<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/latest/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:31:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on maternity services: choice should not depend on purchasing power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/07/the-irish-times-view-on-maternity-services-choice-should-not-depend-on-purchasing-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/07/the-irish-times-view-on-maternity-services-choice-should-not-depend-on-purchasing-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[The attempt by the Rotunda Hospital to face down the Minister for Health is unwise ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TH6LHOBHLYU3UEHUZQYKA2CSCU.JPG?auth=1e64e2b94d9bced5d641efdd8531259fc48eeea1b4c7978d65bb64cc646ee36a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin 1: management are in dispute with the Minister for Health ( Photo: Sam Boal/Collins photos )

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben O’Connor’s complaint about free count in the Munster final not backed up by numbers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/ben-oconnors-complaint-about-free-count-in-the-munster-final-not-backed-up-by-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/ben-oconnors-complaint-about-free-count-in-the-munster-final-not-backed-up-by-numbers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork manager adamant they conceded ‘twice as many frees’ as Limerick but the count was 18-13]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:04:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4IO3L5E53HSASQP3HIMTRH7VY.jpg?auth=33599c1d9e526b54b86b460998e35720eb3f0e3ec2f9c2d94edbc3fd5cf8e405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork’s Robert Downey with Gearóid Hegarty of Limerick during the Munster final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Nowak killing: a rallying cry for the far-right ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/07/the-irish-times-view-on-the-nowak-killing-a-rallying-cry-for-the-far-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/07/the-irish-times-view-on-the-nowak-killing-a-rallying-cry-for-the-far-right/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has weighed in, including an extraordinary post from JD Vance ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEWELSVLITGMMPBQRLNOL7U57Q.jpg?auth=d576122f1962931673569454526629f7a544162debed8c38d7608bea9c41568a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A march through Southampton last week in protest over the police's handling of the arrest of Henry Nowak.
(Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finnbarr Webster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexander Zverev wins first grand slam after holding off Cobolli in French Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/07/alexander-zverev-wins-first-grand-slam-after-holding-off-cobolli-in-french-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/07/alexander-zverev-wins-first-grand-slam-after-holding-off-cobolli-in-french-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The German won his first major in his fourth final as he took advantage of Sinner’s exit]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:53:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MSK5GAPQWIQFEZJIKIHPNGUME.jpg?auth=5b3e46d4fd1a14a4a26917ba9a771f4f12358b0bd44a61c7f9372edcc38a2273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexander Zverev of Germany poses for a photo with the Coupe des Mousquetaires winners trophy after victory over Flavio Cobolli of Italy in the French Open final. Photograph: Dan Istitene/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Istitene</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch against Ukraine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/07/denmarks-christian-eriksen-collapses-on-pitch-against-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/07/denmarks-christian-eriksen-collapses-on-pitch-against-ukraine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester United player had previously collapsed due to cardiac arrest during the European championships in 2021]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:32:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQ65IEPSQAPUYQFXLQWMWUWBFA.jpg?auth=95e396c9fef2e22a9a65c002234ceb01fb0469c989c391c39b944e37fc92dcc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christian Eriksen of Denmark took ill during a game against Ukraine. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Matthys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran vows ‘painful’ response after Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/07/iran-vows-painful-response-after-israel-strikes-beiruts-southern-suburbs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/07/iran-vows-painful-response-after-israel-strikes-beiruts-southern-suburbs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Christou in Beirut, Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran last week said any Israeli attack on Beirut would be a violation of US-Iran ceasefire and draw an Iranian attack on Israel]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:17:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XNLUMUZCENRDEWYDJ6H5R3WMI.jpg?auth=5ebccea99372df92261b9a3aff75d7e1cdb8cf3d12c7676fc3da836c3c1cb5d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli air strike targeting an apartment building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday. At least two people were killed and 11 injured in an Israeli strike on southern Beirut's suburbs, according to the Lebanese official news agency, NNA. Photograph: Abbas Salman/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abbas Salman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick beat Cork by one point to claim Munster title - as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/limerick-v-cork-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-the-munster-hurling-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/limerick-v-cork-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-the-munster-hurling-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The two great rivals played out a great game in wet conditions in Páirc Uí Chaoimh]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:04:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ESP2H64CSBH55M2ONN67THJDHE.jpg?auth=348e572c35dace3a61b195169e358991a95bc90c27f2ee4c5bf93fecd1634e50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gearoid Hegarty scored Limerick's goal as they beat Cork in the Munster SHC Final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick edge past Cork in Munster final dogfight for seventh title in eight years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/limerick-edge-past-cork-in-munster-final-dogfight-for-seventh-title-in-eight-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/limerick-edge-past-cork-in-munster-final-dogfight-for-seventh-title-in-eight-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Down the stretch, Limerick found a gear that has been beyond their reach on big days over the last two seasons]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SVYPJI7BZ3XBMWYL272ZAB5KCA.jpg?auth=5722d19fb438ff93935a6f776ebf8cff6d5845517784d261001bf2d35014e236&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick’s Cian Lynch lifts Munster Senior Hurling Championship cup. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy asked Roman Abramovich to convey message to Putin about peace talks – reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/07/zelenskiy-asked-roman-abramovich-to-convey-message-to-putin-about-peace-talks-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/07/zelenskiy-asked-roman-abramovich-to-convey-message-to-putin-about-peace-talks-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president reportedly asked the former Chelsea FC owner to pass on a message to Vladimir Putin]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCNHYQE5U5IFFS5GYI5UUL4J3Y.jpg?auth=453db3993d4920ac5e282100e94e56148473911bba5ef73b1bdbff239bc6742a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roman Abramovich has helped to mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early weeks of the war in 2022. Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ozan Kose</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marilyn Monroe was more interesting than the myth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/07/marilyn-monroe-was-more-interesting-than-the-myth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/07/marilyn-monroe-was-more-interesting-than-the-myth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A century after her birth, the world is still celebrating Marilyn. Her strange combination of luminosity and vulnerability made her immortal]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHEXJXJCHBAVHHK2SA7D56B62E.jpg?auth=5641a148fcd6b84862b8d4cb24cf5b5d7bea96dc4bdb518d857ffbb959038f70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marilyn Monroe. Photograph: Murray Garrett/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">M. Garrett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the world turns: The story of James Gamble and the invention of the soap opera]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/07/as-the-world-turns-the-story-of-james-gamble-and-the-invention-of-the-soap-opera/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/07/as-the-world-turns-the-story-of-james-gamble-and-the-invention-of-the-soap-opera/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Fanning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Laundry starch, fabric softener, instant coffee and the assassination of John F Kennedy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57OCFRNL35EJPNYPGU53NPEXWE.jpg?auth=f35789d642ac9d2dca8fbba713c38250b592273e4d9968b01a8313ac28e2e9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the cast of CBS Radio soap opera Ma Perkins, one one of the first soap operas to be broadcast, initially on radio and sponsored by Procter & Gamble. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CBS Photo Archive</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A victim of its own popularity – Dalkey’s second World War Éire sign gets a facelift]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/a-victim-of-its-own-popularity-dalkeys-second-world-war-eire-sign-gets-a-facelift/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/a-victim-of-its-own-popularity-dalkeys-second-world-war-eire-sign-gets-a-facelift/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dozens of volunteers repainted the sign which has become scuffed from people walking across it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFA4VRVMARG4PHGLEHU7WENDMM.JPG?auth=a295cdf799444d89d22c929cbf2fd922f4d1c556ca715140d6b1f618a3e12776&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dalkey TidyTowns members including Bláithin O’Brien, Dermot O’Riordan, Des Burke-Kennedy, Marybeth Shiell, Martin Quinn, Billy Kelly, Su Yu and Justin Comiskey have been restoring the "Éire 7" sign at Hawk Cliff. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who died in Garda custody suspected of stabbing man who died after jumping into Liffey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/man-who-died-in-garda-custody-suspected-of-stabbing-man-who-died-after-jumping-into-liffey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/man-who-died-in-garda-custody-suspected-of-stabbing-man-who-died-after-jumping-into-liffey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lee McDonnell (34) died in west Dublin Garda station on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:04:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3R67JA4EBFYDMKNORESXNC444.jpg?auth=f2d0547652c421a753d763be9f2ff7f2f7c81d511a4d107206727e0cddf9f9b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lee McDonnell (34) died in garda custody on Saturday. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are upset’: Iran players hit out at US visa delay after World Cup arrival in Mexico ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/07/we-are-upset-iran-players-hit-out-at-us-visa-delay-after-world-cup-arrival-in-mexico/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/07/we-are-upset-iran-players-hit-out-at-us-visa-delay-after-world-cup-arrival-in-mexico/</guid><description><![CDATA[Team are based in Tijuana with all group games in US as Iran FA labels visa issues ‘political interference in sport’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:59:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQQL7S6LEVCVVXU4L5DN33TEZQ.jpg?auth=6f2b6a98558bb9f46bd6eb0a3b15969c283452866acb0e6c277af09f5ec9e4e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iran's players walk on the tarmac on arrival at the Tijuana International Airport before the World Cup. Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guillermo Arias</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Campaigning till the end’: Paul May, who helped free the Birmingham Six, dies aged 74]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/campaigning-till-the-end-paul-may-who-helped-free-the-birmingham-six-dies-aged-74/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/campaigning-till-the-end-paul-may-who-helped-free-the-birmingham-six-dies-aged-74/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over numerous years, May’s efforts helped liberate the Guilford Four and Maguire Seven among many others ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:46:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEVVIAKIZ5F3LB4THNTLU7RZSU.jpg?auth=a21a753484daa5aff4f8880c3c52af779e490149a3c6d2a34523ad9f277a63c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justice campaigner Paul May who helped free, among others, the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kimi Antonelli holds nerve to win chaotic F1 Monaco GP after late red flag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/07/kimi-antonelli-holds-nerve-to-win-chaotic-f1-monaco-gp-after-late-red-flag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/07/kimi-antonelli-holds-nerve-to-win-chaotic-f1-monaco-gp-after-late-red-flag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Italian teenager becomes youngest winner of race as Lewis Hamilton finishes second]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOXP3DEJWWVK3GGJRMJWLUYTG4.jpg?auth=de9062494a6363fca2ff8e27e33fcda1c1e666746abd1a30c213c68fba0bc3b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli (left) is presented with the winners trophy by Albert II, Prince of Monaco, after the Monaco Grand Prix.. Photograph: David Davies/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo calls on leaders to reject polarisation as he begins Spanish tour ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/07/pope-leo-calls-on-leaders-to-reject-polarisation-as-he-begins-spanish-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/07/pope-leo-calls-on-leaders-to-reject-polarisation-as-he-begins-spanish-tour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Christou]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pontiff is also due to meet survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Spanish Catholic church]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:24:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CASYTUVVOLYXQENOTK2AYEAO6Y.jpg?auth=1a268dcbc7c2dc225671b9f4a42fd1525acdc0989ebd046ddcf508798492afab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Madrid to greet Pope Leo. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Yves Sakila seeks outside pathologist and criticises Garda inquiry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/family-of-yves-sakila-seek-outside-pathologist-and-criticise-garda-inquiry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/family-of-yves-sakila-seek-outside-pathologist-and-criticise-garda-inquiry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Events surrounding death of Congolese man under investigation by gardaí and Fiosrú]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:07:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWOSIU5X6ZEB2MMP6R4JNDJT4.JPG?auth=5d9bf34f61cbe6d4e3cb2a903f7a7e62010813e1ec081db2cab0c4c9504a51fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flowers at the scene on Henry Street in Dublin where Yves Sakila was restrained and later died. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/07/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/07/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, June 8th – 14th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda Jerry McCabe murder inquiry ‘very much live’ 30 years after Limerick shooting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/garda-jerry-mccabe-murder-inquiry-very-much-live-30-years-after-limerick-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/garda-jerry-mccabe-murder-inquiry-very-much-live-30-years-after-limerick-shooting/</guid><description><![CDATA[Provisional IRA opened fire on McCabe and partner Ben O’Sullivan during Adare post office attack in 1996 ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXZRJQVLBQBRHFDLRECE4AJ4WY.jpg?auth=44c52a7d998c904528287764e3b02a4a6d44f0c5e187d77a9297777bdf2b4cc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann McCabe, widow of Det Garda Jerry McCabe, during his 30th anniversary Mass on Sunday. He was killed by the Provisional IRA in 1996. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croke Park stadium director expects sell-out Katie Taylor fight ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/croke-park-stadium-director-expects-sell-out-katie-taylor-fight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/croke-park-stadium-director-expects-sell-out-katie-taylor-fight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter McKenna says ‘expertise’ behind marketing campaign will help fill 82,300 capacity ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:28:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQIBB437WK7N7HA6VLNRY4UYAE.JPG?auth=4e43bfd0bdc3e1ba9b989863262cce81451731d6fc87d4165e942c1af35d2159&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is confidence Katie Taylor's Croke Park fight can be sold out. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to visit Ireland next week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/07/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-to-visit-ireland-next-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/07/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-to-visit-ireland-next-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carney will make trip to Co Mayo to see grandparents’ home place ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:20:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKPHV4ZVYCSXSLXEII2CMQ4EEI.jpg?auth=a483a94f676237910ef64dde1f8a3d54d8e89a252661bc981278b9859053d28d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is to visit Ireland next week. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewards decision to declare Benvenuto Cellini a Derby non-runner opens potential can of worms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/07/stewards-decision-to-declare-benvenuto-cellini-a-derby-non-runner-opens-potential-can-of-worms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/07/stewards-decision-to-declare-benvenuto-cellini-a-derby-non-runner-opens-potential-can-of-worms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christmas Day wins O’Brien a 12th Epsom Derby but aftermath dominated by ‘extraordinary act of self-sabotage’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:43:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRTBWNAMEUVIA4QC3BAQVWIUCQ.jpg?auth=c5a57e75f6ebcfc52eaeadfbeda957b5003bcbca88f98e511b3e97cb3854d8e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christmas Day ridden by Ronan Whelan on their way to winning the Epsom Derby. Photograph: Mike Egerton for The Jockey Club/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton for The Jockey Club</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis Walsh: If the 12-week ban is so draconian, why did nobody object when it was brought in?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/the-gaa-has-too-many-rules-just-look-at-the-ger-brennan-and-jim-mcguinness-cases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/the-gaa-has-too-many-rules-just-look-at-the-ger-brennan-and-jim-mcguinness-cases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When it comes to discipline, most GAA people proceed on a need-to-know basis. They couldn’t quote you the rule until it hits them in the face]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:38:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7TVCSJ4ZYFN6OUBFNTE6R7MJE.jpg?auth=2f78dc650f6b9eeb26e48047be8da6f36518bc331aa19042c4c5fa9f74ab5cfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Jim McGuinness episode gave everybody another opportunity to say how draconian Ger Brennan’s 12-week suspension had been. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change helps Galway as they attain ultimate Leinster goal against Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/change-helps-galway-as-they-attain-ultimate-leinster-goal-against-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/change-helps-galway-as-they-attain-ultimate-leinster-goal-against-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin boss Neil O Ceallacháin says defeat in final is an ‘absolute killer’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:16:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMPY3KAC3463KBNZZOJOG7OUOY.jpg?auth=152a3471cea208942963b9b1758391d9e2cc812d31678b89179aace43066a234&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Cathal Mannion and Conor Whelan celebrate after the game against Dublin. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (20s) killed in Co Cork crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/woman-20s-killed-in-co-cork-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/woman-20s-killed-in-co-cork-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí seek witnesses to Kildorrery incident early on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:47:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman in her 20s died on the N73 Mallow to Dublin Road at Kildorrery, Co Cork on Sunday morning. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian drone hits nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl, Ukraine says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/07/russian-drone-hits-nuclear-fuel-facility-near-chernobyl-ukraine-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/07/russian-drone-hits-nuclear-fuel-facility-near-chernobyl-ukraine-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskiy due to meet European leaders in London on Sunday evening]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:21:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T7OJPH6QNFEZ7FH732CEZ27DZE.jpg?auth=a9b92f7a0cecd75fddc8f43e82730391dcc190a94ac725a15355ec92c7f7a103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The protective dome at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. A Russian drone has hit a nuclear fuel facility within the exclusion zone. Photograph: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (60s) treated for serious injuries following assault in Co Laois]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/man-60s-treated-for-serious-injuries-following-assault-in-co-laois/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/07/man-60s-treated-for-serious-injuries-following-assault-in-co-laois/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí seek witnesses to attack in Portarlington during early hours of Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:47:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YLQXMQD2MVDZDF27FH6MN5F2YQ.JPG?auth=dd285c087fa1859397564f5d0721da44ff8899e0328df66e7efea131521f4aac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have appealed for witnesses following an assault in Co Laois. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What tax are we liable for on home we inherited where our mother had ‘right of residence’?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/07/what-tax-are-we-liable-for-on-home-we-inherited-where-our-mother-had-a-right-of-residence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/07/what-tax-are-we-liable-for-on-home-we-inherited-where-our-mother-had-a-right-of-residence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both those who inherit and the person enjoying the right of residence can find themselves with liabilities, depending on their status ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:40:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Dunne drives to another F2 podium finish in the Monaco GP]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/07/alex-dunne-drives-to-another-f2-podium-finish-in-the-monaco-gp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/07/alex-dunne-drives-to-another-f2-podium-finish-in-the-monaco-gp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offaly driver becomes first Irish driver to make the podium in Monaco]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:28:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UBGMAJQNBHE7KLGRH6UKXQ2EE.jpg?auth=b11a003a188940f1331a641bca8864af694503311a48eebca46fc0c0aab463b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex Dunne of Ireland finished second in Monaco in F2. Photograph: Dom Gibbons - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dom Gibbons - Formula 1</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn: ‘The disillusionment with Labour is huge’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/jeremy-corbyn-the-disillusionment-with-labour-is-huge-theyve-got-real-problems/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/jeremy-corbyn-the-disillusionment-with-labour-is-huge-theyve-got-real-problems/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former UK Labour leader tells The Irish Times Keir Starmer’s 2024 election victory was ‘loveless landslide’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCP6K2N5URGIBN2IRVN7NUHOQQ.jpg?auth=9065e86167c82a0ae6570006e22286e3b70b0c7f436619929b40f3af185f244f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Robert Tressell Festival in Dublin. Photograph: David Laird]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swimmers warned off nine popular Dublin bathing spots until next week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/07/swimmers-warned-off-nine-popular-dublin-bathing-spots-until-next-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/07/swimmers-warned-off-nine-popular-dublin-bathing-spots-until-next-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council due to conduct further testing following heavy rainfall]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:07:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHCAFW6IUCAH47ZOK64RFGPFJA.jpg?auth=6fd0c1454d6cd96b51a4421013f8e7bbb7cccf5b375e987b29bb62a7dbf43682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Swimming prohibition notices in south Dublin have been extended to nine popular spots including the Forty Foot in Sandycove. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo draws more than a million to Madrid streets for open-air Mass]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/07/pope-leo-draws-more-than-a-million-to-madrid-streets-for-open-air-mass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/07/pope-leo-draws-more-than-a-million-to-madrid-streets-for-open-air-mass/</guid><description><![CDATA[About ‌1.2 ​million people fill Plaza de Cibeles and the surrounding areas of Spanish capital, Vatican says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:17:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBYYEMQLMTP2HZRPMYBMKP3S3Q.jpg?auth=3f4ac41cfd322cf2b09948938864fbaf29750516885be330448665eb095aed0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo waves as he arrives in the popemobile to lead Mass in Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid. Photograph: Javier Sorian/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: Big questions on Ireland’s role in the Russian war effort]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/06/07/message-from-the-editor-big-questions-on-irelands-role-in-the-russian-war-effort/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/06/07/message-from-the-editor-big-questions-on-irelands-role-in-the-russian-war-effort/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pressure is increasing on the Irish Government over the role of a Russian-owned metals plant Co Limerick ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:42:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The aluminium oxide refinery in Co Limerick is located close to the Shannon-estuary towns of Foynes and Askeaton and is owned by Rusal, a Russian company founded by oligarch Oleg Deripaska. 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[Ministers to ‘study closely’ Dáil motions on controversial football matches against Israel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/ministers-to-study-closely-dail-motions-on-controversial-football-matches-against-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/ministers-to-study-closely-dail-motions-on-controversial-football-matches-against-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin says European Union ‘needs to do more’ on Israel]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUJXGAQS4RKNXCR4QTTKT4PJUA.jpg?auth=85dcf3d01aef2e2f8ba2357eee90ae9ff0d4d63a8f9afa81f6e4b65a73d1633f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland fans in the Aviva Stadium protesting over upcoming Nations League matches against Israel. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US shoots down two Iranian drones over Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/07/us-shoots-down-iranian-drones-threatening-strait-of-hormuz-shipping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/07/us-shoots-down-iranian-drones-threatening-strait-of-hormuz-shipping/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fresh exchange of fire in the Gulf tests fragile ceasefire as conflict enters its 100th day]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:51:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5UO6OV3MCESXHA6LN23IJJ4YY.jpg?auth=c8c3feb39a0223be0eb6ef545e32adf1cfcb88b2dba5f0153403922589d7f6a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US forces said they shot down two Iranian attack drones that threatened international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police search for suspects after 12 people shot at US festival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/07/police-search-for-suspects-after-12-people-shot-at-ohio-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/07/police-search-for-suspects-after-12-people-shot-at-ohio-festival/</guid><description><![CDATA[Victims range in age from 14 to 61 with two of the wounded in a critical condition, police say]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:54:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJZKAI6K74AY7ODVBJ62UZNLOY.jpg?auth=d7c34e4a4197ba89e2e19d5a75c5a16dad98fe6968f4ff0be1f1d124cb2c106a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The incident involved two individuals shooting at each other, police said. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frederic J. Brown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Healy-Raes were seen as great gas. But there is little funny about their politics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/07/pat-leahy-the-healy-raes-were-seen-as-great-gas-but-there-was-little-funny-about-their-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/07/pat-leahy-the-healy-raes-were-seen-as-great-gas-but-there-was-little-funny-about-their-politics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When Jackie Healy-Rae first emerged, a sophisticate in FF remarked he’d never get elected, not least because he looked like he combed his hair with a pork chop]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZAENM4FOJEM4LIIQOXKZBB5Q3I.jpg?auth=b3e1376d5f28d32c9832a615bb418299fbfbae006080e7d2ca4a52fb147d7ad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny Healy Rae and Michael Healy Rae speak to the media outside Leinster House in January 2025 after reaching a deal to support the new Government. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does it matter if Belle Burden’s controversial divorce memoir doesn’t tell the whole truth?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/07/jennifer-oconnell-does-it-matter-if-belle-burdens-controversial-divorce-memoir-doesnt-tell-the-whole-truth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/07/jennifer-oconnell-does-it-matter-if-belle-burdens-controversial-divorce-memoir-doesnt-tell-the-whole-truth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women don’t explicitly promise to love, honour and surrender their financial autonomy in marriage, but many do anyway]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIS5STSGORD7BBPEHJXCU3FKGQ.jfif?auth=cccb1db65efe5eae5ab1904c90b52bfa5708b4139d767ab9f7bc9d97967f0c47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belle Burden: her memoir is on one level the painfully ordinary story of the dissolution of a marriage in midlife. On another, it is a sorry tale of extraordinary privilege and colossal financial foolishness.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My husband is more emotionally intimate with his female therapist than he is with me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/07/my-husband-is-more-emotionally-intimate-with-his-female-therapist-than-he-is-with-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/07/my-husband-is-more-emotionally-intimate-with-his-female-therapist-than-he-is-with-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: ‘I hear them laughing. When I mention this, he says I am invading his privacy by overhearing’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTJZJFCGJVCNZJVO5EWNFDW6QA.jpg?auth=96134b41d4609d63a846f32f74fa13bd7c506468afd801ef21199643ba8917ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['He had a male therapist for years and it seemed functional and productive.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">damircudic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last-minute tips ahead of the Leaving Cert Irish exams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/07/last-minute-tips-ahead-of-the-leaving-cert-irish-exams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/07/last-minute-tips-ahead-of-the-leaving-cert-irish-exams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish teacher Hugh Gallagher suggests it’s better to stick to simple, accurate sentences when writing answers, as opposed to more complex ones, where mistakes can occur]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJNOAWX4SNG2RML5QSHEK2AA5Y.jpg?auth=6644fa72a0bcb795b134b682025fba827d5e905449ee6b28549472966094541c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Gallagher, author and Irish teacher at Stepaside Educate Together.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Kennedy: ‘I lost that adult relationship with my dad and I’d give anything to have it back’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/mary-kennedy-i-lost-that-adult-relationship-with-my-dad-and-id-give-anything-to-have-it-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/mary-kennedy-i-lost-that-adult-relationship-with-my-dad-and-id-give-anything-to-have-it-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TV presenter Mary Kennedy on her happy disposition, her late dad and her unusual way of controlling the television volume]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPPER5O42FBZDCGDTAKUII7QRE.jpg?auth=6785a59418b3fd86b1328c98e261f322391a6a2e50f2f74bb2776a834341d4e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Kennedy: 'A lot of people think of me as being quite serious, but I’d like them to know I have a fun side as well']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s hedgehogs are counting on public to help out with a prickly problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/07/irelands-hedgehogs-are-counting-on-public-to-help-out-with-a-prickly-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/07/irelands-hedgehogs-are-counting-on-public-to-help-out-with-a-prickly-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hedgehog Conservation Ireland has been set up to assess population numbers and take action]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66WDZPYZY5FITM6O7W3YSFN3WQ.jpg?auth=32ae580a1b8d1b285cdad981c15f1047d53747998da0c7e0578909df347a470f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People are being asked to keep a lookout for hedgehogs in gardens, parks, farms, estates, campuses and public green spaces]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex-for-rent demands in Ireland: ‘You can sleep with me or I’m not going to help you’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/06/sex-for-rent-demands-in-irelands-housing-crisis-you-can-sleep-with-me-or-im-not-going-to-help-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/06/sex-for-rent-demands-in-irelands-housing-crisis-you-can-sleep-with-me-or-im-not-going-to-help-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maria’s story is a snapshot of the situations many international students, migrants and women face in Ireland’s ‘precarious’ housing market]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXJ6Y4BFYZGNNF3SI6WBAUENEI.jpg?auth=1ccc70dc562918ba269eb86181969dbf99e8a69dcbdf0b8ccde3551f4f1b6dcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['When you come as a student, especially from another continent, it’s really hard and unsafe, because we can’t really go back home,' says Maria. 'It’s not an option']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">janiecbros</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin tech entrepreneur leaves €2.6 million estate, probate papers reveal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/dublin-tech-entrepreneur-leaves-26-million-estate-probate-papers-reveal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/dublin-tech-entrepreneur-leaves-26-million-estate-probate-papers-reveal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest Probate papers also showed prominent Leitrim entrepreneur Timmy Beirne left estate valued at €1.96m]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OASHDTUDVFDAFCRAO3E2AK6N44.jpg?auth=35fef253db20febc6e9649e04ac54a108f536a712a12607cdd08e35a6386870e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Papers published by the Probate Office showed Sean O’Reilly left an estate valued at €2.5 million when he died. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Synergee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Cork, they unearthed a diamond in Brian Hayes. Polished, now ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/playmaker-brian-hayes-back-to-his-best-for-rebels-as-star-keeps-rising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/07/playmaker-brian-hayes-back-to-his-best-for-rebels-as-star-keeps-rising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Improvement in ball striking is the finishing touch for Cork maestro]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVT7YCDQQBHGBFL7P7QD7AON3A.jpg?auth=e07ec551b08acff21dcbd6d89d579ac7bac91ddf22c504f6db0007ab8344fb1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork’s Brian Hayes with Seán Finn of Limerick in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on April 26th, 2026. Photogrph: Morgan Treacy/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this a snake I see before me on the road?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/07/is-this-a-snake-i-see-before-me-on-an-irish-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/07/is-this-a-snake-i-see-before-me-on-an-irish-road/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6BY4MFAUJFKJNCIZOB7VJP6U4.jpg?auth=c7c51994bb3fae56f5927945f94a6fce780f7d8389bc09ef0eb91c0636d83bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The red-bellied black snake. Photograph via John Groarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How can I grow columbine plants in my flower beds?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/06/07/how-can-i-grow-columbine-plants-in-my-flower-beds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/06/07/how-can-i-grow-columbine-plants-in-my-flower-beds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Use a combination of sowing techniques to increase your chances of success]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6N6IDV5PJRC7VC4WCJXLUFPOXA.jpg?auth=c051688fedfb474c9d97fda42c45694b5a6d9e13bc57c4adcb251c1595890ec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Columbine flowers. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Konoplytska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is offering grants to make Europe great again. This may not have the desired effect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/07/mark-oconnell-trump-is-offering-grants-to-make-europe-great-again-this-may-not-have-the-desired-effect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/07/mark-oconnell-trump-is-offering-grants-to-make-europe-great-again-this-may-not-have-the-desired-effect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marco Rubio’s state department will fund European groups that the Trump administration hopes will increase Europe’s civilisational self-confidence]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRKRB4WTLNPN3FCGW5LGPRBWV4.jpg?auth=7f8d6d697692f9de876466b2d3239fe7d3c1f49bc1c22194c11145938dc46069&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump walks with secretary of state Marco Rubio. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Dunne revisits his cornering demons at the Monaco Grand Prix]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/06/alex-dunne-revisits-his-cornering-demons-at-the-monaco-grand-prix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/06/alex-dunne-revisits-his-cornering-demons-at-the-monaco-grand-prix/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[20-year-old from Offaly continues his quest to join the revered ranks of Formula One]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UBGMAJQNBHE7KLGRH6UKXQ2EE.jpg?auth=b11a003a188940f1331a641bca8864af694503311a48eebca46fc0c0aab463b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex Dunne is back in the old Principality this weekend for the fourth round of the Formula Two season. Photo: Dom Gibbons/ Formula Motorsport Limited/ Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dom Gibbons - Formula 1</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My search for the stories of gay Belfastmen has taken me to some surprising places ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/my-search-for-the-stories-of-gay-belfastmen-has-taken-me-to-some-surprising-places/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/my-search-for-the-stories-of-gay-belfastmen-has-taken-me-to-some-surprising-places/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Hulme]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Writing a history of gay Belfast has been an intensely personal and emotional journey]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UHGMG5KXJHP3GLTJ6HE3LNV44.png?auth=3bf904234463e281be05c344ac50e281d710829d4b9014b3c1ed042fe63ae5b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clockwise left: Howard Aicken, a gay man who lived in Belfast, and an unnamed US soldier; David Strain; David Strain and Arthur Fitzsimons, circa 1930s; and Walter Smith and Arthur Fitzsimons, friends of David Strain. Photographs: Courtesy of Basil and Simon Abbott, Howard Aicken’s nephews; Public Record Office of Northern Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power-hungry data centres fuel increasingly fractious debate about squeezed national grid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/07/power-hungry-data-centres-fuel-increasingly-fractious-debate-about-squeezed-national-grid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/07/power-hungry-data-centres-fuel-increasingly-fractious-debate-about-squeezed-national-grid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Row raging since 2021 when senior EirGrid executive noted voracious appetite for power, now at 20% of Republic’s electricity]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVOXLSUAFZBC5D6R4MCB6RT3BU.jpg?auth=e7f32b7fde596c3bccef08d1ec77db21f87638ba3e859a0555f9e1d2044b4fb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The problem of how to accommodate power-ravenous data centres remains unresolved. There are now 121 of them in the Republic. Photograph; Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving to Canada from Ireland: ‘Nobody prepared me for bears; they just walk about’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/07/moving-to-canada-with-a-family-my-daughter-phoned-to-say-there-was-a-bear-in-the-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/07/moving-to-canada-with-a-family-my-daughter-phoned-to-say-there-was-a-bear-in-the-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Making friends can be hard: ‘When I first came I’d meet people who then went home after two years to have children’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLMDQXMWNZDDNM7WRLLXBS535M.jpg?auth=32bd6cebec28b8f38e4b84c18a73bd86933c83e6778cad1da0202399b6bc511a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katriona Masters and her husband Colin: 'We thought we need to make a jump']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U2’s Adam Clayton and others on their boarding school days: ‘Being separated from the age of 8 was a trauma’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/u2s-adam-clayton-and-others-on-boarding-school-being-separated-from-the-age-of-8-was-a-trauma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/u2s-adam-clayton-and-others-on-boarding-school-being-separated-from-the-age-of-8-was-a-trauma/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How do famous former boarders view their time at school now?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJXCJWVIXZHBLI2ROVA67K7EBA.png?auth=b8c378ef94021566d0bc08f5ee493c0ce60787efb90a747f4a18be3f3d1f8888&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boarding school days: Simon Coveney; Adam Clayton; and Domini Kemp. Photographs: Daragh McSweeney/Provision/Debbie Hickey/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Successful launch of SpaceX IPO is far from certain  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/07/successful-launch-of-spacex-ipo-far-from-certain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/07/successful-launch-of-spacex-ipo-far-from-certain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s space exploration business thinks it’s worth $1.75tn, but some analysts value it at only half that ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GEMXXVGJVMWB5YMTKJWLX3JC3M.jpg?auth=a4c6f4060534dcd2219f3e2de902d021fdde51faf44d100756616c62060c9426&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX is seeking to raise as much as $75 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO on record. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tale of two Germanies: When East stunned West in a febrile 1974 World Cup clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/a-tale-of-two-germanies-when-east-stunned-west-in-a-febrile-1974-world-cup-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/a-tale-of-two-germanies-when-east-stunned-west-in-a-febrile-1974-world-cup-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Franz Beckenbauer’s men lost out in a tense atmosphere amid a turbulent political backdrop, prompting a dressingroom coup by Der Kaiser ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ES3BCDZKM5G3TH4ML66AZWIHAU.jpg?auth=3a4c4f79fb18dfcee0bf61614c10f8057ff2298ad7b495a70a17b289e2680f33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[East German forward Juergen Sparwasser scores the winning goal past West German defenders Horst Hoettges, Berti Vogts (2) and goalkeeper Sepp Maier on June 22nd, 1974, in Hamburg. Photograph:AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">STAFF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenagers enlisted as agents of mayhem by Russia and Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/08/teenagers-enlisted-as-agents-of-mayhem-by-russia-and-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/08/teenagers-enlisted-as-agents-of-mayhem-by-russia-and-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Warrell in London and Christopher Miller in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russia and Iran have long enlisted proxies to perform hostile acts on European soil, but targeting minors represents a new twist on their subversive gig economy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BL35CZBAZBMQTHY2724WHAZLZY.jpg?auth=5f59a8d2a31fd1290e35e2d0cbc553f4dd08f53fd58b61f00b989c48d1e1a377&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of the Jewish community views the scene of an anti-Semitic arson attack through a makeshift fence in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London in March, a day after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albert Manifold’s BP exit defies easy conclusions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/07/albert-manifolds-bp-exit-defies-easy-conclusions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/07/albert-manifolds-bp-exit-defies-easy-conclusions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors, at least, seem less interested in assigning blame than in whether BP sticks to the strategy that has recently improved its fortunes]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RM7XXT55HNEIDNS7VA6POBRM2Y.jpg?auth=9eb5213b54b5cdc364740f7f8c7d618eaa2e509e4d58dcc53aa26ee1f80bd4b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Until recently, BP analysts generally celebrated former CEO Albert Manifold's hard-edged style, with shares soaring 35 per cent during his tenure. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino dominate event with flood the zone defence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/politics-of-donald-trump-and-gianni-infantino-dominate-event-with-flood-the-zone-defence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/politics-of-donald-trump-and-gianni-infantino-dominate-event-with-flood-the-zone-defence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sporting anticipation for this World Cup is at an all-time low, and for good reason]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCWWYDKMVVC27IEK54R3U4JWGA.jpg?auth=b0226d00fcfd506d7dca9bc3353ea3e29decdd155831467038cba1a422760174&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man walks past a mural featuring the World Cup 2026 in Mexico City on July 14, 2025. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CARL DE SOUZA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist Jim Fitzpatrick’s Captain Americas murals up for grabs at auction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/artist-jim-fitzpatricks-captain-americas-murals-up-for-grabs-at-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/07/artist-jim-fitzpatricks-captain-americas-murals-up-for-grabs-at-auction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Battle of the Boyne gets more interpretation, a use for wool at last and fears of spooking the Gap of Dunloe horses]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OS2RCCRP4ZHXFF6O2O567KZYGM.jpg?auth=82caee464a674f04560b68fcf0d0a17b6a5735d225901f8f600f80914b930307&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the murals in Captain Americas, Grafton Street. Photograph: Jim Fitzpatrick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Irishwoman in Milan: `My early job interviews were mostly silent because of the language problem’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/07/my-early-job-interviews-were-mostly-silent-because-of-the-language-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/07/my-early-job-interviews-were-mostly-silent-because-of-the-language-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Marie Dermody, Milan]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZT5SWKVOJDHHJNNEJSNXKXSC4.jpeg?auth=2f6936aad4b7f8d11541d6d1bfb0121b6c38d93b70a1928eb2a7070b4d95709f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marie Dermody: I had heard so much about Milan and wanted to be somewhere completely new ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Calvados and how should I drink it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/07/what-is-calvados-and-how-should-i-drink-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/07/what-is-calvados-and-how-should-i-drink-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: A reader has received a bottle of VSOP as a gift and wonders what it contains]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U75JVQ6ZJBCS7NRZCR4GDAQ2LM.jpg?auth=06da85cd6bd8c7d44de72da180ae88ca5c4289486070b6646415f352484c01c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pays D'Auge is a sub-region of Calvados, with stricter production rules than the rest of the area]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">neverest</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney: This killer pet has driven 73 species to extinction, and roams free in Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/ella-mcsweeney-is-your-beloved-pet-a-destructive-predator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/ella-mcsweeney-is-your-beloved-pet-a-destructive-predator/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It may be a beloved pet, but it’s among the most destructive invasive predators in the natural world]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QAWBYNZCBEZNDLJ33FK5KQ2SU.jpg?auth=dbb74e664598ea0d32de85638ed5970417a766e00f84d6debf36060a3d61e99b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When it comes to endangered species, cats are a scourge. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">cranach</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used AI to plan a holiday to Dublin. It took 45 seconds but there were some issues ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/can-ai-plan-your-holiday-yes-but-double-check-what-it-tells-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/07/can-ai-plan-your-holiday-yes-but-double-check-what-it-tells-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI for travel planning is evolving from regular search tools listing options to detailed itineraries and actual reservations, but it’s not problem free]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQW463QH3FCWBMD63QHHUWFO5M.jpg?auth=1b15c4818a80b52775396d1085f089811e066650fdea341b483296c5d29ae44f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is targeting travel and promising to make holiday planning easier and cheaper. Illustration: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Malte Mueller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wine and travel: John Wilson’s favourite wine trips from Spain to New Zealand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/07/wine-and-travel-john-wilsons-favourite-wine-trips-from-spain-to-new-zealand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/07/wine-and-travel-john-wilsons-favourite-wine-trips-from-spain-to-new-zealand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Avoiding the beaten track can lead to a cheaper and possibly more enriching experience for travellers who appreciate a good glass or bottle]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFP2J2NSSBAGLABGBEQF4FUU4A.jpg?auth=fe980bffb3790c991d0b83fa013c8e1b0bd583c74b60f95459ecbbdf2fe2a14b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Porto, Portugal, has a long and fascinating history.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Starcevic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A century on, Marilyn Monroe speaks to the possibilities the United States once offered]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/07/a-century-on-marilyn-monroe-speaks-to-the-possibilities-the-united-states-once-offered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/07/a-century-on-marilyn-monroe-speaks-to-the-possibilities-the-united-states-once-offered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With Miles Davis and Allen Ginsberg, the film star contributed to an unstoppable excitement about the future]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKFWXXFN3BEK5CQ43RXUVKWGE4.jpg?auth=8abaa330e6f75f88dd104d92832018520e2dfb3c5f46b6eb7de999adfd747f22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marilyn Monroe, pictured in 1959, is still a source of fascination. Photograph: Bettmann]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bettmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novelist Niamh Campbell: ‘The Dublin of 2015 was so full of optimism. Bit by bit it got harder to stay’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/07/novelist-niamh-campbell-the-dublin-of-2015-was-so-full-of-optimism-bit-by-bit-it-got-harder-to-stay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/07/novelist-niamh-campbell-the-dublin-of-2015-was-so-full-of-optimism-bit-by-bit-it-got-harder-to-stay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The award-winning author – whose new novel Make Strange is out now – on motherhood, publishing and making a living from fiction]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2OAGKMSKNFHPBUNV4MWOE4MYE.JPG?auth=a74c9e2f3e29e36f416b85b4bbc7fb6277a55525c124da6e210f986b46603639&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niamh Campbell: 'A literary award-winner who has figured out the trick of having it all.' Photograph: Matt Packer]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restoring a Victorian house in Cork city with space for three families]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/06/07/restoring-a-victorian-house-in-cork-city-with-space-for-three-families/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/06/07/restoring-a-victorian-house-in-cork-city-with-space-for-three-families/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Leland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sympathetic restoration of Annamount, off the city’s  Summerhill North, into three new homes could be seen as a model to bring people back to live in the city’s inner suburbs]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJB2KIU4QJE2BG65CO74NDOSSY.jpg?auth=55ebaae1a3e2fabb183752452a31dc910fb17cf331e30f56242ab14a46465f0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Clarke (right) at Annamount, Cork city, where he restored the historical property and converted it into three homes, with architect Gareth O'Callaghan (left). All photographs: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/07/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/07/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June 7th to 12th highlights, including Backstory, Britney: In Ten Pictures, Total Football and Queen James]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ICKKA2GZ5BY5NBGDLUBPDWRWU.jpg?auth=f9336302dcc6cf642fa9a2fc44e9052deb42d9bced99b3220e9afb1799c81f09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siobhan and Tambu McClean in Mutare, Zimbabwe, for BackStory]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer YA reading: Romeo and Juliet meet at a death resort while teenagers take over the world ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/07/summer-ya-reading-romeo-and-juliet-meet-at-a-death-resort-while-teenagers-take-over-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/07/summer-ya-reading-romeo-and-juliet-meet-at-a-death-resort-while-teenagers-take-over-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The latest from Kelly McCaughrain, Soman Chainani, Caitlin Devlin, Beth Steiner and newcomer to the genre Tig Wallace]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LOYW5T6FCFD6JDVJFY5S3DLKVU.jpg?auth=7854e52aff08791ddf77dd13f216af31b29a24212afdf19866d57cb07059f3cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kelly McCaughrain: Just Another Dead Boy is a glorious 'unholy mash-up of a book'. Photograph: Brian Morrison]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Morrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: Savage House, Masters of the Universe, Afternoons of Solitude, Erupcja]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/07/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-savage-house-masters-of-the-universe-afternoons-of-solitude-erupcja/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/07/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-savage-house-masters-of-the-universe-afternoons-of-solitude-erupcja/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richard E Grant, Claire Foy, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrés Roca Rey and Charli XCX feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of June 5th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNOPQ35NRNP5AYQU2NNF44OCFQ.jpg?auth=b1a798655f0d948646463876f948b5035b2ad28aaf5e29d72d1652adc060a5f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Savage House: Richard E Grant. Photograph: Dean Rogers/Paramount Pictures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photo by Dean Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistler by Ann Patchett: a lesser-told love story between step-parents and stepchildren]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/07/whistler-by-ann-patchett-a-lesser-told-love-story-between-step-parents-and-stepchildren/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/07/whistler-by-ann-patchett-a-lesser-told-love-story-between-step-parents-and-stepchildren/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ultimately Whistler itself is a testament to the transformative power of storytelling]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U3HRNL65XREM7NKNOWH223XPIQ.jpg?auth=7e04673527d1f4da6b7b88f9ef09ad20910df2d7e65a2fdd595b1f51c03fb837&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Patchett: a charismatic storyteller, her novels are great company]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>