<?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>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:34:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[What do the billions in Summer Economic Statement mean for tax and public services?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/22/serious-government-row-looms-over-who-gets-what-in-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/22/serious-government-row-looms-over-who-gets-what-in-budget-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[Promises made on tackling the cost of living could be well-nigh impossible to honour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:27:45 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VN5TNN62TJASRD6Y7GXDKGSVD4.JPG?auth=14974a441a98b4e4f1d530d4152aa2ff5f4c7feba811c1869110fd627837a502&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Finance Simon Harris unveil the Summer Economic Statement. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport is about to boom. Why is Aer Lingus shrinking itself?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/dublin-airport-is-about-to-boom-why-is-aer-lingus-shrinking-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/dublin-airport-is-about-to-boom-why-is-aer-lingus-shrinking-itself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline has been put on the operating margin 'naughty step' by its parent IAG]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 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[Tax and spending plans in budget will become a little clearer this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/tax-and-spending-plans-in-budget-will-become-a-little-clearer-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/tax-and-spending-plans-in-budget-will-become-a-little-clearer-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While the Government is seeking to control overruns, backbenchers want tax and spending giveaways]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JINELM4YMURCCPKVYKKYGRGSEE.JPG?auth=14f05eb00cbf8cd2067d7ae3f2a3f8e231859b151e02a1b8e2161f1bd44e3441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers, is trying to introduce a tighter control system, limiting spending rises to 6 per cent. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How big should your pension pot be for a comfortable retirement in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/how-big-should-your-pension-pot-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/how-big-should-your-pension-pot-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The real question is whether someone knows what income they personally need in retirement, based on their lifestyle’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VW2E7QWFVEHDGVLLVASX6G6BQ.jpg?auth=b0e518e5daf1c5ed6b000cf4a71aca8a4790ade5325549f169cf56b19327aa57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is €41,000 per year going to be enough? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A senior couple embracing on a public bench in a park]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Catherine Delahaye</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s education system fails children from disadvantaged backgrounds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/20/northern-irelands-education-system-fails-children-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/20/northern-irelands-education-system-fails-children-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Professor Vani Borooah of the University of Ulster, who died this month, provided vital evidence for policymakers on tackling poverty  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3PLMYFZOKSKNXXJSVEEZAOXH4.jpg?auth=8fb1535abc379cc667e9e299101fd1fda7b2acfb87b3ec0c91fcda50bac59e33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While free second-level education came earlier to Northern Ireland, the education system there prevents working class children, both Protestant and Catholic, from achieving their full potential. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[GCSE results]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of time: the art of knowing when to step down from the top job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/20/the-art-of-knowing-when-to-step-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/20/the-art-of-knowing-when-to-step-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:24:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBDLS3QM6HOXZ5L6RQAIDLOVPY.jpg?auth=2ccd4397281f9b29fc229f7ed5f6051d9b64019751cbf5fbb2a95f54e1cfb35f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway, groomed a successor before stepping down at the age of 95. Photograph: Ruth Fremson/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Fremson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Service needs more staff with deep expertise and specialist skills, not generalists ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/civil-service-needs-more-staff-with-deep-expertise-and-specialist-skills-not-generalists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/civil-service-needs-more-staff-with-deep-expertise-and-specialist-skills-not-generalists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances Ruane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Time is ripe to follow UK lead and hire for roles that offer specialists a career pathway and professional development]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKJHZGI7G56VDNJCZUBUZBZP3E.jpg?auth=c0c7c113d3add96fc0b08136f58959649fddfab0113186fb9ead7b22ddc06f91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure and Infrastructure Jack Chambers has suggested that public servants need to take on more risk in decision but civil servants need to be equipped with the professional skills to provide advice and inform decisions. Photograph: Bairbre Holmes/PA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Irish Infrastructure]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bairbre Holmes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chipmaker rout delivers dose of reality in markets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/19/chipmaker-rout-delivers-dose-of-reality-in-markets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/19/chipmaker-rout-delivers-dose-of-reality-in-markets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors have been living in a fantasy this year in the face of troubling global developments]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44VHPU5XHYE6HZNCNJZC7SH5EA.jpg?auth=62f6bceb4c76275eea2597c4c07d931433b2fb47901883f537e5f7456303839f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An S&P 500 chart on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on Thursday. A selloff in chipmakers dragged down stocks amid concerns over whether massive AI investments will justify lofty valuations, with a resurgence in geopolitical risks also weighing on sentiment. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Chipmaker Rout Hits Stocks On AI Spending Worries]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICS Mortgages could be back in the game as dad of Wimbledon wild card bows out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/ics-mortgages-could-be-back-in-the-game-as-dad-of-wimbledon-wild-card-bows-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/ics-mortgages-could-be-back-in-the-game-as-dad-of-wimbledon-wild-card-bows-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French hedge fund manager Loïc Féry is exiting parent company Dilosk]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2B3WOP74XC56SRJD7MAOG7WZ4.jpg?auth=20d2c4586c64e6087ad6d5c8f3b74bc39f5a1028a286adfdf9e4d6727106440d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arthur Féry had an unlikely run to the semi-finals of the men's draw at Wimbledon last week. His father's firm is selling its remaining stake in the company behind ICS Mortgages in Ireland as part of a wider deal. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[TENNIS-GBR-WIMBLEDON]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China makes its latest play to become dominant player in AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/china-makes-its-latest-play-to-become-dominant-player-in-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/18/china-makes-its-latest-play-to-become-dominant-player-in-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China has formed the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, based in Shanghai, to promote AI governance]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:36:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQS4KRFF26QBR6CNPJ7JYKSXOU.jpg?auth=9b7c8a93e3eb2326593739fc580870a4735763b7e500fdd696445f6bf7158682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A giant screen in Beijing shows China's president Xi Jinping speaking at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photograph: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Greg Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turbulence ahead as Aer Lingus shake-up plan shocks unions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/turbulence-ahead-as-aer-lingus-shake-up-plan-shocks-unions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/turbulence-ahead-as-aer-lingus-shake-up-plan-shocks-unions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline says it is responding to higher costs and tougher competition]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJMNO3EIUVAF3K2G3T2YRJCRJ4.jpg?auth=90d350e10e037d08c2f0f0368f39261e0df8370604a00e57447454f2bc3da587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus plans to cut 500 jobs faces union opposition. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the US or Europe better off?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/17/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/17/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comparing the two economies is harder than it seems]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EUOUJAI4KONAN2E7RYHGTUBAJQ.jpg?auth=7d4a6b55dbb1a8c379895aad1e01f8bdb247cb4c6b78f88c756c2c7a20306f55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People shop for food in a  Brooklyn neighbourhood storre that accepts food stamps.  Life expectancy for US men was 76.5 in 2024, against an average of 80.5 in comparable high-income countries.   Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[New York Food Pantries Report Increase In Of Those In Need]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there a magical formula to thriving at work? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are four basic ingredients to achieving a thriving workplace ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KC2437HJZFMVEBVGATCS5HDMI.jpg?auth=19eeaae05e69218b2a3828d4521e9cf94068e48df6c8f8a910568b341ebdd5f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is it your employer’s job to make you happy at work? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BulentBARIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish lenders to gain little from key part of EU banking competitiveness plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/irish-lenders-to-gain-little-from-key-part-of-eu-banking-competitiveness-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/irish-lenders-to-gain-little-from-key-part-of-eu-banking-competitiveness-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central plank of reform limits ability of national regulators to require banks to hold extra capital on top of EU-wide rules]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G6T3WKIQRCVFHCUBL5NRADD3SQ.jpg?auth=9080d3a69b6e9c660f300675b010b3627adc9e08d39f011ae55883af09c75d9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Commission is set to publish an eagerly-anticipated banking strategy on Friday. Photograph: Zoe Head-Thomas/PA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Brexit 10 years on]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zoe Head-Thomas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My late mother’s house deeds are missing – can I get another copy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/my-late-mothers-house-deeds-are-missing-can-i-get-another-copy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/my-late-mothers-house-deeds-are-missing-can-i-get-another-copy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 90 per cent of the legal titles in Ireland are now registered in the Land Registry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 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[There are two systems for recording property in Ireland, the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ask the lawyer]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the men who wanted to build gyms but ended up creating software to run them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/16/meet-the-men-who-wanted-to-build-gyms-but-ended-up-creating-software-to-run-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/16/meet-the-men-who-wanted-to-build-gyms-but-ended-up-creating-software-to-run-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BrightCore targets the software gap at independent fitness businesses overlooked by larger providers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Innovation</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVT5OWFYFZEGVINB5EW7BIMSLE.JPG?auth=bbda6fc06d713aa6edbfa84797ebc8945625ccb125f62e2775a24943580b5834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frankie Dolphin, Ben Marren and Mark Shalloe of BrightCore]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Frankie Dolphin, Ben Marren and Mark Shalloe of BrightCore]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Chambers wants civil servants to take risks – but who will take responsibility?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/15/jack-chambers-wants-civil-servants-to-take-risks-but-who-will-take-responsibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/15/jack-chambers-wants-civil-servants-to-take-risks-but-who-will-take-responsibility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No State employee is going to put their career on the line to make some significant gamble if their political masters do not have their back]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 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[High streets recover but Irish shopping centres struggle for tenants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/14/high-streets-recover-but-shopping-centres-face-a-tougher-fight-for-tenants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/14/high-streets-recover-but-shopping-centres-face-a-tougher-fight-for-tenants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rebound in the market post-pandemic has been uneven and left some landlords with difficult units to let]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZT6BNLT7ERAUDGIZ7MCEESMDDI.jpg?auth=3c6185df1a43bb5c0ad7fc7acf1e9415676bd36a6a14ad8e165c86eeadbaf4b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dundrum Town Centre is one of the largest shopping complexes in the country.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the most infuriating aspects of work sycophants is they keep succeeding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/13/the-perils-of-kissing-up-and-kicking-down-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/13/the-perils-of-kissing-up-and-kicking-down-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But treating colleagues badly might not be quite as helpful as some of the worst offenders think]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XV3RZZXANBHR5GIRMXBDU734EU.jpg?auth=8de724ff56d1d39dd3d0d6aa3b3e1ac86c77066e00599e7aca55a93d26246fcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Time and again, moderately talented bootlickers rise remorselessly through the ranks while bullying juniors with abandon. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Teamwork is the way to success]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gradyreese</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three ways to protect Irish consumers from fake online ads ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/13/three-ways-to-protect-consumers-from-fake-online-ads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/13/three-ways-to-protect-consumers-from-fake-online-ads/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine McCleary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Relying on users to report scam ads so they can be taken down is not effective]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/STVWEXCV2ZD7PB7WQYLZIVT5VI.jpg?auth=b6676f36a5b2b09c43b66030c41d989e1e45124bafb174f2ac5df6159cd5e7b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some countries are already taking action to prevent fraudulent adverts being shown to the public, including the UK and Australia. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thx4Stock</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>