<?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/2026-11-09/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:45:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[US judge raises concerns over Thomas Markle’s mental fitness to face trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/us-judge-raises-concerns-over-thomas-markles-mental-fitness-to-face-prosecution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/us-judge-raises-concerns-over-thomas-markles-mental-fitness-to-face-prosecution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Father of Meghan Markle was arrested last week for possession of child sexual abuse material]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:22:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXU4URT6KZBDJIALVBGMKQDKTM.jpg?auth=53fb088abc67189131c08bcf7962d7c6f56aca4a28889d7d5cb7304689a323c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation of Thomas Markle following his arrest in the US last week]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polish leaders set differences aside to lead thousands on march for Krakow victims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/polish-leaders-set-differences-aside-to-lead-thousands-on-march-for-krakow-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/polish-leaders-set-differences-aside-to-lead-thousands-on-march-for-krakow-victims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Ojewska and Zosia Wanat]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Karol Nawrocki and prime minister Donald Tusk walked together in silent commemoration]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:26:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXYGP4YK4IDHENYXM2HHBHRHZI.jpg?auth=0aa6a7d4eb7e2c515b81609dbd0e959ae87b5d87961be8883f8f9584f4af1da9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(From left) Polish president Karol Nawrocki, Krakow president Lukasz Gibala and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk lay candles at a mourning rally for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting in Krakow, Poland. 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Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda Representative Association calls off work-to-rule after progress in negotiations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/garda-representative-association-calls-off-work-to-rule-after-progress-in-negotiations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/garda-representative-association-calls-off-work-to-rule-after-progress-in-negotiations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move follows vote by association’s leadership on Monday evening ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:13:34 +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 industrial action had been set to coincide with some of the highest-profile events of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the EU. 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[‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Teenagers suffer life-changing injuries in Dún Laoghaire crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/every-parents-worst-nightmare-teenagers-suffer-life-changing-injuries-in-dun-laoghaire-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/every-parents-worst-nightmare-teenagers-suffer-life-changing-injuries-in-dun-laoghaire-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pedestrians outside newsagent’s shop in Monkstown Farm area when car mounted footpath ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:08:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJXCTPPG6JADJLJJNZXRHH6G6A.jpg?auth=b7299a2f27875e709274591effd3a31ccbcdc6805731d0ee3404e4dd4c606fa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene on Oliver Plunkett Road, Monkstown, Dublin, following the crash. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Collins/Collins photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booker Prize 2026: M John Harrison wins for The End of Everything]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/09/booker-prize-2026-m-john-harrison-wins-for-the-end-of-everything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/09/booker-prize-2026-m-john-harrison-wins-for-the-end-of-everything/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s a disaster story in which the disaster is the failure to comprehend,’ British author says of his post-apocalyptic novel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AV7POHTPY25IU6PR5ZDAO2CGUQ.jpg?auth=c2ae52e897a06ead8cf5d982dc692a693a3ead9a711b3e908918848821675ace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British author M John Harrison with his book The End of Everything on the eve of the award announcement. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tallis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Republican moves to impeach US defence secretary Pete Hegseth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/house-republican-moves-to-impeach-us-defence-secretary-pete-hegseth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/house-republican-moves-to-impeach-us-defence-secretary-pete-hegseth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Politi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump critic Thomas Massie cites abuse of power and flouting of US constitution]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:36:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKL6NXPEWINTXMKUHJJU7SQTRU.jpg?auth=2a1f9470b8013be2547ec3559f0a2ea769d3f36f5f8e65973b924b304c293d43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas Massie, a US Republican lawmaker from Kentucky, speaks about introducing impeachment articles against US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth outside the US Capitol in Washington. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Bulger killer to remain in prison after confirming he is not seeking release]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/09/james-bulger-killer-to-remain-in-prison-after-confirming-he-is-not-seeking-release/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/09/james-bulger-killer-to-remain-in-prison-after-confirming-he-is-not-seeking-release/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Davis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following his release on licence in 2001, Jon Venables was twice sent back to prison for possession of indecent child images]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:23:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGNK2P56YB5YQJV5ZUQ5MKFXZI.jpg?auth=7074f5a8101362033b827261bfeda321f2d52639b1883ba34c1346003cd7532e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Venables following his arrest for the murder of James Bulger in Merseyside in 1993. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mood music’ improves in pay talks, though uncertainty sees strike planning proceed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/mood-music-improves-in-pay-talks-though-uncertainty-sees-strike-planning-proceed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/mood-music-improves-in-pay-talks-though-uncertainty-sees-strike-planning-proceed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Optimism of deal improved on Government side but pensions among a number of outstanding issues ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:16:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGD2UQDJBBFGVBXXYCJC2CU724.JPG?auth=6b0e2b0bb3745d313e9c5263358e78e12c9dcd155aa8b7c5f9287a29c26f09c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siptu, as with other unions, has told members it would proceed with the strike unless a deal was agreed. Photograph: Don Moloney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Don Moloney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions fill Buenos Aires streets as Pope visits Argentina]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/11/09/millions-fill-buenos-aires-streets-as-pope-visits-argentina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/11/09/millions-fill-buenos-aires-streets-as-pope-visits-argentina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee, Leila  Miller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pope urges Trump ally Milei to heed power’s limits]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BD5BJLQBFETTYKBIK24AOHS2DM.jpg?auth=760acfb9549279e588f03ecfdf2bd192ed3b1e6e353f2be034bc5d3b5141cddb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV arrives for a Mass as part of an official visit to Argentina at Monumento de los Espanoles in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday. Photograph: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marcelo Endelli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Web Summit opener, Palestine gets a brief mention and the loudest cheer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/at-web-summits-opener-palestine-gets-a-brief-mention-and-the-loudest-cheer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/at-web-summits-opener-palestine-gets-a-brief-mention-and-the-loudest-cheer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CEO Paddy Cosgrave tells conference’s early arrivals that the future of technology is ‘increasingly Chinese’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:14:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4KPG23UXCNINWQETTYPJWF7EY.jpg?auth=4fa7f674b4d4b2075942fb1ea03086ff51825630477910442818b97df4d7fa50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO of Web Summit, delivers a speech during the Web Summit opening ceremony in Parque das Nacoes in Lisbon on Monday evening. Photograph: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patricia De Melo Moreira</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape of fan and sexual assault of three media staffers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/09/russell-brand-sentenced-to-total-of-10-years-and-six-months-for-rape-and-sexual-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/09/russell-brand-sentenced-to-total-of-10-years-and-six-months-for-rape-and-sexual-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emine Sinmaz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge tells former actor and comedian he had displayed a ‘casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:47:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7YF5LPJQEDBHYMQDRY5Y2VXMY.jpg?auth=d7e617330e7928f7ee9833b7ac7b67bef3702319eba9fee3a1bbc4990dae7de6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russell Brand (51) was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court, London, last Thursday. He was brought to the court on Monday morning for sentencing by prison van. Photograph: James Manning/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Manning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting business challenges seizure of ‘firearms-adjacent’ equipment by customs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/shooting-business-challenges-seizure-of-firearms-adjacent-equipment-by-customs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/shooting-business-challenges-seizure-of-firearms-adjacent-equipment-by-customs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for owner of Be Outdoors in Tullamore say gun ‘chassis’ not prohibited or essential to firearms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAKWMNQ5MRBG7F3OUIWL7HS3Y4.jpg?auth=528b01d172fbc6f8d736a091bb3fb3081f9f6504f1747440453fc66968819a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court heard claims that the plaintiff has been subjected to a 'sustained campaign of obstruction' of his commercial activities by customs officers. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Dublin meetings: the capital brought to a standstill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-dublin-meetings-the-capital-brought-to-a-standstill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-dublin-meetings-the-capital-brought-to-a-standstill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Coalition will know that there is no political upside to disrupting the city centre]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5WJE34FH5C3LHBYXMFDMG3ZF4.JPG?auth=b39733e1cd4397f633eff10d964bfc3e129245aec0b534083d03775f54c0f1b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Gardai work with Dublin City Council  on five kilometres of security checks in advance of the European summits this week. (Photograph: Enda O'Dowd)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man’s false incest allegations against wife and son have ‘destroyed’ family, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/mans-false-incest-allegations-against-wife-and-son-have-destroyed-family-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/mans-false-incest-allegations-against-wife-and-son-have-destroyed-family-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge orders man to vacate home after he admitted to secretly planting recording device in marital bedroom and son’s room]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:17:38 +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[The mother and son strenuously denied the man’s allegations of incest against them.
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[Venue for Mayo’s FBD League games may change as big crowds expected]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/09/venue-for-mayos-fbd-league-games-may-change-as-big-crowds-expected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/09/venue-for-mayos-fbd-league-games-may-change-as-big-crowds-expected/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fixtures scheduled for Connacht GAA’s Air Dome, but demand expected to far outweigh capacity of just over 2,000]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:07:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2AUNHM2QVB4ZESSJU5THVIKCE.jpg?auth=252b646e829c6799f4a60b1020547f77d5ac760f06cfc2b1dc8957aef038a871&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht GAA Air Dome in Bekan, Co Mayo. Photograph: Evan Logan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Evan Logan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Jensen Huang survive as Nvidia’s chief executive after spy scandal?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/can-jensen-huang-survive-as-nvidias-chief-executive-after-spy-scandal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/can-jensen-huang-survive-as-nvidias-chief-executive-after-spy-scandal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Acton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chipmaker’s cofounder has no obvious successor as leader of world’s second-largest company]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:04:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDBOW5ANTRVWEKSIUVFD6B5QHA.jpg?auth=ef625494a9ade7712f1b885e84b8f5ceea3c95d11267aad6b28d8d03d08244fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jensen Huang is fighting for survival after admitting to an extramarital affair, believed to be with an executive at a large Nvidia customer whom US officials also allege was working as a Chinese spy. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ritchie B Tongo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing my veneer and our long obsession with the perfect smile]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/09/losing-my-veneer-and-our-long-obsession-with-the-perfect-smile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/09/losing-my-veneer-and-our-long-obsession-with-the-perfect-smile/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Egyptian pumice paste to Roman urine rinses, we’ve always gone to great lengths for good teeth]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVIDDTEEJBBW7HGS7ZKJSHRBAU.jpg?auth=85067e6040ba956d06a431b2fe0b148e29798299c1257d01aa71d2f15ea0a395&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emma Thompson who played the role of Nanny McPhee, displays an errant tooth. Photograph: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carlos Alvarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on housing spending: managing the risk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/09/the-irish-times-view-on-housing-spending-managing-the-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/09/the-irish-times-view-on-housing-spending-managing-the-risk/</guid><description><![CDATA[The huge growth of approved housing bodies has raised concerns in the Department of Finance ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5666OT6BG5C4DMRKH3SZ2MDQUA.jpg?auth=68e724076e35d460172c57b1004a94cffe157ea34a097823ab30a790a1a76a4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Cost rental homes in north Co. Dublin: approved housing bodies have been increasing their output significantly. 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Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Referee Luke Pearce let rugby do the talking at the Aviva. More of that, please]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/09/referee-luke-pearce-let-rugby-do-the-talking-at-the-aviva-more-of-that-please/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/09/referee-luke-pearce-let-rugby-do-the-talking-at-the-aviva-more-of-that-please/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Questions remain about scrum issues after Ireland-Argentina clash, but at least official benefited from quieter approach]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:48:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNAAHWGJMYIUIZG3KDLJV5DC4I.jpg?auth=742fd268e7ed0bca99cd6fd949eff7e225b35f79e27e7cedd9afb98299c8f13a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Luke Pearce officiating during last Friday's Nations Championship match between Ireland and Argentina at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. 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[Grandchildren of deceased pensioner tell killer he stole their sense of security ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/grandchildren-of-deceased-pensioner-tell-killer-he-stole-their-sense-of-security/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/grandchildren-of-deceased-pensioner-tell-killer-he-stole-their-sense-of-security/</guid><description><![CDATA[Timothy ‘Teddy’ Murnane described in court as ‘gentle soul’ in advance of killer’s sentencing next month ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:42:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SELTTTU2TFHPTFPMUUWZEMSZL4.jpeg?auth=164e759019e8d969b75e61ac1c1b1531f968dc56364343734d86b7d5f933f13a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Harding (32) was found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of Timothy 'Teddy' Murnane at his home in Tipperary town on September 12th, 2025. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane misses out as Fifpro World XI is named]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/ballon-dor-winner-harry-kane-misses-out-as-fifpro-world-xi-is-named/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/ballon-dor-winner-harry-kane-misses-out-as-fifpro-world-xi-is-named/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lionel Messi is selected in team for 18th time in vote chosen by professional players from 73 countries]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:38:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HNYS4IH6PWVWOBKWK2DFAUPS5Q.jpg?auth=ed13cf82c491e31c955d01df08a3ff05e172a8b33a56adfe92f936ab9f40063c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Algeria in the World Cup. Photograph: Charlotte Wilson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlotte Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French officials accuse Iran of carrying out refrigerator hacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/09/french-officials-accuse-iran-of-carrying-out-refrigerator-hacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/09/french-officials-accuse-iran-of-carrying-out-refrigerator-hacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raphael Satter, Gabriel Stargardter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials said there would be consequences for cyber incident that struck hundreds of French supermarkets]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:10:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KXJDVM3JCYSXOIQWKGM4GLJYQ.jpg?auth=f7ed3c3276eea53c8812bb028eb2d262c0fe825bd54fe48a8c3f67942135b436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spoiled food is disposed of following a cyberattack on refrigerators and freezers in France and other European countries last month. Photograph: Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wiktor Dabkowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin road closures: See full list of disruption as EU meetings trigger State’s biggest-ever policing operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/05/dublin-road-closures-what-to-expect-during-states-biggest-policing-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/11/05/dublin-road-closures-what-to-expect-during-states-biggest-policing-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rolling road closures will be in place across Dublin city centre with some Irish Rail and Luas services affected]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:58:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZY7VMT4LIO2VCMSOZ35F3XUNOM.jpg?auth=961133886c4ac4d0c9dfcf99a64c171b9b880c72487a36afc0e507e53e1dcb37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda traffic cones and a member of the Defence Forces on Merrion Square, Dublin, on Thursday in advance of the European Political Community summit next week. Photograph: Brian Lawless/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judgment in default entered against 130 Christian Brothers in sex abuse damages case ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/judgment-in-default-entered-against-130-christian-brothers-in-sex-abuse-damages-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/judgment-in-default-entered-against-130-christian-brothers-in-sex-abuse-damages-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congregation opting not to advance nominee for purposes of litigation for the past number of years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:58:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7AA22QQ6IJT72ARP7X6SW4V3Q.jpg?auth=093145ca20a1403247427aede0c05c4988dc2c0beb6bdfc6a97a19ab1320a1ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Christian Brother Jack Manning (90) pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting Thomas O’Callaghan and three other pupils while he was a teacher at CBS Westland Row, Dublin 2. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France set for choice between Le Pen and hard-left Mélenchon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/france-set-for-choice-between-le-pen-and-hard-left-melenchon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/france-set-for-choice-between-le-pen-and-hard-left-melenchon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jean-Luc Mélenchon vows to lower retirement age, introduce wealth taxes and defy EU treaties ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:41:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FGMCKU4IL65TUN4SACTQBRSBGA.jpg?auth=4e3f18d9cfa168aec01d3145ccfb31d8ee2bf18a9803ef45cf158ea272e89a30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jean-Luc Mélenchon during a campaign rally in Paris on November 7th. Photograph: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benjamin Girette</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB contender Klaas Knot ‘will not hesitate’ to act if confronted by debt crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/ecb-contender-klaas-knot-will-not-hesitate-to-act-if-confronted-by-debt-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/ecb-contender-klaas-knot-will-not-hesitate-to-act-if-confronted-by-debt-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olaf Storbeck]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candidate nominated by The Hague prepared to deploy additional crisis-fighting tools if required]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:37:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJNJQZVRFLRQGQYTB4NGCSTUYQ.jpg?auth=20c0be8c1ddaaa9cf03c975be5fe763512c4b1d05c7d1c6506f7892941ccfd13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Klaas Knot, one of two contenders to become the next president of the European Central Bank. Photograph: Mast Irham/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mast Irham</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google challenges €403m fine over processing of user location data]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/google-challenges-403m-fine-over-processing-of-user-location-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/google-challenges-403m-fine-over-processing-of-user-location-data/</guid><description><![CDATA[The DPC imposed fine after making eight findings of infringement by Google Ireland of GDPR rules]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:37:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDKUCLGRD7ZUIEJ2OKFC2UQH3Q.jpg?auth=a4c75ea0a79a4e89359cb1bb0325c4f8de4395514ccec68afa6bc3fb612f885b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DPC imposed eight administrative fines totalling €403m on Google Ireland. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump weighs up difficult options to resolve the war in Iran ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/donald-trump-weighs-up-difficult-options-to-resolve-the-war-in-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/donald-trump-weighs-up-difficult-options-to-resolve-the-war-in-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are no good choices facing the US president as he tries to find a way out of the unpopular conflict. 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Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Order of Merit battle goes down to the wire, but Rory McIlroy knows what he has to do]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/09/order-of-merit-battle-goes-down-to-the-wire-but-rory-mcilroy-knows-what-he-has-to-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/09/order-of-merit-battle-goes-down-to-the-wire-but-rory-mcilroy-knows-what-he-has-to-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several players have a chance of taking title, with McIlroy aiming for a record-equalling eighth]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:09:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEPT762QUIV2RJCJVIH2HEKXXU.jpg?auth=725f7e797c630328fd68a7bb1d1cc39146ec8a6289ef8b228bebf117094c0896&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy plays a shot on the 16th hole during the DP World Tour's Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship in the UAE on Sunday. Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fadel Senna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child due to have heart transplant died of natural causes, coroner rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/child-due-to-have-heart-transplant-died-of-natural-causes-coroner-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/child-due-to-have-heart-transplant-died-of-natural-causes-coroner-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nina Heffernan prevented from having life-saving surgery because of recurring infections ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:05:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXOWVTIWQJAYLC7VU72LRYKVEY.jpeg?auth=3508c534e0820accf7a9aa4f19e62d0c21358096450e7244557b13a9110b2416&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nina Heffernan was immediately diagnosed with a congenital heart condition after her birth. Photograph: GoFundMe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dromoland Castle to spend €5m on wages to retain staff during closure for upgrade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/dromoland-castle-to-spend-5m-on-wages-to-retain-staff-during-closure-for-upgrade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/dromoland-castle-to-spend-5m-on-wages-to-retain-staff-during-closure-for-upgrade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Clare resort to reopen in May following €55m refurbishment in advance of Ryder Cup in Adare]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:12:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VA3RCZHFVZDXVF73ALHAHWUSMI.png?auth=f6786f08fb734ad2ad133f89c042009383fb2e69f142eefe08df5d12df99a20b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dromoland Castle resort in Co Clare closed on Monday for significant upgrade works.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis Donaldson murder accused to go on trial in October 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/denis-donaldson-murder-accused-to-go-on-trial-from-next-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/denis-donaldson-murder-accused-to-go-on-trial-from-next-october/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears of significant disclosure in case, including evidence from ‘intrusive surveillance methodology’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:08:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGWZPWG4V7ZM6UEJX3JNTJYD7E.jpg?auth=e327bbaea83d9e056a2f06118c3572a8fff44fd013350cc8737a8fdab773bf9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Donaldson was shot dead in April 2006 following his exposure as an MI5 agent. Photograph: PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating disappearance of Carrie Mullane recover body from Lough Erne]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/09/police-investigating-disappearance-of-carrie-mullane-recover-body-from-lough-erne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/09/police-investigating-disappearance-of-carrie-mullane-recover-body-from-lough-erne/</guid><description><![CDATA[PSNI says it has contacted family of missing woman (39) after Co Fermanagh find and identification process may take some time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:58:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJCXUXW5KBGSHGEKDEOOJYONH4.jpg?auth=0e603553fd58ceb7b21d06924a09848fb514fc76b6381ef1469f50e20602f44a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Detectives investigating the disappearance of Carrie Mullane have recovered a body from Lough Erne. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway man drops challenge to harbour expansion after securing cycling route commitments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/galway-man-drops-challenge-to-harbour-expansion-after-securing-cycling-route-commitments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/galway-man-drops-challenge-to-harbour-expansion-after-securing-cycling-route-commitments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Foran withdrew High Court action following agreement with council and Galway Harbour Company]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:51:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PXRLQNITJER7GIF7PP3OPZE5Y.jpg?auth=4d7cea363e38d9d3a400594b3cb9c61efbbc1a4e73164a659fc50823443b38cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway cycling campaigner Shane Foran has withdrawn his High Court action challenging planning approval for the Galway Harbour extension project.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU governments scramble to help fill €70bn gap in Ukraine funding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/eu-governments-scramble-to-help-fill-70bn-gap-in-ukraine-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/eu-governments-scramble-to-help-fill-70bn-gap-in-ukraine-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU governments will be asked to cover two-thirds of €70-billion hole in Ukraine’s wartime budget ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WRZWFTIJH6IFVDJ35CY5DS74V4.jpg?auth=8bd9de5e7058bc0e41c757f62ebf4d5d37e43d0849bf6d4166f44dc40203d861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Finance Simon Harris and his Estonian counterpart, Jurgen Ligi, during a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Justice says State ‘well prepared to deal with threats’ ahead of high-profile EU meetings ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/justice-minister-says-state-well-prepared-to-deal-with-threats-ahead-of-high-profile-eu-meetings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/justice-minister-says-state-well-prepared-to-deal-with-threats-ahead-of-high-profile-eu-meetings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Harry McGee, James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rank-and-file gardaí to proceed with work-to-rule action as protesters prepare for demonstrations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:36:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXI7BGWCV5BYTHDXO2EJN5H46Y.JPG?auth=53f5fb0bb50d8ce75102026b156124d7ba7f713524e758d75feefb9f951c6a02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí work with Dublin City Council staff on 5km of security checks in advance of the European Political Community summit. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She was screaming’: Locals in shock after car strikes six teenagers in south Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/she-was-screaming-locals-in-shock-after-car-strikes-six-teenagers-in-south-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/she-was-screaming-locals-in-shock-after-car-strikes-six-teenagers-in-south-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eight people taken to hospital after car mounted footpath in Monkstown on Sunday as driver believed to have had a medical episode]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:02:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2FNDQVPWZ6CPM3OEND4XZZF4MQ.jpg?auth=52c0f0e90451a53fd391bf5d9311bf4e930faa6714992099ee3aea89fe9fa1d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The young people, three boys and three girls aged between 13 and 15, had been standing outside the Nearby convenience store. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor O Mearain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruit and vegetable firm Dole cuts earnings forecast as costs rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/11/09/fruit-and-vegetable-firm-dole-cuts-2026-earnings-forecast-as-costs-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/11/09/fruit-and-vegetable-firm-dole-cuts-2026-earnings-forecast-as-costs-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fuel, shipping costs and weather trigger profit warning at Dublin-headquartered group ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:48:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BA5BLQFK6FQHJ7ZX6IJX2LSMM.jpg?auth=4740e4267271e5d8cacd8b87e6cf41d0810249c58062c668494647362de1a6ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dole's revenues were up in the first nine months of the year, but profits took a hit.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singer Johnny McEvoy dies aged 81: ‘A true icon of Irish folk music’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/09/singer-johnny-mcevoy-dies-aged-81-a-true-icon-of-irish-folk-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/09/singer-johnny-mcevoy-dies-aged-81-a-true-icon-of-irish-folk-music/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Boy From Banagher’ achieved prominence with recording of Irish folk song Muirsheen Durkin in 1966]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:43:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMIJ6BS7OZM2RO7IRE7SGMHMCI.jpg?auth=4bfe1b17c1acfa74644e2130f403d9c927473731918460c296e83d1f0a775fe6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnny McEvoy in 2015. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Senna was Senna’: Wolff says it is too soon to compare Kimi Antonelli to F1 great]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/09/senna-was-senna-wolff-says-it-is-too-soon-to-compare-kimi-antonelli-to-f1-great/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/09/senna-was-senna-wolff-says-it-is-too-soon-to-compare-kimi-antonelli-to-f1-great/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘He’s a Senninha and not a Senna yet,’ says Mercedes’ team principal]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:37:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPQAHS2PJH756FLKLM4OLOYXRM.jpg?auth=85798a627f5a801cc2249df7be07c24b3726efeebfedfd76c5a29f0a57d8902e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kimi Antonelli drives past a mural of Ayrton Senna during free practice in São Paulo. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says 10.5% pay hike offered to public service unions ‘very fair’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/last-ditch-talks-held-to-avert-public-sector-strike-as-105-pay-hike-is-offered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/last-ditch-talks-held-to-avert-public-sector-strike-as-105-pay-hike-is-offered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simon Harris says there is ‘a very small but crucial window to try and de-escalate’ before Thursday’s planned strike]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:36:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3D2YZASBVAOVKGPGKP5C2KDHI.JPG?auth=fc48766740e967123a76e7a7b88077af2a64a42f550e2a202e79c8909c255321&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mater hospital workers were among the public sector workers who held a recent one-day work stoppage.  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[Profits jump 13% to €7.5m at gift card group One4All ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/profits-jump-13-to-75m-at-gift-card-group-one4all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/profits-jump-13-to-75m-at-gift-card-group-one4all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to half of all revenue comes from inactive balance charges and issuance fees]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:28:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QI24DKJTTJDDBMAI3MLM3LU5LY.jpg?auth=3fd48559c6c81e05d6042d535beb24d14f83a6641e002b01ae5a5ea915b9b174&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pprofits jumped 13 per cent last year at company behind One4All gift cards. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RuslanDashinsky</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the public sector pay offer affordable and fair compared with wages in private firms?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/09/is-the-public-sector-pay-deal-affordable-and-fair-compared-to-private-sector-wage-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/09/is-the-public-sector-pay-deal-affordable-and-fair-compared-to-private-sector-wage-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government’s 10.5% offer blows a hole in last month’s budget arithmetic but trade unions still wary ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SUYULGZUUVBTJJEFBBSZO3MMVQ.JPG?auth=63a71ca10d9cdf85f130268e7eb46189b888066323839edca34b746878b9bb1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Government is racing against time in public sector pay talks to forestall any further strike action. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer jailed for ‘shocking’ neglect of cattle that saw remains scattered across land ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/farmer-jailed-for-shocking-neglect-of-cattle-that-saw-remains-scattered-across-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/farmer-jailed-for-shocking-neglect-of-cattle-that-saw-remains-scattered-across-land/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 68-year-old admitted 173 of 318 charges of animal neglect ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:38:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPTATQLAHJFHFBPBDGN22F3LSQ.jpg?auth=85bccd310e5c8628b4fc8008ecabd54cff4256549c9bcf17e2602d4f2ddb2213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick Circuit Criminal Court Judge Fiona O’Sullivan described the animal cruelty case before her on Monday as a 'shocking level of neglect']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nos review: Luail build in intensity to become more than a collection of individual dancers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/11/09/nos-review-luail-build-in-intensity-to-become-more-than-a-collection-of-individual-dancers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/11/09/nos-review-luail-build-in-intensity-to-become-more-than-a-collection-of-individual-dancers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company’s remounting of works by Akram Khan, Oona Doherty and Liz Roche shows the value of developing a repertory]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:26:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWSFBTDDXFCNBI34WZTIQWAE2E.jpg?auth=b475faaa2fec5aa72cdee753a5cd66cf305c1d1f22edf6dcf26e9fbbc4858657&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nos: Luail perform Kaash, by Akram Khan. Photograph: Luca Truffarelli]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LUCA TRUFFARELLI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple accused over false statements in Conor McGregor case refuse to accept book of evidence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/couple-accused-over-false-statements-in-conor-mcgregor-case-refuse-to-accept-book-of-evidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/09/couple-accused-over-false-statements-in-conor-mcgregor-case-refuse-to-accept-book-of-evidence/</guid><description><![CDATA[Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins unwilling to take service of book as their solicitor not present due to legal aid row]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:16:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YDNA3O5IPJ6QEFTA2LPEZSFOSE.jpg?auth=a8c64a9d25512be9f6f2d3926a7d4762a2fe091ac005e3c00685a32e5061fd56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Steven Cummins and Samantha O'Reilly, from Cherry Orchard Green, Ballyfermot, leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice in September. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some 6,500 on jobseeker’s allowance for decade or more at cost of €800 million]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/some-6500-on-jobseekers-allowance-for-decade-or-more-at-cost-of-800-million/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/some-6500-on-jobseekers-allowance-for-decade-or-more-at-cost-of-800-million/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 11,000 people had penalties imposed on them last year for not engaging with employment services]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRFHM7WIRVFXHLYHLW2PEUOTKI.jpg?auth=853ba002d6b62e7c37236e460d5cd679f659165bdefea1d85b1133a36e85a000&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There were 151,000 unemployed people aged between 15 and 74 in the second quarter of this year. File photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Trump broker peace in Ukraine? The key questions ahead of Abu Dhabi talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/can-trump-broker-peace-in-ukraine-the-key-questions-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/can-trump-broker-peace-in-ukraine-the-key-questions-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukraine and Russian negotiators will meet US envoys for their first talks in nine months as the White House renews its push to end the war]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:34:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJFGPXHQABBFDK7MYSI6J2JT5Y.jpg?auth=3cc5707b3bd8528729084a77b7df716eed27ab77fcd0ebc3989382ab04f29cf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Ukrainian firefighter extinguishes a blaze at the site of a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv on October 28th. Photograph: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SERGEY BOBOK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your iPhone is not predicting a ‘united Ireland’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/09/many-are-predicting-a-united-ireland-but-apple-inc-is-not/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/09/many-are-predicting-a-united-ireland-but-apple-inc-is-not/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Phrase on Irish unity is one of tens of thousands of terms that iPhone keyboard will not autocomplete, researcher finds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:27:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KJDYBK6DFBA7ATDTCEQ53PIZI.jpg?auth=58d5a1807535290402d034d052cf3e8ecc4d2f33083e34ecadb738791fd18225&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple's 'grey list' of words and phrases does not amount to a ban but it means these terms can't be completed via autocomplete or swipe-typing. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Burrow is reviving the Bengals and pulling away in the race for MVP]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/09/joe-burrow-is-reviving-the-bengals-and-pulling-away-in-the-race-for-mvp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/09/joe-burrow-is-reviving-the-bengals-and-pulling-away-in-the-race-for-mvp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Farrar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The quarterback has led Cincinnati to four straight wins with stat lines that put him in the company of Tom Brady]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:06:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTQ4OSTNTLN6DKQVZOSQRSHOGU.jpg?auth=a0a9f47c45ac83bd441c1d86d28ce748878bbf50184d32456dfc5c513724ef87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals have won four games on the spin. Photograph: Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Florencia Tan Jun</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m so grateful’: The patient helping scientists move closer to a HIV cure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/16/im-so-grateful-how-a-german-man-became-hiv-free/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/16/im-so-grateful-how-a-german-man-became-hiv-free/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thomas Kahlert’s case is helping scientists chart a path towards treatments beyond life-long medication]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:01:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DMLMADPGTBHZ5AQ6YYXVIB3ZAE.jpg?auth=ff5057e21cb62e1e66948aab0f570c5cbaf294c1472ed9d7c72a8c571c8e6def&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas Khalert: 'I had two illnesses at the same time, either of which could have been fatal, and I survived both.' Photograph: Mariia Streltsova]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government keen to keep up appearances as European leaders arrive ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/government-keen-to-keep-up-appearances-as-european-leaders-arrive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/government-keen-to-keep-up-appearances-as-european-leaders-arrive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unity appears to be starkly lacking on climate change]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQ6QT5WXJRACHGMPNUQUOP7JMQ.JPG?auth=9afff5b17b84c91de66828fb0262c824aed1ee79538d5eea92a5526ad23d96e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Harris speaking to media at Fine Gael's ardfheis in Cork over the weekend. 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[Erica Drum’s stress-free comfort food recipes: One pot Thai red curry coconut noodles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/09/erica-drums-stress-free-comfort-food-recipes-one-pot-thai-red-curry-coconut-noodles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/09/erica-drums-stress-free-comfort-food-recipes-one-pot-thai-red-curry-coconut-noodles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica Drum]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is not a traditional curry but it is a flexible dish that you can adapt for those evenings when you need a fast, nutritious and easy meal]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJRUNB3OPVEJBECWGNLGS232DU.jpg?auth=e1e071c424d05cb67da5eff95af33f88d8bc9477721be3ef06de83ca602be4ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erica Drum's Thai red curry, all made in one pot. Photograph: Erica Drum]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Sean Jansen to miss rest of Nations Championship ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/09/irelands-sean-jansen-to-miss-rest-of-nations-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/09/irelands-sean-jansen-to-miss-rest-of-nations-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David McCann and Gus McCarthy added to squad ahead of Fiji game]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:31:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQRPMJQYSOSSO5KQIXGBOX6UGE.jpg?auth=be0715b08198752f85161499cf45f2801754f3d7cac400ae0333d2c4eef78614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Jansen has been ruled out of the Nations Championship due to knee injury. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingspan forecasts spike in 2026 trading profit as data centre sales surge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/kingspan-forecasts-spike-in-2026-trading-profit-as-data-centre-sales-surge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/kingspan-forecasts-spike-in-2026-trading-profit-as-data-centre-sales-surge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Building materials group said nine-month sales reached €7.6bn, with Advnsys order intake more than doubling to €2.7bn]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:03:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UCU3JBYRKRH3BEN72KKX5K4QVA.jpg?auth=737b1bfc64e6d7741a5d3e1cbb39127376da0fc05d9a600e8fc3e9f7150bde31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gene Murtagh, chief executive of Kingspan Group, which has forecast a 20 per cent jump in full-year trading profit to around this year.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino feels the heat with 11-metre bonfire effigy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/gianni-infantino-feels-the-heat-with-11m-bonfire-effigy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/gianni-infantino-feels-the-heat-with-11m-bonfire-effigy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frank McAvennie made to ponder life beyond football; Dutch airline pays odd tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KKZ5VPBHVRBQFJMOFYLRMSOJ2Q.jpg?auth=430c0f8e7c89adf4a71c6581f37f3f8ba8d387434374d71e5aecbf27a8ee7c76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An effigy of Fifa president Gianni Infantino created by the Edenbridge Bonfire Society in Kent.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlord who argued tenant’s rent covered by State payment for hosting Ukrainian told to make repayments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/landlord-who-argued-tenants-rent-was-fully-covered-by-state-payment-for-hosting-ukrainian-woman-ordered-to-repay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/landlord-who-argued-tenants-rent-was-fully-covered-by-state-payment-for-hosting-ukrainian-woman-ordered-to-repay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tenant had received €600 per month for hosting Ukrainian woman under State accommodation scheme, RTB tribunal told]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2ECOPH2FFHJLFWOK3ROEATS6Y.png?auth=21b56ce832d59dc67be5517c260e92a4f5e65fe34a0e612bdf91eaf9f318a118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residential Tenancies Board offices in Dublin. Photo: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russians should be banned from entering European countries, Ukrainian minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/russians-should-be-banned-from-entering-european-countries-ukrainian-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/russians-should-be-banned-from-entering-european-countries-ukrainian-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mariana Betsa also said the latest round of European Union’s sanctions on Russia should be quickly implemented]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:59:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6NMXAAFHUKLLFYPEMC2G5VQX2A.jpg?auth=41d63361f8d974711c8f8ceb0e0b729a322d86aa810e541905b4095c95089b7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The site of a Russian missile strike near a kindergarten in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photograph: Serhii Dilin/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Serhii Dilin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump was ‘only kidding’ in asking UFC boss Dana White to be his press secretary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/trump-was-only-kidding-in-asking-ufc-boss-dana-white-to-be-his-press-secretary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/trump-was-only-kidding-in-asking-ufc-boss-dana-white-to-be-his-press-secretary/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trump has been without a press secretary since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia was forced out after just five days]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:47:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGRXAU7ESA7RWABBME6447I7BU.jpg?auth=b70cd65bd23d5e582cbedf0e4424a1aeb744c7f399b017b4e076570a5d809552&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 and UFC chief executive Dana White at the White House in June. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsene Wenger considering opposing Gianni Infantino for Fifa presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/arsene-wenger-considering-opposing-gianni-infantino-for-fifa-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/arsene-wenger-considering-opposing-gianni-infantino-for-fifa-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Gardner, Press Association Chief Sports Reporter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Arsenal manager remains in the mix and has been deliberating over his next move for several weeks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:32:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6DDWAOKP2AEP4ZWF4M7BZ3WT4.jpg?auth=356b46dbf45ddf56d581f276e75aca41a1bfcfbb2df841460dbc163bfdbaa7d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsene Wenger is considering whether to put himself forward as a candidate for the Fifa presidency, opposing Gianni Infantino. Photograph: John Walton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €450,000 buy in Dublin 4 and Co Waterford?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/09/what-will-450000-buy-in-dublin-4-and-co-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/09/what-will-450000-buy-in-dublin-4-and-co-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a detached home outside Dungarvan or an apartment overlooking Herbert Park]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:30:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AOVEVG7PMNEVXMFOEOR7I74DHM.jpg?auth=9c2040ad7e9199b89dee2ad59915277ac3b20055a2fe456a74795ac989086287&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tig Toibin: A four-bedroom house near Dungarvan, Co Waterford]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenagers left with life-changing injuries following crash in south Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/teenagers-left-with-life-changing-injuries-following-crash-in-south-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/teenagers-left-with-life-changing-injuries-following-crash-in-south-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The teens were outside Nearby newsagents in Monkstown Farm, Dún Laoghaire, when a car mounted the pavement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:12:09 +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[The collision outside a shop in Monkstown Farm, Dún Laoghaire, involved a car and six teenage pedestrians. Photograph: Conor Lally]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity making ‘significant’ positive change to marginalised young people’s lives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/11/09/charity-making-significant-positive-change-to-marginalised-young-peoples-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/11/09/charity-making-significant-positive-change-to-marginalised-young-peoples-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin’s Candle Community Trust provides education, training and therapies by prioritising ‘relational and emotional safety’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4LAJWJP6VECVMR2SE3NG3XMYY.jpg?auth=700a092f907e53eb8cae2e1e2976696e0e9a86b1655e6dada2c865364b58bedf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left: reearcher Dr Rob Worrall, Candle Community Trust director Dervella McNee and Outreach Mentor Project Worker Michael Ruddy at the launch of the report on the charity's work on November 4th. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First national football museum: Derelict houses to be converted under deal with Bohemians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/first-national-football-museum-derelict-houses-to-be-converted-under-deal-with-bohemians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/first-national-football-museum-derelict-houses-to-be-converted-under-deal-with-bohemians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two houses on Connaught Street back on to Dalymount Park, the ‘historic home of Irish football’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YH4XAZ6RLZGATOBFZAZZMYRCUA.jpg?auth=e957bb39546c25ffeb6e79b39c356b89bfe7e907221823df2ec67452b4fb65cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The houses at 19-21 Connaught Street, Phibsborough, were first added to the derelict sites register in 2009. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times







]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac DÃ³naill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are universities echo chambers for the left? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/are-universities-echo-chambers-for-the-left/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/are-universities-echo-chambers-for-the-left/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:52:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NILLXK6U55AV5MLAINURL3DOLU.jpg?auth=cf1c0b8e0fc76c9dbe23f68c1ac06c994cb34d79e86b85c04680c54519231737&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Modern suburban campus of University College, Dublin, with natural wetlands]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peterspiro</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City round off a hectic season with cup win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/09/derry-city-round-off-a-hectic-season-with-cup-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/09/derry-city-round-off-a-hectic-season-with-cup-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Ken Early tries to make sense of what is going on at Manchester United]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:39:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q62CI6XNVYEG4XINWDLZ35YRBM.jpg?auth=d146a8284ac140b629b0e4013791a91eabe0fa686a472587c36afa6e44c8a97a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City's interim manager Mark Connolly celebrates winning the FAI Cup at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat Power at Vicar Street review: A deeply felt, quietly intoxicating concert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/09/cat-power-at-vicar-street-review-a-deeply-felt-quietly-intoxicating-concert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/09/cat-power-at-vicar-street-review-a-deeply-felt-quietly-intoxicating-concert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Dublin on Saturday night Charlyn Marshall performs The Greatest, from 2006, an album that requires her to confront some demons]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:19:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HOFC4FAK6BCGFI5R3F7TUWBK3U.jpg?auth=e76df118fdabb5d695aa131f6202399772f29bdcb1f7ff764505001b669137a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cat Power: Charlyn Marshall earlier in her tour. Photograph: by James Klug/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Klug</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures to fall across Ireland this week, Met Éireann says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/09/temperatures-to-fall-across-ireland-this-week-met-eireann-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/09/temperatures-to-fall-across-ireland-this-week-met-eireann-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Weather expected to be mostly dry in second half of week, but temperatures could go as low as 1 degree on Wednesday night]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:16:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQ3COW7ZSJGTTIT6VWKCZR7UNI.JPG?auth=e7b16c5ddb01b6d23ea38f91cd907fd1af9e27c8db1ee1dd81097aa181ab3be4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monday is to be cloudy with occasional spells of rain, according to Met Éireann. Photograph: Bryan O Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ires Reit accepts Barings €731m offer for listed property rental group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/barings-granted-one-day-extension-to-make-formal-727m-offer-for-ires-reit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/barings-granted-one-day-extension-to-make-formal-727m-offer-for-ires-reit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investment firm was previously told a bid must be lodged by 5pm on Monday, but it requested further time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:30:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRASNJLRVVGPXJMZBKBO6ALNYE.JPG?auth=6a456f677a57201bc2bba7adb6f102f4e11727daf29a5d295dc16fe3be099091&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eddie Byrne, chief executive of Ires Reit, which has granted Barings an additional 24 hours to decide on a bid for the business. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop31: What’s it all about? Who’ll be there? What will happen?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/09/cop31-whats-it-all-about-wholl-be-there-what-will-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/09/cop31-whats-it-all-about-wholl-be-there-what-will-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The annual global climate summit has come around again but will it be any different from the previous 30 gatherings? ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PWAU5MXL5ABTQR6PD7TNKKON4.jpg?auth=d91904025b81a5ba483717d11ab1c3f7141be941c12a2b58b1e7a04135ae560d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The venue for Cop31 in Antalya, Turkey. The climate summit takes place from November 9th to 20th. Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ozan Kose</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate extremes ‘off the charts’ as countries gather for Cop31 summit ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/09/climate-extremes-off-the-charts-as-countries-gather-for-cop31-summit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/09/climate-extremes-off-the-charts-as-countries-gather-for-cop31-summit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World Meteorological Organisation warns worse is yet to come in 2026, ahead of summit in Turkey]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKHBZL4BVXZKMMRYZFJN6DIX3Y.jpg?auth=f21e281e60abcaf74c9c7213fac315c8e12e1515413cb072334d8a09b2d68188&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Filipinos at a flooded cemetery on November 1st, 2026, in Pampanga province, Philippines. Coastal communities in the country are increasingly grappling with worsening tidal floods. Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ezra Acayan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruise ship pianist rescued after nine hours treading water 30km from shore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/cruise-ship-pianist-rescued-after-nine-hours-treading-water-miles-from-shore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/cruise-ship-pianist-rescued-after-nine-hours-treading-water-miles-from-shore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marina Dunbar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man taken to hospital after falling off Royal Caribbean ship in Pacific Ocean, with Coast Guard investigating incident]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:28:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3OUCGYUQ2J4F6IX5RNRN4SZDM.jpg?auth=88b0abad9991f36c81829dc16e62e9873b0d1525bd151484aadf5deec8ecc918&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ovation of the Seas, a brand new ship from Royal Caribbean, sailing into Southampton, England. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[United fans wouldn’t accept this from Mourinho, they shouldn’t from their own either]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/ken-early-more-moments-for-manchester-united-but-few-signs-of-magic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/ken-early-more-moments-for-manchester-united-but-few-signs-of-magic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How does Michael Carrick explain the wild oscillations, the bipolar disorder of this team and this stadium?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:27:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGIDQKL7BRCM7B2ZH7TVDUWOUQ.jpg?auth=7ed254d2f193edd40c4282939b2a3dba6dd9bdb094fc6c664d6f0a27a35263d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United during the match between United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday. Photograph: James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Gill - Danehouse</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he was ‘too tough’ on immigrants as he floats amnesty deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/trump-says-he-was-too-tough-on-immigrants-as-he-floats-amnesty-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/trump-says-he-was-too-tough-on-immigrants-as-he-floats-amnesty-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles McCormick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president concedes voters were turned off by deportations, Iran war and ‘bad messaging’ on the economy in midterm elections]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:23:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAAVEKT57DD4WEFA2COPSUB2AA.jpg?auth=a8b739ea8e60f6b791dc2c26f41e928d137bfea11cf61d334eac260f0bba10fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump speaking with reporters before boarding Air Force One on Sunday. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very catastrophic outcome’: Support for ANC declines further in South Africa vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/09/very-catastrophic-outcome-support-for-anc-declines-further-in-south-africa-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/09/very-catastrophic-outcome-support-for-anc-declines-further-in-south-africa-vote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Final results from Sunday’s elections show ANC as South Africa’s largest party, but vote share is 31% compared with 70% support in 2004]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:49:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TKN6CAXHYFBYHFQK7O3Q5OS4TQ?auth=7474eb03a3a0de74c31df0dcc261895cd0fa947f38580c3856e4df010973bbb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters hold placards demanding access to water during a demonstration against water shortages in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kim Ludbrook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing guide delayed as workers worry about pensions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/housing-guide-delayed-as-workers-worry-about-pensions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/housing-guide-delayed-as-workers-worry-about-pensions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:39:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXBJ7TFRHVFRLMS4FQHN4MTGJI.jpg?auth=43859ca212a90ce5f993f2494ba8095ea616b16ff8a3a2b9604d584942985e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A state playbook on how developers and planners can foster more compact neighbourhoods like Stoneybatter was promised in 2024, but remains unfinished. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Artur Widak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraków gunman described as ‘weird and sad’ loner dies in hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/09/krakow-shooter-described-as-weird-and-sad-loner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/09/krakow-shooter-described-as-weird-and-sad-loner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police officer who shot gunman ‘fighting for his life’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:37:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBGXPUNMHUSUHR3AU25T7TCZDY.jpg?auth=06cc5135799e561f47100cb4ceeffd04cec63713aa16477fd1bd3d77fa84fb70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A makeshift memorial of flowers and candles for the victims is seen close to the main market place in the centre of Kraków, Poland, a day after a gunman killed six people and wounded 16 others. Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wojtek Radwanski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ór, airgead, cré-umha]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/09/or-airgead-cre-umha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/09/or-airgead-cre-umha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ba í pearsantacht Chiara Mageean a thug ar gach duine gean a thabhairt di]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHYQDA3KF2PAAQZUCX6MIUQQ4M.jpg?auth=5567546a6e2baed00a4c3f5dcdea29fe34d1ae2e86fc4c9237ef2a5eab5cc2d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean of Ireland tar éis di rás 1500m a bhuachaint i gCraobhchomórtais Lúthchleasaíochta na hEorpa in 2024 san Stadio Olimpico sa Róimh. Grianghraf: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who killed nine people in Polish shootings dies in hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/man-who-killed-nine-people-in-polish-shootings-dies-in-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/09/man-who-killed-nine-people-in-polish-shootings-dies-in-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gun enthusiast with far-right views injured 15 people in Krakow  before police shot and wounded him]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:28:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTQE5546NQFBEVXNJ7FXCMC7ZM.jpg?auth=7b843421c717e2b2e94a03991e51ff6574e7f61086571c493993b940c2fba21a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners laid candles and flowers in Krakow’s central square on Sunday. Photograph: Beata Zawrzel/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Beata Zawrzel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceiliúradh na Craoibhe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/09/ceiliuradh-na-craoibhe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/11/09/ceiliuradh-na-craoibhe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá Craobh Naithí den Chomhaltas ag ceiliúradh 50 bliain ar an bhfód i mbliana]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/67B2XAFR7FGILCQ3Z765WLCU2A.jpg?auth=11040cec8a2ff93a4b601b17b3517c6af1fc511ab2cb1ae710b436880a0e3e62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Baill de Chraobh Naithí. Tá an chraobh ag ceiliúradh 50 bliain ar an bhfód i mbliana. Grianghraf: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the children of Nazis can honour my family in Treblinka, we can all find a path forward]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/oliver-sears-if-the-children-of-nazis-can-honour-my-family-in-treblinka-we-can-all-find-a-path-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/oliver-sears-if-the-children-of-nazis-can-honour-my-family-in-treblinka-we-can-all-find-a-path-forward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Sears]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As many as 925,000 Jews were murdered here. They included my mother Monika’s aunt, Sonia Rozenfeld, and some 100 members of my father’s family]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7V7MOTXU7VA2ZLNRPGPWM5JPOE.jpg?auth=2533b26a6f01b791faa78fa3dfd4c8b81900127de82c01930f7e0f175303dd52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Treblinka was second only to Auschwitz in the number of Jews who were killed by the Nazis. Photograph: Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Given AI, should students avoid studying computer science?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/09/given-ai-should-students-avoid-studying-computer-science/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/09/given-ai-should-students-avoid-studying-computer-science/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vibe coding does not produce code that is safe, secure, and production-ready]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSF4SWBWAZA5FFFMCGH26H4KHM.jpg?auth=85ad5690c8a1609b19eb54df6be2cadf6773837e4d4e88263369ffc2fb4cb287&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There will be more software, not less. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hispanolistic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’ll be grand’ is not a plan for when the real emergency strikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/una-mullally-itll-be-grand-is-not-a-plan-for-when-the-real-emergency-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/una-mullally-itll-be-grand-is-not-a-plan-for-when-the-real-emergency-strikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Living in a state of constant vigilance is exhausting. We need better leadership]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4U2DKMLMXVCNYGZ3FONBW57MRI.JPG?auth=269d2098256718a1688eb65ec93ee05c9a1af1778d3055ded808c541d6186e2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTE staff were evacuated from buildings on Friday following a bomb threat. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trinity students pilot ‘social supermarket’ initiative to tackle cost of living  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/09/trinity-students-pilot-social-supermarket-initiative-to-tackle-cost-of-living/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/09/trinity-students-pilot-social-supermarket-initiative-to-tackle-cost-of-living/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sólás Social also acts as an artistic and communal space for students]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DY6FC4YHHRCRBKCC27RW7UYAA4.jpg?auth=7d73a4b793dc69465bd2accddebfc4fe678aa30e1558e601c79fe9238fac0f45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lorenzo Cheasty started raising money for the college’s food bank. But he describes it as 'quite a stigmatising initiative'. Photograph: Lorenzo Cheasty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorenzo Cheasty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital at centre of staffing and funding row faced risk of quarterly €300,000 fines]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/hospital-at-centre-of-staffing-and-funding-row-faced-risk-of-quarterly-300000-fines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/hospital-at-centre-of-staffing-and-funding-row-faced-risk-of-quarterly-300000-fines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork University Hospital has been under scrutiny in recent months after its chief executive wrote to the HSE raising concerns about patient safety risks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PX2YNR6FTUKMAE2WHEROFQL624.jpg?auth=72ce7d04b3ff277907f6cccf4ed395bca0a8ce06609e31277e7539311b1dcf2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork University Hospital hired above its allocated staff count this year and was placed under tighter recruitment controls to reduce overspending. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City’s absurd season comes to a giddy end with FAI Cup triumph]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/derry-citys-absurd-season-comes-to-a-giddy-end-with-fai-cup-triumph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/derry-citys-absurd-season-comes-to-a-giddy-end-with-fai-cup-triumph/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick McClean, named man of the match, has played the best football of his career while his employers and his brother James got tangled up in a bitter public feud]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7OZ4VMJK7JH65MSNMLD33ICYHM.jpg?auth=9c2e1fb0e03468caf7dc3d5fab92d52b859ee14637f8f7f6d61f8b45b7a4c075&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 side’s winner in the final against Waterford. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Farrell happy with raised standards to kick off ‘tough’ November]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/09/andy-farrell-faces-fiji-selection-dilemma-as-irelands-injury-concerns-mount/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/09/andy-farrell-faces-fiji-selection-dilemma-as-irelands-injury-concerns-mount/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Selection for Fiji will be mindful of bruising Tests to come]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUZXNDXSC4TX6FJMBGPBDPGQZU.jpg?auth=6a3a7a07ac02d1761f43a29b510e6b50f8002b01869cac71b6c8b26f78c3b0e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Josh van der Flier, Craig Casey, Joe McCarthy and Tadhg Beirne during the Nations Championship match against Argentina on Friday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should bosses be paid less for managing AI bots?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/09/should-bosses-be-paid-less-for-managing-ai-bots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/09/should-bosses-be-paid-less-for-managing-ai-bots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Managerial salaries have long been tied to the size of the workforce. What happens when that workforce is made up of AI agents?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54VOAF7DZJDTRM3SJUZLJM62C4.jpg?auth=046923edc9b52c23d871235f19c5267e9056a489fb9b10f9d9cb9737475702a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI agents are already being used widely in 40% of companies with $1bn or more in revenue. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City emerge through the fog as FAI Cup final gets a smoky start]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/derry-city-emerge-from-the-aviva-haze-to-send-fai-cup-north/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/09/derry-city-emerge-from-the-aviva-haze-to-send-fai-cup-north/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kamikaze United continue non-winning Premier League streak while Crossmaglen keep it simple]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W262AQJBFIEGCGQ5HM7K4U43WU.jpg?auth=221c73a46603f7b4ef95dbd500761db10ebe853c88038b89a8824239bd93df2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke fills the Aviva Stadium as fans set off flares during the FAI Cup final between Derry City and Waterford on Sunday. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dual Derby hero Lambourn with Group One aim in Bahrain as Aidan O’Brien races for record ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/09/dual-derby-hero-lambourn-with-group-one-aim-in-bahrain-as-aidan-obrien-races-for-record/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/09/dual-derby-hero-lambourn-with-group-one-aim-in-bahrain-as-aidan-obrien-races-for-record/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Australia-based trainer Chris Waller is just one Group One winner behind O’Brien’s 2026 tally of 28]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MF5VMT6L5FIDLINCU4TOGR7XY.jpg?auth=f7d21a3e46e67573463d4eddcf4439b29710ac4b4eb5a88ffcc888ba9991ba74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Moore riding Lambourn to victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby last year. Photo: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That eight-year-old would have gladly just carried the water’: Mayo footballers in their own words ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/09/that-eight-year-old-would-have-gladly-just-carried-the-water-mayo-footballers-in-their-own-words/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/09/that-eight-year-old-would-have-gladly-just-carried-the-water-mayo-footballers-in-their-own-words/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieran Shannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New publication Forever More: The team of ’26 tells the inside story of Mayo’s All-Ireland win. In this extract, players recall an impactful motivational tool employed by Andy Moran]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CXAB3NYPRC3VIPC5QWX743Q6I.jpg?auth=68fb91e572f1cd34dc2c029e637bed34c9f9cd2d44ef93140ec187e6b8109e17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo team celebrates with the Sam Maguire Cup, 75 years on from the county's last All-Ireland victory. Photo: Ryan Byrne/Inpho ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garth Brooks: An act of kindness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/09/garth-brooks-act-of-kindness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/09/garth-brooks-act-of-kindness/</guid><description><![CDATA[Who says there isn’t a God?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 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[Gadi Eisenkot seeks to form ‘national emergency government’ in Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/09/gadi-eisenkot-seeks-to-form-national-emergency-government-in-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/09/gadi-eisenkot-seeks-to-form-national-emergency-government-in-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Shotter in Jerusalem]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli president has given former army general 28 days to attempt to put together a ruling coalition]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DKVKUO6OUWLEPJUG3QN7O6TLRM.jpg?auth=1d37b5fe740c00572f0fbd2fd656fae4336460c3194eb8f3eee3c08f8e5d55f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli president Isaac Herzog (right) has given Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot a mandate to form a government. Photograph: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kobi Wolf</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector pay talks adjourned despite ‘substantially revised and improved offer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/public-sector-pay-talks-adjourned-despite-substantially-revised-and-improved-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/public-sector-pay-talks-adjourned-despite-substantially-revised-and-improved-offer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris says new offer should provide basis for progress, but union sources suggest it still falls short]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZY7GZ76AJLFJG3YH5IJ3PJXHRE.JPG?auth=d3fb8d0dc8a6eae99182e274c38a73125c4118f561b6f6af749f6912f79662f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan (right) leaving the WRC in Dublin with other trade union heads. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State manual to support ‘Stoneybatter-style’ housing as alternative to apartments unfinished]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/state-manual-to-support-stoneybatter-style-housing-as-alternative-to-apartments-unfinished/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/state-manual-to-support-stoneybatter-style-housing-as-alternative-to-apartments-unfinished/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property sector expected medium-density guide in early 2024, but progress has stalled]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZDP5333FEIVVWQ34UOJLMIVZU.jpg?auth=9b9f96eeaf80f70018699e5f6ce79d9c1c9e65bf3732bfed0f5132df5437d7ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Developers and architects pushed for changes to planning rules to allow for delivery of own-door housing at greater densities. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes Dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, November 9th: On managing the economy, defending Ireland and losing your phone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/09/letters-to-the-editor-november-11th-on-managing-the-economy-defending-ireland-and-losing-your-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/09/letters-to-the-editor-november-11th-on-managing-the-economy-defending-ireland-and-losing-your-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Monetary policy has long been removed from the hands of politicians]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 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[Top finance officials worried about billions in debt racked up by housing bodies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/top-housing-officials-worried-about-billions-of-euro-in-debt-racked-up-by-housing-bodies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/top-housing-officials-worried-about-billions-of-euro-in-debt-racked-up-by-housing-bodies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anxiety sparked after approved housing body stopped work on two construction projects in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CW5TSBSVSZCNPB4QRKHIXUZIEA.jpg?auth=071f76a9a5120c4388152d6c782d17871b668721ceba9f43071cad406ef3133e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Circle is in talks with Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council about the future of its two projects at Marrowbone Lane and Santry. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Iryna Melnyk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s author among 28 Irish arrested as part of UK ‘terror’ crackdown on Palestine Action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/irish-childrens-book-author-arrested-as-part-of-uk-terror-crackdown-on-palestine-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/irish-childrens-book-author-arrested-as-part-of-uk-terror-crackdown-on-palestine-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A total of 28 Irish people have been arrested at Palestine Action protests, the largest cohort of non-British-national terror suspects arrested in the UK]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCKPR5ALA5FY5MWMK4KJJOCIGQ.jpg?auth=a3e4c549c35d005e2d19fce892fc96eac72cc41760653868a9e2a7a79c3735c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish children's author Chris Haughton. Photograph: Peter Guenzel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s absurd’: Palestine Action UK arrests higher than those at peak of the Troubles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/08/its-absurd-uks-palestine-action-terror-arrests-include-childrens-authors-and-middle-aged-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/08/its-absurd-uks-palestine-action-terror-arrests-include-childrens-authors-and-middle-aged-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish people represent the largest number of foreign terror suspects detained after proscribing of group]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YBNVGMULV7F6GH2ROW3HCSQZI.jpg?auth=a1b9422d21e1b6bd35599a2cd142799b15591c1571d20eec99ae87ebe0748f0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British police arrest demonstrators outside the Supreme Court on November 4th last in London. Palestine Action (PA) co-founder Huda Ammori has launched a final appeal to the UK Supreme Court, challenging the government's ban of the group. It was proscribed on July 5th, 2025. Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alishia Abodunde</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 Irish websites for Christmas presents, from painted chocolates to ‘panoramic socks’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/100-irish-websites-for-christmas-presents-from-painted-chocolates-to-panoramic-socks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/100-irish-websites-for-christmas-presents-from-painted-chocolates-to-panoramic-socks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our pick of all-Irish places to shop online for Christmas 2026 gifts including toys, jewellery, books, beauty products, arty stuff and more]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WFYOCL5A5ACFN7PWPEB4DQT6M.jpg?auth=864d85605266027d44d939b2bcb07c1b7cfbc03c66a3c114e1b4a04089feae7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Our pick of all-Irish places to shop online for Christmas 2026]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">svetikd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was in extreme pain’: Women with endometriosis forced to travel abroad for treatment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/09/i-was-in-extreme-pain-women-with-endometriosis-forced-to-travel-abroad-for-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/09/i-was-in-extreme-pain-women-with-endometriosis-forced-to-travel-abroad-for-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE estimates one in seven women could be affected by the ‘difficult to diagnose’ and treat condition]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G5BMFZY3VNHANKNK53MSMHUSB4.jpg?auth=98abccd6494a6bea5782c7844d2650e7f6edf2df8f0a3580db2da3a67fb06013&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rachel Tymon (left) and Robyn Murray have had to travel to Athens and Bucharest to undergo surgery for endometriosis. Photographs: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times & Clodagh Kilcoyne for The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 4,300 hours of work: Meet the Carrickmacross lacemakers behind Ireland’s most exquisite dress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/09/more-than-4300-hours-of-work-meet-the-carrickmacross-lacemakers-behind-irelands-most-exquisite-dress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/09/more-than-4300-hours-of-work-meet-the-carrickmacross-lacemakers-behind-irelands-most-exquisite-dress/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At a time when machine-made lace is making a comeback, the painstaking handwork of a group of Co Monaghan lacemakers who brought this intricate gown to completion stands out]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWZ7IHVGPZGHLIQCPEEQVRL6CY.jpg?auth=fdcc4d2dbd4402f49d569b7860d771195594b8efd5f3dc4a50280d49879fbb23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kristen McMenamy on the runway during the Standing Ground Haute Couture autumn-winter 2026-2027 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week last year. Photograph: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Victor VIRGILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake listings and scams: why Booking.com has questions to answer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/fake-listings-and-scams-why-bookingcom-has-questions-to-answer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/fake-listings-and-scams-why-bookingcom-has-questions-to-answer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUKRLT64IRH4NLN3WD5HN626XY.jpg?auth=e5ce83cd1d014ccec034686446b3a7b95c7368e9b19bf0d209c916cfddcef198&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile scanning unit trial has detected almost 40 asymptomatic lung cancers since launch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/pilot-mobile-scanning-unit-trial-has-detected-almost-40-asymptomatic-lung-cancers-since-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/09/pilot-mobile-scanning-unit-trial-has-detected-almost-40-asymptomatic-lung-cancers-since-launch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trial targeted current and former smokers aged 55-74 from selected GP practices
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTSEOFONWJDSZJXAA6SR35KF5A.jpg?auth=268dd841e629eec22e47e7d382fc55c588d94ce9ea105e588f0193028860c590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Cancer Society chief executive Nikki Gallagher said screening ensures higher survival rates and better outcomes for patients, and saves the State money. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manuel_Faba</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kenyan slum fighting back against poverty tourism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/11/09/the-kenyan-slum-fighting-back-against-poverty-tourism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/11/09/the-kenyan-slum-fighting-back-against-poverty-tourism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new art district in Nairobi’s largest slum challenges poverty tourism]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7F3JKLL72BAXDBLZFJ6QZUFZUY.jpg?auth=4ddcc000775c4fbf78f912bf84973d27c0147a8b304ecc6a5a44b6ec134f97d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hillary Ngala at the art workshop in Kibera, Nairobi. He says he is inspired by Caravaggio and the Kenyan artist Edgar Kengare. Photograph: Hannah McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Clarke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish comedian Peter Flanagan on cutting his teeth in London: ‘They can laugh at themselves’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/09/they-can-laugh-at-themselves-an-irish-comedian-on-cutting-his-teeth-in-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/09/they-can-laugh-at-themselves-an-irish-comedian-on-cutting-his-teeth-in-london/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan’s debut European tour has been fuelled by a growing social media presence and the ‘Irish comedy brand’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4YP454KKJDUVAIZ4GCC2F565Q.jpg?auth=13fc461c5e7da093c4a67244967977dae90bade8a0c3636d6ace2ed82d8548aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan: 'You can kind of manifest an Irish person in the local Irish bar if you sit around for long enough']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mushroom found in Wexford woods is a storybook favourite but highly poisonous to humans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/11/09/mushroom-found-in-wexford-woods-is-a-storybook-favourite-but-highly-poisonous-to-humans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/11/09/mushroom-found-in-wexford-woods-is-a-storybook-favourite-but-highly-poisonous-to-humans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eanna Ní Lamhna responds to queries on jays in a Dublin garden and a death’s-head hawk moth caterpillar in Wicklow]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXD4OQHNUBABPHYL74M66XXRWY.jpg?auth=2f2a1c281a80ca16aec2b43e88f646b5cd8c2303b2267e6cd0326a14e87ed233&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fly agaric mushroom is relatively rare, with only 60 records nationwide in the National Biodiversity Data Centre]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m lucky enough to belong to Catalonia and Spain and Ireland. I have the best of the three’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/09/im-lucky-enough-to-belong-to-catalonia-and-spain-and-ireland-i-have-the-best-of-the-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/09/im-lucky-enough-to-belong-to-catalonia-and-spain-and-ireland-i-have-the-best-of-the-three/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anna Cabrera, who came to Ireland 25 years ago, runs two restaurants in Dublin and recently became an Irish citizen]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKCAPUNWFJBLPDACY4CPCBVLT4.JPG?auth=4873b613262f8baa70b54c3b991dc408e1760e5d3db526c23bb98842c1eefcdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anna Cabrera: 'We weren’t doing Spanish food for an Irish audience. We were doing Spanish food for people in general.' 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[High politics and traffic chaos: Europe’s leaders are coming to Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/high-politics-and-traffic-chaos-europes-leaders-are-coming-to-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/09/high-politics-and-traffic-chaos-europes-leaders-are-coming-to-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nearly 50 European leaders will meet in Dublin for a major summit this week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTGSW5UNA5AHBPPYFCT3MXJDJY.jpg?auth=20e9d6bee77abd3781e56da28a27c613d94f530fbf77b9b7d2be71d6cf78d5ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two European summits will take place in Dublin city centre this week, with an extensive security cordon in place around the Convention Centre. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe can’t go back. It must learn to live without America]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/europe-cant-go-back-it-must-learn-to-live-without-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/europe-cant-go-back-it-must-learn-to-live-without-america/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Gillespie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: Can the EU be a superpower like the US or China? And if not, what is its future?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIYUKTUEEZHSHF2AZPVLIO4XMQ.jpg?auth=9d385b4e4aa82b9c906d6069a832f44d02e469f4323ab005fdd6f1035086987c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, founder of a new Spanish centrist party, says parties of the centre 'have developed the habit of watching problems rather than dealing with them'. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients in west and northwest likely to wait longer for critical cancer services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/09/patients-in-west-and-northwest-likely-to-wait-longer-for-critical-cancer-screening-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/11/09/patients-in-west-and-northwest-likely-to-wait-longer-for-critical-cancer-screening-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE spokeswoman says increased referrals are placing ‘significant demand’ on existing services]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZUEAPQ6XK4EYJGNOUMGBZQJ4TI.jpg?auth=2c039821203b9045ddc643751f4c47ed0f57af3d12982569ab1eeb7ec5953def&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the HSE West and North West region, just 5.4% of patients in the prostate clinic were seen within the target time. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Dawson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bono is right - we need to not surrender to the melancholy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/joe-humphreys-bono-is-right-we-need-to-not-surrender-to-the-melancholy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/09/joe-humphreys-bono-is-right-we-need-to-not-surrender-to-the-melancholy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friedrich Nietzsche said only English people want to be happy, but he was wrong]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DJ Kelly-Anne Byrne: ‘I’d love to retire to the south of France and open a wine bar’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/i-have-a-pension-through-my-job-as-a-teacher-id-love-to-retire-to-the-south-of-france-and-open-a-wine-bar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/i-have-a-pension-through-my-job-as-a-teacher-id-love-to-retire-to-the-south-of-france-and-open-a-wine-bar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner Byrne is a DJ, broadcaster and teacher]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BOKN6CJNYVEYXLGZ3EDJP72KW4.jpeg?auth=e532ff3f1adfa3fe4416d52773bc088bbf3ed3248233a6ed0e8a96d44390b539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kelly-Anne Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s a great fighter’: The man shaping Trump’s final act ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/hes-a-great-fighter-the-man-shaping-trumps-final-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/09/hes-a-great-fighter-the-man-shaping-trumps-final-act/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Miller, architect of the US president’s hardline immigration agenda has emerged from a bruising midterm defeat more powerful than ever]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L54JMFOXNL4LHDLFTLPBISGVWA.jpg?auth=4fd73d6e67c22404288ad2d347e55c602cdfc9bb3211821b64a2d930801df771&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Miller, then a White House deputy chief of staff, speaking to reporters alongside US president Donald Trump at the White House in Washington last August. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI agents in car dealerships: No time off and they work out how quickly a vehicle will sell]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/ai-agents-in-car-dealerships-they-never-take-time-off-or-get-sick-and-can-work-out-how-quickly-vehicles-will-sell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/ai-agents-in-car-dealerships-they-never-take-time-off-or-get-sick-and-can-work-out-how-quickly-vehicles-will-sell/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish dealers are embracing the time benefits that come with deploying AI agents]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2HFELFOCJDAZGQQ7RHHBZAFP4.jpg?auth=f160528e0c6fbc3339286e756801ebebfab5b2e8fd23fc4ce56c41c28fb8c7d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI can aid dealerships in working out what vehicles to acquire and how quickly they will sell. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Ignacio Martin Del Barco</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our home has a B3 Ber. Is it worthwhile installing triple-glazed windows?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/09/our-home-has-a-b3-ber-is-it-worthwhile-installing-triple-glazed-windows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/09/our-home-has-a-b3-ber-is-it-worthwhile-installing-triple-glazed-windows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian King]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property Clinic: ‘We are in our seventies and don’t want to spend €40,000-€50,000 on replacement windows and doors’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GUXMNAZDVNH27C6OD7MAX5ZTKE.jpg?auth=4ec311632f4f52529c4d582cace154d1233cad9f0fc9e054850e485e11251500&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['We have 30 windows and four patio doors.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MUMEMORISE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump takes credit for a stock market rally that welcomed his defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/donald-trump-takes-credit-for-a-stock-market-rally-that-welcomed-his-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/donald-trump-takes-credit-for-a-stock-market-rally-that-welcomed-his-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump, who had warned a Democratic victory would cause a 1929-style depression, took credit in a social media post]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YUT2U2UOYKL3VBDOKPN6UCHH4.jpg?auth=73818abc74f5df3e122bf207577ee99171dc31e9732ed2d5b6ebff7a728e839b&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 claimed credit for the initial stock market bounce after the Democrats swept the boards in the US midterm elections. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mandel Ngan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ComReg’s move to allow private 5G networks will transform Ireland’s economy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/comregs-move-to-allow-private-5g-networks-will-transform-irelands-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/09/comregs-move-to-allow-private-5g-networks-will-transform-irelands-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Rubotham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private 5G networks will help Ireland secure FDI in pharma, advanced manufacturing, and logistics]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y2TERVALPRZJSWP6S2MI4BC6MY.jpg?auth=9cdb8ff3a19e6691fd3710e8b14dd3ce497e7b47c593de3c7732ce9202c6c536&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Port of Liverpool deployed private 5G to support its logistics, robotics and enhanced connectivity requirements, resulting in a tenfold improvement in network performance. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anthony Devlin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renate Reinsve: ‘We too have tallest poppy syndrome. Ireland has that, right?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/09/renate-reinsve-we-too-have-tallest-poppy-syndrome-ireland-has-that-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/11/09/renate-reinsve-we-too-have-tallest-poppy-syndrome-ireland-has-that-right/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For Renate Reinsve, star of the Palme d’Or winner Fjord, the key to coping with her rapid rise has been to find space to be proud of her achievements]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSSSISAEJNCTDGAKIMCMCSLAX4.jpg?auth=15c23b59e5f60cdbe9d1f524ee57ab30aaecb149090d381ba56e6fb0d2181268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fjord: Renate Reinsve. Photograph: Bryan Derballa/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Derballa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting off work permits the wrong approach as Ireland’s population ages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/09/cutting-off-work-permits-the-wrong-approach-as-irelands-population-ages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/09/cutting-off-work-permits-the-wrong-approach-as-irelands-population-ages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s a limit to how much demand in health and social care can be cooled, and the State is unlikely to grow the workforce needed without inward migration]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JH5WRN4GO5DBTDYREFXDI6E5ZI.jpg?auth=78c46a4a8ac5f76b9d7345763c436fbae049a40dff292c0921a05ab39a708534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A third of migrant workers on work permits in the State come from India and tend to work in areas such as tech or medicine. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rawpixel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the sad world of AI parenting, ignoring your children is the name of the game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/09/in-the-sad-world-of-ai-parenting-ignoring-your-children-is-the-name-of-the-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/09/in-the-sad-world-of-ai-parenting-ignoring-your-children-is-the-name-of-the-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whether you’re reading them a story or helping build a Fantasy Football team, being present is priceless]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly. Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-thirds of workers fear their pension won’t be big enough to fund their retirement ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/two-thirds-of-workers-fear-their-pension-wont-be-big-enough-to-fund-their-retirement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/09/two-thirds-of-workers-fear-their-pension-wont-be-big-enough-to-fund-their-retirement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite concerns, over six in 10 workers have never reviewed pension arrangements with an adviser]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2H3NOAZBZBDULOZOUDZU5G45YQ.jpg?auth=d173a25c0e23af10ae56713a9d2324b22c7ebcb452a7eec15abc89f1ac2bc312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many people are unsure of what income they can expect when they stop working. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alihan Usullu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 30-year journey in non-alcoholic beer: from Kaliber to craft brewers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/09/my-30-year-journey-in-non-alcoholic-beer-from-kaliber-to-craft-brewers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/09/my-30-year-journey-in-non-alcoholic-beer-from-kaliber-to-craft-brewers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best of the low- and non-alcholic beer market was initially foreign, but then the Irish craft producers got going]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CZ3NUVDDFBGDI73KESUGVM6FQ.jpg?auth=5723b97f095a6b20ffd5cdffbd05690d1185c44e6453d4498144cd5814ae137d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Still standing: Harry McGee at the DrinkStore off-licence in Stoneybatter, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk to Joe: Memoir lacks back-and-forth energy that made for memorable radio]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/09/talk-to-joe-memoir-lacks-back-and-forth-energy-that-made-for-memorable-radio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/09/talk-to-joe-memoir-lacks-back-and-forth-energy-that-made-for-memorable-radio/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joe Duffy’s writing leans into the register that made him a target for satirists]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPOZ3BGNWIXF2GOXMGE46Q3EFU.jpg?auth=93c29dc6e13f2f7162665462fe46004cf4f927d673bb1013fe3eaf28838705a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In his new memoir, Joe Duffy revisits some of his stand-out moments from 26 years presenting Liveline. File photograph: Andres Poveda/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Poveda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roscommon will win the All-Ireland by 2030, according to one famous pundit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/09/roscommon-will-win-the-all-ireland-by-2030-according-to-one-famous-pundit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/09/roscommon-will-win-the-all-ireland-by-2030-according-to-one-famous-pundit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a Word ... 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