<?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>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:47:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[HSE fined €645,000 after rotting medical records found amid animal droppings and rubble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/02/hse-fined-645000-after-rotting-medical-records-found-amid-animal-droppings-and-rubble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/02/hse-fined-645000-after-rotting-medical-records-found-amid-animal-droppings-and-rubble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data Protection Commission opened inquiry after people gained unauthorised access to paper records at two disused psychiatric hospitals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:41:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ILD6QDSLMJEBFDBDKX37TWYS3Q.jpg?auth=8b89da7e94f2ce1d4151706fb8164c3f250ebfb8b6980e91abec9a559dd40df2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Videos uploaded to social media highlighted that medical records were retained in the old St Conal’s psychiatric hospital in Letterkenny, Co Donegal. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making sense of heat pumps: Why your hot water cylinder matters more than you think ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/02/making-sense-of-heat-pumps-why-your-hot-water-cylinder-matters-more-than-you-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/02/making-sense-of-heat-pumps-why-your-hot-water-cylinder-matters-more-than-you-think/</guid><description><![CDATA[Grant has designed its heating technologies to work together, providing efficient and reliable hot water]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:41:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54T6WLBNLBB4FA655VW7TEW634.jpg?auth=15763b0104725c6b0e1e744ccb7a2a0bbc7ab9218e8c0eb60adbb2181008fdf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An appropriate Grant heating system can be selected to suit both the hot water needs of a household and the space available within the home]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who took own life on hospital grounds had attempted suicide twice in Garda custody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/man-who-took-own-life-on-hospital-grounds-had-attempted-suicide-twice-in-garda-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/man-who-took-own-life-on-hospital-grounds-had-attempted-suicide-twice-in-garda-custody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seán O’Neill’s body was found more than 24 hours after he left emergency department]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ2TWOJMAFAIJPANHZDD4HTIRM.jpeg?auth=89b0fd1bfe1ee6e40a0a25f00b7ffea019c3379995f8682796b7dd52fa74ed96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán O'Neill's body was found a short distance from where he was last seen on camera on the grounds of Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopes of finding Nepal floods survivors fade as death toll passes 1,100]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/02/nepal-floods-latest-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/02/nepal-floods-latest-news/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some 4,000 people are missing a week after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas unleashed flash floods]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:29:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYZH7TP2BU454ZNL55Q6HGUPY4.jpg?auth=3162cf503f92b596c40e56174b2372f3261f5556b637d2e775da3f0a8fc78bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relatives make Kush grass effigies for cremation in accordance with Nepali Hindu rites during symbolic funerals held for flood victims still missing, at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. 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Photograph: Melissa Schriek/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Melissa Schriek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Galway road strategy aims to reduce deaths and serious injury by half]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/new-galway-road-strategy-aims-to-reduce-deaths-and-serious-injury-by-by-50/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/new-galway-road-strategy-aims-to-reduce-deaths-and-serious-injury-by-by-50/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strategy outlines strong evidence-based link between high speed limits and devastating road collisions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFC2BO5FBLDB5CMZKOBR5ZDM.jpg?auth=71e79abd370f2dc6d7b489919a3cf036c963da2b0b84be7f0bb68dca506c6370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Representatives from Galway City and County Councils, the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána at Áras an Chontae for the launch of the Galway City and County Road Safety Strategy 2026–2030. Photograph: Murtography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Murtoqraphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson pleads not guilty as judge sends case to trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/02/charlie-kirk-murder-suspect-tyler-robinson-pleads-not-guilty-as-judge-sends-case-to-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/02/charlie-kirk-murder-suspect-tyler-robinson-pleads-not-guilty-as-judge-sends-case-to-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dani Anguiano]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspect to be tried for aggravated murder, felony charge that carries death penalty sentence in Utah]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:38:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MYV4ZINQPQ27AB7FG3KBGVBYM.jpg?auth=72c787bb49663a50c97a68c8b12e753884e0c163ae5e007cf6ad5936528b3546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, sits beside his defence lawyer during a hearing in January. Photograph: Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bethany Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy price surge makes ECB rate rise almost inevitable and nuns sell €4.5m retreat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/02/energy-price-surge-makes-ecb-rate-rise-almost-inevitable-and-nuns-sell-45m-retreat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/02/energy-price-surge-makes-ecb-rate-rise-almost-inevitable-and-nuns-sell-45m-retreat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Digest: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:17:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GW7MFE7ZKN56FBOZQZBCKFD5QE.jpg?auth=b5a5b13f5e748ea0b438870a193ee05a2e2fcc218f734100df9a9b3d08fa00b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates again  new week. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Maps follows Google Maps path and changes Lake Ontario to Lake America]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/02/apple-maps-follows-google-maps-path-and-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/02/apple-maps-follows-google-maps-path-and-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple move to rename lake for US users comes on foot of Trump order; Mapquest refuses to do so and tops Apple’s app list]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:16:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIORPOQT7JHBNVFHHBCN4N5ESY.jpg?auth=da1b2cfcbb4e8c5e3663e951d8a4c71d0c8754fd32d9e87bf675f47a17c765fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ontario premier Doug Ford unveils a sign for Lake Ontario in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Photograph: Keito Newman/The Canadian Press/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Keito Newman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost at sea on the ‘world’s deadliest migration route’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/more-than-200-set-sail-for-europe-only-36-survived/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/more-than-200-set-sail-for-europe-only-36-survived/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: A harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WSIRCE6UIFFCNBYAYFTP6XS4X4.jpg?auth=c11527c50820512c09f53b24108a994341696249ff821e9cdee569545dc7a261&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Back home in Gambia: Mustapha Secka survived the deadly boat journey. Photograph: Sally Hayden]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Iran war flares again as sides exchange air strikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/02/iran-us-war-latest-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/02/iran-us-war-latest-news/</guid><description><![CDATA[Iran retaliates against US ‌sites in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq after US says it targeted Revolutionary Guard facilities ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:31:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5EUUUAW66YDAG77ZXAOSNKYCU.jpg?auth=9bd362732d97dc26ffdb4e786f97a07df4571c0a534c384695decb7615b0dd7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A commuter walks past a wall mural in Tehran. Photograph: ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m happily married with three young children - but loneliness has become a feature of my life’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/02/loneliness-has-become-a-feature-of-my-life-since-turning-30/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/02/loneliness-has-become-a-feature-of-my-life-since-turning-30/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It:  Responsibilities of parenting and work have entirely curtailed what I now see was a more social existence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QLLXYJT2WBFV7NR2YJGZNLPTPQ.jpg?auth=1c164a03a7d1cfa578e9f528e2e7f17f401ff1ba52ac1ed858db3ec0c4061403&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Friendships require attention, and they tend to flourish when time and effort go into them. Don’t take the "thumbs up" emoji as a dead end.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact of levy to cover education spending overrun bemoaned by Department of Enterprise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/impact-of-levy-to-cover-education-spending-overrun-bemoaned-by-department-of-enterprise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/impact-of-levy-to-cover-education-spending-overrun-bemoaned-by-department-of-enterprise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack Chambers, who is imposing the levy, said his department would suppress roles and cut spending on consultancy and research to find savings ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKLLIRF2SK7RNIRDBLXPDMUMJQ.JPG?auth=84ded6a0e56d0e482eba3b75ef13a56ea96e16720d36622ed6a9b4189f013d35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke, who warned Chambers he would not be able to save €8m this year 'through efficiency measures alone'.  Photograph: Stephen Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public health concerns ignored in fast-food outlets’ big plans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/public-health-concerns-ignored-in-fast-food-outlets-big-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/public-health-concerns-ignored-in-fast-food-outlets-big-plans/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cutting VAT was good for business and bad for health impact]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[Patients must have a genuine voice in radiotherapy equipment replacement programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/patients-must-have-a-genuine-voice-in-radiotherapy-equipment-replacement-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/patients-must-have-a-genuine-voice-in-radiotherapy-equipment-replacement-programme/</guid><description><![CDATA[Experiences must inform decisions about the services patients depend on]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[The taxman could end up benefiting from the new savings scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/the-taxman-could-end-up-benefiting-from-the-new-savings-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/the-taxman-could-end-up-benefiting-from-the-new-savings-scheme/</guid><description><![CDATA[Commentary on the proposed personal investment accounts is really boring]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[Simon Harris should save his speeches until budget day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/simon-harris-should-save-his-speeches-until-budget-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/simon-harris-should-save-his-speeches-until-budget-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[Drip-feeding of information on investment account scheme is tiresome]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[Man and woman arrested in Cork following seizure of heroin with street value of €200,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/man-and-woman-arrested-in-cork-following-seizure-of-heroin-with-street-value-of-200000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/man-and-woman-arrested-in-cork-following-seizure-of-heroin-with-street-value-of-200000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Successful Garda operation believed to be a significant blow to drug-supply network]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNOCTDDBCJG3RFOWOEPYBFD4N4.JPG?auth=71c0910309e84782da193f75204b53df1d388d492671ffffeaac84c4df0ec2d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman (42) and man (60) can be held by gardaí for seven days under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanity misses climate target, booking.com scam ads, and Belfast cafe hit by US sanctions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/humanity-misses-climate-target-bookingcom-scam-ads-and-belfast-cafe-hit-by-us-sanctions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/humanity-misses-climate-target-bookingcom-scam-ads-and-belfast-cafe-hit-by-us-sanctions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VZPCJSB2K4QDS35ABOUI6IGYSE.jpg?auth=3e0b3188cd17aae3251a489819284902b01141d40973f588786d46bf833ab291&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protest in Germany demonstrates the symbolic destruction of the 1.5 degree limit set in the Paris Climate Agreement. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannibal Hanschke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children are turning to AI for advice. We have terrifying examples of where this can lead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/02/opinion-children-are-turning-to-ai-for-advice-we-have-terrifying-examples-of-where-this-can-lead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/02/opinion-children-are-turning-to-ai-for-advice-we-have-terrifying-examples-of-where-this-can-lead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One child told us: ‘You guys are not doing anything to help the kids but you all still allow AI use in the school’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWDHIJY4YFAKBM5DLRNXUR2OIA.jpg?auth=f104e0be51201f5d7cfa9851d66d7f7694e24f34b43150a80420137cc6e8ae50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[So to this child’s point: what are we doing about it? Not enough, according to our latest data. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tatiana Maksimova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/02/michael-mcdowell-andy-burnham-is-right-holding-a-poll-to-test-the-waters-on-unity-should-be-off-the-table/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/02/michael-mcdowell-andy-burnham-is-right-holding-a-poll-to-test-the-waters-on-unity-should-be-off-the-table/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It would polarise politics even further and set the clock back in the quest for cross-community reconciliation, perhaps for decades]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all Covid’s victims, we rarely consider the families of conspiracy theorists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/02/of-all-covids-victims-we-rarely-consider-the-families-of-conspiracy-theorists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/02/of-all-covids-victims-we-rarely-consider-the-families-of-conspiracy-theorists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There may never be a metric for the number of good families thrown into chaos and left broken ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words matter in the reunification debate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/words-matter-in-the-reunification-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/words-matter-in-the-reunification-debate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham’s comments on Irish unity prompt a question of terms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holly Cairns repays €8,500 in expenses mistakenly paid by Oireachtas during maternity leave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/holly-cairns-repays-8500-in-expenses-mistakenly-paid-by-oireachtas-during-maternity-leave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/holly-cairns-repays-8500-in-expenses-mistakenly-paid-by-oireachtas-during-maternity-leave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats leader contacted Oireachtas about the error after she noticed failure to halt the allowance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DAM3TGIHHRBL7C6BRL3X3DGLUQ.jpg?auth=815157512fde7c7a70adbc8e34e94f730a23bba2e54937aa37428b4994974f4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats party leader Holly Cairns. 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[Closing level crossings ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/closing-level-crossings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/closing-level-crossings/</guid><description><![CDATA[Exactly how do south Dublin’s level crossings prioritise cars? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[New GAA football and hurling rules can be trialled in third-level leagues, says committee ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/02/new-gaa-football-and-hurling-rules-can-be-trialled-in-third-level-leagues-says-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/02/new-gaa-football-and-hurling-rules-can-be-trialled-in-third-level-leagues-says-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Higher Education Committee sought assurances that coaches and players would have advance details of rule changes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UOSHT2CIVZACVNANGJGG36QYL4.jpg?auth=c57baea4524a8fc6b0188b043a5de4f7cb843f26f1c7e39759ec9ad4d2a3243a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin McStay heads the Gaelic football Expert Advisory Group. Photograph: Evan Logan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Evan Logan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/09/02/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/09/02/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[September 2nd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CFXRX2KNRAI7OSU3EYBYZ5AU4.jpg?auth=2d0519c30a163865b175be32c00344eff30820efbc907074a59488ab38656c6b&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[Right to housing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/right-to-housing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/right-to-housing/</guid><description><![CDATA[A home is certainly a basic human need, but an ‘affordable’ home is not necessarily a right]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[Moving to Ireland? The financial realities Americans need to consider ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/02/moving-to-ireland-the-financial-realities-americans-need-to-consider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/02/moving-to-ireland-the-financial-realities-americans-need-to-consider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Life in Ireland can feel similar to living in the US, but there are big differences]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7XDTYZFOZGNPIR5LIWLCF5KNU.jpg?auth=e966a2c1e587a14b20f09e19a7970ff84adf4cb425ffb9b12ed14ee70dad2ebf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many Americans want to live in Ireland. Image: Getty Images/iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">themotioncloud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland says no to EU membership talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/iceland-says-no-to-eu-membership-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/iceland-says-no-to-eu-membership-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Nordic country is a very special case. It would be foolish to draw hasty conclusions from this referendum result]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harold Holt, the Australian prime minister who disappeared while swimming ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/02/harold-holt-the-australian-prime-minister-who-disappeared-while-swimming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/02/harold-holt-the-australian-prime-minister-who-disappeared-while-swimming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver O’Hanlon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The popular and charismatic politician vanished near his holiday house in 1967, giving rise to a raft of conspiracy theories]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGSFLKQF7NACFOM3ES5BXEBA6U.jpg?auth=753ec186fbcc2d39ee4645905f19442a0fb4ce9d30351222d1e313a7a9ecc790&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australian prime minister Harold Holt: His disappearance while swimming sparked a host of conspiracy theories. His body was never found. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dennis Oulds</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government priorities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/government-priorities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/government-priorities/</guid><description><![CDATA[It seems the most serious issues facing the Republic are the least urgent for this Government]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[Europe looks old and broke to its lenders, but it’s not the only region with problems]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/09/02/europe-looks-old-and-broke-to-its-lenders-but-its-not-the-only-region-with-problems/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/09/02/europe-looks-old-and-broke-to-its-lenders-but-its-not-the-only-region-with-problems/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Harding]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lenders must choose between countries behaving like a bingeing entrepreneur, an elderly but reputable business owner and an indebted aristocrat]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQAYHEQDAVCSLIQEZFMCVS57VA.jpg?auth=8f8351ef23c16c47b6386cf0b1b39e8ef208d217d1c7229048e8f44664d821dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bond yields are rising across the globe as investors worry about inflation and governments' inability to tackle worsening deficits. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Duncan P Walker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-speed rail network could be fast track to housing solution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/high-speed-rail-network-could-be-fast-track-to-housing-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/02/high-speed-rail-network-could-be-fast-track-to-housing-solution/</guid><description><![CDATA[Transformative investment would strengthen Ireland’s regional cities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 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[North Carolina governor seeks to strengthen Irish links amid US political uncertainty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/north-carolina-governor-seeks-to-strengthen-irish-links-amid-us-political-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/north-carolina-governor-seeks-to-strengthen-irish-links-amid-us-political-uncertainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Josh Stein is confident Democrats will regain a US Senate seat in midterm elections]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OPBLWS7ITZGBNBMQ2F7L3REWWI.JPG?auth=b0040d24493a1d3850a35a1c0fe481b93e3070fb62c93f6c28c148e2781470b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Governor of North Carolina Josh Stein visited Uniphar's distributions centre on a trip to Ireland. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An overdue apology to thalidomide survivors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/01/an-overdue-apology-to-thalidomide-survivors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/01/an-overdue-apology-to-thalidomide-survivors/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sixty-five years since the truth about the drug became known - how long more must the Government wait?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents try to create memorable experiences, but these may not lodge in a child’s mind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/02/parents-try-to-create-memorable-experiences-but-these-may-not-lodge-in-a-childs-mind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/02/parents-try-to-create-memorable-experiences-but-these-may-not-lodge-in-a-childs-mind/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Memory is a slippery thing, and it’s almost impossible to control what will lodge in the foreground or fade into the dark storage area at the back]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMQACYJQ45GRLM7DJZ2444OHOM.jpg?auth=d9d1ab46b07bc0178b3be086b2b627c2991ae86ee0e404cc7c9f1bf3b9303163&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daughter Number Four's friends’ parents are wildly innovative birthday planners. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio_Diaz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran pulls no punches as he talks about his struggles with dyslexia ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/02/kevin-boxer-moran-pulls-no-punches-as-he-talks-about-his-struggles-with-dyslexia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/02/kevin-boxer-moran-pulls-no-punches-as-he-talks-about-his-struggles-with-dyslexia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister nicknamed ‘Boxer’ from school days because ‘I could avoid the problem by creating a row’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6XOOT2RJQZGQXPZPLDJPR4AC44.JPG?auth=af269029e5205c9a269944a9758d6f122248cd6280b4a3be106c38a11b5b5563&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 OPW Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran: ‘I’ve learned how to deal with it, how to educate myself.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agency behind Grangegorman redevelopment to be given powers for other infrastructure projects]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/agency-behind-grangegorman-redevelopment-to-be-given-powers-for-other-infrastructure-projects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/02/agency-behind-grangegorman-redevelopment-to-be-given-powers-for-other-infrastructure-projects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under proposal the Government would not have to rely as much on external consultants to develop higher education infrastructure projects]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTSQBKJ27BDR5RRHAMXNZP5KFE.jpg?auth=ea8705a0a76741ab0fb1c22a3cdc43cac5d2414e989b11153375774affdfe70e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Grangegorman Development Agency was established in 2005 to redevelop the 73-acre former St Brendan’s Hospital site into the Technological University Dublin Grangegorman campus]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sherry FitzGerald owner eyes 52% profit from sale of Dublin retail park to German fund ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/sherry-fitzgerald-owner-eyes-52-profit-from-sale-of-dublin-retail-park-to-german-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/sherry-fitzgerald-owner-eyes-52-profit-from-sale-of-dublin-retail-park-to-german-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minaun Capital understood to have received unsolicited offer for Santry property]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBUHCPXO2TPTICH5HA34GQR4M4.jpg?auth=93071c1e1e81a615aa97fcc8bb7a15e524054a17c9cdc9ec8ced857805ac5d18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gulliver’s Retail Park, Santry, Dublin 9, comprises 13,261sq m of retail space]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu has new protector inside European Union  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/02/netanyahu-has-new-protector-inside-european-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/02/netanyahu-has-new-protector-inside-european-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli government has waged an intense campaign to dissuade governments from backing EU action over Gaza]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FHVZHOQX7F2B5NRZTPKNSFXMFI.jpg?auth=2f2e9a91573b3136daebbbd39cd3a7a26356272b52feb7ed07e388f1635e3957&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa has become one of Israel's most ardent defenders. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Bat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forty-seven full-time academy jobs created in LOI since State’s investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/02/forty-seven-full-time-jobs-created-in-loi-since-states-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/02/forty-seven-full-time-jobs-created-in-loi-since-states-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just two of 47 roles filled by women, as FAI anticipate up to 70 positions overall being filled in 2027]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/23HVSLF6FAUHW6QHAIMQAGOPZM.jpg?auth=772818b3630a8cd2ba291e4b1c7be7caf6585295ad0f2e6298008baa0a08de74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[League of Ireland Academy development manager Will Clarke. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers divided over plans to reclassify e-scooters as motor vehicles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/ministers-divided-over-plans-to-reclassify-e-scooters-as-motor-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/ministers-divided-over-plans-to-reclassify-e-scooters-as-motor-vehicles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reclassification of vehicles with a 20km/h speed limit could become a de facto ban if insurance is not available]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E2NW3JMIBFPXOVJ6THPYPSA4Y.JPG?auth=6adc078c1a0e98376cef5a5e0dab45dbcad05de3b205b4afa5e45bbf4285c7c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government will introduce a requirement for all e-scooter drivers to wear helmets and high-visibility jackets. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This has been a childhood-defining summer, one that dried out the earth under your feet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/02/this-has-been-a-childhood-defining-summer-one-that-dried-out-the-earth-under-your-feet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/02/this-has-been-a-childhood-defining-summer-one-that-dried-out-the-earth-under-your-feet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here in London, there has been the sort of prolonged, angry heat that delights and punishes in equal measure]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QUOSZLGXQ3NWDAVLY7EXDLAXDY.jpg?auth=38fb5049ecc27a33d7a215525c586a1e178ec2478468876887f1d86794a6eac3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Visitors to Hyde Park, London, rent out deck chairs during the August heatwave. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese embassy tried to block Falun Gong members from taking part in St Patrick’s Day parade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/chinese-embassy-tried-to-block-falun-gong-members-taking-part-in-galway-st-patricks-day-parade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/chinese-embassy-tried-to-block-falun-gong-members-taking-part-in-galway-st-patricks-day-parade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley in Galway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Members of the meditative movement marched in the Galway city event despite the efforts of Beijing’s representative in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AASOVD3C2FH45OACMI5EES6W6Q.jpg?auth=db3b1c1a267f4969cf1158f0d87764fc646216f3fa8e9575c50f478cca5b7727&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Falun Gong practitioners at a protest in Dublin. The Chinese ambassador to Ireland strongly lobbied Galway City Council to exclude members of the group from a St Patrick's Day parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[La bonhomie is back: Macron arrives in Britain bearing gifts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/02/la-bonhomie-is-back-macron-arrives-in-britain-bearing-gifts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/02/la-bonhomie-is-back-macron-arrives-in-britain-bearing-gifts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Return of Bayeux Tapestry offers a symbolic backdrop to the warmest UK-French relations in years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuns seeking €4.5m for 50-acre estate beside Wicklow’s Magheramore beach ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/nuns-seeking-45m-for-50-acre-estate-beside-idyllic-wicklow-beach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/nuns-seeking-45m-for-50-acre-estate-beside-idyllic-wicklow-beach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Magheramore complex has served as international headquarters of Missionary Sisters of St Columban since 1957]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MWNEF2IPBCK5CYYWDDDHPU7KM.jpg?auth=0f59711f7a2eb07953cdc7d935b93c546068d5c665dc0795d118d08d30fb73a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the international headquarters of the Missionary Sisters of St Columban in Magheramore, Co Wicklow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully let south Dublin student accommodation scheme seeks €4.5m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/fully-let-south-dublin-student-accommodation-scheme-seeks-45m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/fully-let-south-dublin-student-accommodation-scheme-seeks-45m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Koula Rooms in Monkstown has 28 bedspaces and is generating net operating income of €307,000 a year  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P4CHR6GDVZCSBCKTIKEQI2TK6E.JPG?auth=9c01b5cc0c105d2ba022d15785dde4aeeef57f43013c8897aa05833f26ab4aaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Koula Rooms, Abbey Road, Monkstown, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Site of Dublin’s historic Ormond Hotel sold in off-market deal for €12m  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/site-of-dublins-historic-ormond-hotel-sold-in-off-market-deal-for-12m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/site-of-dublins-historic-ormond-hotel-sold-in-off-market-deal-for-12m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Malaysian owners dispose of property which featured in James Joyce’s Ulysses after 13-year odyssey]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHSYY46DJFEDHP2NCE3TXRGMRM.jpg?auth=e7e39d3008167248b266f27719ecce58c8f89859ac06c188dcc515318c281e06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the site of the former Ormond Hotel on Dublin's Upper Ormond Quay. Photograph: Tom Coakley]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Coakley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citywest office and warehouse guiding at €6.85m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/citywest-office-and-warehouse-guiding-at-685m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/citywest-office-and-warehouse-guiding-at-685m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offices at 2024 Bianconi Avenue are vacant while warehouse is fully let until December 2030]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDGNETHSR5BW5OIBJLD3QWNRNM.JPG?auth=0ec448c94715768ef15aaa8f8273e5dcfcf9cb940ca9c71b97d7f2d11cfd573e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2024 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus, incorporates both open-plan areas and cellular offices/meeting rooms]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large landholding beside the K Club in Kildare seeking €2.25m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/large-landholding-beside-the-k-club-in-kildare-seeking-225m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/02/large-landholding-beside-the-k-club-in-kildare-seeking-225m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lodge Park lands extend to 12 hectares and have 200m of road frontage and 800m of direct access to river Liffey]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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€24m  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBEM4YKQ3JHW5IFP7MJDAIWDXY.jpg?auth=51ebede3c9f04eebd71b299a0a1c8643561d63a8a994b592af48d4134efff1e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of 4 Custom House Plaza in the IFSC, Dublin 1]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Rowland: ‘I wish I’d stuck to my guns more, not be influenced by people who didn’t get it’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/02/kevin-rowland-i-wish-id-stuck-to-my-guns-more-not-be-influenced-by-people-who-didnt-get-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/02/kevin-rowland-i-wish-id-stuck-to-my-guns-more-not-be-influenced-by-people-who-didnt-get-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The singer on growing older, figuring himself out, and what might be the last Dexy Midnight Runners album – which is full of love songs with a twist]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEIYQAWSJZDAZD4OLZ7CP5DPFI.jpg?auth=939169519c13e1e58392d3fb2477bf0d33379da82e38a878056d6da4473cc500&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners, who will play in Dublin, Belfast and Galway in November]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny Buckley: ‘Her last words to me were a plea to please get help for my ADHD’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/02/danny-buckley-her-last-words-to-me-were-a-plea-to-please-get-help-for-my-adhd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/02/danny-buckley-her-last-words-to-me-were-a-plea-to-please-get-help-for-my-adhd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ADHD Now is Ireland’s largest private ADHD assessment and treatment provider]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCLUHQMKBRAY5A5VBTIRUTFI4U.jpg?auth=a063e96f8d8d33ec60fc78daa657400295e8e2502476862e6a4a7147d66f595d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny Buckley, co-founder and director of ADHD Now, says helping people with ADHD and autism is the most rewarding part of his role. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office rents must hit record €80 per square foot to justify new building, says HWBC ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/02/office-rents-must-hit-record-80-to-justify-new-building-says-hwbc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/02/office-rents-must-hit-record-80-to-justify-new-building-says-hwbc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broker sees headline rents topping €70 per square foot by end of 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAVDKOGHHJCNHDO4Y2F3GWNPII.jpg?auth=2ec65a7a5bf873e8e4d16f3029a15d5b08123132a16b7d533f811943ec1ce4b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While office availability in the city centre remains tight, companies are taking more space outside of what was traditionally seen as Dublin’s central business district. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CHUNYIP WONG</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measures to keep young children from accessing online platforms failing, says report ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/02/measures-to-keep-young-children-from-accessing-online-platforms-failing-says-cybersafekids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/02/measures-to-keep-young-children-from-accessing-online-platforms-failing-says-cybersafekids/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Account creation on YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram still relies solely on self-declaration of age ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX3SKNXNHVD2RFRLAVA3LY2CZQ.jpg?auth=f7f713b101a55f717d4d16aabad97907ddfa0911cf8f5515c6d6a2c856317812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young children continue to have access to social media platforms designed for people who are older, says the CyberSafeKids report. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Orbon Alija</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle to halt global heating at 1.5 degrees is lost – UN]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/02/battle-to-halt-global-heating-at-15-degrees-is-lost-un/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/02/battle-to-halt-global-heating-at-15-degrees-is-lost-un/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Focus must now switch to limiting extent of overshoot, says United Nations' climate report]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KP5OQLN4B56SWDAT3ZLWQCNTCI.jpg?auth=6169f37bc568badfafe19b595b8e6e0583d7475b85ff52546c55cdafe81e6954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[View from the beach of Moutchic in Lacanau, southwestern France on July 24th, 2026, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from a wildfire. Photograph: Maximilien Lamy/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maximilien Lamy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Ireland solar panels transformed this remote Irish farm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/26/electric-ireland-solar-panels-transformed-this-remote-irish-farm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/26/electric-ireland-solar-panels-transformed-this-remote-irish-farm/</guid><description><![CDATA[Because energy decisions can feel overwhelming, Electric Ireland provides clear, practical guidance to build confidence and support you at every stage]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDX7T65J5NBQFLELM45Y2442MI.jpg?auth=485504d515e8e0b34a8c0306081c5a625ead52281b7ffd6ae642d905a3041429&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne Marie McArdle, product manager at Electric Ireland: 'One of the reasons for getting solar PV is typically to protect against price volatility, as well as the financial savings.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Light-filled duplex by the National Museum in Dublin 7 for €525,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/02/light-filled-duplex-by-the-national-museum-in-dublin-7-for-525000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/02/light-filled-duplex-by-the-national-museum-in-dublin-7-for-525000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-bed home features double-height corner windows overlooking Croppies Acre Memorial Park]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4A7NKGV4EFCEFF55JCBFMNJWY4.jpg?auth=eba4736308b7d482dd0f6327dd9ad5aa77a3082e35e95405d3a7bcd52d32584f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The kitchen/diningroom of apartment 71 in Collins Square, Benburb Street, Dublin 7]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnout and longer working lives leading to career changes at later stage, says recruitment firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/02/burnout-and-longer-working-lives-leading-to-career-changes-at-later-stages-recruitment-firm-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/02/burnout-and-longer-working-lives-leading-to-career-changes-at-later-stages-recruitment-firm-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: Recruitment firm says there is a “growing trend” of professionals aged 30 and over seeking new career paths]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM3YO7ZE3VDNTNF6XKUVD52VHQ.jpg?auth=e3c25e695e8b0cb104ddfd890e5bd044368a7ec8b36ac86c686f9ab07ba11f18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burnout and boredom are among the primary drivers behind career changes, according to Matrix Recruitment. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MangoStar_Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Which English act appears on the soundtrack to The Odyssey? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/02/the-music-quiz-which-english-act-appears-on-the-soundtrack-to-the-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/02/the-music-quiz-which-english-act-appears-on-the-soundtrack-to-the-odyssey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which Irish author has written the foreword for the forthcoming book, The Third Eye by George Harrison?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5A5TRMKB5EZPMCAG7XLJKEJTU.jpg?auth=635d972745aa8dd04a21e2dbf526d011b3fe7bb0f1bf498f9f048ecde703ee17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Photograph: Universal Pictures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Castles, conspiracies and communism: thought-provoking back-to-school YA reads]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/31/castles-conspiracies-and-communism-thought-provoking-back-to-school-ya-reads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/31/castles-conspiracies-and-communism-thought-provoking-back-to-school-ya-reads/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oran Doyle’s compelling debut Give Me ’Til Midnight is a refreshing take on the now-familiar time-loop plot]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BDT476Y5OBA27FRDCRGEI45GVQ.png?auth=c772e474fce3317d9104b14c409af3f7c201c8ac68246d1144fa0029ce664ff9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Carrigan’s Then We’ll Be Happy is based on the author’s own experience of quadriplegic cerebral palsy.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you buy this €35,995 French hatchback instead of a BMW?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/09/02/would-you-buy-this-35995-french-hatchback-instead-of-a-bmw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/09/02/would-you-buy-this-35995-french-hatchback-instead-of-a-bmw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France can sell €25,000 handbags, so why does it struggle to convince us to buy its premium cars like DS?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLQTDHHCD5EPTJXH2XFLRPM7AQ.jpeg?auth=6297c38cc384d63c0894a86b4dd7a2a7306bc384ff41ed94a8da94cf44f9d8fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DS 4 has to persuade people to notice a brand many still don’t understand]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EV public charging price rises: can I save money by shopping around?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/02/ev-public-charging-price-rises-can-i-save-money-by-shopping-around/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/02/ev-public-charging-price-rises-can-i-save-money-by-shopping-around/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As with fuel prices, EV charging costs vary from location to location, but the differences aren’t massive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAL2HZ4Z4SMSD3ZYQ5DIOLZ22I.jpg?auth=8ae8642ab3a279bc3f37aa4c5f90eda2092a0504b17eb78574ca46f124817af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When it comes to EV public charging, can you truly shop around in the same manner you can with petrol or diesel? Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannibal Hanschke</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>