<?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, 27 Apr 2026 00:42:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Washington gunman and Donald Trump: more worrying evidence of a rise in political violence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/26/the-irish-times-view-on-the-washington-gunman-and-donald-trump-more-worrying-evidence-of-a-rise-in-political-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/26/the-irish-times-view-on-the-washington-gunman-and-donald-trump-more-worrying-evidence-of-a-rise-in-political-violence/</guid><description><![CDATA[As many world leaders said in response, these kind of actions have no place in a democracy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWBNOC5XGBC7JLNKWE3NYSX2PU.JPG?auth=ee762b9b8c5213c6661c720b7d1fb2e07dc8702001a7888b279373eee26d02da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president  Donald Trump is escorted out of the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, on Saturday. ( Photo: Reuters)]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted out of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bo Erickson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ireland’s security review: the need to respond to risk ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/26/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-security-review-the-need-to-respond-to-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/26/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-security-review-the-need-to-respond-to-risk/</guid><description><![CDATA[New tools are needed to combat the use of technology by those attacking the State ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ROOVBZG5EZCBDIKHQDIZ6YJZME.JPG?auth=07176814f28f2fe2fcf1420eee02cb2863662f3c6cddf0dacaefb1bdedbf3216&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Birmingham: the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation made a series of recommendations to Government.  (Photograph Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times.)]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard going – Mae Leonard on the lure of Punchestown races]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/26/hard-going-mae-leonard-on-the-lure-of-punchestown-races/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/26/hard-going-mae-leonard-on-the-lure-of-punchestown-races/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mae Leonard]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traditions and history come alive at racing festival that remains a big draw]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>An Irish Diary</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YSKH3HR2ZGQHABYDYBEMVMCWI.jpg?auth=1fd9f06f0d1c45d350979885a801862162c6c92a5a35f720735c006d695f47dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Punchestown racegoers enjoy the sunshine at last year's racing festival. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Punchestown Racing Festival.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Sinn Féin really any closer to achieving its goals than it was half a decade ago?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/is-sinn-fein-really-any-closer-to-achieving-its-goals-than-it-was-half-a-decade-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/is-sinn-fein-really-any-closer-to-achieving-its-goals-than-it-was-half-a-decade-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin has been working hard at showing the world that it has recovered its mojo]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:59:12 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:title><![CDATA[Columnists 21/02/25]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can we square €500 Ryder Cup tickets and a €9bn surplus with talk of a world recession?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/how-can-we-square-500-ryder-cup-tickets-and-a-9bn-surplus-with-talk-of-a-world-recession/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/how-can-we-square-500-ryder-cup-tickets-and-a-9bn-surplus-with-talk-of-a-world-recession/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Government needs to act with an urgency born of the risk that ongoing corporate tax growth is far from guaranteed]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:15:00 +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: There’s a voyeuristic thrill in snooping on others homes including Vogue William’s pink kitchen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/theres-a-voyeuristic-thrill-in-snooping-on-others-homes-including-vogue-williams-pink-kitchen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/theres-a-voyeuristic-thrill-in-snooping-on-others-homes-including-vogue-williams-pink-kitchen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Celebrity Super Spaces: It’s not all in good taste. And maybe because of this, I love every second]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QTZZEJV5J5ESBHE7C4B2HALRXU.jpeg?auth=2a8d89084abcd88e17118ac2dd0ebce4e3229b7be562df725b27dfaba92840f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vogue Williams and Dermot Bannon on his new TV programme Celebrity Super Spaces.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Vogue Williams and Dermot Bannon for his new programme Celebrity Super Spaces on RTE in April 2026.jpeg]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien: How will Catherine Connolly represent those beyond her own ideological orbit?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/how-will-catherine-connolly-represent-those-beyond-her-own-ideological-orbit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/how-will-catherine-connolly-represent-those-beyond-her-own-ideological-orbit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Already, people of faith are unsure whether the ‘all voices’ the President said she would listen to include theirs]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6PTLH5MI5EMJH6AGXZDGRPLQM.JPG?auth=88f32caaddb4c52da90593954af1e2e9ce0672d474ebc12846d51a225ba3f8f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly during an event marking the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/ireland-hasnt-vanished-over-the-past-50-years-it-has-simply-changed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/26/ireland-hasnt-vanished-over-the-past-50-years-it-has-simply-changed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Finola Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite & Reason: If a rule were introduced that only one income could be used for a mortgage, would house prices collapse?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ECRY4CHELVGZVLQMD3VHASWRSU.jpg?auth=3ed224c738b999e4a17b83f31009d5be7d01757d97e4665a154fab229d3fcbb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People walking across O'Connell Bridge in Dublin in 1978. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Pedestrians cross O'Connell Bridge in Dublin]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">atlantic-kid</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo is the religious leader non-believers needed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/pope-leo-is-the-religious-leader-non-believers-needed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/pope-leo-is-the-religious-leader-non-believers-needed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His opposition to Donald Trump and the war on Iran is only a part of what makes Leo a unique and important figure in our time]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YN5FSWASMKDMOZI7DJ2LGSI7E4.jpg?auth=14675a776722513f60978ea8466ad965ce6a7268767ca804fba7cf4be1fad55e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the level of global leadership, Pope Leo XIV seems to be the only figure thinking and speaking from a place of moral seriousness about our current impasse. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[EGUINEA-VATICAN-DIPLOMACY]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adi Roche: My worst nightmare is that the next Chornobyl could be Chornobyl itself ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/adi-roche-my-worst-nightmare-is-that-the-next-chornobyl-could-be-chornobyl-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/adi-roche-my-worst-nightmare-is-that-the-next-chornobyl-could-be-chornobyl-itself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There may be a view that the nuclear disaster is an event from long ago and no longer poses a threat, but the reality is very different ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4D4OHQYNFCKTIEPWDGY5IMVFQ.jpg?auth=65c5b7b8edce13370de8df29f42b0bf8dff8464e111a74753b93c2b5b66a6085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The deserted Chernobyl zone at Pripyat, Ukraine. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Pripyat, Chernobyl exclusion zone. View of the city center and House of Culture "Energetic"]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anton Petrus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan: Ireland’s population is told it has never been richer, yet it has never felt poorer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/sinead-osullivan-irelands-population-is-told-it-has-never-been-richer-yet-it-has-never-felt-poorer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/sinead-osullivan-irelands-population-is-told-it-has-never-been-richer-yet-it-has-never-felt-poorer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The State takes in €126bn a year and cannot create a civil protection agency, a gas storage facility or a train to Donegal]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7I7HGE5S4PGO7EZSF5BHOKV2L4.jpg?auth=977d48ee8090e968d6f52cb49d82ab6c5cc96190ac56d5255f55c0e6cde5a56e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grass-fed beef and dairy produced in a temperate Atlantic climate and on land that has supported pastoral farming for 4,000 years is the textbook case of comparative advantage. Photograph: James Horan/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[11/8/2009. Irish Traditional Puck Fairs]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/25/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/25/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 25th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Cartoon</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4IYPR4OCREV7I26YQUFOVUGHI.jpg?auth=2ae76eb24183663230690d2491055d07ce3e034c30fc41514193c23dbfdd376a&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[David McWilliams: Could the US go downhill for good following Trump’s war on Iran?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/could-the-us-go-downhill-for-good-following-trumps-war-on-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/25/could-the-us-go-downhill-for-good-following-trumps-war-on-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Suez crisis was the end of the road for Britain as a global rule-maker. The US is setting itself up for a repeat]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LSQNERZWMN2YHTWC5NS3EQMBVM.jpg?auth=eb1c73f7633e99f62dd370f9622052335ac68d2bbb600b06e4f96fe7f637ea72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with US president Donald Trump at the White House in Washington in February 2025. Suez changed the global view of Britain for good, but the Iran crisis could precipitate a similar situation for the US. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[President Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom shake hands during a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, Feb. 27, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on  the two byelections: a snapshot  of  the public mood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-two-byelections-a-snapshot-of-the-public-mood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-two-byelections-a-snapshot-of-the-public-mood/</guid><description><![CDATA[When the ballot boxes are opened on May 23rd they will provide a partial answer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTH4TJ4NMGAB2WM4GUO7B33ZVA.JPG?auth=7a9c3ac619a8b994895b91b8503444c1ffecae10b0a70212a4df647562e211d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Election posters go up for the Dublin Central byelection, in Drumcondra, Dublin . Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the over-65s: the boomer boom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-over-65s-the-boomer-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-over-65s-the-boomer-boom/</guid><description><![CDATA[New CSO figures show rising numbers of this age group at work - this is the start of a  long trend]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</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 number of over-65s at work has risen sharply. ( 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[The mood in Brussels is poised between worried and smug]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/24/brussels-brouhaha-frank-mcnally-on-trying-to-make-sense-of-eu-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/24/brussels-brouhaha-frank-mcnally-on-trying-to-make-sense-of-eu-capital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mood in Brussels, as detected during two days of press briefings at least, was poised between worried and smug]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>An Irish Diary</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKLV2Y7WSNAI7KRYCWWHFF7UJ4.jpeg?auth=68e07dbb8adf31c09f0b191506a2bafc6e130f15f74391efb683a6ce258462c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kitty O'Shea's pub in Brussels is still going strong]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Kitty O'Shea's pub Brussels]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Morrogh: Our message is always ‘it’s not your fault’. Why does society sometimes say different? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/24/rachel-morrogh-our-message-is-always-its-not-your-fault-why-does-society-sometimes-say-different/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/24/rachel-morrogh-our-message-is-always-its-not-your-fault-why-does-society-sometimes-say-different/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Morrogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victim-blaming remains worryingly high, even if many people show greater awareness and understanding of sexual violence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEE7XY5YB7YINXOE6SMCQGXJ7E.jpg?auth=59e33c3cc6d090cb02edda7f4caafe2b17189d76c8e4888720108235706f72c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A so-far unnamed former TD gave a reference for Daniel Ramamoorthy (38), who was convicted of sexually exploiting a 13-year-old boy at a Christian children’s camp. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olivia O'Leary: Let’s fall in love with living in our towns again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/24/olivia-oleary-lets-fall-in-love-with-living-in-our-towns-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/24/olivia-oleary-lets-fall-in-love-with-living-in-our-towns-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia O'Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the middle of a housing crisis, I drive through the centre of country towns or villages and see dark and empty first and second floors and wonder why? ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JDDNGJHRRNDYVHGWFICYWZFYM4.jpg?auth=a15fc45d9bedfbaf601f5cb608ef8cca4efb40cfbb9021228fade85c1828ec13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat and Kyra Doyle outside their pub on Main Street, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny. They have brought up their three children living over their pub.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Pat and Kyra Doyle outside their pub on Main Street, Graiguenamanagh - pic provided by Kyra for Olivia O'Leary oped on April 23rd 2026 - pic taken in recent years.jpg]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter: I have been drawn into that web of wonder with the release of the 1926 census]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/24/diarmaid-ferriter-i-have-been-drawn-into-that-web-of-wonder-with-the-release-of-the-1926-census/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/24/diarmaid-ferriter-i-have-been-drawn-into-that-web-of-wonder-with-the-release-of-the-1926-census/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Often puzzles are thrown up; why was John’s age listed as 28 when he was, according to other data, 33? ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/24/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/24/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 24th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Cartoon</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHUAUC3KUJHQBLIF5L27I4NPBA.jpg?auth=9ce63e6fe3f19205eb27fb117593188e7c46f779b1b5115e84215c6d510fe2f0&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></channel></rss>