<?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/2026-11-12/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:48:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft software, including Outlook and Teams, disrupted by outage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/12/microsoft-outlook-and-teams-disrupted-by-outage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/11/12/microsoft-outlook-and-teams-disrupted-by-outage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Similar spikes in outages were reported with Microsoft 365 and Copilot]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:40:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVJBQUXG7HU6TDR5WQKXOLBNQY.jpg?auth=93b1a37d5a2dcf6c68904754e86ca8bd03634d11d46c9dd0058039b947d985e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft reported an outage involving its sprawling set of software tools on Thursday. Photograph: Juan Arredondo/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Arredondo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurodivergence, The Making of Me on RTÉ One: Moving insights with a heartfelt message at their core]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/12/neurodivergence-the-making-of-me-on-rte-one-moving-insights-with-a-heartfelt-message-at-their-core/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/12/neurodivergence-the-making-of-me-on-rte-one-moving-insights-with-a-heartfelt-message-at-their-core/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Occupational therapist Hannah Daly shares her lived experience of autism and ADHD while exploring the challenges of the conditions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGXXTQGLXNGGHFJ6MJLK7VTAOY.jpg?auth=b576c210c104f96fb5caaf3c2ba9f86785e4d79223d1811b9021d9634cfe46ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hannah Daly shares her personal story in Neurodivergence – The Making of Me, Thursday, RTÉ One 10.15pm]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RTÉ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine dominates agenda as Europe’s leaders attend EPC summit in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/13/ukraine-dominates-agenda-as-europes-leaders-come-to-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/13/ukraine-dominates-agenda-as-europes-leaders-come-to-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew in to Dublin to brief Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Russia talks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:34:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULAFYFALJLNHTB7UJHL64HQ3NQ.jpg?auth=102acc5545c5a03c28ec5192a4156cf783d91dfe3becb36d0224d9b40d449768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Andy Burnham sits next to the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy, with other European leaders in attendance, during the Ukraine security meeting at the European Political Community summit at Convention Centre Dublin on Thursday. Taoiseach Micheál Martin (right) hosted the ninth EPC meeting. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy says Europe to be included in Ukraine peace talks as he meets US envoys in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/eu-meetings-dublin-road-closures-traffic-disruption-latest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/eu-meetings-dublin-road-closures-traffic-disruption-latest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin city road closures in place for EPC summit as leaders discuss Ukraine war and other major issues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:24:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LR3JFERJNEMFM6NY3GIZTUXKSU.jpg?auth=e7219767aaa4de2a4a3a292b99b59bfe0fd9c89169176940a2ec44a35d1d8511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys Jared Kushner and businessman Steve Witkoff address members of the media after their meeting at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, west of Dublin. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington gym shooting: police identify suspect and victim in attack that also injured four people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/at-least-five-people-reportedly-shot-in-washington/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/at-least-five-people-reportedly-shot-in-washington/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Betts and Joseph Gedeon in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gunman reported to have died from self-inflicted wound]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:23:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XC5WFJ6RGJSW7CWAPZPSGW3FQM.jpg?auth=da1471680ce6f0d1f0b88d4d528946e26810bba2f32348f5e0149f238d3734cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ An emergency response team stands on a roof deck of a building where a shooting suspect is believed to be barricaded in Logan Circle, Washington. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters in Dublin urge peace in Ukraine and an end to further military spending in Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/protesters-urge-peace-in-ukraine-and-an-end-to-further-military-spending-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/protesters-urge-peace-in-ukraine-and-an-end-to-further-military-spending-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy, Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds attend protest march in Dublin but prevented from getting close to EU leaders’ meeting]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:32:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTZVY5GBO6CHARURF72UUMJDFM.jpg?auth=a0b32c940705b0910fa99049d74df9304882e864a4fe9eccf3c13473732848fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recreational drug users funding violence that led to Waterford deaths, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/recreational-drug-users-funding-violence-that-led-to-waterford-deaths-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/recreational-drug-users-funding-violence-that-led-to-waterford-deaths-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan says those who use drugs for ‘selfish gratification’ are facilitating attacks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:53:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCTFCE7Q2DCAONQDB33YN5PJ4I.JPG?auth=509077851aae442ddb1f9a2844453ef2550fe7430d0f4c3be2353f28a1e66fd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiji banking on man-mountain Josua Tuisova to make his mark against Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/fiji-banking-on-man-mountain-josua-tuisova-to-make-his-mark-against-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/fiji-banking-on-man-mountain-josua-tuisova-to-make-his-mark-against-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Racing 92 centre primed to renew rivalry with Bundee Aki after Ireland star held the upper hand in 2024 clash]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:51:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74BD3NA5FT46U3H4K5DHM36AZU.jpg?auth=38819f1ba8cc9dc203a3c2a2568d35935201b1a44d9a8e94234795eb48767344&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiji's Josua Tuisova (left) and Iosefo Masi during training at De La Salle Palmerston ahead of Saturday's Nations Champions match against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Cop31: fine words are not enough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/12/the-irish-times-view-on-cop31-fine-words-are-not-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/12/the-irish-times-view-on-cop31-fine-words-are-not-enough/</guid><description><![CDATA[New targets and roadmaps are proposed, but it all comes down to implementation ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPQWWLDTFUR2Y7LSAZ7MWCWZTQ.jpg?auth=0f04ecd2a0433f65286803c002b5b294ab92a5256e73e6655a4543ea917125e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guests listen to speeches at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop31) at the Antalya Expo Center in Antalya on Wednesday.
Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ozan Kose</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Russia know Ukraine deal impossible without Europe, Taoiseach says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/us-and-russia-know-ukraine-deal-impossible-without-europe-taoiseach-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/us-and-russia-know-ukraine-deal-impossible-without-europe-taoiseach-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Idea of zones of influence around the world belong in ‘dustbin of history’, European Council president says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:30:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YCAGPRLQT5ZTCI7JBS6HBBA2I.jpg?auth=99dad96199bd2615cd366f62e7416e72b68df737d74078810f0920fd48f265d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Council president António Costa and Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking during a press conference at the European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre Dublin on Thursday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/pete-hegseth-awards-medal-to-soldier-who-reprimanded-him-near-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/pete-hegseth-awards-medal-to-soldier-who-reprimanded-him-near-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marina Dunbar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence secretary awarded Thomas Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:21:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AEOM2B2H337NQ2BBMEJ6ZX7M6Y.jpg?auth=ec8a75e7cc4f1b1a8badf75635588625514f694232a1fcdf2bb4df0480cbad1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US defence secretary Pete Hegseth attends a wreath-laying ceremony in honour of Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday in Arlington, Virginia. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Dietsch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says US does not need Iran deal and directs Vance to focus on domestic corruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/12/trump-says-us-does-not-need-iran-deal-and-directs-vance-to-focus-on-domestic-corruption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/12/trump-says-us-does-not-need-iran-deal-and-directs-vance-to-focus-on-domestic-corruption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bo Erickson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Directive comes a week after Vance blamed the Iran war for Republicans’ midterm defeat]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:15:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2LENLNJQH7GL4SB6RQ7ZUWPZ5Y.jpg?auth=6711fbb5802b74d0ab6b197b61691f15888139ea5191b049e9b0bbe779cc3b63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump and vice-president JD Vance salute during a ceremony in honour of Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Dietsch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the long-term unemployed: Harris’s dubious target]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/12/the-irish-times-view-on-the-long-term-unemployed-harriss-dubious-target/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/12/the-irish-times-view-on-the-long-term-unemployed-harriss-dubious-target/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government needs to focus on the real priorities in the jobs market ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ML6LFH5DSZC3LKKONY5LQNRQ3Y.JPG?auth=61fda4afe254e3c60c78b54aea2102ae869bfad1f3cc2b91d05ad2a9088a11ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris, speaking at the Fine Gael ard fheis in Cork last weekend.
(Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times)

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin’s rare hesitation about his future revives rumour mill in Fianna Fáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/micheal-martins-rare-hesitation-about-his-future-revives-rumour-mill-in-fianna-fail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/micheal-martins-rare-hesitation-about-his-future-revives-rumour-mill-in-fianna-fail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach responded to question about next election by saying he would lead ‘in the coming years and so on’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:02:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EUAN6UCT5C4DB6YLLRQ7QXJVY.JPG?auth=daae5a9543be5850acd5e28fd484086e2864cbf2b6da8a51f87ed975c3f49ba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin at the Convention Centre Dublin on Thursday. 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[The pioneering Somali tuk-tuk driver seeking support for a revolutionary idea at Cop31]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/12/from-somalias-polluted-streets-an-entrepreneur-seeks-bravery-in-the-corridors-of-cop31/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/12/from-somalias-polluted-streets-an-entrepreneur-seeks-bravery-in-the-corridors-of-cop31/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fadumo Ahmed and her business partner want to convert 5,000 petrol tuk tuks to electric alternatives]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:43:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPWVIQLNZVHS5EGDZ4ELKBTQ7U.jpg?auth=bd7f67d9ebd5e433d68b956d9603080db657de44285aa6f58d08716acc964689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hassan Mumin and Fadumo Ahmed of Somali social enterprise eBajaaj at Cop31 in Antalya, Turkey. Photograph: Caroline O'Doherty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish boxer Kristian Jubani loses out on gold by split decision at 2026 Youth Olympics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/11/12/kristian-jubani-loses-out-on-gold-by-split-decision-at-youth-olympics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/11/12/kristian-jubani-loses-out-on-gold-by-split-decision-at-youth-olympics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crumlin fighter beaten 3-2 on the scorecards by India’s Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:35:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RQN4XOLNNJNFQ6KZ7ZEGXNFTY.jpg?auth=0c509fe87eef884af8b1ea5397d4e9be688ba1f35a30f6276e0b132387db88f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Kristian Jubani and India's Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam compete at the boxing men's 50kg final gold medal bout during the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Photograph: Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Meinhardt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second-level teaching unions express ‘serious concern’ over new public pay deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/12/teaching-unions-express-serious-concern-over-new-pay-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/12/teaching-unions-express-serious-concern-over-new-pay-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ASTI and TUI issue joint statement demanding ‘urgent clarification’ over previously agreed local bargaining deal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:07:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R54E25EXKFAQXJ3TNY3VYJOR2E.jpg?auth=b641ed1a9d2696d7f2d84e1f93d67da45f14e1d0e2c75186b1bec958fdfcaf0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ASTI general secretary Linda Kelly said it was vital that the department delivered on its commitments to teachers. Photograph: Domnick Walsh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Domnick Walsh Photography 087267</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The murky 1923 murder of two Dublin Jews]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/12/not-so-safe-haven-frank-mcnally-on-the-murky-1923-murder-of-two-dublin-jews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/11/12/not-so-safe-haven-frank-mcnally-on-the-murky-1923-murder-of-two-dublin-jews/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The claim that this is ‘the only country in Europe where not one Jewish person has been killed because of his religion’ is almost true, but not quite]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WL6P2WKO2ZCUJEPBRROWGYCX3A.jpeg?auth=04645debfa548373f3b78e50d5237b14bf2bb1f2485b44352c78f666d1a9dee8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil minister for finance Sean MacEntee, who hinted darkly that various members of the opposition knew who had killed the two men]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbody client portal down for more than two days after cybersecurity incident ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/goodbody-client-portal-down-for-more-than-two-days-after-cybersecurity-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/goodbody-client-portal-down-for-more-than-two-days-after-cybersecurity-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigations so far have found no evidence of clients’ assets being affected]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:58:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGCPUZO5RNBDNPA2GNRAPLWD2Q.jpg?auth=d8bc277eed5acbf94a9a0ad4a1c9a9c0c583a3c68bed77bd6dfd6610aba914f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Goodbody's online client portal was taken down on Tuesday afternoon after the firm identified a cybersecurity incident. Photograph: Thapana Onphalai/iStock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapana Onphalai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMAT joins Philomena Begley for surprise performance at NI Music Prize in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/12/cmat-joins-philomena-begley-for-surprise-performance-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/12/cmat-joins-philomena-begley-for-surprise-performance-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[NI Music Prize sees country-influenced star and veteran join forces on stage as Begley receives lifetime achievement award]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:55:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UEASMRGYONENTNR24QJVS6IAAE.jpg?auth=efc9c50b565867e7015aed11b9d16854ef138b8d2853a869009232f6c373ef88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philomena Begley and CMAT perform Blanket on the Ground to celebrate Begley's Lifetime Achievement award at the NI Music Prize event in Belfast's Ulster Hall. Photograph: Carrie Davenport]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor Murray: Why Mack Hansen could be key to Ireland’s 2027 World Cup ambitions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/conor-murray-why-mack-hansen-could-be-key-to-irelands-world-cup-ambitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/conor-murray-why-mack-hansen-could-be-key-to-irelands-world-cup-ambitions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor  Murray ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Connacht winger's ability to create opportunities is becoming increasingly important to Andy Farrell's plans as Ireland prepare for Fiji and South Africa]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:41:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LE7VWSOMGC6MUAV2CZD4GWJ3SM.jpg?auth=6d815789cdd5db8074d8139bcf95c6778a6ace5b021a2f67e7e646bcd0f1a64e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Mack Hansen is tackled by Argentina's Bautista Delguy during the Nations Championship match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland v Fiji team news: Farrell excited to see what Hansen brings to fullback, as Bundee Aki starts ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/ireland-team-announcement-live-andy-farrell-to-name-lineup-for-fiji-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/ireland-team-announcement-live-andy-farrell-to-name-lineup-for-fiji-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bundee Aki starts as Farrell makes seven changes for Nations Championship clash]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBRPCNMHJBY3HFHYFVOWDGQS4M.jpg?auth=2e271eb283289c5ddef46eea9c9d64418773cb0800ad05260ac3bef96ac6da8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Andy Farrell speaking in press conference. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death toll rises to eight after building collapses in New York City]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/death-toll-rises-to-eight-after-building-collapses-in-new-york-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/death-toll-rises-to-eight-after-building-collapses-in-new-york-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Luscombe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Authorities say at least 17 people were hurt when three-storey building in Brooklyn gave way ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:20:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NW7SC7AAQL2V245GZPMTOBNEYM.jpg?auth=bf606058d7c65c1bdb03fdc2d4a4d59f0e45db752a2d14ef0ccc0ac9868ec4bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency workers remove debris as they search for survivors following a building collapse in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Photograph: Dave Sanders/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave Sanders</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France hoping Antoine Dupont at outhalf can help change fortunes against South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/france-hoping-antoine-dupont-at-outhalf-can-help-change-fortunes-against-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/france-hoping-antoine-dupont-at-outhalf-can-help-change-fortunes-against-south-africa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Bull]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Injury crisis makes the job harder for Fabien Galthié whose side have beaten Springboks once in their last 10 meetings]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:10:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTWM5JY4MK63GXQAZFQTNTMVJM.jpg?auth=ba3f3b75e5296cbc24fc03acd31b1159855c1b6d5c67bead161bd87f2d84e5d9&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 with Maxime Lucu at scrumhalf for Friday night's Nations Championship match against South Africa at the Stade de France 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[Global shares trade slightly higher despite market-moving Nvidia resignation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/global-shares-trade-slightly-higher-despite-market-moving-nvidia-resignation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/global-shares-trade-slightly-higher-despite-market-moving-nvidia-resignation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq All-Share index retreats 0.16 per cent to close at 15,011.50]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:08:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXECKZUCYKDR5W3PVPZKNENDGY.jpg?auth=54497361b16de3e03aaded388f25e15e433915ab129ff9165c0b76f3a0a16110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Early trades on Wall Street edged the three big US stock indexes slightly higher in morning trading. Photograph: Angela Weiss/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court to hear bid to set aside arbitrator’s award against group that worked fund social homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/high-court-to-hear-bid-to-set-aside-arbitrators-award-in-new-beginning-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/high-court-to-hear-bid-to-set-aside-arbitrators-award-in-new-beginning-dispute/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge says he is ‘uncomfortable’ dealing with the case as he knows some of the parties personally]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:05:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2OZNR7TQVC5JAZTDFQ3NUBZYI.jpg?auth=ca82f67128304d85e139dcc4496518e1a357b134dd4b7a2c0c6dab9aeb9ddf82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In 2024, the New Beginning firms brought High Court proceedings against the Platform ICAV and all those associated companies and funds seeking to restrain the termination of an agreement between them. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: the EPC Summit in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/11/12/in-pictures-the-epc-summit-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/11/12/in-pictures-the-epc-summit-in-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney among visiting leaders at Dublin’s Convention Centre]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:03:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKXI76YGU5EMTPERIHXNKQZTTI.JPG?auth=7389ba9f2f1761fce428260aa906be88f143e1690cf19c44f3523fb3eab23d9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Political leaders pose for the group photo during the European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre, 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[Hotel prices surge following announcement of 11 Garth Brooks gigs in five counties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/hotel-prices-surge-for-garth-brooks-concerts-as-gigs-selling-fast-on-thursday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/hotel-prices-surge-for-garth-brooks-concerts-as-gigs-selling-fast-on-thursday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As country star prepares for 11 shows across five counties, accommodation options are running out ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:56:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SOJTSHT4VUDX2Q6UDP2FIK2HU.jpg?auth=0aaccf7c098ad243b2fac6ff90f0aebfc6aaef76e24447bd8590507aa89c1a1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garth Brooks tickets were selling quickly when they went on sale on Thursday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Conroy inspired generations of Galway footballers, says Liam Sammon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/12/paul-conroy-inspired-generations-of-galway-footballers-says-liam-sammon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/12/paul-conroy-inspired-generations-of-galway-footballers-says-liam-sammon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Galway manager, who handed Conroy his senior debut in 2008, pays tribute as midfielder brings 19-season intercounty career to an end]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:38:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EOAGKR6M2JBF7PNGCBHPN5BJCA.jpg?auth=b83f98632ea76faa98fda6d2e74cf14aff4ce0370f6f239661cbe4633d4683e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Paul Conroy announced his intercounty retirement. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former HealthBeacon Ireland head fined €67,580 for insider trading ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/former-healthbeacon-employee-fined-67580-for-insider-trading/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/former-healthbeacon-employee-fined-67580-for-insider-trading/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Bank of Ireland says Alan Dalton sold shares on two separate occasions in 2022 while in possession of price-sensitive information ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:31:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFLMIASKELB25KAC7R2JLKLVR4.jpg?auth=6d1e52e832006096d11210c2b7f0cc81a22a15687b49b6663306c051c108cc85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HealthBeacon floated on the Irish stock market in 2021 with an ambition of accelerating the roll-out of a digital sharps disposal bin for needles and syringes that reminds patients to maintain injection schedules at home.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis O’Brien’s five-star Camiral resort in Spain returns to profit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/denis-obriens-camiral-resort-returns-to-profit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/denis-obriens-camiral-resort-returns-to-profit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It will host the Ryder Cup in 2031]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:21:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4GZJDKWBFDD3H7MENUDDMBDQQ.jpg?auth=cb9b7271e5205a39e80fd96d52b22e7a5cba654fcb6b0b085a5544c57a307f53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Camiral has two golf courses on the resort’s 540-hectare forested estate]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HAROLD ABELLAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda shot during Dublin house search awarded €404,000 by High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/garda-shot-during-house-search-awarded-404000-by-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/garda-shot-during-house-search-awarded-404000-by-high-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[Det Garda Paul McManus suffered ‘through-and-through’ gunshot wound in Dublin in 2017]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:20:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MF7LIYAZE5BSLBQMZKKO4JLKV4.JPG?auth=ce2ff683f38d4662f0ce2cbac4cd3b264379edbaf2ceb6859a97d0b7ea5f0b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Leonie Reynolds told the High Court the now retired detective garda had recounted the circumstances surrounding his shooting 'with understated courage'. 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[The Irish Times wins in eight categories at Irish Journalism Awards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/the-irish-times-wins-in-eight-categories-at-irish-journalism-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/the-irish-times-wins-in-eight-categories-at-irish-journalism-awards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Fintan O’Toole and Hannah McCarthy among those whose work was recognised]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:20:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQDNGVYLZRBZ7ACMNZLOWASLLY.JPG?auth=697063ffc2febd0b1bf4e897f43a3b87b79ad4cda6d70d6b2734990455034d70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The awards ceremony in Dublin on Thursday. 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[Ebenezer review: Johnny Depp still has the terrible English accent he’s been torturing for 30 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-still-has-the-terrible-english-accent-hes-been-torturing-for-30-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-still-has-the-terrible-english-accent-hes-been-torturing-for-30-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The star doesn’t exactly kill Ti West’s film, but you sense a much better movie longing to escape his awkward embrace]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPC6LKIBAFMNGGIIVXURRCOCVM.jpg?auth=5e20ee2080ff2d9b6a8d90cbbc167e29fe600670e00533715b16cace890c636b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge. Photograph: Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jaap Buitendijk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota Corolla at 60: How the humble car became embedded in Irish culture ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/11/12/toyota-corolla-at-60-making-the-ordinary-a-virtue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/11/12/toyota-corolla-at-60-making-the-ordinary-a-virtue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 57 million buyers have rewarded the Corolla’s practical virtues and dependability ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y5GJP6I6YJCSXLP7QMJYKZ2T7M.jpg?auth=19cccf3cd234ba53845a598d5b854156da58f757bf74cebc948372f48605c87d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toyota Corolla has long been a family favourite]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jayson Fong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meath construction firm obtains enforcement orders for €9.8m arbitration award against developer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/construction-firm-granted-orders-for-enforcement-of-98m-arbitration-award-against-developer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/construction-firm-granted-orders-for-enforcement-of-98m-arbitration-award-against-developer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Developer Baystreet found to have unlawfully terminated contract ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:41:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KUWFULV7HFCYPPWSS35QDLS2JU.jpg?auth=1ac4f58ba3b4876aba939fff9bc55d1e88342abec52cd540db2c7351b76307ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High Court president Judge David Barnville this week granted the orders to Midland Construction & Engineering Ltd. Photograph: OPW]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Dublin becomes centre of Ukraine discussions, what are the big issues?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/dublin-becomes-centre-of-ukraine-discussions-as-eu-leaders-meet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/dublin-becomes-centre-of-ukraine-discussions-as-eu-leaders-meet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukraine will rightly never accept concessions on territory and so the war continues into its fifth winter]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:38:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QPICT3STQBGIPIOG7VDJ2JDYSA.JPG?auth=f254ddc1ecf6abdd9b311b83e9cf2c6f3d76fd7006b60ea96099389f6a4cf279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, and Emmanuel Macron, president of France in the front line of the 'family photo' during the European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre 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[Minister and TD Eoin Hayes in sharp exchange over Simon Harris’s ‘dog-whistling’ social welfare comments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/minister-defends-simon-harris-from-accusation-of-worst-kind-of-dog-whistling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/minister-defends-simon-harris-from-accusation-of-worst-kind-of-dog-whistling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes accused of hiding from media and boasting about redundancies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:14:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NADNVMBXZFHJDCUB5ZZGCEQGNQ.jpg?auth=01c9e8648e53a1f328097718df18becd8eb5da333a1eceb18a6bb656c513296d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke. 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[‘Monster’ paedophile who abused daughter and sister-in-law to be sentenced over assaults on third victim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/abuse-victim-reported-1970s-paedophile-assaults-after-seeing-news-of-other-convictions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/abuse-victim-reported-1970s-paedophile-assaults-after-seeing-news-of-other-convictions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christopher O’Mahony (68), of Kerrykyle, Ardagh, Co Limerick will be sentenced next month ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:09:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVXYDCRMXNDWFE3ZVS44UEUPMU.jpg?auth=63c952636d32aa3afd6dc40d63158059f39b2fe74e620582ca9a2add536541f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher O'Mahony, of Kerikyle, Ardagh, Co Limerick is to be sentenced in November. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naval Service cadet did not report alleged sexual assault to avoid ‘troublemaker’ label, tribunal told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/cadet-did-not-report-alleged-sexual-assault-to-avoid-troublemaker-label-tribunal-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/cadet-did-not-report-alleged-sexual-assault-to-avoid-troublemaker-label-tribunal-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman who was subjected to sexual advances and taunts said she had to buy her way out of the Naval Service]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:09:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJU4SKRBJ5CQZE2Q2HASVRKIDQ.jpg?auth=65993d0cd6251f797ab80d4198b50aaa0924d04016d0ef03664c6c85402e84f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I was a cadet – you don’t rock the boat,' said Ms A when explaining why she did not report an alleged sexual assault. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technician blamed when insulin monitors had to be scrapped wins €8,000 over ‘hasty’ firing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/technician-blamed-when-glucose-monitors-had-to-be-scrapped-wins-8000-over-hasty-firing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/technician-blamed-when-glucose-monitors-had-to-be-scrapped-wins-8000-over-hasty-firing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC finds company had conducted an unfair disciplinary process]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:59:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIN645TP4AC7L4Y556SFJGOOQU.jpg?auth=4a8fe0cf2784eab9fc827d171c9b15fb91edaf5cc0a0d5d5c565120671313425&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seamus Sexton was sacked by Sanmina Ireland ULC after he 'tweaked' the pressure settings on a clamp used in a handling system. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman in Co Laois car crash settles action against her mother for €2.75m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/woman-in-co-laois-car-crash-settles-action-against-her-mother-for-275m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/woman-in-co-laois-car-crash-settles-action-against-her-mother-for-275m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Margaret Stapleton (60) returned to US for surgery and ended up with life-changing brain injury]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:35:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Counsel said Margaret Stapleton is left in a situation where she has significant cognitive decline, and her memory is affected. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US official discloses nearly $12,000 holiday paid for by Stripe’s Patrick Collison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/us-official-discloses-nearly-12000-holiday-paid-for-by-stripes-patrick-collison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/us-official-discloses-nearly-12000-holiday-paid-for-by-stripes-patrick-collison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A spokesperson for Patrick Collison said they were a pre-existing friend and no business meetings were conducted on the trip]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:30:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46HBWQNNLNA73NOGMT25PATWEU.jpg?auth=a211d08f0c1161dffa2fe1c2f917c51b40db2123eb079097019f28b4ab35061a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Collison, chief executive officer and co-founder of Stripe. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy makes strong start as he closes gap on Race to Dubai leader Eugenio Chacarra]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/12/rory-mcilroy-makes-strong-start-as-he-closes-gap-on-race-to-dubai-leader-eugenio-chacarra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/12/rory-mcilroy-makes-strong-start-as-he-closes-gap-on-race-to-dubai-leader-eugenio-chacarra/</guid><description><![CDATA[McIlroy could have taken the lead on projected points but left an eagle putt on the last just short ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:21:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3WUTOVCA7TW5JS3MJLQHOBJ7E.jpg?auth=8560ba9140b85eefa6ea9c01c40e3edb4220b8070e20ec6c50d5bb20d66e3464&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy plays his second shot out of the rough on the 15th hole during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omagh bomber was an informer who was protected at expense of investigation, inquiry told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/omagh-bomber-was-an-informer-who-was-protected-at-expense-of-investigation-inquiry-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/omagh-bomber-was-an-informer-who-was-protected-at-expense-of-investigation-inquiry-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former senior police officer says he believes ‘one of the people who brought the bomb to Omagh on the day was an agent’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:19:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MRROHFV6G2OVVAWUFRYJAK6LJ4.jpg?auth=c9c66cf68ce8e297705bb81c250d5144c6ef17f82e1c937eb5e82269ccda23f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bradford Court in Belfast, where the Omagh Bombing Inquiry is being held. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owners of Dealz parent firm the same ‘asset strippers’ behind Clerys closure, Labour TD warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/minister-should-pick-up-phone-to-dealz-owners-as-time-runs-out-to-save-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/minister-should-pick-up-phone-to-dealz-owners-as-time-runs-out-to-save-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Burke puts Workplace Relations Commission on notice ‘to ensure employees’ rights are protected’  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:17:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYKGHN6SABICNPASLZ2T2VF35U.jpg?auth=d22b4fe2898b6b6603cf7b7c004a856e325eaf33ec4391a779bfa1aa47561f15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seventy Dealz stores in Ireland are under threat with consequences for 3,500 staff. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving on from Israel and can Troy Parrott keep scoring? Talking points ahead of Austria v Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/austria-v-ireland-training-ground-setup-at-odds-with-hallgrimssons-desire-to-move-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/austria-v-ireland-training-ground-setup-at-odds-with-hallgrimssons-desire-to-move-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Secretive training setup in Abbotstown at odds with Hallgrímsson’s desire to move on]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCDZEG2LRGHLY5ERJGKM6M5IAU.jpg?auth=904ff328fbdba0077f42327e1e6ee5dd4c567e3b451107c0a44e259238d0f7d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson (left) during a training session at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown. Photograph: Brian Lawless/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dingle’s Fish Box restaurant records tasty €1m post-tax profit in another record year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/dingles-fish-box-restaurant-and-takeaway-records-post-tax-profit-of-1m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/dingles-fish-box-restaurant-and-takeaway-records-post-tax-profit-of-1m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firm is sitting on accumulated profits of €2m]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:10:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6HUNSHWMJBFZLKPDG447ABQZA.jpg?auth=f23e79da280c8271d6ff17c0d2ecf36caba23903ee11c487b714152f31930e5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Flannery of The Fish Box in Dingle. The business had a bumper year in 2025, with cash funds increasing fivefold. Photograph: Domnick Walsh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">www.dwalshphoto.ie 0872672033</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland to see coldest night of the season tonight as ‘Arctic air mass’ causes temperatures to plummet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/coldest-night-of-season-forecast-by-met-eireann-but-no-snow-expected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/coldest-night-of-season-forecast-by-met-eireann-but-no-snow-expected/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arctic air mass descends, sending temperatures plummeting on calm night]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:05:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIAJEHHVGZCZDB4JMECFEFQ7A4.jpg?auth=a7da2c26ca19435690e2bef1822a28c707d1b44a25291180f9f4beeafadba6ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man runs in the cold along the Clontarf Road in Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jason Hutch allegations involve infiltration at ‘highest echelon of An Garda Síochána’, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/jason-hutch-allegations-involve-infiltration-at-highest-echelon-of-an-garda-siochana-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/jason-hutch-allegations-involve-infiltration-at-highest-echelon-of-an-garda-siochana-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jason Murphy, otherwise known as Jason Hutch, deemed a substantial flight risk and denied bail ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:04:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MZ2U7TCUWQSTSBOOD4VCKSUDQ.jpg?auth=75510c1b8ea3ddbcdc7fffe02fba00f86614e12ded24be28aabf331aaf86d2ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Hutch's fiancee, Louise Meade, told the High Court at Cloverhill that he was 'a fantastic partner and very much a family man'. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish reunification will be costly - here are the key decisions which will decide the size of the bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/12/the-key-political-choices-that-will-determine-the-cost-of-irish-reunification/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/12/the-key-political-choices-that-will-determine-the-cost-of-irish-reunification/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New research shows the vital importance of boosting growth in Northern Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:41:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of Limerick woman ‘left in van for two weeks’ before being dumped in Lough Erne ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/body-of-murder-victim-left-in-van-for-two-weeks-before-being-dumped-in-lough-erne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/body-of-murder-victim-left-in-van-for-two-weeks-before-being-dumped-in-lough-erne/</guid><description><![CDATA[The body of Carrie Mullane (39) was wrapped in black plastic sheeting and weighed down, the court heard]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:28:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZKFTQSQZXA4CGX6MHFMIC4EQI.jpg?auth=9b17a2e4878173fad5b08fffad29e134c2e339819e66502ab163c6548fd2f664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane (39) had been missing since she arrived in Enniskillen from Limerick on October 10th. Photograph: PSNI/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Family Handout</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystal Palace sack Pierre Sage and in advanced talks to appoint Thomas Frank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/crystal-palace-sack-pierre-sage-and-in-advanced-talks-to-appoint-thomas-frank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/crystal-palace-sack-pierre-sage-and-in-advanced-talks-to-appoint-thomas-frank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aaarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frenchman goes after just 16 games with club bottom of table, and is set to take over at former club Lens]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:26:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZB2NST47IWDPDEMLFBTHFJ5O44.jpg?auth=e73954f646aeedee15fa7714baba31401357222052cf8462ea0934bc71144003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crystal Palace have sacked manager Pierre Sage with the club at the bottom of the Premier League. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jordan Pettitt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin tells US envoys that Russia will target foreign troops in Ukraine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/us-envoys-meet-putin-at-kremlin-after-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/us-envoys-meet-putin-at-kremlin-after-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pjotr Sauer and Jennifer Rankin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian military faces more disruptions to Starlink satellite service]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:21:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHZSF7GM67WWTN5XNYWVL4MAYA.jpg?auth=c50358dd576cf6d6cd3346239c031903328daaebb65536f38f84519d13cffed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin (L) greets Jared Kushner (R) and Steve Witkoff (C) during their meeting at the Kremlin, Moscow. 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Photograph: Go Nakamura/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Go Nakamura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State should pay childcare workers’ wages directly, committee hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/state-should-pay-childcare-wages-directly-to-ensure-stability-and-quality-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/state-should-pay-childcare-wages-directly-to-ensure-stability-and-quality-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Childcare providers group says Government ambition for €200 a month cost is ‘reckless pursuit’ without supports ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:57:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2Y7PSPQJXNEBJOP4XAWQFQALHM.jpg?auth=2c427f5dfd085f9b33885cf82066c52879caa4658eb14617af727c266ee4b039&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siptu has appealed for a childcare system in which staff would be paid directly by the State. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FatCamera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli air strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza kills six]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/12/israeli-air-strike-on-nasser-hospital-in-gaza-kills-six/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/11/12/israeli-air-strike-on-nasser-hospital-in-gaza-kills-six/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seham Tantesh in Gaza, William Christou in Beirut]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Surgeon and disabled man among the dead]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:50:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VW6YH5RBLLBZI56GYU5BV6GFQI.jpg?auth=e83aee592ad9face35bbb9f7fdaa0c1192da30e1d41512d13316c753e62b11c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A staff member salvages medical equipment at Nasser hospital after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abdel Kareem Hana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win one-of-five family passes to Everwinter at the RDS]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/partials/2026/11/12/win-one-of-five-family-passes-to-everwinter-at-the-rds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/partials/2026/11/12/win-one-of-five-family-passes-to-everwinter-at-the-rds/</guid><description><![CDATA[Five readers will enjoy an Ultimate Everwinter Experience family pass with ice skating passes and tickets to Robert Fossett’s Circus.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:19:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVO6PDWRWNBSFHAXHEXOC5FL5U.png?auth=6de1a6088962de4c674a771f20bf049351d29515ef5cafa447649903839a016e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SFTW Week 46]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ardmore and Troy studios managing director Elaine Geraghty to step down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/12/ardmore-and-troy-studios-managing-director-elaine-geraghty-to-step-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/12/ardmore-and-troy-studios-managing-director-elaine-geraghty-to-step-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle, Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industry veteran has headed television and film studios since 2020]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:50:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YEEPYYSPVET2ZMFDHYHZMOD6UA.jpg?auth=93978d565a70bd80ce0e40f3f4282377eef026a63202339f0af4a98b6554dc2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elaine Geraghty is stepping down as managing director of Ardmore and Troy Studios. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Feed: Food historian Ann Marie Duffin’s favourite places for coffee, lunch and dinner with a difference]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/12/the-feed-food-historian-ann-marie-duffins-favourite-places-for-coffee-lunch-and-dinner-with-a-difference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/12/the-feed-food-historian-ann-marie-duffins-favourite-places-for-coffee-lunch-and-dinner-with-a-difference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As founder of Bia Duit, Duffin has a few favourite historical culinary traditions too]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/445AHZZQSVFVNPOZ4TNSYERWHE.jpg?auth=5aa059ac63050c08c16f0727a3927e2743dafa50dc2602501e8b643a0fe392dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Feed: Hosanna Boulter (right) speaks with Ann Marie Duffin about Dublin food history]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach condemns blocking of aid to Gaza but says action at summits ‘unlikely’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/taoiseach-condemns-blocking-of-aid-to-gaza-but-says-action-at-summits-unlikely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/taoiseach-condemns-blocking-of-aid-to-gaza-but-says-action-at-summits-unlikely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Russia, Micheál Martin said it remains to be determined whether Vladimir Putin is serious about Ukraine peace talks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7CV3NNPCJG2O4YSCU3F43S2NI.jpg?auth=b921874d310410d7184425196ed4037ab75bbd3af38b8c8dc7e1f30e754f91bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin waits to welcome guests as they arrive at the European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats pledge to expose ‘absolute avalanche of corruption’ under Donald Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/democrats-pledge-to-expose-absolute-avalanche-of-corruption-under-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/democrats-pledge-to-expose-absolute-avalanche-of-corruption-under-donald-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Rogers in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congress member Jamie Raskin says he will launch sweeping probe of president and allies but warns party to avoid impeachment ‘distraction’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:22:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LFANLZ5LI4LL4TQCZ674ZWWRU.jpg?auth=0935199f2e36a3f2a9ece0695cc543c7d0ec2f20f68a75d0d05b829523355855&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic lawmaker Jamie Raskin is expected to chair the US House judiciary committee in the next Congress. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna von Hausswolff at the NCH review: Mosh-pit Enya plays a mesmerising first Dublin concert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/12/anna-von-hausswolff-at-the-nch-review-mosh-pit-enya-plays-a-mesmerising-first-dublin-concert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/11/12/anna-von-hausswolff-at-the-nch-review-mosh-pit-enya-plays-a-mesmerising-first-dublin-concert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Swedish folk-metal singer arrives at National Concert Hall looking as if she means business on Wednesday, in a heavy-metal hoodie and baseball cap]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:15:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZOPOSH5XVGVTMQDNYNYNKNULQ.jpg?auth=686c4fc5d85d19fc5d950f6bb426069667d86f525fa2bfb94922e0db779091d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anna Von Hausswolff on stage at All Together Now this summer. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill





]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lane Kiffin: The college football coach who has turned playing heel into an art form]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/12/college-football-coach-lane-kiffins-celebrity-flankers-bit-turns-out-to-be-yet-more-bunkum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/12/college-football-coach-lane-kiffins-celebrity-flankers-bit-turns-out-to-be-yet-more-bunkum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regardless of his football nous, Kiffin knows the modern sports world is a dysfunctional arena where clicks and eyeballs are considered currency]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CNGFI5EZBCDFBKERUSOEYUD4A.jpg?auth=993779af3304396dfed252d84fa664e9ea033e3d58749d41fe8d0d6d1bfedfbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers before a game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at the Tiger Stadium on September 12th. Photograph: Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gus Stark/LSU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lifetime anonymity orders protecting NI defendants to be contested after David Walliams ruling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/lifetime-anonymity-orders-protecting-ni-defendants-to-be-contested-after-david-walliams-ruling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/lifetime-anonymity-orders-protecting-ni-defendants-to-be-contested-after-david-walliams-ruling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author failed in court bid to block media naming him over sexual misconduct allegations amid claims he would self-harm
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7QV2LROBBGQPLPFQAOBE43MVA.jpg?auth=ff89feb9cad2072073c7d22423d55b1a249d7d859b54c9846df3a1ee057e5939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Walliams tried to block media outlets from naming him in relation to sexual misconduct allegations. Photograph: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shane Anthony Sinclair</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police ombudsman’s new €4m IT system abandoned shortly after contract signed, Fiosrú says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/police-ombudsmans-new-4m-it-system-abandoned-shortly-after-contract-signed-fiosru-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/police-ombudsmans-new-4m-it-system-abandoned-shortly-after-contract-signed-fiosru-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New case management system could cost €12m over 10 years, ombudsman tells Dáil Public Accounts Committee]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:57:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WIZMBV3X5CCBBXA3QKCFK5S5Q.jpg?auth=bac097a06acb1ab7e388e4c885e8455f1ee86e80d0f85d2d80599a74a3afd4ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiosrú said it decided an off-the-shelf case-management system was the optimum way forward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monsitj</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romeo & Juliet review: Ballet Ireland’s lead dancers give a near flawless portrayal of Shakespeare’s young lovers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/11/12/romeo-juliet-review-ballet-irelands-lead-dancers-give-a-near-flawless-portrayal-of-shakespeares-young-lovers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/11/12/romeo-juliet-review-ballet-irelands-lead-dancers-give-a-near-flawless-portrayal-of-shakespeares-young-lovers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ramón Valls Barba and Erica Vadelka dance with tender passion and heartfelt abandon in a production choreographed by Morgann Runacre-Temple]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:56:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYRYKGHBLRHHTI5X4QNM455PSM.jpg?auth=08ba8b09b5c2970a9cc0e885700c0aeeba41e96bc818eb30735245095fe991db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ramón Valls Barba and Erica Vadelka in Ballet Ireland’s Romeo & Juliet. Photograph: Andy Ross]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Carrick’s fatal flaw got him sacked but Manchester United’s problems run far deeper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/michael-carrick-is-just-the-latest-victim-of-manchester-uniteds-deep-dysfunction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/michael-carrick-is-just-the-latest-victim-of-manchester-uniteds-deep-dysfunction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carrick’s philosophy was more akin to that of Alex Ferguson but football has moved on since then, leaving United behind]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:50:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNVG4XF4NH66UZZXD3XFTBLRIM.jpg?auth=ebf79dbc86f66064ff5c5ff3c15b4ed1ec244ab1e82bc6d36b9cd6882220ef53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick reacts during the Premier League match against Aston Villa. Photograph: Darren Staples/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Staples</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Carrick sacked as Manchester United head coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/michael-carrick-sacked-as-manchester-united-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/michael-carrick-sacked-as-manchester-united-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino is expected to come in as new head coach with club languishing in Premier League relegation zone]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:34:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WTR36W2GSQIHRDJVTMK6N2JMM.jpg?auth=9257dca9f37d7dafd49baf776b76b71338f98b5430c66789e0b921be43865545&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Carrick arriving at Carrington training centre on Thursday. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann Dunne, daughter of Dunnes Stores founder, dies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/ann-dunne-daughter-of-dunnes-stores-founder-dies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/ann-dunne-daughter-of-dunnes-stores-founder-dies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Her death leaves Margaret Heffernan as the last surviving child of the retailer’s founder, Bernard Dunne]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:28:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBQBUASEJ5EF3NQI6VYAM62BKQ.jpg?auth=73f7146649e1d359a2c6e3576c0c4b8d4d256898b37e13851dbebf6b44bca1c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dunnes Stores was founded by Ann Dunne's father Bernard Dunne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Williams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who could run Nvidia after Jensen Huang’s ousting following report of a second affair?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/12/who-could-run-nvidia-if-jensen-huang-is-ousted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/12/who-could-run-nvidia-if-jensen-huang-is-ousted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Acton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chip giant co-founder’s departure opens up the succession race]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:20:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7AVC4YSMU5EPRGWQYI6KVSWVM4.jpg?auth=26ec31724db1c31bafd07f844cd32a8cd58540f9a031fceca621ea3dccb1a3ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has resigned from his post. 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[Ken Early on Manchester United’s deepening dysfunction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/12/ken-early-on-manchester-uniteds-deepening-dysfunction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/12/ken-early-on-manchester-uniteds-deepening-dysfunction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Ireland look to enjoy a more normal international camp as they head for Linz to face Austria]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:22:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGMXUX6RAQA7MWY77DH5GPJBBE.jpg?auth=e785e5ac16537a1b92e0cde9f7f250670b36cf6f40bca350ae1038f8eb09d455&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino, (possibly) Manchester United's next head coach. Photograph: Nick Potts/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer in west of Ireland charged with keeping live calves in pen with dead calves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/farmer-in-west-of-ireland-charged-with-keeping-live-calves-in-pen-with-dead-calves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/farmer-in-west-of-ireland-charged-with-keeping-live-calves-in-pen-with-dead-calves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean Coughlan (47) appears in court facing 40 alleged animal welfare offences]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:21:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTXIEZMO7QZI2OWVPUFPJQBCOY.jpg?auth=b800b679fa3a8f7817a4798eefe53fa4c448a9db6b63899a43dc302d9872b040&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Coughlan (47) of Cum, Laherdane, Ballina, Co Mayo, appeared before Judge Kenneth Connolly and a jury at Roscommon Circuit Court ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guard scolds Pete Hegseth’s group for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/guard-scolds-pete-hegseths-group-for-laughing-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/guard-scolds-pete-hegseths-group-for-laughing-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Campbell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defense secretary, his wife and officials were visiting war memorial at Virginia’s Arlington national cemetery]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:14:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WWIPBCCDJAQWHBBHTO52EHH22E.jpg?auth=bf640295aa844862ffdc2c59703f57651c197060ff5095869ce6218d3afbc26a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth  and his wife Jennifer Rauchet during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concertgoers to be given more information about dynamic pricing while in online queues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/concertgoers-to-be-given-more-information-about-dynamic-pricing-while-in-online-queues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/concertgoers-to-be-given-more-information-about-dynamic-pricing-while-in-online-queues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New regulations, proposed by Ireland’s commissioner Michael McGrath, will also tackle ‘subscription traps’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:03:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAHA5QCAVJEV3L65QNFXRMFG3M.jpg?auth=bf43462d5122c22ace2346e53b4a7522a72fa0e0939be523b1cedb1a5f380f88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans at an Oasis concert in Croke Park, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sperrin Mountains gold mine inquiry wraps up after 52 days of evidence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/sperrin-mountains-gold-mine-inquiry-wraps-up-after-52-days-of-evidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/sperrin-mountains-gold-mine-inquiry-wraps-up-after-52-days-of-evidence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Corr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Controversial application included potential water pollution and digging up peatland marked for conservation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBIDTORWYMN7TUAPAKDWATS6J4.jpg?auth=f0ec80a0a69169a9f4c8d590d1f180887237c19cecd1b904727be13fb020b797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters outside the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh during the public inquiry into the controversial planning application for the Dalradian gold mine project in the Sperrin Mountains in April. Photograph: Claudia Savage/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Claudia Savage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Mack Hansen may swap to fullback for Fiji clash as Andy Farrell is forced into re-shuffle]]></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>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:19:22 +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[Stars finally align as strikes averted before showcase Dublin meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/stars-finally-align-as-strikes-averted-before-showcase-dublin-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/stars-finally-align-as-strikes-averted-before-showcase-dublin-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If there were a red carpet in the political world, it would have to be rolled out as 50 political leaders gather in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:18:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6V2CZWYZH5CZN4WLPR6WNRDFHI.jpg?auth=0e64d83d3b59da0b6ed8e8a0c7b7c3055a15ed745509936c3a8beebc09c6685d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Road closures are in place around the Convention Centre in Dublin in advance of Thursday's meeting of the European Political Community. Photograph: Niall Carson/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[12 12 12 review on Apple TV: Jamie Dornan impresses in a silly thriller that gets the job done]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/12/12-12-12-review-on-apple-tv-jamie-dornan-impresses-in-a-silly-thriller-that-gets-the-job-done/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/12/12-12-12-review-on-apple-tv-jamie-dornan-impresses-in-a-silly-thriller-that-gets-the-job-done/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: The Co Down actor puts in one of his strongest turns as a Queens bank robber desperate to quit the game but dragged back in ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6QOWSEVEYFDUDTM64CC7WYICYE.jpg?auth=4ed3ecd2a5a49d022084ca8a22502d12598d075cb8b114a04b32aa74b717db5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan in 12 12 12. Photograph: Apple TV]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrienn Szabo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debt enforcement of €314,000 to go ahead alongside Garda investigation into ‘threatening’ men]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/debt-enforcement-of-314000-to-go-ahead-alongside-garda-investigation-into-threatening-men/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/debt-enforcement-of-314000-to-go-ahead-alongside-garda-investigation-into-threatening-men/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two unidentified men claiming to be ‘republicans’ sought debt recovery]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:07:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQTPHBMZBRCKPAHQTLAMOSDAJE.JPG?auth=eb4e6a93b8b9bbace67a56a3be3fbc8551dde8921e0ac9793ec49d94486c7c99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breffni Building and Civil Engineering Group sought a stay in High Court proceedings taken against it by Leder Plant Ltd over a debt. 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[Nvidia board weighs Huang’s future as shares tumble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/nvidia-board-weighs-huangs-future-as-shares-tumble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/nvidia-board-weighs-huangs-future-as-shares-tumble/</guid><description><![CDATA[The chipmaker’s shares fell as much as 10 per cent after reports that its board was preparing to oust the chief executive]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:59:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3OMJQYFBO4MK5LPBOQZYKOGIQ.jpg?auth=51cc5deb4bdf1cac610976ba36f2e4bd15171685fca95e157527f7867dffe187&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. Photograph: 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[Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat in historic upset]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/democrat-scott-colom-wins-mississippi-senate-seat-in-historic-upset/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/democrat-scott-colom-wins-mississippi-senate-seat-in-historic-upset/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adria R Walker in Mississippi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Election of the first Black senator in the state since 1880s comes in one of the country’s most reliably red states]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:42:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JL4EY3DBBGFHOS5NAWWAC2Q6A.jpg?auth=c13f47962300bd341309d173d30be01abe703dcd6fd1e2241ae70c927a6203ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mississippi senator-elect Scott Colom after his victory speech in Tougaloo, Mississippi. Photograph: Aron Smith/Jackson State University via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jackson State University</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Chuck Schumer the Democratic Party’s dynamic future or its ineffectual past?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/is-chuck-schumer-the-democratic-partys-dynamic-future-or-its-ineffectual-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/12/is-chuck-schumer-the-democratic-partys-dynamic-future-or-its-ineffectual-past/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senate leader is battling a growing perception that the party needs a new generation of leaders in wake of midterms success]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:28:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W76ENBN5GU5H7RZAHDR6VC4ENQ.jpg?auth=7374ac1e8873ebf0929049289114eb26b3990cf7a45e9a28cddd5c51f1090aed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How ‘workfluencers’ became the new buttoned-up breed of content creator]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/12/how-workfluencers-became-the-new-buttoned-up-breed-of-content-creator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/11/12/how-workfluencers-became-the-new-buttoned-up-breed-of-content-creator/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Jacobs]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A young digital-savvy workforce is driving companies to commission posts and videos promoting aspects of corporate life]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:24:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63L5XMFRWRAKBADRYLNSXKB7EM.jpg?auth=44cd6e5d1bc67381312241c5cea7d276519b10ee1518b040944440b29266ae1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lara Sophie Bothur (centre) started at Deloitte as its first corporate influencer. Now she works independently running a 'low seven-figure business by revenues'. Photograph: Franziska Krug/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franziska Krug</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenman Open payouts remain frozen after near-€100m portfolio sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/greenman-open-payouts-remain-frozen-after-near-100m-portfolio-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/greenman-open-payouts-remain-frozen-after-near-100m-portfolio-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors who asked for their money back as long ago as 2024 will have to wait for follow-on sales]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7GECOY5TCCATBE2YYSIYGDTEI.jpg?auth=f406105c0dd02cb7dda1fcd5958bd00cac91ad1417450645ecadbbd9562cc84f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greenman is invested in more than 80 properties in Germany that are leased to supermarket chains including Lidl and Aldi. Photograph: Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short-term lets Bill passes Dáil as Taoiseach criticises Healy-Rae ‘scaremongering’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/short-term-lets-bill-passes-dail-as-taoiseach-criticises-healy-rae-scaremongering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/12/short-term-lets-bill-passes-dail-as-taoiseach-criticises-healy-rae-scaremongering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plan establishes national register of rental accommodation covering stays of up to 21 nights]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OR3FKX3YM2KBM5XK3GDYUICOBQ.jpg?auth=8e4144213db72e650dad65251553ec5db4ef3b3c94640d569fa7d17017c66f49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanzania opposition leader condemns ‘political persecution’ after jailing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/12/tanzania-opposition-leader-condemns-political-persecution-after-jailing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/11/12/tanzania-opposition-leader-condemns-political-persecution-after-jailing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judges jail Tundu Lissu for incitement after failing to convict him for treason over violent government crackdown against protesters a year ago]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:49:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HOCWO7ZQ2S2OO3ID4GL2MPATAQ.jpg?auth=e85a4939ffa95845944f7a4ac041f62f32ed05043ee7579071dc8bde39732816&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tanzania's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, waves as he arrives at his treason trial, in Dar es Salaam. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning for wind and solar farms could be granted within six months under new plans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/12/planning-for-wind-and-solar-farms-could-be-granted-within-six-months-under-new-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/12/planning-for-wind-and-solar-farms-could-be-granted-within-six-months-under-new-plans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grids Package regulations due to be finalised by Christmas under Ireland’s EU presidency]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDUKUF5XIXIWLQKB73GD7PS74Y.jpg?auth=07acb5c4e4c507107a69d0392c3c13f589678b9a2807245be2eef6c70a959d9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European commissioner for energy Dan Jorgensen: 'We need overall central planning.' Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronald Wittek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Web Summit washout]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/web-summit-washout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/web-summit-washout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:39:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJLALZ7BEVD5XSINNIHR4A77CM.jpg?auth=1c5f2608fd170c86743e97635722ac54cb5e99a644c66aef7383b870128851d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cars in a partially submerged parking lot in Lisbon yesterday as storms battered the Portuguese capital. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patricia De Melo Moreira</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Kavanagh: The tech boss who former employees say ‘blurred’ lines in the workplace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/brendan-kavanagh-the-tech-boss-who-employees-say-blurred-lines-in-the-workplace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/brendan-kavanagh-the-tech-boss-who-employees-say-blurred-lines-in-the-workplace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former staff say the education-technology entrepreneur’s unorthodox management style negatively affected them]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UL52CXUVXNBYPCLHM4AUHQJVFA.jpg?auth=f28abea7543c0960c04241738a399648643365fb5786cfebc4037a5c9aa0bbfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Numerous company sources describe Brendan Kavanagh as a persuasive and charming businessman who is constantly on the look-out for new ideas and new investors. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Ohle Photo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government must match its words at Cop31 with action at home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/government-must-match-its-words-at-cop31-with-action-at-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/government-must-match-its-words-at-cop31-with-action-at-home/</guid><description><![CDATA[The people marching on Saturday are fed up with inaction and missed climate targets]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tattoos: How safe are they and how do I reduce my risk of any complications?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/12/tattoos-how-safe-are-they-and-how-do-i-reduce-my-risk-of-any-complications/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/11/12/tattoos-how-safe-are-they-and-how-do-i-reduce-my-risk-of-any-complications/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Allessandra DiCorato]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite their growing popularity, there’s a lot that scientists don’t know]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EEINW4NGZBOFGPCH56ZP2K45E.jpg?auth=b2a4b85f5013a78f230c171e80d9db8c8ad63fb2d4071c1f41cbe076235e0aae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When you get a tattoo, an artist uses needles to deposit ink 1-3mm into your skin. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vgajic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buttering up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/buttering-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/buttering-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘A faint, pervasive chill in the air to stiffen everyone’s nerves’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 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[Deloitte’s housing hand grenade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/deloittes-housing-hand-grenade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/deloittes-housing-hand-grenade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consulting firm’s report casts doubt on Government’s housing plan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WM2EUQGGZBLRNEW4KEBTP5J6A.jpg?auth=c07290ea9fe50aca7ce49d47f12b6c50a237269ad83d5c2cd5116951f4549eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Coalition has staked its political reputation to delivering 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030.  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Teamjackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with rape, sexual assault and sending sexual material to girls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/man-charged-with-rape-sexual-assault-and-sending-sexual-material-to-girls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/12/man-charged-with-rape-sexual-assault-and-sending-sexual-material-to-girls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accused (23) faces multiple charges in Cork and one in Galway over offences to children]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The accused can’t be named for legal reasons. 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[RTÉ undercuts media regulator’s role ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/rte-undercuts-media-regulators-role/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/rte-undercuts-media-regulators-role/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discussion of tracksuit tops and wardrobe budgets misses the big picture]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATOPSVY7B5BLHOKZCZZYW5HHEA.JPG?auth=38dc567da13292dac29e94e8695a0527521a134587edd9e769750a64fa03ad2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Our five-year plan, which we have shared with the department, looks for only the level we are at now plus consumer price index inflation,' RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst said last week. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 700 homes planned for Digital Hub lands in Dublin 8]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/more-than-700-homes-planned-for-digital-hub-lands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/more-than-700-homes-planned-for-digital-hub-lands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Land Development Agency to lodge planning application in the coming weeks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6OFQUR3TCNE3PAFLKEFKPRKDB4.jpg?auth=685923d0fa83888847cbe586c87a7f83280ab1ed60261c46ba481840d0a9766d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New plans for the redevelopment of the Digital Hub in Dublin 8 with a 30 per cent increase in apartments to 716 in blocks up to 13 storeys.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman remains in limbo between player and coach ahead of Ireland’s trip to Austria]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/seamus-coleman-remains-in-limbo-between-player-and-coach-ahead-of-irelands-trip-to-austria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/seamus-coleman-remains-in-limbo-between-player-and-coach-ahead-of-irelands-trip-to-austria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former captain took a full part in training on Wednesday morning ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIKXRHFIVQW3F7H36BK6YUZGD4.jpg?auth=293241297e16e6b1f8976205f5d6b84f7adb6c498cc2327cb913173ae8ef205b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman took a full part in Ireland training on Wednesday morning ahead of the nations League game against Austria on Saturday night. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public service pay deal worth only about half the exciting headline figure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/public-service-pay-deal-worth-only-about-half-the-exciting-headline-figure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/public-service-pay-deal-worth-only-about-half-the-exciting-headline-figure/</guid><description><![CDATA[A significant part of the increases goes straight back to the State as taxes and pension deductions ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 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[Former fishing agency head was asked to drop allegations in return for financial package]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/former-fishing-agency-head-was-asked-to-drop-allegations-in-return-for-financial-package/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/former-fishing-agency-head-was-asked-to-drop-allegations-in-return-for-financial-package/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report on protected disclosure made by former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief Francis O’Donnell upholds, in part, one allegation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIQI4UVJJVBBDODAJFEOMAKZCM.jpg?auth=9c18552c5573a7223f0be8c3e0c004fdcc0250943d9761d23af711de2f1ae446&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland Francis O'Donnell. Photograph: Barry Cronin for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman remains in limbo between player and coach ahead of Ireland’s trip to Austria]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/seamus-coleman-remains-in-limbo-between-player-and-coach-ahead-of-irelands-trip-to-austria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/11/seamus-coleman-remains-in-limbo-between-player-and-coach-ahead-of-irelands-trip-to-austria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former captain took a full part in training on Wednesday morning ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIKXRHFIVQW3F7H36BK6YUZGD4.jpg?auth=293241297e16e6b1f8976205f5d6b84f7adb6c498cc2327cb913173ae8ef205b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman took a full part in Ireland training on Wednesday morning ahead of the nations League game against Austria on Saturday night. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public service pay deal worth only about half the exciting headline figure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/public-service-pay-deal-worth-only-about-half-the-exciting-headline-figure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/public-service-pay-deal-worth-only-about-half-the-exciting-headline-figure/</guid><description><![CDATA[A significant part of the increases goes straight back to the State as taxes and pension deductions ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 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[Former fishing agency head was asked to drop allegations in return for financial package]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/former-fishing-agency-head-was-asked-to-drop-allegations-in-return-for-financial-package/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/former-fishing-agency-head-was-asked-to-drop-allegations-in-return-for-financial-package/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report on protected disclosure made by former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief Francis O’Donnell upholds, in part, one allegation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIQI4UVJJVBBDODAJFEOMAKZCM.jpg?auth=9c18552c5573a7223f0be8c3e0c004fdcc0250943d9761d23af711de2f1ae446&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland Francis O'Donnell. Photograph: Barry Cronin for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris’s comments on welfare dependency might hold more weight had dole not just been increased]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/12/simon-harris-sounds-so-like-a-tory-you-almost-expect-him-to-start-making-a-case-for-brexit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/12/simon-harris-sounds-so-like-a-tory-you-almost-expect-him-to-start-making-a-case-for-brexit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Harris’s robust comments on welfare dependency might hold a bit more weight had the Government not just raised the dole]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SRZ6VMF2NDI5LPZNV2TXNWHYY.jpg?auth=fa6057b7e1deb7832c621df24656ecb85e91259e9f18e867198af116f0e6638b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunter Biden: ‘No one else could have received what I received, a pardon from their father’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/hunter-biden-100-per-cent-remembers-urging-his-father-joe-biden-to-pace-himself-after-trip-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/12/hunter-biden-100-per-cent-remembers-urging-his-father-joe-biden-to-pace-himself-after-trip-to-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I don’t say never to anything’: The former president’s son says his political ambitions are more in line with running for mayor of his small hometown]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WX2FV2CLK6OQJEHLYU5AI6IC7Y.jpg?auth=a2fd340364f099d14aec36c587b9a022731427c567a8cf1a7b5d47c824426905&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former US president Joe Biden alongside his son, Hunter Biden, who was presented with a medal from Trinity College Dublin's College Historical Society, on Tuesday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ undercuts media regulator’s role ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/rte-undercuts-media-regulators-role/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/rte-undercuts-media-regulators-role/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discussion of tracksuit tops and wardrobe budgets misses the big picture]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATOPSVY7B5BLHOKZCZZYW5HHEA.JPG?auth=38dc567da13292dac29e94e8695a0527521a134587edd9e769750a64fa03ad2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Our five-year plan, which we have shared with the department, looks for only the level we are at now plus consumer price index inflation,' RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst said last week. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 700 homes planned for Digital Hub lands in Dublin 8]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/more-than-700-homes-planned-for-digital-hub-lands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/12/more-than-700-homes-planned-for-digital-hub-lands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Land Development Agency to lodge planning application in the coming weeks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6OFQUR3TCNE3PAFLKEFKPRKDB4.jpg?auth=685923d0fa83888847cbe586c87a7f83280ab1ed60261c46ba481840d0a9766d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New plans for the redevelopment of the Digital Hub in Dublin 8 with a 30 per cent increase in apartments to 716 in blocks up to 13 storeys.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re an interesting team to play’: Jamison Gibson-Park on Fiji’s special brand of chaos]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/theyre-an-interesting-team-to-play-jamison-gibson-park-on-fijis-special-brand-of-chaos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/12/theyre-an-interesting-team-to-play-jamison-gibson-park-on-fijis-special-brand-of-chaos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fit-again Leinster man ready to tackle unstructured and instinctive style]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUJZAHPRWJWP63EI4DXAP2G5MI.jpg?auth=8a3ad6fa1f1a4773dca3ee6551f6c872348f7a4f7f9bf00c5a27045d8ac123e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Jamison Gibson-Park on the ball against Argentina. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Ballyheigue, home to one of the world’s ‘best beaches’, the tap water is undrinkable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/at-ballyheigue-home-to-one-of-the-worlds-best-beaches-the-tap-water-is-undrinkable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/at-ballyheigue-home-to-one-of-the-worlds-best-beaches-the-tap-water-is-undrinkable/</guid><description><![CDATA[Drinking water must be collected from tankers and bottle points at the beach car park. My mother is 90]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 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[Dara O’Shea says ‘unfair’ coverage didn’t help Ireland’s cause against Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/dara-oshea-says-unfair-coverage-didnt-help-irelands-cause-against-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/12/dara-oshea-says-unfair-coverage-didnt-help-irelands-cause-against-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defender added that he was proud of how the team dealt with pressure of divisive fixtures]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPJXLU6K43FYM5NECRLFNFTJ5Q.jpg?auth=83771654e2b214ebf3f38e29751f739a02dc69d6bc41c5daa56ac9c5ea4b52b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dara O’Shea says Ireland are aiming for victories from their last two Nations League games against Austria and Kosovo. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An item for EU agenda]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/an-item-for-eu-agenda/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/an-item-for-eu-agenda/</guid><description><![CDATA[The first item of discussion must be how to relieve the suffering of the people of Gaza]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 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 Murphy’s greatness lay in his self-sacrifice for Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/12/michael-murphy-was-their-leader-in-every-category-and-he-was-what-donegal-needed-him-to-be-always/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/12/michael-murphy-was-their-leader-in-every-category-and-he-was-what-donegal-needed-him-to-be-always/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For Murphy and TJ Reid, being on the end of things, rather than stuck in the middle, was never enough]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IZP2CK3KBNH6NGVETCXXJ56KSM.jpg?auth=52d9ef64a0acb568224a51557f9ddc239d1e2f6bcd3ae800bfa9cabf04cce7c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donegal's Michael Murphy was willing to put in hard yards rather than focusing on personal tallies. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midterm results bring hope]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/midterm-results-bring-hope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/12/midterm-results-bring-hope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Parallels between US midterms and the Irish peace process ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 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[Ballygunner look to rediscover firepower in Kilmallock showdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/12/ballygunner-look-to-rediscover-firepower-in-kilmallock-showdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/12/ballygunner-look-to-rediscover-firepower-in-kilmallock-showdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maters of Munster face serious attacking threat from Limerick side]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWZLE2HKAVCD5IQRRXBNXFSQSM.jpg?auth=2b707831c402207f2d501994a2c752f5807138e42705e6ca8a0aee0520f99ae2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ballygunner’s Patrick Fitzgerald and Pauric Mahony celebrate after Waterford final in Fraher Field, Dungarvan. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The traffic chaos is temporary. What happens this week in Dublin could have lasting impact]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/12/bobby-mcdonagh-the-traffic-chaos-is-temporary-what-happens-this-week-in-dublin-will-have-lasting-impact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/12/bobby-mcdonagh-the-traffic-chaos-is-temporary-what-happens-this-week-in-dublin-will-have-lasting-impact/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobby McDonagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Managing today’s meeting is a real test for Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGYPE3F7BBCFNDSJQ3WASWT5OE.jpg?auth=e80226c35aea771b935fc985935eb70a26a4b849d2c492a893583f25c5ffa037&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin traffic restrictions with parts of North Wall Quay closed to traffic, as preparations continue in the surrounding area of the Convention Centre, Dublin. 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[Look inside: Creative friends collaborate to execute exemplary Georgian restoration in Dublin 7 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/12/creative-friends-collaborate-to-execute-exemplary-georgian-restoration-in-dublin-7/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/12/creative-friends-collaborate-to-execute-exemplary-georgian-restoration-in-dublin-7/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six-bedroom Montpelier Hill property returned to a residential home with great respect for its heritage]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CA3QNXZ36NBQHEICEZGHGAAILM.jpg?auth=5a6282b6da1768ec196cef6f964782cf53ac1d93763ee697348841090574616b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[26 Montpelier Hill, Dublin 7, underwent a full restoration]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘After a few weeks without salt, your palate gets used to it’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/11/12/after-a-few-weeks-without-salt-your-palate-gets-used-to-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/11/12/after-a-few-weeks-without-salt-your-palate-gets-used-to-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ivan Perry is professor emeritus in public health at University College Cork]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7POSHHMJ3BE7XHCAG644LODAOI.jpg?auth=71450fa4d62b4930a18c0a97269ff0094308b876e27a6b98d879f5e084afe8fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ivan Perry: 'For me, public health is about system-level change']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland was once a world leader in natural fibres – and could be again ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/11/12/ireland-was-once-a-world-leader-in-natural-fibres-and-could-be-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/11/12/ireland-was-once-a-world-leader-in-natural-fibres-and-could-be-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Mathieson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Biodegradable plastics and natural fibre products showcased at summit]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6JMNBODL5H6LPAHZIHSKCS37Y.JPG?auth=a9d36cadb78210aa7cb336236cb7e18015dfcf24721e9c3c1e8ca73dd36a848c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lisa O'Riordan and Dr Mary O'Riordan, cofounders of HaPPE Earth]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A massive ego, and he can get quite emotional’: What makes British PM Andy Burnham tick?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/12/andy-burnhams-even-more-emotional-now-what-makes-britains-most-popular-politician-tick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/12/andy-burnhams-even-more-emotional-now-what-makes-britains-most-popular-politician-tick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the British prime minister arrives in Dublin, current and former colleagues assess him after his first four months in the job]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGZWB5MV4FB5VJJM5CEZXDSEJU.jpg?auth=b6a1e0436ad1b19b322587abafbd7a7200a1a2fe585ed98365651db95e9b088e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Polls show Andy Burnham has kept his status as, officially, the most popular politician and party leader in Britain. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Ireland’s food insecurity be solved with a basic income scheme for local growers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/12/could-irelands-food-insecurity-be-solved-with-a-basic-income-scheme-for-local-growers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/11/12/could-irelands-food-insecurity-be-solved-with-a-basic-income-scheme-for-local-growers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Providing a basic income to 600 eligible small-scale food producers would cost €8.3 million per year, it is estimated]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEL2J6XOUZH5NCYHQLGGL2ORWI.jpeg?auth=028d9dd7fbaa660d8b458f84b43d662ec723785281916421129d4c10ec1cafe4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Janet Power and Jenny Watkins on their Gorse Farm on Carlow-Wexford border]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes pink cowboy hats irresistible to an Irish audience? Blame Garth Brooks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/12/what-makes-pink-cowboy-hats-irresistible-to-an-irish-audience-blame-garth-brooks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/12/what-makes-pink-cowboy-hats-irresistible-to-an-irish-audience-blame-garth-brooks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Metallica to Taylor Swift, country star has pushed unlikely merch into the mainstream]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3F22NXD72FNNMP7EEGT2S3MHTY.jpg?auth=16c8e98035b3f68c3594100d88f978cd6ad2aa9a5c58d6cba42f21384607dfdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stetsons for sale at Croke Park for Garth Brooks's concert in Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From haulage to handbags: ‘I tend to feel more Thai now than I do Irish’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/12/from-haulage-to-handbags-i-tend-to-feel-more-thai-now-than-i-do-irish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/11/12/from-haulage-to-handbags-i-tend-to-feel-more-thai-now-than-i-do-irish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner Daragh Connolly: ‘We repair super-high end bags. We would get Hermes brought in worth $150,000′]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJZYCUK77FDCVGQ6VAXTFKOYMQ.jfif?auth=963ca63326a0d119736a8344fcd1e37eaf415c8845ad7d75e21dbb2cb8ffe3e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daragh Connolly paired his partner’s craft expertise with his business experience.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An oil spill is much less destructive than a ‘successful’ oil delivery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/an-oil-spill-is-much-less-destructive-than-a-successful-oil-delivery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/11/an-oil-spill-is-much-less-destructive-than-a-successful-oil-delivery/</guid><description><![CDATA[The damage from a spill is geographically concentrated, and affected ecosystems can, and usually will, recover eventually]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe is reaching for its credit card to fund Ukraine. But for how long?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/europe-is-reaching-for-its-credit-card-to-fund-ukraine-but-for-how-long/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/europe-is-reaching-for-its-credit-card-to-fund-ukraine-but-for-how-long/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Germany and other former fiscal hawks are borrowing to fund Kyiv. Elections next year could test that consensus]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former DCC healthcare unit to buy Portlaoise-based Beechfield Healthcare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/former-dcc-healthcare-unit-to-buy-portlaoise-based-beechfield-healthcare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/12/former-dcc-healthcare-unit-to-buy-portlaoise-based-beechfield-healthcare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industry sources estimate deal to be worth in excess of €20m]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2OI6GILDNHTDNGQRJCEEJC34Y.jpg?auth=cde835ab1b3d20cd8c332e6bbd21701aa9732979c367c0338b762f6a56c42d10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portlaoise-based wheelchairs-to-stairlifts supplier Beechfield Healthcare is set to be acquired by Vital Healthcare in a deal estimated to be worth more than €20m. Stock photograph: Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bill_Vorasate</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Kildare from €549,500]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/12/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-kildare-from-549500/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/12/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-kildare-from-549500/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New to the market in Stoneybatter, Churchtown, Blackrock, Deansgrange and Newbridge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDEGAEROBNEULJPIWPCMOGQ2JA.jpg?auth=047ff0e52b4b74120c82c6eecbd95e458fcb8b5272c5a78565f47549dc43b69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[3 Kirwan Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern four-bed ready to move right into in Greystones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/12/modern-greystones-four-bed-with-attic-conversion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/11/12/modern-greystones-four-bed-with-attic-conversion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A-rated Glenheron Park home comes to market complete with solar panels and vibrant back garden]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PQDOBHC2ZH6PGIX74JJ6O6XYU.JPG?auth=37929e5e452e9d2502051df823053e9b241594d4f969876f468a9e4fe98d99ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[57 Glenheron Park]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US envoys to meet Putin and Zelenskiy after peace talks end with no breakthrough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/us-envoys-to-meet-putin-and-zelenskiy-after-peace-talks-end-with-no-breakthrough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/12/us-envoys-to-meet-putin-and-zelenskiy-after-peace-talks-end-with-no-breakthrough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Miller in London, Max Seddon in Berlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite lack of progress on peace, Russia and Ukraine agreed to the ‘largest prisoner exchange’ at talks in Abu Dhabi ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VSDX35WIC36YN3MZIKCTVRHUTA.jpg?auth=724540f77113edc4f39dc54ebeba7320f1ae65024aba523f067fc63714fb010e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (centre) at talks in Abu Dhabi with representatives of Ukraine and its allies. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Altaf Qadri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kim Kardashian is, I think, fast asleep with eyeballs painted on her eyelids. It’s her best scene by far]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/12/kim-kardashian-is-i-think-fast-asleep-with-eyeballs-painted-on-her-eyelids-its-her-best-scene-by-far/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/11/12/kim-kardashian-is-i-think-fast-asleep-with-eyeballs-painted-on-her-eyelids-its-her-best-scene-by-far/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In All’s Fair, where she appears with greats such as Glenn Close, the star seems to have been told to express her feelings by moving her head from side to side]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7TD4YN56RGQTPIQKMP4GG2334.jpg?auth=1ba480b936bfb4f3788e3751b78052adfe91f86f39ccdfca7fd20411c2ae3da0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All's Fair: Kim Kardashian and Glenn Close in season two. Photograph: Ser Baffo/Disney]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m giving my son a €490,000 property. Can I cut tax bill by giving part of it as a loan? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/12/im-giving-my-son-a-490000-property-can-i-cut-tax-bill-by-giving-part-of-it-as-a-loan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/12/im-giving-my-son-a-490000-property-can-i-cut-tax-bill-by-giving-part-of-it-as-a-loan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Capital gains tax on transfer can reduce son’s gift tax bill, but part-loan arrangement could jeopardise that]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YFR7DVCLNRG2LBSNRFRMROA6GY.jpg?auth=4ed49c279dd49b056499367d8240a45cb582463bf8d57f1142a0e0a514b55405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gifting family a property will raise tax issues but there are ways of reducing the bill. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rawpixel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY launches Studio+ in Ireland to help businesses drive customer-led growth in the AI era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/12/ey-launches-studio-in-ireland-to-help-businesses-drive-customer-led-growth-in-the-ai-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/11/12/ey-launches-studio-in-ireland-to-help-businesses-drive-customer-led-growth-in-the-ai-era/</guid><description><![CDATA[The company seeks to convert AI and technology investment into measurable customer and business outcomes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCD3NS4ZCZEIJOTIIKAJNKZMNI.jpg?auth=57e99c5cd92df271645fd6c9aa1c1eaa03149a82c3e6de5dce96ffcd5eb067d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor O'Dwyer, partner, EY Ireland; Brian Buckley, head of customer solutions and capabilities, VHI; Síofra Moriarty, partner, financial services consulting, EY Ireland; Laurence Buchanan, global lead, EY Studio+; Frank Feighan, Minister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment; Peter Neufeld, partner and global financial services lead, EY Studio+; Aisling Long, consulting transformation director, EY Studio+; Richard Hepworth, partner, customer transformation, EY Studio+; and Cillian Leonowicz, partner, EY Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fergal Phillips</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty Studio review: I ate one of the best things I’ve had all year in this convivial spot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/11/12/studio-mark-moriarty-review-i-ate-one-of-the-best-things-ive-had-all-year-in-this-convivial-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/11/12/studio-mark-moriarty-review-i-ate-one-of-the-best-things-ive-had-all-year-in-this-convivial-spot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Stevens]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s fine-dining restaurant in Wilton Park feels like a subterranean party zone of the best culinary kind]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRPOUSJR7BHKJEWSTMC7TK4EOY.JPG?auth=092c9b348e565a18f90c0812e4a461f559ad446da9f1be6b7c16b360cddb3c4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty with restaurant manager Virginia Anton at Mark Moriarty Studio. All photographs: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panic over cyberattacks plays straight into the hands of those behind them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/11/12/panic-over-cyberattacks-plays-into-hands-of-those-behind-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/11/12/panic-over-cyberattacks-plays-into-hands-of-those-behind-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinister actors could leave Ireland in the dark, but it’s not worth their time and besides, weather is a bigger risk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5GDTH4EPPRJM6Q55FZHEUGN2A4.JPG?auth=eb9f9f8f5354521ed22f015d6766ec0f98d91813ba54576b4908838220102520&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí at RTÉ's Montrose studios in Dublin following last week's bomb threat. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Noah Kahan and It’s a Wonderful Life among best things to see this week in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/12/event-guide-noah-kahan-and-its-a-wonderful-life-among-best-things-to-see-this-week-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/11/12/event-guide-noah-kahan-and-its-a-wonderful-life-among-best-things-to-see-this-week-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[November 14th-20th, 2026: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHXY3OO5LBDVJMQ7YLVKSIU6NQ.jpg?auth=dafd809c4f23b18147a8d4419a53044f98464fd0c48e1f5a127cfb7cf252d2aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan is set for three nights at the 3Arena in Dublin. Photograph: Hannah Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Out My Heart by Sue Rainsford: haunting exploration of motherhood, possession and bodily habitation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/from-out-my-heart-by-sue-rainsford-haunting-exploration-of-motherhood-possession-and-bodily-habitation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/from-out-my-heart-by-sue-rainsford-haunting-exploration-of-motherhood-possession-and-bodily-habitation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Allen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ghostly Gothic novel follows Edgar Allan Poe scholar’s investigation of a woman who claims to be visited by the spirit of Poe’s wife Virginia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMCXHACNRQ3DMOBMDV72CFUGTM.jpg?auth=cfbdb54346b8c86143029c19353388c82afbe8a3f5699deff2393635e3627f37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sue Rainsford: Her new novel, From Out My Heart, has definite movements, which sometimes have too indefinite a shape]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Good admin isn’t sexy, but saves lives’: Start-up uses AI to cut healthcare administration burden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/11/12/good-admin-isnt-sexy-but-saves-lives-start-up-uses-ai-to-cut-healthcare-administration-burden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/11/12/good-admin-isnt-sexy-but-saves-lives-start-up-uses-ai-to-cut-healthcare-administration-burden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MedWrite is a new clinical documentation platform designed to relieve the burden on hard-pressed healthcare professionals]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VOT4O2IRZRDCLE4GIYYXEQWV24.jpeg?auth=0321221ae1cccc6447de5f45379105fc9f118b3da37b632fb5aa210d3a9c3713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Kirwan (left), Ahmad Albarqawi, Ruth MacIver and Dr David Menzies of MedWrite.]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>