<?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>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:36:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Proving age and complying with roadside garda checks among potential uses of State smartphone app]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/proving-age-and-complying-with-roadside-garda-checks-among-potential-uses-of-state-smartphone-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/proving-age-and-complying-with-roadside-garda-checks-among-potential-uses-of-state-smartphone-app/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The use of the app will not be compulsory and older forms of ID will still be usable]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73ZZZ6EKEFCCRFHJJ2AIAOVAOU.jpg?auth=0f03ada22795165d3e9d5cb2fb9c467a0fa0fc81b1f1872d8d6b7d56e6382439&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland is required under EU law to have a digital wallet for public services by the end of this year. Image: gov.ie]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[digital wallet]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tipperary woman (24) dies after hit-and-run in Belfast as man arrested]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/tipperary-woman-24-dies-in-hit-and-run-in-belfast-as-man-arrested/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/tipperary-woman-24-dies-in-hit-and-run-in-belfast-as-man-arrested/</guid><description><![CDATA[Raven Adams died after collision involving car and two pedestrians in which another man was seriously injured]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:06:47 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YPHOUQNMNDPZNILVEX6MB3OOQ.jfif?auth=482e59e0114bb3daa7ca4e22827913e48c2a019e4c58c713e75236e99cbea6e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Raven Adams died following the incident. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Raven Adams died after collision involving car and two pedestrians in which a man was seriously injured]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver dies in single-vehicle road traffic incident in Co Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/driver-dies-in-single-vehicle-road-traffic-incident-in-co-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/driver-dies-in-single-vehicle-road-traffic-incident-in-co-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (50s) was pronounced dead at the scene on R505 near Dundrum]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:04:51 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VX3475NWIJEDZF7YMO6UZXUQ4I.jpg?auth=8da18ddbc3d9805c590a96c785855c6a0507f5a48b570b043fdca32e5f61728c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man's body has been removed to University Hospital Waterford where postmortem examinations will take place in due course. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Garda stock - road closed]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male teenager dies following serious assault in Navan last month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/male-teenager-dies-following-serious-assault-in-navan-last-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/male-teenager-dies-following-serious-assault-in-navan-last-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (36) charged with assault causing harm set to appear at Trim District Court]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:53 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was seriously injured in the incident at the Watergate Bar and Kitchen in the Co Meath town on June 21st. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Stock images of Gardai in their new Garda Uniform]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pico Lopes to receive civic reception for his ‘remarkable achievements in football’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/pico-lopes-to-receive-civic-reception-for-his-remarkable-achievements-in-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/pico-lopes-to-receive-civic-reception-for-his-remarkable-achievements-in-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers captain and Cabo Verde international ‘looking forward’ to thanking everyone for support during World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:20:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEGUGBCFNBHNXK7TM73ZW2PJFE.jpg?auth=7b2282158d33c5691220006036ec1af6106d325a5ff1a3adf73b6f8a8ea6dbbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pico Lopes celebrates with an Irish flag after the 0-0 draw during the World Cup match between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia in June. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia: Group H - FIFA World Cup 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gentle giants’: Irish basking shark hot spots identified after more than 2,700 sightings ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/gentle-giants-irish-basking-shark-hot-spots-identified-after-more-than-2700-sightings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/gentle-giants-irish-basking-shark-hot-spots-identified-after-more-than-2700-sightings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scientist says increase in sightings in Ireland’s waters is ‘really important’ given decline in population elsewhere]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:17:48 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AI7K33GZO5HEZAS457TDQXDH7M.jpg?auth=5110a713950eb0ca04c6b42b454152818a708ca7d44723a4fe226edbf517511c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Basking Shark Group group found an 'uptick' in more recent times, with peaks in 2009, 2010 and 2020. Photograph: Emmett Johnston]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Basking sharks]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking and cycling as modes of travel decline from pandemic-era levels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/16/walking-and-cycling-as-modes-of-travel-decline-from-pandemic-era-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/16/walking-and-cycling-as-modes-of-travel-decline-from-pandemic-era-levels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Travelling by car remains most popular form of transport, says CSO report]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:10:47 +0000</pubDate><category>Transport</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKC5OKODGBHAZOIYRETTPCG64E.jpg?auth=3288b71531fffe1929668a550bc34501907a9ae4741666f8fe3503a6ddfe81a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of people choosing to cycle decreased slightly in 2024. Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dublin's Pedal Power: Coronavirus Brings On A Booming Bicycle Culture]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finbarr O'Reilly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlord alleged to have carried hammer to eviction settles dispute with tenant ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/landlord-alleged-to-have-carried-hammer-to-eviction-settles-dispute-with-tenant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/landlord-alleged-to-have-carried-hammer-to-eviction-settles-dispute-with-tenant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case taken against Imtiaz Khan and his property company over allegedly unlawful eviction action]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:04:42 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5X7NKZPO2JGWPBHZMROVRBWIOM.jpeg?auth=ac2a14d765bfa287e28f4ea19dafed40f048856463993f9531665bf7e8d2543f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Imtiaz Khan, of IMK Property Investment Ltd and IMK Law.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Imtiaz Khan, of IMK Law. Photograph: IMK Law]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/ocallaghan-appeals-to-solicitors-to-be-reasonable-over-changes-to-legal-aid-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/ocallaghan-appeals-to-solicitors-to-be-reasonable-over-changes-to-legal-aid-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIJMH5YWKISAGUF2UAEDLQ33KY.JPG?auth=fb106df57cc8e26649c318f50e50fb4561c4085bb7bdba0b4b0c1fa8b9f17f51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan appealed to solicitors to 'be reasonable' and look at the 'substance' of the changes that have been made. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal College of Physicians must pay €14,500 after admitting unfair sacking of woman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/royal-college-of-physicians-must-pay-14500-after-admitting-unfair-sacking-of-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/royal-college-of-physicians-must-pay-14500-after-admitting-unfair-sacking-of-woman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Single mother was dismissed by accreditation body for specialist doctors on stated basis of ‘serious performance failings’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:37:43 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZC2A6ZUXIFCNZBPSBINGXK4QIY.JPG?auth=bf78656bbc73aab4edd07bbf4722ddf6f4606b26989caab2fc433f76ef02d5d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The RCPI’s lawyers admitted at a hearing earlier this summer that Monsurat Balogun’s dismissal was unfair on procedural grounds. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter use at a ‘tipping point’ with number of children suffering brain injuries up 50%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/number-of-children-admitted-to-hospital-with-brain-injuries-after-e-scooter-crashes-up-50/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/number-of-children-admitted-to-hospital-with-brain-injuries-after-e-scooter-crashes-up-50/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least one child admitted to hospital each day this summer, some with life-changing injuries, says Children’s Health Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MRTCUVOS3NEQJEAU6H2VEBJNAU.JPG?auth=39d20833f1aef654455ffdd068da389fd8181543ef52b5434d1c5a480de6528d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under legislation that came into effect in May 2024, e-scooter users must be 16 or older and obey a speed limit of 20km/h. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Archive Electric scooter ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boost for players as National Lottery reduces number of balls in draw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/boost-for-players-as-national-lottery-reduces-number-of-balls-in-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/boost-for-players-as-national-lottery-reduces-number-of-balls-in-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new Lotto draw will also take place on Mondays, as well as Wednesdays and Saturdays]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:41:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RCDCXACSIHHCGIKZVHQ4DDXFE.jpg?auth=445089101318145cad76263f272699e1038ee9d4b1cb9059fa1830ad37df57c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The change delivers better chances of winning across every prize tier in Lotto, Lotto Plus One and Lotto Plus Two]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Shine abuse: The system let the victims down before – it cannot happen again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/michael-shine-abuse-the-system-let-the-victims-down-before-it-cannot-happen-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/michael-shine-abuse-the-system-let-the-victims-down-before-it-cannot-happen-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report finds ‘severe’ damage dealt to abused men ‘was plain and still visible even following the passage of time’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:01:58 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IA7CXN32X4AYKKSX7MU65E47RU.jpg?auth=00da9628e123f21cee3ff4ffe5d63a07cebd2877987a0e5178f840b8b5dd8055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Shine was described in the Dáil as the 'most prolific paedophile in Europe'. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation recommended into convicted sex offender and ex-hospital consultant Michael Shine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/commission-of-investigation-recommended-into-former-hospital-consultant-michael-shine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/commission-of-investigation-recommended-into-former-hospital-consultant-michael-shine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shine was convicted of assaulting seven boys between 1971 and 1992 and served three years in prison]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:55:42 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGRP447CBVIVKDU4SRIQRYRMJU.jpg?auth=3ad4d72906a24d0635cf1ae94f9cacd4ccef801fa69c8a0d91b68cc8350913b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Shine worked in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda from 1964 until 1995. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled Ukrainian woman and husband challenge ‘unfair’ law leading to loss of benefits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/disabled-ukrainian-woman-and-husband-challenge-unfair-law-leading-to-loss-of-benefits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/disabled-ukrainian-woman-and-husband-challenge-unfair-law-leading-to-loss-of-benefits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court hears appeal over law aimed at freeing up space in designated accommodation centres]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:48:03 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGY2SPBIKRA4TAYYP4LCUG4EXY.jpg?auth=f2f51e30cff993a8f10bf15af9beb57a9a44b4df1c52efa11b7d428e8c525354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The couple have lived on a full-board basis in a hotel in Dublin since they arrived in the State in 2022 after fleeing the Russian war on Ukraine. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[SR Sustainable Ireland 2026 planning]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">majkii</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí may be able to question and ‘bring back’ Jamey Carney murder suspect, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/prime-suspect-in-kerry-murder-to-be-held-in-jordan-for-15-days-as-investigation-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/prime-suspect-in-kerry-murder-to-be-held-in-jordan-for-15-days-as-investigation-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ahmed Al Saqar, who gardaí believe left Ireland immediately after US woman’s killing, is currently being detained in Jordan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:46:12 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAJW7IAJZFBDXEQGECQPUTE7RM.jpg?auth=74567595ca51d7049f890ef276e39638b33cc9d605bacd188ccaa985dea3d8dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmed Al Saqar came to Ireland from the UK in 2024.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ahmed Al-Saqar (left)]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen on trial for murder of postman in garden of his home in Doneraile, Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/teen-on-trial-for-murder-of-postman-in-garden-of-his-home-in-doneraile-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/teen-on-trial-for-murder-of-postman-in-garden-of-his-home-in-doneraile-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventeen-year-old who can’t be named for legal reasons is charged with murder of Barry Daly on October 12th, 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:44:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3QEDDCWERF3DEY7VGRIJ2PFIY.jpg?auth=4b2c72acf6f425c8704dc7a18348d10bc830b9364942d30f079653ddb0e2610a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 17-year-old has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork charged with the murder of Barry Daly on October 12th, 2025,  at Rockview Terrace,  Doneraile.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Cork Courthouse Anglesea St]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Denis Hyland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager who drowned in Lough Ree ‘was goodness personified’, funeral Mass told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/teenager-who-drowned-in-lough-ree-was-goodness-personified-funeral-mass-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/teenager-who-drowned-in-lough-ree-was-goodness-personified-funeral-mass-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mourners wore red and white to Co Westmeath service in memory of Martin Greene (15)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:30:57 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKPR5WY5GO5SGCGD5M5TXZFH54.jpg?auth=c9ccedb5b9d20c8aad9c1638a98ad2f368fbe1e400590bee52db803b9078c9ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The remains of Martin Greene (15) arrive at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Coosan, Co Westmeath of Thursday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of man who took his own life in hospital settles action for €1m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/family-of-man-who-took-his-own-life-in-hospital-settles-action-for-1m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/family-of-man-who-took-his-own-life-in-hospital-settles-action-for-1m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Review recommends mental health staff receive training on suicide prevention and protocol for new admissions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:15:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ERLUHH5UZBJ5HNQXRTTNCTM6A.jpg?auth=33a02c8f09d28b7eed88f2948224a50a06e9037f771100d70c370a98edef73f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The HSE and St Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, apologised in a letter read to the High Court for the 'failings in the care' afforded to the man. Photograph: Getty Images/iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey showing majority against sunbed ban ‘not statistically representative’, says department   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/survey-showing-majority-against-sunbed-ban-not-statistically-representative-says-department/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/survey-showing-majority-against-sunbed-ban-not-statistically-representative-says-department/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than two-thirds of respondents to Department of Health survey say commercial ban ‘would be a step too far’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:31:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSPTBPIR2MONTUVZI4NTSM3KQA.jpg?auth=d31ccf480154773c36b1be0262954ac72069594b4737b3ec0d92293fa660ae7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of 68 per cent strongly agreed that a ban on commercial sunbed use 'would be a step too far']]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>