<?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/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-04-07/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:25:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Trump suspends bombing of Iran’s energy infrastructure and bridges for two weeks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/whole-civilisation-will-die-if-iran-fails-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-says-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/whole-civilisation-will-die-if-iran-fails-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-says-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president signals 1am Irish time deadline for Tehran to comply with ultimatum]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:08:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76HKBOXQZ2JTJ6AH4S4ODNWUKQ.jpg?auth=9e9e32a873dcfdcfa6ae117bb99d4326be316ce4b5639dd8ee613e5b9e0bed4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump said he has received a workable ceasefire proposal from Iran. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump agrees to suspend his bombing of Iran for two weeks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/trump-says-all-of-iran-could-be-taken-out-as-deadline-nears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/trump-says-all-of-iran-could-be-taken-out-as-deadline-nears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and attack its power plants if Strait of Hormuz is not reopened]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:37:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KWVZOFRIY2OOT4LFK3FIVSHA3M.jpg?auth=8f2ce95bb0e0ab16b2452101d11574e4c3b56ec7173da54ccd7342667f7dba4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump says a whole civilisation ‘will die tonight’ if agreement not reached between US and Iran. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane gives Bayern Munich edge despite Real Madrid fightback in thriller]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/harry-kane-gives-bayern-munich-edge-despite-real-madrid-fightback-in-thriller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/harry-kane-gives-bayern-munich-edge-despite-real-madrid-fightback-in-thriller/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sid Lowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé second-half goal threatened a Madrid revival]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:24:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57KN26GKFURBTFXINALAI7NGXY.jpg?auth=c39101318115e0bc2dbf2f2a388a940b4cf514c4eb2bf50e741a61b1462106c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Kane celebrates scoring Bayerns second goal. Photograph: Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aitor Alcalde</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luas and Dublin Bus report ongoing traffic issues amid fuel protest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/fuel-protests-set-to-cause-disruption-on-major-routes-across-ireland-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/fuel-protests-set-to-cause-disruption-on-major-routes-across-ireland-today/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National fuel protest is taking place over energy prices caused by ongoing war in the Middle East]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:19:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CNFX3CKDYFMRES6HOMGEMATNI.jpg?auth=8201b209b4f79461adb86e8de1e904071881776ed7619d7e76b40e230ddf4e41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A convoy of tractors take part in a national fuel protest on O'Connell Street in Dublin. Photograph: Bairbre Holmes/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bairbre Holmes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal for information on Emer O’Loughlin, 21 years after murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/appeal-for-information-on-emer-oloughlin-21-years-after-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/appeal-for-information-on-emer-oloughlin-21-years-after-murder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Young woman’s remains found in burned-out mobile home in Co Clare ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:18:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GNNJBNWNGBDEFAO6JHIRRWGFVQ.jfif?auth=82d600cc1c4d5152d1fe56b519ac9884ec2d6fa2c119e124f16f7aefa0e1f2ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emer O’Loughlin's family are still struggling to come to terms with her loss and is asking for assistance. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kai Havertz snatches late victory for Arsenal to take control against Sporting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/kai-havertz-snatches-late-victory-for-arsenal-to-take-control-against-sporting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/kai-havertz-snatches-late-victory-for-arsenal-to-take-control-against-sporting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosts fail to take their chances in Lisbon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:17:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YS3XLVRXMHLFVLSHTQSTAJRLOY.jpg?auth=1911b2501aef7362e54763f876ea762cbd9da9e3fe4c20932d11a2e1021f7e51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kai Havertz celebrates scoring a goal for Arsenal against Sporting. Photograph: Zed Jameson/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zed Jameson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo appoint Ruairí Conroy as county’s first CEO]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/07/mayo-appoint-ruairi-conroy-as-countys-first-ceo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/07/mayo-appoint-ruairi-conroy-as-countys-first-ceo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tuar Mhic Éadaigh clubman to assume the role in June]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:11:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHD22MBG5JEGZMCDNORK3CPF6U.jpg?auth=1c5d16596995155d85d8595c5f67f809d4e6c8fcd654ecf0c59758f13a67f0a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo GAA CEO Ruairí Conroy. Photograph: Mayo GAA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot warns Liverpool cannot afford to switch off in Champions League test at PSG]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/arne-slot-warns-liverpool-cannot-afford-to-switch-off-in-champions-league-test-at-psg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/arne-slot-warns-liverpool-cannot-afford-to-switch-off-in-champions-league-test-at-psg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alexander Isak could return off the bench after four months out injured]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:22:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66BHW43D5ANQBM6AHSHMEWBFIM.jpg?auth=e251471be15c8fe330a706fe47949a329b93c6fe04c99592732fb8e8c2bdb2a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool's Alexander Isak speaks to team-mate Ryan Gravenberch during training ahead of their Champions League tie with PSG. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jan Kruger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA: RTÉ to televise 35 live championship games this season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/07/gaa-rte-to-televise-35-live-championship-games-this-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/07/gaa-rte-to-televise-35-live-championship-games-this-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Championship coverage to begin with Armagh v Tyrone in the Ulster championship]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:02:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G5AHGBY7JFG27ERAG52RLY2YTA.jpg?auth=96b80504a8bf8172f3689447265cdc8e95a514ed96d580d80aef9af637f5a4ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The provincial championships kick off this weekend. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry: ‘I’d always said I’d love to be the first Irishman to win a green jacket, but to be second would be pretty nice’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/shane-lowry-id-always-said-id-love-to-the-be-the-first-irishman-to-win-a-green-jacket-but-to-be-the-second-would-be-pretty-nice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/shane-lowry-id-always-said-id-love-to-the-be-the-first-irishman-to-win-a-green-jacket-but-to-be-the-second-would-be-pretty-nice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offaly man says receiving the green jacket from friend Rory McIlroy ‘would be the best dream’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:57:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWBX5M45VFHMQZJLYRMUAFRBJA.jpg?auth=db7bd0a080affc69d65cfcc9c310952d80313845e3f757a8789ffb9099f7bed7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry with his caddie Darren Reynolds on the practice range at Augusta National ahead of the 2026 Masters. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubliner sent to prison for conning over 100 US victims into forking out for home repairs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/07/dubliner-sent-to-prison-for-conning-over-100-us-victims-into-forking-out-for-home-repairs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/07/dubliner-sent-to-prison-for-conning-over-100-us-victims-into-forking-out-for-home-repairs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan Zalkind]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defendant’s enterprise netted more than $2.5m after arrival in country on tourist visa, say prosecutors  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:39:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T7A45K5KWNBV7KRXR4G3OTRQL4.jpeg?auth=6d16f4c0d0231ade13123b537b88cfc724071d9db50a1035112fb0a6c756cdf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John O’Brien (28) was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ellen O Riordan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on school divestment: painfully slow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/07/the-irish-times-view-on-school-divestment-painfully-slow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/07/the-irish-times-view-on-school-divestment-painfully-slow/</guid><description><![CDATA[A substantial minority do not want  religious patronage and the State , has a duty to meet that demand]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VUPBYP4VYGEUMGBFV7TQT3IAY.jpg?auth=dfee604f6a951d4dcfed3307ed334d3f9e550f5641d1c43b94f0e12b9972d3da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Minister for Education & Youth Hildegarde Naughton. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education: More than 20,000 ASTI union members set ‘to be excluded’ from promotional posts ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/education-more-than-20000-asti-union-members-set-to-be-excluded-from-promotional-posts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/education-more-than-20000-asti-union-members-set-to-be-excluded-from-promotional-posts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Contentious issue of roles to be established by Coalition to support students with Leaving Cert reforms surfaces at annual conference ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:19:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGZ44ZG6XZCFHB6LGXHVD4DFAA.jpg?auth=a01005fd8c784690b46c2cc26024e3e2184a159b76421038e4726abf36f6fb15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Delegates vote during the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland conference in Whites of Wexford in Wexford town on Tuesday. Photograph: Jim Campbell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Campbell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the exchequer returns: steady but not spectacular ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/07/the-irish-times-view-on-the-exchequer-returns-steady-but-not-spectacular/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/07/the-irish-times-view-on-the-exchequer-returns-steady-but-not-spectacular/</guid><description><![CDATA[The figures give the Government some leeway to respond further to higher energy costs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXOS47RZRZWOMU423F4AVJG4XA.JPG?auth=b192b10bc9e1b386c2d9af53937d5fe75d78d7b61fe488bfb14739d965d7eb90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris   and Minister for Public Expenditure,  Jack Chambers ,  at a press conference on the publication of the End Q1 2026  Exchequer Returns at Government buildings Dublin on Monday. (Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos)
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bígí ag Léamh, bígí ag scríobh! ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/bigi-ag-leamh-bigi-ag-scriobh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/bigi-ag-leamh-bigi-ag-scriobh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cuireann an túdar clúiteach Áine Ní Ghlinn comhairle ar dhaoine óga agus pléann sí cúrsaí litríochta sa Ghaeilge sa lá atá inniu ann]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TIA2IN3ETZBGDFG67X3F2LGSWQ.JPG?auth=b2be6bd7a19f078826628060ef52a83fd6b7e3cb66eb00a16c70f561806516b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Áine Ní Ghlinn: Rud eile a thugann an-dóchas domsa ná an spéis atá ag an Uachtarán Catherine Connolly sa Ghaeilge agus i gcur chun cinn na Gaeilge. Grianghraph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man released after arrest over attempted murder of Charles Dooher last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/man-released-after-arrest-over-attempted-murder-of-charles-dooher-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/man-released-after-arrest-over-attempted-murder-of-charles-dooher-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five masked men entered Dooher’s Donegal home in January 2025 and assaulted him and his father]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:37:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XX2B5QG3ENCPZN724TC77DREMQ.jpg?auth=e1967a72c90cfe1f75b8acfc6c9cb0bbde1e24b50df9c0263bdcb292daf70ccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charles Dooher with his mother Anna Marie. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic protests may herald summer of discontent with implications for politics ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/traffic-protests-may-herald-summer-of-discontent-with-implications-for-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/traffic-protests-may-herald-summer-of-discontent-with-implications-for-politics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Prolonged war in Iran would likely result in decision pinch points for Coalition and possibility of tough budget talks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:35:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOA3A6EI4N42IYP5TQKRFUUYGA.JPG?auth=aa87ba36184cd3f092a97590448dcd170e3dc152c34e4693b44153ef27fba3a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gus Moyles from Cavan in Dublin city centre for a fuel protest that caused considerable disruption. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cadden claims West of Ireland title in Sligo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/mark-cadden-claims-west-of-ireland-title-in-sligo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/mark-cadden-claims-west-of-ireland-title-in-sligo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daragh Small]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nineteen-year-old sees off 2025 finalist Colm Campbell]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:34:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYR3HQYEBNFORILD3MD3GGXRBU.jpeg?auth=1145a2bcd4035d32d2093e5bbeae23077d406e116ceb4d8fd70513aecb724546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Cadden with the West of Ireland trophy. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Muldoon says Connacht are a different beast since last clash with Montpellier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/john-muldoon-says-connacht-are-a-different-beast-since-last-clash-with-montpellier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/john-muldoon-says-connacht-are-a-different-beast-since-last-clash-with-montpellier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Western province motivated by silverware ahead of trip to take on French side in European Challenge Cup quarter-final]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:26:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OV3JRJ4Z4FGARCVMKH6DB2X4BQ.jpg?auth=8d551213de416c77dc9948db3b4c0be826169d850a6e7be9a0b72c47831a5b3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht's Billy Bohan and Cian Prendergast in the thick of it during the European Challenge Cup pool-match defeat to Montpellier in January at GGL Stadium, Montpellier. 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Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sale suffer triple blow ahead of Champions Cup trip to face Leinster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/sale-suffer-triple-blow-ahead-of-champions-cup-trip-to-dublin-to-face-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/sale-suffer-triple-blow-ahead-of-champions-cup-trip-to-dublin-to-face-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bevan Rodd and Luke Cowan-Dickie ruled out for the rest of the season while Nathan Jibulu handed six-week suspension]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:15:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S35UZ5IJUVBIZEUX3N2L42MM7U.jpg?auth=ed747bf9f245a2daefea42ae36038ec32f2a629e0798661021b23b33e588cae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Cowan-Dickie suffered a broken arm in the Round of 16 win over Harlequins. 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Grianghraf: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance endorses Hungary’s Viktor Orbán while railing against Brussels election meddling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/jd-vance-endorses-viktor-orban-while-complaining-of-brussels-election-interference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/jd-vance-endorses-viktor-orban-while-complaining-of-brussels-election-interference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Mackinnon and Marton Dunai in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US vice president visits Hungary days before crucial election ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:42:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXQACJST5CCSCZ2OBXRWTTDQZA.jpg?auth=1a1a11319caab15ba8e6b58998f95a6aaecd9107c2a7b6e7cb9a82c0a73c37d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US vice-president JD Vance and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán share a platform in advance of an election in that country. 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Photograph: Chris Maddaloni ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masters tee-times: Rory McIlroy given prime mid-morning start for title defence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/masters-tee-times-rory-mcilroy-given-prime-mid-morning-start-time-for-defence-of-crown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/masters-tee-times-rory-mcilroy-given-prime-mid-morning-start-time-for-defence-of-crown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Shane Lowry will be the first of the three Irish golfers in action in Thursday’s opening round]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AVAZCJ4RZXPR2UL56UMNIMUYHY.jpg?auth=39f62071c38db57736872f300a7c445c4c5894008e6b11718ed7f637256c8750&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy plays a shot from the 12th hole during a practice round at Augusta National on Tuesday. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global markets fall ahead of Trump’s deadline for Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/07/global-markets-fall-ahead-of-trumps-deadline-for-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/07/global-markets-fall-ahead-of-trumps-deadline-for-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There was not much green on the board in Dublin, but AIB was an outlier as it climbed 0.3%]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:54:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WB5SXZSIC7LHMHNETRYTEWBRGY.jpg?auth=b0ea4c2e4680781f1704134ea5a935136a5d770914f30f33a5f0fac212eba473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tech stocks sagged but energy stocks were on the rise in New York as investors looked for clues on what might come next in the Middle East conflict. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charly Triballeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused charged over ketamine seizure allegedly worth €830,000 jumped from upstairs window]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/07/accused-charged-over-ketamine-seizure-allegedly-worth-830000-jumped-from-upstairs-window/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/07/accused-charged-over-ketamine-seizure-allegedly-worth-830000-jumped-from-upstairs-window/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence solicitor argues that cash recovered during search did not belong to the accused]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:54:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bail was set at €13,000. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solid tax trends will only increase demands on the Government for energy supports ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/07/solid-tax-trends-will-only-increase-demands-on-the-government-for-energy-supports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/07/solid-tax-trends-will-only-increase-demands-on-the-government-for-energy-supports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest exchequer returns come ahead of real impact from Iran war]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:46:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVTQNEEJCOOW2N45WIAUJOOV3Y.jpg?auth=707cc1388ae7da7e44522ca8ed47fc91d261802574b45883ec311d8b5171a61b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The latest exchequer returns underline challenges for the Simon Harris and the Government finances. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency accommodation provider looks to turn office block into hostel accommodation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/emergency-accommodation-provider-looks-to-turn-office-block-into-hostel-accommodation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/emergency-accommodation-provider-looks-to-turn-office-block-into-hostel-accommodation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local residents in Dublin 2 call on planners to turn down application from company they say operates direct provision services ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:31:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMT3WUU5BND6HGHJBOWH57LL5I.jpg?auth=b0f64cae518ec82949937ccb64af80acb5dfc62a27c22783391124c10065cb88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plans to turn a four-story office block close to Dublin's Grand Canal into a short-term hostel has drawn criticism from local residents. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VvoeVale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My ability to work was taken from me’: Teacher still reeling from classroom incident ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/my-ability-to-work-was-taken-from-me-teacher-still-reeling-from-classroom-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/my-ability-to-work-was-taken-from-me-teacher-still-reeling-from-classroom-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Episode led Sophie Cole to develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and become reliant on invalidity benefit aged just 30]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:29:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7J5PP6UPRCLFJGWZ6VAFSRC7I.jpg?auth=3f234eda81207b42bc73f7e2aa9e0affb89b290ecbd04e775bb88018670fe6ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[INTO delegate Sophie Cole: 'I’ve had four major spinal cord surgeries. It has shattered my independence.' Photograph Moya Nolan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul leaves one attacker dead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/gunfight-outside-israeli-consulate-in-istanbul-leaves-one-attacker-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/gunfight-outside-israeli-consulate-in-istanbul-leaves-one-attacker-dead/</guid><description><![CDATA[Extended firefight with police erupts in heart of city’s financial district]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:05:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUFGY5QJGBDEVKWEFFJMU7RR5I.jpg?auth=463ff54a1a978a7e0cc3b0a017df4063a60d7769cca8837532e82dcc4d597771&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police at a cordoned-off area outside a building that previously housed the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph: Burak Kara/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Burak Kara</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB suitor Bawag plans deal to free up capital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/ptsb-suitor-bawag-plans-deal-to-free-up-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/ptsb-suitor-bawag-plans-deal-to-free-up-capital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Austrian lender reported to have offered €1.6bn for PTSB]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:59:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LTLDTO23INESHI7TQRNCMDVRHA.jpg?auth=b8eabcbea10b60af4228ae95dbce8ece89d169c4eb9b8881e5b8501982446f52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bawag is among suitors circling PTSB. Photograph: Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masters 2026 Diary: Tom McKibbin takes the road less travelled to Augusta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/masters-2026-diary-tom-mckibbin-takes-the-road-less-travelled-to-augusta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/masters-2026-diary-tom-mckibbin-takes-the-road-less-travelled-to-augusta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jon Rahm signals Irish Open return, Tommy Fleetwood hails Amen Corner]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:58:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCJ47GYCJHJLPGH5CY5LEK5UZ4.jpg?auth=17ac591b1cd2432500e89b34f13969847db0ba46d0db530491dd62b9c0c58592&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom McKibbin (right) with Tyrrell Hatton and their caddies, Hugo Dobson and Richard McCormick, during a practice round ahead of the 2026 Masters. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maddie Meyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster’s Nathan Doak and Rob Herring battling the clock for La Rochelle Challenge Cup clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/ulsters-nathan-doak-and-rob-herring-battling-the-clock-for-la-rochelle-challenge-cup-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/ulsters-nathan-doak-and-rob-herring-battling-the-clock-for-la-rochelle-challenge-cup-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richie Murphy’s side welcome Ronan O’Gara’s charges to Belfast on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:33:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAK3VNUGP6MMV2KHBPBGN5GVWM.jpg?auth=44fdb381e653f76e3633426cdc6e56fe5874ee8987049549eb43e489c3670daa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Nathan Doak picked up an ankle injury during Saturday's win over the Ospreys. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to meet oil reserves agency as Gulf war escalates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/latest-exchequer-returns-show-state-spending-outstrips-income-by-200m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/latest-exchequer-returns-show-state-spending-outstrips-income-by-200m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exchequer returns show workers paid €8.7bn in income tax]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCBMJDB5ZFHEVGPRKQRVHVTZ7E.jpg?auth=032fbc117c75fbd8f54440b9438b20c5ba72eda0d4945bffe62e07f589fe2b41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers paid almost €9 billion in income tax in the first three months of the year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">solo_sergio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Must be the first time in Europe this season’: Manchester United stars train at Carton House]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/manchester-united-stars-turn-out-for-fans-in-advance-of-august-game-against-leeds-at-croke-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/manchester-united-stars-turn-out-for-fans-in-advance-of-august-game-against-leeds-at-croke-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[United will face Leeds at Croke Park on August 12th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:16:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJKGYXZXPJRFJF7LLY2RQM4NKA.jpg?auth=2eac372f39bec94ab1efdfe40af59d349f8ac605a9b5a7fa16c199566f7e65d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United's Benjamin Šeško in the frame at Carton House on Tuesday. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the fuel protesters ‘turning O’Connell Street into a car park’? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/who-are-the-fuel-protesters-turning-oconnell-street-into-a-car-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/who-are-the-fuel-protesters-turning-oconnell-street-into-a-car-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A TikTok account on tractors and trailers has grown into a national movement]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KN7M4WB5INCDVDQMRDHEVAKDWU.JPG?auth=2a7a835d1edeba3ebe1aa522da1f4b9f815a9136fd28ceaed7dc1512c42ab2cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tractors, taxis, buses and trucks block O’Connell Street in Dublin for a national fuel protest over energy prices. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK wealth manager Rathbones advances plan for EU hub in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/uk-wealth-manager-rathbones-advances-plan-for-eu-hub-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/uk-wealth-manager-rathbones-advances-plan-for-eu-hub-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rathbones calls move ‘significant step’ in setting up Dublin base]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:49:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MX7ZKTUJ4RHFZKSCE76DP4M5DY.jpg?auth=6ba006f7e7f47ea5e513ac9f9beef8cafa074742f04af39370f3d5e5e4900a38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s wealth management industry has gained significant momentum in recent years. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chalirmpoj Pimpisarn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating after woman (50s) found dead at home in Co Cavan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/woman-discovered-dead-in-cavan-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/woman-discovered-dead-in-cavan-home/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Postmortem to steer direction of investigation’ after early-morning discovery]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:41:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5XFZYHJ6FG4XGQFRG3GKHJABM.JPG?auth=f67acf0049440d8a43b64db9751bb3cc84526a39d489f44860002cf2d2774db2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the scene, where the woman was pronounced dead. File photograph: The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoppers face higher grocery prices as fallout from the Middle East crisis feeds through ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/shoppers-face-higher-grocery-prices-as-fallout-from-the-middle-east-crisis-feeds-through/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/shoppers-face-higher-grocery-prices-as-fallout-from-the-middle-east-crisis-feeds-through/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day period saw additional €2.3m in boxed chocolate sold compared with last year, Worldpanel by Numerator said]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:36:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YM6224QDPNAT3NIHI4IHGVT3ME.jpg?auth=b6d734cda1d327127c7f8e2edc34f25e733686b38d731ef492c95a8f478cb281&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Premium own label continued to perform strongly, with spending up nearly 12 per cent year-on-year. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SDI Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chef Adam Nevin to leave Michelin-starred Morrison Room at Carton House ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/04/07/chef-adam-nevin-to-leave-michelin-starred-morrison-room-at-carton-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/04/07/chef-adam-nevin-to-leave-michelin-starred-morrison-room-at-carton-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The executive chef’s last day of service at The Morrison Room is Sunday, May 17th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:35:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFXZRXLE6VEVVB2H65AAYDDSFI.JPG?auth=82df2bbb8b7236ea0c8153e3874dc3be6434a1131a2f9ca1f5be4bdf1e46cd35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef Adam Nevin at the Morrison Room, Carton House, Co. Kildare  
Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick bradshaw IRISHTIMES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood shortage emerges after long weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/blood-shortage-emerges-after-long-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/blood-shortage-emerges-after-long-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New donors are also being encouraged to come forward]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:25:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74Z5MWIQR4JPCP54OXPLHRVIOI.jpg?auth=2df5ad6d295e8c7e29008ec59712eb2eb379e34177e09874f3fa14d740296f94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New blood donors are being encouraged to come forward. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NHS Blood,Transplant</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncapped Maria Reynolds among Ireland additions for World Cup qualifiers against Poland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/uncapped-maria-reynolds-among-ireland-additions-for-world-cup-qualifiers-against-poland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/uncapped-maria-reynolds-among-ireland-additions-for-world-cup-qualifiers-against-poland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carla Ward’s side face Poland in Gdansk before return fixture at the Aviva]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:22:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPLALAUITDGYNQEURJ6C3U7RBI.jpg?auth=348a290bc8b11f293b3ff7b8ea142033c624370c75c0cd2b839c87ceb95dc405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Maria Reynolds (left) has been called into the Ireland squad for next week's two fixtures against Poland. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic school patrons open to change – but choice is theirs, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/catholic-school-patrons-open-to-change-but-choice-is-theirs-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/catholic-school-patrons-open-to-change-but-choice-is-theirs-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government-commissioned survey found parental support for changing ethos in schools]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:21:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QQR6ME2O4NVDWXQQYUW5QSYZA.JPG?auth=5134f9472c269ae17142fedef56fc54d8e4531fdb1d77671acbdac46f09e5352&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton. Photograph: 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[Kanye West banned from entering UK amid pressure over planned Wireless festival appearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/07/kanye-west-banned-from-entering-uk-amid-pressure-over-planned-wireless-festival-appearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/07/kanye-west-banned-from-entering-uk-amid-pressure-over-planned-wireless-festival-appearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Grierson, Rajeev Syal, Lanre Bakare]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wireless music festival, which Kanye West was due to headline, has now been cancelled]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:08:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH5OLTMJ2JBX5JVHN4RTHEKXF4.jpg?auth=4003e135ac86e6afebcd0539751ad28120a8a81278febf14207c0c2a9e80137b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kanye West, who is legally known as Ye, made an application to travel to the UK via an Electronic Travel Authorisation. Photograph: Getty Images for The Recording A]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Winkelmeyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Ní féidir teacht ar do ghuth ar an gcéad dul síos mura dtuigeann tú an comhthéacs ina scríobhann tú. Go háirithe má tá tú ag scríobh as Gaeilge. Tá muid uilig sáite go hiomlán i ndioscúrsa an Bhéarla – ní mór duit éalú uaidh.” ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/ni-feidir-teacht-ar-do-ghuth-ar-an-gcead-dul-sios-mura-dtuigeann-tu-an-comhtheacs-ina-scriobhann-tu-go-hairithe-ma-ta-tu-ag-scriobh-as-gaeilge-ta-muid-uilig-saite-go-hiomlan-i-ndioscursa-an-bhearla-ni-mor-duit-ealu-uaidh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/ni-feidir-teacht-ar-do-ghuth-ar-an-gcead-dul-sios-mura-dtuigeann-tu-an-comhtheacs-ina-scriobhann-tu-go-hairithe-ma-ta-tu-ag-scriobh-as-gaeilge-ta-muid-uilig-saite-go-hiomlan-i-ndioscursa-an-bhearla-ni-mor-duit-ealu-uaidh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is scríbhneoir, file, ceoltóir agus láithreoir teilifíse agus raidió é Cúán de Búrca.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PS4ULV5FVVDHLB4WLCSUCNQ54Y.jpg?auth=b0eb4e9f66a0f14258ff9b49361377b64d08e2c88ba766b30e940bdb15553eea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cúán de Búrca: Beidh sé ina chomhláithreoir ar shraith nua ar TG4 i mbliana. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Porter a doubt for Leinster’s Champions Cup quarter-final against Sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/andrew-porter-a-doubt-for-leinsters-champions-cup-quarter-final-against-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/andrew-porter-a-doubt-for-leinsters-champions-cup-quarter-final-against-sale/</guid><description><![CDATA[Prop replaced at half-time in Round of 16 win over Edinburgh]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:49:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3P42LTTQDWMXTZFKWQNQUZ6J4M.jpg?auth=94eb76d5bf5811be5f7ec9133f697e9c179ed0f259426f05fb5fddfdb31a3296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Andrew Porter during Sunday's Champions Cup Round of 16 game against Edinburgh at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who slept through alarm denied compensation for ‘distress and embarrassment’ caused by home visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/08/woman-who-slept-through-alarm-denied-compensation-for-distress-and-embarrassment-caused-by-home-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/08/woman-who-slept-through-alarm-denied-compensation-for-distress-and-embarrassment-caused-by-home-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Mc Donagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Superior went to worker’s home, and woke her with landlord’s help, when she did not show up for 7pm shift and could not be reached]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:37:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32BXEDUVK5BGTDAGAFPZAT5OOU.jpg?auth=a81f5dab73b9ddef8c68accbc5ee1ad7517a7e33c758acdde5c9fc5b9c5b5faa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman sought 'appropriate redress' at the Workplace Relations Commisison. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kseniya Ovchinnikova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamas to discuss disarmament with Board of Peace members in bid to advance Gaza ceasefire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/hamas-to-discuss-disarmament-with-board-of-peace-members-in-bid-to-advance-gaza-ceasefire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/hamas-to-discuss-disarmament-with-board-of-peace-members-in-bid-to-advance-gaza-ceasefire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Militant group has argued the board unfairly prioritises disarmament over other ceasefire issues]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:32:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWTYK4BA3KVVQ2PYW6O24UC5OQ.jpg?auth=95462a75a1b5a2b569ccb9e9878ac3446bc7d21efac9c4b9cde0d4111bc4b1bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinians mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in an Israeli air strike at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Photograph: Haitham Imad/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haitham Imad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank director Gerry Cross to head global insurance body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/central-bank-director-gerry-cross-to-head-global-insurance-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/central-bank-director-gerry-cross-to-head-global-insurance-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gerry Cross will take on his new position in Basel, Switzerland on June 15th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:20:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/77DSPXQ7HZGEPPRAKFQRJAOB5I.jpg?auth=c632181449a0eb1834166408359261a1dd21c0cd01015b604f97c6b4a92a9405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Central Bank of Ireland director Gerry Cross has been appointed as the next secretary general of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). Picture: Jason Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Maguire takes wage cut to sign Manchester United contract extension]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/harry-maguire-takes-wage-cut-to-sign-manchester-united-contract-extension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/harry-maguire-takes-wage-cut-to-sign-manchester-united-contract-extension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defender says playing for United is ‘the ultimate honour’, with new deal going up to 2027]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:05:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTVGWWCMSF5K7A626NBOKASRFE.jpg?auth=3c5f19d2802f1cec2cfe4bf612d6414ded5652d2dd6e008fad2c7fa93fbbcba8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United's Harry Maguire who has signed a contract extension with the club until 2027, with the option for a further year. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glass Lewis urges BP shareholders vote against Manifold as chairman over blocked climate resolution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/glass-lewis-urges-bp-shareholders-vote-against-manifold-as-chairman-over-blocked-climate-resolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/glass-lewis-urges-bp-shareholders-vote-against-manifold-as-chairman-over-blocked-climate-resolution/</guid><description><![CDATA[Proxy advisor recommends rejection of Irish chairman as company pivots back to oil and gas]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:53:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDDIW4C76YUAH57AS4J6KGLV34.jpg?auth=d2b34024a82dbb7eee6ecb58f3265e097c16236724011331137d8970faa272c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Albert Manifold  has been BP Chairman since October. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three people arrested over viable explosive device found in Co Antrim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/three-people-arrested-over-viable-explosive-device-found-in-co-antrim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/07/three-people-arrested-over-viable-explosive-device-found-in-co-antrim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Controlled explosion carried out on item discovered in Glenarm on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:41:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFVRZJMASVBWZOW2COZQVYAYYU.jpg?auth=c43dbeaac88ca866f779decb76046354886680956feaed922eaaf3e12c126f19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three people were arrested in Co Antrim. Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PETER MUHLY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels banking rules could hit lenders and UK-EU ‘reset’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/brussels-banking-rules-could-hit-lenders-and-uk-eu-reset/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/brussels-banking-rules-could-hit-lenders-and-uk-eu-reset/</guid><description><![CDATA[Concern that efforts to boost European defence spending could also be damaged]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:10:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2HJWPKW6DBMZADYTX4GEYIYRQ.jpg?auth=b5c966b3a5e7bd84e86465c392016197bcbf537ae6e8417e487d3ead04884fee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new rules are expected to force US and UK banks to bulk up their operations in the EU, and executives say this is likely to mean more assets and staff shifting from the UK to EU countries. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinnseanchas na nDéise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/dinnseanchas-na-ndeise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/dinnseanchas-na-ndeise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Foley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Logainmneacha Phort Láirge agus an taighde a rinneadh ina dtaobh]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDEULGDSXZBTFAXSUQWV2VU26I.jpg?auth=5c8f74e262652b4cfb7315021e43f3140c81e8b8b6f232ba2f7d28fe4030e9c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Logainmneacha Phort Láirge. 
Grianghraf: RoseAnn Foley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poesía Irlandesa Argentina Ón Rinn     ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/poesia-irlandesa-argentina-on-rinn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/poesia-irlandesa-argentina-on-rinn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá ceangail stairiúla idir Éire agus an Airgintín, is léiriú breá air sin Scéal Ó Carolina (Éabhlóid)]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2UYDSDDCBEK3MT3KFDXSOKQOI.jpg?auth=2a9e996b7d63e497024c26b599ff1f9abd6456d7d411d6f36db289e2efbd30da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margadh San Telmo in Buenos Aires.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">jacquesvandinteren</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hundreds of millions of dollars a day’: US counts cost of war on Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-a-day-us-counts-equipment-cost-of-iran-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/07/hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-a-day-us-counts-equipment-cost-of-iran-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Judah in London and Amy Mackinnon in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Destruction of radar systems has left Washington more vulnerable in the event of future conflicts ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:58:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WEIQI3MLF75Q33N3RFO5XD5OKM.jpg?auth=0ef6209a9231696697cc779b290b27b461330246c278171fe7077ffe3250b88b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Us president Donald Trump flanked by CIA director John Ratcliffe (left) and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense. Photograph: Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re making money off my name’: Author of new book on why Rory McIlroy didn’t participate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/06/rory-mcilroy-new-biography-explores-triumph-tensions-and-golfs-changing-landscape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/06/rory-mcilroy-new-biography-explores-triumph-tensions-and-golfs-changing-landscape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author Alan Shipnuck discusses McIlroy’s Masters victory, polarising role in golf’s civil war and personality behind the superstar]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:27:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHZM6K2KSNAGVN46FLPDIEQUGU.jpg?auth=20802e732b7d6859209577a5076fe76b54555ef6c6b869359138086f3c3e2a1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the 2025 Masters Tournament after the first playoff hole on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Photograph: Harry How/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Harry How</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan to build Canary Wharf’s tallest tower after City airport approval]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/jpmorgan-to-build-canary-wharfs-tallest-tower-after-city-airport-approval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/jpmorgan-to-build-canary-wharfs-tallest-tower-after-city-airport-approval/</guid><description><![CDATA[US bank wins clearance for 265-metre skyscraper after talks over low-flying aircraft]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:26:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WWADNMINFVGALFUZBA6QPZGWA.jpg?auth=faa9e98ea4c749cb3828629756c459928f1930dae1ffa942c06b12903a4901f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canary Wharf is about three miles west of London City Airport and lies within its “safeguarding zone”, meaning the airport must be consulted on new developments in the Docklands financial district.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s most decorated soldier charged with war crimes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/04/07/australias-most-decorated-soldier-charged-with-war-crimes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/04/07/australias-most-decorated-soldier-charged-with-war-crimes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Five alleged victims were unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, police say]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:11:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGR3TCIGCH7BR3PWHM3DFT7WEQ.jpg?auth=c4e73b045d6f7d46d55718502e24c29b1055fbb9edf8ccf93faa2ddb7defc91e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ben Roberts-Smith (47) has been charged in connection with the murders of five people in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. Photograph:  Rick Rycroft/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rick Rycroft</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for fisheries agency to repay €60K spent on training before PAC appearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/fisheries-agency-spent-about-60000-on-communications-training-prior-to-pac-appearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/fisheries-agency-spent-about-60000-on-communications-training-prior-to-pac-appearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public body spending public money to prepare for hearing ‘ludicrous’, TD says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:10:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6CFUPBMPJBAPLXYHJTULYAJNI.jpg?auth=705b5929906ddaf525f0dfd4640214a15ab310a5d38de9a66bc94edf212c9d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PAC members expressed unhappiness at their engagement with the IFI at a previous hearing last in December centering around governance and financial control issues. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dundalk and Galway impress as Shamrock Rovers climb on: Monday’s League of Ireland lessons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/dundalk-and-galway-impress-as-shamrock-rovers-climb-on-mondays-league-of-ireland-lessons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/07/dundalk-and-galway-impress-as-shamrock-rovers-climb-on-mondays-league-of-ireland-lessons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pressure is building on Tiernan Lynch and Derry City, while Waterford have cause for hope ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:52:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DOPQPC3WTOWC3BR64T54W4ZXBI.jpg?auth=faa0552c2683fc00ce9c61b29345d052606fe076a14d8b37ccd28f6f06b66764&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roberto 'Pico' Lopes celebrates with Matt Healy after scoring a goal against Shelbourne that helped take Shamrock Rovers to within a point of the top of the league. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gearrliosta fógartha do Ghradaim NÓS 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/gearrliosta-fogartha-do-ghradaim-nos-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/gearrliosta-fogartha-do-ghradaim-nos-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Gradaim NÓS 2026; Réabhlóid ar Chúl an Tí; an coileán beag is aitheanta ar domhan agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóir Éireannach]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPTUP6K2LZEGDPQU54WJW4R27E.jpeg?auth=d97809d410265f6f9026dd752fc602bab5a0bc2128c11bcd7a42e96fd02850f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I measc na n-ainmneacha ar ghearrliosta Nuatheachtaí na Bliana 2026 tá Blue Niall, Cúán de Búrca, CUSHLA, mise an sliabh, o.n.m. agus Tempest]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cluiche Ceannais Camógaíochta na Sraithe, 2026 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/cluiche-ceannais-camogaiochta-na-sraithe-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/cluiche-ceannais-camogaiochta-na-sraithe-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beidh coimhlint ghéar ann idir na Gaillmhigh agus Mná na nDéise an Domhnach beag seo]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRGGU2BRWW7BIW2TRCEKVD2VKA.jpg?auth=d8ac8343a7b11584b2938aef2fd89b67584f6d7d62b9d913692d47be5ee599c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niamh Mallon (Gaillimh) agus Meabh Cahalane (Corcaigh). Ba é bua cinniúnach na Gaillimhe ar Chorcaigh a chinntigh a n-áit sa chluiche ceannais. Grianghraf: INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savannah Guthrie returns to Today show for first time since mother’s disappearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/07/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-for-first-time-since-mothers-disappearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/07/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-for-first-time-since-mothers-disappearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Barr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nancy Guthrie, who police suspect was abducted from her home, has been missing for more than two months]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:05:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTZZ25IR3AZ4HUGKAMDUE5AZOY.jpg?auth=bda4059e3c1f14fefe0cf4bf1a7dc2ac9bbd4c857f5a83066c8bda587a70c83e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Savannah Guthrie during a visit to the Today show studios in New York earlier in March. Photograph: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Sykes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota’s new RAV4 is selling out, which is not much of a surprise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/07/toyotas-new-rav4-is-selling-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/07/toyotas-new-rav4-is-selling-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Styling that’s more striking, new long-range PHEVs, plus a properly sporty version. Is the new RAV4 the ideal family SUV now?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FA3K3MISTZBCTPARKJHL36PXSY.jpg?auth=c0a73600128ce500cd5207db7decadf04dbc9095bf1747a0d4133b7b357e3e83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Toyota RAV4: Toyota has sold 2.5 million RAV4s in Europe, and 15 million worldwide, since the first model was introduced in 1994]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pershing Square offers to buy Universal Music for nearly €55.75bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/pershing-square-offers-to-buy-universal-music-for-nearly-5575bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/pershing-square-offers-to-buy-universal-music-for-nearly-5575bn/</guid><description><![CDATA[Proposed transaction would combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:12:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYL6K7CWYWLJX5FBTV7NAUZZ4U.jpg?auth=a1ae5275968b74ad023346d001cc3ebfc63540c352d641d7dd1213f58e226feb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Universal's artist roster includes global superstars such as Taylor Swift. Photograph: Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott A Garfitt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer survivor reeling after mortgage-protection insurance quote of €290 per month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/cancer-survivor-reeling-after-mortgage-protection-insurance-quote-of-290-per-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/cancer-survivor-reeling-after-mortgage-protection-insurance-quote-of-290-per-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech worker delighted to buy home but believes judgment being passed on something beyond her control ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIINW3S265CJXFKH7VXF7V2KQU.JPG?auth=44776eae629a28ee6b0133a4e7c05c8f0d004c32b4728845a58bc5328b9a7e49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Konstantina Kalliontzi, a tech worker, is worried about the cost of mortgage protection insurance due to her having had cancer six years ago. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Eite Chlé dóchasach i nGaillimh Thiar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/eite-chle-dochasach-i-ngaillimh-thiar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/eite-chle-dochasach-i-ngaillimh-thiar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comhaontú vótála fógartha idir seisear sa bhfothoghchán don suíochán a d’fhág an tUachtarán Catherine Connolly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKX4LNTNMCA4ZYL7OR2Y32TB4.jpg?auth=4b48de3211bb82193559d487a3db62e594bbb638b2f6013718e8485fd095b251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mairéad Farrell atá mar Theachta Dála reatha i nGaillimh Thiar: dúirt sí go raibh dea-chaidreamh le feiceáil idir na páirtithe de chuid an eite chlé i nGaillimh. Grianghraf: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (60s) killed in Co Louth road traffic collision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/man-60s-killed-in-co-louth-road-traffic-collision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/man-60s-killed-in-co-louth-road-traffic-collision/</guid><description><![CDATA[Woman in her 20s taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:56:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic diversions are in place at the scene of a two-car collision on the N53 at Rassan, near Dundalk. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II astronauts begin journey back to Earth after record-setting mission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/07/trump-calls-artemis-ii-astronauts-after-record-setting-moon-fly-by/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/07/trump-calls-artemis-ii-astronauts-after-record-setting-moon-fly-by/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clive Cookson in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Orion spacecraft on way back to Earth after taking crew farther than any humans have ever gone]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:46:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUVTL5TUNJ3XHTWCHVQSW4FNM4.jpg?auth=d0a6d50f3c803077b2d1e36ff2a3632be03c3a033fbf76683d1ba69f84538b37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Moon as seen from the window of Orion, the Artemis II mission's spacecraft. Photograph: Nasa/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bureau Veritas reaches deal to acquire Sligo-based Lotusworks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/bureau-veritas-reaches-deal-to-acquire-sligo-based-lotusworks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/bureau-veritas-reaches-deal-to-acquire-sligo-based-lotusworks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal gives 750-strong Irish engineering business an enterprise value of €375m]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:07:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERDA6W3LP5PP5QOBCNCEJ3NMAM.jpg?auth=f7fa3118d4d7b6eb59cc62ad4c6c327662fe57709117f9fd83e58224e30e31fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LotusWorks founder Fergal Broder (second from right) with (from left) the MBO team of Gerard Sproule, Emer Conroy and Mark Butler at the time of that deal.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cúrsa Manainnise trí Ghaeilge ag Scoil Samhraidh Mhanann]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/cursa-manainnise-tri-ghaeilge-ag-scoil-samhraidh-mhanann/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/07/cursa-manainnise-tri-ghaeilge-ag-scoil-samhraidh-mhanann/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Cúrsa Manainnise trí Ghaeilge; Seachtar ceaptha ar an gComhairle Stáit agus clár ETIM trí Ghaeilge do dhaltaí meánscoile]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWDRK6J4OJHFDOULCJYVR6RSYI.jpg?auth=6546dfccc341964c07ecd4d0edf761d5f140f8d04e28f950192bcda6a4411849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reáchtálfar an scoil samhraidh (Scoill Souree) in Peel i mbliana. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">benkrut</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks stumble, oil above $110 as Trump's Iran deadline nears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/07/stocks-stumble-oil-above-110-as-trumps-iran-deadline-nears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/07/stocks-stumble-oil-above-110-as-trumps-iran-deadline-nears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Markets have been rattled since the US-Israel war on Iran broke out at ​the end of February]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:58:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSXZTFXXY4NJOL5IDWJX4SXIQU.jpg?auth=e9ea8b5bb8594798aed6deee8e22ffc5531d4391b2dfbbe848b4b9d122b27ec6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump has set another deadline for a deal to be reached with Iran. Photograph: Tom Brenner/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Brenner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghana joins effort to make it easier for Africans to move around the continent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/07/ghana-joins-effort-to-make-it-easier-for-africans-to-move-around-the-continent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/07/ghana-joins-effort-to-make-it-easier-for-africans-to-move-around-the-continent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excessive border restrictions limit trade, investment and tourism]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:53:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EECBX7J65RCGNJAJB3BFP3EW44.jpg?auth=aaef29b86570367623694b3c8cedafc8d7b5a9d68ddb679e87dfa55e9d325489&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The reluctance of many African countries to open borders is mostly due to similar concerns as those voiced elsewhere in the world. Photograph: Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MICHELE SPATARI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland is an EU success story. So, why is it facing growing calls for ‘Polexit’? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/poland-is-an-eu-success-story-so-why-is-it-facing-growing-calls-for-polexit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/poland-is-an-eu-success-story-so-why-is-it-facing-growing-calls-for-polexit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country’s future in the bloc becoming the key theme in power struggle between Donald Tusk’s centrist coalition and hard-right populists]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PBPOG6L3VCFHGW6GJEGTZ3LBI.jpg?auth=94c4277ee41c6a10566bdd1924fe33c4971c2f5b4169fe29d414106a52d8ac52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Activists from the far-right group All-Polish Youth wave national flags and oppose the country's EU membership during an anti-immigration rally last year in Radom, Poland. Photograph: Aleksander Kalka/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy providers warn of price surge risk as Jamie Dimon worries more about bad credit ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/energy-providers-warn-of-price-surge-risk-as-jamie-dimon-worries-more-about-bad-credit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/07/energy-providers-warn-of-price-surge-risk-as-jamie-dimon-worries-more-about-bad-credit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:25:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7NVN3567NEBFCKUYS6HUQ5TQY.jpg?auth=b8f8aafdb67dfc2d1ac8d186d2b94111dd4e915f7a226cc7b72d59cb3e476859&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Homeowners face the prospect of higher electricity and natural gas bills if the war in Iran does not end in weeks, industry figures say. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evgen_Prozhyrko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s parliament leader talks like a day-trading strategist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/irans-parliament-leader-talks-like-a-day-trading-strategist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/irans-parliament-leader-talks-like-a-day-trading-strategist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With the brisk and declarative tone of a trader on caffeine, one wonders if Wall Street might be his next posting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKRIOHBJO3WFXHHZJTHOAPL2SY.jpg?auth=9057989da1e6b34476c9caee21ed62fa4855f9f1b700933c45a7365d996c7c9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian Parliament leader Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The spy service protecting Ireland Inc]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-spy-service-protecting-ireland-inc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-spy-service-protecting-ireland-inc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: How Ireland’s military intelligence service is upping its game]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IIR54DGMNECLJ6ZSLWOOSZLCI.jpg?auth=15f2634c641429a3514bf1ba8032f5adaa46437c17f45a47ab4fe4e023280849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sanctioned vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet off Ireland during several months last summer. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s random gibberish is more terrifying than lies. It is a sign of derangement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/07/fintan-otoole-trumps-random-gibberish-is-more-terrifying-than-lies-it-is-a-sign-of-derangement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/07/fintan-otoole-trumps-random-gibberish-is-more-terrifying-than-lies-it-is-a-sign-of-derangement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US president isn’t making this stuff up – it’s making him up]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DFNQFL3Q3E7LIZAHOTRE7YVTSQ.jpg?auth=3920f1f2a25ae7e172f82066950006513067540395b76ac8f24cfd7e598a8aae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump's framing of the war in Iran is devoid of logic. He has surrounded himself with so many sycophants that it appears no one will intervene. Photograph: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Francis Chung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has big ambitions – but can she succeed in health? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/07/gerard-howlin-jennifer-carroll-macneill-has-big-ambitions-but-can-she-succeed-in-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/07/gerard-howlin-jennifer-carroll-macneill-has-big-ambitions-but-can-she-succeed-in-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Howlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Articulating the scale of the challenge will be a test of the Health Minister’s willingness to make the changes required]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WB6LSURL67TJXECCGPI7WDEBA.JPG?auth=5d4e7c5f20d25e9b3a8dcd3199fe1660bdac3fd4299f0385ac85550ad0fa0aab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This is the moment Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill should take full responsibility. 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[Ireland’s future energy needs must be met by renewables and nuclear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/07/eamon-ryan-irelands-future-energy-needs-must-be-met-by-renewables-and-nuclear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/07/eamon-ryan-irelands-future-energy-needs-must-be-met-by-renewables-and-nuclear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Critical effort must go into balancing both so we have a competitive, secure and affordable energy system]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIAAFCCPSRAJRHGREEKY5NXNDY.jpg?auth=719546d2fa28b68ebbec234c37dbd921a888bcd94621b2f7d9a834b59e3ae765&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If we buy all our software from the West and all our hardware like solar panels from the east, how do we pay our own way? Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">anatoliy_gleb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was back on in five minutes’: The former Munster captain now suffering with dementia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/07/he-was-back-on-in-five-minutes-the-former-munster-captain-now-suffering-with-dementia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/07/he-was-back-on-in-five-minutes-the-former-munster-captain-now-suffering-with-dementia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dementia came early for Donal Canniffe, who played for Ireland, but deterioration has been ‘extremely slow’, says his wife Mary]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K25HRTCR3VEEZPWVBIXE4DRBWY.JPG?auth=6928c490864c34aa3edddb7ca1956ccd44d5d596ab45662345e37eedf1e3aae3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal and Mary Canniffe: 'He had a very strong Cork accent and I couldn’t understand a word he said,' she says of their first meeting.  Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the only girls’ boarding school taught entirely through Irish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/inside-the-only-girls-boarding-school-taught-entirely-through-irish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/07/inside-the-only-girls-boarding-school-taught-entirely-through-irish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson speaks to students and teachers at Coláiste Íde in Co Kerry]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AG3FRFQOCVF6XLZ3ITX7N6EPC4.JPG?auth=d98cfe4ed0b147fa81bd22e2d4b2d75ad4c72418903d50f1abe513c37c4a4bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coláiste Íde dormitory: With 125 students across six years, Coláiste Íde is now confident of its future. With boarders coming from all over Ireland and beyond, it has a strong presence in the Dingle Gaeltacht. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland’s €60,000 PR outlay and protests at rising fuel costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/inland-fisheries-irelands-60000-pr-outlay-and-protests-at-rising-fuel-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/inland-fisheries-irelands-60000-pr-outlay-and-protests-at-rising-fuel-costs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition podcast: Today’s top stories from The Irish Times]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U447BGDFM5EXTBZCWJRTDFKGTQ.jpg?auth=0c8af2d53adfb2f3d1daf0d964fc7c42be059fb865f70a2e696117fd61e5f695&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland appeared in front of the Public Accounts Committee recently. Stock image: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FedBul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top players set to sport new sponsorship garb at the Masters ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/top-players-set-to-sport-new-sponsorship-garb-at-us-masters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/07/top-players-set-to-sport-new-sponsorship-garb-at-us-masters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Texas Open impresses Kim; thoughtful Augusta landscaping; weather watch; and much more]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZDCZLILQO3M7EBHKLLRIFFBMDE.jpg?auth=0838eab44e10c5b6f774daf49d6a886cad4d224bb6f319f9b726049288cdc93c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justin Rose will have a new sponsorship logo on his clothing at the Masters. Photograph: Hector Vivas/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hector Vivas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster boss Leo Cullen wary of a Sale side with nothing to lose in Champions Cup quarter-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/leinster-boss-leo-cullen-wary-of-a-salle-side-with-nothing-to-lose-in-champions-cup-quarter-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/leinster-boss-leo-cullen-wary-of-a-salle-side-with-nothing-to-lose-in-champions-cup-quarter-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sharks are in bonus territory after securing a Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYKIUGZ7WAIIQHIWUQF6D3NM3A.jpg?auth=f5525f8503aff93b9026f541bbb004fbe08653c991c7a32b762d03edea8fa788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Tom Clarkson on his way to scoring a try during Sunday's victory against Edinburgh in the Champions Cup round of 16 at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Bryan Keane /Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ “Far too often and almost every week, Dáil proceedings seem to descend into farce”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/07/far-too-often-and-almost-every-week-dail-proceedings-seem-to-descend-into-farce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/07/far-too-often-and-almost-every-week-dail-proceedings-seem-to-descend-into-farce/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some parties and TDs are increasingly willing to disregard parliamentary protocols in pursuit of soundbites]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley: Does anyone know how good Leinster are? Do Leinster even know?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/gerry-thornley-does-anyone-know-how-good-leinster-are-do-leinster-even-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/07/gerry-thornley-does-anyone-know-how-good-leinster-are-do-leinster-even-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Easy to see why Leo Cullen’s men are not Champions Cup favourites after a victory that showcased their best and not-so-good traits]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EUY7I5TKC2TNL2NW4NOGAH2SXE.jpg?auth=20d2b9dec0f1ac33b4c42a0d30fc140fe43840149b3372a1b5b9b076574331da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Rieko Ioane recently said he and the team plan to be 'firing at finals time'. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s declining swimming pools: ‘The shocking reality is 57% of our pools are provided by hotels’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/hope-has-been-lost-closure-after-closure-can-irelands-swimming-pool-network-be-restored/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/hope-has-been-lost-closure-after-closure-can-irelands-swimming-pool-network-be-restored/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien, Jack White, Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Swim Ireland says the ‘shocking’ reality is 57% of swimming pools in the State are located in hotels]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QET4BGGNMVDN3JC6IFZRJOW6NY.JPG?auth=512cf9ab3a307c81530df61848a9fa834d8ad2547f9743304bc8621e9d825b4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glenalbyn swimming pool, a 'special' place where a close-knit community gathered regularly, closed in 2013. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can JD Vance save Viktor Orbán from electoral defeat?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/can-jd-vance-save-viktor-orban-from-electoral-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/can-jd-vance-save-viktor-orban-from-electoral-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Faludy in Szentes, Hungary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hungary’s far-right prime minister faces his toughest challenge yet – and the Trump administration is going all in to save him]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVE5T4MFQZF27I7CFN6DPF2PX4.jpg?auth=32bd44791e667abb7aa72fdd32283240ec04dcb49d3e78eee5ba093edf71c110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US vice-president JD Vance is due to arrive in Hungary on Tuesday, days before the country's general election. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kent Nishimura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move to Waterford from Budapest followed school curriculum changes in Hungary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/07/to-waterford-from-budapest-in-a-housing-crisis-we-were-sending-hundreds-of-emails/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/07/to-waterford-from-budapest-in-a-housing-crisis-we-were-sending-hundreds-of-emails/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marton Bisztrai says school curriculum changes in Hungary prompted him to leave his homeland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EYLHM3ANQNBU3MLIUSL2OMYDTU.jpg?auth=663fccc08ec63eef5ac1ef8625482828ceef6c660deb96fd4df979b04425bc08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marton Bisztrai had met Irish people while working in Palestine. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government departments are using AI, but one clear red line has been laid down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/government-departments-are-using-ai-but-one-clear-red-line-has-been-laid-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/government-departments-are-using-ai-but-one-clear-red-line-has-been-laid-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ministers maintain human oversight remains a non-negotiable component in carrying out certain tasks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIMK2U4CYHUUE53JXPH3FSUC6I.jpg?auth=600b865240a4bedb1d05d28bd9ffc4ac78bff31bb83150b0bb8dbdfa51228cdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Use of AI tools in Government departments tends to vary based on the preference of individual ministers. File image: Hannibal Hanschke/European Pressphoto Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannibal Hanschke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More houses bought by council for social housing in Dublin face demolition  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/more-houses-bought-by-council-for-social-housing-in-dublin-face-demolition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/07/more-houses-bought-by-council-for-social-housing-in-dublin-face-demolition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Site of Drumcondra houses, acquired by Dublin City Council more than seven years ago, may be sold back to private market]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DU5LTCPMMZATJMLBMALVLNZIIM.JPG?auth=c4590765d454c556d9c9f52a3a2662ee17d20dd729fc52857bee7c5cc29e31a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two derelict houses at 8 and 10 Ferguson Road in Drumcondra face demolition. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I think I’ll go’: She left for a ‘jaunt’ to Australia and didn’t return for 40 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/01/26/returning-to-ireland-after-40-years-away-i-miss-lovely-melbourne-and-the-better-climate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/01/26/returning-to-ireland-after-40-years-away-i-miss-lovely-melbourne-and-the-better-climate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I’d go to Darwin for lunch and Singapore for dinner’: Cliodhna Rae on a career golden age of air travel, and an ‘accidental’ business ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOMAWFU4RFELRIFFGCFIISO34E.jpg?auth=128313f2e4c4d86726b1b5eb7218243c9d24c28f892a2269827d45598fbdd175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ 'I miss lovely Melbourne and the beautiful music and the better climate.' Melbourne's Flinders Street Station. Photograph: Getty/iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Onfokus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, April 7th: On defending subsea cables, possible solutions to Iran conflict and Trump’s utterances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/07/letters-to-the-editor-april-7th-on-defending-subsea-cables-possible-solutions-to-iran-conflict-and-trumps-utterances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/07/letters-to-the-editor-april-7th-on-defending-subsea-cables-possible-solutions-to-iran-conflict-and-trumps-utterances/</guid><description><![CDATA[Our energy interconnectors and future offshore infrastructure are vulnerable]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conductor Herbert von Karajan’s Nazi past raises uncomfortable questions for artists today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/conductor-herbert-von-karajans-nazi-past-raises-uncomfortable-questions-for-artist-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/conductor-herbert-von-karajans-nazi-past-raises-uncomfortable-questions-for-artist-today/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nazi regime ‘abused’ rising star as a glittering, musical distraction from its mass-murder machine, suggests historian]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUOQRJII2NOS64GROPGFSCMTSU.jpg?auth=cf209578973ebf6d67eb3d549c395e327164c16a2352a279d29d8e23c9983140&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Herbert von Karajan: remembered as a Nazi-era opportunist but never a true believer, by Michael Wolffsohn. Photograph: Lauterwasser/ullstein bild via Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Telegraph was at the vanguard of Brexit; now it’s going to be run from Berlin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/07/the-daily-telegraph-was-at-the-vanguard-of-brexit-now-its-going-to-be-run-from-berlin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/07/the-daily-telegraph-was-at-the-vanguard-of-brexit-now-its-going-to-be-run-from-berlin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German publishing giant Axel Springer looks to build a credible and authoritative presence on the anglophone centre-right ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Literary Award 2026 shortlist: ‘Literature at its most international, most ambitious, and most humane’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/07/dublin-literary-award-2026-shortlist-literature-at-its-most-international-most-ambitious-and-most-humane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/07/dublin-literary-award-2026-shortlist-literature-at-its-most-international-most-ambitious-and-most-humane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Award-winning Scottish author Ali Smith, Vietnamese American writer Ocean Vuong and a Croatian debutant feature on a list with a strong French accent]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4TQI4XFM5FUTFHBWDYP7WMNKA.jpg?auth=ad9ea82e711cad159dd66e37f579c36a6cf2ef32c8bd54e4e859fb2aaab49d7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Literary Award: Chair of the judging panel Prof Chris Morash, Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Ray McAdam, and Dublin City librarian Mairead Owens with the six novels shortlisted for the 2026 award, sponsored by Dublin City Council. Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conductor Herbert von Karajan’s Nazi past raises uncomfortable questions for artists today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/conductor-herbert-von-karajans-nazi-past-raises-uncomfortable-questions-for-artist-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/conductor-herbert-von-karajans-nazi-past-raises-uncomfortable-questions-for-artist-today/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nazi regime ‘abused’ rising star as a glittering, musical distraction from its mass-murder machine, suggests historian]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUOQRJII2NOS64GROPGFSCMTSU.jpg?auth=cf209578973ebf6d67eb3d549c395e327164c16a2352a279d29d8e23c9983140&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Herbert von Karajan: remembered as a Nazi-era opportunist but never a true believer, by Michael Wolffsohn. Photograph: Lauterwasser/ullstein bild via Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 13% of houses built with defective concrete blocks have finished remediation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/only-13-of-houses-built-with-defective-concrete-blocks-have-finished-remediation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/only-13-of-houses-built-with-defective-concrete-blocks-have-finished-remediation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cost of State-funded scheme has swelled from €122.3m at the end of February 2025 to €283.1m at the end of February this year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KJACL5U7225AFMVJEJSYT3BXY.jpg?auth=a68e9c19422ce133a9b6543312558079fd644312801a1eb6e0eafaf0caaaf3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The defective concrete block scandal resulted in homes built with blocks made of pyrite or mica cracking, crumbling and disintegrating while families live inside. Photograph: Joe Dunne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual hospital car parking fee revenue almost doubles to top €15m in five years ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/annual-hospital-car-parking-fees-almost-double-to-top-15m-in-five-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/annual-hospital-car-parking-fees-almost-double-to-top-15m-in-five-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Capped charges for patients undergoing treatment should be introduced, says Social Democrats TD]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PAYU5VBJYZD5ZNS2ZCFNL3PQCI.jpg?auth=97c8b76a25e0f2ccf5e5f2649f43c4b2717a23b2b80a34896c657413697e9cdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St James’s Hospital took in €1m in parking fees in 2020, increasing to €1.6m in 2024. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Petrol only for priest, doctor and midwife’: Recalling Ireland’s past fuel shortages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/07/letters-to-the-editor-april-7th-on-fuel-disruption-and-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/07/letters-to-the-editor-april-7th-on-fuel-disruption-and-conflict/</guid><description><![CDATA[`Petrol only for priest, doctor and midwife’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Czech Republic took in huge numbers of Ukrainians. Its new government is not so welcoming ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/czech-republic-took-in-huge-numbers-of-ukrainian-refugees-its-new-government-is-not-so-welcoming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/07/czech-republic-took-in-huge-numbers-of-ukrainian-refugees-its-new-government-is-not-so-welcoming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Right-wing populist government in Prague plans to cut off military aid to Kyiv and wants restrictions on refugee 'protection' for Ukrainians ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDJ5QJ7GBCPBSWH2ZSUMKYF2SU.jpg?auth=4c4e557f2f54d46741f8f89427747219c1d450bfa1ecbc52fff066be36669761&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime minister Andrej Babis leads a new hard-right government in Prague. Photograph: Lukas Kabon/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lukas Kabon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury apartment in magnificent period building by the harbour in Dún Laoghaire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/07/luxury-apartment-in-magnificent-period-building-by-the-harbour-in-dun-laoghaire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/07/luxury-apartment-in-magnificent-period-building-by-the-harbour-in-dun-laoghaire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spacious three-bed extends to 212sq m, with high ceilings and period features]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B6WUQ26L2RCEJIICFEWCNFE444.png?auth=08bf98127b65fe0d8fe46be72c236cfead65888bb1eaddda156cfeba3cd24a81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Brigantine, 9 Anglesea Collection, Crofton Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classic Phibsborough Edwardian with clever extension]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/07/classic-phibsborough-edwardian-with-clever-extension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/07/classic-phibsborough-edwardian-with-clever-extension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Norfolk Road three-bed within walking distance of pastries, pubs and restaurants
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7B3YU5WKEFE2BGEFZNBHE4ZVO4.jfif?auth=ea4b7975f5410289499f7d38b82cfab5ea255a4154977cda59cb577622438db5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1 Norfolk Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Keith Owens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The two-way relationship between depression and heart disease]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/07/the-two-way-relationship-between-depression-and-heart-disease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/07/the-two-way-relationship-between-depression-and-heart-disease/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite the established links, people with heart disease are rarely assessed for signs of psychological illness]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NQ7YZOIYFH5FHDWA5N3ERUIWE.jpg?auth=4f82ca9978c0b4805feedcfd6a7b89a2a54ae4f62a5b342b22305e816c7178c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Recent research has broadened the link beyond depression to stress and anxiety as precursors to major cardiac events. Illustration: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Danchai Nortown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My gutters are being damaged by the equipment used by my contractor. What can I do? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/07/my-gutters-are-being-damaged-by-the-equipment-used-by-my-contractor-what-can-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/07/my-gutters-are-being-damaged-by-the-equipment-used-by-my-contractor-what-can-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aidan McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are leaks due to broken joints and weakened silicone]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTIVPLHYMND3DEEY7O5PBVHDFI.jpg?auth=ad3fe6f788e13b947ca04f1332e17945ad1beb069cae99b5ac5c41ff9eeea243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gutters require regular and careful maintenance to function effectively. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Herman Bresser</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger director François Ozon: ‘The Cure are one of my favourite groups. It was good to put Killing an Arab in the context of the book’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/07/the-stranger-director-francois-ozon-the-cure-are-one-of-my-favourite-groups-it-was-good-to-put-killing-an-arab-in-the-context-of-the-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/07/the-stranger-director-francois-ozon-the-cure-are-one-of-my-favourite-groups-it-was-good-to-put-killing-an-arab-in-the-context-of-the-book/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The French film director on the challenges and appeal of adapting Albert Camus’s tricky novella]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EU2F4BWWVEYNN4ORDAJBIQTCA.jpg?auth=8f25733c23f36def593f7cd7911bb10468980116806524bd019677a355fd8eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Stranger director François Ozon. Photograph: Carlos Alvarez/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carlos Alvarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is hastening Britain’s return to the EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/07/trump-is-hastening-britains-return-to-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/07/trump-is-hastening-britains-return-to-the-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gideon Rachman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Economics, security and domestic politics all point the Starmer government towards Brussels]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KJGBUSIM5E2ZLHGWE6EEKPA3U.jpg?auth=93e424b51ae8c35f41592b39ef39eecfbfdab0e8f8af482220782263c0cba948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer last week gave his most pro-European speech since winning power; Trump has done a lot to create the conditions for Britain to draw closer to the EU. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win McNamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons Ireland strengthens Dublin real estate offering with senior team hire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/07/dentons-ireland-strengthens-dublin-real-estate-offering-with-senior-team-hire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/07/dentons-ireland-strengthens-dublin-real-estate-offering-with-senior-team-hire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Led by partners Craig Kenny, Diarmuid Mawe and Tom Dalton, the new team brings top-tier Irish market experience, backed by the strength of Dentons’ market-leading global real estate practice]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSJEP6ZEVNC7BBKBDUB2Q2GBNU.jpg?auth=4954235fef3d675cc6c2e8d8c975d0c07e1736cd8c8aba8cce8ddf940cd2e24b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ten-strong real estate team at Dentons Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increase in services sector activity among the weakest in five years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/07/increase-in-services-sector-activity-among-the-weakest-in-five-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/07/increase-in-services-sector-activity-among-the-weakest-in-five-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outlook softens as uncertainty over events in the Middle East grows]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKJ6QXGG5NHFNE7K6ECTKZJTBQ.jpg?auth=d6ac6dde95190e64356dfe3fb92fedf2978c58018df9a40e2ee5a41d0fb240d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Activity in Ireland’s services sector increased again in March but at one of the weakest rates over the past five years. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ClaudineVM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens to a person’s retirement pot when they die? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/what-happens-to-a-persons-retirement-pot-when-they-die/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/what-happens-to-a-persons-retirement-pot-when-they-die/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rules on the treatment of pension funds vary. First, you must find out if it was an annuity or an approved retirement fund]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invest in commodities like crops, metals and fuel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/how-to-invest-in-commodities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/how-to-invest-in-commodities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With bonds moving more in line with shares, exposure to commodities can shield your portfolio from a stock market slump]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2L5ZZ7P6SZFA5M73EHISTA2V6A.jpg?auth=c7e16f477756db6f20cb3f2e2ba9a82014ede05735e6e2e1919ef509f2ac778d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This week, we’re looking at how you can invest in them, how much you should allocate and why they just might be the new bonds. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish homes face higher energy bills if Iran war continues, industry group warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/homes-face-higher-energy-bills-if-war-continues-industry-group-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/07/homes-face-higher-energy-bills-if-war-continues-industry-group-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electricity and gas prices have been spared so far due to hedging, but extended conflict could change that]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S3Q7HYGI4BQ3VYBA5OK2DOU6ZY.jpg?auth=4e1598af7b9f8057fee9d9d7696b9b2d5e5e5cb223783c3d1861542266fd7bf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vessels lining up at the Strait of Hormuz: two tankers unsuccessfully tried to sail through the shipping  lane on Monday, Reuters reported. Photograph:  Altaf Qadri/AP.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Altaf Qadri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit unions take step towards combining treasury functions to aid lending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/04/07/credit-unions-take-step-towards-combining-treasury-functions-to-aid-lending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/04/07/credit-unions-take-step-towards-combining-treasury-functions-to-aid-lending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lenders move forward to tap increasing flexibility granted by Central Bank ahead of introduction of new back office regime ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6R3CKXXIB65LDVZEU5GYRU2ARA.jpg?auth=9e1032126ece2c9faec6c3bfa36d07f1fbfcae162dee897d1af5376f7e6d1484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish League of Credit Unions and the Credit Union Development Association support the new treasury initiative. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private credit losses will be larger than feared, JP Morgan Chase boss warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/04/07/private-credit-losses-will-be-larger-than-feared-jp-morgan-chase-boss-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/04/07/private-credit-losses-will-be-larger-than-feared-jp-morgan-chase-boss-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Franklin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jamie Dimon raises alarm on weakening lending standards in annual shareholder letter]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GH3UAVYEXK46LYKHJX7NYEXZME.jpg?auth=8f361766d0165b84da756725057165d4d8575fd17b15411fd274408aa46bd013&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In his annual letter to shareholders, Jamie Dimon says 'credit standards have been modestly weakening pretty much across the board'. Photograph: Patrick Bolger/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Bolger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Awards 2026 top honour goes to IFF Plastics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/07/green-awards-2026-top-honour-goes-to-iff-plastics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/07/green-awards-2026-top-honour-goes-to-iff-plastics/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s longest-running sustainability awards returned for a landmark 18th edition, drawing more than 220 entries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPOQXZJF4BD4BOXTOC5SXA6MOE.jpg?auth=03ff4b3f3b67238b3d644f215d166e9a324f6b0a51b64b0567960ce8b284c9ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jenny Livingstone, head of ESG delivery at Energia Group, presents the green business of the year to the IFF Plastics team]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Lemass, The Lost Memoir: Leadership, Ireland’s economic transformation and Fianna Fáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/sean-lemass-the-lost-memoir-leadership-irelands-economic-transformation-and-fianna-fail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/sean-lemass-the-lost-memoir-leadership-irelands-economic-transformation-and-fianna-fail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy’s new book edits 22 hours of private recordings to reveal the inner workings of the former taoiseach’s mind]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EEUWRYGKA22G573G3YYX5IQXW4.jpg?auth=324eae0076e805d5ad795a1e7d23f67e296bf5f0050baa32f46d56ff57795180&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Lemass, a candidate for Fianna Fáil, addressing a crowd in Dublin in 1943. Photograph: Haywood Magee/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>