<?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/feed-business/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:52:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Changing Times Brewery launches beers into UK market and forecasts 30% rise in sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/30/changing-times-brewery-launches-beers-into-uk-market-and-forecasts-30-rise-in-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/30/changing-times-brewery-launches-beers-into-uk-market-and-forecasts-30-rise-in-sales/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Based in Glasnevin and founded by the owners of some of Ireland’s best-known pubs, the independent brewer offers a range of five beers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IX6LV5NIHRC5VHE2ZZVQEAZIMI.jpg?auth=0da5e707697fff80349e5ac4453650b375ba48a86eb3f359949ff94d6cd3131d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Willie Aherne (left), of the Palace Bar, brewer Shane Long and Pat Rigney, chairman of the Changing Times Brewery ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary McGann appointed chairman of company operating Aviva Stadium ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/gary-mcgann-appointed-as-chairman-of-company-that-operates-aviva-stadium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/gary-mcgann-appointed-as-chairman-of-company-that-operates-aviva-stadium/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Stadium DAC, which runs the Ballsbridge stadium on behalf of the IRFU and the FAI]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGYL3JG3TTFLHE2IDYZA64GCZY.jpg?auth=16f511e56c13757c07fb0ce252e75d6062f4408fd4840e27aa2e9e9bc49256ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary McGann has been appointed as the independent chair of New Stadium DAC, the company that operates the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on behalf of the IRFU and the FAI. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks and oil prices edge up as investors eye Iran peace deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/stocks-and-oil-prices-edge-up-as-investors-eye-iran-peace-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/stocks-and-oil-prices-edge-up-as-investors-eye-iran-peace-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech shares rebound ‌on Wall Street after last week’s sell-off]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:27:18 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PGOFHZ2GKIYORKKJHY3ZJ677E.jpg?auth=a0f2961b31c9470dfb45c4aaf8b468829890fee265be588091ba8863896de7f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Monday as easing tensions in the Middle ‌East lifted sentiment following recent hostilities. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[New York Stock Exchange Opens After Mixed Week]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of teen sex assault victim wins €2,500 over termination of remote work in legal first]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/mother-of-teen-sex-assault-victim-wins-2500-over-termination-of-remote-work-in-legal-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/mother-of-teen-sex-assault-victim-wins-2500-over-termination-of-remote-work-in-legal-first/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is the first time a worker has won compensation for not getting four weeks’ notice for the end of a remote work arrangement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:07:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TIFKOZKOMEX3Y4IBY3EAP57GXQ.jpg?auth=adba1faeb9b5d52bcd39e9bdb8f0008d4b73c22dae25f72d441ffa7a841f061c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The worker said the atmosphere at work was “hostile”. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online shoppers warned of scam messages ahead of major tax changes this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/fresh-fraud-warnings-ahead-of-online-shopping-tax-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/fresh-fraud-warnings-ahead-of-online-shopping-tax-changes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Purchases worth less than €150 from outside EU will be subject to €3 plus VAT from Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:44:44 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUGCFZRHWBCZTE6KMT7B7BPDEQ.jpg?auth=edac3636ed26caa0cc740670a2a7ef6268686493441f06063e7a6b7951652d9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While most large online retailers will be able to apply the charge at the point of sale smaller retailers may not impose the new rules leaving Irish shoppers with bills on delivery. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Elderly receive a box home delivery.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pocketlight</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flexible work options influencing majority of workers when considering a job offer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/flexible-work-options-influencing-majority-of-workers-when-considering-a-job-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/flexible-work-options-influencing-majority-of-workers-when-considering-a-job-offer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Flexible working arrangements ‘now part of the confidence test’ in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J23MH5DR2JAWLJF5EEMNAVBCMA.jpg?auth=00802305ff77ec15d8ad2b67c2d1696b06b1a18171e7f85aae85bdac5f04c9f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost 50 % of employees globally plan on seeking new employment in the next 6 months, new data says]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Business, thinking and man in office, solution and decision for career growth, doubt and problem solving. Person, employee and consultant in workplace, laptop and planning with choice and options]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US supreme court blocks Donald Trump from sacking Fed governor Lisa Cook]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-blocks-donald-trump-from-sacking-fed-governor-lisa-cook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-blocks-donald-trump-from-sacking-fed-governor-lisa-cook/</guid><description><![CDATA[Justices fail to over-rule the president from firing a regulator in a separate decision]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:05:50 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HOINUB5X4WI73JAYYNR7RELSOM.jpg?auth=8886eff9af194de0cdaeedc2783f701e79df4e04b46f21605b7390dde12338dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lisa Cook was appointed to the Fed’s board by former US president Joe Biden in 2022. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Cook Profile]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court dismisses third challenge to plan for 208 homes in Kimmage ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/high-court-dismisses-third-challenge-to-plan-for-208-homes-in-kimmage-southwest-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/high-court-dismisses-third-challenge-to-plan-for-208-homes-in-kimmage-southwest-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Planning authority twice conceded there were flaws in its approval of development]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:08:13 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAOR7FQPMZD75KMXYDIRMT5LYY.jpg?auth=24267730b8d3fe39dd73c4fe68c39d2760660d2e0fce328b40426a8af697aba8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of Lioncor development in Terenure]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Lioncor development Terenure]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky TV]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/comcast-to-spin-off-nbcuniversal-and-sky/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/comcast-to-spin-off-nbcuniversal-and-sky/</guid><description><![CDATA[Studio and broadcast business to become separate public companies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:49:10 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDDTXLD3N5UJQVDBNFJ4S5IIDY.jpg?auth=f3a978ef574499b26393cf68d7c868b3b485ccfe2e8dcb4ecb996563a163d1c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comcast said it would split into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City - Premier League]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Catherine Ivill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retail sales flat as consumers struggle with higher fuel costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-sales-flat-as-consumers-struggle-with-higher-fuel-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-sales-flat-as-consumers-struggle-with-higher-fuel-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO data indicate volume of sales was unchanged last month]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:34:35 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FTSYE5AL5IENDQLCG7V7SEWLI.jpg?auth=1c41c1e02feba01673babf5437a279556bf819c50864e9e6231419c83e46d063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In volume terms, retail sales of fuel fell by 0.1 per cent in the month and by 4.6 per cent in the year. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Fuel prices]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF warns Government not to stoke Ireland’s full-capacity economy with needless spending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/imf-warns-government-not-to-stoke-irelands-full-capacity-economy-with-unnecessary-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/imf-warns-government-not-to-stoke-irelands-full-capacity-economy-with-unnecessary-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discretionary fiscal spending should be temporary and targeted, Washington-based fund says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:11:59 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIRH3KLCRGXOPIXGDP4EYFTHCE.jpg?auth=4db1b40908b3bee5270c88c613133117ab658cc6faa7db1402d71221677b6d90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas:  'Fiscal policy [in Ireland] should achieve a broadly neutral stance while scaling up public investment efficiently.' Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[US-POLITICS-ECONOMY-IMF]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saul Loeb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grocery inflation dips under 5%, new figures suggest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/grocery-inflation-dips-under-5-new-figures-suggest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/grocery-inflation-dips-under-5-new-figures-suggest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concern that impact of Middle East conflict has yet to fully filter through supply chain, which could mean higher prices later this summer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:19:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOT3CQAV4ZCDLGJSXBIMY53Y5Y.jpg?auth=42039eaf06cc5ab09e980a2ba0496f3dd94bf1c8a4f3085bd96be68f0c46d18b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stores report a surge in shoppers buying ice cream  even before the recent heatwave.  Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Kids eating ice-cream]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JulPo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe risks starting winter with gas stocks at 15-year low]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/europe-risks-starting-winter-with-gas-stocks-at-15-year-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/europe-risks-starting-winter-with-gas-stocks-at-15-year-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verity Ratcliffe, Ian Johnston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Storage facilities in the EU are not being refilled fast enough ahead of colder months]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:19:46 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EW4MQ72NGG5B3PDMK2FU3OG52I.jpg?auth=b97c9071fa23bdc5de002ebe96891d0a8c016fa60eab6ce06422da4216d44e05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The lower start-of-winter European gas stocks will be, the bigger the chance of winter price spikes. Photograph: Friedemann Vogel/ EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Alert in the emergency gas plan in Germany, Essen - 23 Jun 2022]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Friedemann Vogel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport expansion criticised as report claims growth in tourism raises property prices ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/dublin-airport-expansion-criticised-as-report-claims-growth-in-tourism-raises-property-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/dublin-airport-expansion-criticised-as-report-claims-growth-in-tourism-raises-property-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Benefits of tourism in key European markets ‘increasingly going to large businesses and property owners’, not local communities, says Opportunity Green ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:52:10 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GPVUIGPONEGDKDDTJZCGN2DIQ.jpg?auth=7ac50ab23ff93917668a1a1aaa165e09384eacb8cd3d47e2394192ac8e1787e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Report suggests local communities are bearing the costs of aviation expansion through increased house prices.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Road sign indicating the direction of Dublin airport and a plane that just got up.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ugurhan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New retirement rules come into effect today. How will they affect workers and employers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/how-will-new-retirement-rules-affect-workers-and-employers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/how-will-new-retirement-rules-affect-workers-and-employers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHLQ2H6CA5FAHLTP7VG5CY6VPY.jpg?auth=b0c6580126b3f2b79772d9fa85f9fb31edc19022a49c310da7ad48766d774c2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The most recent CSO figures show 133,000 people over 65 are already in employment, up from 32,200 just 25 years ago. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Older office worker older worker Serious mature older adult woman watching training webinar on laptop working from home or in office. 60s middle aged businesswoman taking notes while using computer technology sitting at table.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">insta_photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company failures on the rise in Ireland’s retail sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/company-failures-on-the-rise-in-irelands-retail-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/company-failures-on-the-rise-in-irelands-retail-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:31:05 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEN5FCVZIBEJ5B7DG7KVPMZF4M.JPG?auth=4101826be6e8393aa20718ca4a855a3d190fa5db08263f74d76d35ce0afe00c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish retail businesses accounted for almost one in four company failures in the first half of the year, according to PwC. Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish retail insolvencies surge 35% as consumer spending comes under pressure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-insolvencies-climb-35-as-consumer-spending-comes-under-pressure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-insolvencies-climb-35-as-consumer-spending-comes-under-pressure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PwC data shows overall company failure rate remains ‘remarkably’ stable despite economic headwinds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EVEPADO3RBWXFHWOJ7GEW2SMI.jpg?auth=3afe7a32059c7e096c823e5728dcbab2c7952294677d1d7e98a43e70c5f7b2ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 109 insolvencies were recorded in the retail sector in the first half of 2026, up 35 per cent on the same period last year and accounting for almost one in every four company failures, PwC said. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockPhoto]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Closing down sale]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">icenando</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers’ rights must be factored in when awarding public procurement contracts, say unions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/workers-rights-must-be-factored-in-when-awarding-public-procurement-contracts-say-unions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/workers-rights-must-be-factored-in-when-awarding-public-procurement-contracts-say-unions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Siptu calls on Government to put fair employment conditions at the heart of its first National Public Procurement Strategy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5WIQEOYJBG5TAGU6M56TORIO4.JPG?auth=573ad88ea49b4f8cf260bb9569490cd4da73045030460c88b964391ab7cfad74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘Too often, contracts are awarded based on lowest cost, with little regard for the workers delivering these vital services,’ said Siptu’s Adrian Kane. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[SIPTU Delegation at the Dail]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland's office market is facing generational change not a cyclical dip]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/office-market-is-facing-generational-change-not-a-cyclical-dip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/office-market-is-facing-generational-change-not-a-cyclical-dip/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McCartney ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property industry’s response has been to ration information and fill the vacuum with reassuring narratives to buy time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3N3GI4E5WNFG7BJ7MS6EBXRHEM.jpg?auth=26f206a6cd91f39631b5b755e28f2864292ac792e084a46ca3510b4063b14c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Dublin, remote working and retrenchment in the tech sector have fundamentally, and perhaps permanently, reduced the amount of office space required. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Office building interior decoration.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hallohuahua</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targeted supports more critical amid a gradual economic slowdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/targeted-supports-more-critical-amid-a-gradual-economic-slowdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/targeted-supports-more-critical-amid-a-gradual-economic-slowdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marginal reduction in IT employment is probably one of the first manifestations of AI influencing the economy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRTUTJG6VRFHRJ2GRLNXZTWGAM.jpg?auth=10c467b5410397290a9c220d30ef5b6e5117d295433ad77db55a68c201a5dbe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data centres now account for 13 per cent of all Irish imports. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Intricate Network of Blue Cables in Modern Data Center FacilityA captivating view of a modern data center showcasing a complex arrangement of blue cables. This interior captures the essence of high-tech communication infrastructure.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">panumas nikomkai</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>