<?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-irish-news/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:52:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Heat dome sees temperatures soar across Ireland and Europe; Paris reaches 41 degrees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/24/ireland-weather-heatwave-met-eireann-live-latest-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/24/ireland-weather-heatwave-met-eireann-live-latest-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A status yellow high temperature warning is in force until Friday morning as temperatures soar]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:24:47 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VQGI3WPQ5GRGG7VCRABZIYK4A.jpg?auth=df7a9088a1e08d90fe655f6f93b50c6f09eaa7da0453d86ef88ed8f2322b3200&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A heatwave is hanging over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities this week. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Londoners cool off as heatwave grips Britain, London, United Kingdom - 23 Jun 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20s) dies in Kerry car crash early this morning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/24/man-20s-dies-in-kerry-car-crash-early-this-morning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/24/man-20s-dies-in-kerry-car-crash-early-this-morning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Driver was pronounced dead at the scene on the N72 near Calfmount, Barraduff]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A driver has died in a single-car crash in Co Kerry. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Garda stock, garda traffic, garda crash sign]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it so hot in Ireland and across Europe? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/24/ireland-at-the-edge-of-european-heat-dome-as-met-eireann-issues-hot-weather-warnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/24/ireland-at-the-edge-of-european-heat-dome-as-met-eireann-issues-hot-weather-warnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wednesday and Thursday expected to be hottest days in Ireland this week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:01:45 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QUPUHRMJFCJFAVBNJHFUR425U.jpg?auth=8e15d5c0f4c51d95252cc5e7379b820832128834b056e17a93694ef8b0a35e3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman pushing her buggy along the sand at Sandymount Strand in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Heatwave / weather / sun Dublin]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin man who beat girlfriend and kicked her in face is jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/24/dublin-man-who-beat-girlfriend-and-kicked-her-in-face-is-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/24/dublin-man-who-beat-girlfriend-and-kicked-her-in-face-is-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eyewitnesses to late-night assault in Kimmage heard Strickland Christopher (37)  saying ‘I’m going to kill you’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAI2PDVN7NCX7GC2RIK4XJUEZQ.jpg?auth=b0cd95610d0110ba128e508adec9e0d5f2207b6e3e9cd374d11445371d1aac3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Strickland (37) kicked the woman’s face with force after he had knocked her to the ground, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Legal office of lawyers, justice and law concept : Judge gavel or a hammer and a base used by a judge person on a desk in a courtroom with blurred weight scale of justice, bookshelf background behind.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">William_Potter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail warns of severe disruption to north Dublin commuter rail services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/24/iarnrod-eireann-warns-of-severe-disruption-to-north-dublin-commuter-rail-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/24/iarnrod-eireann-warns-of-severe-disruption-to-north-dublin-commuter-rail-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dart, northern Commuter and Enterprise operations curtailed due to  repairs to overhead line damage at Raheny ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:22:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Dublin</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJZFY3GDP5G6LHFBG3CPAVAGU4.JPG?auth=6678d90d7d9081757115642e4526c051f82877dc5cb874c8db58baff0235438c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There will be no Dart service between Malahide or Howth and Clontarf Road on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Archive DART]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO 2026 calendar: With the Leaving Cert over, here are the important dates you need to know]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/24/cao-2026-calendar-with-the-leaving-cert-over-here-are-the-important-dates-you-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/24/cao-2026-calendar-with-the-leaving-cert-over-here-are-the-important-dates-you-need-to-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now that the exams are past-tense, what next in the choreography of securing college places?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SB23MRGRNFMZFOU3TFAZTQ4ZM.jpg?auth=e7404f92c96d369c13729954e53950b64cb0824c44d51d9fe79563a42426c97d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[July 1st: This is the final date for any amendments to course choices and order of preference on all CAO applications for entry to college in September 2026. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[July 1st. Image of july 1, calendar on white background. Summer day. Empty space for text]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bychykhin_Olexandr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson – what happens next?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/24/eleanor-donaldson-what-happens-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/24/eleanor-donaldson-what-happens-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Medically unfit to stand trial, but found in a trial of the facts to have aided and abetted rape and indecent assault by her husband]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFTGARFFIJGERBYEWY4URMO7TA.jpg?auth=cb449b48e088c170bce2ad276947d790bee8c0cc9ea097f472c1ed8424c2ef35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson arrives for an arraignment hearing at Newry Court in September 2024. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millionaire fugitive arrested in Rathgar home to face US extradition proceedings ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/24/millionaire-fugitive-arrested-in-rathgar-home-to-face-us-extradition-proceedings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/24/millionaire-fugitive-arrested-in-rathgar-home-to-face-us-extradition-proceedings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jason Cardiff told The Irish Times last week he believed charges would soon be dropped]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z546NYL67BGS5MRYB62AJ4C7QQ.JPG?auth=3ec95f8e3bf1e24c85c3dd11520c7ae41fed01af648240535b10fa043ec404a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Cardiff was brought to the High Court where he had to surrender his Irish passport. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young asylum seekers may face medical tests to determine age ‘as a last resort’ in disputes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/24/young-asylum-seekers-may-face-medical-tests-to-determine-age-as-a-last-resort-in-disputes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/24/young-asylum-seekers-may-face-medical-tests-to-determine-age-as-a-last-resort-in-disputes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move criticised as ‘unreliable, unnecessary, and possibly invasive’ by Children’s Rights Alliance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTBQK45YQRHSHOTGHWTT7PTEPE.jpg?auth=b31d0cf1a92968d497227a96217bfc2cc6947ced2bcceb4e4d7d1ea45dd7dd7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Where unaccompanied minors are clearly children, they will be referred immediately to Tusla without undergoing age assessment. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Silhouette of lonely young man wearing surgical mask feeling depressed and stressed sitting in the dark walkway, lonely and unhappy concept.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pcess609</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘As an older person, it is very scary’: Rise in homeless people aged 65 or older]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/24/as-an-older-person-it-is-very-scary-rise-in-homeless-people-aged-65-or-older/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/24/as-an-older-person-it-is-very-scary-rise-in-homeless-people-aged-65-or-older/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figures show 265 people aged 65 or older, of whom 146 in Dublin, in emergency accommodation during April]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGR25QBYE5AI7IHXNGUC4AZ72M.JPG?auth=9561c111a07f2eed43a2808107326be208c9b8df1dedab1389c8bdb428c79da2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Pett: 'If you’re older and homeless, I would say you are more vulnerable.'  Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp increase in domestic abuse disclosures  the ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Women’s Aid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/24/sharp-increase-in-domestic-abuse-disclosures-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-says-womens-aid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/24/sharp-increase-in-domestic-abuse-disclosures-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-says-womens-aid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women's Aid research]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIUGOQVEK5BB3NKMN46LOVF3VY.jpg?auth=6910e6702ec1e0284721d6192e9873eb9c981aba1d2c21fc85889d19802cd313&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Women's Aid said the large rise in disclosures illustrated sustained high levels of violence against women. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Rear view image of a woman sitting alone on a bed in bedroom]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Farknot_Architect</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bigger cars are costing Irish motorists parking spaces and threatening lives, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/bigger-cars-are-costing-irish-motorists-parking-spaces-and-threatening-lives-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/bigger-cars-are-costing-irish-motorists-parking-spaces-and-threatening-lives-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Research shows 14% of on-street car parking spaces will be erased by ever bigger cars]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRPSNNJINBD5XO3DU2LZXEUIEM.jpg?auth=e115125af968941074a4d03ba2b99bb658c4c628807259eb791cff9131265321&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Research suggests increasing car size means an additional 400 vulnerable road users will be killed on Europe's roads by 2040. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Red car parked on street]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">aire images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair condemns arson attack on houses occupied by its staff in Swords]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/ryanair-condemns-arson-attack-on-houses-occupied-by-its-staff-in-swords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/ryanair-condemns-arson-attack-on-houses-occupied-by-its-staff-in-swords/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seven houses in Fosterstown area of north Dublin suburb targeted during incident in which wheelie bins were set alight]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:14:33 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7F6CEQIGZ2N2NCPUGWPGAX3BQ4.jpg?auth=83ae48f304c112bde5153b2b67012188cb5f9bfc3d8f858b93506b2581682301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair described those behind the arson attack as 'mindless idiots'. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public urged to stay safe in heatwave as temperatures soar across Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/public-urged-to-stay-safe-as-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-above-40-degrees-in-parts-of-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/public-urged-to-stay-safe-as-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-above-40-degrees-in-parts-of-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France, Spain, Italy and Luxembourg on alert, while Met Éireann warns Ireland set for ‘exceptionally hot’ Thursday  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:16:35 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJRDLDMA6VPCPVPYNXMF76IR2A.jpg?auth=3dcb8500262a00e4ab1f3ed36b50f2a26ad307999f4b3619a488e519cabf01e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People dive into the Canal Saint-Martin during a heatwave in Paris. Forty people have drowned in France since the middle of last week as they tried to cool down and escape the spiking temperatures. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FRANCE-PARIS-YOUTH-DIVING-BRIDGE-HEATWAVE]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manon Levet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperature of 28.3 degrees recorded in Dublin as hot weather warning kicks in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/hot-weather-warning-issued-as-temperatures-up-to-30-degrees-forecast-in-coming-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/hot-weather-warning-issued-as-temperatures-up-to-30-degrees-forecast-in-coming-days/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann expects Thursday to be ‘exceptionally hot and humid’, with highs of up to 31 degrees and thunderstorm risk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:53:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FMVYWLVVVDR7CSI3W6OAEMV2A.png?auth=c8b6399f3eee656ae44a29e2b3d718cd71f5f853b0bae184dd86dfe2bddb7175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann said daytime temperatures would be in excess of 27 degrees during the week before climbing towards 30 degrees on Thursday. Photograph: Met Éireann]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Weather map over Europe. Site: Met Éireann]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert applied maths paper marks end of 2026 exams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-applied-maths-paper-marks-end-of-2026-exams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-applied-maths-paper-marks-end-of-2026-exams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Clear questions and good diagrams with the occasional tricky moment, but nothing shocking’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:14:20 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWAXX7DM7VFHJF63TNOE55MRJU.jpg?auth=f190825f264ac12c7143b78725de3d5bfd8d6cc3be2e4e2fc71f2b6d321f3ac7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The questions were 'very clear and supported by good diagrams'. Photograph: Peter Thursfield
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Exams stock - junior cert, leaving cert]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men who allegedly fled stolen car granted bail ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/two-men-who-allegedly-fled-stolen-car-granted-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/two-men-who-allegedly-fled-stolen-car-granted-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrol car was rammed and garda injured during incident in Co Cork ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:02:14 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSPIXUC2CNGDCDW2WBBTVTMDMU.jpg?auth=83ced261d165c9077b9cf0ec0d19e1e324bc9452a21bf9467b4cc22723650ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The driver of the stolen vehicle rammed a patrol car. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann prosecuted by environment watchdog on ‘35 occasions’ over wastewater discharge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/uisce-eireann-prosecuted-by-environment-watchdog-on-35-occasions-over-wastewater-discharge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/uisce-eireann-prosecuted-by-environment-watchdog-on-35-occasions-over-wastewater-discharge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas group hears that problems ongoing due to investment and operational problems]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:33:26 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7URWH3MEPFCQXK7RSJLTPVJA7E.JPG?auth=40666e47f932c6f2656d1beb8fd6a1fdf2cdbe4b9edbef80a0cc67c21852380d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann told the committee there had been an improvement in the company’s compliance levels. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (87) to be sentenced for careless driving causing death of a pensioner ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/woman-87-to-be-sentenced-for-careless-driving-causing-death-of-a-pensioner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/woman-87-to-be-sentenced-for-careless-driving-causing-death-of-a-pensioner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary Fehilly was struck by a car as she stood on the pavement in Charleville, Co Cork]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XGSJSPGZ5E2PBYYBBJMKFJG7M.jpg?auth=7ccfe7aec44c40705701ef4707a091e7e748cc59cf6e1e6a1ba50cc21ebb3deb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Fehilly died at Cork University Hospital following the incident in Charleville in November 2024]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Mary Fehilly]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates for children’s rights in court bring challenge to new Government regime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/advocates-for-childrens-rights-in-court-bring-challenge-to-new-government-regime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/advocates-for-childrens-rights-in-court-bring-challenge-to-new-government-regime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Association says new scheme compromises the independence of guardians ad litem]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:46:33 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWDDP3ZO6BEIZDTJYZAFLHGEDY.jpg?auth=d6742345a66eb88f7317d562dc0d2b040e65dfe3cc12b39600fedf3ad4e546df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guardians represent the views and interests of vulnerable children in complex court cases. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Side view of a depressed teenager boy sitting alone on a bed in bedroom]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">baona</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>