTXOHSE55FDCRBZHHMHR45CLKY.jpg?auth=38c63e3680997984dc8f23db13dff6e3ebddb46fbee9e02639f9e828ef650d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aran Egan had a strong showing off the kicking tee for Terenure against Old Belvedere. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inph]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher ©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Rahm secures first post-LIV win as Rory McIlroy closes gap in Race to Dubai]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/08/jon-rahm-secures-first-post-liv-win-as-rory-mcilroy-closes-gap-in-race-to-dubai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/08/jon-rahm-secures-first-post-liv-win-as-rory-mcilroy-closes-gap-in-race-to-dubai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Irishman moves up to second in the rankings after Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, behind leader Eugenio Chacarra]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:47:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A35PHD44IMAO3YTCVMMNWRYFNM.jpg?auth=127a1213c48928febb0f5333d614fc3fa28f2030686e987836415b336961ba7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Rahm of Spain kisses the Falcon Trophy as he celebrates after winning the on day four of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrests at celebrity boxing in Kilkenny as Tommy Robinson attack sparks disorder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/08/two-arrests-at-celebrity-boxing-in-kilkenny-as-tommy-robinson-attack-sparks-disorder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/08/two-arrests-at-celebrity-boxing-in-kilkenny-as-tommy-robinson-attack-sparks-disorder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One man treated for injuries at scene by paramedics before taken by ambulance to hospital]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:53:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZCLCSBV77I4A46J5V55K7S4WY.jpg?auth=75a1e12bf52d90eb1e436bc88ed29d8ef15e031e7d7e8e7b913e91499b655730&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tommy Robinson. Photograph: Yui Mok/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland coaches earn their supper with perfect read of Argentina’s defensive frailties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/08/ireland-coaches-earn-their-supper-with-perfect-read-of-argentinas-defensive-frailties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/08/ireland-coaches-earn-their-supper-with-perfect-read-of-argentinas-defensive-frailties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell’s side show they can lead the way on set-play strikes]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKZGFOPJFJEDBPZ6PES5RIVVP4.jpg?auth=2454a7f654c42f5cf1f32952ec85c24ca426c177ff08cbfc4e45ab12f8b3e30d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's set-up at the lineout was a key ingredient in their dismantling of Argentina on Friday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pestestrian (80s) dies following Stillorgan crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/08/man-80s-dies-following-crash-involving-car-in-stillorgan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/08/man-80s-dies-following-crash-involving-car-in-stillorgan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí renew witness appeal after pedestrian dies in hospital]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:13:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Man (80s) dies after crash involving car in Stillorgan. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attack on place of ‘cultural and spiritual significance’: Vandals destroy Mayo chapel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/attack-on-place-of-cultural-and-spiritual-significance-vandals-destroy-mayo-chapel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/attack-on-place-of-cultural-and-spiritual-significance-vandals-destroy-mayo-chapel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our Lady’s Secondary School principal Edmund Holmes appeals for information after extensive damage to chapel and convent in Belmullet]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:28:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7OSNUGB6FBFFDJ323KVFLE3O7U.jpeg?auth=da54fb7205e78f114d6320ffbac983c4baf2b9efe6e70869221ad8bf927cfca0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The chapel of Our Lady’s Secondary School, Belmullet, Co Mayo, was vandalised on Friday.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Augusta tales and a $4 cheque from Jack Nicklaus: Dermot Gilleece revisits the Golfing Log]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/07/augusta-tales-and-a-4-cheque-from-jack-nicklaus-dermot-gilleece-revisits-the-golfing-log/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/07/augusta-tales-and-a-4-cheque-from-jack-nicklaus-dermot-gilleece-revisits-the-golfing-log/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former Irish Times golf correspondent has published a new book expanding on stories from his regular column]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2X2JFU6CTKDD7AWYWLHFP67HXE.jpg?auth=8cfbc772a2ef0a4e53dddf73574ee042427150c91a8b574fa34ba2fa9cec8338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tiger Woods celebrates his first Masters win in 1997 at Augusta National in Georgia. Photograph: Stephen Munday/Allsport/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do I work out Revenue taxation of my retirement ARF when its value changes all the time?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/08/how-do-i-work-out-revenue-taxation-of-my-retirement-arf-when-its-value-changes-all-the-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/08/how-do-i-work-out-revenue-taxation-of-my-retirement-arf-when-its-value-changes-all-the-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revenue will tax your Approved Retirement Fund on the assumption that you are drawing down at least 4% every year]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:30:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status yellow fog warning renewed for 12 counties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/met-eireann-issues-renewed-status-yellow-fog-warning-for-12-counties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/met-eireann-issues-renewed-status-yellow-fog-warning-for-12-counties/</guid><description><![CDATA[Difficult travel conditions in parts on Monday morning, with rain to follow during week ahead]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:16:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4S63N4RIX6ZVNZ5EB2FX77KUZM.jpg?auth=40baaf91ab578988000073d7cd5c7a485a3a17206cba265b3a3d8a6997aa6b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Foggy conditions in Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 2022. Photograph: Damien Storan/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Storan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: Fine Gael’s nervous introspection ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/08/message-from-the-editor-fine-gaels-nervous-introspection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/08/message-from-the-editor-fine-gaels-nervous-introspection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday: After 15 consecutive years in power, the junior coalition partner is wrestling with how to counter its sense of drift ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:23:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SR5YCUFO5EMQQX4VAUEGJR6JQ.jpg?auth=533d5f9f70d4caab8686a4f8a2f6ed518df1bd14664c40616717fe90d3d5c624&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader and Tanaiste Simon Harris waiting to enter the Ard Fheis at University College Cork. Photograph by: Cillian Sherlock/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley’s broligarchy bet everything on Trump. What will they do now?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/jennifer-oconnell-silicon-valleys-tech-bros-bet-everything-on-trump-what-will-they-do-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/jennifer-oconnell-silicon-valleys-tech-bros-bet-everything-on-trump-what-will-they-do-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When you run a company that treats human beings as a commodity, you tend to forget they have minds of their own]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPX6BOOTIWYEKZULW4JB3BWCDM.jpg?auth=841f0bc4a683eadea9abc782b6157daadc1be557b694407dfd5a61bc972bdefa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. Photographer: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security guards on the streets of Dublin are not ‘another Ice’. They are also not a solution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/mark-oconnell-security-guards-on-the-streets-of-dublin-are-not-another-ice-nor-are-they-a-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/mark-oconnell-security-guards-on-the-streets-of-dublin-are-not-another-ice-nor-are-they-a-solution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When public institutions are underfunded and under-resourced, the private sector is invariably offered as a quick fix]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3N4NHLF7DJB7BMZ22CPFAHL3RA.jpg?auth=3ffa22596cdecefe55716216c53801713d65793d5bd8800396d635213724fbb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[My very firm preference would be to not arm private security guards, and my even firmer preference would be to not have them in the first place. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris thinks Ireland is addicted to spending. As Minister for Finance, he’d know]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/pat-leahy-simon-harris-thinks-ireland-is-addicted-to-spending-as-finance-minister-hed-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/pat-leahy-simon-harris-thinks-ireland-is-addicted-to-spending-as-finance-minister-hed-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tightening up on spending – such as on semi-State bosses’ salaries – requires saying no and eschewing flat-rate percentage increases for public servants]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The magnificent one: Apple is winning by sitting out the AI spending race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/08/the-magnificent-one-apple-is-winning-by-sitting-out-the-ai-spending-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/08/the-magnificent-one-apple-is-winning-by-sitting-out-the-ai-spending-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apple has essentially become a hedge against the AI trade]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3EJM5M3UEDICDA5BMC4R5WQGNU.jpg?auth=96d9ed4704bc50ec37a209a08eaf4eb26e0dee6aeda8390cb969bfa6589edb8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple chief executive John Ternus. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frederic J. Brown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bubbles O’Dwyer: ‘I tried to go back but the body just won’t play ball’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/07/bubbles-odwyer-if-a-fella-does-a-bad-tackle-or-if-a-fella-is-pretending-to-be-injured-ill-call-him-on-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/07/bubbles-odwyer-if-a-fella-does-a-bad-tackle-or-if-a-fella-is-pretending-to-be-injured-ill-call-him-on-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Tipp hurler won his first county football medal with Killenaule a fortnight ago]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JY3V6FTURA2PFWTUGJHP5JFKE.jpg?auth=1aefa7a123c4190bb2f236421cb821a41653bd061b9110dcaffe3bd4ec12619e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tipperary's John O'Dwyer left intercounty hurling in 2023, but his life is as busy as it's ever been. Photo: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife and children ‘afraid of the weekend’ due to husband’s behaviour, judge told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/wife-and-children-afraid-of-the-weekend-due-to-husbands-behaviour-judge-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/wife-and-children-afraid-of-the-weekend-due-to-husbands-behaviour-judge-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mum and young children live in fear of husband’s excessive drinking, anger and verbal and emotional abuse]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEZG32V2NASVYYUAFYC7UPVCWY.jpg?auth=9f0b3991fd567c2ee8d87e261d99322b8b48f50fbd5febf498528fdd46fb95a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several ex parte applications for emergency orders under the Domestic Violence Act came before the court at Dolphin House on Friday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Wilson’s seven foolproof tips for choosing a bottle of wine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/08/john-wilsons-seven-foolproof-tips-for-choosing-a-bottle-of-wine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/08/john-wilsons-seven-foolproof-tips-for-choosing-a-bottle-of-wine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: Keep this advice in mind next time you’re heading to your local wine shop
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYS3GKIVZVB4NMTEH4LNF2QXNA.jpg?auth=2757b894cf9c326b3aac6148e99ab180b21d8ac160d9fb4d4c29543859196687&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seek advice from staff in your local wine shop, making clear how much you want to pay. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Giselleflissak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larpers, scammers and spoofers: how the language of pretence has evolved]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/08/larpers-scammers-and-spoofers-how-the-language-of-pretence-has-evolved/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/08/larpers-scammers-and-spoofers-how-the-language-of-pretence-has-evolved/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Will we ever stop weighing up who is ‘true’ and authentic and who isn’t? Don’t count on it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PA2LE3P2ZCHNBLAWXVWIBBB2E.jpg?auth=84250d2bce2b85873c6b219e22c20538169e82f20ffb50679a64f7e186ec2546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The word 'larping' derives from the acronym for live-action role-playing, but its meaning has evolved. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clever plan to trigger a referendum on the triple lock trips up on a technicality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/clever-plan-to-trigger-a-referendum-on-the-triple-lock-trips-up-on-a-technicality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/08/clever-plan-to-trigger-a-referendum-on-the-triple-lock-trips-up-on-a-technicality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Fergal Bowers bows out, and Paul Muldoon on his history with Gerry Adams ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNRMDKJ3R5F3ZL3ZFVR6KP3EUQ.jpg?auth=c6a40cd083c9f164c625e8a8fd614451df0fd42a8e48616e95bc1b3517680b31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly at a pro-triple lock event in 2025, before her election as president. 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[Effects of Unite case being quietly felt in courts two years on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/08/effects-of-unite-case-being-quietly-felt-in-courts-two-years-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/08/effects-of-unite-case-being-quietly-felt-in-courts-two-years-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It appears the court’s intention that these matters be played out on the picket line and not in the Four Courts has been fulfilled’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZWHGADIQJMOLJPLAHUZXBLXSY.jpg?auth=da1a5f04d1d734e316c43bd85d83418b6447c46efb33c8e73538734700738457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Four Courts. It’s not only the unions that talk about the waves made by the Supreme Court’s decision in Unite’s case against HA O’Neill a couple of years back. Legal experts are talking about them too. 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[An EU human rights body set out five scenarios for Europe in 2040. Four are nightmarish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/liz-carolan-an-eu-human-rights-body-set-out-five-scenarios-for-europe-in-2040-four-are-nightmarish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/liz-carolan-an-eu-human-rights-body-set-out-five-scenarios-for-europe-in-2040-four-are-nightmarish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liz Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One sees EU split in two, another sees state instruments captured by corporate interests. But one is hopeful]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LICYNOMAVXRXEGTTAV7Z5AYN6M.jpg?auth=73e242003184d1e722fda781fc50ef5a93c80a594ed60aee74acfc689716e96e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['We are bombarded with tales of the dystopias we want to avoid, from climate breakdown to the artificial intelligence apocalypse. But it seems we give such little thought to the kind of society we actually want to build instead.' Photograph: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sebastien Salom-Gomis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Politicians can be terrorised for half a dozen votes’: Conor Brady’s plan to reset Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/08/politicians-can-be-terrorised-for-half-a-dozen-votes-conor-bradys-plan-to-reset-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/08/politicians-can-be-terrorised-for-half-a-dozen-votes-conor-bradys-plan-to-reset-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a manifesto for renewing the State, the former editor of The Irish Times asks why ‘so many things don’t work’ in Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFY3CXGFV5FWRCA6FAOUBWQ2HI.JPG?auth=da5266bc14dee794d7ccb36446a2521354fe3c6ed0bea08064ad4d52dafa3df1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Brady's new book tackles the limitations of the State apparatus. 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[‘We have seven guys here from Ireland for Abdul’: Student volunteers play role in landmark US vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/we-have-seven-guys-here-from-ireland-for-abdul-student-volunteers-play-role-in-landmark-us-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/08/we-have-seven-guys-here-from-ireland-for-abdul-student-volunteers-play-role-in-landmark-us-vote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish student says volunteering for Abdul El-Sayed’s successful campaign gave insight into American politics]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZ3KEMKNAFEU7DP3YLCGVI4GTU.jpeg?auth=44c87905ff0c3f79b9d71f31cbabdc9864ff6921bd2cdc97a14615503456f51b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Duke (left, foreground) and fellow volunteers with Abdul El-Sayed (right, standing) during the US Senate campaign]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterford’s Graham Coughlan: ‘A lot of my pals are on building sites, this is a privileged position’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/they-call-him-a-miracle-worker-but-graham-coughlan-says-waterford-success-down-to-hard-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/they-call-him-a-miracle-worker-but-graham-coughlan-says-waterford-success-down-to-hard-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner has guided a team that looked down and out to Premier Division survival and a first FAI Cup final in 22 years]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y57S522YSTCEXCBKZWJWFO4S5M.jpg?auth=2592c248c18acf539689c02fbd574ad9220546bec168861f9ca78ccc2774ad18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graham Coughlan's parents, along with his wife, children and dozens of friends will be at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday to support his Waterford team in the FAI Cup final against Derry City. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/08/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/08/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[November 8th-13th highlights: inculding The Galway Bay Murders, The Good Daughter and Neurodivergence: The Making of Me]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWJFPTC7XJDINPAKYZBBBN4JCU.jpg?auth=d5c7a1f69e53f796e3b11c81d1a4584618145efe5d3a1f7f7a39d3d61d6042c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Connors and Kate Mulgrew star in The Galway Bay Murders. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RTÉ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Éyum Priscilla: ‘To be black and Irish is to balance two truths, two cultures and two nationalities’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/08/eyum-priscilla-to-be-black-and-irish-is-to-balance-two-truths-two-cultures-and-two-nationalities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/08/eyum-priscilla-to-be-black-and-irish-is-to-balance-two-truths-two-cultures-and-two-nationalities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Tallaght actress and creator of the Black Leprechaun online comedy, Ireland’s first micro-series, on how she found her purpose in life]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVAJ3RG72ZAQ5JKZYZUBHDH4HM.png?auth=068eeaf92d4a91a35910b60bd05fae32a35c866f07ab787d6fed481c6dfaefb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Éyum Priscilla, creator of online comedy Black Leprechaun]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Carrick looking increasingly like Manchester United’s modern-day Ron Atkinson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/michael-carrick-looking-increasingly-like-manchester-uniteds-modern-day-ron-atkinson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/07/michael-carrick-looking-increasingly-like-manchester-uniteds-modern-day-ron-atkinson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Fergusonian Old Trafford comeback against AS Roma was badly needed, but it remains to be seen how much patience the United manager will be afforded]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KPVNQ22PFGYLAE7QATETSSWQI.jpg?auth=2d741f4cbbcb9d5281e6d0f4f418e91c30fd90cceefdb93174fa537b17cd172c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex Ferguson is surrounded by photographers as he sits in the dugout at the Manor Ground in Oxford during his first match in charge of Manchester United, 8th November 1986. Photograph: Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mirrorpix</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I watched an old home video and saw my grandparents in their 40s. They were so beautiful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/08/i-watched-an-old-home-video-and-saw-my-grandparents-in-their-40s-they-were-so-beautiful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/08/i-watched-an-old-home-video-and-saw-my-grandparents-in-their-40s-they-were-so-beautiful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Lillis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Time has shifted the balance in my relationship with Grandad, but his voice still makes me feel safe]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYM45S55BJEVJE7ZT6XK32AE5I.jpg?auth=d3c6583f60da3fb0c6662d20eb19909274b35497f16c8711ad0da1079bb5a80b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An old tape that recently turned up in a relative's shed provided a fascinating snapshot into our family's past. Stock photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singer Anna von Hausswolff: ‘A right-wing party wanted to gain Catholic votes. They used me as a tool’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/08/singer-anna-von-hausswolff-a-right-wing-party-wanted-to-gain-catholic-votes-they-used-me-as-a-tool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/08/singer-anna-von-hausswolff-a-right-wing-party-wanted-to-gain-catholic-votes-they-used-me-as-a-tool/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Life has been helter-skelter for the Swedish musician ever since the release of her album Iconoclasts last year]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQVETIHBLZDPJDIT7IV2OB5TJI.jpg?auth=361d2ce56b3b5b7b9974fe2e3d4b3bb82867574377c9c86852bbdd86cbe0076b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After a decade of watching the world fall apart, Anna von Hausswolff wants to give her audience something to hang on to. Photograph: Philip Svensson ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ouch. Taika Waititi is on the warpath after the bad reviews for his film Klara and the Sun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/08/ouch-taika-waititi-is-on-the-warpath-after-the-bad-reviews-for-his-film-klara-and-the-sun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/08/ouch-taika-waititi-is-on-the-warpath-after-the-bad-reviews-for-his-film-klara-and-the-sun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The New Zealand director and his fellow creators should take the greatest care when lashing out against those who dare to dislike their work]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MYJE5TXLZFCHBY3ZLDXO4P3NI.jpeg?auth=acc11cb2bc3f53052b139e63a97cc0ab639ac63ca4c404bfb8ab3059183d5149&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Klara and the Sun: Jenna Ortega as a manic pixie cyborg in Taika Waititi’s film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘By God, it was not easy’: What it’s like to open an Irish food business in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/08/the-most-incredible-stress-ever-what-its-like-to-open-an-irish-food-business-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/08/the-most-incredible-stress-ever-what-its-like-to-open-an-irish-food-business-in-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A chef’s minor stabbing, leaky dishwashers and many sleepless nights are among the challenges faced by those setting up for the first time]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMU5CSPR55HLXAV3UJGY2KI4RY.jpg?auth=2894f3b2758d23029c74ae9094701d05da5f26250a62701f5a0cca0b4c2832e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef Aoife Barker at Dandelion, her market kitchen and deli in Howth, Co Dublin. 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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[Piste perfect: the highs and lows of skiing in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/08/piste-perfect-the-highs-and-lows-of-skiing-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/08/piste-perfect-the-highs-and-lows-of-skiing-in-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whether you’re in the market for glamorous locations or fun budget-friendly breaks, here are our tips to prepare yourself for a great ski trip]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RES5V2NMNAF7EHILXROBMA5EU.jpg?auth=59094434ee6a10757b38e965502c8c7446c8e1a12866f24f50415f57d86ec6b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Skiing at Aspen. Photograph: Jordan Curet/AspenSnowmass]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I moved in with my partner six months ago – was it a huge mistake?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/08/i-moved-in-with-my-partner-six-months-ago-was-it-a-huge-mistake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/08/i-moved-in-with-my-partner-six-months-ago-was-it-a-huge-mistake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: Our routines and expectations are so different; he says I’m constantly criticising him ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DKHYHSAYV5AC5HNGAA55I3ZHME.jpg?auth=40f450455c3ea75a08cadad0ae29c9115b59730baa1e025601876b0346da2a01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shot of a young woman looking despondent after a fight with her boyfriend]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeopleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning to ski in Dublin: I’m sweating in borrowed gear with a dawning sense I can’t avoid mortification]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/08/learning-to-ski-in-dublin-im-sweating-in-borrowed-gear-with-a-dawning-sense-i-cant-avoid-mortification/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/11/08/learning-to-ski-in-dublin-im-sweating-in-borrowed-gear-with-a-dawning-sense-i-cant-avoid-mortification/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This outdoor pursuit is not for the faint-hearted, but it has great rewards]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W6FPILWI2FDQ3LJYGK4IRTGSOE.JPG?auth=be0297afd7c7c0aaf21c2412affed8feeb962a9e7413adadf5232d16412c452b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan takes part in a ski lesson in Kilternan, Dublin, with Donal Murphy (left). 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[Fiction in translation: Harrowing aftermath of terrorist attack, and an eloquent threnody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/08/fiction-in-translation-harrowing-aftermath-of-terrorist-attack-and-an-eloquent-threnody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/08/fiction-in-translation-harrowing-aftermath-of-terrorist-attack-and-an-eloquent-threnody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Wynne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books by Intan Paramaditha, Dario Voltolini, Egana Djabbarova and Miljenko Jergovic]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4MGFV5X3TEJUZP4ADULM2RMSA.jpg?auth=742df0b8722bb09c8f34f4ea472c32bc23b320848c0453712a0afaac09c054e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police at the site of a suicide bomb attack at the Gereja Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya (Surabaya Centre Pentecostal Church) in Surabaya, Indonesia. Photograph: Andy Pinaria/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathan Coe: ‘I’ve plunged headfirst into it: putting things into people’s mouths that they never said’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/08/jonathan-coe-ive-plunged-headfirst-into-it-putting-things-into-peoples-mouths-that-they-never-said/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/08/jonathan-coe-ive-plunged-headfirst-into-it-putting-things-into-peoples-mouths-that-they-never-said/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Self]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The novelist on writing a semi-fictionalised work of the type he used to be deeply sceptical of, his prog-rock band The Peer Group, and being big in France]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZJKS5QWH5FRFLQQONGYZZEKAA.jpg?auth=dc383c59a699662a770c95676e5cbfe195d2e38900c7cb52c4e65b34a6932dc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Coe. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Levenson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear and misunderstanding continues to cloud discussions of women in Church leadership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/fear-and-misunderstanding-continues-to-cloud-discussions-of-women-in-church-leadership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/08/fear-and-misunderstanding-continues-to-cloud-discussions-of-women-in-church-leadership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Phyllis Zagano]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite & Reason: In many countries, the more ‘liberal’ agenda is weeded out of the Synodal process as it evolves ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KUAO6ITHD6KZ4R63QGVKEDAFHU.jpg?auth=103dda3aaab808ef51efeb167ae32f9af733b5bde21e9aed6ab739a325b989ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is law but no defined teaching against ordaining women as deacons. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty         ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andreas Solaro</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>