<?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>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:49:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Knock on the wall: A vision of Irish America in New York’s St Patrick’s Cathedral]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/19/rite-reason-mural-in-new-yorks-st-patricks-cathedral-honours-the-apparition-at-knock-but-not-jfk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/19/rite-reason-mural-in-new-yorks-st-patricks-cathedral-honours-the-apparition-at-knock-but-not-jfk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Felix Larkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite & Reason: A new mural at the cathedral was commissioned by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, retired archbishop of New York, and is by the American artist Adam Cvijanovic]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBBWM2G2F5H5ZGVYA6T32BSHZY.jpg?auth=3cb62e3fc852d4bf674c888b908881ddbcb546b5acb4685bedfa3351605c3983&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 25ft mural, painted by artist Adam Cvijanovic, is the largest permanent artwork commissioned for the cathedral in its 146-year history. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland narrowly misses record-matching heatwave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/18/ireland-heatwave-weather-latest-warning-advisory-record/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/18/ireland-heatwave-weather-latest-warning-advisory-record/</guid><description><![CDATA[Longest hot spell occurred 50 years ago and was almost beaten in Co Cork this week]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:20:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VH7DNDFJJJCAXMXHCCT45GIQ24.JPG?auth=e6214ad3259324a3ddc29ff4e5d9b7f16272f27cf70993b4d9bcfb631cc07357&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Customers queue up for ice cream in Merrion Square, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Burns cuts through the Open fireworks to take two-shot lead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/18/sam-burns-cuts-through-the-open-fireworks-to-take-two-shot-lead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/18/sam-burns-cuts-through-the-open-fireworks-to-take-two-shot-lead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Lowry in need of a stellar Sunday to pull himself into contention at Royal Birkdale]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:05:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AXFOOUF4BKCDJUM3MCTLW3GKPI.jpg?auth=57aad3740047b6679895005069a3e081caed09d0cf4301451f2c5f81edde2a97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[American Sam Burns is two shots ahead of Ryan Fox and Si Woo Kim in tied-second. 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Photograph: Stephen Heaney/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Kate Bush ‘Cathys’ dance in Fairview Park for Wuthering Heights Day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/18/hundreds-of-kate-bush-cathys-dance-in-fairview-park-for-wuthering-heights-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/18/hundreds-of-kate-bush-cathys-dance-in-fairview-park-for-wuthering-heights-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fundraiser for Women’s Aid is inspired by video for musician’s 1978 hit single]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:14:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZ5R3HS2RJDVRFN2DC7IWYCPE4.jpeg?auth=7197a944f216d1eb1ef46312eefade81c8309139e6b6e1603bd80eb9ef1d9c02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orla Heneghan, Ciara Ní hÉanacháin and Enda Heneghan with, front, Laoise and Síomha Bermingham, enjoy Wuthering Heights Day at Fairview Park, Dublin. 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Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup final is a classic clash of the process team with a side riding an emotional wave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/world-cup-final-is-a-classic-clash-of-the-process-team-with-a-side-riding-an-emotional-wave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/world-cup-final-is-a-classic-clash-of-the-process-team-with-a-side-riding-an-emotional-wave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shackle Rodri the metronome and Argentina’s passion play can floor Spain in Sunday’s intriguing decider]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7A7YB3IWCAG7KHFOLORD7GKMKE.jpg?auth=d15336ece229a8135e3b631027e9c493d108a6cf31339b591f3ebd0d04d90783&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's midfielder Leandro Paredes (L) and Argentina's forward Lionel Messi sit during a training session in Atlanta. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Mabromata</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar attacks ⁠late to clinch fourth ⁠Tour de France stage win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/18/tadej-pogacar-attacks-late-to-clinch-fourth-tour-de-france-stage-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/18/tadej-pogacar-attacks-late-to-clinch-fourth-tour-de-france-stage-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Slovenian extends his general classification lead over rival Jonas Vingegaard]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:51:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQE4JLFLXPRVOIR6CUGI2W7BM4.jpg?auth=a16ba1be3c0a531361431b89e2b441081898378f3d7650436805aa94f0c09291&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar on his way to winning the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Loic Venance</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josh Kerr makes athletics history by shattering one-mile world record in London]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/18/josh-kerr-makes-athletics-history-by-shattering-one-mile-world-record-in-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/18/josh-kerr-makes-athletics-history-by-shattering-one-mile-world-record-in-london/</guid><description><![CDATA[Scot breaks Hicham El Guerrouj’s previous record of three minutes 43.13 seconds had stood for 27 years]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:47:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LMUOUHGLSK4TXTCJA5CS4OOVQ.jpg?auth=7c702029c5129aeec9553d409fb847d96f4c73abe5853efcf0ec298cc381b57b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Josh Kerr of Britain reacts after he wins the mens one mile event with a new world record time of 3:42.66 during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting in London on July 18th. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kimi Antonelli outpaces Max Verstappen to grab pole for Belgian Grand Prix]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/18/kimi-antonelli-outpaces-max-verstappen-to-grab-pole-for-belgian-grand-prix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/18/kimi-antonelli-outpaces-max-verstappen-to-grab-pole-for-belgian-grand-prix/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reigning champion Lando Norris to start from 13th after grid penalty for fresh battery unit]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:15:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DF4YQ524V3CP6MCJC77I3KJVWA.jpg?auth=e297e2a1c134156f5275495a69fe8b5d3a561cde8f7cdbbd02a61ebca72a3ae7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took his sixth pole of the season at Spa-Francorchamps, clocking a lap three-tenths of a second quicker than Max Verstappen in second. Photograph: Andrej Iiskovic/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrej Isakovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Perfect atmosphere for country music’: Fans flock to Slane Castle for Luke Combs concerts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/18/luke-combs-nashville-country-music-slane-castle-meath-weekend-concerts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/18/luke-combs-nashville-country-music-slane-castle-meath-weekend-concerts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From far and wide, 160,000 people are coming to see the Nashville star perform this weekend]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:30:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L4LDSZUIXNE6DLYOHRYN6YWFEQ.jpg?auth=e960e976e2d97537d65e52c4f12b6622e0e32326374892c61b7a92bb1265d6d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Combs performs during Lollapalooza last year in Chicago. Photograph: Erika Goldring/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erika Goldring</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reaction: New Zealand ease to victory over Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/reaction-new-zealand-ease-to-victory-over-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/reaction-new-zealand-ease-to-victory-over-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:05:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K3HIPADFTN5FENT44RDU7E5IDE.jpg?auth=e3307e79f57952696fad90161f7e8e77bead10574fd0a49f4479d6b41a91a5b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anton Lienert-Brown of the New Zealand is tackled during the Nations Championship match against Ireland at Eden Park. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Phil Walter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second man arrested over fatal assault of Anthony Long in Mulhuddart, Co Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/18/second-man-arrested-over-fatal-assault-of-anthony-long-in-mulhuddart-co-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/18/second-man-arrested-over-fatal-assault-of-anthony-long-in-mulhuddart-co-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[One person has already appeared before court accused of murder]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:51:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTM2BJARU6ZJKS7AVHZDEML77Y.jpg?auth=1390324d844daed07cad800956204f8dee0f74b71be61de69453da9c70c7c359&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photos and flowers left where Anthony Long was found in a critical condition in Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up for the match: All you need to know for Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/18/up-for-the-match-all-you-need-to-know-for-sundays-all-ireland-hurling-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/18/up-for-the-match-all-you-need-to-know-for-sundays-all-ireland-hurling-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There will be strict road closures in place from 9am in the vicinity of Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:08:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FB5GWVDTMNAGBV3GVQYOHI5O2A.jpg?auth=795856f3260af11937355bc32b00339bee6f313e89de1f52c623358e5da23f7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Liam MacCarthy Cup will be contested by Limerick and Galway at Croke Park. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seized drug-smuggling ship MV Matthew sold for one dollar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/18/seized-drug-smuggling-ship-mv-matthew-sold-for-one-dollar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/18/seized-drug-smuggling-ship-mv-matthew-sold-for-one-dollar/</guid><description><![CDATA[Revenue says State spent around €17 million on maintaining ship, which departed Cork on Friday after almost three years]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZSJY4JLXHXED4CV2NVVFHCJLE4.jpg?auth=e6b63679191708107c58ea0f53ffb44ecf48a017b4326e92c9cbbbcdddd92d59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The MV Matthew was detained in Co Cork after a 2023 drugs seizure. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire   ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Farrell bites his tongue on officiating following Ireland’s loss to New Zealand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/andy-farrell-bites-his-tongue-on-officiating-following-irelands-loss-to-new-zealand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/andy-farrell-bites-his-tongue-on-officiating-following-irelands-loss-to-new-zealand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials at Eden Park ruled Luke Jacobsen should only receive a yellow card for launching himself at Josh van der Flier and sticking elbow out]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:34:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3H6YD4MZ3E6NQQC6PAJ5J3Y3PE.jpg?auth=05cf423fca637b3993c3c6747003dc073ad8e6eac2312a2d6cc4a9f43d443c9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Farrell: 'There’s incidents all over the field tonight that you could talk about and we’re not able to do that.' 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New Zealand All Blacks vs Ireland  
Referee Nic Berry shows a yellow card to New Zealand's Luke Jacobson 
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian drone attacks kill warehouse workers at Russia’s largest online retailer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/18/ukrainian-drone-attacks-kill-warehouse-workers-at-russias-largest-online-retailer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/18/ukrainian-drone-attacks-kill-warehouse-workers-at-russias-largest-online-retailer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fires sparked at Moscow oil depot, while Russian attack on Odesa kills one person on board Antigua and ‌Barbuda-registered vessel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:08:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQUH2GM436ZTZWLH6ZZ5KHQFDE.jpg?auth=fcb986dd4099aac6faa60e51a5da249692ea67a7c54cd32bf9c22a6cbeaf5f58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rises from an oil refinery facility following a reported Ukrainian attack in the town of Noginsk outside Moscow on July 18th. Photograph: AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Ryan Weir Gibbons tells of ‘unimaginable grief’ as teenager jailed for his death]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/18/family-of-ryan-weir-gibbons-tells-of-unimaginable-grief-as-teenager-jailed-for-his-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/18/family-of-ryan-weir-gibbons-tells-of-unimaginable-grief-as-teenager-jailed-for-his-death/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ryan Murphy (19) admitted unlawful killing of man after incident on bus in Kildare town last October]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:18:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CI7UFCZJF27MEKMLCLFTWEU7RE.jpg?auth=07eaf7ed43874edcd560f1e7c3ea57f1110b6d7864c1d86e502e59c2b04acea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Family and friends of the late Ryan Weir Gibbons, including his sister Nicole and parents Edward and Elaine, outside Naas Circuit Court on Friday evening. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland player ratings: Dan Sheehan and Joe McCarthy lead the way in Auckland defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/ireland-v-new-zealand-player-ratings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/ireland-v-new-zealand-player-ratings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland authors of their own issues in Eden Park defeat]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:15:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXOKQGGSYRDMB3GBCHTIYZQRI4.jpg?auth=ce37586c81babbba82c1883a6bdca04542f9e93cf32bd72f6adda22cd5340d6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland captain Dan Sheehan was superb in play and solid at the lineout. Photograph: Craig Butland/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Blacks beat Ireland with plenty to spare at Eden Park fortress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/ireland-v-new-zealand-all-blacks-win-with-plenty-to-spare-at-fortress-eden-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/ireland-v-new-zealand-all-blacks-win-with-plenty-to-spare-at-fortress-eden-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six-try New Zealand extend Auckland unbeaten streak to 53 games]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:55:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZJGEHUPEQYFWJYGIEF6Y35IYU.jpg?auth=ee63dea946fbf7146b7b3e0873faa6494b795661647c3cb85d51e74da0b0a836&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Zealand's Asafo Aumua scores his side's fourth try against Ireland in their Nations Championship game in Eden Park, Auckland. Photograph: INPHO/Photosport/Brett Phibbs]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> www.photosport.nz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts sunny weekend weather with temperatures set to reach 26 degrees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/18/weekend-weather-to-stay-warm-with-temperatures-set-to-reach-26-degrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/18/weekend-weather-to-stay-warm-with-temperatures-set-to-reach-26-degrees/</guid><description><![CDATA[Weekend weather to stay warm with temperature reaching 26 degrees]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:16:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJKR732T3NFLXCLQ2L37HGKTNA.JPG?auth=d29df10c814d2ff648c46ce2bd75119c3b9f20db77c2a310288929b18e95557f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Temperatures are due to reach 26 degrees on Saturday and Sunday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand 40 Ireland 21: All Blacks ease to victory at Eden Park – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/ireland-v-new-zealand-live-updates-both-sides-out-to-continue-winning-nations-championship-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/ireland-v-new-zealand-live-updates-both-sides-out-to-continue-winning-nations-championship-run/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland end their summer window with a chastening defeat in the Nations Championship ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:59:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YF5QLDKTUKOF22OLBNGHB5EEXI.jpg?auth=ab6e952528ab6051d2669cba6f0475a1484414736496eb09459c5a8a3d78eb1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tupou Vaa'i (C) of New Zealand is tackled during the rugby union Nations Championship match between New Zealand and Ireland at Eden Park. Photograph: Michael Bradley / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Bradley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters battle large blazes in the Dublin and Wicklow mountains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/18/firefighters-battle-large-blazes-in-the-dublin-and-wicklow-mountains/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/18/firefighters-battle-large-blazes-in-the-dublin-and-wicklow-mountains/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A gorse fire near Ticknock, south Dublin, is spreading across the mountain]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:23:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWQ3AESFAZDEFLF7QLMLDFBS3Y.JPG?auth=b6db21f6386001d043266e96570bf414ea31966ba61d8f635a946fe7b2b6427e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A gorse fire burning in the Dublin Mountains]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Homeland Security chief threatens election officials with prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/18/trumps-homeland-security-chief-threatens-election-officials-with-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/18/trumps-homeland-security-chief-threatens-election-officials-with-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Corasaniti, Dustin Volz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Markwayne Mullin repeats Trump’s unsubstantiated claims on security of US elections as president seeks to change election policies ahead of midterms]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:08:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4O7DAOWSHY6TXIHD4IZHGYABEY.jpg?auth=856a4b6dc195566a529ad41a1c103529fd851c2ac725e7fe4649e1ace2b11539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Markwayne Mullin, the Homeland Security secretary, speaks to reporters in Washington on Friday, July 17th, 2026. Photograph: Alex Kent/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insider tips for perfect days out in neighbourhoods around Dublin, Limerick, Galway and beyond]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/insider-tips-for-perfect-days-out-in-neighbourhoods-around-dublin-limerick-galway-and-beyond/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/insider-tips-for-perfect-days-out-in-neighbourhoods-around-dublin-limerick-galway-and-beyond/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Kelly, Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sonya Lennon, Louise Cantillon, Lynn Ruane, Marcus O’Laoire and more give us their recommendations for a great day in their neck of the woods]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:43:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPT3M2QTYBBZTPEL6LA62HJ7SU.png?auth=dd63180eb5eda9623c8b72b980464a4716430c9519a020b8536a5f55555bee5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clocwise from top left: Sonya Lennon; Ally Bunbury; Marcus O’Laoire, Lynn Ruane and Louise Cantillon. Photographs:  Dara Mac Dónaill/ Alan Betson/ Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson,Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast: Ken Early’s World Cup final preview ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/podcast-ken-earlys-world-cup-final-preview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/podcast-ken-earlys-world-cup-final-preview/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:11:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PW34YN7BBJBINGUYDTKRO5MKSQ.jpg?auth=980c24d54ba63bceff31cac9357d2711f6c94ed465a5d0f3eb425dab76639699&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[26/01/2015 Sport . BY- LINE  STAFF PHOTOKen Early.Photograph:Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager who assaulted unidentified victim with bicycle jailed for 2½ years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/18/teenager-who-assaulted-unidentified-victim-with-bicycle-jailed-for-2-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/18/teenager-who-assaulted-unidentified-victim-with-bicycle-jailed-for-2-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adam Farrell captured on CCTV stamping on victim’s head and hitting him with the bike while he was on the ground]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAX73NTDFJHCHP5I42MNOFLAPI.jpg?auth=cd9aef1823a08337a6fb8f614112a640d2d984cdb51baf2db00f74d86f582529&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Farrell (18) was identified, arrested and interviewed. He has 30 previous convictions.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli ministers announce plan for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/18/israeli-ministers-announce-plan-for-new-illegal-settlements-in-gaza-and-west-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/18/israeli-ministers-announce-plan-for-new-illegal-settlements-in-gaza-and-west-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence minister seeks three outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:42:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBYNU4CZSTQAGGXC2334AHOO2A.jpg?auth=b083210ddb25f0d8b73104a2d1a1b760f7b7223b230b90397f4c38c8b92257d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Israeli bulldozer prepares land for a new settlement at Dotan Valley near the West Bank city of Jenin on July 13th, 2026. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alaa Badarneh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you put your Dryrobe on Vinted? 11 pressing heatwave-related questions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/jennifer-oconnell-should-you-put-your-dryrobe-on-vinted-11-pressing-heatwave-related-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/jennifer-oconnell-should-you-put-your-dryrobe-on-vinted-11-pressing-heatwave-related-questions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In proof, if any were needed, of the human capacity for finding novel ways to hasten our own demise, the hashtag #tanlines is trending on social media]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PC7NQV7RINB4VCA2E47FEQNY7I.jpg?auth=c5dc4bcf5c8e04df89238400f06d43770c0f4fe642b3176f2a1b7f0910ac1d64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Skin cancer is now the leading cancer in Ireland and one in 38 of us will develop melanoma. Wear sunscreen. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joel Carillet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/cliff-taylor-if-you-get-up-at-a-ridiculous-hour-to-sit-in-horrendous-traffic-there-may-be-good-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/cliff-taylor-if-you-get-up-at-a-ridiculous-hour-to-sit-in-horrendous-traffic-there-may-be-good-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But you might not want to get too excited]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXE4I5IGRBFENNB74YCJGJZOBQ.jpg?auth=227f4394f432fc677f14242af41a2bb49b5f5cef8cfd303387489fd9492380c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I predict significant income tax changes in this year's budget. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What caused the Lorcan Murphy I knew to become a killer? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/eoghan-cleary-was-lorcan-murphys-addiction-to-pornography-a-warning-sign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/eoghan-cleary-was-lorcan-murphys-addiction-to-pornography-a-warning-sign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoghan Cleary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Describing what they believe to be part of normal sex, boys name slapping, whipping, strangulation and gagging - all acts they report seeing in pornography]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3DACXV2RVBJPNJKCMMC5TKKLY.jpg?auth=479840e972ec43f0103e3aa0b826623679f5da54a787fc828cdbea17e950fe25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lorcan Murphy, from Dublin, was convicted of the murder of Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old US nurse, in November 2024 in Budapest and sentenced last week to 14 years in prison]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens Canada with sanctions over wildfires sending ‘filthy air’ into US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/18/trump-threatens-canada-with-sanctions-over-wildfires-sending-filthy-air-into-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/18/trump-threatens-canada-with-sanctions-over-wildfires-sending-filthy-air-into-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Campbell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Republicans say US will ‘act to protect its people’ as smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires spreads across border]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:50:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4DMAD43ZJNZW7X7THFG3YBUITY.jpg?auth=1dd0e2fe5ace172a87caabbb7ef865f2358be909b2dcd050fc492bc1bf780aac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the National Mall in Washington, DC. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolger and Regan bid to disrupt Classic status quo with Oaks hope Sparan Nua]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/18/bolger-and-regan-bid-to-disrupt-classic-status-quo-with-oaks-hope-sparan-nua/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/18/bolger-and-regan-bid-to-disrupt-classic-status-quo-with-oaks-hope-sparan-nua/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joseph O’Brien’s Thundering On will try to become the 17th filly to complete Epsom-Curragh Oaks double]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SEKOPTWGZC4RBMIIW42V4Z67U.jpg?auth=968fc3bd7a3fb757453aa4dbe56dbe2b3fb2c4e411a6ad0085b0548f1f785efe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trainer Jim Bolger (right) will be hoping for success with Sparan Nua, ridden by Declan McDonagh (left), in Saturday’s Juddmonte Irish Oaks. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/18/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/18/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 18th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZR4RSYMFREXTJTHNV7FNQ6WJM.jpg?auth=931d6a0a75700741823e1290ef763a21e234ecc09f0bdb867b3e2a39bfa73ebd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firing defence minister exposes Zelenskiy flaw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/18/firing-defence-minister-exposes-zelenskiy-flaw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/18/firing-defence-minister-exposes-zelenskiy-flaw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Beaumont ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mykhailo Fedorov pushed a clear strategy to prosecute the war]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HL3PZNF5NHLPRWX7SSXRP2YSE.jpg?auth=579c6db9568d95a8a0fa9ab205d6170ca46a0d064939272b6a0b4c7ff6fbb0cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister of Ukraine, during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Ukraine reached a deal with Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. to receive thousands more Starlink antennas to help counter Russian air attacks, said Fedorov in the interview. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Kravchenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are supposed to be civilised: the HSE shouldn’t deny women pain relief in early labour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/we-are-supposed-to-be-civilised-the-hse-should-not-deny-women-pain-relief-in-early-labour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/we-are-supposed-to-be-civilised-the-hse-should-not-deny-women-pain-relief-in-early-labour/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was so traumatised that for years after my child was born I couldn’t think about the night of her birth]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basin in the shower as a water conservation trick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/basin-in-the-shower-as-a-water-conservation-trick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/basin-in-the-shower-as-a-water-conservation-trick/</guid><description><![CDATA[The water saved could be used for shaving or watering plants]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language schools face sanctions after inquiry into alleged failure to return student fees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/18/language-schools-face-sanctions-after-inquiry-into-alleged-failure-to-return-student-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/18/language-schools-face-sanctions-after-inquiry-into-alleged-failure-to-return-student-fees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Schools face block on visas after Government departments say unsuccessful student applicants were not repaid fees in a timely manner]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDZNPSP2QBHEXNVEDXQ5IWGNBA.jpg?auth=a67d1e394a0e9c7dc047d6e7d56ad73cbef3916a2b560b00fb940981cd7ef18a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The system for accrediting colleges is currently being overhauled, with the 'interim list of eligible partners' being replaced by a TrustEd international education quality mark, which is being implemented by Quality and Qualifications Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanning lotion for an interesting shade of bronze]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/tanning-lotion-for-an-interesting-shade-of-bronze/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/tanning-lotion-for-an-interesting-shade-of-bronze/</guid><description><![CDATA[We liberally applied self-tanning lotion to our faces before our flight home from Gran Canaria]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp increase in helicopter traffic due to EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/sharp-increase-in-helicopter-traffic-due-to-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/sharp-increase-in-helicopter-traffic-due-to-eu-presidency/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wonder how this activity fits with our greenhouse gas emissions targets? ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: World Cup final is a confrontation of two opposite ways of seeing the world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/ken-early-argentina-are-an-inexplicable-frenzy-of-tears-rage-ecstasy-barbecue-violence-and-genius/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/ken-early-argentina-are-an-inexplicable-frenzy-of-tears-rage-ecstasy-barbecue-violence-and-genius/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Argentina are an inexplicable frenzy of tears, rage, ecstasy, barbecue, violence and genius]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJ7BT47LCQBCYQ7XVZ3BD6AD4E.jpg?auth=6e97a26cca7fef93a5eeba6163dfc760e41539410f6d147cd96ff2004ccc1ae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kosovar artist Alkent Pozhegu works on a mosaic on the ground, made with grain and seeds, and depicting Argentina's forward Lionel Messi and Spain's forward Lamine Yamal. Photograph: Armend Nimani/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Armend Nimani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of HSE gender healthcare to step down at end of year after drafting new model of care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/18/head-of-hse-gender-healthcare-to-step-down-at-end-of-year-after-drafting-new-model-of-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/18/head-of-hse-gender-healthcare-to-step-down-at-end-of-year-after-drafting-new-model-of-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister of State Mary Butler praised Icelandic model and sought funding for HSE gender clinic in Drogheda, letter released under FOI shows]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDUVENDFWNE2KRB4GHTVSFEXBQ.JPG?auth=c911bd4db01231c8e5dec8f4c7947c84f6b8d83deb0f7d379b46df96175015aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State at the Department of Health Mary Butler praised Iceland’s gender-affirming healthcare model in private correspondence with the HSE chief executive. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultants’ pay: Higher earning figures mean more work in a stretched system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/consultants-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/consultants-pay/</guid><description><![CDATA[Real issue for the HSE is not excessive pay but persistent failure to recruit enough consultants]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heads should roll at Irish Rail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/heads-should-roll-at-irish-rail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/heads-should-roll-at-irish-rail/</guid><description><![CDATA[There must be repercussions for writing off €50 million of taxpayers’ money ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian O’Riordan: Is Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar simply too good for his own good?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/18/ian-oriordan-is-tour-de-france-leader-tadej-pogacar-simply-too-good-for-his-own-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/18/ian-oriordan-is-tour-de-france-leader-tadej-pogacar-simply-too-good-for-his-own-good/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He was booed during Stage 10 on Bastille Day, all just ‘wood on the fire’ in his quest to win a fifth title]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3RZFKNUYAYF7I4AIWPLNPRGWE.jpg?auth=3476b9f218df9b8f0800987a3debd814447a4db426b87c5e0747a1fb2f8cc89f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wears the leader's yellow jersey before the start of the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Friday. Photograph: Loic Venance/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Loic Venance</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: Hurling’s twitchy, moody summer is badly in need of an epic All-Ireland final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/18/malachy-clerkin-hurlings-twitchy-moody-summer-is-badly-in-need-of-an-epic-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/18/malachy-clerkin-hurlings-twitchy-moody-summer-is-badly-in-need-of-an-epic-all-ireland-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So much of the talk about hurling concerns issues other than the sport itself but it can still transport us to another place]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I7XXAXQ42BEZDMMOLEDKP42MWI.jpg?auth=f7250ed0d29b2037a8a772f5f31fd145a8d618ebb3414919ddb07552706ab2f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For so much of the 2026 championship, it has felt like the hurling world was ill at ease, getting on its own last nerve. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[You never know where a convivial Irish conversation might lead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/a-convivial-conversation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/a-convivial-conversation/</guid><description><![CDATA[When it comes to talking to each other, I hope we never change]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State fisheries agency spent €16,000 on legal fees before Oireachtas appearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/18/state-fisheries-agency-spent-16000-on-legal-fees-before-oireachtas-appearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/18/state-fisheries-agency-spent-16000-on-legal-fees-before-oireachtas-appearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland also paid more than €50,000 to a PR company ahead of the same event]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2EW6V5RYVADHHR5W43NAR2CEM.JPG?auth=2f6f9353f4c1e3d2a84667cfcc597eca3a3192ba2c43b4ef4f951c374d8c364c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public Accounts Committee chairman John Brady said Inland Fisheries Ireland spent more than €70,000 on fees to support its appearance. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils were ‘getting sick in bathrooms’ after ‘impossible’ Leaving Cert paper, parents say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/18/pupils-were-getting-sick-in-the-bathrooms-after-impossible-leaving-cert-paper-parents-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/18/pupils-were-getting-sick-in-the-bathrooms-after-impossible-leaving-cert-paper-parents-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State Exams Commission says correspondence from candidates and parents is ‘considered in the refinement of the draft marking scheme’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBE24AM64FGUZA7P3MLQ4QH6IY.jpg?auth=2c88cf5ba4098babb556e534646a22b9e99aa5f9ead5044483d013ccc086b37a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Passing maths is an essential requirement for most third-level courses. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sound advice on the hosepipe ban]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/sound-advice-on-the-hosepipe-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/sound-advice-on-the-hosepipe-ban/</guid><description><![CDATA[Current measures don’t go far enough]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision Support Service has become a bureaucratic nightmare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/decision-support-service-has-become-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/decision-support-service-has-become-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/</guid><description><![CDATA[Those wanting an application form must now apply in writing to receive one]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup may make us all losers unless soccer is organised differently]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/world-cup-winners-and-losers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/world-cup-winners-and-losers/</guid><description><![CDATA[And if only Ronaldo had the same prescription as Messi]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doug Howlett: ‘Munster are going to find it difficult to attract international players’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/doug-howlett-munster-are-going-to-find-it-difficult-to-attract-international-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/18/doug-howlett-munster-are-going-to-find-it-difficult-to-attract-international-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former All Black reflects on his happy years playing and working for Munster, but fears the province’s recent struggles will make it harder to get top talent]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CL5KNHYGIBDHPFVBPJ67XDF4EE.jpg?auth=52d095d10a96f0d56ec3ab7bfe8dbedaa18340e9df61adf81c257cb171619bbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Doug Howlett: ‘I loved every minute of my time with Munster and wouldn’t change a thing.’ Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin creche raising fees after being ordered to refund more than €100,000 to parents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/18/dublin-creche-raising-fees-after-being-ordered-to-refund-more-than-100000-to-parents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/18/dublin-creche-raising-fees-after-being-ordered-to-refund-more-than-100000-to-parents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charlie’s Childcare had signed up to State funding scheme, agreeing to keep fees at 2021 levels in return]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6XIBHQ7JZGR7HKYGBE5A5ZIWA.jpg?auth=a02a8a7679c136b37df323f3a889e0674832c7e4eca2676619520aebc184d782&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despite awarding childcare sector more than €1.5bn this year, the Department of Children does not actively investigate fees charged by private providers. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lourdes  Balduque</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Kenneally victim: ‘He said if I told anyone, he had the pictures to show I enjoyed it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/bill-kenneally-victim-he-said-if-i-told-anyone-he-had-the-pictures-to-show-i-enjoyed-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/bill-kenneally-victim-he-said-if-i-told-anyone-he-had-the-pictures-to-show-i-enjoyed-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A chance discovery that his childhood abuser still had access to boys led Jason Clancy to make a decision that would lead to justice but also a personally difficult journey]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QZUO6IFTAZF73NQL7JE67S4NEQ.JPG?auth=151780a7bc8744498940b987713e5ac55236bf51f8ed65c8facc928ccbf2fae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Clancy: 'When he [claimed at the commission of inquiry] I had initiated the sex with him, I was devasted.' Photograph: Patrick Browne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick’s William O’Donoghue: ‘I’ve got big shoes to fill’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/18/limericks-william-odonoghue-ive-got-big-shoes-to-fill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/18/limericks-william-odonoghue-ive-got-big-shoes-to-fill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He grew up across the road from the Gaelic Grounds but his route to becoming vice-captain of Limerick’s senior hurlers ‘wasn’t exactly linear’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7DSTYDLAOYPC5L74WF2GI33DY.jpg?auth=093f8f6dc37a017af0dbda9a985d8d2b520cf26596c46c2a60d91a699782b896&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's William O'Donoghue in Croke Park for this year's All-Ireland semi-final when he captained his county to defeat Clare. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s 100 years since the first broadcast of a hurling match and the innovations keep coming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/18/its-100-years-since-the-first-broadcast-of-a-hurling-match-and-the-innovations-keep-coming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/18/its-100-years-since-the-first-broadcast-of-a-hurling-match-and-the-innovations-keep-coming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From PD Mehigan in 1926 to the young videographer Mark Forde changing the way the GAA reaches audiences, the wheel keeps turning]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXSWOZRBXZEE3NULCYLKASJANY.jpeg?auth=4826f65bd63dffc17c7b7082e626de84de9b33bc2429e7422ad6a52b36bd7f23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA videographer Mark Forde (red vest) filming Liam Cahill celebrating with the winning Tipperary team after last year's All-Ireland hurling final]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I watched on a plane as Argentina delivered a World Cup high]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/18/i-watched-on-a-plane-as-argentina-delivered-a-world-cup-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/18/i-watched-on-a-plane-as-argentina-delivered-a-world-cup-high/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sky no limit as we witness Messi deliver from the wing seats]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTBJUHG5YVDOHKK674ZDNJNLC4.jpg?auth=6066a5d0a42b45df0b43029325857d7852da853c096417ec9a6e642a0491bb27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dance World Cup finals in Dublin: ‘This is the best of all of the dancers around the world’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/dance-world-cup-finals-in-dublin-this-is-the-best-of-all-of-the-dancers-around-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/dance-world-cup-finals-in-dublin-this-is-the-best-of-all-of-the-dancers-around-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Mac Dónaill, Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dancers as young as four years old perform to a full house in the discipline’s most elite competition]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25CD2NUX5FATBJHQ7MB2UCFAQY.jpg?auth=bfe199458df2e4bcd9eee48a717e1ce989bee8406fba374d707352a42a9024b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Perrie Carnduff, from Excel Dance Company in Co Down (right), with sisters Ava and Darcy Stewart at the Dance World Cup in the Convention Centre Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill











]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need creative help to understand and reverse human-induced climate change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/we-need-creative-help-to-understand-and-reverse-human-induced-climate-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/we-need-creative-help-to-understand-and-reverse-human-induced-climate-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artists can be shape-shifters of cultural norms, as they are not afraid to push against the status quo and stimulate behaviour change]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMHDA3UK3JAJDJ52KWMXFMXJVI.jpeg?auth=a5b90081decf080d1f5532130fd9005bc758e85d7a06af3634e31d460ecd61ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist Shane Finan at the gorse-thatched structure he built in the Glencree Valley in Co Wicklow.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caitlin Hayes named Sportswoman of the Month for June ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/caitlin-hayes-named-sportswoman-of-the-month-for-june/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/caitlin-hayes-named-sportswoman-of-the-month-for-june/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After finding her feet at Brighton, the 30-year-old has enjoyed the finest few months of her career to date]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNORCCZIKJO3JBQN3OSCWQK6BY.jpg?auth=b35bc6e6ef3402c0c00fd1420502018d90b244cec06be3c9de177cf92a99f895&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caitlin Hayes in action for Ireland against Poland in their 2027 World Cup qualifying group. Photograph: Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mateusz Slodkowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWS shelves €220m Dublin apartment sale despite above-guide bids]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/dws-shelves-220m-dublin-apartment-sale-despite-above-guide-bids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/dws-shelves-220m-dublin-apartment-sale-despite-above-guide-bids/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German asset manager put the homes on the market earlier this year and received interest from sovereign wealth funds ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47IBW5V5CYPOOKBCQ6ZTUOIGNE.jpg?auth=44a7f3f3d2e8c70a6c0a967522d17b4cb72c3d2be4771cfa5d216e27c275160f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of Cheevers Court and Haliday House in Dún Laoghaire, which were bought by DWS in 2020 for €195 million]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sr Colette Hickey obituary: Ireland’s oldest woman and carer for the homeless]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/18/sr-colette-hickey-obituary-irelands-oldest-woman-and-carer-for-the-homeless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/18/sr-colette-hickey-obituary-irelands-oldest-woman-and-carer-for-the-homeless/</guid><description><![CDATA[Co Waterford native left a legacy of compassion and support for the vulnerable on Leeside]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZESNUK72ZGQNCKYO4N2HQ73OQ.jpg?auth=20d0e2e622231ce2e0a18833138356b62f842a6a0a6df8a7352cc65a170854b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sr Colette Hickey, outside Edel House in Cork. She quickly set about improving the hostel when she took charge in 1972]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scramblers scourge: ‘People are dying because of it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/scramblers-scourge-people-are-dying-because-of-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/scramblers-scourge-people-are-dying-because-of-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Using scramblers in public places has been illegal since April. The Garda Commissioner supports an outright ban on e-scooters]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BFVNFYPSBBDEHJ6G7PXHQ4JTIQ.jpg?auth=115d98673b404c700a497fb5310ed4f972cd2bf22fba7bab24cc69da789553ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Grace’s Law' banned the use of scramblers in public places in the Republic in April 2026. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for an e-reader that isn’t Kindle? Here’s an alternative from the ‘Amazon of Japan’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/07/18/looking-for-an-e-reader-that-isnt-kindle-heres-an-alternative-from-the-amazon-of-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/07/18/looking-for-an-e-reader-that-isnt-kindle-heres-an-alternative-from-the-amazon-of-japan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Kobo Libra Colour has 32GB of storage, which can hold about 24,000 ebooks, 150 audio books or a mix of the two]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGTSKYD2LVCBRCR2QUKNJBNY5A.jpg?auth=82dacf9ffe0aae2187b143c8a32eca4c3d0446799219267907e74c88b1e835f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Kobo Libra Colour: it offers more flexibility than Amazon's Kindle e-reader]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I still describe my day to my husband John Montague 10 years after his death]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/i-still-describe-my-day-to-my-husband-john-montague-10-years-after-his-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/i-still-describe-my-day-to-my-husband-john-montague-10-years-after-his-death/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Wassell Montague]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The poet continued to write ardent lyrics full of love for me, his daughters, nature and for our troubled world]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBQTXQO3RFKDW3756LIWGKGOGU.jpg?auth=a80bef67bab22ec82faec40aa40076af618da2dedccce98bd967f93b88add2e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Montague and his wife  Elizabeth Wassell  Montague at home in west Cork. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/18/legal-aid-system-did-not-delay-kerry-football-fans-three-year-case-flagged-by-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/18/legal-aid-system-did-not-delay-kerry-football-fans-three-year-case-flagged-by-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan, Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KP4OIUVBBZALNJET4UX74BYVEQ.jpg?auth=66e5ac4e4dc2d21475cc9abf14522d998f3d6c612e4d0d1021ec341957a5739a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has brought in contentious reforms to the criminal legal aid system. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the US AI bonanza a fundamentally secure investment or an old-fashioned bubble?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/is-the-us-ai-bonanza-a-fundamentally-secure-investment-or-an-old-fashioned-bubble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/18/is-the-us-ai-bonanza-a-fundamentally-secure-investment-or-an-old-fashioned-bubble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Could China – as it has done with cars, drones and phones – simply undercut the Americans, providing better AI models more cheaply to the world? ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEZDY4G7EJHINMKHLJCMQ7MVJU.jpg?auth=60ed838659825c9248ff77bc3c3ac411d2ed51ddc265286caa66fccedd49084a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McWilliams]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wedding wines: how to buy and serve them, while keeping the costs down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/18/wedding-wines-how-to-buy-and-serve-them-while-keeping-the-costs-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/18/wedding-wines-how-to-buy-and-serve-them-while-keeping-the-costs-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: You need crowd-pleasers and plenty of them, while keeping an eye on alcohol content]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQ2V3JGZMFALNKRQVPV2BRSILA.jpg?auth=9cc9b8106668443bc12397a713f673cbfc4a84ffcc81388cee907491106e8752&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Your guests might be waiting around at various stages of your wedding day so sparkling wines with lower alcohol content can be a sensible option. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bogdan Kurylo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miriam Lord’s End-of-Dáil-term awards: Holly Cairns still getting under Taoiseach’s skin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/18/miriam-lords-end-of-dail-term-awards-holly-cairns-still-getting-under-taoiseachs-skin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/18/miriam-lords-end-of-dail-term-awards-holly-cairns-still-getting-under-taoiseachs-skin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hissy fits, bust-ups, mortification and demonstrations of backbone as TDs and senators go toe to toe]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dermot Murnaghan: Northern Ireland raised news presenter whose top scalp was Peter Mandelson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/18/dermot-murnaghan-northern-ireland-raised-news-presenter-whose-top-scalp-was-peter-mandelson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/18/dermot-murnaghan-northern-ireland-raised-news-presenter-whose-top-scalp-was-peter-mandelson/</guid><description><![CDATA[An interview about a mortgage application form led to the politician’s resignation]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORSXMN7CT6RKFUOCTMGHKH6GII.jpg?auth=8b0f979ce078bc317cdda8ba5556b97265ceecfd99a351e5718c0d1ae3032d67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dermot Murnaghan grew up in Armagh and Co Down, where he attended Sullivan Upper grammar school in Holywood. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s has jolted EU into belated action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/18/australias-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s-has-jolted-eu-into-belated-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/18/australias-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s-has-jolted-eu-into-belated-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan wants restrictions on online access for children in place by the end of this year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJLWXEQ4HWX6ZXYLF5MJVHMWEQ.jpg?auth=276d18db6cbc63b93474dd98597d83ff54485912cc828f719411a5191fd777d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Early results from Australia’s social media ban for under-16s have been mixed. Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rick Rycroft</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICS Mortgages could be back in the game as dad of Wimbledon wild card bows out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/ics-mortgages-could-be-back-in-the-game-as-dad-of-wimbledon-wild-card-bows-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/ics-mortgages-could-be-back-in-the-game-as-dad-of-wimbledon-wild-card-bows-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French hedge fund manager Loïc Féry is exiting parent company Dilosk]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2B3WOP74XC56SRJD7MAOG7WZ4.jpg?auth=20d2c4586c64e6087ad6d5c8f3b74bc39f5a1028a286adfdf9e4d6727106440d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arthur Féry had an unlikely run to the semi-finals of the men's draw at Wimbledon last week. 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He’s been shacked up with the woman since May – in actual Bray]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHK2O7KXVJEURGYA4DU7MUSORU.jpg?auth=d108b418cf53b4be2a9940a2ee3582ae5a4016f6df33f7c644f98b8c3a6bcd90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s Warren Buffett? Terry Smith’s troubles make the case for index funds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/18/britains-warren-buffett-terry-smiths-troubles-make-the-case-for-index-funds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/18/britains-warren-buffett-terry-smiths-troubles-make-the-case-for-index-funds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His fund slipped in the first half of 2026, even as the MSCI World index raced higher]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B56UWNCZCZ4EFL3XKXBCFK5QRQ.jpg?auth=4da5af03c539814f9d7b13cdc186e7c442825b28a4131ac2436e84cb2b176393&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fundsmith slipped in the first half of 2026, even as the MSCI World index raced higher. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China makes its latest play to become dominant player in AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/china-makes-its-latest-play-to-become-dominant-player-in-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/china-makes-its-latest-play-to-become-dominant-player-in-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China has formed the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, based in Shanghai, to promote AI governance]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQS4KRFF26QBR6CNPJ7JYKSXOU.jpg?auth=9b7c8a93e3eb2326593739fc580870a4735763b7e500fdd696445f6bf7158682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A giant screen in Beijing shows China's president Xi Jinping speaking at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photograph: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Greg Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Broderick: I hate critics – but sometimes I respect them, particularly when they like me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/18/matthew-broderick-i-hate-critics-but-sometimes-i-respect-them-particularly-when-they-like-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/18/matthew-broderick-i-hate-critics-but-sometimes-i-respect-them-particularly-when-they-like-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The actor is on his way to the Abbey to star in Ulster American, an Irish-identity farce that reinforces the Ferris Bueller star’s long relationship with Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5UEEAIBQBHVXKYFRMIULDAWTM.jpg?auth=5a25ea7f5e5d9bc335624602a483c2a8692863b19a17c2305f85f32263baaa04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matthew Broderick. Photograph: Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Washington Post</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026 final: Spotlight on Chris Martin’s team and tactics for ‘halftime show’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/18/world-cup-2026-final-spotlight-on-chris-martins-team-and-tactics-for-halftime-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/18/world-cup-2026-final-spotlight-on-chris-martins-team-and-tactics-for-halftime-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Music extravaganza curated by the Coldplay frontman will feature support from Spanish and Argentinian footballers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WRGORSRF5HLVG776V7ME6QQ6I.jpg?auth=d8b96027bb2908bf7a4544a3ed2c595dabb98de6393d8d4bede4f2e575af3631&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[World Cup player-manager: Chris Martin of Coldplay. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banksy-inspired print for sale, plus an Irish feminist reimagining of a Raphael classic ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/07/18/banksy-inspired-print-for-sale-plus-an-irish-feminist-reimagining-of-a-raphael-classic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/07/18/banksy-inspired-print-for-sale-plus-an-irish-feminist-reimagining-of-a-raphael-classic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mr Brainwash’s Art Tour goes to auction, and collective creates School of Hibernia featuring prominent Irish women]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JQO5J5AZ5FNBIQNMNSK3WBSEM.jpg?auth=ca41882444eeaa736be809e7e3d2d8cdc66c1b1d3cf5b5fd5b685c3659bc8698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Art Tour (2021) by Mr Brainwash (€2,000-€3,000) at Morgan O'Driscoll's online art auction, which ends on July 20th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PHIL POUND AIPPVA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A trip to Malahide felt exotic and adventurous so I left for the dentist in plenty of time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/roisin-ingle-a-trip-to-malahide-felt-exotic-and-adventurous-so-i-left-for-the-dentist-in-plenty-of-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/roisin-ingle-a-trip-to-malahide-felt-exotic-and-adventurous-so-i-left-for-the-dentist-in-plenty-of-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’ve lived in the north inner city for more than 20 years, but the joke in my family is that culturally and spiritually I remain a southsider]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B7BLA2DCZJC4TN44R56CKGE6M4.JPG?auth=0406a9cd885969dede8c59a244cf012d634e8a8edebbcb5c9a84c40c98f3b386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle: 'I had the sudden realisation that Malahide is the Dalkey of the northside.' Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet summer perfection: Mark Moriarty’s two simplest dessert recipes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/18/sweet-summer-perfection-mark-moriartys-two-simplest-dessert-recipes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/18/sweet-summer-perfection-mark-moriartys-two-simplest-dessert-recipes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These easy but impressive desserts don’t need fancy ingredients or elaborate preparation]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/36VYGAKRT5CVPOCH3ONPGTONUM.jpg?auth=5b248ab514acc1af91b69b7102b352f62c977c31e2cadb9f77fe2657ee2fa33e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poached meringue with raspberries, and custard and lemon curd fingers: summer in dessert form. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer gardening: How to fill the gaps in your flower borders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/18/summer-gardening-how-to-fill-the-gaps-in-your-flower-borders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/18/summer-gardening-how-to-fill-the-gaps-in-your-flower-borders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ugly gaps in summer flower borders are painful to behold, but there are ways to manage them]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LRX6W2V7BDO3L3OZEHH2UMGKQ.jpg?auth=4134e8862d93ccbf2885b8775bd5de46247c647587937328edae8e5fca6f4563&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Late flowering bulbous species such as dahlia can come to the rescue by filling in a gap at short notice. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AndreaObzerova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Common Good Economy: An elegant examination of the direction we want states to sail in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-common-good-economy-an-elegant-examination-of-the-direction-we-want-states-to-sail-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-common-good-economy-an-elegant-examination-of-the-direction-we-want-states-to-sail-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paschal Donohoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mariana Mazzucato’s positive work reminds the reader of the need for optimism around what the state can do, but big issues are not fully addressed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAFDZETRX5BMJGEFRD6RWTVBFA?auth=29c6af4f8db6b2a6ac26059eb96f718f6ab54053e64445fcb10da393a8fda08e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mariana Mazzucato, professor of economics at University College London. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hollie Adams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for poached meringues with raspberries and custard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/18/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-poached-meringues-with-raspberries-and-custard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/18/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-poached-meringues-with-raspberries-and-custard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just 20 minutes of preparation will deliver the most summery of fruit-based desserts]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EADWQFC225FLRFT3FKYFTGTIKM.jpg?auth=dfff9d321c4d50d90654e35947b6b7de9894ac6ce59140bd7d27148b1c2a900c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s poached meringues with raspberries and custard. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s summer recipe for lemon curd fingers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/18/mark-moriartys-summer-recipe-for-lemon-curd-fingers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/18/mark-moriartys-summer-recipe-for-lemon-curd-fingers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A lot of the work in this recipe will happen overnight inside the fridge]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PE3FUWXREZHDTMK4MFHVBWXSLQ.jpg?auth=1681c49a744fa81ef3061cccd43a568cb71884c1c1433f9be86979b1373b8ab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's lemon curd fingers. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long Wave by Daisy Johnson: Exploring the dark side of motherhood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/long-wave-by-daisy-johnson-exploring-the-dark-side-of-motherhood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/long-wave-by-daisy-johnson-exploring-the-dark-side-of-motherhood/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henrietta McKervey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A novel of emotional truth]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZRWNVBO6JJD4ZJIAP6EVLZWUI4.jpg?auth=8d7c1944e801530095f7a0403cead08b12e66795b1c195f8f29eca58b6f62850&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daisy Johnson's Long Wave is divided into 14 parts and she moves deftly between characters and locations. Photograph: India Hobson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jan-Werner Müller on how a place’s buildings affect how democracy is practised there]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/jan-werner-muller-on-how-a-places-buildings-affect-how-democracy-is-practised-there/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/jan-werner-muller-on-how-a-places-buildings-affect-how-democracy-is-practised-there/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A thoughtful work; pity about the relative paucity of visual aids, photographs or diagrams ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYHHQ27UPNCRXJ3ZCUFZUAIBKQ.jpg?auth=bffb99d924e9e7b7428d82ac18eacb549f9df2a241a2960e53127af3affceb90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Council has published the pre-planning design for Grow College Green, an infrastructure project to repurpose College Green in Dublin City Centre as a pedestrianised zone. Image: Dublin City Council]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dublin City Council</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Steppe and Its Empires: A scholarly and comparative exercise ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-steppe-and-its-empires-a-scholarly-and-comparative-exercise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-steppe-and-its-empires-a-scholarly-and-comparative-exercise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seamus Martin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russia compared with other empires that have emerged from the steppe: the vast grassland plain that runs from China to Hungary]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FCOQ4ZPYS6YARRSSECFMEDOJM.jpg?auth=e528a34a46439a822b0d695757ea0c46592f8ec60b10de67af25f9225b31d1ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A destroyed Russian tank in eastern Ukraine. The author places Russia in the context of the other empires that have emerged from the steppe. Photograph: Mauricio Lima/The New York Times                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mauricio Lima</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enemies of the State by Fergus Whelan: The contagious bigotry of a ‘crazy Orangeman’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/enemies-of-the-state-by-fergus-whelan-the-contagious-bigotry-of-a-crazy-orangeman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/enemies-of-the-state-by-fergus-whelan-the-contagious-bigotry-of-a-crazy-orangeman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is a valuable piece of historical detective work about the Waterford MP Richard Musgrave]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/646A5OAGAZF7FDIKOYYYBCHUJY.jpg?auth=344697f7c8eb21500810e47a7eaaa7f754f1e4fda599ee11bf06f508949dfaf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A re-enactment of the 1798 Battle of Ballinamuck as part of the 225th Anniversary
commemoration in Co Longford. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill









Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books set in summer: Sun, sea and... 10 of the best reads ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/18/books-set-in-summer-sun-sea-and-10-of-the-best-reads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/18/books-set-in-summer-sun-sea-and-10-of-the-best-reads/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From the French Riviera to Sag Harbor via faded English seaside resorts, fiction shows how long, hot days can be glorious but complicated]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4QBJV3STV5FCJCFMKD3NRRVVCE.jpg?auth=c7feeab935829a3b896450616fe269f22803ac6a8aa4bc366b8deddfc70033fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As the summer novel lingers on gleaming seas and the joy of being someone else for a while, it also shows us a glint of something foreboding in the heat. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Onur Hazar Altindag</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books in brief: Fascinating works by László Krasznahorkai, Kate Briggs and Liz McManus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/books-in-brief-fascinating-works-by-laszlo-krasznahorkai-kate-briggs-and-liz-mcmanus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/books-in-brief-fascinating-works-by-laszlo-krasznahorkai-kate-briggs-and-liz-mcmanus/</guid><description><![CDATA[From Krasznahorkai’s extraordinary Nobel-prize acceptance speech to McManus’s astute chronicles of tumultuous times]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:44:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QILOGSW5JANC4UM5I4CII2D6ZQ.jpg?auth=3fd0ded8aec06c6a32cc4ee4d0563dd7309d8e84f382218ad277e29e618ab0c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[László Krasznahorkai's acceptance speech after winning the Nobel prize has been published in a book titled Enough About Angels. Photograph: Stuart C Wilson/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bitter Harvest: A Derry man’s family search for his ‘British state-sponsored’ killer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/a-bitter-harvest-a-derry-mans-family-search-for-his-british-state-sponsored-killer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/a-bitter-harvest-a-derry-mans-family-search-for-his-british-state-sponsored-killer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[NJ McGarrigle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garbhán Downey details the sinister murkiness of Seán Brown’s murder as well as its investigative failings]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQL6JOYC2SM64N47EWFUPD6UCA.jpg?auth=686a04d44d5af636d4a667b6375929967365b59b4825b0b2108afa618a9c1cb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Brown's wife Bridie Brown (centre), daughter Clare Loughran (left) and daughter Siobhan Brown (right) outside Belfast's Court of Appeal. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Unplugged]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/18/poem-of-the-week-unplugged/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/18/poem-of-the-week-unplugged/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Deacon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Andrew Deacon]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MCOPI4ST56FPCOLAPURNPRLSE.jpg?auth=300332d8ce54e156f5355aec683724eaf1bee4c3607ac637377b4d6a8f4fdf4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The electric gods could socket to you
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NICEIC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babylon, South Dakota by Tom Lin: Dazzling, inspiring, slightly silly ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/babylon-south-dakota-by-tom-lin-dazzling-inspiring-slightly-silly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/babylon-south-dakota-by-tom-lin-dazzling-inspiring-slightly-silly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mei Chin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With this ambitious book the author casts a spell, reaching into our canon to create something surprising]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EOFR2NOJMVH2XKYDJXYN4G4U2I.jpg?auth=924fe26a0dfa9053bb8f4a8f09cccc2155ccd986fcfa475273216dcc669b8df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A giant prairie dog statue in South Dakota, USA. In Tom Lin's Babylon, South Dakota, a family’s prairie existence is like from a storybook. Photograph: Bernie Friel/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">UCG</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Will Come Back to You by Sigrid Nunez: Unforgettable short stories from the author of The Friend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/it-will-come-back-to-you-by-sigrid-nunez-unforgettable-short-stories-from-the-author-of-the-friend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/it-will-come-back-to-you-by-sigrid-nunez-unforgettable-short-stories-from-the-author-of-the-friend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm McKenna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kaleidoscopic collection covers a range of themes from technology addiction to climate breakdown]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WB3NAAB5TVHJHBH35D54SGXDAM.jpg?auth=fa8fb23e26f123c10a98886c30664ede4e1fc6115e8bd71db4c6d3959d53d33d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sigrid Nunez: her stories are steeped in realism but measured by hopefulness]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>