<?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>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:16:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Child killed in Co Mayo road traffic incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/child-killed-in-co-mayo-road-traffic-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/child-killed-in-co-mayo-road-traffic-incident/</guid><description><![CDATA[Incident took place on the N59 near Ballina on Sunday morning]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:31:45 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The child, a pedestrian on the road, was struck by a car. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Garda stock, road traffic crash sign, road closed]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to scrap triple lock constitute ‘fundamental change’ to Fianna Fáil policy, party told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/21/plans-to-scrap-triple-lock-constitute-fundamental-change-to-fianna-fail-policy-party-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/21/plans-to-scrap-triple-lock-constitute-fundamental-change-to-fianna-fail-policy-party-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Backbenchers critical of how Taoiseach has handled the debate]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MXVTC327FABNHGWPCJEX5U6QA.jpg?auth=9ba592587422c8653c06ad36f5b351aa2d1964f540282c5725cc6951b8d2c9e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The reform of the triple lock is a key plank being pushed by the Government and Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Official Opening of new buildings at the Defence Forces Curragh Camp]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government urged to cut capital gains tax in Budget 2027 to spur investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/government-urged-to-cut-capital-gains-tax-in-budget-2027-to-spur-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/government-urged-to-cut-capital-gains-tax-in-budget-2027-to-spur-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Submissions by Davy and PwC Ireland suggest State’s rate too high compared to other euro zone members]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RT6T2KORRBD7LDN5FEYLI5QTUQ.jpg?auth=579303cce633b358e5a3863c0cdc0d9db8e7cf18768147291b8930f53ebfbc17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Davy and PwC Ireland have said high levels of capital gains tax in Ireland are an impediment to investment. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Business]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">danindub</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí examine pipe bomb left at developer’s home in search for suspect’s identity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/21/gardai-examine-pipe-bomb-left-at-developers-home-in-search-for-suspects-identity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/21/gardai-examine-pipe-bomb-left-at-developers-home-in-search-for-suspects-identity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Device made safe without being destroyed, enabling gardaí to send it to forensics]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:21:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWJDFUPZURK4NHAWTIU6UYYBIE.jpg?auth=b95aadbdd6f3cb8b1cf84b1488e9b0c715c34ca09523aeddecb8c0ca5d8b0c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí were called to the home of a developer near Bandon at about 6pm on Thursday when a local resident noticed a suspicious-looking device which had been left on the bonnet of a car belonging to a member of the developer’s family]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw Wales from Killiney Hill on a summer solstice Sunday morning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/i-saw-wales-from-killiney-hill-on-a-summer-solstice-sunday-morning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/i-saw-wales-from-killiney-hill-on-a-summer-solstice-sunday-morning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conditions aligned perfectly: the Irish Sea flat as a mill pond, high candyfloss cloud in the sky]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:59:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Life &amp; Style</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SDXOK7S3FZDKFK4FSD2UZ6IUZE.jpg?auth=d2a4a5fcfa1b1874edae88b8e90b8a3d618c1a86379bd6b1e77ddad7a1f7227e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view from Killiney Hill in south Dublin across the Irish Sea to the north Wales coast. Photograph: Emmet Riordan ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[wales pic 5]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager (15) killed at Donegal rally named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/teenager-15-killed-at-donegal-rally-named-locally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/teenager-15-killed-at-donegal-rally-named-locally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tadhg Callaghan Carter was among group of spectators injured following incident at event near Letterkenny on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:50:54 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTGGXSFPTRBGPHZNX7MPKVS5Z4.jpg?auth=7762ff2c4741d1739098f06bb576a8a6b24bf1102780058a732a2c2bb928d60d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadhg Callahan Carter was pronounced dead at Letterkenny University Hospital on Saturday.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Tadhg Callaghan Carter]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran suspends US talks amid renewed threats by Trump against country and negotiating team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/21/trump-and-iran-quarrel-on-social-media-while-peace-talks-proceed-in-switzerland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/21/trump-and-iran-quarrel-on-social-media-while-peace-talks-proceed-in-switzerland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president made series of aggressive statements on social media and TV despite some progress being made on oil exports]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:50:35 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RXX4X5SRPOL2BJFHKNIWGDGUMM.jpg?auth=64ba4073bb83bd1ee81b1f87e5563adbc8ae068b30e612229c29573e4926f52e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump: 'You close [the Strait of Hormuz] and you won’t have a country.'  Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Trump]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Open: Rory McIlroy throws caution to the wind but finds little reward in final round]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/21/us-open-rory-mcilroy-throws-caution-to-the-wind-but-finds-little-reward-in-final-round/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/21/us-open-rory-mcilroy-throws-caution-to-the-wind-but-finds-little-reward-in-final-round/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Irishman finishes with a round of 73 for an overall six-over 286]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:45:43 +0000</pubDate><category>Golf</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJPOEVH5GIAH6UTUHA7VVY4BHQ.jpg?auth=eaae9ac625f1fd2a7de22c12063e35bb9033aee1b9f4128b1729bfa3735cdc29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the 126th US Open at Shinnecock Hills. Photograph: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[2026 U.S. OPEN - Final Round]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Mulholland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham be a better prime minister than Keir Starmer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/21/can-andy-burnham-be-a-better-prime-minister-than-keir-starmer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/21/can-andy-burnham-be-a-better-prime-minister-than-keir-starmer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Starmer may be on his way out but the issues that constrained his premiership won’t go with him]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:05:24 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVPSLNSTBJD7BA3B766A2LAOUM.jpg?auth=9eaf169a23624b88bfed55b20c28101da45c1335de6ca81c4f56788aa45f5fd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The mood music this weekend suggested Starmer may set out a timetable for his departure as soon as Monday. Andy Andy Burnham won a large majority in the Makerfield byelection, paving the way for a leadership challenge. Photographs: Dan Kitwood/Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Burnham and Starmer]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland football quarter-finalists confirmed ahead of Monday morning’s draw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/all-ireland-football-quarter-finalists-confirmed-ahead-of-monday-mornings-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/all-ireland-football-quarter-finalists-confirmed-ahead-of-monday-mornings-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three repeat pairings ruled out for last-eight encounters at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:26:04 +0000</pubDate><category>Gaelic Games</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E5DEYJIHZDOKDRT4EXYQZC57U.jpg?auth=cdd1d3c2707a9f5adb33206bd12e33bf1a0d8fdb6d722db0d08aa01ad4674049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Theo Clancy and Brian Howard celebrate after Dublin's Round 3 win over Donegal on Sunday, knocking Jim McGuinness's side out of the championship. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Theo Clancy and Brian Howard celebrate after the game 21/6/2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain hand Luis de la Fuente the perfect birthday present as normal service resumes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/21/spain-hand-luis-de-la-fuente-the-perfect-birthday-present-as-normal-service-resumes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/21/spain-hand-luis-de-la-fuente-the-perfect-birthday-present-as-normal-service-resumes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal opens World Cup account while Mikel Oyarzabal impresses with two goals against Saudi Arabia]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:58:09 +0000</pubDate><category>Soccer</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75CRUUBUUFJYSL5FIN62KNFDNU.jpg?auth=54fa001048ab0f808548ce69d53cb6a809a991f2f846041600280567066e8707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal of Spain celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup Group H match against Saudi Arabia at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Spain v Saudi Arabia: Group H - FIFA World Cup 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unclear whether HRI and IHRB will meet Maurice Regan over controversial claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/21/unclear-whether-hri-and-ihrb-will-meet-maurice-regan-over-controversial-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/21/unclear-whether-hri-and-ihrb-will-meet-maurice-regan-over-controversial-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newtown Anner owner wants examination of starting procedures by both of racing’s ruling bodies]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Racing</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QZFB3DROK5H47KKRV3VMOF6STQ.jpg?auth=532e826be0e23fc72bfad9d22adfa0fce405faf679af8f38f7790fce16b21365&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maurice Regan’s Newtown Anner Stud has sent lengthy correspondence to HRI and the IHRB in relation to a dispute with Coolmore and its boss, John Magnier. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A view of the saddle cloth 20/8/2022]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France restricts alcohol consumption and cancels some events as temperatures pass 40 degrees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/21/france-restricts-alcohol-consumption-and-cancels-some-events-as-temperatures-pass-40-degrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/21/france-restricts-alcohol-consumption-and-cancels-some-events-as-temperatures-pass-40-degrees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heat alerts issued for more than 75% of population with more than 800 schools to close]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:39:36 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZJTSZKKDQHS2GDDW5KWNR6KWU.jpg?auth=1c21c200c6b36a7c60024f57a328564434a4d512eedee69046a85168bfd7f10f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pedestrians cool off under a mist sprayer installed by Paris city hall at the Fête de la Musique in the French capital on Sunday. Photograph: Guillaume Baptiste/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FRANCE-MUSIC-FESTIVAL-WEATHER-HEATWAVE]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guillaume Baptiste</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Peace and quiet’: Residents welcome Manna drone ‘pause’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/21/peace-and-quiet-residents-welcome-manna-drone-pause/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/21/peace-and-quiet-residents-welcome-manna-drone-pause/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Barbecues abandoned and dogs set off by deliveries characterised as ‘like a tractor going over your head’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:44:04 +0000</pubDate><category>Dublin</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPINZ2LVHBFXLONJVHSXI7AHZ4.JPG?auth=853fbc66b676f1c2ca47576ef26f74a6af67817b9336afeef40a2dcd5c8d513c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of Drone Action D15  said that 'when they hover to deliver … 15m above the ground, you couldn’t speak; it’s that loud.' File photograph Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Time</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubled retailer Rathwood says no refunds and no products for thousands of customers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/troubled-retailer-rathwood-says-no-refunds-and-no-products-for-thousands-of-customers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/troubled-retailer-rathwood-says-no-refunds-and-no-products-for-thousands-of-customers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home and garden shop contacted as many as 7,000 people who made purchases ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:53:46 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EXPKCADZ4VTU33EHLKCI476XBQ.jpg?auth=797bf15fb32d32d177c548cbf95882abbb24af0458185883fc626d19cdc2812b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas and James Keogh of the Rathwood home and garden furniture business, which announced it was seeking the appointment of an examiner in April ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>