<?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, 18 Oct 2026 09:53:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Lara Gillespie wins gold at track cycling world championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/10/18/lara-gillespie-wins-gold-at-track-cycling-world-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/10/18/lara-gillespie-wins-gold-at-track-cycling-world-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Wicklow rider adds to her silver medal won on Wednesday’s opening day of competition in Shanghai]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEOQSNVX4GUN2UBNBKCFNLJSD4.jpg?auth=e16db53258d5f333ab5d95b3c4b08f2074d36e375e715c57aaa5d47512e99fba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lara Gillespie (centre) won gold in the points race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, China. Photograph: Benoit Doppagne/Belga/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benoit Doppagne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving shares to a spouse at death can make more sense than a lifetime transfer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/18/leaving-shares-to-a-spouse-at-death-can-make-more-sense-than-a-lifetime-transfer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/18/leaving-shares-to-a-spouse-at-death-can-make-more-sense-than-a-lifetime-transfer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax planning can be advantageous financially but families need to be clear on its purpose and its benefit
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +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[Human resources doesn’t need to be the CIA ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/18/human-resources-doesnt-need-to-be-the-cia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/18/human-resources-doesnt-need-to-be-the-cia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fraudulent use of AI in the jobs process is forcing the warm and fuzzy realms of the former to work with the suspicious minds of the latter]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNV2DILGEJFKBBPQHOCFXJRWPE.jpg?auth=bd82884c4f9cdfbc12875eb7f0ec7e2f5d815170b56893d0fb0d2909dc1bff53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New security features and identity checks feel like a depressing consequence of the AI arms race in recruitment. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rudi_suardi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother alleges addict son threatened ‘to burn the house down and kill me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/mother-alleges-addict-son-threatened-to-burn-the-house-down-and-kill-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/mother-alleges-addict-son-threatened-to-burn-the-house-down-and-kill-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman among several parents seeking barring orders against adult children with substance abuse problems]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPCWIB45363ANVA3VK7DXT6Z64.jpg?auth=234d86eaa8992ddca8ab28c3aa647ee6f83c5c31bd56495318ca577d81c842ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A father secured a two-year barring order against his son, aged in his late 20s. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump will take up to 60 days to weigh Russia sanctions, Rubio says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/18/trump-will-take-up-to-60-days-to-weigh-russia-sanctions-rubio-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/18/trump-will-take-up-to-60-days-to-weigh-russia-sanctions-rubio-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘A lot of you don’t know what my decision is ​yet,’ US president says of controversial waiver move]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:40:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AVOSDRIAS34ZWWXBM2XFCHBNMQ.jpg?auth=7217a443f4c54d313f587b11eca8008f73f1ac723159fd30907f176389197733&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Donald Trump would use up to 60 days to assess the economic impact of Russia-related sanctions and tariffs. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Canada didn’t dilute my Irish identity. It gave me the distance to understand its value’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/25/canada-didnt-dilute-my-irish-identity-it-gave-me-the-distance-to-understand-its-value/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/25/canada-didnt-dilute-my-irish-identity-it-gave-me-the-distance-to-understand-its-value/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Jackie Gilna, Ottawa]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:33:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GIOKBG3C4ZAQPMQQ2ZCUFJIOME.jpg?auth=3eb9a37bc3f5c219f86750e817e6069703aa1e1bbcb258b29a96d062d4cbaf92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jackie Gilna: 'Canadians like to take things a bit slower and they take time to adapt to our humour and our way of doing business']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: Ireland’s data centre revolt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/10/18/message-from-the-editor-irelands-data-centre-revolt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/10/18/message-from-the-editor-irelands-data-centre-revolt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday: Ireland has been an enthusiastic host of data centres, but the story of one Co Waterford village shows there are stirrings of local dissent]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:33:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ITYQRQZJQBDTVBPS3W5TNW3HMI.jpg?auth=0d6de53f982c7a7183c1ee12a081573863e3e1508e7e7f6b2b6e8b3ecdc2d3c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilmeaden resident Mary Sue Connolly looks out at the proposed site of a new data centre. 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[West Dublin residents appeal for final vote against controversial land rezoning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/west-dublin-residents-appeal-for-final-vote-against-controversial-land-rezoning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/west-dublin-residents-appeal-for-final-vote-against-controversial-land-rezoning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Councillors previously rejected changing the zoning of sites at St Edmundsbury, Finnstown Castle and Coldcut Road]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:10:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZ6T2K53ENFYDDLMYSFAQXTP74.jpg?auth=dc942a8fe10e72430ba0a8eeaddab44ef4cbbdb582b8761faa517016a6e880fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Save St Edmundsbury Protest Committee oppose the proposed rezoning of the St Edmundsbury land in the Liffey valley near Lucan, owned by businessmen John Magnier and JP McManus. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US snapshot of Donald Trump’s hunger for adulation that has dragged us to this fraught moment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/18/us-snapshot-of-donald-trumps-hunger-for-adulation-that-has-dragged-us-to-this-fraught-moment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/18/us-snapshot-of-donald-trumps-hunger-for-adulation-that-has-dragged-us-to-this-fraught-moment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Doug Mills’ photo, here Trump is in a cozy huddle with his most essential type of staff member]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EK2V2PI7OGYV45RFKKKRMBRA5Y.jpg?auth=9572739c0c13504608544a12802a2eb8201acd441cb079f23f63e9ac602238f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia and special assistant Natalie Harp join president Donald Trump on Marine One as he arrives in Alaska for a rally. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times                    ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and European diplomats in West Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/18/israeli-settlers-attack-palestinians-and-european-diplomats-in-west-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/18/israeli-settlers-attack-palestinians-and-european-diplomats-in-west-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Graham-Harrison in Taybeh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French mayor and archbishop also attacked as settler violence surges during the olive harvest]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:01:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EEODSMARNOV3RYBFCJKSCQO4QY.jpg?auth=a541f7cf9046ee91ce2e3266e9cb4cfa99aefd0593d441590ce3460db5c240bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinian farmers run away as Israeli soldiers fire multiple rounds of tear-gas into the olive groves in Khirbet Abu Falah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photograph: Ivor Prickett/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ivor Prickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buildings torched and more than 1,200 arrested as protests spread across France ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/17/buildings-torched-as-cost-of-living-protests-spread-across-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/17/buildings-torched-as-cost-of-living-protests-spread-across-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police fire teargas in Paris and Limoges town hall ‘largely lost’ to fire]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:24:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TN3OOJUMBG5OO5L7RUEJN5AABQ.jpg?auth=d748051ecc5a42f951b4efd32a35ad5e68e697d72a79e04cf3ab8237e884a70f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fire burning and destroying the Limoges city hall in central France after protests on Saturday. Photograph: Pascal Lachenaud/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pascal Lachenaud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A food delivery site that promises to deliver no food? At first, I didn’t see the appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/rachel-odwyer-a-food-delivery-site-that-promises-to-deliver-no-food-at-first-i-didnt-see-the-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/rachel-odwyer-a-food-delivery-site-that-promises-to-deliver-no-food-at-first-i-didnt-see-the-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s bleak when you realise that one of your favourite pastimes is the unrequited scroll, maybe even a little perverse]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2XRJPD3HFDERFJ7ZGCWEI6JZE.jpg?auth=716734089b9ec596224ac620d172b9e0347d572450dcef9a5a7dd101d4566c85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The theory behind dopamine shopping is that clicking a fake ‘buy’ button yields the same rush as a real transaction. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">filadendron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There has been a frightening shift in the way drug gangs intimidate their victims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/opinion-there-has-been-a-seismic-shift-in-the-way-drugs-gangs-intimidate-their-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/opinion-there-has-been-a-seismic-shift-in-the-way-drugs-gangs-intimidate-their-victims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trina O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We can’t allow parts of the country to become no-go areas by the design of drug gangs]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUGR4QWMPVCWVNRMW6XV2YCLK4.jpg?auth=eea428c54950a70cd8ddd7d838a19f636aca18fd61d40e9aa2d39204139bb8a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["The ease with which innocent families become embroiled in drug debts is terrifying." File photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Cardy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg drinks pint wrong, leaving his Irish reputation in tatters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/mark-zuckerberg-drinks-pint-wrong-leaving-his-irish-reputation-in-tatters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/mark-zuckerberg-drinks-pint-wrong-leaving-his-irish-reputation-in-tatters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Stamp duty slip-ups, literature on the high seas and a Star Wars-related accident]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEWRFECXLZBY5ES7SLFLNJU5UI.png?auth=f7d6e088e4d05ad304dc29e67a9a04aec8e105717df92ca4871e027f9b282387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Risky in the jar: Mark Zuckerberg appears to struggle with his initial sip of Guinness on John Collison's Cheeky Pint chat show]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My lawn is full of mushrooms. Do they pose a health risk? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/10/18/my-lawn-is-full-of-mushrooms-do-they-pose-a-health-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/10/18/my-lawn-is-full-of-mushrooms-do-they-pose-a-health-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The recent warm, damp weather has provided ideal conditions for their growth]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWG36RFD65EXXHWIIFMWCHXCRU.png?auth=b458e948e99b8add2f132f91bf9533e9682cd261a09cf150e7dd28ba368b1d94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Honey fungus (Armillaria) is a destructive fungal disease for which there’s no cure. Photograph: Louis O'Toole]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Some of what she told me, she never told anyone’: Finding George Gibney and the long pursuit of justice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/18/some-of-what-she-told-me-she-never-told-anyone-mark-horgan-on-finding-george-gibney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/18/some-of-what-she-told-me-she-never-told-anyone-mark-horgan-on-finding-george-gibney/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Horgan’s podcast, co-produced with Ciarán Cassidy, was instrumental in the opening of a new investigation into the now-jailed former swimming coach ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7SA2QQ7ZSK465JGOHHQVDDLBU.jpg?auth=57cfde904577c0fb4a4ed0d63739a08927c4667abfc3c1fb4afdf8d686f07310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orla Poole, who survived abuse at the hands of George Gibney, speaks to media following the sentencing of the former swimming coach. Photograph: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health service spent €250m more on ‘higher-cost’ agency staff than budgeted for]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/18/health-service-spent-250m-more-on-higher-cost-agency-staff-than-budgeted-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/18/health-service-spent-250m-more-on-higher-cost-agency-staff-than-budgeted-for/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employees hired via agencies can cost about 40 per cent more than directly employed staff, HSE tells PAC]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KHD5277LONGRNHITWIXKSL2DNQ.jpg?auth=ce207eaee14674e2da8c2d7adaa177d628853ad1e75e122e1e6bad0638511a1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Within Government there are concerns the overall HSE deficit could hit €1 billion by the end of the year. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My partner and I have a near-perfect relationship but we are opposed on the question of living together’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/18/my-partner-and-i-have-a-beautiful-bond-but-we-are-opposed-on-the-question-of-living-together/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/18/my-partner-and-i-have-a-beautiful-bond-but-we-are-opposed-on-the-question-of-living-together/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: ‘With this single issue there doesn’t appear to be any compromise’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4XAL36AMRDFTKRJPO7XEQFAXE.jpg?auth=cc59355a34d2433f1455ac96f3e76fac165df341dd8d42b6c9d15668bb79ab16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Neither of us wants to end what is otherwise a near-perfect relationship.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MachineHeadz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The curious backlash against Nick Griggs taking up a US athletics scholarship ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/18/the-curious-backlash-against-nick-griggs-taking-up-a-us-athletics-scholarship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/18/the-curious-backlash-against-nick-griggs-taking-up-a-us-athletics-scholarship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At 21, after four years of running ‘pro’, his signing with Oregon is all within the NCAA rules]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZJAJVTEKVEFLLYV7LNNKO2FWQ.jpg?auth=5305f4d73f8f42a1af13aeee848720dd5e47f1b2da2ab1859657d52c31481f2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Griggs' exceptional talent has been known about for many years. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cotes Drone? Robotics are being deployed in wine production with impressive results ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/18/cotes-drone-robotics-are-being-deployed-in-wine-production-with-impressive-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/18/cotes-drone-robotics-are-being-deployed-in-wine-production-with-impressive-results/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: Viticulture is adapting to new technological developments along with the rest of us]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAS62CIJEZEP5GPI7UAFWPRDHU.jpg?auth=43a3921d2891eccdf02126833c41feaa5630ff1f572559127b344f5d702cdd75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A drone helping out at grape harvest time. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">photo-lime</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Belfast designer on making it big in New York: ‘There are still days when I have to pinch myself’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/10/18/a-belfast-designer-on-making-it-big-in-new-york-there-are-still-days-when-i-have-to-pinch-myself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/10/18/a-belfast-designer-on-making-it-big-in-new-york-there-are-still-days-when-i-have-to-pinch-myself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlene Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan Crown has worked on projects as diverse as a luxury safari resort in Africa, Michelin-starred restaurants in New York and Geneva’s Ritz Carlton hotel]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4BA5JBKUJB7BPLZOMFRCXKSW4.jpg?auth=8d1bdc5b336f074996dd23348eb95733c2e0922e9d84cd246269b73d1d5ebf95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Crown runs Crown Creative, a design agency with bases in Belfast, New York and London]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Rangan Chatterjee: What will you do with a perfect six-pack if you haven’t someone to share your life with?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/18/the-doctors-orders-ten-minutes-of-silence-a-day-without-your-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/18/the-doctors-orders-ten-minutes-of-silence-a-day-without-your-phone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Rangan Chatterjee on ‘junk connections’, biohacking and why people need to trust themselves]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NO44NMC3ZBCMXATBILDRQIILWM.jpg?auth=515432dd2d5425216065c5e49d29203b535b842a7b7c844ab12b0b98c3c0337c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Rangan Chatterjee: 'I want people to not need me.' Photograph: Rich Gilligan]]></media:description></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/2026/10/18/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/18/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women search for medical diagnoses, Bill Murray golfs around Ireland and a new Channel 4 comedy begins]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6IC5KSROVDIJLATSI2DSLNFEY.jpg?auth=e45c8453fb9bb44ea15333c6f692acaf71f867eb1ecd501364811d7e834f279a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Presenter Katja Mia and interviewee in Health Hysteria: Are Women Being Gaslit?, Virgin Media One, Monday at 9pm]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Virgin Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk’s trillion-dollar pay deal has a convenient escape clause]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/18/musks-trillion-dollar-pay-deal-has-a-convenient-escape-clause/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/18/musks-trillion-dollar-pay-deal-has-a-convenient-escape-clause/</guid><description><![CDATA[A takeover - even by an affiliated company - could trigger a huge payout while bypassing operational targets]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2KBXJJQEXLDYLDRWN4VIPJLAA.jpg?auth=5a41c920bbf0810b17e0ba8ef8c56250c8b8865d423e456cbbea63d180908dad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar Tesla bonus appears to demand almost superhuman performance but there is an easier way for him to collect the big bucks. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann in scramble to save amateur weather watchers’ network from shutdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/met-eireann-in-scramble-to-save-amateur-weather-watchers-network-from-shutdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/18/met-eireann-in-scramble-to-save-amateur-weather-watchers-network-from-shutdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 150 private weather stations nationwide feed into the Wow platform, which the UK will soon close]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XR7ZQDXW3FA5LDSYC2V5KDAQQE.JPG?auth=9e49b98d84b01d6da441b604aa4d833aad807149b06f781dd06e07709ed6b171&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Weather enthusiast Sean Rima in Connemara. 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[Gulliver’s Travels at 300: Did Jonathan Swift predict AI?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/18/gullivers-travels-at-300-did-jonathan-swift-predict-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/18/gullivers-travels-at-300-did-jonathan-swift-predict-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Connolly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Satirical masterpiece has been irresistible to illustrators, abridgers and adaptors since its sensational arrival - and its lessons on human nature remain prescient]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPMMMQJ6MNEJTEOY2ZB7L6ILQA.jfif?auth=aef149a28cf17587bb48288fd025ee4fec64653ccc0af692da3e79cd2c602bc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lilliputian army marching between Gulliver’s legs, by R. Ramsay Russell (active 1876-1912), CC-BY, The Board of Trinity College Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A generation late: 900,000 children have been denied treatment at the overdue Children’s Hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/18/a-generation-late-900000-children-have-been-denied-treatment-at-the-overdue-childrens-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/18/a-generation-late-900000-children-have-been-denied-treatment-at-the-overdue-childrens-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My concerns won’t go away once it opens, as it will be expensive to operate, staff and expand.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5QBXYAHLFT5KIGYGMZ25RJGIE.jpg?auth=a770ddf575e5f0f0879ca54616cf7c5c40de19bcaf7876fdc0ff559b055e0217&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The as-yet-unopened national children’s hospital in Dublin pictured last month. Photograph: The late Colin Keegan/Collins Photo Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neglect an expensive error when it comes to insurance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/18/neglect-an-expensive-error-when-it-comes-to-insurance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/18/neglect-an-expensive-error-when-it-comes-to-insurance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of Irish homes are inadvertently insured for tens of thousands less than it would cost to rebuild them]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7Q6P643SMGC2LVEBED2W4RDUE.jpg?auth=0a5e9f8374fd51ceac34be1276e2b6dc6cc652400f9ea264c58f598508831eb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Underinsurance can very quickly turn a drama into a financial crisis. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alamy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are public sector workers all as badly off as strikes might suggest? This is what the data says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/public-pay-deal-must-give-most-to-those-who-are-really-squeezed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/18/public-pay-deal-must-give-most-to-those-who-are-really-squeezed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those under the greatest pressure are younger workers who have to contend with high rents and housing costs]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +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[David Byrne: ‘This last tour equalled and sometimes surpassed what happened with Talking Heads’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/18/david-byrne-this-last-tour-equalled-and-sometimes-surpassed-what-happened-with-talking-heads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/18/david-byrne-this-last-tour-equalled-and-sometimes-surpassed-what-happened-with-talking-heads/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The art rockers felt they were the next big thing. But tastes change. Who determines what’s popular, and where do the ideas they champion come from?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSPOUXA5WBBQ3N7D5UTIGFHTRM.jpg?auth=aab1a214375eb6e22234af5b308a91198869b87098edf906809e45aaacab16c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sleeping Beauties: David Byrne. Photograph: Shervin Lainez]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menopause and weight gain: ‘Nourish your body, don’t punish it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/18/menopause-and-weight-gain-nourish-your-body-dont-punish-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/18/menopause-and-weight-gain-nourish-your-body-dont-punish-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average weight gain in perimenopause is 1.5kg per year, with excess abdominal fat bringing health concerns]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PH7IL7JKDVHCHNRGGA7ISJXWEE.jpg?auth=30bc2589c1054e34ba6e114fece3ee56999445bd9324760fb1221123c01d2900&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rachel Graham, author of Nourish for Menopause, cooking Moroccan chicken tagine at home in Dundalk, Co Louth. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Scott could be unbeatable at the Oscars. Unless this happens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/18/andrew-scott-could-be-unbeatable-at-the-oscars-unless-this-happens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/18/andrew-scott-could-be-unbeatable-at-the-oscars-unless-this-happens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Academy Award nerds are already engraving the Elsinore star’s name on the best-actor trophy. All that stands in his way are pesky other actors]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIL325UEIJGSVDKIJ4NYRW2C3I.jpg?auth=f5dbbff1d5ed2f939ead729561a8188dd41f64bb0ada1c9d5878548e529bf388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar contender: Andrew Scott, star of Elsinore. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Cattermole</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billion Dollar Baby: How national children’s hospital became a multibillion-euro project]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/19/billion-dollar-baby-how-national-childrens-hospital-became-a-multibillion-euro-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/19/billion-dollar-baby-how-national-childrens-hospital-became-a-multibillion-euro-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Cullen’s book examines the planning mistakes, disputes and spiralling costs behind a hospital that was once expected to open in 2011]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6D75XTK5LVGZASOMAT6CSQK674.jpg?auth=27ebf46cfd6956791d5e2366a78902cfb344e54ad4f333150a4882629149b2aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The as-yet-unopened national children’s hospital in Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Photo Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>