<?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/2026-11-11/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:50:28 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[New York City firefighters search rubble for survivors after building collapses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/11/new-york-city-building-collapse-traps-people-in-rubble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/11/new-york-city-building-collapse-traps-people-in-rubble/</guid><description><![CDATA[One person has died and several others have been taken to hospital after three-storey building collapsed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 23:41:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WX4M4AI5HPRYXCIDKRUQXE2WLY.jpg?auth=cf99fc7fbd6282fc11030c3e4d56bb88a2521bd9c0d6b16efe5271743ce4e85a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First responders work the scene. Photograph: Ryan Murphy/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy says there is ‘window’ for Russia peace deal ahead of Dublin talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/zelenskiy-says-there-is-window-for-russia-peace-deal-ahead-of-dublin-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/zelenskiy-says-there-is-window-for-russia-peace-deal-ahead-of-dublin-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach says State will not send Ukrainians eligible for military service back home as president hopes for people to return]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:22:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B75QGLDZM3S3HBMCIVQFRU2G3A.jpg?auth=5c3181a9014b129731cfad4677c7e08f04972a80d82ed80a3e2c8491160f9fe4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin ahead of a meeting in Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland in talks to use Ukrainian drone technology for maritime security]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/ireland-in-talks-to-use-ukrainian-drone-technology-for-maritime-security/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/ireland-in-talks-to-use-ukrainian-drone-technology-for-maritime-security/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who met Taoiseach in Dublin on Wednesday, said Kyiv is ‘ready for co-production’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:50:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSQ7GPZTSNAX7L3L7XHIVDWMPE.JPG?auth=1e5379d62b7241ef34bd8587d6012520d037d391ffc8d6551e3595a15ae5c2a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Government Buildings in Dublin on Wednesday. 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[Public pay deal will be reviewed if economy deteriorates, Government and unions insist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/public-pay-deal-will-be-reviewed-if-economy-deteriorates-government-and-unions-insist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/public-pay-deal-will-be-reviewed-if-economy-deteriorates-government-and-unions-insist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Cormac McQuinn, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal provides for increases of 10.75% for about 400,000 staff on the State’s payroll, phased over a 33-month period]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:48:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5CVW2CNIVOAZ3ZKZ2MTWOGXFM.jpg?auth=b8612b5e982c4c01394d8ad7eb08f5cd24b40cb77ab5c657915f38b77ec1a474&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers speaking at a press conference at the Department of Finance in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacist accused of insubordination towards ex-Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell loses claim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/pharmacist-accused-of-insubordination-towards-ex-fine-gael-td-kate-oconnell-loses-claim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/pharmacist-accused-of-insubordination-towards-ex-fine-gael-td-kate-oconnell-loses-claim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marwan Al Rahbi brought constructive dismissal complaint against Rathgar Pharmacy Ltd]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:35:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adjudicator Andrew Heavey said Marwan Al Rahbi had not behaved reasonably in resigning when he did. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI criticised for missing Oireachtas committee meeting on safeguarding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/fai-criticised-for-missing-oireachtas-committee-meeting-on-safeguarding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/fai-criticised-for-missing-oireachtas-committee-meeting-on-safeguarding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Committee chairman Alan Kelly questioned the association’s absence as Sport Ireland faced scrutiny over its oversight of safeguarding in Irish sport]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDK43GFK55DCFE3TMLPIUFXP24.jpg?auth=a9da3d98d82f6a8945d8878038dcb6b94f7a154eaa2e6668b348190864bdff5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Ennis, Social Democrats TD. 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[Mack Hansen may swap to fullback for Fiji Test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/mack-hansen-may-swap-to-fullback-for-fiji-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/mack-hansen-may-swap-to-fullback-for-fiji-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell mindful of limited games left before next year’s World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:28:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QN5C2DL43JWUWFHVVPIV3GE5IU.jpg?auth=4c9bac3f11f9b6398703982004d7cd543b0932d932ea656980cd1ebc9d8885bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mack Hansen made an impressive return for Ireland against Argentina after an extended absence due to injury. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dublin school seeks reporting restrictions in teacher keffiyeh case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/south-dublin-school-seeks-reporting-restrictions-in-teacher-keffiyeh-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/south-dublin-school-seeks-reporting-restrictions-in-teacher-keffiyeh-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Harcourt Terrace Educate Together cited emails to the school, including morning bomb threat]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:14:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYNJGOKSAJHX5ANGGEB3I63B3Q.jpg?auth=ed0a3da90ee2c2711d3ed9933f11bfa14e0beae7a3536857c89716ebc6f5b47c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Teacher Aaron Neville has brought complaints under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 and the Employment Equality Act 1998 against Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School in Dublin 2. Photograph: Stephen Bourke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Peace activist’ successfully appeals Shannon Airport criminal trespass conviction ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/peace-activist-successfully-appeals-shannon-airport-criminal-trespass-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/peace-activist-successfully-appeals-shannon-airport-criminal-trespass-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dan Dowling was convicted of criminal trespass over incident in which he daubed anti-war message on US aircraft]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:06:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7NLKZX7X55GAHAJN6BQ6WZEHEA.jpg?auth=0b7d9d42705d0ede65b2558c26ab8ff5739a42c1bbfb956b4453865bb46f876b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shannon Airport  Nandi O'Sullivan 
Head of Communications
Tel: +353 (0) 61 712890 / +353 (0) 86 2371510
E-mail: nandi.osullivan@snnairportgroup.ie
Emma Foote
Communications & PR Specialist
Tel: +353 (0) 61 712383 / +353 (0) 86 1371372
E-mail: emma.foote@snnairportgroup.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen O'Malley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace talks with Russia included proposals for prisoner exchange, says Zelenskiy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/11/russia-and-ukraine-agree-large-exchange-of-prisoners-of-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/11/russia-and-ukraine-agree-large-exchange-of-prisoners-of-war/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president tells Dublin press conference ‘several formats of security guarantees’ for his country discussed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:50:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZO2XVQAIGNF6XMULIQ7JTTXS4Q.jpeg?auth=b044309585a320063854afd9246c9dec0e1da90b13e52856f071d0559fbd12d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin held a press conference with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares hit record as AI optimism returns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/european-shares-hit-record-as-ai-optimism-returns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/european-shares-hit-record-as-ai-optimism-returns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Siemens Energy’s upbeat outlook and strong results from US cloud firm CoreWeave lift tech and energy stocks]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:49:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZNQSLN22CE4PU73MW3G3AZHPQ.jpg?auth=c5baa5bcc9071d11d122f6c3f191836286fec23aaad698018058a23c008b65bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siemens Energy AG rose as much as 10 per cent after the company said profit margins will swell. Photograph: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the public pay deal: the Government pays up for peace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/11/the-irish-times-view-on-the-public-pay-deal-the-government-pays-up-for-peace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/11/the-irish-times-view-on-the-public-pay-deal-the-government-pays-up-for-peace/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gains are tilted firmly towards the lower paid]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7X3AU5FOLFHUKRQFMVYLC6J7PE.JPG?auth=4b509e11f9b941110d444e617e41860ef3074d9033f063d783cfd51c701e23c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[General secretary of the Fórsa trade union Kevin Callinan speaking to the media in the early hours of this morning after reaching a deal, outside the WRC, Dublin. Photograph: San Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway’s Paul Conroy announces retirement from intercounty football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/11/galways-paul-conroy-announces-retirement-from-intercounty-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/11/galways-paul-conroy-announces-retirement-from-intercounty-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Footballer of the Year made his senior debut for Galway in 2008]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:39:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XGJ4OHKMJHGNCPSBZ7O7VS2I4.jpg?auth=41e6439343eaf0d9076b934502aed971f3284ff234f5aa06b6fb2924f5e9e3b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Conroy during the 2024 All-Ireland semi-final against Donegal. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ sports department issues motion of no confidence in leadership over Ger Gilroy job ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/11/rte-sports-department-issues-motion-of-no-confidence-in-leadership-over-ger-gilroy-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/11/11/rte-sports-department-issues-motion-of-no-confidence-in-leadership-over-ger-gilroy-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Handling of appointment has ‘brought embarrassment, dishonour and ridicule’ on the broadcaster, staff say]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:31:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N4ZBC627BNDQPMEVSQF222ZL3A.JPG?auth=817da2657c17b9a84004295623f48bffbcb3872e439b2d818c58f8f332339418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sports presenter Ger Gilroy. Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not just a sinking island: Tuvaluan of Irish ancestry fights climate change and despair ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/not-just-a-sinking-island-tuvaluan-of-irish-ancestry-fights-climate-change-and-despair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/not-just-a-sinking-island-tuvaluan-of-irish-ancestry-fights-climate-change-and-despair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland and Tuvalu are closer than we might think, Eliala Fihaki - of Inishbofin ancestry - says at Cop31 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:06:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKPSHYGDV5CPLKCJEF2UAD5IZY.jpg?auth=dda35aaf4b988039a74b86daa37849581daa486b4cffff13b5165aa1df217018&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eliala Fihaki, from Tuvalu, and her husband Lupeti Fihaki at Cop31 in Antalya, Turkey.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil liberties group criticises Garda response to Joe Biden protest at Trinity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/civil-liberties-group-criticises-garda-response-to-joe-biden-protest-at-trinity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/civil-liberties-group-criticises-garda-response-to-joe-biden-protest-at-trinity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Hist said the actions of some individuals ‘went beyond peaceful protest and escalated into confrontation’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:06:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSQWWNNYWMFYFTIFWWFJQ3PXFA.jpg?auth=cf8f893830cd0cdd652bf07ecf18452a46e456319c07da2e55c51c1c7b6eb1b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters outside Trinity College in Dublin where Joe Biden and his son Hunter were attending an event. Photograph: Niall Carson/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhorns: Frank McNally on learner drivers and impatient motorists who honk too much]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/11/greenhorns-frank-mcnally-on-learner-drivers-and-impatient-motorists-who-honk-too-much/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/11/greenhorns-frank-mcnally-on-learner-drivers-and-impatient-motorists-who-honk-too-much/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Until the time comes when autonomous cars make horns redundant, I’ve two ideas for cutting out the klaxon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIJIW7DC2VGSNK5UJQKJ7FBZGE.jpg?auth=f566b80ac850096d272dcd405526c283c18c14c6040df1e843c4b18cbb1091b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['People constantly honked horns. Some were long, angry honks. Others short, slightly annoyed ones.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tetra Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Nvidia: chips are down for the company boss ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/11/the-irish-times-view-on-nvidia-chips-are-down-for-the-company-boss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/11/the-irish-times-view-on-nvidia-chips-are-down-for-the-company-boss/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jensen Huang’s affair has raised awkward questions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3C72LZOXMXZAH7XY224ZVDJPA.jpg?auth=cd600ef50fa11c3864a88ca5c1c60230158c89923bc61e7d4aba762fb5206f1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, speaks during the GTC conference in San Jose, California on March 17th, 2026. (Photo: Manuel Orbegozo/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manuel Orbegozo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman used Brazilian jiu-jitsu to fight off man who allegedly punched her in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/woman-used-brazilian-ju-jitsu-to-fight-off-man-who-allegedly-punched-her-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/woman-used-brazilian-ju-jitsu-to-fight-off-man-who-allegedly-punched-her-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clara Franco, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Janaína Mota (33) says she was attacked on Wexford Street early on Sunday in latest incident against delivery workers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T7OTDHXUZ5BPTOUG7WXHHEMK74.jpg?auth=2d334cfc5900c813d9562608746d8459867f845f9bcd870cdf572be04162cdac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Janaína Mota says the man approached her and punched her in the face, alleging it was a 'very strong' punch. 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[Man arrested following Dublin protest where egg thrown at Albanian prime minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/man-arrested-following-protest-at-albanian-prime-ministers-speech-during-international-affairs-think-tank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/man-arrested-following-protest-at-albanian-prime-ministers-speech-during-international-affairs-think-tank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Albanian leader Edi Rama was heckled on arrival, and at least one egg was thrown in his direction]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:42:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZKYDPBDTJC43AVW754OT6XJLI.JPG?auth=99d0630467786d732e46ac0c3c8bda4aa68ba06c94572b675a29575e2d74b163&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Albanian community in Ireland protest and heckle Edi Rama, prime minister of Albania, as he leaves the Institute of International and European Affairs on North Great Georges Street, Dublin. 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[What reforms are being sought in return for €5bn public pay deal?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/government-wants-to-use-pay-deal-to-drive-digital-transformation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/government-wants-to-use-pay-deal-to-drive-digital-transformation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The €5bn agreement also provides for new rostering arrangements, over a seven-day week in some cases  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:09:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YBQOSX7SRC76N74RRG3XCOXA4.JPG?auth=54380e4b50936d2bce88f16d08dbeba77413e7c51c3625900299a7651700ef7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers speaking at the Department of Finance. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (27) settles case over alleged failure to inform mother of epilepsy drug risks for €5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/man-27-settles-case-over-alleged-failure-to-inform-mother-of-epilepsy-drug-risks-for-5m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/man-27-settles-case-over-alleged-failure-to-inform-mother-of-epilepsy-drug-risks-for-5m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mark Kavanagh’s High Court action against Tallaght University Hospital and HSE concludes without admission of liability]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:06:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVZHCSRZ63UVNJAUCH5KYQ7BXI.jpg?auth=5b2464d001db73ab8233bcb0fa3e4bae96015afb6251063b3192d452c35981d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kavanagh was born on September 3rd, 1998, and it is claimed that as a result of the ingestion of the Epilim he suffered injury. Photograph: David Sleator]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy chasing Eugenio Chacarra in pursuit of record-equalling order of merit title in Dubai]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/12/rory-mcilroy-chasing-eighth-order-of-merit-in-dubai-with-eugenio-chacarra-hot-on-his-heels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/12/rory-mcilroy-chasing-eighth-order-of-merit-in-dubai-with-eugenio-chacarra-hot-on-his-heels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spaniard leads McIlroy by 534 points in Race to Dubai standings heading to season finale]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJ54KTJF6JGWHO4PKTWUFLFVVU.jpg?auth=44ff61fb5b0e4c5094af9839d05086ae734a76d9c7005de5c7d49e40f00b521d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the Rolex Pro-Am on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai on Wednesday. Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Cannon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gate Theatre’s 2027 season to include David Ireland premiere plus Friel and Shaw classics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/11/11/gate-theatres-2027-season-to-include-david-ireland-premiere-plus-friel-and-shaw-classics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/11/11/gate-theatres-2027-season-to-include-david-ireland-premiere-plus-friel-and-shaw-classics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin theatre will also stage Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, and Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale, featuring Ciarán Hinds ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOAXHKYMANCXRAUMRXUML3KFL4.jpg?auth=93ffd35584bbd99323009e1ff6790abf060d8929681050aafa2cedc3c9944dc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Friel: the Gate Theatre will stage a new production of Philadelphia, Here I Come! in 2027. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector pay deal: What’s in it for workers and can we afford it?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/public-sector-pay-deal-whats-in-it-for-workers-and-can-we-afford-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/public-sector-pay-deal-whats-in-it-for-workers-and-can-we-afford-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: When will the 400,000 workers represented by 19 unions see an increase in their wages?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TINV3MYYZEDJGBARUYF7I4E4A.jpg?auth=d227c49fc4da762f4fe885029ae13767033f094532ebb49e54250d4111c0fc46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[INMO members protest outside St Vincent’s Hospital during lunchtime protests on October 8th. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provisional liquidators appointed to Dublin-registered Fly4 due to Iran war fuel hikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/provisional-liquidators-appointed-to-dublin-registered-airline-hit-by-iran-war-fuel-hikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/provisional-liquidators-appointed-to-dublin-registered-airline-hit-by-iran-war-fuel-hikes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fly4 Airlines Green Ltd, with registered office at Dublin Airport, was set up just over three years ago]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:09:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YJVKCZE65CBTIB2WSUPZCYYXE.JPG?auth=fbfaf496a848ce7b84a81f40a140f6b898dd5e935774e5ab72b3054297b79d60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bernard Dunleavy, counsel for Fly4 with Barry Mansfield, told the High Court the board had decided to apply to appoint provisional liquidators in an effort to deal with an insolvency situation which will arise at the end of the month. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Time</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoke flavouring used in ham, rashers and crisps to be phased out as challenge fails]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/kerry-group-fails-in-challenge-to-eus-phasing-out-of-smoke-flavourings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/kerry-group-fails-in-challenge-to-eus-phasing-out-of-smoke-flavourings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry Group and food producers have had to rely on alternative ingredients]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LZDUZTMNYNYYYLCDVKOVLZLZA.jpg?auth=7ae862883cee649409cfd0a84dd8b69f22c39a008a774c9bfe789a57ed70b4dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry Group and food producers have had to stop relying on certain flavourings they previously added to snacks.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland v Austria and Kosovo: Match details, team news, and what’s at stake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/republic-of-ireland-v-austria-and-kosovo-match-details-team-news-and-whats-at-stake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/republic-of-ireland-v-austria-and-kosovo-match-details-team-news-and-whats-at-stake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side targeting a second-place finish or better in Group B3]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:57:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4G6RYS6NHJJ4QZKAUVXUX7ZB2A.jpg?auth=dfc4760c682899718f852df2b6de707300e4a67421c3035400edd05ab98f0168&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dara O'Shea during a training session at Abbotstown on Wednesday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will not stop telling the truth’: António Guterres issues parting climate warning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/i-will-not-stop-telling-the-truth-antonio-guterres-issues-parting-climate-warning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/i-will-not-stop-telling-the-truth-antonio-guterres-issues-parting-climate-warning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many heads of state missing from Cop31 climate summit as outgoing UN chief delivered his final opening address]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:57:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JPXTQQGOKIGZ6FYYF4ISHYTJE.jpg?auth=2ead91d6b94bcd69f98d9b6064f33f44c6135a6b2826823a1da468a0ccb42399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UN secretary general António Guterres: 'I will be standing side by side with you as an advocate and ally.' Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khalil Hamra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain roiled by first general strike in 14 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/workers-across-spain-stage-first-general-strike-in-14-years-in-anger-over-housing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/workers-across-spain-stage-first-general-strike-in-14-years-in-anger-over-housing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Jopson in Madrid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spain has a deficit of about 750,000 homes, set to grow to ⁠more than a million by 2028]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:55:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2GQG3GUF6OEMYPEDNEMH35VOU.jpg?auth=343e7dab3b864b4c6eb7999ead970b9fbefc50c3c55b520391529975c28a3926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trade union members in Barcelona protest during a nationwide general strike over the country's housing crisis. Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Josep Lago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach urged to make formal State apology to thalidomide victims on November anniversary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/11/taoiseach-urged-to-make-formal-state-apology-to-thalidomide-victims-on-november-anniversary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/11/taoiseach-urged-to-make-formal-state-apology-to-thalidomide-victims-on-november-anniversary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Date in late November marks 65th anniversary of international withdrawal of morning sickness drug linked to birth defects]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:43:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYHENKNL5JG6TCAPVCQLKDOJQY.JPG?auth=f8b50ec58deb1deeb6f7597e01561526c136e2ea439ee730763ed694c22a97ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Irish Thalidomide Association, including Finola Cassidy (second from left). Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of man accused of Carrie Mullane’s murder appears in court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/11/mother-of-man-accused-of-carrie-mullanes-murder-appears-in-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/11/mother-of-man-accused-of-carrie-mullanes-murder-appears-in-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan McCambridge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary Lynch (69) faces one charge of withholding information from police on dates between October 10th and November 8th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:38:56 +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[Carrie Mullane (39) had been missing since she arrived in Enniskillen from Limerick on October 10th. Photograph: PSNI]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to deal with a bomb threat at work, and how to explain a school threat to a child]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/11/how-to-deal-with-a-bomb-threat-at-work-and-how-to-explain-a-school-threat-to-a-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/11/how-to-deal-with-a-bomb-threat-at-work-and-how-to-explain-a-school-threat-to-a-child/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incidents can be ‘hard to process’ for children even if the warning is not credible, psychologist says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:38:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHS74JPRKYYFQSMQVUHYRIOUTY.JPG?auth=881ce2186d167c9e2ec4bec50c9df2fcef26aaba08be3a134f295834fd80aa12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deputy Garda Commissioner Paul Cleary provided guidance on what actions people should and shouldn't take in the event of a bomb threat. 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Photograph: Irish Sailing]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who attacked teenage twin girls with bottle on street jailed for more than four years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/man-who-attacked-teenage-twin-girls-with-bottle-on-street-jailed-for-more-than-four-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/man-who-attacked-teenage-twin-girls-with-bottle-on-street-jailed-for-more-than-four-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shando Alfa (27) was captured on phone footage by one of the girls walking along Dame Street]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2SPRD7OKBEE3GPE536Z7YFUYM.JPG?auth=885bebdda22609fd22ae6206fb8f4d09734dd94be869a60575decbca0a00baa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The attack occurred on Dame Street, in Dublin city centre. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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Photograph: Alex Kent/The New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jockey Tom O’Brien, Cheltenham Festival winner, dies aged 39]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/11/jockey-tom-obrien-cheltenham-festival-winner-dies-aged-39/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/11/jockey-tom-obrien-cheltenham-festival-winner-dies-aged-39/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Wood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nephew of trainer Aidan O’Brien had been diagnosed with cancer]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:12:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZVG3F53UHNBGXARM6TN7YOQ6X4.jpg?auth=e3f5ed8df6a0787f2c41ef49c0c9266de8668b1e2127ea36a47fe33178a021a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom O'Brien at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. 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Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Chambers warns public sector pay deal could be reviewed if economy contracts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/chambers-warns-pay-deal-could-be-reviewed-if-irish-economy-contracts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/chambers-warns-pay-deal-could-be-reviewed-if-irish-economy-contracts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Martin Wall, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review clauses included in the event of inflation spike or significant change in health of public finances ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:52:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6H343U7EKFDNTMXIDOX3MZ7DNY.jpg?auth=3d95ec7d4b01336fb65bb307788d6ba8f7af0f51ce34d65625bcfe55cb7bb67b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers in Dublin on Wednesday. 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[Kilkenny withdraw from women’s National Football League for next season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/11/kilkenny-withdraw-from-womens-national-football-league-for-next-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/11/kilkenny-withdraw-from-womens-national-football-league-for-next-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[County to contest provincial and All-Ireland championships after sitting out league]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:52:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SHEMUZPSO445DCWARLXYMDF7A.jpg?auth=c82f0fb50ef1ef151d820a5443c52a1183009742e552f4e268ac0ef8e2304368&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny side Muckalee won the All-Ireland junior club title last season. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gnawed packaging and rodent droppings at pizza outlet cited among reasons for closure order]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/gnawed-packaging-and-rodent-droppings-at-pizza-outlet-cited-among-reasons-for-closure-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/gnawed-packaging-and-rodent-droppings-at-pizza-outlet-cited-among-reasons-for-closure-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three closure orders and one prohibition order served on food businesses during October, says Food Safety Authority]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:49:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MWQKMTWOTNEIFJNP5375TZORMA.jpg?auth=18c08a5fcdf5fbedcd7f6c14428ab6a2f1d87586b88a4b4520c9cc42f125195d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Evidence of gnawed packaging was found at Pizza Max Talbot St, and multiple gaps were noted in the structure of the building.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LauriPatterson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces member told ‘best thing you can do is forget it’ after rape complaint]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/defence-forces-member-told-best-thing-you-can-do-is-forget-it-after-rape-complaint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/defence-forces-member-told-best-thing-you-can-do-is-forget-it-after-rape-complaint/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Witness, granted anonymity, describes two incidents of sexual abuse to tribunal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:45:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MXVTC327FABNHGWPCJEX5U6QA.jpg?auth=9ba592587422c8653c06ad36f5b351aa2d1964f540282c5725cc6951b8d2c9e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Defence Forces Tribunal is ongoing in its investigation of how the organisation has handled complaints of sexual harassment and bullying. 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[‘Her dreams became my dreams’: Thomas Moran on his late wife Ciara Mageean ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/her-dreams-became-my-dreams-thomas-moran-on-his-late-wife-ciara-mageean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/her-dreams-became-my-dreams-thomas-moran-on-his-late-wife-ciara-mageean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Rather than a message filled with sorrow or sadness, I want this to be one of pride’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:28:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WSAIVDMLHARHIIIZSOYAPHOLW4.jpg?auth=e0b8464ae4528b1b912ce749fc6158bb54beb79587640f6d97de6b4456ad7fd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas Moran, husband of Ciara Mageean, helps carry her coffin following her funeral service at St Patrick's Church in Portaferry, Co Down. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United reach framework deal with Mauricio Pochettino before settling Michael Carrick’s fate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/manchester-united-reach-framework-deal-with-mauricio-pochettino-before-settling-michael-carricks-fate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/manchester-united-reach-framework-deal-with-mauricio-pochettino-before-settling-michael-carricks-fate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[United board set to meet at Old Trafford on Wednesday afternoon with decision expected to be made on manager’s job]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:18:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7IPLMLDXVBEREZL4W53O5NR4I.jpg?auth=2720237a65051b0fa18870028212b20bc157867cf987afbdea081534552c0850&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino is currently the manager of the US men's national team but is open to the Manchester United job. Photograph: John Dorton/USSF/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Dorton/USSF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You killed our beautiful daughter’: Family left with ‘life sentence’ after hit-and-run, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/you-killed-our-beautiful-daughter-family-left-with-life-sentence-after-hit-and-run-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/you-killed-our-beautiful-daughter-family-left-with-life-sentence-after-hit-and-run-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keelan O’Connell admitted dangerous driving causing the death of Áine O’Reilly (33)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:16:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORWR5D7TBJEYNA4T2U7SNXXTZE.jpg?auth=f02574013edf58317ba2cd6f4c896c47090ddcbc5328a28af4c72ba0fa243931&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Áine O’Reilly was driving to work at Shannondoc when Keelan O’Connell’s car struck another vehicle, forcing it into the path of her car.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ITV cuts €30m from content budget as ad revenue weakens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/itv-cuts-content-budget-as-ad-revenue-weakens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/itv-cuts-content-budget-as-ad-revenue-weakens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move by UK broadcaster likely to mean fewer new shows and more repeats of older programmes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:13:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LY3Y5NEAVFAXLIEOK4WP4MDPYQ.jpg?auth=c56fddf400076cf3ca0c61d69a8785127923cd36f923fe6470de0789fd462edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ITV is cutting £25 million (€30 million) from its content budget after warning of a steeper fall in advertising this year, as brands curtail spending amid economic uncertainty and new government regulations. 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Cork]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roger Overall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a festive getaway to Cork with The River Lee and Ballymaloe Craft Fair]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/11/11/win-a-festive-getaway-to-cork-with-the-river-lee-and-ballymaloe-craft-fair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/11/11/win-a-festive-getaway-to-cork-with-the-river-lee-and-ballymaloe-craft-fair/</guid><description><![CDATA[One lucky subscriber will enjoy a festive weekend in Cork, with an overnight stay, dinner, and tickets to this year’s Ballymaloe Craft Fair.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:06:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTJY6A5SANBEHEFAB4L3VJMTRE.JPG?auth=ed77c7c3a4815634620ee6673bd5c7d0caeb2a5d2a98928895f5eba65cca68f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" 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Spanish Point]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a weekend stay at The Dean to celebrate the IFI French Film Festival 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/11/11/win-a-weekend-stay-at-the-dean-to-celebrate-the-ifi-french-film-festival-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/11/11/win-a-weekend-stay-at-the-dean-to-celebrate-the-ifi-french-film-festival-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[You and a guest could enjoy an overnight stay at The Dean to celebrate this year’s festival.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:06:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQ2X5PD3IZCSTNBCOMWVQOAEOA.png?auth=cec5a82f2570cdea12408c8fe440287ff7b96841adb496ce187b910f0a73233b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SR Week 46]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish mortgage interest costs double in five years, with rents up 36% in same period]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/irish-mortgage-interest-costs-double-in-five-years-on-higher-rates-and-home-values/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/irish-mortgage-interest-costs-double-in-five-years-on-higher-rates-and-home-values/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average new rate for an Irish mortgage stood at 3.52 per cent in September, according to Central Bank]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:02:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUSDCAG2VZSAXP2WUZYSSXEWRM.jpg?auth=13568250c9d26958fbf5a0db5374e8dbd03eb4ebed1e94574cf4bc41f77bf9a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish mortgage interest costs are now at their highest level since October 2008, the CSO said in an occasional paper published on Wednesday. Photographs: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surge in migrant boats to Canary Islands engulfs Spain’s election campaign]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/surge-in-migrant-boats-to-canary-islands-is-reshaping-spains-election-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/surge-in-migrant-boats-to-canary-islands-is-reshaping-spains-election-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emergency declared by local authorities has added to pressure on prime minister Pedro Sánchez]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQFQ35KVZVEAPHJZKCZ3PNJ3LU.jpg?auth=b7c13a8d1d25ebe769940941e3558d608d3e32978c8d9309c1d945392c55971a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Local residents protest against the arrival of small boats in El Hierro, the Canary Islands, Spain, earlier this week. Photograph: Europa Press Canarias via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Europa Press News</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny Kelly, football broadcaster and renowned editor, dies aged 69]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/danny-kelly-football-broadcaster-and-renowned-editor-dies-aged-69/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/danny-kelly-football-broadcaster-and-renowned-editor-dies-aged-69/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul MacInnes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kelly edited the NME and Q magazines and was an early pioneer in digital media with Football365 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:40:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S2P6LES7ZNDOPEVZ6MOA6CFAWQ.webp?auth=361dc6e1247c3880ce724d6c298bc34684b5966131bd87309514843f354c50b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/webp" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist and broadcaster Danny Kelly has died, aged 69. Photograph: talkSPORT]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easyjet shareholders approve £5.7bn Apollo takeover ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/easyjet-shareholders-approve-57-billion-apollo-takeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/easyjet-shareholders-approve-57-billion-apollo-takeover/</guid><description><![CDATA[Proposed deal is one of the biggest private-equity buyouts of a European ​carrier]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:25:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAKBZIN3BWWKJLDBQXLTYRH5OE.jpg?auth=fab6395e1dc33b391a8036a9639b0d55fd6f3f732ac3a6b5b52a041ed279a3ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EasyJet’s shareholders on Wednesday ‌approved the budget airline’s £5.7 billion (€7 billion) takeover by Apollo. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí say widespread bomb threats to schools ‘not credible’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/11/gardai-investigating-series-of-bomb-threats-to-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/11/gardai-investigating-series-of-bomb-threats-to-schools/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As well as hundreds of schools across the Republic and the North, a large number of media outlets also received a threat]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:58:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAGT6LRNOJATLMRHMPMXP3EBYI.JPG?auth=cc5cc6639e6904926e0b0ee65e0cef2430e11086d8c4778eb459870b03c557e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and the Department of Education are in contact with the schools.

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France make bold call and move Antoine Dupont to outhalf for Springboks clash on Friday night ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/11/france-make-bold-call-and-move-antoine-dupont-to-outhalf-for-springboks-clash-on-friday-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/11/france-make-bold-call-and-move-antoine-dupont-to-outhalf-for-springboks-clash-on-friday-night/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maxime Lucu will take over from the French captain at scrumhalf for the clash at Stade de France  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:56:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APBQ346FGCNCGCHPTEGTKY5YCA.jpg?auth=c93a42aa3ee7b37c37defe88244c6e7617fab9bd96686c1428aee9c631b1c17a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Antoine Dupont will start at outhalf for France against South Africa on Friday night in Paris. Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anne-Christine Poujoulat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earnings from direct provision parent business propped up failing scaffolding firm, WRC told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/earnings-from-direct-provision-parent-business-propped-up-failing-scaffolding-firm-wrc-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/earnings-from-direct-provision-parent-business-propped-up-failing-scaffolding-firm-wrc-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee alleges termination a year ago on stated basis of redundancy was an unfair dismissal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:54:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FV6JQ3YVOZASXMK4FOTSA37DSY.jpg?auth=69a27c5d8b0b9db859736bfc0449e6f910447d20a10763fe2d1d0d2a619a2ac6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The group chief financial officer of JRS Scaffolding’s parent company told the WRC the firm’s ‘business model was down with the reduction in the direct provision contracting from the Government’. Photograph: Iryna Melnyk/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Iryna Melnyk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New multi-sport playing pitch and 123 homes granted permission in Dublin 8]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/new-multi-sport-playing-pitch-and-123-homes-granted-permission-in-dublin-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/new-multi-sport-playing-pitch-and-123-homes-granted-permission-in-dublin-8/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Councillors approved permission for 103 cost rental and 20 social homes as well as a new public park at the former site of St Teresa’s Gardens complex]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:11:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4N3XOSE3BHBFASTUQWBTU2KZU.jpg?auth=33d2f600aca1dd9c78fc5cc904d17b0cdfff2b7d2ad60cd81bd927dcfc2a5a05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The multi-sport playing pitch is intended to be used for multiple different sports including soccer, rugby and GAA games]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish agency seeks models for ‘luxury fashion brand’ during dates of Dior Dublin show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/11/dublin-agency-seeks-male-models-for-the-date-of-dior-show-with-no-experience-required/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/11/11/dublin-agency-seeks-male-models-for-the-date-of-dior-show-with-no-experience-required/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Casting call circulated on social media is understood to be for Jonathan Anderson’s Trinity College show ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:58:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7Z37IX6KJR3ZBMY4SF5GAR5Q3M.jpg?auth=f8c3192bc0284e7d444543fbece6b85a95bd7ec90b411f649b38f9f5ea65e380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fashion designer Jonathan Anderson acknowledges the audience at the end of a Dior fashion show in Paris in 2025. Photograph: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julien De Rosa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of schools across Europe receive bomb threats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/at-least-300-schools-in-italy-receive-bomb-threats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/at-least-300-schools-in-italy-receive-bomb-threats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Kazmin in Rome]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Evacuations take place amid concerns about so-called hybrid warfare]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:36:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YXYN7UBILRQV32VVI5LP3RDFM.jpg?auth=e88c2a29aec03a74867b060bf948f5731e456a0ebd524ac925683612f680fee7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italian education minister Giuseppe Valditara. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soaring housing, energy and fuel costs drive Irish inflation to three-year high of 4.3%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/11/irish-inflation-hits-three-year-high-of-43/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/11/11/irish-inflation-hits-three-year-high-of-43/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Higher energy prices drives annualised price growth to highest level since December 2023]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:35:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVMRRE24QBC3FAWKVO2ONQOXSA.jpg?auth=52846a7f6ae2db25880782c23b153510c4acac76f33dde28693a0a1fc13e065f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prices jumped by 0.7% between September and October, taking the annual inflation rate to a three-year high of 4.3%. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecocem’s low-carbon cement offers hope of cutting construction sector emissions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/structure-built-with-new-low-carbon-cement-unveiled-at-dublin-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/structure-built-with-new-low-carbon-cement-unveiled-at-dublin-event/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Low-carbon cement is capable of delivering 70% lower carbon emissions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OR5SJXB3XJAEXPV6DZPU2BQ7AQ.jpg?auth=5eeecfdaff11098970e2a077b6c20d494743c881ea0207cf4332aaf9aa99082d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ecocem’s low-clinker cement technology was developed over more than 10 years at the company’s research and innovation centre near Paris. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simonkr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing on the wall for Irish football’s great enigma Sammie Szmodics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/writing-is-on-the-wall-for-irish-footballs-great-enigma-sammie-szmodics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/writing-is-on-the-wall-for-irish-footballs-great-enigma-sammie-szmodics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[International break could see injured Derby County player fall further down pecking order]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXDUTMDAOCQA37ZQSC2QULWY6U.jpg?auth=92a821e088facdf84f4b73df480d6459a1c9fc0d2b62f0f56bea79737c89397e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland's Sammie Szmodics (right) holds off Belgium’s Timothy Castagne during an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, in 2024. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorraine O'Sullivan</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>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:50:14 +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[David Walliams sexual misconduct allegations spark call for better safeguarding ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/11/david-walliams-sexual-misconduct-allegations-spark-call-for-better-safeguarding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/11/david-walliams-sexual-misconduct-allegations-spark-call-for-better-safeguarding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Coates, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British culture secretary to meet media and entertainment industry figures ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:36:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AW5WCE3QPBE65KFZLWJXOPXMBQ?auth=f41b02475698badee85aa2645bbf2cd6e31a4ba84fa14bafffdf06555ba9c6dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Walliams has denied any wrongdoing and unsuccessfully tried to obtain an injunction to prevent the reporting of allegations against him. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave Thompson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector pay deal: everyone gets just about enough as Government buys industrial peace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/public-sector-pay-deal-everyone-gets-just-about-enough-as-government-buys-industrial-peace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/public-sector-pay-deal-everyone-gets-just-about-enough-as-government-buys-industrial-peace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This pay deal is not cheap – €5.2 billion over two years and nine months]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:15:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBECVIZ7YZEIJCS7MY2CLTOH6U.jpg?auth=babf5b5c640ec0068774853a450ab449c8bcd4a3dcff5dd3e125269860bb5638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unions used their leverage effectively, monetising the prospect of massive disruption on the day of the Government’s showcase European summit. 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[Former US president Joe Biden makes surprise appearance in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/10/former-us-president-joe-biden-makes-surprise-appearance-at-trinity-college/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/10/former-us-president-joe-biden-makes-surprise-appearance-at-trinity-college/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His son, Hunter Biden, attended an event to receive a gold medal from the College Historical Society at Trinity College Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:33:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P5OARUYGBNBYLKNCH6ZXLQ75TY.JPG?auth=818f9de9592f903c86959fa6b25709df04cc2880310b85da75afd510cdd90d7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former president of the United States of America Joe Biden was in Dublin today as his son Hunter Biden was being awarded with a gold medal from the Hist at TCD. 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[Ger Brennan not letting his 12-week suspension go]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/11/ger-brennan-not-letting-his-12-week-suspension-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/11/ger-brennan-not-letting-his-12-week-suspension-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Gordon D’Arcy is upbeat about Ireland and, in particular, Hugo Keenan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:30:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMLYWYJBQXRW2HDMFJO7LIALVU.jpg?auth=fee59d12af9ae90b8e480a85c9b995928600ff1cf849e50d6d96764cff6d98db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin football manager Ger Brennan. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish charities processed 1m bin bags of clothing not fit for sale in 2025 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/irish-charities-processed-1m-bin-bags-of-clothing-not-fit-for-sale-in-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/irish-charities-processed-1m-bin-bags-of-clothing-not-fit-for-sale-in-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Level of waste is a ‘growing area of concern’ according to representative body, though over 10m items of clothing were also given a second life last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:22:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZ4HYQGRQZI33FW4WTM7TL56RE.jpg?auth=3f5961724d503c831af2fb88aaabd98861185848c481e8e83b7300d4f67fe92e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of Charity Retail Ireland recorded over 10m customer transactions in 2025. The retail process prevented over 106,000 tonnes of carbon emissions. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Chown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stacy Keach: Actor known for playing detective Mike Hammer dies aged 85]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/11/stacy-keach-actor-known-for-playing-detective-mike-hammer-dies-aged-85/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/11/stacy-keach-actor-known-for-playing-detective-mike-hammer-dies-aged-85/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Trott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keach stood out in dozens ​of TV and film roles and also had a busy stage career]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:58:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XCMC7FADCCSV72CGBCOKYMFJM.jpg?auth=2ef30db187ac36293902f67e6461f187fbf208695b4ea95531f955c4b30abdb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stacy Keach in New York in 2011. Photograph: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sara Krulwich</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Press Up group entity secured €8.6m writedown ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/former-press-up-group-entity-secured-86m-writedown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/former-press-up-group-entity-secured-86m-writedown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conn Ó Midheach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:43:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUVZ5YHECZHPJGYGJPB64J5WUA.jpg?auth=fb9a832a3b17d4e134c9ff1eeceed29e7e113e97cc40a95b47fea54855aeeb69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt has the top tips for saving money on your car insurance. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sinenkiy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy family joins bid to stop Trump’s Washington arch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/11/kennedy-family-joins-bid-to-stop-trumps-washington-arch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/11/kennedy-family-joins-bid-to-stop-trumps-washington-arch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Costas Pitas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family says proposed monument would cast shadows over relatives’ grave sites]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:24:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFW424GMDBAOLBNAGP37I4PSRY?auth=5ca15ac6a76e6767b53411f8a4c14b080cd57d8d34a948344eb5abcd657ffd3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump holds a model of planned triumphal arch. Photograph: Doug Mills/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector pay deal agreed to political relief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/public-sector-pay-deal-agreed-to-political-relief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/public-sector-pay-deal-agreed-to-political-relief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Government and trade unions agree they have got a deal each side can live with at last]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:02:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHTNIV6PEJGLBDNUAMSG6KKYOY.JPG?auth=46969a985e881d71216c5190427ea1e6451182c7c560781cbb468b9ef32e6d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The public sector strike planned for Thursday has been called off. 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[Road toll increases a tax on ‘getting to work’, Dáil hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/11/road-toll-increases-a-tax-on-getting-to-work-dail-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/11/road-toll-increases-a-tax-on-getting-to-work-dail-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin transport spokesman Pa Daly argues Darragh O’Brien was against such hikes during last general election]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5AXX46LHPJBMNBUAISIFMGCDZY.JPG?auth=a8fa031ef4dc3d6ccc7c42651a4c89d7795da73ab5b83e27f6d0b259d7e86d86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The latest toll increases will start at 10 cent on the M50 and €1 at the Dublin Tunnel. 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[Public sector pay deal: What’s in it for me?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/public-sector-pay-deal-whats-in-it-for-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/public-sector-pay-deal-whats-in-it-for-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What does deal agreed early this morning mean for a cleaner, a teacher and a garda? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:51:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQJ4XUFA55BDBJEMK5EKS5KFGM.jpg?auth=cd8e6cef205b116a7807f10066141c4a87b37544f7a2add23aa3ce712f8839be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revenue will tax you on the assumption you are drawing down a minimum amount from your approved retirement fund every year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Horz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/11/judge-allows-trumps-10bn-defamation-lawsuit-against-bbc-to-proceed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/11/judge-allows-trumps-10bn-defamation-lawsuit-against-bbc-to-proceed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Barr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster’s motion to dismiss case denied in part by Florida judge]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:50:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPMX26PAJWKEDH5DI47XBNPTUE.jpg?auth=eee4e3589517a27a3dea1b41170b191d9c43d0f2936db1e68bc5f690cc46fe83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The BBC said it will "continue to respond through the proper legal process". Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German couple charged with human trafficking after men allegedly hid in camper van cupboards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/german-couple-charged-with-human-trafficking-after-men-allegedly-hid-in-camper-van-cupboards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/11/german-couple-charged-with-human-trafficking-after-men-allegedly-hid-in-camper-van-cupboards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Hocks (49) and Anna Edel (44) caught trying to smuggle Albanian individuals through Port of Cork, court told]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EU27X77Z25F7TEJKZX3VSUNV2U.jpg?auth=1ea7a0aa7e48f1446d851e6aeeb8abd7024364e647414044795ea2f797717b3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Det Garda Michelle Quinn alleged two Albanian men were found hiding in cupboards under a bed in the back of the camper van at the port earlier this month. Photograph: Provision ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decline of Commonwealth into irrelevance echoes UK’s Brexit path]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/11/decline-of-commonwealth-into-irrelevance-echoes-uks-brexit-path/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/11/decline-of-commonwealth-into-irrelevance-echoes-uks-brexit-path/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Britain apologising for slavery and embracing reparations debate could be first step towards rebuilding the body ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:53:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJDJS22WIW3VOAPQEQZ5VUT4SI.jpg?auth=2f3db2931ef513dec9ef29c0082a5e7d248a7e9b95984850bf2e077248c97d8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Charles and queen Camilla depart Antigua and Barbuda following a recent visit for a Commonwealth meeting. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Chown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thursday’s public sector strikes called off as pay deal agreed in late-night talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/public-sector-strike-set-to-be-called-off-after-pay-deal-agreed-with-unions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/public-sector-strike-set-to-be-called-off-after-pay-deal-agreed-with-unions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Talks at the Workplace Relations Commission saw a new deal agreed at about 3.30am on Wednesday ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:23:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YFUJBYZCCOFMG2U5VFPJJY56A.JPG?auth=c29f862973d2d859794d3b0e2098ba0515b3558881398461640bb4baee11f329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa's Kevin Callinan, flanked by Siptu's Adrian Kane and  Phil Ní Sheaghdha of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, speaks to the media in the early hours of Wednesday after reaching a public sector pay deal. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every school staffroom has its unsackable barriers to progress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/11/every-school-staffroom-has-its-unsackable-barriers-to-progress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/11/every-school-staffroom-has-its-unsackable-barriers-to-progress/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Secret Principal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Secret Principal: This workplace phenomenon is so common that Australians have coined their own term for it: white anting]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBNML4PM2BGH5KSUAU67IL6EAI.jpg?auth=91e0361b146c4c77bc00cbe27a83a3e2ebe1bd33ec5253c34b47662d5528728d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Don't antagonise the staffroom termites. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">chekat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want romance and a wedding, but I am always attracted to immature men’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/11/i-want-big-romance-and-a-wedding-but-i-am-always-attracted-to-immature-men/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/11/i-want-big-romance-and-a-wedding-but-i-am-always-attracted-to-immature-men/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘I have dated guys who have regular jobs and who turn up on time but they bore me’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQI6JM4FNBE2XGJFUODPXBSQYM.jpg?auth=e81468d35bfdf7f5255b72e2cfa44b49490b2ce377a3d341c1a27ca8e4fdf31a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My mom was a single mother and she wants a life for me that has a picket fence and insurance.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Araguatai Buani Campos Marti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the European Union getting real about ending tech dependence?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/11/is-the-european-union-getting-real-about-ending-tech-dependence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/11/is-the-european-union-getting-real-about-ending-tech-dependence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Sandbu ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brussels is moving in the right direction but could push national governments further]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIWXXA2HIFSXKKO7FOUXON5BKE.jpg?auth=921af865e8e88c4b27e3d98ae4c16f81af054a5bf174f2ba724ea455126d5fe3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission vice-president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy Henna Virkkunen addresses the AI Summit held in Dublin in October. Photograph: Bryan Meade/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Ireland, car is still king]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/in-ireland-car-is-still-king/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/in-ireland-car-is-still-king/</guid><description><![CDATA[Imagine an EU summit surrounded by people cycling and walking]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Michael Carrick is not deserving of your sympathy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/michael-carrick-is-not-deserving-of-your-sympathy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/michael-carrick-is-not-deserving-of-your-sympathy/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Manchester United head coach – for now – will walk away with about £10m]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Make Donald Trump clothed again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/make-donald-trump-clothed-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/make-donald-trump-clothed-again/</guid><description><![CDATA[Please stop referring to the US president Donald Trump as ‘the emperor with no clothes’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[New €100m National Velodrome and Badminton Centre on target for 2028 completion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/11/11/100m-national-velodrome-and-badminton-centre-on-target-for-2028-completion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/11/11/100m-national-velodrome-and-badminton-centre-on-target-for-2028-completion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Facility will ensure world-class athletes such as Lara Gillespie can train at home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHF3HLEPYRG2PHJUGDZ3Y5R264.jpg?auth=31a2b63e113d9c25e49f5b5c1f43dac2622b25880e4cc00bc78bd0ff00952359&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist's impression of the National Velodrome and Badminton Centre, which is under construction in Abbotstown, Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris should stop the cheap shots and get behind a universal basic income]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/harris-should-stop-the-cheap-shots-and-get-behind-a-universal-basic-income/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/harris-should-stop-the-cheap-shots-and-get-behind-a-universal-basic-income/</guid><description><![CDATA[The tide is turning away from a punitive politics of exclusion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Can a diminished Trump still govern from his gaudy, gilded bunker?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/11/michael-mcdowell-can-a-diminished-trump-still-govern-from-his-gaudy-gilded-bunker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/11/michael-mcdowell-can-a-diminished-trump-still-govern-from-his-gaudy-gilded-bunker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We should not forget what he did in an attempt to swing the US midterms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Jensen Huang’s lover was a Chinese spy what does it mean for the AI race? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/if-jensen-huangs-lover-was-a-chinese-spy-what-does-it-mean-for-the-ai-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/if-jensen-huangs-lover-was-a-chinese-spy-what-does-it-mean-for-the-ai-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Denis Staunton explains the scandal and the view from Beijing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUAN6XJDYI6QBUFAU2FXRX4YEM.jpg?auth=a330331130ddb73ad35e1a413a48dc5c0ccd965f923b81327cc8a58d65da5c5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, in Washington on October 8th. Photograph: Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Demetrius Freeman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/11/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/11/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[November 11th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J7NAG3VYYFDUNG47ISCJOW2NE4.jpg?auth=ff4b07eee8c5098fa8e29aef9a6fd7e81a7a1247e610cc278cbcacab1a73c75e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disappearing rail lines]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/disappearing-rail-lines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/disappearing-rail-lines/</guid><description><![CDATA[One can clearly see a closed railway alongside the entirety of the N17]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Beware the manosphere guys who, on the brink of disgrace, discover Jesus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/11/kathy-sheridan-beware-the-manosphere-guys-who-on-the-brink-of-disgrace-discover-jesus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/11/kathy-sheridan-beware-the-manosphere-guys-who-on-the-brink-of-disgrace-discover-jesus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russell Brand flourished a Bible during his rape trial – the same one he brought to a Piers Morgan interview in April. When asked to locate certain passages, he couldn’t]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart McCloskey ‘couldn’t care less’ about succession amid questions over Ireland’s ageing centres]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/11/stuart-mccloskey-dismisses-concerns-over-irelands-ageing-centres-ahead-of-rugby-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/11/stuart-mccloskey-dismisses-concerns-over-irelands-ageing-centres-ahead-of-rugby-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 34-year-old says succession planning is a problem for the future as he backs himself and his midfield colleagues to maintain their form]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63B2ZARQ7OBS5PYVMTAXMVXRWI.jpg?auth=2bff0bd65cfa82f2d9e493a7550f3d3ba768bd713e8a9092c471b0cbee58e17c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stuart McCloskey of Ireland takes on Julian Montoya of Argentina during the Nations Championship match between Ireland and Argentina at Aviva Stadium on November 6th, 2026, in Dublin. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugo Keenan showed exactly why he represents the best of this Ireland team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/11/gordon-darcy-hugo-keenan-reminded-us-why-he-represents-the-best-of-this-ireland-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/11/gordon-darcy-hugo-keenan-reminded-us-why-he-represents-the-best-of-this-ireland-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A repeat performance against Fiji will leave Ireland in good shape for daunting South Africa Test]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GV34KDEJOKVP424NB2SOG7SKYM.jpg?auth=74fdcaa40be262b9b648de9e6552ef230df0a915a28b58d583a9d591cd2d48e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Hugo Keenan goes over to score his third try of the game against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium last Friday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s Ger Brennan: ‘A lot of political dark arts went on behind the scenes, I was collateral damage’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/11/ger-brennan-blames-political-dark-arts-for-12-week-ban-after-galway-altercation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/11/ger-brennan-blames-political-dark-arts-for-12-week-ban-after-galway-altercation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin boss also prevented from coaching his son’s underage team]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMLYWYJBQXRW2HDMFJO7LIALVU.jpg?auth=fee59d12af9ae90b8e480a85c9b995928600ff1cf849e50d6d96764cff6d98db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ger Brennan: 'Ultimately, I was disappointed that I had let the players and the management team down.' Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is responsible for public spending?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/who-is-responsible-for-public-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/who-is-responsible-for-public-spending/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland does not lack public money so much as it appears to lack sufficient regard for how that money is spent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Volkswagen’s big-selling EV gets a new (old) name]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/11/11/volkswagens-big-selling-ev-gets-a-new-old-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/11/11/volkswagens-big-selling-ev-gets-a-new-old-name/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Will a rebadged ID.Tiguan keep VW at the top of Ireland’s electric sales charts?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KHGMRQAQPZFC7GCMR26VED4EB4.jpg?auth=fc3ed457e53b59f3c758212b71ceb48992c8aca4cd85aca28cbab6864a96f11d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Volkswagen ID.Tiguan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s not look forward to the Rugby World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/lets-not-look-forward-to-the-rugby-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/lets-not-look-forward-to-the-rugby-world-cup/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland need to take it one game at a time]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[As an old soldier, I don’t envy the Defence Forces’ current members]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/defending-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/defending-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[The UN blue beret, worn with pride and honour, allowed politicians to obscure their responsibility for State security]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[‘Frugal’ is not the right word for states that want to contribute less to EU budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/frugal-is-not-the-right-word-for-states-that-want-to-contribute-less-to-eu-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/frugal-is-not-the-right-word-for-states-that-want-to-contribute-less-to-eu-budget/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Greedy’ would be more accurate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I learned first hand that neutrality that can’t be defended is not neutrality at all ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/11/opinion-i-learned-firsthand-that-neutrality-that-cant-be-defended-is-not-neutrality-at-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/11/opinion-i-learned-firsthand-that-neutrality-that-cant-be-defended-is-not-neutrality-at-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Kearney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My understanding of the interplay between neutrality, peacekeeping and triple lock comes from my time spent at a checkpoint in south Lebanon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTGM7TKEHZBM5FUYI5IVFC2IWQ.jpg?auth=06e1bb71166601a272545e5a44baedcb9b876cb6fd15bd95bc0db0f3b51a5ea5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If the Defence Forces are intent on going back out to Lebanon, we have to ask what for. 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[Missing teeth and a Dublin bus conductor’s frightful quip ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/missing-teeth-and-a-dublin-bus-conductors-frightful-quip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/missing-teeth-and-a-dublin-bus-conductors-frightful-quip/</guid><description><![CDATA[Áine Ryan’s tale rang a bell]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Lack of political support delaying clean energy plans, says top EirGrid official  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/lack-of-political-support-delaying-clean-energy-plans-says-top-eirgrid-official/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/lack-of-political-support-delaying-clean-energy-plans-says-top-eirgrid-official/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy company’s head of public engagement flags problem of ‘ingrained public opposition’ to projects]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFBB4OPEUPAOUEJRHSK2GLIXGA.jpg?auth=674b8b39deda38ff0f4e92e21955beb8416c70013ca2af8d0562e5930da0b731&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The EirGrid executive noted that 'people on occasion fail to understand the difference between substantive public engagement and a PR campaign'. Photograph: Sebastien Nogier/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sebastien Nogier</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Press Up group entity secured €8.6m write-down on Revenue debt ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/former-press-up-group-entity-secured-86m-writedown-on-revenue-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/former-press-up-group-entity-secured-86m-writedown-on-revenue-debt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Workman’s Club Limited, formerly a key part of Paddy McKillen jnr and Matthew Ryan’s hospitality group, was taken over by London firm Cheyne in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7F3A4WHYFZHPHCB6ACRBLUM3TE.jpg?auth=04289c2e362043372adff6ae2bb0f13c92a94d7a9c5e7e32f77ff41d9b5adf9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The firm that operated The Workman's Club exited an examinership process in August 2025. 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[Government likely to miss 2030 housing target by more than 120,000 units]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/government-likely-to-miss-2030-housing-target-by-more-than-120000-units/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/11/government-likely-to-miss-2030-housing-target-by-more-than-120000-units/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Planning permissions are ‘not keeping pace’, Deloitte construction report says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GN4R7US2URFQLHI6YEQ2BYLV64.jpg?auth=288b1dcf8c4f48a454d0ae5a6a7de19212d96bad88cb93305b162040b4da9a4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deloitte's report, which tracks construction activity in the Republic, estimates that 40,000 new homes will be completed this year. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shaunl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Johnny McEvoy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/remembering-johnny-mcevoy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/remembering-johnny-mcevoy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rest in peace, and thanks for the memories]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Planning for a united Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/planning-for-a-united-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/planning-for-a-united-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Working out an economic modus vivendi is the easy part. Much more difficult are the cultural aspects]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s beginning to feel too much like Christmas ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/its-beginning-to-feel-too-much-like-christmas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/its-beginning-to-feel-too-much-like-christmas/</guid><description><![CDATA[On November 7th I first spotted the decorations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 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[Irish booksellers remove David Walliams books from shelves after published accusations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/11/irish-booksellers-remove-david-walliams-books-from-shelves-after-published-accusations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/11/irish-booksellers-remove-david-walliams-books-from-shelves-after-published-accusations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Podcast episode with Ryan Tubridy featuring Walliams also appeared to be removed from streaming platforms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25VTTX4P2433NIBOEV2NIHFAVY.jpg?auth=85e7e6bb072e71eb72ff2692b406def0c5be799524661bb744a88990e39b9dbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Walliams reached widespread success with his range of children’s books, selling more than 60 million copies worldwide and spanning 55 languages. Photograph: Ming Yeung/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ming Yeung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detached Sandymount four-bed with versatile attic room]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/11/detached-sandymont-four-bed-with-versatile-attic-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/11/detached-sandymont-four-bed-with-versatile-attic-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Alban’s Park features a dual-aspect livingroom and a bright kitchen/dining space]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OD2VZIMGVDJ3IQ6NEJT3W6CLQ.JPG?auth=c4e26ef290d1462fd044f102c6c4622c989c98f83eb1e0ac9bfa36cd78da3110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[29 St Alban's Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4, has been upgraded and renovated]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing: construction slowdown, price-to-income running at twice the EU average, and the rise of the approved housing body sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/housing-construction-slowdown-price-to-income-running-at-twice-the-eu-average-and-the-rise-of-the-approved-housing-body-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/housing-construction-slowdown-price-to-income-running-at-twice-the-eu-average-and-the-rise-of-the-approved-housing-body-sector/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66GTC723CNFC7B6H77N3ANO5BU.jpg?auth=49f800aa2a254ea60a4c27d803be435872d48a271267d33132c68aa727b4e120&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Concerns were raised this week by the Department of Finance in relation to one of the country’s big approved housing bodies, a not-for-profit entity called Circle. Those concerns arise from the State’s exposure to billions of euro in debt accumulated by approved housing bodies. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My employer cuts maternity top-up payments by half after three months. Is the norm not six months of full pay?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/11/my-employer-cuts-maternity-top-up-payments-by-half-after-three-months-is-the-norm-not-six-months-of-full-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/11/my-employer-cuts-maternity-top-up-payments-by-half-after-three-months-is-the-norm-not-six-months-of-full-pay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My HR team is based in the UK. How best can I approach them about this?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELEQM6BWC5CQ3IENZ5NPM2H5IQ.jpg?auth=8183548c47220e78f9bc17286d76e0a6ae047e35d502d2efac83d7e1704ba40e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Can I please request any advice on this topic and how best to approach this with the HR team?' Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do Irish people say ‘sorry’ dozens of times a day – and never mean it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/11/why-do-irish-people-say-sorry-dozens-of-times-a-day-and-never-mean-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/11/why-do-irish-people-say-sorry-dozens-of-times-a-day-and-never-mean-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s often been observed that we put the F-word to an impressive range of uses.  But our use of ‘sorry’ is arguably even more extensive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF4YIOMFHFAKVHFHVEN7REJUSE.jpg?auth=2493570fbdbec1a43b0ebb7757ac8f9d463a0252c0ff4fa156ed6e7ae6ad6c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Moncrieff: Because ‘sorry’ in Ireland often doesn’t mean sorry at all, when a genuine apology comes we tend not to believe it. 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[Irish military to be permitted to use force in support of An Garda Síochana]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/legal-block-preventing-use-of-military-force-removed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/11/legal-block-preventing-use-of-military-force-removed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Personnel permitted to use force in more circumstances if State security is at stake]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H6GP5HZUJ5E7TB44HH5LIJH4LI.jpg?auth=1cbf3b8d762a0b696deb1fb3581dde8fe3c86a207fbb8a429eb3708674047a91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When acting in support of the Garda, military personnel will be permitted to use force in a much wider array of circumstances if State security is at stake. 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[Cop out? Why Britain is cooling on climate action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/11/cop-out-climate-change-slips-down-britains-priority-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/11/cop-out-climate-change-slips-down-britains-priority-list/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cost of living concerns have dislodged environmental issues in the minds of Britain’s voters and many of its politicians]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McKillen leads consortium in €12m deal for site  of Dublin’s historic Ormond Hotel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/11/mckillen-in-the-frame-for-12m-acquisition-of-site-located-at-dublins-one-time-ormond-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/11/mckillen-in-the-frame-for-12m-acquisition-of-site-located-at-dublins-one-time-ormond-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Isle of Man-registered firm linked to Belfast-born hotelier acquired property in off-market transaction in July   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LTG3XMS35FK5PE6SAOZRHCGZI.jpg?auth=e749edfb835a51db5a35f78962a7a7024a0c36afd9a527c1b8598787a8d66e13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the site of the former Ormond Hotel on Dublin's Upper Ormond Quay.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Coakley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I made a new friend – a rare enough thing when you’re over 35 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/11/i-made-a-new-friend-a-rare-enough-thing-when-youre-over-35/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/11/i-made-a-new-friend-a-rare-enough-thing-when-youre-over-35/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It takes a particular kind of courage to be sincere with someone you don’t yet know and tell them you’d like to know them better. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTEWA2YVKNB45BHI4I2A4WLUPA.jpg?auth=d10851e16c48f4085eb12129eb357f71221823ae0798d2ad0af129faf0570155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy: 'Life becomes frustratingly static and also maddeningly chaotic. Everything can feel as though it is on fire and contrasted against this is the perpetual intractability of the commute, the routine, the schedule.' ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Kennedy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will succeed Zelenskiy? Ukraine’s war veterans prepare for political life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/who-will-succeed-zelenskiy-ukraines-war-veterans-prepare-for-political-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/11/who-will-succeed-zelenskiy-ukraines-war-veterans-prepare-for-political-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ex-soldiers face big challenges but their influence on politics is set to grow
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYESO7OM6FFAHCTV6736MZ7AOM.jpg?auth=bb6d53ef78a74c0d0daa3a50ce49fafe5f4adca7faf641f68d1faaeeeb25df42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Who will succeed Zelenskiy? From left: Gen Valery Zaluzhnyi, Lt Gen Kyrylo Budanov, Maj Robert Brovdi and Brig Gen Andriy Biletskyi. Photographs: Getty Images"]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly’s first year as president: ‘New Republic’ feels a lot like the old one]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/a-year-into-her-presidency-catherine-connolly-yet-to-bring-the-noise-expected-by-some/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/11/a-year-into-her-presidency-catherine-connolly-yet-to-bring-the-noise-expected-by-some/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supporters argue she has made a big impact in thoughtful, subtle ways, with Trump’s Áras visit a case in point]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IPN2WVSZJHRMK24K7FYVISSG4A.jpg?auth=55a592497d0032609b50d50c0394008f832afb51338e4a29ae20366608c8da18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly succeeded Michael D Higgins as Irish President on November 11th, 2025. 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The former Ulster Bank branch building at College Green is to be converted into a five-star hotel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully let logistics investment at Dublin’s Airways Industrial Estate seeking €10.75m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/11/fully-let-logistics-investment-at-dublins-airways-industrial-estate-seeking-1075m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/11/11/fully-let-logistics-investment-at-dublins-airways-industrial-estate-seeking-1075m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Units 7 and 8 generate total income of €896,490 a year and offer scope for rental growth ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKHXQEOD4NGK7CKLD3TJO7BW7M.jpg?auth=d234c8b9d7a87f77c59a23f2e9243c509440eecf5a58584b91b1eed78ee56e18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view shows the location of 7-8 Airways Industrial Estate in Santry, Dublin 9]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fjord review: Palme d’Or winner has an incendiary plot for arthouse liberals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/11/fjord-review-palme-dor-winner-has-an-incendiary-plot-for-arthouse-liberals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/11/fjord-review-palme-dor-winner-has-an-incendiary-plot-for-arthouse-liberals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve are perfectly pitched in Cristian Mungiu’s film about Pentecostal parents whose children are taken by social services]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2T6G6BSWQUYTSMKCAI5CJMQBY.jpg?auth=e574980f8d30a41ec5aef88ac0d4468ee0967e8b74fab658b5ce55179531f891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan as parents in Fjord. Photograph: Tudor Vladimir Panduru/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prima Facie review: Cynthia Erivo is amazing in important film about sexual assault trials]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/11/prima-facie-review-cynthia-erivo-is-amazing-in-important-film-about-sexual-assault-trials/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/11/prima-facie-review-cynthia-erivo-is-amazing-in-important-film-about-sexual-assault-trials/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Too often what thrived as a theatrical monologue struggles to find shape on the big screen]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZCV246QJJHTHP4DE3NTSGKXSA.jpg?auth=de909ac4426d9464e0d335bb9f5fbc57bebb4336b3aab0cf0cf7c457aa19e946&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cynthia Erivo in Susanna White’s legal drama Prima Facie. Photograph: Nicola Dove]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menopause: One in four say the biggest emotional burden is the pressure to appear fine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/11/11/menopause-one-in-four-say-the-biggest-emotional-burden-is-the-pressure-to-appear-fine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/11/11/menopause-one-in-four-say-the-biggest-emotional-burden-is-the-pressure-to-appear-fine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Greater attention is finally being paid to the physical signs associated with perimenopause and menopause, but the emotional burden of this natural life stage can be harder to spot]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHRMS44CVRBGFMHHYRERVJ75WQ.jpg?auth=2430ebcc624cf6730f5895399b203f644c89ca1b4650755a98b23167e5500608&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suitable for use with systemic HRT, CanesMeno Hydration & Comfort Gel contains Ectoin to provide fast relief, for up to five days, from vaginal atrophy symptoms associated with menopause such as dryness, itching and burning. The CanesMeno range is available at pharmacies nationwide]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to save on car insurance: Actuaries reveal 10 insider secrets ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/11/how-to-save-on-car-insurance-actuaries-reveal-10-insider-secrets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/11/how-to-save-on-car-insurance-actuaries-reveal-10-insider-secrets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Understanding insurers could get you a cheaper quote]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF7DFZ7RHNDY5EN5EK7Q6KWWJI.jpg?auth=8039cce18530c595be2804b59833affaa38649602d84c18c2776ae1a224a5884&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Car insurance provides critical  cover when things go wrong but there are ways of reducing the cost of your policy. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bilanol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland slips further down international ranking for climate action performance ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/11/ireland-slips-down-international-ranking-on-climate-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/11/ireland-slips-down-international-ranking-on-climate-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Republic one of just four European Union member states not to achieve at least a medium rating]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJEKCVESKH7G3EA76GGDQ5E36M.JPG?auth=efb12ae79bda7f4e3fec05db0658e898d48958ddb5481c1b5ae138b8192336c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fossil fuel subsidies rose from €4.67 billion in 2024 to about €6 billion this year, boosted by rebates for the agricultural and haulage sectors after April's fuel-price protests. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[14 new restaurants to visit around Ireland this winter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/11/14-new-restaurants-to-visit-around-ireland-this-winter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/11/14-new-restaurants-to-visit-around-ireland-this-winter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave, Joanne Cronin, Ali Dunworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For something different in Ireland, consider a Lucan cafe, a vegetarian spot in Dublin 2 or an elegant diningroom in Belfast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RCTRZ5N32JHDBOYHVMFUCFGSS4.png?auth=755726c5ec468612f8d262e0dc41aab662a21d3365f10a9fbee0dc09a228606a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New restaurants to try this winter. Photographs:  Alan Betson/Bryan O’Brien/Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: What is the birth name of Stevie Wonder?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/11/the-music-quiz-what-is-the-birth-name-of-stevie-wonder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/11/the-music-quiz-what-is-the-birth-name-of-stevie-wonder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which member of the regular Slow Horses team once appeared in a One Direction promotional video?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6AC5S3WTNVF7LAZTFHB5A6PSFA.jpg?auth=1d23fdcfcfb55aa24b3f06ee29a51cfd18f15be44ee845f2e6902b0889450777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder at the 3Arena in Dublin, November 2026. 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