<?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/digest-resolver/homepage-top/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:05:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[HSE decision ‘could add 4,000 patients per month’ to waiting lists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/removing-insourcing-creates-significant-risk-of-unintended-harm-to-patients-hse-region/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/removing-insourcing-creates-significant-risk-of-unintended-harm-to-patients-hse-region/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Initiative aimed at improving access to healthcare ended last month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBKNEMQ7YJGGZJ5HQA3BNU7XHE.jpg?auth=e4f5ed8e4cc1c55774e63c6d1b6e52d421e688767de623950bd0eabf5f798928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the report, third-party insourcing has become a 'critical enabler' of service delivery across the region. 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Hospital, medicine and closeup of a surgeon in theater with a person for consultation or medical nursing]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy asked Ursula von der Leyen for EU sanctions on Aughinish exports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/zelenskiy-asked-ursula-von-der-leyen-for-eu-sanctions-on-aughinish-exports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/zelenskiy-asked-ursula-von-der-leyen-for-eu-sanctions-on-aughinish-exports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president says exports from Co Limerick plant are ultimately helping Russian war effort]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FMNOIG3YRVLNRADEGEX4QAD5A.jpg?auth=d4a718a5b01b94aad2aa455061f7615c53e114b08235c205e0c5a38cabca8853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rusal Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon Estuary, Co Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina refinery]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30s) to appear in court charged in connection with Tramore church incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/man-30s-to-appear-in-court-charged-in-connection-with-tramore-church-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/man-30s-to-appear-in-court-charged-in-connection-with-tramore-church-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater, Barry Roche, Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman (50s) seriously injured after assault in Co Waterford]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:14:41 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZS4RU3ZRFER3EYLUMGYQWIYZM.JPG?auth=30eae4e4628be57523888fd8560dcf58d2770382747ae680ef7d518da179a61e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí at the scene of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Tramore, Co Waterford, on Tuesday. Photograph: Patrick Browne]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FEE - single use, Holy Cross Catholic Church, Tramore, Co. Waterford]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid firm advised barristers to ask judges to routinely assign multiple solicitors to single client]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/legal-aid-firm-advised-barristers-to-routinely-assign-multiple-solicitors-to-single-client/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/legal-aid-firm-advised-barristers-to-routinely-assign-multiple-solicitors-to-single-client/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practice permitted and commonly used by some law firms until this year, when Minister introduced reforms reducing criminal legal aid payments  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBDLW5NFSVFUTKVP5SU2WWXXOE.jpg?auth=5077c759cfcd796d18c7405427dd98bb7b21160ac12d2857281511b7a09a5372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 2021 letter said newer barristers needed to perfect the preferred practice to 'prevent the unnecessary loss of revenue' to the instructing firm. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Barrister stock photo]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be like John Lennon and buy an Irish island, with bidding starting at €299,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/22/be-like-john-lennon-and-buy-an-irish-island-with-bidding-starting-at-299000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/22/be-like-john-lennon-and-buy-an-irish-island-with-bidding-starting-at-299000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four islands for sale off the coast of Mayo, Donegal, Tipperary and Galway]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Residential</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYDKRH5ZZFFWHIAPKYYE4S2PFU.jpg?auth=deb57f07582071faf11c948c27b8b3bd09d44fa645f476525088bd3ccd02caed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Innischoragh Island with residence for sale in Clew Bay, Co Mayo]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Innischoragh Island with residence for sale in Clew Bay, Co. Mayo]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of plane recalls ‘noise of the explosion, the chaos’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/ryanair-passenger-almost-sucked-out-of-plane-recalls-noise-of-the-explosion-the-chaos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/ryanair-passenger-almost-sucked-out-of-plane-recalls-noise-of-the-explosion-the-chaos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Smith in Katerini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ljubisa Karovic says the fact he survived the incident on flight from Greece is nothing short of a miracle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:58:44 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJVGVAVYDRCHHGB23OYJMOAD64.jpg?auth=c8affbf11fbdbf684c8496ee453e1fcbb461e97143537d084a0e3d671180f457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ljubisa Karovic was nearly sucked out of a Ryanair aircraft window. Photograph: Rthess.gr]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ryanair passenger partly sucked out of plane as window dislodges]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Radio Thessaloniki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former garda injured by belligerent prisoner awarded €458,000 by High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/former-garda-injured-by-belligerent-prisoner-awarded-458000-by-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/former-garda-injured-by-belligerent-prisoner-awarded-458000-by-high-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sharon Mooney had aspired to a long career in the force but developed life-altering complications and was discharged]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNOCTDDBCJG3RFOWOEPYBFD4N4.JPG?auth=71c0910309e84782da193f75204b53df1d388d492671ffffeaac84c4df0ec2d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former garda was 32 at the time of the assault and had been a member of the force since 2006. 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]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána will commence a Taser Pilot for Frontline Uniform Gardaí on Thursday 18th December 2025.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National hosepipe ban comes into force on Friday amid drought fears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/national-hosepipe-ban-comes-into-force-on-friday-amid-drought-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/national-hosepipe-ban-comes-into-force-on-friday-amid-drought-fears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Measure will stay in place for more than a month despite forecast of weekend rain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3E4RSYP2VD4PLKNVIHMGYFJHA.jpg?auth=6baa5a5227fdefc75d994922badc805302266e526f62edd7053ef3c6c998b8f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People in all parts of the Republic will not be permitted to water their gardens using a hosepipe for the 33-day duration of the ban. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A garden being watered with a hosepipe]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lemanieh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubio claims Iran not serious about peace talks; Iran war has cost $37.5 billion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-claims-iran-not-serious-about-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-claims-iran-not-serious-about-peace-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly 100 US troops injured in two weeks since Iran war resumed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:23:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JN5ASKFQ46J54HGF7HZ3KO5YE.jpg?auth=77ca78e567b5b92758b11f938c67904038b0ef097769e6e6528e6b0ec9204bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vehicles queue at a checkpoint manned by Lebanese army soldiers at the entrance of the village of Srifa in southern Lebanon on July 21, 2026.  Photograph: Fadel Itani / Getty ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[LEBNAON-ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fadel Itani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m a man in my 60s and my wife no longer desires me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/22/im-a-man-in-my-60s-and-my-wife-no-longer-desires-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/22/im-a-man-in-my-60s-and-my-wife-no-longer-desires-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She has suggested that I date other women because she knows I’m suffering]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Wellness</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VV56KUCKSZEHHAQXVDGEBLFX64.jpg?auth=c3a59aac51fd5d9956e519171166fadb85faef037727caddf8fbf5eb6d6e2ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My wife has suggested that I date other women because she knows I’m suffering.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A lonely depressed old man]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the most powerful woman in Britain ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/22/meet-the-most-powerful-woman-in-britain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/22/meet-the-most-powerful-woman-in-britain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louise Haigh’s career seemed in tatters 18 months ago, but now she is the Labour Party’s new queen]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris expects ‘intense engagement’ in Government over budget tax package]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/harris-expects-intense-engagement-in-government-over-budget-tax-package/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/harris-expects-intense-engagement-in-government-over-budget-tax-package/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste is ‘positively disposed of the idea’ to changes to tax bands.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:51:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SE3BLDWCQRVJDQQGOOY7UYLGEE.jpg?auth=d2c4c76af6ccbce000e7a97db83396192b4677af2c45a09ed0c0758aa1d8a9ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said the SES is 'a pivotal moment in the annual budgetary cycle'. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaylee Hottle: Godzilla vs Kong actor dies aged 18]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/22/kaylee-hottle-godzilla-vs-kong-actor-dies-aged-18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/22/kaylee-hottle-godzilla-vs-kong-actor-dies-aged-18/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hottle, who was deaf, also appeared in Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:30:02 +0000</pubDate><category>Film</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOTDOM34P5YCNYCUWJKDYX6HLE.jpg?auth=1825a56248f544ecf7cab136c9a7d5403f1991d71f0a1efb1afe1f84ddb73635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kaylee Hottle's death was confirmed by her father Joshua on Tuesday. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/PA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Kaylee Hottle]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Shotwell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy: Forget rugby’s world rankings – Ireland don’t belong in the top three]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/22/forget-rugbys-world-rankings-ireland-dont-belong-in-the-top-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/22/forget-rugbys-world-rankings-ireland-dont-belong-in-the-top-three/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comprehensive defeat to the All Blacks a sobering reminder of our real place in rugby’s global order]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Rugby</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2CGFQB7KJEQ74UKARZH7HYREA.jpg?auth=2666ce94efaaeb96991c6a2cf8e726363a0746061482339e18ffc4f0813752c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Joe McCarthy is tackled during last Saturday's Nations Champions match against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Joe McCarthy is tackled 18/7/2026]]></media:title></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></channel></rss>