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Photograph: Jasmin Walter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jasmin Walter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland 43 Fiji 15: Strong second half delivers victory for Ireland at the Aviva – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/ireland-v-fiji-live-updates-follow-the-action-in-nations-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/ireland-v-fiji-live-updates-follow-the-action-in-nations-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell’s side make it back-to-back Nations Championship wins in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:58:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWU46UNNFJSEIVY7HEQH7EFBY4.jpg?auth=919af2d2318f20ce729398a1c72bb4869904bb9c7e5ed23cdc69b0a7882e052e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Tommy O'Brien runs in to score his side’s first try despite Fiji's Josua Tuisova. 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Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US suggested idea of Ukraine ceding Donbas for membership of Nato, says Zelenskiy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/14/us-suggested-idea-of-ukraine-ceding-donbas-for-membership-of-nato-says-zelenskiy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/11/14/us-suggested-idea-of-ukraine-ceding-donbas-for-membership-of-nato-says-zelenskiy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olena Harmash]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin has long said Kyiv’s potential membership of the military alliance is a red line for Moscow]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:29:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GI6D5D6PHSEL3KGJ7GGGA5C2ZI.jpg?auth=c895604c2bdd87e3009dfb52bcdb28fe59128b5a03204b3a709555dc9d862a99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (centre) with US envoys Jared Kushner (left) and businessman Steve Witkoff speak to the media at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Dublin, on Thursday. 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Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland player ratings: Caoimhín Kelleher and Jayson Molumby impress on disappointing night in Linz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/14/republic-of-ireland-player-ratings-caoimhin-kelleher-and-jayson-molumby-impress-on-disappointing-night-in-linz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/14/republic-of-ireland-player-ratings-caoimhin-kelleher-and-jayson-molumby-impress-on-disappointing-night-in-linz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Visitors battle hard to but struggle on target]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:25:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXLBDBZ7TNJX2V3YD27GM6ETTA.jpg?auth=d0e3bf8c705505e434f9fdaf892837d8c27e6e5a4898dd8a169341c7bf3a487b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caoimhín Kelleher saves a shot from Austria's Michael Gregoritsch. Photograph: 
Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part of SpaceX Starship completes first successful return from orbit into mechanical arms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/11/14/part-of-spacex-starship-completes-first-successful-return-from-orbit-into-mechanical-arms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/11/14/part-of-spacex-starship-completes-first-successful-return-from-orbit-into-mechanical-arms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcia Dunn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s company falls short of desired double capture after booster exploded shortly after lift-off on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:22:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H7AUXEYE7UDN22T5JDIG2JKXDY.jpg?auth=99f5d7ff71f3af399e6d08122cd332f645dd394bc2d9a66812850731166d7d82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX officials said Saturday’s catch demonstrates the full reusability of Starship, intended for Moon and Mars travel. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Gay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who alleges Russell Brand raped her when she was 16 waives anonymity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/14/woman-who-alleges-russell-brand-raped-her-when-she-was-16-waives-anonymity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/11/14/woman-who-alleges-russell-brand-raped-her-when-she-was-16-waives-anonymity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Georgia Bates]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mia Latter was referred to under pseudonym of Alice in previous reporting including Channel 4 Dispatches documentary]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:01:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Z45VBWTEOKKATA5P6UWFK6MVI.jpg?auth=375251ac4d97c2b9a5e547cd2a00bfae27329b6665cb239dae631a141a7de445&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russell Brand is now serving a 10½-year prison term for one count of rape and three sexual assaults. 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Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy McEntee steps down as Longford football manager citing player ‘availability and commitment’ concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/14/andy-mcentee-steps-down-as-longford-football-manager-citing-player-availability-and-commitment-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/14/andy-mcentee-steps-down-as-longford-football-manager-citing-player-availability-and-commitment-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Antrim and Meath manager was appointed less than a month ago]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 19:52:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYJPL5IXNNCBLDZ57BEDPC7JYE.jpg?auth=e63f4dd7a790b7a86afa9dfcf50d8576d8b9bf15dbdc1ea4899279b3002b40c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy McEntee took over as Longford manager late last month. 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Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shaun Botterill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US air travel slowly recovers after longest nationwide shutdown since 2001]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/14/us-air-travel-slowly-recovers-after-longest-nationwide-shutdown-since-2001/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/14/us-air-travel-slowly-recovers-after-longest-nationwide-shutdown-since-2001/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shepardson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Contractor’s installation of at least one new router at remote facility triggered disruption, says transport secretary]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:58:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JP3IQKMLVXWOZ3XCPT5EGIQDXY.jpg?auth=3aadc184f104f900f72eb1053622f384deaf3b6654bbd89e62010cb0b8f48456&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Airlines were forced to cancel nearly 10,000 flights and delay more than 7,000 others on Friday in one of the worst ​travel days in US history. 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Photograph: Mark Makela/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Makela</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters call on Government to publish delayed national climate action plan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/14/protesters-call-on-government-to-publish-delayed-national-climate-action-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/14/protesters-call-on-government-to-publish-delayed-national-climate-action-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Demonstration in Dublin heard from Nepalese student who spoke about fatal flooding in his country earlier this year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:45:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6J5ZDLF6NG7LOI5I2QQCBJQ2M.JPG?auth=83fc2f71f8b1f11224d543e5665922b759db1596e308a49aa6f445fae9f3e616&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the protestors on Molesworth Street in front of Leinster House on Saturday. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands protest at alternative ‘people’s Cop’ march in Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/14/thousands-protest-at-alternative-peoples-cop-march-in-turkey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/14/thousands-protest-at-alternative-peoples-cop-march-in-turkey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators express frustration at slow pace of climate action and question motives of those attending Cop31 summit]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:12:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZTWNNSFMBEMDHILJPWN4GS7OM.jpg?auth=596bf1c64707278f96c274009e22e16930afbddbc70dd04c9900ab92310c991a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ayse Ozdemir (second from right) and fellow protesters at the People's Cop demonstration, staged during the Cop31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wales bury 73-year All Blacks hoodoo with seismic victory over New Zealand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/wales-bury-73-year-all-blacks-hoodoo-with-seismic-victory-over-new-zealand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/wales-bury-73-year-all-blacks-hoodoo-with-seismic-victory-over-new-zealand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Aylwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home side secure first win over All Blacks since 1953]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:34:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPGL4YDGJ7YHUK5AM2VJYYRNMA.jpg?auth=2840c634fc531820aec92e35c00ae70f83e3917f7328d2f42dec45a4d7b6c15e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taine Plumtree of Wales celebrates with team-mate Blair Murray after beating the All Blacks. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold snap set to bring temperatures as low as minus 3]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/cold-snap-set-to-bring-temperatures-as-low-as-minus-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/cold-snap-set-to-bring-temperatures-as-low-as-minus-3/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most of the country can expect ‘a very frosty, icy start’ on Monday morning, Met Éireann says]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:21:13 +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[Met Éireann forecaster Deirdre Lowe said sleet and wintry showers are likely to be 'very isolated'. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meetmebythesea gives JP McManus first Gold Cup victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/14/meetmebythesea-gives-jp-mcmanus-first-gold-cup-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/14/meetmebythesea-gives-jp-mcmanus-first-gold-cup-victory/</guid><description><![CDATA[Harry Cobden saddles second McMannus winner in two days]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:44:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUFJ256HXSYYC6GISWKEOVT7BI.jpg?auth=b82376f8da7de812f6d95d3396474719e86268fd6e8966907b175c3e202a8615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Cobden riding Meetmebythesea (right) to win the Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nations Championship: Argentina hand Italy fifth straight defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/nations-championship-argentina-hand-italy-fifth-straight-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/nations-championship-argentina-hand-italy-fifth-straight-defeat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Italians without a win so far in the tournament]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:31:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXSG5NGD3AG6KFCFNI34SIBHHE.jpg?auth=879cbeeefab7ed5029e9505d5734c11eca8172f2bf695671446eede54efcb79d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's Rodrigo Isgro in action against Italy's Monty Ioane. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefano Rellandini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Here by Ann Ingle: A gentle and reassuring companion through the landscape of later life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/still-here-by-ann-ingle-a-gentle-and-reassuring-companion-through-the-landscape-of-later-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/still-here-by-ann-ingle-a-gentle-and-reassuring-companion-through-the-landscape-of-later-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beneath the humour lies profound, moving sorrow]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D7DMMJDERVFKNNHITJE6YTSGNM.jpg?auth=f248b867daa5a2a5871b3cb7eece6861d7760e0ffb74df5efcd00e530e771514&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Ingle. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scouting Ireland faces €8m emergency funding drive to avert collapse following abuse claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/scouting-ireland-faces-8m-emergency-funding-drive-to-avert-collapse-over-abuse-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/scouting-ireland-faces-8m-emergency-funding-drive-to-avert-collapse-over-abuse-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local scout groups to be asked to voluntarily advance up to €20,000 each to organisation’s national office]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:27:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CF6TP7ZSM5GPXEV277LAVFP5UU.JPG?auth=5fa0d064822c38b44eec1f7a80909b500fa95892d435d12a81db2eb723330a27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Internal documents warn that the wave of legal cases taken by survivors of abuse created a serious risk for Scouting Ireland’s finances. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy slips back to tied-fourth in Dubai]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/14/dp-world-tour-championship-rory-mcilroy-slips-back-to-tied-fourth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/11/14/dp-world-tour-championship-rory-mcilroy-slips-back-to-tied-fourth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Northern Irishman on five-under alongside Race to Dubai rival Eugenio Chacarra]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:19:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCC4OKKUTJ6NRXLIWDHHS3XO4M.jpg?auth=a38b8c546d215c47ec8d8caa3bfb3ac4580ce8dd185d392e3f24f86de6617aa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy tees off on the first hole on day three of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fadel Senna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McGahern remembered with plaque at home where he wrote two of his best-known novels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/john-mcgahern-remembered-with-plaque-at-home-where-he-wrote-two-of-his-most-known-novels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/john-mcgahern-remembered-with-plaque-at-home-where-he-wrote-two-of-his-most-known-novels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McGahern was living at 57 Howth Road in Dublin when he wrote The Dark and was dismissed from his post as a teacher]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:05:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SZBRERLT2VAVPKCPUNKECSNQ6M.JPG?auth=cd6c4abfa2511a3f1822eeb43830ada1f0c1a43d7c4b57d4c63eb90432968707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Daryl Barron unveils a plaque to writer John McGahern, who lived at 57 Howth Road, Clontarf, when he wrote his first two novels, The Barracks and The Dark.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal Assets Bureau seizes Cork property at centre of ‘sinister’ romance fraud]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/14/criminal-assets-bureau-seizes-cork-property-at-centre-of-sinister-romance-fraud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/14/criminal-assets-bureau-seizes-cork-property-at-centre-of-sinister-romance-fraud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The bureau commenced an investigation in 2022 following a referral from gardaí in Killarney]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:41:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BWOMXTVD5CKZNYLYYMNGP5UPU.jpg?auth=0cdafccc15047316f4ea452c9ac58febe1963e84cb54f871f271ca211846d81b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CAB said a subsequent investigation identified the property in Youghal, acquired in July 2015, as being the proceeds of criminal conduct. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[File goes to DPP as man arrested over €10.25m cocaine seizure released without charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/14/file-goes-to-dpp-as-man-arrested-over-1025m-cocaine-seizure-released-without-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/11/14/file-goes-to-dpp-as-man-arrested-over-1025m-cocaine-seizure-released-without-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The man, who is in his 20s, had been detained at a Garda station in the southeast of the country]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:33:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí said investigations are ongoing. 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[Biden left Ireland feeling he could ‘be elected president’ here after 2023 visit ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/biden-left-ireland-feeling-he-could-be-elected-president-here-after-2023-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/biden-left-ireland-feeling-he-could-be-elected-president-here-after-2023-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former US president remembers his trip to Ireland in several passages in his upcoming memoir Promise Me, America]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:26:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHCWDLCRDWR5P6DG4MSVTAJLCQ.jpg?auth=3083cb8ac0d8fd5e90b88fdfd503c40b91b66b59e3817d73df8ae018696360cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Joe Biden speaks outside St Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, on Friday, April 14th, 2023. Photograph: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris J. Ratcliffe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western railway investment ‘can transform economy and housing’ in west of Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/western-railway-investment-can-transform-economy-and-housing-in-west-of-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/western-railway-investment-can-transform-economy-and-housing-in-west-of-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Projects under way in the midwest include double tracks and reopening of former railways]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:57:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E25X3GPAZ4M6B3SETTDX7OWPOM.jpg?auth=b7ed2c802550b8bd5ac5b29543d64030e5ff5706a5a96ecf1cb2586dabb06353&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail chief executive Mary Considine said the projects were part of a pipeline of investment of some €4 billion across the State over the coming four years. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not enough people with disabilities employed in Ireland, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/not-enough-people-with-disabilities-employed-in-ireland-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/not-enough-people-with-disabilities-employed-in-ireland-minister-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dara Calleary has dropped the minimum number of required employment hours from 15 to eight]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:21:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2A3UJDKWRFGCVCK7JR6HZVXAK4.JPG?auth=39dd9c5fe84484b94c7ffbc82113d26842e7a92b87db53fb034150da339657f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dara Calleary praised the Mr Price chain of discount stores as a 'super example' of a firm employing staff with disabilities. Some 18 per cent of the company’s employees have disabilities. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One tout stands to make close to €1.2m selling U2 tickets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/14/one-tout-2000-u2-tickets-and-a-potential-1m-pay-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/14/one-tout-2000-u2-tickets-and-a-potential-1m-pay-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fans chasing tickets have been beaten to the punch by touts using sites such as StubHub to charge eye-watering markups]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7K4PFVOQFB3LFMK5GFB2ZI2LY.jpg?auth=494d62cdd3e1e36186ec8237bb797a67b3da4573d9047aba68defcb6668d3ed2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[StubHub listings for U2’s gigs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London show more than 2,000 tickets listed by a single tout. Photograph: Michael Schwartz]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record 750 artworks submitted for 2026 National Gallery portrait prize]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/11/14/record-750-artworks-submitted-for-2026-national-gallery-portrait-prize/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/11/14/record-750-artworks-submitted-for-2026-national-gallery-portrait-prize/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As well as paintings and photographs, this year’s entrants include video, pastel, pencil and even blood among their materials]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGCUGIJYKFEOBECPFLBNH6AWWU.jpg?auth=d3a5dbc2f495b43ceb8ec4de598a1aeb7053426d0cecb6b6e6ad8d91ce01d273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The annual AIB Portrait Prize competition showcases contemporary portraiture and invites submissions from artists working in all media and disciplines from across the island of Ireland and from Irish artists living abroad. Photograph: Niamh Barry]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can Andy Farrell learn from South Africa’s defeat in Paris?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/what-can-andy-farrell-learn-from-south-africas-defeat-in-paris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/what-can-andy-farrell-learn-from-south-africas-defeat-in-paris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Springboks rely heavily on their set piece and kicking game. Ireland must find a way to avoid getting rinsed in the scrum, as they did last year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:49:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RO2HU3T24BGGXAQVVHRO4IE63A.jpg?auth=07f32a34bafc595523c7bb86d3eed2c2f159bbab2ce04dfdc30ba3712edd8d76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa's flanker Cameron Hanekom is tackled by France's flanker Esteban Capilla during the Rugby Union Nations Championship match between France and South Africa on November 13th. 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[‘Atrocious’ Roscommon farm conditions described at animal cruelty trial ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/14/atrocious-roscommon-farm-conditions-described-at-animal-cruelty-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/14/atrocious-roscommon-farm-conditions-described-at-animal-cruelty-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean Coughlan, who is facing 40 charges, told department inspector he was trespassing on his land]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +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 has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and Coughlan Farming Ltd, of which he is a director.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin vegetable grower had ‘no idea’ her cabbage was on the menu for European leaders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/dublin-vegetable-grower-had-no-idea-her-cabbage-was-on-the-menu-for-european-leaders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/dublin-vegetable-grower-had-no-idea-her-cabbage-was-on-the-menu-for-european-leaders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State dinner was prepared by chef Mark Moriarty and featured ‘Jenny McNally’s Roasted Cabbage’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFJFA3ZDWJAWRJ347O2UEJXEUM.JPG?auth=73ceb52ab5f639b469b061d63e22c6d1bb28121ec3becabfd9d9925fe827066e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Since 1997, Jenny McNally and her husband Patrick have operated an organic, family farm in north Co Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eccentric man kept pipe bombs as memento of murdered brother, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/14/eccentric-man-kept-pipe-bombs-as-memento-of-murdered-brother-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/11/14/eccentric-man-kept-pipe-bombs-as-memento-of-murdered-brother-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As per custom in Traveller community, defendant retained all of his deceased brother’s belongings in a bag]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Norman Whitehouse, of Ring Commons Halting Site, Bog of the Ring, Ring Commons, Dublin, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of explosives. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Incredibly old’ system behind grounding of all US flights that could disrupt travel for days]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/14/airline-schedules-could-be-disrupted-for-days-after-all-us-flights-grounded-for-hours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/14/airline-schedules-could-be-disrupted-for-days-after-all-us-flights-grounded-for-hours/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAA lifted the ground stop at 1.15am GMT on Saturday, but warned it would take ​time for airlines to restore normal operations]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHMZLWDASWH5YWDVZRWCCPQ7PQ.jpg?auth=789c8bdaff8c965aa43520dd3d8897694f0177022e5e34da69932f0f1523afdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Travellers check flight schedules at John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York on Friday, November 13th. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olga Fedorova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary McAleese says ‘savage’ GAA meeting pushed her closer to quitting integration role]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/14/mary-mcaleese-says-savage-gaa-meeting-pushed-her-closer-to-quitting-integration-role/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/14/mary-mcaleese-says-savage-gaa-meeting-pushed-her-closer-to-quitting-integration-role/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former SGI chair says she was excoriated at meeting, but is hopeful her successor will make progress]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HXMDX3ZRBDWHE3ZBFRZERUKJU.jpg?auth=29291f67ee72505864844b774419a399d300a8f7df51a0a27ea2dd047400b948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary McAleese addresses GAA Congress in 2023 by video link, during her time as chairperson of the Steering Group on Integration. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mississippi’s miraculous midterm mirrors a national story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/14/mississippis-miraculous-midterm-mirrors-a-national-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/11/14/mississippis-miraculous-midterm-mirrors-a-national-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scott Colom seemed to be pushing against an impossible weight of history, but through a celever and relentless campaign, he prevailed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTBJUHG5YVDOHKK674ZDNJNLC4.jpg?auth=6066a5d0a42b45df0b43029325857d7852da853c096417ec9a6e642a0491bb27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing dereliction more than 50 years on at Fine Gael’s ardfheis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/housing-dereliction-more-than-50-years-on-at-fine-gaels-ardfheis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/housing-dereliction-more-than-50-years-on-at-fine-gaels-ardfheis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The subject of Mark FitzGerald’s 1972 ardfheis speech remains topical today]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXJ5LHEZUBF7NKIPOVJOBJGHLI.jpg?auth=a946cbf68342479dd25893e394cd7023564a19281fb0ed11e905115ab2d99e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sherry FitzGerald co-founder Mark FitzGerald addressed a Fine Gael ardfheis last week for the first time in more than 50 years]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mac Innes Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone spies on everyone – but as Jensen Huang may be discovering, China does it best]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/john-sudworth-everyone-spies-on-everyone-but-few-countries-do-it-as-enthusiastically-as-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/john-sudworth-everyone-spies-on-everyone-but-few-countries-do-it-as-enthusiastically-as-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sudworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In my time as a reporter, I was once detained by soldiers after we filmed outside a building suspected of being home to a military unit of computer hackers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWGK36DWBYUYDBIXGYFQLKQMAU.jpg?auth=5b2096ce5843913061e9226708eddc2d1c168cdd9e06bae9bba7918d0c887c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, acknowledged to the company’s board that he had been in a relationship with a business executive whom US intelligence determined to be a Chinese spy. 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[These three women are the most powerful in the EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/lara-marlowe-these-three-women-are-the-most-powerful-in-the-eu-theyre-all-heads-of-far-right-parties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/lara-marlowe-these-three-women-are-the-most-powerful-in-the-eu-theyre-all-heads-of-far-right-parties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen and Alice Weidel share fervent nationalist views, but there are stark differences between them]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERMZL5Q2EC7GDEUJLQWO4L7BOQ.jpg?auth=bef4970e215fb4685f2fe03d1e35c13f8ed7e54e9c82a64909034e789319b1a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, is the most extreme of the three, an admirer of Trump and Putin. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU court to decide if full-time care provided in exchange for food and housing is ‘work’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/eu-court-to-decide-if-full-time-care-provided-in-exchange-for-food-and-housing-is-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/eu-court-to-decide-if-full-time-care-provided-in-exchange-for-food-and-housing-is-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court says case ‘raises important issues’ as to how EU rules on the freedom of movement for EU citizens should be applied]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A4EVBQY7BOZOTVW5UX5HZTWMPU.jpg?auth=014dec4eec9721e620cc71ae86ea6a4d12971095bfe76f9fba216f040cb81ac2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Supreme Court referred to the CJEU a case in which it was "unclear whether, in the circumstances of the present case, the appellant must be regarded as a ‘worker’"]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the award for best letters page goes to ...]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/and-the-award-for-best-letters-page-goes-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/and-the-award-for-best-letters-page-goes-to/</guid><description><![CDATA[A serious omission at the Irish Journalism Awards]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[The faded glamour of Mauricio Pochettino makes him the perfect fit for modern Manchester United]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/14/the-faded-glamour-of-mauricio-pochettino-makes-him-the-perfect-fit-for-modern-manchester-united/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/11/14/the-faded-glamour-of-mauricio-pochettino-makes-him-the-perfect-fit-for-modern-manchester-united/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Argentinian manager was the coming man once upon a time but he hasn’t won a trophy in four years and is now just the best they can get ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGLD5Z326JFKDBCGLGVEYUOBHI.jpg?auth=e2f51bfccddc9e99783dfb203e656519a934c27a6da545e35f4682b0f30236f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino led the United States to the World Cup Round of 16 over the summer. Photo: David Berding/USSF/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Berding/USSF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland should form a ‘Coalition of the Just’ with Spain and others on Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/ireland-should-form-a-coalition-of-the-just-with-spain-and-others-on-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/ireland-should-form-a-coalition-of-the-just-with-spain-and-others-on-gaza/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bombing of Nasser Hospital brings the unspeakable horror in Gaza back into our lives]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[People are not preoccupied with flags. They want to know about the practicalities of unity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/15/deirdre-heenan-people-are-not-preoccupied-with-flags-they-want-to-know-about-the-practicalities-of-unity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/15/deirdre-heenan-people-are-not-preoccupied-with-flags-they-want-to-know-about-the-practicalities-of-unity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre Heenan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A unified Ireland is not a foregone conclusion, certainly not without credible public deliberation and planning]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBTPWEHHB5EDLB5VAODMJ4SHTA.jpg?auth=e6f4bf7ec1a2fa2acb5bea4b544ba7ecdb2d6d0ada102b3d455a485a7333d87b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(from left) Martin McGuinness, Ian Paisley, then-UK prime minister Tony Blair and then-taoiseach Bertie Ahern after the ceremonies to start powersharing governing at Stormont Castle, following the Belfast Agreement of 1998. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard to see southern voters agreeing to pay €1,500 to €5,000 each for unity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/pat-leahy-hard-to-see-southern-voters-agreeing-to-pay-1500-to-5000-each-for-unity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/pat-leahy-hard-to-see-southern-voters-agreeing-to-pay-1500-to-5000-each-for-unity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A plan for reunification has to start with Northern Ireland working better. Can Sinn Féin get on board?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In wake of school bomb threats, we need a national protocol developed with gardaí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/in-wake-of-school-bomb-threats-we-need-a-national-protocol-developed-with-gardai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/in-wake-of-school-bomb-threats-we-need-a-national-protocol-developed-with-gardai/</guid><description><![CDATA[Schools must have the confidence to carry on when gardaí advise us it is safe to do so]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/14/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/11/14/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[November 14th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MF5B57HOFJCHZEJRHAAAWGO56M.jpg?auth=2cac16c523f61e6b8d3b8461ab40b0b63b3769b6002cde64fea2d44f33964e0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Familiar EU failings aside, Micheál Martin has lived his best life this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/familiar-eu-failings-aside-micheal-martin-has-lived-his-best-life-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/familiar-eu-failings-aside-micheal-martin-has-lived-his-best-life-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European leaders struggled to speak with one voice during eventful gathering in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOT36ZCLT4ILTDKXNMWZOSMLBY.jpg?auth=9e738dfdb8b035db6f4d800b50fb10fbe7aaf6ddf538df94de8ce44da0742fb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin welcomes UK prime minister Andy Burnham to the European Political Community meeting at Dublin's Convention Centre on Thursday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It should not be difficult for Simon Harris to work out an effective welfare system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/welfare-dependence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/welfare-dependence/</guid><description><![CDATA[People should be given every incentive to wish to work]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[The unsung heroes who stood up to Elon Musk and Doge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-book-isnt-really-about-elon-musk-michael-lewis-on-the-unsung-heroes-who-stood-up-to-doge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-book-isnt-really-about-elon-musk-michael-lewis-on-the-unsung-heroes-who-stood-up-to-doge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast presented by Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFKXW7OZCLW4EWCL7UJTSSBVLQ.jpg?auth=2ae05ac95e24b0be9de667e6a83efb823722d7a2fabe30492968b8463be20b7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk flashes a T-shirt reading 'Doge' to the media at the White House in 2025. Photograph: Jose Luis Magana/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Luis Magana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI should be catalyst to rethink how Government operates, Ministers told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/ai-should-be-catalyst-to-rethink-how-government-operates-ministers-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/ai-should-be-catalyst-to-rethink-how-government-operates-ministers-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paper prepared for Cabinet committee says technology should improve services and waiting times for citizens ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQYATNNR3NE5FOLIDVSRHSCK5U.jpg?auth=fa8d7852a4cc4339944e5a114b304f65cfce49ac59b53c66ecd71009434d6d24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Government paper on the use of AI in public service reform has been drawn up for a meeting of Ministers on Monday. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wanniwat Roumruk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melodic car horn suggestions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/melodic-car-horn-suggestions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/melodic-car-horn-suggestions/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘My ideal car would feature three horn buttons’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[Benefits of public service employment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/benefits-of-public-service-employment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/benefits-of-public-service-employment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many in the private sector would appreciate similar guarantees]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[EU leaders talk it out in Dublin – but leave the big calls for another day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/eu-leaders-talk-it-out-in-dublin-but-leave-the-big-calls-for-another-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/eu-leaders-talk-it-out-in-dublin-but-leave-the-big-calls-for-another-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Who will represent Europe in peace talks and how to plug Ukraine’s finances are among the outstanding issues ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XCQUVLR2JVDVXGX6AJVISPQJZ4.JPG?auth=e2748ba4114570cf1aaad4874b70fd4ba239aaa925938735ea6b982475608c44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin, European Council president António Costa and president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak at the closing of the EU summit  at Convention Centre Dublin.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland seek Austria win in bid for Nations League promotion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/14/ireland-seek-austria-win-in-bid-for-nations-league-promotion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/11/14/ireland-seek-austria-win-in-bid-for-nations-league-promotion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hallgrímsson says his side need to be solid and cannot afford mistakes made against Austria at home ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYRQKL6KIJY7K466KFE3WGXRGY.jpg?auth=39aeb309c56088fc0ab610a757df12d4c7baeb5c86820399c6f5e0fbfd7445c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Troy Parrott in training ahead of the Nations Laegue match against Austria. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of intellectually disabled adults being denied the right to enjoy their later years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/parents-of-intellectually-disabled-adults-being-denied-the-right-to-enjoy-their-later-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/parents-of-intellectually-disabled-adults-being-denied-the-right-to-enjoy-their-later-years/</guid><description><![CDATA[Who will stand up for the basic right of carers to stop working in their 70s and 80s?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[In the public service we are overworked, underpaid and newly militant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/in-the-public-service-we-are-overworked-underpaid-and-newly-militant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/in-the-public-service-we-are-overworked-underpaid-and-newly-militant/</guid><description><![CDATA[By giving extra services at no cost all value has been removed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[My inflation index: from stout to not-so-stout health]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/my-inflation-index-from-stout-to-not-so-stout-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/my-inflation-index-from-stout-to-not-so-stout-health/</guid><description><![CDATA[I used to weigh the value of goods and services using pints of Guinness as a metric]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[Poor performance on housing could soon spark protests in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/poor-performance-on-housing-could-soon-spark-protests-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/poor-performance-on-housing-could-soon-spark-protests-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Little prospect of achieving any meaningful change at political level]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[Minister expects greyhound racing body to lead ‘independent’ review of sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/14/minister-expects-greyhound-racing-body-to-lead-independent-review-of-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/11/14/minister-expects-greyhound-racing-body-to-lead-independent-review-of-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parliamentary Budget Office questioned continued funding of Rásaíocht Con Éireann in scathing report]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JEX47B3WOVNWN3PV2PVQDKFUM.jpg?auth=23094f23929ee2a86fd2ea739b0ab13246481321203769cb36fbdf49b1522f0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hard-hitting review of Irish greyhound racing noted the high mortality rate among young greyhounds. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The complicated truth about sending donated cloth to developing countries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/the-complicated-truth-about-sending-donated-cloth-to-developing-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/11/14/the-complicated-truth-about-sending-donated-cloth-to-developing-countries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aid agencies argue that sending donated clothing to Africa, Asia and Latin America can disrupt local industry]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 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[Ireland v Fiji: Slick visitors capable of causing problems for home side ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/ireland-v-fiji-slick-visitors-capable-of-causing-problems-for-home-side/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/11/14/ireland-v-fiji-slick-visitors-capable-of-causing-problems-for-home-side/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dominant bonus-point win, with no physical or reputational casualties, would frame momentous meeting with Springboks]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QWVYOMTCYRU4F5RWKOZPQ477UU.jpg?auth=ad5f36fa55399fa3a719e3b012b725c35cafcef035df9e4cf6d05c32329f9bc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamison Gibson-Park is set to start against Fiji. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 unique Irish gifts for Christmas: Sauna swimsuits, cashmere Arans and handmade dolls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/60-unique-irish-gifts-for-christmas-sauna-swimsuits-cashmere-arans-and-handmade-dolls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/60-unique-irish-gifts-for-christmas-sauna-swimsuits-cashmere-arans-and-handmade-dolls/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish makers, designers and businesses have a fantastic range of high-quality, original products]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEXDFE77PVBALMFLEZ47HBKLVA.jpg?auth=6bf6788a7fa36e49f4930f3e18545c0596eea1057162070112610e86ca83ae7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christmas gifts ideas for 2026: there’s something to suit every taste and budget]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The absolute chic of it: how GAA jerseys became cool ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/14/the-absolute-chic-of-it-how-gaa-jerseys-became-cool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/11/14/the-absolute-chic-of-it-how-gaa-jerseys-became-cool/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not so long ago, wearing one was the ultimate fashion faux pas, now a Gaelic jersey is practically de rigueur when going out  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PRUHLNDTZFFTBIJ2N66GRREJP4.jpg?auth=aacb04b2410fae05f5ffbfcb12c2fba8cb79d1bc331d5ff00d30c5eeeb54236c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If vóg were a word, it might account for the fact it's impossible to go to a music festival in Ireland these days without spotting a GAA jersey. This one was at All Together Now in Co Waterford. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is something about soup that can make even the darkest days feel better]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/there-is-something-about-soup-that-can-make-even-the-darkest-days-feel-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/there-is-something-about-soup-that-can-make-even-the-darkest-days-feel-better/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am going through a big tomato soup phase. It’s the best soup, and I will not be debating this with anyone]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYZIEITMQBHNJEMPH6AFAFDWUU.JPG?auth=c384c64ca92f0d3a0d8ce9a57495f42124a3f45f0c4e4a26a3544e667d969c9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle: 'As you might know, I’m a tad contrary, and this time of year has always made me more glad than sad.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An affair, a superstar chief executive and Nvidia’s key-man risk ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/14/an-affair-a-superstar-chief-executive-and-nvidias-key-man-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/11/14/an-affair-a-superstar-chief-executive-and-nvidias-key-man-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High-profile technology bull Dan Ives reckons Nvidia is worth 25% to 30% less without Jensen Huang ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUECCPBOD734PUZDWKVHWDRPB4.jpg?auth=f46d9d85d5ff4e7e7baae0c5c8e74e44d20311938a7b05306b9946ba0860a843&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Key-man risk is hardly unique to Jensen Huang and Nvidia, but it is an uncomfortable position for shareholders in a company that valuable. Photograph: Go Nakamura/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Go Nakamura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland unable to send soldiers to train Ukrainian troops due to lack of Defence Forces volunteers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/ireland-unable-to-send-soldiers-to-train-ukrainian-troops-due-to-lack-of-defence-forces-volunteers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/ireland-unable-to-send-soldiers-to-train-ukrainian-troops-due-to-lack-of-defence-forces-volunteers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No instruction this year due to Department of Defence refusal to pay troop allowance for participating]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +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[About 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained by Irish instructors, according to figures provided by the Department of Defence. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ires drops bid for Clongriffin apartment block after going to contract stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/ires-drops-bid-for-clongriffin-apartment-block-after-going-to-contract-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/ires-drops-bid-for-clongriffin-apartment-block-after-going-to-contract-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The private rental landlord was in pole position to buy the 282-unit apartment scheme in Dublin 13]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XZ7SL4TURDXXJ4UAWLQOQRU2E.jpg?auth=19835aca2ca6e4377f95f5c089e6108186c63a0d44a7062a012819bb02a110d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two Three North in Clongriffin, Dublin 13: the guide price equated to an average of almost €417,000 per apartment]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Haughton: Standing against limits on free speech a necessary action for a writer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/chris-haughton-standing-against-limits-on-free-speech-a-necessary-action-for-a-writer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/chris-haughton-standing-against-limits-on-free-speech-a-necessary-action-for-a-writer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SZWWQ435RRBDTH72ZRZXMOTBRQ.jpg?auth=ca50b55b99c45785f5e2f0bf6f307a568fc9d8d4d4ec3238e761d6912bc93302&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustrator, activist and Ireland's Laureate na nÓg, Chris Haughton. Photograph: Tony Maxwell ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who still wants to send their children to a seven-day boarding school?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/14/the-future-of-irish-boarding-schools-were-seeing-a-trend-of-more-uk-students-applying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/11/14/the-future-of-irish-boarding-schools-were-seeing-a-trend-of-more-uk-students-applying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Families increasingly favour a model that combines the ‘benefits of boarding during the school week with regular connection with home and family at weekends’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WX73B6ROP5BLLPLMPZX5FVCBGM.JPG?auth=c82dfa48c076df0c32592b0e87f1e07760a30050bd1dd12b0c57cce0e05529ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barbara Ennis, principal of Alexandra College Dublin, a day and boarding school for girls in Milltown, on the southside of the city. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surge in Ireland’s public service workforce]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/public-service-workforce-grows-by-more-than-a-third-in-just-10-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/public-service-workforce-grows-by-more-than-a-third-in-just-10-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Lavin, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the population surges and ages rapidly, there are now 46,000 more staff in the health service than in 2016]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Y4DP6U7MRDJVFPL3IOWNZJH6U.jpg?auth=713a4cb4ace6a53d2094bf1879dd0488c5c69f8c153e46ac2cfd2569d90eda5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At least one in six workers in Ireland, and one in 12 people, are now employed by the Government or the State in the public service. Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI sees Ireland’s graduates pivot: ‘Many of the jobs I would have looked to kind of died’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/how-ai-is-impacting-irelands-graduate-job-seekers-it-dehumanises-a-lot-of-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/how-ai-is-impacting-irelands-graduate-job-seekers-it-dehumanises-a-lot-of-things/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From one-way video screening to fully rendered humanoid interviewers, AI is already a force in Irish graduate recruitment. But is it all bad news for jobseekers?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYE4GL47MJA2NDFD5BBPMWP4KI.jpg?auth=a8738bbff5d7695d48722ba3c75ca299e9deb82b31aafd6e3fb98dabccdcd3fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elke Sommer obituary: Accomplished actor who held her own against many of Hollywood’s heavyweight stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/14/elke-sommer-obituary-accomplished-actor-who-held-her-own-against-many-of-hollywoods-heavyweight-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/14/elke-sommer-obituary-accomplished-actor-who-held-her-own-against-many-of-hollywoods-heavyweight-stars/</guid><description><![CDATA[Performer who spoke seven languages unimpressed in latter years by limited range available from the industry]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J66Y6EYQJLOSAIK2YY5LV7TNO4.jpg?auth=77f9e68996d0ef8313d8768ea545660ee0fd60e47f087d884aaa2b6b1d22bf52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elke Sommer when she starred in the film Deadlier Than The Male. The German actor also appeared in The Pink Panther and other films. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lara Gillespie named Sportswoman of the Month for October]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/11/14/lara-gillespie-named-sportswoman-of-the-month-for-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/11/14/lara-gillespie-named-sportswoman-of-the-month-for-october/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shanghai World Track Championships gold made Wicklow cyclist Ireland’s first double world champion]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2O6CXM75REZGEUYZXPDP2BWGI.jpg?auth=b357b815cc158e19989dcca23694f5f9aa97bb20eb0cadc138a5115fe8c067c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lara Gillespie with the silver and gold medals she won at the UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai in October. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures - It takes two people to create a portrait ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/11/14/in-pictures-island-portrait/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/11/14/in-pictures-island-portrait/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Island Portrait’, an exhibition of photographic portraiture running in Dublin until November 27th, is a show about what passes between the photographer and the photographed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2W7LHE56B5DAZHTIVCU4XGIDB4.jpg?auth=48563cb2af737526a2d4b566e9447960eb9625bb2c094bd058bbce9ff267cce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Sophia, 2020' on show at SO Fine Art, 2nd Floor, Powerscourt Centre on South William Street. The exhibition 'Island Portrait' runs from 06 - 27 November 2026. Photo by: Megan Doherty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Megan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two plans to rescue Ireland’s climate ambitions set for publication  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/14/two-plans-to-rescue-irelands-climate-ambitions-set-for-publication/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/11/14/two-plans-to-rescue-irelands-climate-ambitions-set-for-publication/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roadmaps to be revealed at Cop31, but 2026 Climate Action Plan not scheduled until December]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3US343D7AFC6BEBPHVCZE3OD5Y.jpeg?auth=fac84b2d42f53d61b6760fbd85aeadde68d73961eb4524957826d2bb8c030ad6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Climate Darragh O'Brien is due to travel to Antalya this weekend to take up his role co-leading negotiations on behalf of the European Union.  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julien Behal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Joe Kernan’s nephew won the Melbourne Cup with former royal racehorse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/14/how-joe-kernans-nephew-won-the-melbourne-cup-with-former-royal-racehorse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/11/14/how-joe-kernans-nephew-won-the-melbourne-cup-with-former-royal-racehorse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property developer Shane Quinn, nephew of former Armagh manager Joe Kernan, owns a share in the horse that won Australia’s biggest race]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YBNIMIZL4ZBGZIJYO6FCCXDHJQ.jpg?auth=11c3bb430fa2bbb53bdff65bec3c89059514c8afcae5fe82268fd64d554feef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ethan Brown rides Point Of Law to victory in race seven, the Lexus Melbourne Cup, at Flemington Racecourse on November 3rd, 2026. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robert Cianflone</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maura Higgins from Longford to the US: ‘She’s on billboards up and down Sunset Boulevard. She’s everywhere’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/maura-higgins-from-longford-to-the-us-shes-on-billboards-up-and-down-sunset-boulevard-shes-everywhere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/maura-higgins-from-longford-to-the-us-shes-on-billboards-up-and-down-sunset-boulevard-shes-everywhere/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Love Island contestant now in with a chance of dancing her way to superstardom]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIPFZSWU7BBHVEZDE3LCJ4Q6YQ.jpg?auth=a7ba539476208f94632e327a06de503b687f2ddaa082b8734d17acca84292829&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maura Higgins at a screening of La Vénus Électrique at the Cannes Film Festival in France earlier this year. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VALERY HACHE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public service pay deal: What it means for someone on €30,000 or €60,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/public-service-pay-deal-what-it-means-for-a-special-needs-assistant-and-other-low-earners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/11/14/public-service-pay-deal-what-it-means-for-a-special-needs-assistant-and-other-low-earners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increases the life of agreement, until March 2029, will be far higher than 10.75% for some]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OPDB2FWRJBDRLEMLDMCUKPN2ME.jpg?auth=04509108c9fe6ef2ef4ea93623923de09551014a0ce859a1dc5f8fc5dc70b3af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For the very lowest paid public employees the uplift will exceed 18 per cent by March 2029. Photograph: Noreen O'Shea/Andy Gibson Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Noreen M O Shea</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[M John Harrison on winning the Booker at 81: I’m awake most of the night thinking, ‘This is extraordinary’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/m-john-harrison-on-winning-the-booker-at-81-im-awake-most-of-the-night-thinking-this-is-extraordinary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/m-john-harrison-on-winning-the-booker-at-81-im-awake-most-of-the-night-thinking-this-is-extraordinary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 81-year-old author has noticed a rise in readers who like ‘difficult books’, though he was still shocked to be awarded the prize]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CW56ACZ2VBHQBLUV6MCYNN7OSI.jpg?auth=d19e689ac94ad0e9d140d52c8c7a58fe0699a3ca83b37f342df11c081bc49e61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[M John Harrison has become the oldest winner of the Booker Prize. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Levenson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingspan investors wait to see what €6bn can buy as shares pause after 40% rally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/kingspan-investors-wait-to-see-what-6bn-can-buy-as-shares-pause-after-40-rally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/kingspan-investors-wait-to-see-what-6bn-can-buy-as-shares-pause-after-40-rally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cavan-based group looks to double trading profits to about €2 billion by 2030]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UCU3JBYRKRH3BEN72KKX5K4QVA.jpg?auth=737b1bfc64e6d7741a5d3e1cbb39127376da0fc05d9a600e8fc3e9f7150bde31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gene Murtagh, chief executive of Kingspan, has a war chest to spend]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s iPhone Duo review: a great folding phone – but pricey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/11/14/apples-iphone-duo-review-a-great-folding-phone-but-pricey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/11/14/apples-iphone-duo-review-a-great-folding-phone-but-pricey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crease is far less visible than anything I’ve seen on other foldable phones, but there are downsides ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y66E2XWLAFCKJFPFQRLYHZLYQU.png?auth=80a4d2a3caaead79740efc372e3d919f1383d3fe16771b6b18babe0615ad623a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When it comes to features, the Duo gives, and the Duo takes away.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How big is too big? Government weighs future of public service in a time of population growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/how-big-is-too-big-government-weighs-future-of-public-service-in-a-time-of-population-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/11/14/how-big-is-too-big-government-weighs-future-of-public-service-in-a-time-of-population-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a decade that saw recruitment surge, Government departments and State agencies face new approach]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGAELHHI5TZWXRSAVAB7K724OY.jpg?auth=1b2a2f6a139502e4652217f7300443c55b1dbc7a623ee132cfed203770e8b7cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has served notice of the Government's changing approach to public service recruitment. Photograph: Niall Carson/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York-based Fortress emerges as ex-banker Duffy’s mystery potential PTSB backer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/new-york-based-fortress-emerges-as-ex-banker-duffys-mystery-potential-ptsb-backer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/new-york-based-fortress-emerges-as-ex-banker-duffys-mystery-potential-ptsb-backer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Announcement comes days before High Court begins sanction hearing for Austrian bank Bawag’s agreed €1.62bn takeover of State-controlled lender  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KKUCYNAP5FWTJR6HI4YMLRK34.JPG?auth=fcf22fcb079535eb51c080c2dccea1ceb262b6dfb6e367e2c920085dd3fbd614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PTSB, the smallest of the three Irish domestic retail banks, agreed in April to be acquired by Austria's Bawag. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m rebelling against the culture of replacing things that aren’t broken by using my old iPod]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/im-rebelling-against-the-culture-of-replacing-things-that-arent-broken-by-using-my-old-ipod/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/im-rebelling-against-the-culture-of-replacing-things-that-arent-broken-by-using-my-old-ipod/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebekah Crilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When did keeping something until it stopped working become unusual?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYPHSZHASPTMBEOG2MGLE7BDTQ.jpg?auth=c272e84110e43cecabcafb3d8554ece28ef28a00672139eb6cd502b1fc1e1446&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An iPod that is still pink and shiny with a world of possibility. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán de Fréine obituary: Passionate Irish-language advocate with a healthy sense of devilment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/14/sean-de-freine-obituary-passionate-irish-language-advocate-with-a-healthy-sense-of-devilment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/11/14/sean-de-freine-obituary-passionate-irish-language-advocate-with-a-healthy-sense-of-devilment/</guid><description><![CDATA[His book The Great Silence will be a marker of his legacy]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64U5EEROO5BLHK6CJVGKGLWHGI.jpeg?auth=13f0029cb7e10e66ba5aefbb34ea3342e89dc62f2672d4b32cbe834e427b1c11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán de Fréine was the rirst chief executive of Bord na Gaeilge. Photograph: Seán Ó Mainnín]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Leo said will haunt me for the rest of my days: ‘We’ve been asked to join the ensemble’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/what-leo-said-will-haunt-me-for-the-rest-of-my-days-weve-been-asked-to-join-the-ensemble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/what-leo-said-will-haunt-me-for-the-rest-of-my-days-weve-been-asked-to-join-the-ensemble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If my sons prefer musical theatre to rugby, I would have to be a serious dick to try to stand in their way]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J22B2MAZLNHNPCZ2QRLRVZ653U.jpg?auth=d8511859f1ea84ce7313f9310eb847cedb63433b939bd74523f5245f5bdad8cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: Brian, Johnny and Leo. Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s the most whiskey time of year: four bottles to gift, or buy for yourself]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/14/its-the-most-whiskey-time-of-year-four-bottles-to-gift-or-buy-for-yourself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/11/14/its-the-most-whiskey-time-of-year-four-bottles-to-gift-or-buy-for-yourself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Wilson: A number of suppliers have produced special editions that offer that little bit extra for the festive period]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GAYUVFWZBG6BIBRH5FPCVVD3Q.jpg?auth=c241c5ca9296cbee236513a6b15672007acf91f9a21587523d10ae50bd308dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christmas approaches: these four whiskeys would make great gifts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can Ireland afford to be so generous to public sector workers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/we-are-giving-out-pay-rises-not-because-productivity-is-up-but-because-we-have-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/11/14/we-are-giving-out-pay-rises-not-because-productivity-is-up-but-because-we-have-money/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish public sector expenditure has grown seven-fold in 30 years. The money is not coming from domestic taxpayers, but from foreign multinationals]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEZDY4G7EJHINMKHLJCMQ7MVJU.jpg?auth=60ed838659825c9248ff77bc3c3ac411d2ed51ddc265286caa66fccedd49084a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McWilliams]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gourmet Food Parlour opens first stand-alone restaurant in three years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/new-chapter-for-gourmet-food-parlour-as-firm-opens-first-stand-alone-restaurant-in-three-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/14/new-chapter-for-gourmet-food-parlour-as-firm-opens-first-stand-alone-restaurant-in-three-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Its new location in 8th Lock, Dublin 11 will add 25 jobs to the new residential and commercial development]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5GDDQB6ULBA2LH7AQ3F3CNRTQ4.JPG?auth=59f1b9e7e02e02f1889e02d9bcc6c92ab3b61eb662dc1eeaf24d4c2cd761fa9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gourmet Food Parlour chief executive Lorraine Heskin: 'Customers can expect the same warm hospitality and high-quality food and drink they know and love at 8th Lock.' 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[Sandwiches but not as you know them: the focaccia era has arrived]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/14/sandwiches-but-not-as-you-know-them-the-focaccia-era-has-arrived/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/11/14/sandwiches-but-not-as-you-know-them-the-focaccia-era-has-arrived/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How long before this puffed, crisp Italian bread takes over the streets of Dublin 2? Surely, not very]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OGK2GM4RJCQNJPYWO2U6G2ON4.jpg?auth=ea4c5cfc1cf7aafd27b5eadff76e834cdd686aedb9259b9c5d7259ec84e33fef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Focaccia with Bolognese and stracciatella, and with spiced cauliflower, hummus and green sauce. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hedgehogs are in precipitous decline. You can easily adapt your garden to help them out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/11/14/hedgehogs-are-in-precipitous-decline-you-can-easily-adapt-your-garden-to-help-them-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/11/14/hedgehogs-are-in-precipitous-decline-you-can-easily-adapt-your-garden-to-help-them-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Be careful not to disturb our prickly friends when gardening over winter and, better yet, build a simple hedgehog feeding centre]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBNJ43WYMRA45DHIQFBW3NB5CI.jpg?auth=58d768ab56c50505392013f3854bdd7c1cb02786b24c5c3d74bf7cadfed02906&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Creating 'hedgehog highways' that allow them to roam freely between gardens is another simple way to support them. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DamianKuzdak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Previously unsold Paul Henry painting among wealth of Irish art up for auction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/11/14/jack-b-yeats-paul-henry-gerard-dillon-mary-swanzy-works-among-wealth-of-irish-art-for-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/11/14/jack-b-yeats-paul-henry-gerard-dillon-mary-swanzy-works-among-wealth-of-irish-art-for-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack B Yeats, Louis le Brocquy, Gerard Dillon and Mary Swanzy works among highlights]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WIMT3MAAVH2LPJJAXVJQTPOSY.jpg?auth=027716f1c4afb844e52e6dd66d985c2c1233a2317b5f14982146b17fa57edd09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Butler Yeats's Am I on the Right Road for the Sea (estimate: €150,000-€200,000), one of the standout pieces among the 150 or so lots at Whyte’s auction of Important Irish Art on November 23rd]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Nick Harkaway on taking control of George Smiley: ‘You can’t really be blamed if you fail’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/14/author-nick-harkaway-on-taking-control-of-george-smiley-you-cant-really-be-blamed-if-you-fail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/14/author-nick-harkaway-on-taking-control-of-george-smiley-you-cant-really-be-blamed-if-you-fail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The writer on The Taper Man, his follow-up to Karla’s Choice; continuing the literary legacy of his father, John le Carré; and his opposition to laws muzzling legitimate protest]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJ3UWT44BZCOVMCVMMBQHVIYHY.jpg?auth=dcbede652adf61257902bb732723ff6ab51413cbb256a1b7fb9f9efc710a4e3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Harkaway: 'I’m a terrible magpie of a researcher: I pick up shiny things and fly away with them']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Urszula Sołtys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary McAleese on baptism, women’s ordination, and a ‘savage’ GAA experience ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/mary-mcaleese-on-baptism-womens-ordination-and-a-savage-gaa-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/11/14/mary-mcaleese-on-baptism-womens-ordination-and-a-savage-gaa-experience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former president has ‘real difficulty’ with the concept of original sin and expresses disappointment about how attempts to integrate Gaelic Games associations fell asunder]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RE6FTYTS6VMC5MOS7VGGKZJ5OA.jpg?auth=37dc8938319c672b3ef9c7c711f2fa7b64a378f5a70fb05a26d72aa3d1bcaaaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary McAleese, former president of Ireland who has written a book on Baptism and canon law, pictured in 2021. 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[Mark Moriarty’s ultimate focaccia recipe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/14/mark-moriartys-ultimate-focaccia-recipe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/14/mark-moriartys-ultimate-focaccia-recipe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s nothing difficult about this bread but it takes a little bit of time]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7PIO2SYPZH57OXR7BOVV7LX2I.jpg?auth=f3230910bcc315d27e3de7f17232af4d0b29cb71fe7b0a9969c41c472457d71c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This focaccia recipe will stand you in good stead for a life of bread-making. Photograph: Harry Weir
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for focaccia with spiced cauliflower, hummus and green sauce]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/14/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-focaccia-with-spiced-cauliflower-hummus-and-green-sauce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/14/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-focaccia-with-spiced-cauliflower-hummus-and-green-sauce/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This hummus recipe should serve you well for many other dishes too]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7PIO2SYPZH57OXR7BOVV7LX2I.jpg?auth=f3230910bcc315d27e3de7f17232af4d0b29cb71fe7b0a9969c41c472457d71c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Focaccia with spiced cauliflower, hummus and green sauce. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for focaccia with Bolognese and stracciatella]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/14/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-focaccia-with-bolognese-and-stracciatella/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/11/14/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-focaccia-with-bolognese-and-stracciatella/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Don’t forget the parmesan rind in this bolognaise sauce, which you can also use for pasta]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7HJU4PRDTVELLKWRQKB4XRXY5Q.jpg?auth=6e9934d9da995b761489c66d7be0ba8229ca31769d55464130d56376191547b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Focaccia with Bolognese and stracciatella, elevating a sandwich to dinner. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the Anglo-German paradox: more than 300 years of co-operation and conflict ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/exploring-the-anglo-german-paradox-more-than-300-years-of-co-operation-and-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/exploring-the-anglo-german-paradox-more-than-300-years-of-co-operation-and-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Gerwarth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Readers looking for a historical explanation of perhaps the most significant relationship in Europe would do well to start with Jan Rüger’s Great Powers: A History of Britain and Germany]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNBSVBIBLSHKFRLLXSKYT3KB3A.jpg?auth=e44e6f5da52f494a9e42ea3d1a40a367d4a4005ab321cd11d2832a3d0467b2e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's King Charles III in Hamburg, Germany, in 2023. Photograph: Arthur Edwards/Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Cochrane happily ridiculed the shibboleths of Northern Ireland when that was rare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/14/ian-cochrane-happily-ridiculed-the-shibboleths-of-northern-ireland-when-that-was-rare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/14/ian-cochrane-happily-ridiculed-the-shibboleths-of-northern-ireland-when-that-was-rare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reckless Laughter traces the late Antrim-born author’s journey to literary London. Lauded by everyone from Seamus Heaney to Patrick McCabe, he is a missing link in contemporary Irish literature]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIGKTUT2SFBCDACQ43JQSSKIYY.jpg?auth=5e63af7e24fb297c142fb28bb57ddeee134e568e706cb995ea5c1ba493f4f81a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Cochrane: a portrait made by the author’s brother Raymond in the 1970s. Photograph: Maggie Manicom]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow Birds by Roisin Maguire: A pleasant, hopeful read ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/snow-birds-by-roisin-maguire-a-pleasant-hopeful-read/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/snow-birds-by-roisin-maguire-a-pleasant-hopeful-read/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Higgins-Moore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An irritable woman realises the importance of community ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AVIAACMPAFDDRBNCI4GUBCONRI.jpg?auth=50ec219bf41f027bff80dccf21f303d30d25d5a8e7e8e04a5457ad35abe8e1df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roisin Maguire. Photograph: Muiread Kelly]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maria Ressa’s inspiring guide to resisting Big Tech’s drive for world domination]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/maria-ressas-inspiring-guide-to-resisting-big-techs-drive-for-world-domination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/maria-ressas-inspiring-guide-to-resisting-big-techs-drive-for-world-domination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad Gibney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Fight Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Standing Up to Dictators is illuminating, practical and audacious]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25VFVQURE6Q6XILDZDDN5I3REE.jpg?auth=f264cf39e9827d7fcc831225ef52b0b0776a85f67a02e881d1d116c6d8c6cb58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philippine journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. Photograph: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jam Sta Rosa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth of a Culture by Grandmaster Flash: A proud and generous account of the birth of hip-hop]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/birth-of-a-culture-by-grandmaster-flash-a-proud-and-generous-account-of-the-birth-of-hip-hop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/birth-of-a-culture-by-grandmaster-flash-a-proud-and-generous-account-of-the-birth-of-hip-hop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Geary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of the father’s of the genre in the Bronx is ambivalent about its proliferation]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y7RNTBMZF4QWHF6GZQMKKKGIPY.jpg?auth=f5ccdaa173220318291005b97669f3c6d28fa910c6c875a56d7cd4e6141c2b28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grandmaster Flash]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Betrayal: Church’s role in murder of 74,000 French Jews during Holocaust  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/sacred-betrayal-frances-role-in-murder-of-some-74000-of-countrys-jews-during-holocaust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/07/sacred-betrayal-frances-role-in-murder-of-some-74000-of-countrys-jews-during-holocaust/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Farry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A history likely to be regarded as a landmark text]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNTSDOWZ35BGXK3C7XWMWEQ4ZM.jpg?auth=78104432d5ef997e1e826e530120375d3424aa359479a645cb597e3247369f1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Notice in a restaurant window banning Jews from entering, German-occupied Paris, July 1940. Photograph: Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Print Collector</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books in brief: The Light of Evening by Kevin McManus; Grand by Nick Park; One Man and His Dog by Declan Murphy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/books-in-brief-the-light-of-evening-by-kevin-mcmanus-grand-by-nick-park-one-man-and-his-dog-by-declan-murphy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/11/14/books-in-brief-the-light-of-evening-by-kevin-mcmanus-grand-by-nick-park-one-man-and-his-dog-by-declan-murphy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reviews by Helena Mulkerns, Colm McKenna and Neil Hegarty ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDAMUU4ZOJD75M32AHVIKMXGYY.png?auth=20b930650e03a93a101f723f79b4a1bd059132708acc08f10bfee6ab143bf30a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin McManus, author of The Light of Evening]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems of the Week: Brecht (on his deathbed in hospital) and Bridge in the Rain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/14/poems-of-the-week-brecht-on-his-deathbed-in-hospital-and-bridge-in-the-rain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/11/14/poems-of-the-week-brecht-on-his-deathbed-in-hospital-and-bridge-in-the-rain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise C Callaghan, Augustus Young]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New works by Augustus Young and Louise C Callaghan]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUADY3AOA52U2VVXIXYXPADZPY.jpg?auth=ec8bd38ebe2d608e7d4695c576c8eb388318ae8efcd53d30b152007aeecb9bbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[River Dodder’s Nine Arch Bridge with a Luas crossing over it. Photograph: Aidan Crawley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Earle: ‘Shane MacGowan and I probably talked more the night we met than we ever did again’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/14/steve-earle-shane-macgowan-and-i-probably-talked-more-the-night-we-met-than-we-ever-did-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/11/14/steve-earle-shane-macgowan-and-i-probably-talked-more-the-night-we-met-than-we-ever-did-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US troubadour on spending winters in Galway, meeting the Pogues leader and watching his song Galway Girl seep into Irish culture]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LCMEYAZS65B23LPFGHOJPBJS2E.jpg?auth=a2d86e31678610985ac2b3b726177c57da4b1a4d473f3fcb972d5435a71c7fd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Steve Earle performs onstage during Concert for Cumberland Heights, a Tribute to John Hiatt at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on November 9th. Photograph: Jason Kempin/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Kempin</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>