<?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/digest-resolver/homepage-top/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:32:41 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests: Gardaí advise protesters to ‘immediately cease’; closure on Dublin’s M50 with widespread traffic disruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/live-updates-dublin-fuel-protests-today-traffic-latest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/live-updates-dublin-fuel-protests-today-traffic-latest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Órla  Ryan, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Live updates on the protests that have brought traffic on motorways and in Dublin city centre to a standstill
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:25:22 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HPJUXB5XBGGZBORCFIO6Q3B5E.jpeg?auth=54c46d64ea2cf1e30beb686e135cf59d6e0998cf87bc489e75939b3bc19c7738&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City centre as fuel protesters remain in the city today.  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[Where are the fuel protests and which roads are closed in Dublin and across Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/where-are-the-fuel-protests-and-which-roads-are-closed-in-dublin-and-across-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/where-are-the-fuel-protests-and-which-roads-are-closed-in-dublin-and-across-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[The latest information on the protests, including M50 delays, road closures and public transport disruption]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:02:29 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4CJEOFTT4CFDHUPM25W6ZHQZ4.jpg?auth=5b8ef963023819811869ff9c75f616f16dec761e7722e2d8faef1b0438226e4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A tractor on Dublin's O'Connell Street on the third day of a protest against rising fuel prices. Photograph: Bairbre Holmes/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Middle East conflict]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bairbre Holmes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices surge amid ‘fragile’ ceasefire; Trump issues fresh warning to Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/09/live-us-iran-latest-news-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/09/live-us-iran-latest-news-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose overnight due to concerns that the US and Iran ceasefire has not resulted in the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:21:39 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXGNDSPWN2LQHY57FGDCM2E5FU.jpg?auth=4397bafd6be3f38d8392446e6c91a610d3e51283f004712017f515eeb2179ade&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man checks the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike the day before that targeted a neighbourhood in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre. Photograph: Kawnat Haju/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[LEBANON-ISRAEL-IRAN-US-WAR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kawnat Haju</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masters 2026 live updates: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry under way at Augusta National]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/09/masters-2026-live-updates-leaderboard-latest-mcilroy-lowry-scheffler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/09/masters-2026-live-updates-leaderboard-latest-mcilroy-lowry-scheffler/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy will hope to start strong and climb the leaderboard after winning his first green jacket in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:29:15 +0000</pubDate><category>Golf</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OK7R7TFCXD5QT6W2UBO2KI6PI.jpg?auth=82081a85ca797ab8d268c63be6fbf6837e91698e0ac2a24f0b5c014e144aa0ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy has begun the defence of his Masters title at Augusta National Golf Club. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The Masters - Round One]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maddie Meyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt usually retaliates first, but a tough question made her pause ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/09/karoline-leavitt-pursed-her-lips-a-tough-question-for-trumps-defender-in-chief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/09/karoline-leavitt-pursed-her-lips-a-tough-question-for-trumps-defender-in-chief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The White House press secretary and JD Vance took questions on the Iran ceasefire while the US president remained elusive]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:31:48 +0000</pubDate><category>US</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYYGK6GN7TJV67BIZTH4ZIJ42I.jpg?auth=4a18ff24fed3d9b750ff6cf8ee1d0942c96ceb03473302dbc608d580601b4ff0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing on Wednesday. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Holds Press Briefing]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Moneymaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers to demand future pay rises match inflation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/09/teachers-to-demand-future-pay-rises-match-inflation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/09/teachers-to-demand-future-pay-rises-match-inflation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ASTI defers proposal to seek 6 per cent rise until after forthcoming public service talks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:17:07 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGZ44ZG6XZCFHB6LGXHVD4DFAA.jpg?auth=a01005fd8c784690b46c2cc26024e3e2184a159b76421038e4726abf36f6fb15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Delegates at the ASTI conference in Wexford earlier this week. Photograph: Jim Campbell]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FEES APPLY ASTI conference in Wexford]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Campbell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We see you’: Britain claims it rumbled ‘secret’ Russian plot to interfere with subsea cables]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/09/we-see-you-britain-claims-it-rumbled-secret-russian-plot-to-interfere-with-subsea-cables/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/09/we-see-you-britain-claims-it-rumbled-secret-russian-plot-to-interfere-with-subsea-cables/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK’s defence secretary John Healey says covert Russian submarines have left location near UK territorial waters after being tracked for over a month]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:02:14 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3NZ34CIKA4SN7Z6BEJBMLWH6M.jpg?auth=e5e8845830b682f1a90f914913a44b170b7971df26fec76e303bb0a4d337e80a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's defence secretary John Healey delivers a statement on recent UK operational activity involving Russian submarines. Photograph:  Yui Mok-WPA Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Defense Secretary John Healey Gives A Statement On UK Operational Activity]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: A mesmerising two Michelin star experience from spectacular chef]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/04/09/liath-review-a-mesmerising-two-michelin-star-experience-from-spectacular-chef/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/04/09/liath-review-a-mesmerising-two-michelin-star-experience-from-spectacular-chef/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Damien Grey not afraid to make things difficult with a menu arranged into ‘flavour provinces’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Restaurants</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTGQHG5TFNBVLBJAL3YDUESRIQ.JPG?auth=12d1fa2667930080f60184c7af9a181535e3eb18ed71abf4bea7c92101448e0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damien Grey: If he were the leader of a cult, we would all be skipping after him like he was the Pied Piper. 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[Rory McIlroy wanted to enjoy the Masters Dinner as well. Well la-di-da, Mr Fancy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/09/rory-mcilroy-wanted-to-enjoy-the-masters-dinner-as-well-well-la-di-da-mr-fancy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/09/rory-mcilroy-wanted-to-enjoy-the-masters-dinner-as-well-well-la-di-da-mr-fancy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here’s our alternative Masters Dinner, leaning into who we are as a nation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:33:40 +0000</pubDate><category>Food</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDX2VGJVWFCWTAWWDR55EWFBBQ.jpg?auth=feed4ef1f3ceede06662695544af16f7b9ec610bc39e298a1e24af942ec3cc67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy tastes some of his dishes in the kitchen ahead of the champions' dinner at Augusta. Photograph: The Masters/X]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy kitchen]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of migrants seeking help to return home nearly doubles as State spends €1.6m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/09/number-of-migrants-seeking-help-to-return-home-nearly-doubles-as-state-spends-16m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/09/number-of-migrants-seeking-help-to-return-home-nearly-doubles-as-state-spends-16m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Citizens of Georgia accounted for more than 20% of applications under the Government scheme]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:38:25 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</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[Spending on voluntary returns last year totalled €1.61 million. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill















]]></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[Three Irish cyclists hospitalised after being hit by car in Spain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/three-irish-cyclists-hospitalised-after-collision-in-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/three-irish-cyclists-hospitalised-after-collision-in-spain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Injured trio part of nine-person group from Cork that had travelled to Alicante for cycling holiday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:34:28 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTVH2QP3EFG47G3UIBDRIDB3Z4.webp?auth=99a039c8c116263c27e15bcecd79fccbce7ab997f1a4c972d0befcce5b643126&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/webp" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal ‘Donie’ Goulding was among a group of cyclists who were hit by a car in Spain]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Donal Goulding]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann issues weather warnings for eight counties ahead of strong winds and heavy rain ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/09/met-eireann-issues-yellow-warning-for-strong-wind-and-heavy-rain-in-several-counties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/09/met-eireann-issues-yellow-warning-for-strong-wind-and-heavy-rain-in-several-counties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gales and downpours forecast for Friday ahead of unsettled few days]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:37:33 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SFSPRS6YBHM7O5E72PBFY323M.JPG?auth=e026771b07a151ba32e00d3a6fe84dec8854324bcbd4624e983d75c30023072a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann said the weather over the next few days would be unsettled. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ireland weather umbrella ]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman alleged to have told Confirmation ceremony she had bomb attached to her is fined in court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/09/woman-alleged-to-have-told-confirmation-ceremony-she-had-bomb-attached-to-her-is-fined-in-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/09/woman-alleged-to-have-told-confirmation-ceremony-she-had-bomb-attached-to-her-is-fined-in-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident occurred last month at St Mary’s Church in Navan, Co Meath]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:58:20 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2GUYXBISJGVNAUH5PJ33HLWNE.jpg?auth=ec2fa0bf449e58977beb1c8a3e42a462b32a03b697c360505cd607209a641910&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Videos circulated on social media showed the woman taking the microphone on the church altar and stating that she had a bomb strapped to her. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Church service]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryhor Bruyeu (Grisha Bruev)</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Taylor could fight in Croke Park this year on same card as Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/04/09/katie-taylor-could-fight-in-croke-park-this-year-on-same-card-as-tyson-fury-v-anthony-joshua/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/04/09/katie-taylor-could-fight-in-croke-park-this-year-on-same-card-as-tyson-fury-v-anthony-joshua/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We would be able to facilitate a Katie Taylor fight,’ said Croke Park stadium director Peter McKenna]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:53:10 +0000</pubDate><category>Boxing</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQ5GENH7SO7DLPTSCXXD2X5EVI.jpg?auth=fe634ae7dbfdd5c5304c326d2238a9c52da3469b25227b1c8ca2132031f5ebe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Croke Park stadium chief executive Peter McKenna has told the BBC that Katie Taylor could realise her dream of fighting in the stadium later this year. Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging loans: will Central Bank changes help those trading down to a smaller home?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/09/bridging-loans-will-the-central-bank-changes-help-those-who-want-to-trade-down-to-a-smaller-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/09/bridging-loans-will-the-central-bank-changes-help-those-who-want-to-trade-down-to-a-smaller-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bridging loans can help homeowners trying to ‘right size’, but it does not come cheap ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:32:32 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Money</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[Scarlett Faulkner, critically injured in attack, to have life support switched off, family says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/scarlett-faulkner-critically-injured-in-attack-to-have-life-support-switched-off-family-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/scarlett-faulkner-critically-injured-in-attack-to-have-life-support-switched-off-family-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Faulkner was left with critical head injuries after attack outside Birdhill village in Tipperary]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPOUIDW5ABGZ7AF3LCZ3T6TJV4.jpg?auth=81fd2be4a4f963a653bd2e9483ff9764f2e43b67f894ad727c2f9cae9eb7eb6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner was attacked and seriously injured outside the village of Birdhill in Co Tipperary. Photograph: Family/Facebook]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin school principal says half of his students are homeless]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/09/dublin-school-principal-says-half-of-his-students-are-homeless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/09/dublin-school-principal-says-half-of-his-students-are-homeless/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMCLZVGICZHFVJIJAEEHKUN4LU.jpeg?auth=aba63e8bfd95704f4e450eb2d3190a158849a3095c076341083e09e1e7c65b2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Candon, principal of St Laurence O'Toole's CBS in central Dublin. Photograph: Emmet Malone]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Mark Candon, principal of St Laurence O'Toole's CBS in central Dublin at the INTO conference in Killarney]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI revolution to have severe effect on Irish economy with top-end job losses, report warns ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/09/highly-educated-most-vulnerable-to-ai-job-losses-esri/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/09/highly-educated-most-vulnerable-to-ai-job-losses-esri/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI set to hit up to 7% of jobs in short to medium term]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBB64RYWEM63GELGJMDNY7GSUA.jpg?auth=e6529f087f6b9f76b44d9ec4766f34ee350701a9edce8c294866be883635ba94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The joint report from ESRI and the Department of Finance highlights the risk AI poses for the Irish economy. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[N6 Galway ring road gets planning approval after years of delays and despite environmental concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/n6-galway-ring-road-is-granted-planning-approval-after-years-of-delays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/n6-galway-ring-road-is-granted-planning-approval-after-years-of-delays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court challenges to a previous grant of permission for the 18km ring road led to a fresh planning process]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:58:55 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FMQAKNF7Z73EDC5CVZVSKMIKU.jpg?auth=f01d494699e8798dfb3e329a2e3190442a2c9e496f3f52e0662fe62c7ca86261&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic on Galway's Headford Road. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Aimee Connolly: ‘Yes, we want global domination ... but in a measured way’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/09/aimee-connolly-eyes-launch-of-her-beauty-brand-into-us-market-in-fourth-quarter-of-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/09/aimee-connolly-eyes-launch-of-her-beauty-brand-into-us-market-in-fourth-quarter-of-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish entrepreneur, who still owns 100% of her business, says US regulatory process is ‘progressing well’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EK2TJANNPRDBPEDDOOSVPMNRLA.JPG?auth=9adb2c9a91ce3cdd27c8bb0bd814ba24449a38ad16d524eb2d6201cd8c894944&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aimee Connolly, CEO and founder of Sculpted by Aimee: 'The goal is to be in the top 10 beauty brands globally in the next decade.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>