<?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-opinion/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:02:10 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: The rise of toxic overconfidence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/neuropsychologist-ian-robertson-the-rise-of-toxic-overconfidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/neuropsychologist-ian-robertson-the-rise-of-toxic-overconfidence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Robertson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unhealthy kind of confidence is on the rise - an arrogance that tips into hubris]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTUAND2WUVC6NCKIJN4VIKDJRM.jpg?auth=4a659050b33a929922210d8dd838a010cacddc8d749d96ed5553077e969bb215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the heart of it, Tate’s philosophy is about building yourself up by knocking someone else down - the ancient practice of the domination of one group by another. Photograph: Alexandru Dobre/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Romania Andrew Tate]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexandru Dobre</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien: Road death statistics are incomplete unless they include all who died]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/breda-obrien-road-death-statistics-are-incomplete-unless-they-include-all-who-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/breda-obrien-road-death-statistics-are-incomplete-unless-they-include-all-who-died/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jax’s Law would recognise babies who die in the womb as victims in road traffic collisions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLHLZHRTZZFBFOEG47EYQOSRKU.JPG?auth=a848b54f62518df199c0ba392185f97fabfadf97a19c0cdaa5665e2faf239b64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saoirse Aylward holding a photo of her baby, Jax, who died at 31 weeks as a result of careless driving causing a collision. Photograph: Alan Betson 
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[amendment to the Road Traffic Act Bill, 2026 (Jax’s Law) looking for recognition and penalties for causing the death of babies in road traffic accidents.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry McGee: Believe it or not, few EU countries are offering more relief on energy costs than Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/harry-mcgee-believe-it-or-not-few-eu-countries-are-offering-more-relief-on-energy-costs-than-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/harry-mcgee-believe-it-or-not-few-eu-countries-are-offering-more-relief-on-energy-costs-than-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Government announced a €250m package to lower fuel costs and extend fuel allowance payments for four weeks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TSNUNR2757HHG5V4ZVS2KU6IM.jpg?auth=59f95ffec910b0fe9e36d233f487e407749d9cd9dc4eb3f26b87063f7363d562&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s reductions of 15 cent per litre of petrol and 20 cent per litre of diesel seems modest by comparison with Italy and Spain, but the duration is longer.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Global oil supply crisis sparks UK fuel and mortgage shock, London, United Kingdom - 02 Apr 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Una Mullally: ‘Why can’t my flat white fly?’ is a question no-one asked, ever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/una-mullally-why-cant-my-flat-white-fly-is-a-question-no-one-asked-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/06/una-mullally-why-cant-my-flat-white-fly-is-a-question-no-one-asked-ever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We’re evolutionarily wired to pay attention to the buzzing of drones – which may be one of the reasons they’re so annoying]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GNUQWCTM2ZHLBC7ZLH4TRMHO7I.jpg?auth=9b6a1415da9ba3e9c98b84a5113e180c1d7a43c1ee9d6527e8911090795c9ce9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manna boss Bobby Healy told Brendan O’Connor on RTÉ Radio 1 that a cup of coffee is one of the most popular items people order by drone. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Manna drone]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on air travel: implications of a difficult summer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-air-travel-implications-of-a-difficult-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-air-travel-implications-of-a-difficult-summer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s extensive connectedness makes it highly vulnerable to external shocks]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:24:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJ7FMCQ5LBBP7FMQ6F5OITDJVQ.jpg?auth=1adfb43e82ae21182e38be7d2a3f9e64be2f615b9f9f272b8da505f7efc8d729&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aircraft at Dublin Airport: there are fears of higher costs for passengers and possible flight disruption.
(Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times)















]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[AIRCRAFT.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on car insurance: an opaque industry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-car-insurance-an-opaque-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-car-insurance-an-opaque-industry/</guid><description><![CDATA[The annual furore about insurance premiums generates more heat than light]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JU6FYGDFYZBHPCO4EAHFEZAL2I.jpg?auth=e4118bc2bd2bd72e07b901e4ed0357a430ecc40c825e031300a86269af13e766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cost of repairing damaged cars is quoted as one of the reasons for rising insurance premiums. (Photograph: iStock)]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[car crash car accident]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lajst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed doubles: Áine Ryan on having a Doppelgänger in her hometown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/05/mixed-doubles-aine-ryan-on-having-a-doppelganger-in-her-hometown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/05/mixed-doubles-aine-ryan-on-having-a-doppelganger-in-her-hometown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Throughout the interaction, I scratched my head metaphorically and nervously concluded that I was losing it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>An Irish Diary</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQHMTRHQPBD2TC6GZMVJTPIYBM.PNG?auth=bf630918df703628a877fe6ced84c8da61f7ddb87c8de9c45c96397809562b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy Adams and Isla Fisher: Fisher superimposed  a picture of Adams on her family Christmas card and even her husband and friends didn't notice that it wasn’t her. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[For Use in An Irishwoman's Diary on April 6th, 2026]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark O'Connell: Sheer prevalence of AI prose is giving rise to a new and extreme kind of suspicion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/mark-oconnell-sheer-prevalence-of-ai-prose-is-giving-rise-to-a-new-and-extreme-kind-of-suspicion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/mark-oconnell-sheer-prevalence-of-ai-prose-is-giving-rise-to-a-new-and-extreme-kind-of-suspicion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We exist, increasingly, in a cultural environment where we can never be quite sure whether what we are reading was written by a human or LLM]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPBOOLC5PX5DBSK7BSG7FRHXZY.jpg?auth=7f5fb40cbf2966ce8bdb12cba2556d21c088949e9867bdb3961799c9231d839d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Jean-Baptiste Andrea: The New York Times Book Review published a review by writer Alex Preston of Andrea's book, Watching Over Her, that was largely generated by AI. Entire paragraphs were lifted from a previously published Guardian review of the book. Photograph: Teresa Suarez/EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Author Jean-Baptiste Andrea announced as Goncourt Literary Prize 2023 winner, Paris, France - 07 Nov 2023]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Teresa Suarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys: Yes, Easter is largely a festival of chocolate. No, that’s not anti-Catholic bias]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/catholics-are-not-being-persecuted-in-ireland-but-christian-teaching-is-being-ignored/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/catholics-are-not-being-persecuted-in-ireland-but-christian-teaching-is-being-ignored/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Catholics are not being persecuted in Ireland but Christian teaching is being ignored - and that’s a pity]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Columnists 21/02/25]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan: We need a national strategy for the fuel crisis. Here are four things we can do now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/sinead-osullivan-we-need-a-national-strategy-for-the-fuel-crisis-here-are-four-things-we-can-do-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/sinead-osullivan-we-need-a-national-strategy-for-the-fuel-crisis-here-are-four-things-we-can-do-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[And when we’ve done them, we need to build a long-term energy security strategy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNKC4MK2O4EZOT6SGDOLQA5P2Y.JPG?auth=76a9c4f605f4f3392c1d46625964840801d729089fc58cddb82c35d04c524487&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Can Ireland organise itself to use less fuel while this lasts, and to build structures that make the next shock hurt less? 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[Cliff Taylor: If Ikea made savings plans: Here’s how Simon Harris’s Swedish-style plan might work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/cliff-taylor-if-ikea-made-savings-plans-heres-how-simon-harriss-swedish-style-plan-might-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/cliff-taylor-if-ikea-made-savings-plans-heres-how-simon-harriss-swedish-style-plan-might-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ISK accounts are popular examples of Swedish minimalism but there are two key questions that may decide if the Irish version is as successful]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Columnists 21/02/25]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion: Denial of a vocation to women isn’t just ‘discomfort’, it is spiritual abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/denial-of-a-vocation-to-women-isnt-just-discomfort-it-is-spiritual-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/denial-of-a-vocation-to-women-isnt-just-discomfort-it-is-spiritual-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Soline Humbert]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite & Reason: Discomfort is a word I have never used to describe the reality of my situation in the church, nor have I ever heard it from other women]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVA4TN4TLRPVNISWSVSR7WK5YA.JPG?auth=6427aacaaf0846be1ff182c628ddcc95656af6ceab898fbe6a5439b99d1c7bb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Soline Humbert outside the Church of St Thérèse, The Rise, Mount Merrion, Dublin. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maria Steen: The ‘gender pay gap’ is made-up, pointless and ignores the reality of women like me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/maria-steen-the-gender-pay-gap-is-made-up-pointless-and-ignores-the-reality-of-women-like-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/maria-steen-the-gender-pay-gap-is-made-up-pointless-and-ignores-the-reality-of-women-like-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Steen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What about the professional Irish women who, when their household income allows it, quit work or reduce their hours to look after their children? ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5EAEQGQ5XJHNZHI44ATDJR2ASE.JPG?auth=088bc37d268d424496117d95713d029a3a6a437a88f1fd5f12c7020ee6fdddb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maria Steen with her husband, Neil Steen. They have five children together. 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[Kevin Walsh: Sandymount to Salthill: five of Ireland’s coastal ‘exposure hotspots’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/kevin-walsh-sandymount-to-salthill-five-of-irelands-coastal-exposure-hotspots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/kevin-walsh-sandymount-to-salthill-five-of-irelands-coastal-exposure-hotspots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coastal communities in high exposure hotspots are facing numerous challenges from climate change]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQWIF2GOK5AJFH4YJUSY26G4JA.jpg?auth=8a1f5970ad6760463f654bd466ce90ac0b190825771bebbd1dc72f50c5638938&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Climate change]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion: Why some of Ireland's coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/opinion-why-some-of-irelands-coastal-communities-may-need-to-prepare-for-relocation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/opinion-why-some-of-irelands-coastal-communities-may-need-to-prepare-for-relocation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Iris Möller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some communities in high risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQSQVPLAJ7WZCNLJSO3HHUALPE.JPG?auth=ba665ef5acece060ba4dc17d34b490517c94d71228da58346f7f4c531ec5e882&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storm Chandra: Had January's storm happened a week later, during a full moon, the spring high tide would have led to a 46cm higher water level. Emergency evacuations might have been necessary. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/04/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/04/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 4th, 2027]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Cartoon</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EOSDVLN74RA63MWTFIVS4RG5TI.jpg?auth=b18094dfef6e58c5b93a66fa8181cebfcb32373ce0b3844f5352cff24b583acf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on dereliction in Dublin: taking a new approach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/the-irish-times-view-on-dereliction-in-dublin-taking-a-new-approach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/the-irish-times-view-on-dereliction-in-dublin-taking-a-new-approach/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council’s strategy draws on examples from other European citie]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJ7M3NIKAJHWPJ3MD443IKPHOI.JPG?auth=5c3e04c4eb7376ea137bb3d219c161adf6c6b1a9973aa845ac19a1c5e0b2dd22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Middle Abbey Street Dublin.
Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Dereliction / Middle Abbey Street]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David McWilliams: Sinn Féin’s class-war language is more British than Irish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/david-mcwilliams-dropping-class-war-mantra-would-make-sinn-fein-more-irish-less-british/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/david-mcwilliams-dropping-class-war-mantra-would-make-sinn-fein-more-irish-less-british/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Voters wary as Mary Lou McDonald’s party beats all-or-nothing, Marxist drum on housing]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEZDY4G7EJHINMKHLJCMQ7MVJU.jpg?auth=60ed838659825c9248ff77bc3c3ac411d2ed51ddc265286caa66fccedd49084a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McWilliams]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Columnists 21/02/25]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Artemis II: humans are returning to the Moon  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/the-irish-times-view-on-artemis-ii-humans-are-returning-to-the-moon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/the-irish-times-view-on-artemis-ii-humans-are-returning-to-the-moon/</guid><description><![CDATA[The long-dormant dream of establishing a permanent lunar base draws one step closer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VZBPUFQWXYDZ2MMWQQF5JBIAQU.jpg?auth=191d1793a7ba16d15b5aabd10d7963104e520f38f4ab2159ff7772e86303e825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nasa’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, carrying the crew of the Artemis II mission, lifts off from the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, carrying the crew of the Artemis II mission, lifts off from the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, April 1, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No reservation: John Mulqueen on a Dublin restaurant that set the standard for fine dining]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/03/no-reservation-john-mulqueen-on-a-dublin-restaurant-that-set-the-standard-for-fine-dining/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/03/no-reservation-john-mulqueen-on-a-dublin-restaurant-that-set-the-standard-for-fine-dining/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Mulqueen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It was once dubbed one of Europe’s best by Vogue magazine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><category>An Irish Diary</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4XHIMJ2KXHGINJKVSXFBZVT6Y.jpg?auth=da8f4f4819a65967bc9855d947f86bb6c84ce7fe50389bd18c0cae9997fa433f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maureen O'Hara, the Irish-American actor famed for her flaming red hair and her role in The Quiet Man, was one of many Hollywood stars who dined in Jammet's, Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>