<?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/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/business-today-columnists/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:12:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Increased company ownership transparency is welcome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/increased-company-ownership-transparency-is-welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/increased-company-ownership-transparency-is-welcome/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies Registration Office seeking ways to verify data filed by firms]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PQYNJI3GRGD5LNRL2QXANZU3Q.jpg?auth=6b45aad814a9ac33008199885b90576ea0010da4988a5ed175233b0f7f3cc45f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Financial crimes are not victimless, says Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Euro and tax exchequer]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simonkr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from Ireland’s Revolut revolution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/20/lessons-from-irelands-revolut-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/20/lessons-from-irelands-revolut-revolution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Jenkins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fintech’s model is proving more suitable for international scaling than the often outdated systems of legacy rivals]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFT6FAXWIN2U4RQLFFMCL3NOLE.jpg?auth=1ba5d553257bfcb71c5cdad110b33d5ef179cd01d27313db94a5fa498aa8fde0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Digital banking alternative Revolut appears on track for a $200bn stock market listing in 2028]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire O’Leary dampens succession hopes of Ryanair crew]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/billionaire-oleary-dampens-succession-hopes-of-ryanair-crew/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/billionaire-oleary-dampens-succession-hopes-of-ryanair-crew/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryanair Group CEO signs a new contract until 2032]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QVWWZNNXRFA2PH4IEEHVMTNZ3Q.JPG?auth=3e53946da973337f10d412d52f6ee867240f64b03386c16562af3252ad9c01a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary at a press conference earlier this year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien 
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Businesss Ryanair press conference Michael O’Leary]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors put Greencore back on the shelf after merger, even as chairman returns for more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/investors-put-greencore-back-on-the-shelf-after-merger-even-as-chairman-returns-for-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/investors-put-greencore-back-on-the-shelf-after-merger-even-as-chairman-returns-for-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bakkavor deal was expected to send shares into overdrive but that hasn’t happened ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWNDWORA7BCXLOEVSUOZY6MIHI.jpg?auth=140700bf61ddb634c3d7a7d18dfc34ab5b02e5f27fefc780df8d2ff8426514ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greencore has seen its share price slide by 35% since early February, just weeks after completing its £1.2bn takeover of rival Bakkavor. Photograph: Peter Fleming/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Greencore food to go delivery van]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Fleming</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A divided EU turns to Ireland to stitch together its next budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/19/a-divided-eu-turns-to-ireland-to-stitch-together-its-next-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/19/a-divided-eu-turns-to-ireland-to-stitch-together-its-next-budget/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clashing demands over farm subsidies, defence and debt set the stage for a challenging Irish presidency]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:19:14 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLU4GPWI5OF64HPQFN6O4JPUZI.jpg?auth=813fc153d45382083197e5fdff83ee91f9777c6790becfb2439c49fd93012a2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the EU Summit in Brussels on Friday. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[BELGIUM-EU-SUMMIT-DIPLOMACY]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/19/if-brussels-starts-a-trade-war-beijing-will-finish-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/19/if-brussels-starts-a-trade-war-beijing-will-finish-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Beattie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wargaming the EU-China conflict warns Europe against aggression towards an opponent with superior firepower]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KAUOMB7GV4NI27YAV3ZELC4NU.jpg?auth=1e36a9e4431208b8ef170d75ce3e1145f69c1fa62352ae3f528efc0e96b38925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 24: Chinese Premier Li Qiang and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, centre, and others looks during the EU-China Business leaders symposium at the Great Hall of the People on July 24, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A. - Pool/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[EU-China Summit]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are moving home from America. Could a long house-hunting trip make us tax residents?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/18/ask-the-lawyer-united-states-ireland-tax-resident-house-hunting-taxation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/18/ask-the-lawyer-united-states-ireland-tax-resident-house-hunting-taxation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Duration of stay in Ireland just one of many deciding factors]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2SKTWIOKNFTHKOU535NTOPHKQ.jpg?auth=58c5865d820f512952316f2a1ec634dbba8626aff380f8610dda10d0f1b9d7f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residence here does not automatically mean the State has the right to tax all your income. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ask the lawyer]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manna’s Irish growth plans grounded for now by local opposition to drone deliveries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/18/mannas-irish-growth-plans-grounded-for-now-by-local-opposition-to-drone-deliveries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/18/mannas-irish-growth-plans-grounded-for-now-by-local-opposition-to-drone-deliveries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bobby Healy’s delivery firm faces fresh setback as permission refused for south Dublin hub]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJQRL57OANDW3B2AQN2D54QUMU.JPG?auth=728eb08567619640a91da949f39e6cdaf4b57265daabb7393c97551ec5d2a923&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bobby Healy created Manna's Irish operation in 2019, but it has faced planning setbacks in the past year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillian Anderson may not be disappearing from work but many women in Ireland are]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/18/gillian-anderson-may-not-be-disappearing-from-work-but-many-women-in-ireland-are/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/18/gillian-anderson-may-not-be-disappearing-from-work-but-many-women-in-ireland-are/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Invisible women syndrome’ is a reality in the workplace, particularly for those over 50]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7O6W4L7WGHK6U2H4BMLJOUHNCM.jpg?auth=31e6c69180b595eed2ad429e2006e890e38759ea228e97d3e861c45b0a2d107a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gillian Anderson: At 57, the actor bucks the trend in an industry known for 'disappearing' women in leading roles after they turn 30. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[World premiere The Crown Season 5, London, United Kingdom - 08 Nov 2022]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More investment in innovation and research needed from Irish food sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/18/more-investment-in-innovation-and-research-needed-from-irish-food-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/18/more-investment-in-innovation-and-research-needed-from-irish-food-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While many State supports are available, the industry has been slow to invest in R&D, critics say]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVZ2YGBRH74IYDBP35DWHFWBQQ.jpg?auth=b6f2c07cf2cf12da9b990b68bcb13462a379a5f3c90dfb84d24f03180f5f9a10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon wants business spending on R&D within the Irish food and drink sector to rise. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Fuel Support Scheme]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I should be revising for exams. Instead I’m working with developers’: Irish teen AI founders set sights on US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/06/18/irish-teen-founders-building-an-ai-sales-company-targeting-us-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/06/18/irish-teen-founders-building-an-ai-sales-company-targeting-us-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhycon’s artificial intelligence tool does the heavy lifting on generating sales leads ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Innovation</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGFOSIIHNFAJ7FO6XCJTOMNGGA.png?auth=9307813319cc1799055c08d0f21fe4b17ee517dd0dc32f227323977092200d3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Co-founders of Rhycon James Drum and Conor Coade expect to launch commercially at the end of July]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[James Drum and Conor Coade, co-founders of Rhycon]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have to manage the AI revolution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/17/we-have-to-manage-the-ai-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/17/we-have-to-manage-the-ai-revolution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There must be a global agreement on how the technology is controlled]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:20:35 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EHZ6BFDBBHGNNUSVBE4WUBWN4.jpg?auth=5f211b40d8b37b5b089a9c395df1d90d4601e5beea7656e5308a80e1107a1f24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI will be hard to regulate successfully, not only because its impact will be pervasive, but because progress is being driven by fierce competition among businesses and between the US and China. Photograph: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[AI illustration]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andriy Onufriyenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derelict site tax: The Revenue Commissioners taking on local politics won’t end well]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/17/will-revenue-be-any-match-for-the-collective-action-of-almost-950-local-councillors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/17/will-revenue-be-any-match-for-the-collective-action-of-almost-950-local-councillors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local politicians will still have a say in who get gets subjected to the derelict site tax]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Columnists 21/02/25]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UniCredit-Commerzbank battle turns nasty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/16/unicredit-commerzbank-battle-turns-nasty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/16/unicredit-commerzbank-battle-turns-nasty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Takeover battle between Italian and German firm has been frought from day one]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZ6DB7FZ5777MV53V3A2ZN34K4.jpg?auth=0ba864653c53b89a81e18e7708bac4eb6b5532e3b05433b90e760c4fb03e4547&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrea Orcel, chief executive officer of UniCredit, continues to pursue Commerzbank. Photograph: Giuliano Berti/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Key Speakers At Italy Capital Markets Forum]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Giuliano Berti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China forges ahead on digital currency while Europe’s banks look on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/16/china-forges-ahead-on-digital-currency-while-europes-banks-look-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/16/china-forges-ahead-on-digital-currency-while-europes-banks-look-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Project in Asia looks well ahead of digital euro]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AIAFYPI4P5DNZNP4NEVZ5JNFXA.jpg?auth=23fd756cb15080667244e8e044335a01bd38f5b8baacea28de81119df825c4be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bloc of Asian countries including China are forging ahead with their digital currency.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Chinese Yuan currency in till/ cash register]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Dazeley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Lottery’s new campaign sends chills through advertising industry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/16/why-is-the-national-lotterys-new-ad-campaign-a-copy-of-an-old-new-zealand-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/16/why-is-the-national-lotterys-new-ad-campaign-a-copy-of-an-old-new-zealand-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kiwis’ cash-in-transit caper adapted for Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:37:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2MZXZ2RGRG4ZALJH2Q3E4YQPQ.jpg?auth=61bfeecc58ddafd0abfa93386843f773a4574a02cd59050c07b4fab425f99157&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Still from the National Lottery's new TV campaign, which is based on a 2018 one for New Zealand's lotto. Photograph: Folk VML]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iran deal removes a big economic risk for Ireland – if it holds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/15/the-iran-deal-removes-a-big-economic-risk-for-ireland-if-it-holds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/15/the-iran-deal-removes-a-big-economic-risk-for-ireland-if-it-holds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The deal will ease some pressure on households and the Government but problems will remain]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:44:45 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LTOGATMM3T3NSCN3BTJJEY6NKI.jpg?auth=3d5714fc9ae75522926da7915362bc075a893fabe791940cedbd1ea7d4ba5d79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On one estimate, 80 per cent of flow through the Strait of Hormuz will be only restored by the end of August. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Photo Highlights of March]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Altaf Qadri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland banned nuclear power for a world that no longer exists ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/15/ireland-banned-nuclear-power-for-a-world-that-no-longer-exists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/15/ireland-banned-nuclear-power-for-a-world-that-no-longer-exists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Kirwan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traditional nuclear was never right for this State. The plants were too large - but the technology has moved on]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54QWWE6Y7FG7RIJ5Y4HDCPRZ5E.jpg?auth=c24cf4ac9b90eeb221a3e970334a3a3b1d9535de141797b6dbce2745e8a3f1ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nuclear power: 'Ireland does not need to be a pioneer. But it can no longer afford to be a bystander.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Push the button; radiation warning or nuclear war; last resort]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">davidhills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will history judge today’s chief executives?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/15/how-will-history-judge-todays-chief-executives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/15/how-will-history-judge-todays-chief-executives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leading through the AI storm is shaping up to be a test for the ages]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U3FQE52IO5ECBFSPE5NJD3EZQY.jpg?auth=2a1d79189900e52214584a99de4e2c1bf1370bf458cc57de189586915eb08b40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers' fear: 'We all say we’re using AI for 'growth' but in reality we’re using it for productivity and to lose jobs,' one top executive said.' Photograph: Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Protesters are holding placards against Artificial]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector pay must keep pace with private sector trends as population grows and ages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/15/public-sector-pay-must-keep-pace-with-private-sector-trends-to-deliver-vital-recruitment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/15/public-sector-pay-must-keep-pace-with-private-sector-trends-to-deliver-vital-recruitment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public sector pay premium has fallen from Celtic Tiger high of 50% to 40% post-crash in 2014, and to 30% by 2021]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QW3UCOFZ7JHALP6D34MDPCWR54.jpg?auth=c6d69e7a118f0a7344f17ebbe1b927a49f936c28cfce12a061b5a13aa2503969&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Job cuts in the tech sector could ease some of the pressures on public sector recruitment. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[tech workers]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>