<?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/2026-04-11/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:49:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Masters 2026 day three: Rory McIlroy gives up lead, ends day tied with Cameron Young - as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/11/masters-2026-day-three-live-updates-can-rory-mcilroy-stay-on-top-of-the-leaderboard-on-moving-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/11/masters-2026-day-three-live-updates-can-rory-mcilroy-stay-on-top-of-the-leaderboard-on-moving-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Lowry makes hole in one at the 6th hole as he moves two behind with impressive 68]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:54:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SDLEZILDM6SMFDZTQBQACMJUDM.jpg?auth=aae0a4b3af1f7900abcecc385bc61b9ce2961dfa2425e9ee62d14b19903e49cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy and his caddie Harry Diamond look on from the seventh green. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maddie Meyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy hits series of speedbumps to surrender advantage at the Masters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/12/rory-mcilroy-hits-series-of-speedbumps-to-surrender-advantage-at-the-masters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/12/rory-mcilroy-hits-series-of-speedbumps-to-surrender-advantage-at-the-masters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defending champion shoots 73 on low-scoring day to end round tied with Cameron Young, with Shane Lowry only two behind]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:49:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZUASGG5VIWE5LJZAPNWUARLV4.jpg?auth=5677442f3ee3d5287688c46351fd898effdd9ce1bb31dde46eed0fbcdff0aceb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts on the 18th green during the third round at Augusta National. Photograph: Hector Vivas/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hector Vivas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People of faith have something very important to contribute in a time of worrying polarisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/12/rite-reason-has-living-the-unexamined-life-led-the-world-into-its-current-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/12/rite-reason-has-living-the-unexamined-life-led-the-world-into-its-current-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rev Myozan Ian Kilroy ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite & Reason: Structured dialogue must hear from Catholics, Humanists, the Abrahamic and Dharmic faith traditions, Rabbis and Imams]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWZJ3SOZ5JLC5GRXAD45FPDZSA.jpg?auth=1936210d4ea1cd73fc553dfd483826e53ecd61f0260327c7696ff2b2097ddb32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ In a time of worrying polarisation and dehumanisation, thinking people and people of faith have something very precious and human to contribute. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times








Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Wiffen wins 400m title at Irish Open in Bangor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/11/daniel-wiffen-wins-400m-title-in-bangor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/11/daniel-wiffen-wins-400m-title-in-bangor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Shortt sets Irish record in 200m backstroke]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:08:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKLC6ON4SGUQU74HL4YQKUZTVA.jpg?auth=4e996bc179e1cfda6969659b9328bd138d71e3b89fd241c03fb17fc2c7334f41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Wiffen after winning the men's 400m freestyle title at the Irish Open Swimming Championships. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protesters end Whitegate blockade; Garda chief signals further action against protests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/live-fuel-protests-ireland-m50-dublin-luas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/live-fuel-protests-ireland-m50-dublin-luas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fuel protests continue across Ireland with severe disruption on M50, Dublin Bus and Luas]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:05:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFSM44MY2BG5NKV6OEYZJ76RJE.JPG?auth=8293dc41fa90af14ee9c3703f4cc25e4fe2b2e11be73d01cffa20f21d61930cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel protesters block lanes on the M50 on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Cullen happy with Leinster’s ‘great group effort’ to get the job done against Sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leo-cullen-happy-with-leinsters-great-group-effort-to-get-the-job-done-against-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leo-cullen-happy-with-leinsters-great-group-effort-to-get-the-job-done-against-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach conscious of past painful days at the hands of semi-final opponents Toulon]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:40:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/24PKSM4NYTVKKBBMMKZMUGSVAM.jpg?auth=2ad3fa0a5fa18d9a0439e00b5a78c2b26c1308c053a7a106167133485685be18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Leo Cullen said semi-final against Toulon will be a great challenge for the province. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laois to face Kildare in Leinster quarter-final after impressive win over Offaly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/laois-to-face-kildare-in-newbridge-quarter-finals-after-impressive-win-over-offaly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/laois-to-face-kildare-in-newbridge-quarter-finals-after-impressive-win-over-offaly/</guid><description><![CDATA[Laois go on green-flag run in Tullamore]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:37:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2B75UJ4VUMBE73SSNM7DIW7B3Y.jpg?auth=b9f3f3507d81a5b060dd177bac49753eeb54a2b2cec652950eabf39aa60a52ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laois's Rioghan Murphy in action against Diarmuid Egan of Offaly in Tullamore. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabinet to meet on Sunday as fuel protesters plan major ‘nationwide’ event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/temporary-fuel-support-payments-expected-following-government-talks-with-groups/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/temporary-fuel-support-payments-expected-following-government-talks-with-groups/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater, Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Temporary Fuel Support Scheme is expected to target hauliers and farmers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:18:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5EAZFT5QBH6CLWZUF7KX7LKF4.jpg?auth=b5595377567f02af98141902c2d4505aef788148266c55dfb8c5350adee972af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A boy watches on as fuel protesters block Dublin's O'Connell Street on Saturday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy O’Brien’s wide-ranging industry on full display for Leinster against Sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/tommy-obriens-wide-ranging-industry-on-full-display-for-leinster-against-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/tommy-obriens-wide-ranging-industry-on-full-display-for-leinster-against-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winger showed his mettle to pull Leinster through sticky opening half]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:01:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZ7A7ZHPDRV54ABODNB7HW5SKM.jpg?auth=71eb6714e3f4a443795e6d1f2b7ca3b2b4fb56c7d361a42955408a3c203a2419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Tommy O'Brien takes the ball in the air against Sale during Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster 43 Sale Sharks 13: Strong second half sees Leinster into Champions Cup semis – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-v-sale-sharks-live-updates-leinster-return-to-the-aviva-seeking-semi-final-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-v-sale-sharks-live-updates-leinster-return-to-the-aviva-seeking-semi-final-spot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leinster to face Toulon in final four]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHAY5LFXWMR7VV6GRFMXZYSEMA.jpg?auth=556fba844663e762566a8af914c2ee0ecd421e1e270a469a3dd37f1d84c084e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Baird scores a try for Leinster. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster made to work hard for Champions Cup quarter-final win over Sale Sharks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-made-to-work-hard-for-champions-cup-quarter-final-win-over-sale-sharks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-made-to-work-hard-for-champions-cup-quarter-final-win-over-sale-sharks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosts pull away in the second half after testing opening 40 minutes at the Aviva Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:33:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4VY7CNE6JHVRDGCDFOUMZ3GWOY.jpg?auth=8d765f83719394430ef932742011671f927c7c32cbecbcdd3302959fcf5800f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Sheehan makes a break for Leinster during Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final against Sale Sharks. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Ngumoha sparks Liverpool win over wasteful Fulham with first Anfield goal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/11/rio-ngumoha-sparks-liverpool-win-over-wasteful-fulham-with-first-anfield-goal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/11/rio-ngumoha-sparks-liverpool-win-over-wasteful-fulham-with-first-anfield-goal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champions earn first Premier League since February]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUELWCFOREDEW7IZ4IPBMRULDI.jpg?auth=195d7004b5ed909d58351c9b3ca39f2ee204618ac2c29d49e0916bbf06223058&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha celebrates after scoring against Fulham. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Buchanan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England too strong for Ireland in Women’s Six Nations opener in Twickenham]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/england-too-strong-for-ireland-in-womens-six-nations-opener-in-twickenham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/england-too-strong-for-ireland-in-womens-six-nations-opener-in-twickenham/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An improved second half showing will encourage Ireland ahead of game against Italy]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFMVXXV4IQOUQW3WLAUCDPB4G4.jpg?auth=c623c612154de69c7dfeabef01fee986ea6aa4614618470bd6f7b5b1e3215359&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Ellie Kildunne runs in to score a try. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health service pressures due to older population a daily issue rather than future problem, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/11/health-service-pressures-due-to-older-population-a-daily-issue-rather-than-future-problem-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/11/health-service-pressures-due-to-older-population-a-daily-issue-rather-than-future-problem-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tells IMO conference she does not want to build another hospital in Ireland ‘when I know it would only work five days a week’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:29:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKMJ3HPWWFFGZDH452IKX4EGGY.jpg?auth=4ba3e1e060a032c63c73c273cf13b37d1cb7ba813177da3286fbc417048e27c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said she wants to see six-day working widely implemented quickly. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork win first Division One title in seven years with comeback against Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/cork-win-first-division-one-title-in-seven-years-with-comeback-against-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/cork-win-first-division-one-title-in-seven-years-with-comeback-against-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ger McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five points down at the interval, an own goal and Katie Quirke green flag helped the Rebels register five-point win]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBMPL3U5PBMTCGIVGDTV5MUC7U.jpg?auth=cbb07a3958b6afba7f0af0ccd6228af85aa31a43be50b585817e4c4f27e4e234&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Quirke of Cork has a shot at goal despite Brónagh Quinn of Galway trying to block the ball. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo cruise to victory over London in Connacht quarter-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/mayo-cruise-to-victory-over-london-in-connacht-quarter-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/mayo-cruise-to-victory-over-london-in-connacht-quarter-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Hennigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Impressive display of shooting by Mayo as they tallied up scores from two-point range]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:34:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GKTTIZFQOVYZV7F35DSCKDH7M.jpg?auth=e5db21c0b9550687cf5a7f72385445950b2c7d6d74c9f5f23ec781ec3b1259f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Cian McHale. Photograph: Gerry McManus/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gerry McManus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Scott and Bournemouth deal blow to nervy Arsenal’s title hopes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/11/alex-scott-and-bournemouth-deal-blow-to-nervy-arsenals-title-hopes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/11/alex-scott-and-bournemouth-deal-blow-to-nervy-arsenals-title-hopes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Late Scott goal at the Emirates denies hosts opportunity to extend league lead]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2L3OCQVVJA7YC4ISO4D5JG4THQ.jpg?auth=3d57c86b6143be17bfc7e661eee7203d5f5a343a5b19cb7f4db0c842c0e7569f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex Scott celebrates scoring Bournemouth's second goal against Arsenal. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am Maximus storms to famous second win in the Aintree Grand National]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/11/i-am-maximus-storms-to-famous-second-win-in-the-aintree-grand-national/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/11/i-am-maximus-storms-to-famous-second-win-in-the-aintree-grand-national/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Willie Mullins becomes first trainer since Vincent O’Brien in the 1950s to win three successive editions of the famous race]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:12:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWX4BVCP2DATHXFY6V65JROWD4.jpg?auth=8c65ce30dd24a3ede7c8741310cfdd22befbdd1480ffe3a31884d87d3f8937b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend riding I Am Maximus celebrates as he crosses the finish line to take victory. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Scott Bemand: ‘We’ll look back and think we were a little bit hard done by’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/scott-bemand-well-look-back-and-think-we-were-a-little-bit-hard-done-by/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/scott-bemand-well-look-back-and-think-we-were-a-little-bit-hard-done-by/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland head coach said he was encouraged by Ireland’s performance in defeat to England]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:40:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7SQKXBCB2HZHXRAQQXCLRGGIU.jpg?auth=37934bdb76f591bb5d56d9081b4d3c04e4fa3529cf839d55af694d570a54d58a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Erin King celebrates scoring her side's second try of the match. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costly yellows bring Connacht’s European journey to an end in Montpellier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/costly-yellows-bring-connachts-european-journey-to-an-end-in-montpellier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/costly-yellows-bring-connachts-european-journey-to-an-end-in-montpellier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish province’s Challenge Cup campaign goes out with a whimper in the south of France]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:22:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APSYD4GSDL6LLWSU5HAH5HPYQA.jpg?auth=0e5235451c6084c3d5580e5849c47ad2e3c82d0b871fdc001c9b262e49a4ea9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Captain Cian Prendergast dejected after Connacht's defeat to Montpellier in his 100th appearance for the province. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran peace talks ‘progressing well’, Pakistan reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/11/us-and-iran-peace-talks-begin-in-pakistan-media-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/11/us-and-iran-peace-talks-begin-in-pakistan-media-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BEVLKLDSIKRVSPQVS5DA4WVNY.jpg?auth=0f2f1339a508be5c65f1891b405a56c3a16f549cd46cf2bd0e07759f8047fe87&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, Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf appear on a television screen during US-Iran talks in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Saturday. Photograph: EPA/Shutterstock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bilawal Arbab</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare assistant accused of smuggling woman through Dublin Airport ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/11/healthcare-assistant-accused-of-smuggling-woman-through-dublin-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/11/healthcare-assistant-accused-of-smuggling-woman-through-dublin-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin District Court heard Muna Mohamed Sharif (47) had used ‘lookalike’ document for asylum seeker for a fee ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:32:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SFFI753AJGXNDSIXFLCJK5NEE.jpg?auth=18569e7d64b528fc179d383671492dafe35b2b96a8cad5aea96bbaad059a919c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Muna Mohamed Sharif, with an address at Bodmin Grove, Birmingham, England, was arrested at Terminal 2 on Friday. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Currie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare recruitment company says gardaí investigating ‘cyber security incident’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/11/healthcare-recruitment-company-says-gardai-probing-cyber-security-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/11/healthcare-recruitment-company-says-gardai-probing-cyber-security-incident/</guid><description><![CDATA[Healthdaq has offices in Belfast and Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:47:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6ZLCIMVSRDSDKHA7NIYIEVBI4.jpg?auth=501a612dfb89cdf2a266b9d1a8ac13fcd5f66cb9959d69a465f76e4057020992&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Healthdaq said a cyber security incident has been reported to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PUGUN SJ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann issues thunderstorm, wind and rain warnings for several counties for today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/met-eireann-wind-and-rain-warnings-remain-for-west-coast-on-saturday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/met-eireann-wind-and-rain-warnings-remain-for-west-coast-on-saturday/</guid><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann says east will see sunny, if cold, conditions during the day ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:19:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2WZRCPTDBDVLFU5IPMGW2DHYE.JPG?auth=9b627580db21f735d3c6610b1225f858e79bfab2668aadbac394fb00a4306357&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Status yellow wind warnings have been issued for much of the west coast on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are the fuel protests on Saturday and which roads are impacted in Dublin and across Ireland? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/fuel-protests-road-blockages-nationwide-traffic-disruption-m50-m1-dublin-bus-luas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/fuel-protests-road-blockages-nationwide-traffic-disruption-m50-m1-dublin-bus-luas/</guid><description><![CDATA[The latest information on Saturday’s protests, including M50 delays and disruption on the M7, M8, M9 and to Dublin Bus and Luas services]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:29:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZTT5KH7YOT5YV57MUDC6PWBUI.jpg?auth=856da607f5cdd579f803e0b8843860c25a739615e1376327a895c20e28a0f219&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda and protesters are seen at the blockade of the Whitegate Oil Refinery in Co Cork, on Friday. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Gleeson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 150 gardaí fined more than €96,000 in total in 2025 for disciplinary breaches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/11/almost-150-gardai-fined-more-than-96000-in-total-for-disciplinary-breaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/11/almost-150-gardai-fined-more-than-96000-in-total-for-disciplinary-breaches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number of members suspended last year increased to 42, with representative body claiming sanction has become a ‘go-to’ tool]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:11:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSB6OGX45BCZ3LVMI4KTUJHQTI.jpg?auth=706e3912fc0c333ea349fb6e7561ee6b9eb9e94d2c58f39084ade70044944d41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forty-two gardaí were suspended last year, up from 18 in 2024. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did Trump choose Vance to negotiate difficult peace talks with Iran?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/11/why-did-trump-choose-vance-to-negotiate-difficult-peace-talks-with-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/11/why-did-trump-choose-vance-to-negotiate-difficult-peace-talks-with-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Roth in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[JD Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East, has gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:51:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PRENPIL7OVCTPGEKCCIYA44Y3M.jpg?auth=224fc01dfe6843fbb3c6c63bfae277d14ac483cd1cee944d4b67f88fc76443c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Results of the peace talks could have a considerable impact on JD Vance's expected run for the presidency in 2028. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JACQUELYN MARTIN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dies following Cork house fire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/woman-dies-in-cork-house-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/woman-dies-in-cork-house-fire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Blaze occurred in Togher on Friday morning]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:15:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOH3VS67URDRLCZY3SHTVXNFFA.jpg?auth=4ed02aa4fbce371dc7a38c02f2d18eadd6c1ba6b31c13ebe532445590f721e94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters brought the house fire under control on Friday morning. File photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MaboHH</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK pauses plan to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US opposition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/11/uk-pauses-plan-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-after-us-opposition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/11/uk-pauses-plan-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-after-us-opposition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geneva Abdul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump previously criticised the plan telling Starmer he was 'making a big mistake']]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:11:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GS7F7A4UJNMZFURFS7PAJKGCB4.jpg?auth=c798c576d878e8a4b86fa2625f9088f4b5cf579795ee73f869b0c7358ad00414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Chagos Islands hosts a joint US-UK Diego Garcia military base. Photograph: Alamy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alamy Stock Photo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Czech prime minister Babis backs Hungary’s Orban ahead of vote ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/11/czech-prime-minister-babis-backs-hungarys-orban-ahead-of-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/11/czech-prime-minister-babis-backs-hungarys-orban-ahead-of-vote/</guid><description><![CDATA[Billionaire businessman has turned from ‌liberal to Orban ally in Patriots for Europe EU parliament faction ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:07:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JC3FXX44QALUOMBNUK4TECNNCA.jpg?auth=dc2f5029d341a6d37c623c24417c4bfc043a104e354e26c67e3302c6bc3988ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Czech prime minister Andrej Babis has backed Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary ‌election. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Milan Kammermayer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloodstock consultant and Coolmore member Clem Murphy leaves €8.4m estate in will]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/12/bloodstock-consultant-and-coolmore-member-clem-murphy-left-84m-estate-in-will/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/12/bloodstock-consultant-and-coolmore-member-clem-murphy-left-84m-estate-in-will/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Internationally known advisor sat on the board of the Breeders’ Cup horseraces in the US]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:31:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2M5S5CL4PBFWLCXL4MPFSSU6EY.jpg?auth=04fc90b45b25fe6c36247901a0290a8507ee609fe2e04e43486b940d305cb3ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clem Murphy was a pivotal figure at Breeders' Cup races. Photograph: Sean M Haffey/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean M. Haffey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II crew in good health after ‘bullseye’ ocean landing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/11/artemis-ii-crew-in-good-health-after-bullseye-ocean-landing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/11/artemis-ii-crew-in-good-health-after-bullseye-ocean-landing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Refusing the wheelchairs offered to them, the astronauts walked across the deck upon return]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:44:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWDH4ULXBJAFZLQTJT5WG3MAOM.jpg?auth=7fefd22883b291c31468467731f6173f5d5632ed1ada99c14248b8be37f7399e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nasa astronaut and pilot Victor Glover and astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist smiling upon return to Earth. Photograph: NASA/Bill Ingalls]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NASA/Bill Ingalls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are social media accounts linked to Iran, Russia and China posting about Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/ciaran-oconnor-why-are-social-media-accounts-linked-to-iran-russia-and-china-posting-about-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/ciaran-oconnor-why-are-social-media-accounts-linked-to-iran-russia-and-china-posting-about-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recent analysis highlighted an Iranian information operation targeting Ireland, while accounts linked to Russia and China posted about the fuel protests]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G6JXTKYKOVDUPNJ3TBVJDJADKU.JPG?auth=b936c06dec2f96574d83af23fb818ed271347bf3d749524a759ff1c558c054aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said the fuel protesters were being 'manipulated by outside sources'. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[To understand the tangled economics of the fuel protests, start with green diesel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/to-understand-the-tangled-economics-of-the-fuel-protests-start-with-green-diesel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/to-understand-the-tangled-economics-of-the-fuel-protests-start-with-green-diesel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government is dealing with two problems. One is economic. Second is those taking it upon themselves to rule on who can go where and when
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5UCMVSX2Y5BYTEJFUG4NJ4UMTU.JPG?auth=1fac8476039d37d1133aca251389d9cc1b72ee576e60956afba79b14bf4e7ec4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Hanbidge from Kildare on his phone on O'Connell Street  on the second day of the fuel prices protests this week. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Barrett obituary: Political vote getter who never forgot roots in long and varied career]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/11/sean-barrett-obituary-political-vote-getter-who-never-forgot-roots-in-long-and-varied-career/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/11/sean-barrett-obituary-political-vote-getter-who-never-forgot-roots-in-long-and-varied-career/</guid><description><![CDATA[Businessman and Fine Gael former ceann comhairle made vital contribution to Garret FitzGerald’s efforts to form governments in 1980s]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBKYWUMKC4U2GOOC7EVYGVVFDQ.jpg?auth=87998865c8495af3aa5dae1ff46aa66352b63c2918eb70dfa2dc109603ed7e84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Barrett was interested in politics from an early age but became involved in Fine Gael through a chance encounter. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A novel fuel crisis solution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/a-novel-fuel-crisis-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/a-novel-fuel-crisis-solution/</guid><description><![CDATA[Department of Social Protection says there is no issue with using free travel pass to ‘buddy up’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[Leinster wary Sale have little to lose in Champions Cup quarter-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-v-sale-sharks-hosts-wary-of-side-with-little-to-lose-in-quarter-final-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-v-sale-sharks-hosts-wary-of-side-with-little-to-lose-in-quarter-final-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sale come to Dublin knowing Leinster are a highly-prized scalp]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSD2RZ2XRSMTX7XJUVCFSABJ34.jpg?auth=fb6240d0d21d94fbdd7217a5ac557594a0eec110c2ebf391e525e5987a120add&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Leo Cullen: ‘They’re a serious outfit and we just need to make sure we’re on our stuff.’ Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will farmers now also stand in solidarity with PAYE workers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/fuel-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/fuel-protests/</guid><description><![CDATA[If we are serious about fairness, then this imbalance deserves scrutiny]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/11/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/11/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saturday, April 11th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5O2GNA4RRGYFHL2WK32R4RT5Q.jpg?auth=a68f299c64323dfb01485c1d2fce4c51e2f5c0c8b5efe747ab62faecff47b4a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honda 50 saves the day for orchestra]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/honda-50-saves-the-day-for-orchestra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/honda-50-saves-the-day-for-orchestra/</guid><description><![CDATA[We all gave the Honda 50 a round of applause]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[A simpler model for savings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/a-simpler-model-for-savings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/a-simpler-model-for-savings/</guid><description><![CDATA[A government savings scheme with compounding taxes and fees won’t be much use to households]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[What’s wrong with thanking US for its Nato contribution?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/whats-wrong-with-thanking-us-for-its-nato-contribution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/whats-wrong-with-thanking-us-for-its-nato-contribution/</guid><description><![CDATA[We can see that Nato is in disarray]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[An end to the war would suit both Trump and Iranian leadership. But not Netanyahu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/vincent-durac-an-end-to-the-war-would-suit-both-trump-and-iranian-leadership-but-not-netanyahu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/vincent-durac-an-end-to-the-war-would-suit-both-trump-and-iranian-leadership-but-not-netanyahu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincent Durac]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are some grounds for cautious optimism]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZX7JPOBTECM3PKZARTC3APYCII.jpg?auth=7e46b434d7f273e64130beb97a77589147c80bede4c24d89b003f79244bf4b07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If peace talks in Islamabad break down, Donald Trump would be faced with unpalatable choices. Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Farooq Naeem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections in Hungary: Putin’s poodle Viktor Orbán is a disgrace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/elections-in-hungary-putins-poodle-viktor-orban-is-a-disgrace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/elections-in-hungary-putins-poodle-viktor-orban-is-a-disgrace/</guid><description><![CDATA[If Orbán wins and continues to act as he has been doing, EU membership should be suspended]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v England will see two spouses facing off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/womens-six-nations-ireland-ambition-against-england-comes-with-spousal-milestone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/womens-six-nations-ireland-ambition-against-england-comes-with-spousal-milestone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Moloney-MacDonalds will play against each other at international level for the first time]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3PFX6IIHFCF7LNJYT4KWIK6JA.jpg?auth=bd010deb7ffc754cefe8a956155c8925559810f9fd05872c9c58c3cc01228d1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enya Breen with Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald and Erin King during training in Dublin ahead of facing England. Photograph: INPHO/Ben Brady]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kanye West and anti-Semitism: Giving rapper stage at festival would certainly pose risk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/kanye-and-anti-semitism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/kanye-and-anti-semitism/</guid><description><![CDATA[If West were serious about atonement, he would put any thought of performing at festivals aside]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[Ring road is not the answer for Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/ring-road-is-not-the-answer-for-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/ring-road-is-not-the-answer-for-galway/</guid><description><![CDATA[We’re stuck with inconsiderate drivers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Pierre Bonnard starts down potential road to Epsom Derby glory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/11/pierre-bonnard-starts-down-potential-road-to-epsom-derby-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/11/pierre-bonnard-starts-down-potential-road-to-epsom-derby-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan Moore rides Aidan O’Brien’s top Derby hope for the first time in Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W35INIB7VBBVTC5VYHSK2VRATY.jpg?auth=b1ac52bdfe7532a484c5132e8fdc10d58276cbe9c3b1048187bad87c719b7a5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christophe Soumillon riding Pierre Bonnard on the way to winning at Newmarket last October. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the gangly teenager Paul Seixas save French cycling?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/04/11/can-the-gangly-teenager-paul-seixas-save-french-cycling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/04/11/can-the-gangly-teenager-paul-seixas-save-french-cycling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While Tadej Pogacar chases more cycling history in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, Seixas is fast making a name for himself]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7THTYYWOTHBXWWLW26GUXHUTE4.jpg?auth=b4a3ee24622540bbf4a686e2dcc7d5bdcb3175ca8c9bd52d6e1b815f5054e546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Seixas has already been hailed as the saviour of French cycling. Photograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ander Gillenea</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motor insurance premium cost increase not due to crash repair costs alone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/motor-insurance-premium-cost-increase-not-due-to-crash-repair-costs-alone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/11/motor-insurance-premium-cost-increase-not-due-to-crash-repair-costs-alone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Suggestion that motor insurance sector lacks transparency does not reflect current framework]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[All-Ireland SFC power rankings: Where is your county in the pecking order? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/all-ireland-football-championship-2026-how-teams-rank-from-33-to-1-after-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/all-ireland-football-championship-2026-how-teams-rank-from-33-to-1-after-league/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran, Denis Walsh, Gordon Manning, Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heading into first weekend of championship, Donegal are in great shape, Kerry are still king. Here is how all sides are looking ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57CK6JW5WVGVVBLB63X5LDY65U.jpg?auth=dc3821d686dde138f3305e698d4ad5ea4ce91e83e2e88ccf5be6c5681a2efae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Maguire: The GAA senior football championship starts this weekend. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Ireland need another public holiday?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/does-ireland-need-another-public-holiday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/does-ireland-need-another-public-holiday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State has fewer than European average of 12 but more than near neighbours, who only have eight]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XX5WC3MB5BH77CIGLLSR6LNCOA.jpg?auth=df3bd21672687c83dff6d3443f0b969906b1f02b7a56ad73439b1f725b140ab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Republic currently has 10 public holidays each year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kwangmoozaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vodafone’s stock market rebound risks losing reception ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/11/vodafones-stock-market-rebound-risks-losing-reception/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/11/vodafones-stock-market-rebound-risks-losing-reception/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vodafone soars more than 80% from near 30-year low last April to about £1.18]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VADW7NCAKVITBE2LNEEH2OB5G4.jpg?auth=b4423c8919401095c87014c8cb8d14759fcdbda4e504a539fe8225421edd4ca2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margherita Della Valle is chief executive officer of Vodafone, which has been one of the biggest turnaround stories on the FTSE 100 in the past year. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Sarmento Matos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft’s Irish accounts underline the importance of FDI to our economy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/11/microsofts-irish-accounts-underline-the-importance-of-fdi-to-our-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/11/microsofts-irish-accounts-underline-the-importance-of-fdi-to-our-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On average, Microsoft’s employees in Ireland receive healthy six-figure salaries]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RVHTB6AYEVORZXOZERGBKFMQJE.jpg?auth=008f5a449f2e1e67ec3ffe4574f25e37bc67da02f99b5edd6d64152c50d896ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft pays millions in corporation tax every year. Photograph: RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Dunne/Photocall Ireland!</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Trumpian guide to war: Don’t tell the public, ignore international law, and forget about maps]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/a-trumpian-guide-to-war-dont-tell-the-public-ignore-international-law-and-forget-about-maps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/a-trumpian-guide-to-war-dont-tell-the-public-ignore-international-law-and-forget-about-maps/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan O'Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here it is, Mr President: a simplified guide on how to sell a war to faithful followers, having told them up to now you would not launch one]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YC5OXZWPGNEKVBUMVUUVJAYUFY.jpg?auth=6880c021acf478a88bf0f81060c4218ca9234611866b31cdc996491c589833f0&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 at a Maga rally in 2021. Photograph: Eva Marie Uzcategui]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eva Marie Uzcategui</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Niall Tierney obituary: Dedicated public servant who helped protect older people from financial abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/04/dr-niall-tierney-obituary-dedicated-public-servant-who-helped-protect-older-people-from-financial-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/04/dr-niall-tierney-obituary-dedicated-public-servant-who-helped-protect-older-people-from-financial-abuse/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former chief medical officer in Department of Health previously worked in British Merchant Navy as ship’s doctor]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ESECIAYJJCWDALDCVUHHXMTBU.jpg?auth=9f7fdb02446a27d275ff4b0a4480464a1fedef163033cad1a9fc20e324b72e4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Niall Tierney: Remembered as a generous, kind, slightly formal man of extraordinary patience who was particularly good with children.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth medal in just over a year clinches another accolade for Kate O’Connor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/11/fifth-medal-in-just-over-a-year-clinches-another-accolade-for-kate-oconnor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/11/fifth-medal-in-just-over-a-year-clinches-another-accolade-for-kate-oconnor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I want more’, says athlete after setting another Irish record]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXRW4WF3ML72Y7FFN4TOX2P7HQ.jpg?auth=16d561d3cbc74248aea5b048fc733ecce948641fa385ff18cf014ea3c92b45ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate O’Connor with her bronze medal after the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Poland last month. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster used to thrive in English tests but Sale clash spells danger]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-used-to-thrive-in-english-tests-but-sale-clash-spells-danger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/11/leinster-used-to-thrive-in-english-tests-but-sale-clash-spells-danger/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Advancing in the Champions Cup by ousting the Premiership side on Saturday would help restore belief after last season’s loss to Northampton ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKAJOLJSMFA5NPG4R6NX6DNZ2M.jpg?auth=69beb5a60953a4fc786d9e6ba01bfb81cf576f7a18197b6284fb455bae0c6c11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It seems Leinster have not yet fully recovered from last season's home defeat by Northampton in the Champions Cup. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debt shame: ‘I was going to lose my home ... It was one of the darkest times’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/debt-shame-i-was-going-to-lose-my-home-it-was-one-of-the-darkest-times/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/debt-shame-i-was-going-to-lose-my-home-it-was-one-of-the-darkest-times/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan, Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of households are trapped in long-term mortgage arrears, and now fuel debt and buy-now-pay-later schemes are affecting many more]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LSZXJNU7RBH6HOKFQ22RJAEFKA.JPG?auth=29af6a917036784e035fe67ddfa20733adaf26d531e58f1b65b53728d0f9e316&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Marie Gaynor's experience with debt inspired her to set up her Instagram account Irish Budgeting Mammy to speak openly about money matters. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaelic games previews: Offaly look to kick-start season, Tyrone aim to rise to Armagh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/gaelic-games-previews-offaly-look-to-kick-start-season-tyrone-aim-to-rise-to-armagh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/11/gaelic-games-previews-offaly-look-to-kick-start-season-tyrone-aim-to-rise-to-armagh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway women take on Cork in search of their county’s first Division One league title]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJ43SUOJL5AY3GBG6E5FWSBHXA.jpg?auth=8010a8bae4fc325e9fef98e66d9100ee99f28853c897fbe1a6fbc31484ba4ea1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armagh's Rory Grugan celebrates scoring the winning point against Tyrone this time last year. Photograph: John McVitty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/John McVitty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo essay: In the footsteps of ancient pilgrims in Co Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/photo-essay-in-the-footsteps-of-ancient-pilgrims-in-co-donegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/photo-essay-in-the-footsteps-of-ancient-pilgrims-in-co-donegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We follow a route used since the Middle Ages to St Patrick’s Purgatory on the shores of Lough Derg]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGXHAE2POJGMJCP2MJ3YBO7K54.JPG?auth=5f9207fc4fb6f1535cd55bacc5e891ef4c2edce5df94d3401bab12188b30a018&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Walkers make their way along the path around Lough Derg and Station Island in Co Donegal as they participate in the annual Easter Monday walk. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Ireland the worst run country in Europe?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/david-mcwilliams-ireland-has-too-much-money-and-is-fiscally-incontinent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/david-mcwilliams-ireland-has-too-much-money-and-is-fiscally-incontinent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is no cost control. And no one seems to care about what we are getting for all this spending ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P4U4BCINURTY6HYEXLTMU6T2YA.jpg?auth=5017db5766bdb220f47b4050191c421a87154707fedc2230a7e7dd9bba42feab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The national children’s hospital, originally budgeted at €650 million for completion in 2020, reached €2.24 billion by 2025, an overrun of over 220 per cent. Photograph:  Colin Keegan, Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock obituary: Prolific poet, author and champion of the Irish language]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/11/gabriel-rosenstock-obituary-prolific-poet-author-and-champion-of-the-irish-language/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/11/gabriel-rosenstock-obituary-prolific-poet-author-and-champion-of-the-irish-language/</guid><description><![CDATA[Co Limerick-born writer who drew inspiration from the east was traditional in a very different way]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HCORONKY3LUNASJKHE6ZYX2BI.jpg?auth=eadd7165340cf5e99a56e2c2434b6bd05e6ef8edb999710a7c6acc3e33e0c971&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock: It would be an understatement to say he was a profilic writer. It is estimated he wrote more than 180 books, but the figure is likely to be far higher]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla slides, but valuation still looks wildly detached from reality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/11/tesla-slides-but-valuation-still-looks-wildly-detached-from-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/11/tesla-slides-but-valuation-still-looks-wildly-detached-from-reality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some analysts are bearish on the electric vehicle maker but Tesla bulls have always valued hype rather than hard numbers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFITBMKF37TYHEA4FFQTHK7DUU.jpg?auth=5be1957abc552b7b61c485b54b7c3c89e9e6cf87582f343522c72fa1a0682d79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In June 2022, analysts expected Tesla deliveries to hit 1.366 million by the first quarter of 2026. Instead, they delivered 358,023 vehicles. Photograph: John Walton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle: The woman has tears in her eyes. We embrace, strangers on a train]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/roisin-ingle-the-woman-has-tears-in-her-eyes-we-embrace-strangers-on-a-train/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/roisin-ingle-the-woman-has-tears-in-her-eyes-we-embrace-strangers-on-a-train/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Making connections on a trip home from the North while pondering human foibles and frailties]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEUKX4BONNK5NQQZIWYCF5PVK4.JPG?auth=6ed9eb4b7096b940847a33f8d9dac0b746348f3f038dfc0a15964233b5ae1bc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grand Central Station, Belfast: 'I should be reading my book on the train, but I left it behind at the station when I was distracted by a chocolate eclair.' Photograph: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock: file, fealsamh agus ceannródaí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/11/gabriel-rosenstock-file-fealsamh-agus-ceannrodai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/11/gabriel-rosenstock-file-fealsamh-agus-ceannrodai/</guid><description><![CDATA[Scríbhneoir, file, eagarthóir, aistritheoir agus eile ab ea Rosenstock, a d’fhág tobar saibhir próis ina dhiaidh]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PE2XK2S72ADVAHASK5JBSZS3RA.jpg?auth=23b70be3141641f0d5d14bb430340a815f17f6f06275d5189fcbdd4140fb55de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock: is mar mhac léinn i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh, a chuir léitheoirí na Gaeilge aithne air mar fhile de chéaduair.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/how-the-fuel-protests-brought-the-country-to-a-standstill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/how-the-fuel-protests-brought-the-country-to-a-standstill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFOL7X3VDFCFNLUUUDFMVP4VHI.JPG?auth=4a1120daeaaf6d233b6092164c773d22c1038ebb32ad77fcb859120a340e4cd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Geoghegan is one of a number of men who have become the public face of the protests. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can end up with a house of horrors’ - How much does a divorce in Ireland cost?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/11/how-much-for-a-divorce-it-depends-say-family-lawyers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/11/how-much-for-a-divorce-it-depends-say-family-lawyers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man in ‘uncontested, amicable’ case paid his lawyer €5,000 but his ex-wife paid her lawyer €18,000]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXD6BVHBWZCPJK342BGB7QKGDM.jpg?auth=4abff92ca9967447a5d9ccf72ccc5d3c550aef97ff86224793e802b302895107&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most solicitors indicated the minimum costs of an uncontested divorce would be €5,000]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Dazeley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Another month and I’m in trouble’: Border businesses struggle with soaring fuel costs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/another-month-and-im-in-trouble-border-businesses-struggle-with-soaring-fuel-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/another-month-and-im-in-trouble-border-businesses-struggle-with-soaring-fuel-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even with two price options, Border transport businesses and customers are ‘not coping’ with the effects of the Middle East conflict]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D33Y347T2VGBROIU63BOLQTVUY.jpeg?auth=22e55da8ae1b94a21b5a23cecdb89a9e636770f07c8d8d213c6e03abc185ef96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Donaghy, owner of Donaghy Filling Station, Muff, Co Donegal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney: Cornafulla Bog is a gold mine. Let’s not squander it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/11/ella-mcsweeney-cornafulla-bog-is-a-gold-mine-lets-not-squander-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/11/ella-mcsweeney-cornafulla-bog-is-a-gold-mine-lets-not-squander-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Siting wind infrastructure on the Shannon bogs is too high a price to pay for renewable energy]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXX4KLLLWFHC7DMPBIV2S4ZWE4.jpg?auth=cc0c4196e4840b6b26830a039cd544040031d67794ba0dd6f7993dc9979cef5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[River Shannon: 'Siting wind infrastructure on the Shannon bogs is too high a price to pay for renewable energy – it’s climate policy chasing its own tail, celebrating 'clean' energy while detonating a carbon store that took millenniums to build.' Photograph: Design Pics Inc/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Design Pics Inc</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious hospital environment issues found in more than half of inspections – watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/11/serious-hospital-environment-issues-found-in-more-than-half-of-inspections-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/11/serious-hospital-environment-issues-found-in-more-than-half-of-inspections-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health watchdog finds hospitals with ageing buildings or poor physical environments in inspections over past two years]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MODAXHLOOZJMHESZSD4UDXXRLE.jpg?auth=5487f6e8114162b3cb5ed3b711d4f656fc25d9f2f3b05495d429b5352f36e5fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two inspection reports into Naas General Hospital in Kildare highlighted issues with the infrastructure. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Why humour is a serious matter when it comes to wellbeing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/no-laughing-matter-the-serious-business-of-humour-in-a-heavy-hearted-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/11/no-laughing-matter-the-serious-business-of-humour-in-a-heavy-hearted-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Humour doesn’t change the fact of a situation, but it offers a momentary release. It can snap us out of how we’re feeling when the sadness in everyday life threatens to overwhelm]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J3QX4PFDPBGODKK6RHQSUYXOQI.jpg?auth=8472560c44f392133ebb439e6a53c0c3b196cac748e279a65ff2d40a1adc62c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A laugh, however brief, can cut through the weight of a heavy day. Photograph: iStock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Deagreez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Potatoes au gratin? My old dear used to say they’re for people with money but no class’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/potatoes-au-gratin-my-old-dear-used-to-say-theyre-for-people-with-money-but-no-class/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/potatoes-au-gratin-my-old-dear-used-to-say-theyre-for-people-with-money-but-no-class/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I make a big point of not touching it, mainly out of respect to my old dear’s memory, the drunken trout]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHK2O7KXVJEURGYA4DU7MUSORU.jpg?auth=d108b418cf53b4be2a9940a2ee3582ae5a4016f6df33f7c644f98b8c3a6bcd90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: 'Can I just remind you what my old dear said about net curtains?' Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love my job, but the loneliness is hard’: Reality of life as a travel influencer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/11/i-love-my-job-but-the-loneliness-is-hard-reality-of-life-as-a-travel-influencer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/11/i-love-my-job-but-the-loneliness-is-hard-reality-of-life-as-a-travel-influencer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five Irish travel content creators on income, workload and the reality behind social media travel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43GBUSUSCNC4LIWQS6THBTNCVI.jpg?auth=92355bb41520fef542fe837e712fef2cd2d8ede6efdf7a4b3cf0d3c0338bd9de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I love my job and I feel so privileged and lucky,' says Éadaoin Fitzmaurice]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania brings Epstein back into focus as Iran war hastens Maga mutiny against Trump ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/11/melania-brings-epstein-back-into-focus-as-iran-war-hastens-maga-mutiny-against-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/11/melania-brings-epstein-back-into-focus-as-iran-war-hastens-maga-mutiny-against-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The most valuable disseminators of the US president’s message have turned on him]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EDL4UKOJQHLRE434GKB64VYRP4.jpg?auth=a86050bbe80c8c9b5f21d1a903932f6fde5bf0b5c9758ba866d3df4f51ab73e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey in July 2022. Photograph: Doug Mills/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which wine would you pick if you ran an award-winning off-licence?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/11/which-wine-would-you-pick-if-you-ran-an-award-winning-off-licence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/11/which-wine-would-you-pick-if-you-ran-an-award-winning-off-licence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Wilson: This year’s National Off-Licence Association outlet of the year is Martins in Fairview, Dublin 3]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GEQMCYI47NAYHMCEBBBXV5V7NU.jpg?auth=2f48362ed0d140805450cc7045f50a6cbb39ea3d5c02515bd5375612932486cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four wines picked by winners of the Noffla awards, the Oscars of the off-licence sector]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Grohl: ‘I’ll write something I have a hard time saying ... It feels good to scream that shit’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/11/dave-grohl-ill-write-something-i-have-a-hard-time-saying-it-feels-good-to-scream-that-shit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/11/dave-grohl-ill-write-something-i-have-a-hard-time-saying-it-feels-good-to-scream-that-shit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Foo Fighters frontman on tracking phases of his life through albums, reflecting on the band’s early days and what their future might look like]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSCVNPZPS5AEPAYGMIJ442QPVA.JPG?auth=237331966ed97b72162bfce3f592d38ce86bae39a701265edff7371fc367f4e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters: 'After losing Taylor, I’m so grateful that we had this to help us live.' Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s World Cup has a strong whiff of the last days of Rome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/11/trumps-world-cup-could-tip-us-into-pining-for-the-days-of-sportswashing-petrostates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/11/trumps-world-cup-could-tip-us-into-pining-for-the-days-of-sportswashing-petrostates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With a host nation at war and ‘Fifa’ rendered as a swear word, escapism will be hard to find this summer]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJUHJAJ77VDADKA5SKTIAFV74A.jpg?auth=f356e730af17b7e4cbe84942fb7bf8dba77814809634d86f162ccf216b49172c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), Gabriela De La Rosa (Jimena Larraguivel) and Phil Plank (Nick Blood) in the BBC series Twenty Twenty Six. Photograph: BBC/Expectation/Olly Courtney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olly Courtney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Emma Donoghue: ‘I grew up very normal, yet had this secret side that I thought everyone would consider foul’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/11/author-emma-donoghue-i-grew-up-very-normal-yet-had-this-secret-side-that-i-thought-everyone-would-consider-foul/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/11/author-emma-donoghue-i-grew-up-very-normal-yet-had-this-secret-side-that-i-thought-everyone-would-consider-foul/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The writer on literary reputation, emigration and ‘the crushing weight of being the only gay in the village’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJB2NYOLAZAG3PD7ILK3SZOGVY.jpg?auth=769fda62cbdcf01538ad8dd18b288741f570771a18adbfec5832115429bfb860&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Emma Donoghue. Photograph: Woodgate]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">woodgate photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s two simplest cake recipes, inspired by his school days ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/11/mark-moriartys-two-simplest-cake-recipes-inspired-by-his-school-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/11/mark-moriartys-two-simplest-cake-recipes-inspired-by-his-school-days/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Does anybody remember who put Fairy Liquid in Mark’s fairy cakes during home economics class? 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWTYK44AVVDZVAWJTQHE6FETBM.jpg?auth=d8c378433426f14d0e94e9cd5d687ee74629590f41b4b647b11d5a61c2fd24e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Make it simple with Mark Moriarty's ginger loaf cake with clotted cream and coffee and walnut loaf cake. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diamonds and gems in white and yellow gold at Kells jewellery auction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/04/11/diamonds-and-gems-in-white-and-yellow-gold-at-kells-jewellery-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/04/11/diamonds-and-gems-in-white-and-yellow-gold-at-kells-jewellery-auction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rings, pendants and broaches for sale at Matthews Auctioneers while Dublin antique jewellers set to host educational events]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D3NDJPZ6KFDSLGA756WYXMDO7A.jpg?auth=e852d0d962bd860d53a6435adf64f402dcc2ff10cb264c76382c1d835b619299&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matthew Weldon, owner of Courtville Antique and Vintage Jewellery in Dublin, where educational events are set to be held]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Keville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shrubs and trees perfect for small gardens that don’t compromise on colour or impact]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/11/shrubs-and-trees-perfect-for-small-gardens-that-dont-compromise-on-colour-or-impact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/11/shrubs-and-trees-perfect-for-small-gardens-that-dont-compromise-on-colour-or-impact/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ultra-compact outdoor spaces require a disciplined approach when it comes to planting]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDDYS6HERZFW5GIJWO2W2KO35A.jpg?auth=6a58b991e63ea8060c29450cbfd09c4a6b125c6325e53129a2ac3c7334759370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As our outdoor spaces get smaller, so must our plants. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">aimintang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s simple recipe for coffee and walnut loaf cake in a tin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/11/mark-moriartys-simple-recipe-for-coffee-and-walnut-loaf-cake-in-a-tin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/11/mark-moriartys-simple-recipe-for-coffee-and-walnut-loaf-cake-in-a-tin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You won’t even need an electric mixer for this really easy cake]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJIB6OLJWJG4DG4RW7GGBNWCIM.jpg?auth=22850bd1dc32b18f16327d649c8bc04a6dc3837e9740c5c797d36816dd7da6d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's coffee and walnut loaf cake in a tin. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for ginger loaf cake with clotted cream]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/11/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-ginger-loaf-cake-with-clotted-cream/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/11/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-ginger-loaf-cake-with-clotted-cream/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Follow my simple tip to get rid of air bubbles from your mix]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GY6SKNYX3FBK3NFONSK2WG3WUM.jpg?auth=7a2f2b7651de88c456107d4f7d58db7a28d1189908609f0dbc2c4705c4ae61e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's ginger loaf cake with clotted cream. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Arrow in Flight by Mary Lavin: Excellent exploration of a different yet similar Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/an-arrow-in-flight-by-mary-lavin-excellent-exploration-of-a-different-yet-similar-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/an-arrow-in-flight-by-mary-lavin-excellent-exploration-of-a-different-yet-similar-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country she depicts is not romanticised but simply lived in: a world of small houses, strained marriages and worried parents]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZQQJK2MH5NMS7POUAI34QIRHDE.jpg?auth=b4235d0609d2ead59463cdf605e0945c4bc8e9643697f8b597f1750cf712953b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Although firmly rooted in Irish life, Mary Lavin's work travelled widely. Photograph: Paddy Whelan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paddy Whelan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold edited by Ailbhe Malone – Breathtakingly varied tales rekindle storytelling tradition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/banshee-mythological-irish-women-retold-edited-by-ailbhe-malone-breathtakingly-varied-tales-rekindle-storytelling-tradition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/banshee-mythological-irish-women-retold-edited-by-ailbhe-malone-breathtakingly-varied-tales-rekindle-storytelling-tradition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adrienne Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Authorial relish and exuberance are apparent on every page of this short story collection, with contributions from Naoise Dolan, Sarah Maria Griffin and more]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B77I5KNFPVH5XAYOXN3WHFNJO4.jpg?auth=ff613e8f375dcf196dc2b15b69efb26c2e4e842267e42541f2f5bd4bbae9e6c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Each story delivers a killer last line: one of the hallmarks of brilliance in the short story form. Cover illustration: Aoife Cawley]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘US theatres are afraid to book us,’ says Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo director]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/04/11/us-theatres-are-afraid-to-book-us-says-les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo-director/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/04/11/us-theatres-are-afraid-to-book-us-says-les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo-director/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gender-skewering comic ballet company comes to Ireland in April, as part of Dublin Dance Festival]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2DJV2UQJF5EJZFGCU3XYN7VCCI.jpg?auth=4d76bfcdfa4aa0f64edbe53d13fc077b8b6c7e0925e6a81d3b580ab67fa64363&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Swan Lake. Photograph: Sascha Vaughan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine Days in May by Jonathan Schneer and Radicals: The Working Classes and the Making of Modern Britain by Geoff Andrews]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/nine-days-in-may-by-jonathan-schneer-and-radicals-the-working-classes-and-the-making-of-modern-britain-by-geoff-andrews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/nine-days-in-may-by-jonathan-schneer-and-radicals-the-working-classes-and-the-making-of-modern-britain-by-geoff-andrews/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Hanley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite their defeat in two historic strikes, the British miners’ struggle raised huge questions for society]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7357XXL5KVRGYPY3RNJ5WI4LI.jpg?auth=8904ed4730190c21cf33907f8a75b0cb2f67d4274241e44f6a9175d4e64c9d39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police in anti-riot gear escorting picketers from their position near the Orgreave Coking Plant near Rotherham, England, June 18th, 1984. Photograph: File photo/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Joseph: A brother, aged seven]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/11/poem-of-the-week-joseph-a-brother-aged-seven/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/11/poem-of-the-week-joseph-a-brother-aged-seven/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hayden Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Hayden Murphy]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTLSOEATXBGX7NHAB36WZ7B7QU.JPG?auth=5875ca7a3a39f2166d78523c62e964910b93902d7cdfdec6e4be60fc61e5907e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hayden and Joseph Murphy in 1948, marking Joseph's fifth birthday]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II splashes down as NASA completes historic moon voyage with vow of ‘more to come’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/11/first-manned-moon-mission-in-more-than-50-years-splashes-down-after-epic-voyage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/11/first-manned-moon-mission-in-more-than-50-years-splashes-down-after-epic-voyage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nasa astronauts land safely back on Earth after  record-breaking lunar flyby ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:40:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EP4WPSQBUEK5MMSHDWHAJ46IA4.jpg?auth=144439089978ded0b9bc341189c06950d0dce44cee7698ab815d8116b45de4b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo provided by Nasa shows the Artemis II crew capsule as it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nasa</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>