<?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/2026-04-13/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:46:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Networks Ireland to invest €50m in network]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/gas-networks-ireland-to-invest-50m-in-network/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/gas-networks-ireland-to-invest-50m-in-network/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work is vital to ensuring energy supplies in extreme weather, utility says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4RH2UTKTNB2PB2RCHMOANM5NI.jpg?auth=adee77cd4c85bbb308538cebd35a596056df9cdc3f1c9ec0bc4ded6399019103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[State company Gas Networks Ireland is investing €50m on upgrading part of its system. Photograph: GNI]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electricity bills in Ireland among the highest in Europe ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/electricity-bills-in-ireland-among-the-highest-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/electricity-bills-in-ireland-among-the-highest-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dependence on natural gas and rising network charges blamed by experts for high energy costs  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVKV7KFCQ5CBRM2E5YWHYM4FZM.jpg?auth=c70caf6092433f1f3f4e770709f474a966be23768f80cb3ab4c2e6acd0512db8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Natural gas prices heavily influence electricity prices as many countries use the fuel to generate power. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evgen_Prozhyrko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist killed in Co Antrim crash named ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/motorcyclist-killed-in-co-antrim-crash-named/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/motorcyclist-killed-in-co-antrim-crash-named/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-vehicle collision took place shortly after 10am on Monday in Crankill Road area of Ballymena]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:32:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5TF7Q4WQZEWLOB2JT5R25DJCU.jpg?auth=5c4c1efd15d2241a4963a6e29317f316b8ff201cc182ce2eb90529275a8cc509&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim Wylie was 60-years-old. Photograph: PSNI]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch dismissed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/13/donald-trumps-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-and-rupert-murdoch-dismissed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/13/donald-trumps-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-and-rupert-murdoch-dismissed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Barr in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president called media mogul personally to try prevent publication of report he sent ‘bawdy’ email to Jeffrey Epstein]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:22:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEGPTSBSQ35IUDY5FDLGVPPOAI.jpg?auth=dc69e4a5b4d04a012ef5389ac5b49e5414266180dc1e55caf2964797d2756571&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 speaks outside the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leeds stun Manchester United to ease relegation concerns ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/13/leeds-stun-manchester-united-to-ease-relegation-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/13/leeds-stun-manchester-united-to-ease-relegation-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two Noah Okafor strikes help Leeds to first win at Old Trafford since 1981]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:34:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5M3KZ36PGAAOCN72YEAYEEVWLQ.jpg?auth=beca3c8de17b39f52dace754be8db3af9678e71f64715c171b7bc9549b20d931&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leeds United's Noah Okafor scores his team's second goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US blockade of Iranian ports begins as Trump faces backlash over ‘blasphemous’ image]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/trump-calls-pope-leo-weak-over-iran-war-comments-us-to-blockade-iranian-ports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/trump-calls-pope-leo-weak-over-iran-war-comments-us-to-blockade-iranian-ports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ if they come close to blockade, says US president]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:31:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2GEBER2QBXE7E4PTZRG4SCHLA.jpg?auth=3761170d2aae51dcc0a249cc173db506ffc237f0b77190f34830f38537916084&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A residential building that was damaged in US-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach warns against further blockades by fuel protesters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/live-fuel-protests-traffic-updates-ireland-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/live-fuel-protests-traffic-updates-ireland-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope, Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan suggests RTÉ report encouraged protesters to go to Whitegate]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:09:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXVQZLPQT5E3FAHGUPKYVXCE6I.jpg?auth=f76859ef3f72dc8f4f073b7c0e9c919f1819cfd302444156366a84f5463d71dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tractors and trucks prepare to leave O'Connell Street on Sunday morning having blocked the street since Thursday in a protest about fuel prices. Photograph: Bryan Meade ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Forever: The Death of Ageing? on RTÉ One: An unflinching – even gory – look into the anti-ageing industry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/13/young-forever-the-death-of-ageing-on-rte-one-an-unflinching-even-gory-look-into-the-anti-ageing-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/13/young-forever-the-death-of-ageing-on-rte-one-an-unflinching-even-gory-look-into-the-anti-ageing-industry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Kathryn Thomas’s thought-provoking documentary explores man and medicine’s quest to delay the ageing process]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OSF5777RJBBLTCZHV5PD6QHHQY.jpg?auth=bf2b734a8658d2693d17e02ad11be68418b36c74c5f1c29534f1866913ef6a13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathryn Thomas fronts Young Forever: The Death of Ageing? Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan/RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council completes €581m purchase of former DIT site]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/13/dublin-city-council-completes-581m-purchase-of-former-dit-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/13/dublin-city-council-completes-581m-purchase-of-former-dit-site/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal to buy Kevin Street site would see council vacate Wood Quay civic offices]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:47:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZPAXKTAOBFTBOOUM3YNRTUUWQ.JPG?auth=7180749ae99dc2560e3266f4aabc4030dafa7a70d4df98fa7a063a336d05bcae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cranes at the site of the former DIT building on Kevin Street in Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simmering Government tensions over O’Callaghan’s request for Army help with fuel blockades]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/mcentee-refuses-to-say-if-ocallaghan-consulted-her-on-request-for-army-to-clear-blockades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/mcentee-refuses-to-say-if-ocallaghan-consulted-her-on-request-for-army-to-clear-blockades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Conor Lally, Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helen McEntee twice declines to confirm if Minister for Justice consulted her before Defence Forces announcement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:17:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WE7IKSP3WUSN3KX4MHMGAZF4TE.jpg?auth=7bfa424156e0ac2180846b2200e240426317148524e6462e0e0c7a3b1b9366fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters block the N7 motorway in Rathcoole near Dublin on Sunday, the sixth day of a protest against rising fuel prices. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump claims Iran wants to make a deal ‘very badly’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/trump-claims-iran-wants-to-make-a-deal-very-badly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/trump-claims-iran-wants-to-make-a-deal-very-badly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julian Borger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran taunts US over rising petrol price as blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:08:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCCOXQHMOSENCC4WAOIROM7S6U.jpg?auth=9efc0519426ae60e490e526b52e5ad96b2a3688eeeba091947cde8cdf65fc3e8&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 speaking to reporters outside the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, on Monday. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A super superstar’: Rory McIlroy’s hometown abuzz after Masters double]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/a-super-superstar-rory-mcilroys-hometown-abuzz-after-masters-double/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/a-super-superstar-rory-mcilroys-hometown-abuzz-after-masters-double/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the Holywood man claims back-to-back Masters titles, his home club is bursting with pride for the champion who never forgot his roots]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:56:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHHCUC3CNA646ARRH3GRGB77R4.jpg?auth=08dbea28cbe6b8788cc4a647ad1aad495def7e936748b8413bdb0a32bd61b8bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy biscuits created by Skinners Bakery in Holywood, Co Down. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran threatens to resume rocket attacks as US blockades the Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/iran-threatens-to-resume-rocket-attacks-as-us-blockades-the-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/iran-threatens-to-resume-rocket-attacks-as-us-blockades-the-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors set to begin peace talks while fighting continues between Israel and Tehran-backed Hizbullah]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:56:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LTOGATMM3T3NSCN3BTJJEY6NKI.jpg?auth=3d5714fc9ae75522926da7915362bc075a893fabe791940cedbd1ea7d4ba5d79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man walks along the shore in Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Altaf Qadri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Hungary’s election result: end of a dark era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/13/the-irish-times-view-on-hungarys-election-result-end-of-a-dark-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/13/the-irish-times-view-on-hungarys-election-result-end-of-a-dark-era/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Viktor Orbán experiment celebrated by strongmen and populists has failed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5MNHMK3DYDRF3NE6NM2F7G34I.jpg?auth=f4542bede2769ce69e559a403a9aff20652b1602bc0c9db5bdc8c8dacc19c369&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Magyar, election winner and leader of the pro-European conservative TISZA party, which won a two-thirds parliamentary majority in Hungarian elections in a clear defeat for nationalist long-time Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Photo: Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel tank drivers faced ‘significant threats’ during protests, says industry body chief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/fuel-tank-drivers-faced-significant-threats-during-protests-says-industry-body-chief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/fuel-tank-drivers-faced-significant-threats-during-protests-says-industry-body-chief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner ‘absolutely appalled’ by intimidation directed at members over course of demonstrations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:04:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PXF32DPPIRGBJAYNEZ4ZKVVVRE.JPG?auth=206b1b43e52be92d09c11f1a08819065510a8d3b8b74da7ca994b64aa210c75c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some tanker drivers were recognised by members of the fuel blockades with their families subsequently receiving harassment online. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cork Courts Limited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on live facial recognition: careful consideration required]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/13/the-irish-times-view-on-live-facial-recognition-careful-consideration-required/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/13/the-irish-times-view-on-live-facial-recognition-careful-consideration-required/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is right to question whether the technology is necessary or proportionate]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUBGV2HWJ5AIZLO4AGIKSQX5Z4.jpg?auth=0b0479726dace5ebaf8b199a35aa5d9a95fafb37a5cc376b41f443e33e997aee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A close-up of a police facial recognition camera in use at the Cardiff City Stadium for the Cardiff City v Swansea City Championship match on January 12, 2020 in Cardiff, Wales. Police are using the technology to identify those who have been issued with football banning orders in an attempt to prevent disorder. Critics argue that the use of such technology is invasive and discriminatory. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Horwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for six years for sexually assaulting teenage girl in Sligo ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/man-jailed-for-six-years-for-sexually-assaulting-teenage-girl-in-sligo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/man-jailed-for-six-years-for-sexually-assaulting-teenage-girl-in-sligo/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former teacher locked girl behind a locked door, court heard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:57:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ziaullhaq Safi (37), from Afghanistan, was unanimously convicted by a jury at Sligo Circuit Criminal Court of sexual assault and of providing remuneration to a child, then aged 16, for sexual exploitation in April 2023. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Magyar vows to pursue those who ‘plundered’ Hungary, after election win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/peter-magyar-vows-to-pursue-those-who-plundered-hungary-after-election-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/peter-magyar-vows-to-pursue-those-who-plundered-hungary-after-election-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime minister-elect promises ‘new era’ for country after defeating far-right Viktor Orban]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:37:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M5H3DPUVF2WSR33UEJP3ILQW7I.jpg?auth=08de0323c0fa5f1afcd59e7fe6a1bcaea72bba67382c7622e8fe87365ef1df3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Magyar, Hungary's prime minister-elect, speaking in Budapest on Monday. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masters win completes Rory McIlroy’s evolution from ‘fairweather champ’ to all-time great]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/masters-win-completes-rory-mcilroys-evolution-from-fairweather-champ-to-all-time-great/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/masters-win-completes-rory-mcilroys-evolution-from-fairweather-champ-to-all-time-great/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Holywood star’s dedication to getting better culminated with sixth Major success]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:31:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IESLDJJR7OOF7L4PKDBOKTOKJI.jpg?auth=816ae620cce39191f32feef1069cb847d76443e2631906f4d0b3f581b14344c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy successfully defended the Masters with an outstanding performance at Augusta underpinned by discipline. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maddie Meyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispute between refugee accommodation firm and Government settled]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/dispute-between-refugee-accommodation-firm-and-government-settled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/dispute-between-refugee-accommodation-firm-and-government-settled/</guid><description><![CDATA[Palmerstown Temporary Accommodation signed contract in 2024 with Minister to covert Ballyfermot industrial estate property   ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:11:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVX2XKES4TLXXSR2MXQZ5VGV3I.jpg?auth=cf91ca4a319359a6fa1f214ce5eba0e21950cdb930302b732f89b7cf24103a06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge struck out the proceedings at the Commercial Court. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyra McKee trial: Riot could have been ‘staged show of force for propaganda purposes’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/lyra-mckee-trial-riot-could-have-been-staged-show-of-force-for-propaganda-purposes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/lyra-mckee-trial-riot-could-have-been-staged-show-of-force-for-propaganda-purposes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashleigh McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Journalist died after being struck by bullet fired at police vehicles in Derry seven years ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:09:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUGZRLAJOB6ENJ3I4MTJXV3AEM.JPG?auth=9924db1e7ad8ccf408991c09bca5fb9d8fa05deb4f64bf5875bebc01ec27e3cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist Lyra McKee was killed in April 2019. Photograph: Pacemaker]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump deletes post with AI image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/13/trump-deletes-post-with-ai-image-depicting-him-as-jesus-i-thought-it-was-me-as-a-doctor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/13/trump-deletes-post-with-ai-image-depicting-him-as-jesus-i-thought-it-was-me-as-a-doctor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Gedeon in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:08:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLR2D3G4NBDA5IS5E4LHIXCCSQ.jpg?auth=43e2683a4002574faef9543e543e4442e8e4acf18a8e6909b17a6d6e889a9c44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An AI-generated image US president Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ after criticising Pope Leo XIV. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MANDEL NGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much will petrol and diesel cost after new measures kick in this week?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/how-much-will-fuel-cost-this-week-after-new-government-measures-kick-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/how-much-will-fuel-cost-this-week-after-new-government-measures-kick-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even with the latest excise cut, motorists will still be much worse off than they were six weeks ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:01:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XW5QZJDNP2MAHCNMYBP3SY5STQ.jpg?auth=6ddefbe3e030d22e343669bcf734ec9a097ea23d565901ceab8f2dafb5b5a6a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the AA, the average price of petrol in February was €1.73 while a litre of diesel was priced at €1.72. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No toxic mining’: Public inquiry into controversial Tyrone gold mine reconvenes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/no-toxic-mining-public-inquiry-into-controversial-tyrone-gold-mine-reconvenes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/no-toxic-mining-public-inquiry-into-controversial-tyrone-gold-mine-reconvenes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Previous hearings were suspended as the Irish Government had not been notified about inquiry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBIDTORWYMN7TUAPAKDWATS6J4.jpg?auth=f0ec80a0a69169a9f4c8d590d1f180887237c19cecd1b904727be13fb020b797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters outside the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh during the public inquiry into the planning application for the gold mine project at Greencastle, Co Tyrone. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Claudia Savage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoy the saving behaviours that Yuno Energy helps you know]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/13/enjoy-the-saving-behaviours-that-yuno-energy-helps-you-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/13/enjoy-the-saving-behaviours-that-yuno-energy-helps-you-know/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish energy disruptor is arming customers with the know-how to manage costs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3DLIXYNEP5BPTHKNSLTZ4DD26E.jpg?auth=6855fba8934718d48af2ff43e69754daf384d3b58f88c622ca8b82aa28e0a1ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cathal Fay, founder of Yuno Energy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">taller.stories</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running through the theory that a person’s name can determine what they do]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/13/running-through-the-theory-that-a-persons-name-can-determine-what-they-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/13/running-through-the-theory-that-a-persons-name-can-determine-what-they-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Athletics really does seem to attract people whose names suggest they are destined for great things]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YRYXTFYSEOQ5POGT7PUAX3HRFU.jpg?auth=955e22bae9d82f10e86303d70e4622c425db5285259259daf407be37639dfa03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Usain Bolt: With a name like his, perhaps he was always destined to become the fastest man in the world. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joseph O’Brien hoping for change of ‘National’ fortune with Kim Roque in Scotland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/13/joseph-obrien-hoping-for-change-of-national-fortune-with-kim-roque-in-scotland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/13/joseph-obrien-hoping-for-change-of-national-fortune-with-kim-roque-in-scotland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Constitution Hill set to have third start on flat in Newbury Group Three contest ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNUDJ3ORNFHJXJXSX6YTXOTUVQ.jpg?auth=1b1c0a5072c5b9e4b30b19bc30bbb3e949563c10f01b7500cf7fb7324fc45603&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trainer Joseph O'Brien has indicated that Ayr is an option for Kim Roque, who is owned by Scotsman Ronnie Bartlett. 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Photograph: Family/Facebook Story David Raleigh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extension of Luas Green line to Finglas can proceed after High Court cases resolved]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/extension-of-luas-to-finglas-can-proceed-after-high-court-cases-resolved/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/extension-of-luas-to-finglas-can-proceed-after-high-court-cases-resolved/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Extra 4km of line to run from Cabra to north of Finglas village at expected cost of €600m]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DHSY5HVEVFP5LIDLK3EZZP5RCE.jpg?auth=c850610b5ed88fe708e25cdd8bbb8be9830f663df896abb7cb180bbac42e4728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A resolution in three lawsuits brought over the extension of the Luas to Finglas, northwest Dublin, has cleared the way for work to begin. Photograph: Alan Betson

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Leinster vs Edinburgh Rugby
Leinster's Tom Clarkson celebrates with Rieko Ioane after the game 
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets tick lower as failed US-Iran talks weigh on sentiment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/markets-tick-lower-as-failed-us-iran-talks-weigh-on-sentiment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/markets-tick-lower-as-failed-us-iran-talks-weigh-on-sentiment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European shares ‌dip as expectations of a swift resolution to conflict dim]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:01:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GRNCVVAECQHGH7QVPTKGC7DDGA.jpg?auth=66f0b5e9fec8167fe724110685461e75a0150acb48194fc43adf0258c9c9f651&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US markets were mixed as oil prices moved higher again. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Yenesel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win tickets to sensational dance performances with Dublin Dance Festival this May]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/13/win-tickets-to-sensational-dance-performances-with-dublin-dance-festival-this-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/13/win-tickets-to-sensational-dance-performances-with-dublin-dance-festival-this-may/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with Dublin Dance Festival to give five subscribers tickets to one of five incredible dance performances from world-class artists from Ireland and abroad.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:58:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBUCB2N3I5CNXEZEXWXICFFUCQ.jpg?auth=5b7ba710391d61c9f05582b23a47aab5f316a796efe8fe250be6426e387129d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SubsRewards_Week15]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish firm sued over termination of drug commercialisation agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/irish-firm-sued-over-termination-of-drug-commercialisation-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/irish-firm-sued-over-termination-of-drug-commercialisation-agreement/</guid><description><![CDATA[Piramal Critical Care BV is seeking injunctions preventing Dublin-registered Brepco Biopharma Ltd from ending an agreement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:56:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Piramal seeks to restrain the defendant from terminating an October 2022 licence agreement between the parties and restraining the appointment of a replacement partner to commercialise the product.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition parties support fuel protests but stop short of endorsing blockades ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/opposition-parties-support-fuel-protests-but-stop-short-of-endorsing-blockades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/opposition-parties-support-fuel-protests-but-stop-short-of-endorsing-blockades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many TDs are preparing to support Sinn Féin’s motion of no confidence in the Government this week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:54:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TNJ6JWPBWGZYUMEZ6RLRPE45Y.JPG?auth=afb36b8cc1e9138fc6208d41644b68468ee6f4a6a6427f8fd798be960927c61a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty declined to say explicitly if his party had supported blockades. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who assaulted umpire at underage GAA match given suspended sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/man-who-assaulted-umpire-at-underage-gaa-match-given-suspended-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/man-who-assaulted-umpire-at-underage-gaa-match-given-suspended-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Reid, Isabel Hayes ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Kelly (41) came at victim with his arms swinging after his son got into verbal disagreement with umpire, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:40:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WK6W3OTTP5CMTB4VXRJPFD5IQQ.jpg?auth=a9d2e1cac35084cda5b10cb74925f13eee4f5d79ba3031305153e3b4ffe6dcbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Kelly, of Sherrard Street Lower, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to assault during an underage hurling match. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viktor Orbán’s veto power paralysed the EU. His election loss is good news in Brussels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/viktor-orbans-veto-power-paralysed-the-eu-his-election-loss-is-good-news-in-brussels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/viktor-orbans-veto-power-paralysed-the-eu-his-election-loss-is-good-news-in-brussels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Election defeat ends year of paralysis, where Hungary blocked EU support for Ukraine and other key foreign‑policy decisions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:37:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFOXVEM2R7RAA3MA3XFYY4RICM.jpg?auth=3b878db12599b539ada88bf28d600048b15847944593e91d840fd1e6e4902110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Viktor Orbán's 16-year tenure as Hungarian prime minister is about to end following his comprehensive election defeat. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 2,000 frontline ambulance staff set to strike over pay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/more-than-2000-frontline-ambulance-staff-set-to-strike-over-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/more-than-2000-frontline-ambulance-staff-set-to-strike-over-pay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three separate work stoppages due to take place on May with further action planned for June]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:30:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3V43X5TP6BB2PMKIBHEV3VNNH4.jpg?auth=fd5d74b9caf10d48515da93edac186bfe0388884da05606c9f8d25048e2c5939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, advanced paramedics, specialist paramedics and paramedic supervisors are set to be involved in strike action. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hollybrook New Homes takes €25m charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/hollybrook-new-homes-takes-25m-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/hollybrook-new-homes-takes-25m-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accounts show a €24.9 million non-cash impairment charge ‘relating to a development site that was rezoned’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:13:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YDQXT7DQNCCPNNNNTXK3TTIQY.jpg?auth=a89df7cfe5b99328db0c294c89e9e4442b7aa0f6866512124f5158fca1e03889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After the rezoning, the directors of the company “are engaged with the Group’s legal team with regard to this rezoning issue and their lenders pursuing strategic options to address the impact of the impairment”. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shank_ali</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s naval blockade on Iran amounts to a dramatic comedown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/trumps-naval-blockade-on-iran-amounts-to-a-dramatic-comedown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/trumps-naval-blockade-on-iran-amounts-to-a-dramatic-comedown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s original war aims included Iran’s unconditional surrender, regime change, elimination of its nuclear potential and ‘obliterating’ Iran’s missiles]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:10:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFX65QIGZSNUK5FDIVLGT3NFHI.jpg?auth=416821ccdf1f20a4684b8ef6023eb684e33c971e259967ca5aba99ae54dfc605&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 arrives back in Washington after peace talks in Pakistan collapsed. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German emergency fuel supports unlikely to enhance chancellor’s low approval]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/german-emergency-fuel-supports-unlikely-to-enhance-chancellors-low-approval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/german-emergency-fuel-supports-unlikely-to-enhance-chancellors-low-approval/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Announcing the temporary measures, Friedrich Merz said the state ‘cannot compensate for every market event’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:35:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIVJIXSHSGNA5ZO6UZIVMKCBYU.jpg?auth=be8edbb39898eba2571d9727b2f9377f113dde4395b62c78337823c408a69a89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor and leader of the CDU, Friedrich Merz, talks to Germany's energy minister Katherina Reiche ahead of the CDU's leadership meeting in Berlin on Monday. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tobias Schwarz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aviva reports 65% jump in property-related claims on back of Storm Éowyn  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/aviva-reports-65-jump-in-property-related-claims-on-back-of-storm-eowyn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/aviva-reports-65-jump-in-property-related-claims-on-back-of-storm-eowyn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Insurer paid out €340 million in general insurance claims in 2025, a 24 per cent increase on the previous year ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:35:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXNXIUKRY5BLRGKHE53UBPBG3A.jpg?auth=1f5cb4959fc9c0b96b086a702372b17748234f71381e7ccd9aecb58744754779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aviva said Storm Éowyn and settlements linked to Storm Darragh in 2024 drove a 65 per cent increase in property-related claims. Photograph: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does Donald Trump want to enforce a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/why-does-donald-trump-want-to-enforce-a-blockade-of-the-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/13/why-does-donald-trump-want-to-enforce-a-blockade-of-the-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Politi in Washington, Andrew England in London and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Such a move presents different challenges and dilemma from what the US did in the case of Venezuela]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:55:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYKWD4VL4ADE7WMUYTPO5YSEQ4.jpg?auth=200342139b4f6cf75bc87dc8f10742a270e80a127ebe7fea63fa2a95934ad196&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump said 'we're not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like and not to people that they don't like'. Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tasos Katopodis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Baird to miss Leinster’s URC clash with Ulster through injury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/13/ryan-baird-to-miss-leinsters-urc-clash-with-ulster-through-injury/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/13/ryan-baird-to-miss-leinsters-urc-clash-with-ulster-through-injury/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prop Alex Usanov is also out, with Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier and Andrew Porter undergoing further assessment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:33:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNVS6N77TFTSFDW54QT4CQJQFA.jpg?auth=4905465a69ad408ea92ba4ce781d091cb27886e37b146ec5983f5f23f0fbaf9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Ryan Baird scores a try. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of the Orbán model ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/the-end-of-the-orban-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/the-end-of-the-orban-model/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:26:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GWL3MRL3OFCBSWJ4YPQ3C54HWA.jpg?auth=76811bb7160f7c37b730d5d166c083eca2521a69f2ee8a97377b888e01e356f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Echoes of 1989 as Hungarians deliver crushing defeat to Orbán]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/echoes-of-1989-as-hungarians-deliver-crushing-defeat-to-orban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/echoes-of-1989-as-hungarians-deliver-crushing-defeat-to-orban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Faludy in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Budapest erupted into celebration after a landslide vote, with scenes recalling the last heady moment when Hungary felt history turning.

]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:24:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HO3BFBOSI3ZMPA3IQPSRMOPRJE.jpg?auth=8513a3e0f7a605e3157dea03aaf04c3ea27ef7e76e92dd67195c377c0ea50004&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People celebrate in the streets after Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat to Péter Magyar, leader of the pro-European conservative Tisza party, in Budapest. Photograph: Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ferenc Isza</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer loses €1.5m green diesel tax battle with Revenue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/farmer-loses-15m-green-diesel-tax-ruling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/farmer-loses-15m-green-diesel-tax-ruling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unnamed farmer, haulier and agricultural contractor had appealed Revenue bill tied to sale of green diesel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:11:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQK4IHUJQRYSTFOGU2LUZNTG5E.jpg?auth=7a624cec60bdf13a09c415334aec9bf75d90fd8c791d7d09d1ea9d4fb6db8b11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revenue: a class-action  approach would be “an important efficiency measure” which would allow the Tax Appeal Commission to “effectively dispense with individual hearings”.  Photograph: Joe St Leger]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry’s scar tissue is building after consecutive Sunday rounds in the 80s at Augusta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/shane-lowrys-scar-tissue-is-building-after-consecutive-sunday-rounds-in-the-80s-at-augusta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/shane-lowrys-scar-tissue-is-building-after-consecutive-sunday-rounds-in-the-80s-at-augusta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy said he was checking out for Lowry’s score on the leaderboards at the Masters]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:03:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5EEXPPJNXNXNN477QH5UFH4XK4.jpg?auth=931afada986b9c5ca1cfd119dacdd9930899f4ffc5e0687921d74a8940444934&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry of Ireland and his caddie Darren Reynolds walk the 14th fairway during the final round of the Masters. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy is the greatest European golfer and he is not finished yet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/rory-mcilroy-is-the-greatest-european-golfer-and-he-is-not-finished-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/rory-mcilroy-is-the-greatest-european-golfer-and-he-is-not-finished-yet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Masters champion will be one of the favourites for the US PGA Championship at Aronimink next month]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:41:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3VOTNGHU6GFCFAO5B5J3IOZSY.jpg?auth=913726ceafee2baa3f6fe7112e4dd990939610342ca2ccc9204faa3a84b70467&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 celebrates winning the final round. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests leader James Geoghegan pursued by Revenue for debts totalling almost €550,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/fuel-protests-leader-pursued-by-revenue-for-debts-totalling-almost-550000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/fuel-protests-leader-pursued-by-revenue-for-debts-totalling-almost-550000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Mc Donagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six debt judgments have been secured against the agricultural contractor since 2019]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JKBFM5O6KLMFMCUSU22TWTUME.jpg?auth=7c0ed08924f047dee21768615043d2d1c2b54a74f35a61c0c822fd2989ee6ea8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Geoghegan at a rally in O'Connell Street, Dublin. The agricultural contractor from Westmeath had claimed the Revenue Commissioners owed him €89,000. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orbán’s defeat a blow to nationalist parties in advance of key European votes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/orbans-defeat-a-blow-to-nationalist-parties-in-advance-of-key-european-votes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/orbans-defeat-a-blow-to-nationalist-parties-in-advance-of-key-european-votes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Momentum of hard right falters before elections in France, Italy, Slovakia and Serbia]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:01:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KDBMCYP3PRK7IBSS5PRK2MVZM.jpg?auth=a80924c89ad9be61e5357355aea10157122baae39f4a6610701d5a3a42319bd0&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's support for Viktor Orbán did influence the Hungarian election in the way the pair had hoped. Photograph: Janos Kummer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Janos Kummer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concern that housing commencements might not result in new homes coming to market quickly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/concern-that-housing-commencements-might-not-result-into-new-homes-coming-to-market-quickly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/concern-that-housing-commencements-might-not-result-into-new-homes-coming-to-market-quickly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Internal papers say builders rushed to take advantage of levy waivers by registering commencements but that some projects were not progressing ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:57:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIHWVJC6EJHGBF2LHGCTR3SWNU.jpg?auth=b4e3435beb192e2cfdad775dc1bfc3e2bc646acf1509369f461c93fe3562d23e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Governnment officials were concerned that a surge in housing commencement notices might not translate into new homes being delivered quickly. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MediaProduction</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (43) pleads guilty to manslaughter of mother-of-two Paula Canty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/man-43-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-of-mother-of-two-paula-canty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/man-43-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-of-mother-of-two-paula-canty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joseph Butler was ‘very remorseful’ for his actions, court hears ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:51:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J77X4QJKVBBDNCYFL65Q7HHKYA.jpg?auth=22df20896041da6613e69774ed4068d89039a4b3e829ab787aa3a2fe9ac8ec50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paula Canty (31) was found dead in a flat in Mallow, Co Cork, on January 3rd. Photograph: Facebook ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of Denis Donaldson murder remanded in custody until June]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/man-accused-of-denis-donaldson-murder-remanded-in-custody-until-june/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/13/man-accused-of-denis-donaldson-murder-remanded-in-custody-until-june/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Antoin Duffy (49) appeared before the Special Criminal Court on Monday via video-link]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:33:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4YUVNFKOZJCC6ZMMX3CFAWYRLM.jpg?auth=cd16584479f4f0e61d5aadf3188417f92d1a3552efe87f7411ec722a454890ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Donaldson was shot dead at an isolated cottage in Co Donegal 20 years ago after he was exposed as an MI5 informant]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RollingNews.ie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo vows to continue Iran war critiques after Trump attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/pope-leo-vows-to-continue-iran-war-critiques-after-trump-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/pope-leo-vows-to-continue-iran-war-critiques-after-trump-attacks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pontiff said he will ‘continue to speak out loudly against war’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:31:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IFX5TEAY726ABCUT2RADPQJIQ.jpg?auth=b6fa4e550efa17177baf938e8218f86c462fab92fbc33ff73dbe967278be13d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV speaking on Monday during a flight to Algiers, the first step on an 11-day tour of Africa. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martina and Ammi Burke released from prison over contempt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/martina-and-ammi-burke-released-from-prison-over-contempt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/martina-and-ammi-burke-released-from-prison-over-contempt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pair spent two weeks in jail for ‘intense and venomous’ behaviour in court]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:25:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTZ6RTM5U7NTMTABRLU7A65MLE.jpg?auth=8d625e85be1d9a9b093bf6fd723fd70b01a5125e2bac499fffdf3415e53cfcb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martina and Ammi Burke on Monday morning on their release from the Dóchas Centre, where they served their two-week sentence. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are the fuel protests and which roads are closed in Dublin and across Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/where-are-the-fuel-protests-and-which-roads-are-closed-in-dublin-and-across-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/where-are-the-fuel-protests-and-which-roads-are-closed-in-dublin-and-across-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All major routes now clear following earlier disruption, says Transport Infrastructure Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:24:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BHSV62GPBHKTHOUAAFLDW2F7A.JPG?auth=acdf34f421bd44f3987af28570da952e7bc6294af8b840733e3739071f42f0a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí escort the last fuel protestors from Dublin's O’Connell Street after an early morning clearance of the street in a major garda operation on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mariah Carey places New York penthouse designed by ‘prince of chintz’ on the market for €23m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/13/mariah-carey-places-new-york-penthouse-designed-by-prince-of-chintz-on-the-market-for-23m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/13/mariah-carey-places-new-york-penthouse-designed-by-prince-of-chintz-on-the-market-for-23m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Panoramic views of Manhattan skyline from roof terrace of singer's eight-bed triplex featured on MTV’s Cribs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:18:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSDXXTFOL5U3TGP2B7UQ5SXDGE.jpg?auth=02d3dbeb32c4880e1530ffe55b104acfc920baa9bceceb08ee2f26b52d496d22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The singer-songwriter bought the home, located on Franklin Street in Tribeca, in 1999. Photograph: File/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB card customers spent 9% more in service stations last month than a year ago as fuel costs soared ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/card-spending-in-service-stations-up-as-fuel-prices-soar-aib/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/card-spending-in-service-stations-up-as-fuel-prices-soar-aib/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spending on entertainment rose 9%  from March 2025, helped by the release of tickets for Olivia Dean’s Marlay Park concerts ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:14:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KU2G3KJA5BFDLKYZ6LOT7V7GYU.jpg?auth=c13b5185f59714fdb7bf0222d89b15b7267af1890335dfb0d2081af90cb527c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The sale of tickets to Olivia Dean's Marlay Park concerts helped to drive a 9% increase in spending on entertainment in March, according to card spending data by AIB.  Photograph: Samir Hussein/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samir Hussein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs reports best quarter in five years even as fixed-income traders disappoint]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/goldman-reports-best-quarter-in-5-years-even-as-fixed-income-traders-disappoint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/goldman-reports-best-quarter-in-5-years-even-as-fixed-income-traders-disappoint/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Franklin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Equities traders powered bank’s earnings, while fixed-income, currencies and commodities business fell well short]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:53:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTLZ5E6RUNCC5JDF6RPUQC3HRU?auth=aed528776b1d221bad3ee6bc000dbc5622c47ba1db6ce6de0ba0108da7175131&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs reported first-quarter net income of $5.6 billion, up 19 per cent from a year ago. Photograph: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/meta-builds-ai-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-to-interact-with-staff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/meta-builds-ai-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-to-interact-with-staff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg is training and testing his own character as part of wider push to develop ‘personal superintelligence’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:45:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VERV67EE2KULKNVGB2LLBWBKUM.jpg?auth=a5baf549e8cd160c79df35094024674a6eccf41335dd4a12e0955a05ca1911b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mark Zuckerberg AI character is being trained on the billionaire’s mannerisms, tone and publicly available statements, as well as his own recent thinking on company strategies, so that employees might feel more connected to the founder through interactions with it.  Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can new €500m package end political turmoil over fuel?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/can-new-500m-package-end-political-turmoil-over-fuel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/can-new-500m-package-end-political-turmoil-over-fuel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Government defends plans as ‘most generous in EU’ while Opposition and protesters dismiss measures as insufficient]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:40:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJIXEDNMNFQGH7UCMLPO7JFV2U.jpg?auth=5a0a77376efc8e412766d40b1ea80c59ecfa00de684291b900b5f64b6bb59ac8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister of State Seán Canney speaking at the Government Press Centre in Dublin on Sunday, April 12th, 2026. 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Photograph: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jared C. Tilton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen jnr’s bid to set aside bankruptcy summons to be heard in May]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/paddy-mckillen-jnrs-bid-to-set-aside-bankruptcy-summons-to-be-heard-in-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/paddy-mckillen-jnrs-bid-to-set-aside-bankruptcy-summons-to-be-heard-in-may/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin businessman denies €2.1m debt claim]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen jnr has been behind many of Dublin’s best known entertainment and dining venues over the past 20 years. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euphoria season 3 review: Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney have outgrown this series]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/13/euphoria-season-3-review-zendaya-jacob-elordi-and-sydney-sweeney-have-outgrown-this-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/13/euphoria-season-3-review-zendaya-jacob-elordi-and-sydney-sweeney-have-outgrown-this-series/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euphoria’s jaded nihilism always had a best-before date, this tawdry, tedious and underwhelming new series suggests it has finally passed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:28:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OADWUATLXVHHLEKTWH7TUJDXB4.jpg?auth=6013ddbfa91cfd4422e67a7132f09e602ca6e144c6016aff55f1954f935fb06c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nate (Elordi) and Cassie (Sweeney) are preparing for their wedding, which Cassie hopes to pay for by launching an OnlyFans channel. Photograph: 2026 Home Box Office, Inc. 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Photograph: Jared C Tilton/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jared C. Tilton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart transplant: ‘You never give up on the hope of life’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/13/waiting-for-a-heart-transplant-you-never-give-up-on-the-hope-of-life-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/13/waiting-for-a-heart-transplant-you-never-give-up-on-the-hope-of-life-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlene Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda and golfer Séamus Patton (57) is among those in Ireland hoping the donation of an organ will give them more time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:44:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJXVOQK4YZBRXBXXLBN2ECEGXM.jpeg?auth=8ad6579f926d069ee858a9794c98f21f4c9a71409652840f384001a3231ae827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamus Patton: 'Have a conversation. Think carefully, thoughtfully and give serious consideration to organ donation']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irishman Anthony Whelan appointed to senior job in European Commission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/irishman-anthony-whelan-appointed-to-senior-job-in-european-commission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/irishman-anthony-whelan-appointed-to-senior-job-in-european-commission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former adviser of Ursula von der Leyen secures position running commission’s competition department]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:29:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVJ5DME6MNFX5JV76SCCTL6Y5A.jpg?auth=ac4729b4396da55658b7a31076c716586fd688e7bf0aee0e767e38b33207e773&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Whelan with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph: European Commission Audiovisual Service]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dati Bendo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy’s second Masters win was spectacular in its non-McIlroyness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/rory-mcilroys-second-masters-win-was-spectacular-in-its-non-mcilroyness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/rory-mcilroys-second-masters-win-was-spectacular-in-its-non-mcilroyness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Masters champion kept his head while all around are losing theirs. Who ever thought we’d see the day?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQ3TT3REIMD33SNDNS5QZXQY7E.jpg?auth=0ea7c00c8432c8322a08d4b5db79231ac53cca50e3fb6bbd5bf59b33881fbe9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy reacts with Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, during the Green Jacket Ceremony. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will, yeah’: How a very Irish phrase presented a challenge for an immigrant doctor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/13/i-will-yeah-how-a-very-irish-phrase-created-a-challenge-for-an-immigrant-doctor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/13/i-will-yeah-how-a-very-irish-phrase-created-a-challenge-for-an-immigrant-doctor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Delegates at IMO conference speak of largely positive experiences of coming to work in Ireland, but say challenges remain]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFYV5A43HVASVFZAFIVOSE5WCA.jpg?auth=970fa2cf8e7cb6b648c65ed685f28c74ce9c7fdd4a9e47b56b937dd11efcd7d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Mohamed Elbadri, Dr Alina Fatima and Dr Nallasegarampillai Muthalvan at the Irish Medical Organisation's conference in Killarney. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aistear iontach Artemis II ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/13/aistear-iontach-artemis-ii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/13/aistear-iontach-artemis-ii/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó Cualáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is féidir na roicéid a úsáid chun rudaí iontacha a bhaint amach, seachas chun scrios a dhéanamh]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5GBDQVHDWLTPPMJJVZA4MPFNA.jpg?auth=69b55c2c33fead11449028d4feb6d3020b653553c37e1943d17894b0fcc2f07c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grianghraf a thóg criú Artemis II den ghealach. Grianghraf: Nasa]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The miracle cancer drug that saves lives but costs €8,086 per dose]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/13/the-cancer-calculus-the-cost-of-a-miracle-cancer-drug-that-not-everyone-can-access/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/13/the-cancer-calculus-the-cost-of-a-miracle-cancer-drug-that-not-everyone-can-access/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pembro, made by pharma giant MSD, is hailed as a drug that saves and prolongs lives but it comes at an exorbitant cost]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:15:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6LDIAN6XHZHWBINZXJ2IL2PMBY.JPG?auth=1371098fc47b2fe4f6bc1981a274ed18245a83db1ac4051861411d2c5eb7ad1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Julie O’Mahony's husband Colin died of cancer in March 2024. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump attacks Pope Leo as being ‘weak on crime, terrible for foreign policy’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/13/trump-attacks-pope-leo-as-being-weak-on-crime-terrible-on-foreign-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/13/trump-attacks-pope-leo-as-being-weak-on-crime-terrible-on-foreign-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Rogers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump takes credit for rise to papacy of Leo, one of the world’s most powerful critics of the US war with Iran]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:11:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5MAH7PZ4D6LUGTIWIRGJ4JZWA.jpg?auth=447fe13f2314d8974fe48d1c1eb17b9fb6b21ce53f1eb9ad8afd62c29894e9da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV presides over the recent Prayer Vigil for Peace at St Peter's Basilica, on April 11th, 2026 in the Vatican City. Photograph: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Masiello</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facial recognition trial on Dublin-Holyhead route scans thousands but finds no matches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/facial-recognition-trial-on-dublin-holyhead-route-scans-thousands-but-finds-no-matches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/facial-recognition-trial-on-dublin-holyhead-route-scans-thousands-but-finds-no-matches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Butterly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outcome raises fresh questions about effectiveness of technology, which Irish and UK authorities are embracing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RASTU5EDMVBZXL7JRV4ZK4SVB4.jpg?auth=e50422a12b4b1a4dee967591407bfb0dbf823410b3233a9b188236b9bf042e37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thousands of passengers on the ferry route from Dublin to Holyhead (pictured) were scanned in February as part of a UK immigration enforcement pilot scheme of the introduction of facial recognition technology. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Léargas deachtóra]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/13/leargas-an-deachtora/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/13/leargas-an-deachtora/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ar chlé: Ceannaire Bhuircíne Fasó, Ibrahim Traoré. Grianghraf: AFP via Getty Images]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2FTVEGOAVGAMVW4OZJ7RF62GK4.jpg?auth=f9b3cc33676c22214923ebec72febfbceebba3b0c1d5d19c3a6959260c8b9354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sa lár: Ceannaire Bhuircíne Fasó, Ibrahim Traoré. Grianghraf: AFP via Getty Images ~]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masters 2026: Rory McIlroy’s historic victory in pictures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/masters-2026-rory-mcilroys-historic-victory-in-pictures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/masters-2026-rory-mcilroys-historic-victory-in-pictures/</guid><description><![CDATA[When it mattered, McIlroy took his destiny in his own hands]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:42:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MHVXZ2X5COG37ZODT4MFIUS7E.jpg?auth=1365e6538e9ced1c45b36dcdb956a12f4de0e23d9c0226cf8e12a0585b98f32c&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 celebrates winning the 2026 Masters Tournament on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12th. 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Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an Irish building contractor conned US homeowners out of €1.3 million]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/in-court-as-dubliner-is-jailed-for-conning-100-us-victims-in-home-repair-scam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/in-court-as-dubliner-is-jailed-for-conning-100-us-victims-in-home-repair-scam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: John O’Brien netted more than $2.5m after arrival on tourist visa]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D7T3FDYUARFX5NWOW2TF25N5EA.png?auth=f8ceaef108e7744c13ef66924e998517a7a537c3d96335835711fec9971c6cc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John O'Brien was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding homeowners in Rhode Island, US.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A remarkable day’: Babies being screened for spinal muscular atrophy through heel prick test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/13/a-remarkable-day-babies-being-screened-for-spinal-muscular-atrophy-through-heel-prick-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/13/a-remarkable-day-babies-being-screened-for-spinal-muscular-atrophy-through-heel-prick-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother of boy (4), who underwent surgery for condition, says she would not wish her family’s experience ‘on worst enemy’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FU3LD54SEVJC2D3VOCKH5ZFIXE.jpg?auth=7a02c4a67aa30e211d06554c166b7c8c54d5b7d9893e9229e1a202d1e92045db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newborn babies are now being tested for SMA through the national bloodspot screening programme (heel prick test), which is administered within five days of birth. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU needs to rein in Hungary expectations after Viktor Orbán’s election defeat ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/13/eu-needs-to-rein-in-hungary-expectations-after-viktor-orbans-election-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/13/eu-needs-to-rein-in-hungary-expectations-after-viktor-orbans-election-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Election victor Peter Magyar opposes accelerating Kyiv’s EU admission and rejects the migration and asylum pact]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:46:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFWV5OCPQRWG3A3FCIIJEFVCEQ.jpg?auth=66ff61931f83be9db301aa5f2f72f85a3692dac958a1f8fa6fb511b773aa452f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Magyar greets his supporters in Budapest after the Tisza party won the parliamentary elections in Hungary. Photograph: Janos Kummer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Janos Kummer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair complaints and support for Kingspan chief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/ryanair-complaints-and-support-for-kingspan-chief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/ryanair-complaints-and-support-for-kingspan-chief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:36:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MBTNHWJYX74RKLRS43KATSD4Q.jpg?auth=7278e87bc6d2c185411763ec4bbde1d474f1f2e37cc4237093b20b3e6ca9f6c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair was the most complained-about company in Ireland, according to CCPC data.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil surges, Asian stocks tumble ahead of US naval blockade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/oil-surges-asian-stocks-tumble-ahead-of-us-naval-blockade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/oil-surges-asian-stocks-tumble-ahead-of-us-naval-blockade/</guid><description><![CDATA[Move could cut global crude supply by 2 million barrels]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:29:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPVKPZ5KYWI6D6DS63B3BLBAIU.jpg?auth=50da449456b6d25aaccf60163b9ce171fd0b9b727e6d94c8f8a0bda7d05d4d6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[China and Hong Kong stocks weakened, ‌joining a broader equity sell-off in Asia Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kiyoshi Ota</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did the US enter this ill-conceived war with Iran? Psychology offers some answers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/ian-robertson-why-did-the-us-enter-this-ill-conceived-war-psychology-offers-some-answers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/11/ian-robertson-why-did-the-us-enter-this-ill-conceived-war-psychology-offers-some-answers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Robertson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let’s start our journey into the mind of the Trump administration with a blue fish ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMS3FUMTJ3RBTTPUF5H2N3XLOQ.jpg?auth=0ef1562b10cf44fa672783db32c9f116ff121ca987bed02cd6b1c5f9fe82b7ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Watch any Trump cabinet meeting and you will see one person talking and talking and the rest sitting. There are doubtless some smart people there, but you wouldn't know it. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need clear thinkers to find a way out of the ‘soul rot’ of our modern world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/13/una-mullally-maverick-poet-gabriel-rosenstock-offered-a-much-needed-antidote-to-soul-rot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/13/una-mullally-maverick-poet-gabriel-rosenstock-offered-a-much-needed-antidote-to-soul-rot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A friend reminded me of a four-word letter to The Irish Times Gabriel Rosenstock wrote in 2007, when US troops were pouring into Iraq: ‘Cúrsaí ola, cúrsaí fola’ ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:10:00 +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: If life is poetry, and haiku is its most tender distillation, then we can go to Rosenstock’s work for some assistance in these times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was previously in care - what education supports might be available?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/13/i-was-previously-in-care-what-education-supports-might-be-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/13/i-was-previously-in-care-what-education-supports-might-be-available/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am exploring options for further or higher education or training - can you suggest possibilities? ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4V73PE6DZHFPLD4YEGIY7TEII.jpg?auth=f17d839c4502c0699b64f5772b91d895f81c08b1b3d0ba6001bdb51f8ab24977&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A major development in recent years has been the creation of a new regional model of best practice to support care‑experienced students in Further and Higher Education. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel de la Hoz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s still a cultural taboo in the GAA to declare your ambition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/13/its-still-a-cultural-taboo-in-the-gaa-to-declare-ambition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/13/its-still-a-cultural-taboo-in-the-gaa-to-declare-ambition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork’s Alan Connolly was criticised for saying he was targetting further victories, and that says a lot]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RYVZTCHMCRBJDLOSTWYR2HC53M.jpg?auth=e6c48af0f23b498fa6bb206d91ced4106d06af90548b22e965f56c67b3c8d257&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Connolly wants to win matches with Cork. That should not be shocking. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just when you least expect it, Leitrim do something extraordinary ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/13/just-when-you-least-expect-it-leitrim-do-something-extraordinary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/13/just-when-you-least-expect-it-leitrim-do-something-extraordinary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offaly inspire Gaelic games wholesome fact of the week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPIEAA7LYVBFXGPUHTFHNDKM7E.jpg?auth=1bbdecab5c7620f07a7dc9b7f1292b0f0c146c03d417784435f363164c8e60f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin McLoughlin celebrates Leitrim beating a team that isn't London or New York. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We feel good out there’: Leinster looking forward to Saturday special against Toulon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/13/we-feel-good-out-there-leinster-looking-forward-to-saturday-special-against-toulon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/13/we-feel-good-out-there-leinster-looking-forward-to-saturday-special-against-toulon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blues hope recent improvements in attack will bear fruit in plum Champions Cup semi at Aviva]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQHSGSSIRBAYLLVZJMRBHDE5AI.jpg?auth=8c58937190b21d6f5281d33da7f066c56f5328109306ea1d08f1d89c761fdf2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Dan Sheehan makes a break, leading to Jamie Osborne's final try against Sale. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orbanomics failure costs Hungary’s strongman his grip on power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/orbanomics-failure-costs-hungarys-strongman-his-grip-on-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/13/orbanomics-failure-costs-hungarys-strongman-his-grip-on-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Suss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Viktor Orban’s economic model has been a disaster, making Hungary far poorer than it would be otherwise]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBZANOPFPPYFGEII4XOWWNJOKY.jpg?auth=038912463d0df28fc01efbd8ade5fff0c65d1634b33a0613a4cf8f0465e077d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hungary has experienced the highest cumulative inflation among countries in the EU since 2020. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests: Coalition’s worst week shows Ireland unprepared for economic deterioration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/fuel-protests-coalitions-worst-week-shows-ireland-unprepared-for-economic-deterioration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/fuel-protests-coalitions-worst-week-shows-ireland-unprepared-for-economic-deterioration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators’ blockades only lifted after Garda action and €500m of Government supports]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJBWANXMNNFY3BZAHTLHT2DIJI.JPG?auth=47efc5ea5a5076b33457cbf5fa009135532f2451a53a5818e0e07f89c8f6d914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel protesters maintain their protest on O’Connell Street, Dublin, on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China open to Taiwanese TV and imports after opposition leader’s Beijing visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/13/china-open-to-taiwanese-tv-and-imports-after-opposition-leaders-beijing-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/13/china-open-to-taiwanese-tv-and-imports-after-opposition-leaders-beijing-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Hale and Edward White in Shanghai]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cheng Li-wun, head of Taiwan’s KMT party, met Chinese president Xi Jinping]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVLVVRBTSSD76VIXEHBZT6OMAQ.jpg?auth=485c30ac95925d9db78f4030a8617d72e3709f16a22405629fc731ebe0e5d8bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taiwan opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun speaks to reporters after meeting Xi Jinping. Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Frayer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool want fans to keep singing as they lose 4-0, then say nothing as they charge more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/13/ken-early-what-annoys-liverpool-fans-more-than-losing-games-is-the-lack-of-respect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/13/ken-early-what-annoys-liverpool-fans-more-than-losing-games-is-the-lack-of-respect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The club seems to be saying: your job is to keep singing for us even as we lose 4-0, then shut your mouth when we charge you more]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RECV47BAKNGNLL5TVA56DO3GPQ.jpg?auth=b1e37fcb66942c7d0cb9b89c9e44fdd25411f3e1aaa8b512f8dbfd2ffd295246&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai reacts to booing fans following his side's 4-0 loss to Manchester City on April 4th. Photograph: Visionhaus/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Visionhaus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish and global firms struggling to profit from artificial intelligence, says PwC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/irish-and-global-firms-struggling-to-profit-from-artificial-intelligence-says-pwc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/irish-and-global-firms-struggling-to-profit-from-artificial-intelligence-says-pwc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businesses are introducing AI pilot schemes, but few are converting the tech into financial returns]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/447SNXPCYBFX5IW3VYZXVTQTSE.jpg?auth=b3a176fbd0e4826fa777ea00b3883b111b1632b473418693b629cdb3e576378a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish businesses lag behind global peers where AI implementation and benefits are concerned, says David Lee of PwC Ireland. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vertigo3d</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sticky-fingered Bosnian ball boy hailed a hero after shoot-out win over Italy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/13/sticky-fingered-bosnian-ball-boy-hailed-a-hero-after-shoot-out-win-over-italy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/13/sticky-fingered-bosnian-ball-boy-hailed-a-hero-after-shoot-out-win-over-italy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Italian goalkeeper had to go on instinct in World Cup qualifier after 14-year-old nicked his cheat-sheet]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSWS6GY5VYAGN7DG4EDTON5HSA.jpg?auth=19b042657fad1c654e0ab07c8ed1274bbb017a9009ae3caaffdff0a23d012b5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma after the World Cup playoff against Bosnia & Herzegovina. Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX IPO shows how Wall Street bends to Musk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/13/spacex-ipo-shows-how-wall-street-bends-to-musk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/13/spacex-ipo-shows-how-wall-street-bends-to-musk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rule adjustments being made by index providers are bending long-standing norms to accommodate a single company]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76PUBJI7LBHCZ6LJWQQHWKISOA.jpg?auth=706c40e6bbd81293be1114f9ecd6d724d9a676a3d80b7130538b295c5bfce3ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Early index inclusion for SpaceX will create predictable, forced demand from passive funds, not to the benefit of their investors. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Tama</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need an adult debate on free speech. Some people will be offended]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/13/joe-humphreys-we-need-an-adult-debate-on-free-speech-and-that-means-some-people-will-be-offended/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/13/joe-humphreys-we-need-an-adult-debate-on-free-speech-and-that-means-some-people-will-be-offended/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US academic Cass Sunstein, who is visiting Dublin this month, reminds us that college campuses ‘need offensive speech’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we required to make energy upgrades if our extension exceeds 25sq m?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/13/are-we-required-to-make-energy-upgrades-if-our-extension-exceeds-25sq-m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/13/are-we-required-to-make-energy-upgrades-if-our-extension-exceeds-25sq-m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Potter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I’ve been told I may need to upgrade the energy rating to at least B2′]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TUCHF3SPFJGZLDFRV2KXWRQ7Z4.jpg?auth=4a02469fc696e8ebedde864368b087f50e714eb395e834395457edd4ce0bfad3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Even where an extension is exempt from planning permission, it must still comply with building regulations. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When people think of Spain, they think of the costas, but it’s another world here’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/13/when-people-think-of-spain-they-think-of-the-costas-but-its-another-world-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/13/when-people-think-of-spain-they-think-of-the-costas-but-its-another-world-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expats stick to an Irish schedule: My kids go to bed at eight, their peers at 10 or 11]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZCQY5SJGVAFLDJZZR3GSSN5DA.jpg?auth=1e23489f59b0aeb3aee86335a99fea1bc7f485f9bddc241e656b6c180d0df562&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grace Kiernan and Ríona Kelly are at home in Cantabria, Spain. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My handbag collection is my daughter’s inheritance’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/13/my-handbag-collection-is-my-daughters-inheritance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/13/my-handbag-collection-is-my-daughters-inheritance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: Hazel Burton, professional home organiser]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JN7RO6OA6RGBBKDK7Z4J4DKO2U.jpg?auth=6323588aaf5313b881aba4e34f737952f843c660afd2e174eadfab79f65f2c1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hazel Burton: 'Designing our kitchen, I went down to the most minute details, even down to where I would store my cling film.' Photo: Katie Kav Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Katie Kav Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, April 13th: On compensation for medical claims, fuel protests and the whole of the moon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/13/letters-to-the-editor-april-13th-on-compensation-for-medical-claims-fuel-protests-and-the-whole-of-the-moon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/13/letters-to-the-editor-april-13th-on-compensation-for-medical-claims-fuel-protests-and-the-whole-of-the-moon/</guid><description><![CDATA[Intimate details of family life are reduced to expert opinions and the indignity of cold financial calculations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator warns of children using black-market gambling sites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/regulator-warns-of-children-using-black-market-gambling-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/regulator-warns-of-children-using-black-market-gambling-sites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Websites using ‘fraudulent’ overseas licenses have been promoted in Ireland by high-profile tipsters]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T575KIINLRACVJP6TQCSQEH7HM.jpg?auth=12ee6e6b8839725c7676406f15fecc11d2edf2efdf161798e3d35f0b9e091580&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The regulator warned of the long-term dangers of unregulated overseas gambling sites being accessed by children. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpadington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socks appeal: the rise of the fashion sock as a playful styling tool]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/13/socks-appeal-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-fashion-sock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/13/socks-appeal-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-fashion-sock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No longer an afterthought, socks have become a considered accessory that can finish off an outfit]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWY4OXET5JDINFD43MGCNHQSRA.jpg?auth=6fd6e4f0b302d0125bc39179dba67ce9f21f4ff74cbbce657d317e95dba65994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Socks can become a subtle but impactful detail, according to one stylist]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clubs can help parents swap to save money when it comes to pricey sports gear   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/13/clubs-can-help-parents-swap-to-save-money-when-it-comes-to-pricey-sports-gear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/13/clubs-can-help-parents-swap-to-save-money-when-it-comes-to-pricey-sports-gear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Buying new kit for growing kids is expensive. Swapping can also help cut huge textile imports as well as costs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MX2ZFCY245DP5FY7V4TYMSBJUU.jpg?auth=f68f7ad5b507badf4e2c6587d11f2d77642baedb10ed213e1e0f78abe6fa05a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gear swaps are especially useful for younger teams, where players often outgrow gear and boots that are still in good condition. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FatCamera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Post customer finds his parcel in green bin after second attempt to send it to France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/13/an-post-customer-finds-his-parcel-in-green-bin-after-second-attempt-to-send-it-to-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/13/an-post-customer-finds-his-parcel-in-green-bin-after-second-attempt-to-send-it-to-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We made a total hames of it’: An Post apologises after two readers reveal their frustrating experiences ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQ6O7POVJ2YYASYGT4XIUTORQ4.jpg?auth=d3e9c8e0e30477403fb41d6546b3f52d01e6c38b26c1f2d35468e724f87a9fb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Post said there were 'major investigations, tough meetings and big red faces on the back of these highly embarrassing service failures'. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who speaks  for me?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/13/who-speaks-for-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/13/who-speaks-for-me/</guid><description><![CDATA[I seem to recall this as being one of the hallmarks of democracy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +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[Ryanair and Rathwood are the most complained about companies in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/ryanair-and-rathwood-top-table-for-complaints-to-consumer-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/13/ryanair-and-rathwood-top-table-for-complaints-to-consumer-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Currys, Sky and Eir also drew ire of customers who contacted State body for help]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R2O4MZSMU3IWLGQXUFMNAFAIOE.jpg?auth=79790b34ead57e988ea3fd14fed71702d6df1759b1521c45b11903d2d49c8041&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of 593 people complained about the airline. Photograph: Nicholas T Ansell/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicholas.T.Ansell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two changes might finally allow credit unions to compete with banks on mortgages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/two-recent-events-that-might-see-credit-unions-become-a-real-competitive-threat-to-the-banks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/two-recent-events-that-might-see-credit-unions-become-a-real-competitive-threat-to-the-banks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Webb]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For years, credit unions have been constrained in their ability to compete with banks across the full breadth of financial services ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G62EXH5JGFBUHPXYEIFAW53PLY.jpg?auth=2819ca917fd74cfd29782d1cef83d1df3895dec5e3b997b80301f25bdba7aa94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New regulations could give credit unions the firepower to compete with banks on mortgages and business lending. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">designer491</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is alcohol-free beer so expensive?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/why-is-alcohol-free-beer-so-expensive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/why-is-alcohol-free-beer-so-expensive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Walk up to a bar in Ireland and order an excise-free, non-alcoholic beer and you’ll pay close to the same as you would for the full strength equivalent]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQE4FOV4KZEZFLJE35YSLF4TQQ.jpg?auth=b6d0780735c094cad7f0ea9cf046fe37eac2d3fe2dbb96cfa6f3a2cc23b83fe7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A pint of Guinness 0.0, one of the biggest zero beers in the Irish market. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images for Guinness]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles McQuillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jen Hogan: You may be questioning the sort of company I keep]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/13/jen-hogan-you-may-be-questioning-the-sort-of-company-i-keep/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/13/jen-hogan-you-may-be-questioning-the-sort-of-company-i-keep/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had just about got rid of Cilla Black singing Lionel Richie classics on Instagram, when I’d algorithmically relocated to foot odour feed hell]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CS57V2PNMVAWLKXDJCLYPOHHYY.jpg?auth=2ff75ac7a672db058d232eb2527e9a41f1ccba643b5105ed0266d97394f943f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are videos of non-sock wearing, slip-on-shoe wearing men that flood my Instagram feed. Photograph: Rifqi Muflih/ Instagram]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rifqi Muflih</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €450,000 buy by the coast in Connemara and close to Phoenix Park in D15?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/13/what-will-450000-buy-by-the-coast-in-connemara-and-close-to-phoenix-park-in-d15/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/13/what-will-450000-buy-by-the-coast-in-connemara-and-close-to-phoenix-park-in-d15/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a detached four-bed in Bealadangan or a duplex close to Castleknock]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IYVIPM4LJJGGBCD3YGHMMMR7HM.jpg?auth=485c4f6171e0c0d94c0c59a5978cd2b7950d2b96a4649f8f2cbeab38b2812232&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connemara four-bed]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse Malin on his life-changing spinal stroke: ‘I’m still in a lot of pain. I’m still working all the time on my body’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/13/jesse-malin-on-his-life-changing-spinal-stroke-im-still-in-a-lot-of-pain-im-still-working-all-the-time-on-my-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/13/jesse-malin-on-his-life-changing-spinal-stroke-im-still-in-a-lot-of-pain-im-still-working-all-the-time-on-my-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The New York songwriter, who has just written the memoir Almost Grown, on his recovery and taking inspiration from Shane MacGowan’s resilience]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LKQVJ2A67FD6NLRIPYLF6PXXXI.jpg?auth=2b65b52e1f0790cccbc15cf4064dd6ebe3b3b9ad7709f1d3bb17fb6a23508c92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In May 2023, several weeks after celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut album, he suffered a spinal-cord infarction. Paralysed from the waist down since, Malin now uses a wheelchair. Photograph: Graham Dickie/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GRAHAM DICKIE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went to PortAventura World without children and remembered how to have fun again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/13/i-went-to-portaventura-world-without-children-and-remembered-how-to-have-fun-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/13/i-went-to-portaventura-world-without-children-and-remembered-how-to-have-fun-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shilpa Ganatra]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Want to release stress? Try primal screaming at an adventure park. Just don’t bring the kids]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMUTENRP45AWHFZQQOJKJ3WGMI.jpg?auth=43a9ca5b48c24d709fc3af31e8e3ce89bcdb9a6926a61d3af4e3828a16373533&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At PortAventura World, rollercoasters like the Tutuki Splash offer more than adrenaline. They are chance for adults to switch off and play]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, loving relationships and talking about feelings are not new phenomena]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/13/contrary-to-popular-belief-loving-relationships-and-talking-about-feelings-are-not-new-phenomena/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/13/contrary-to-popular-belief-loving-relationships-and-talking-about-feelings-are-not-new-phenomena/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We didn’t talk about these things in my day’ seems to cover whatever range is convenient, and it never holds up]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2C2ZS4F3NZFCFNIMARWA52S4QU.jpg?auth=65bd94028266d4445380f8642bafbd7fac98e14ea3773411a2f1a858f7b5e82f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It should be obvious that there have been loving, emotionally competent parents in every era, and also unloving and incompetent parents. Again, the vocabulary changes – plenty of my generation were raised in very loving and secure homes.' Photograph: Skynesher/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A giant leap for workplace jargon with Artemis space mission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/13/a-giant-leap-for-jargon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/13/a-giant-leap-for-jargon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The latest Nasa voyage shows the pitfalls of insider language afflict even the smartest people on the planet 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UK2YZLD3DS5O4724Q2OXENW5YU.jpg?auth=90929048dcb4f22b87a9bb29a1ab9cbf3580dfa583360a70beffaa1811f2be7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photograph captured by the Artemis II crew. Photograph: Nasa via The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nasa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just hope more people do the same thing’: The Dublin homeowner splitting her house in two]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/04/13/splitting-a-house-in-two-how-to-stay-at-home-when-you-downsize/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/04/13/splitting-a-house-in-two-how-to-stay-at-home-when-you-downsize/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Failing to find a suitable home in their coastal Sandycove neighbourhood, this enterprising interior designer and her family opted instead to turn their original home into two]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TV6Q2LPOWZDZ5KSFON5FJ4KLI4.jpg?auth=c14942bffac167dda5d0d33bf13f77cd39f3475adb3c4636b3adb92513a2f85d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iona House has served the family well.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland is still too small for a nuclear power plant ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/13/ireland-is-still-too-small-for-a-nuclear-power-plant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/13/ireland-is-still-too-small-for-a-nuclear-power-plant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy shock will drive focus on reducing reliance on oil and gas and the answer lies in further investment in renewables ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QEY7JTDWQT2E3QDYHIFUGNP2LM.jpg?auth=57f49aca9339c42e52696daccbfc837a7aa7c76d796c48184df7dbc70d3bf2ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Technology for smaller nuclear reactors is being developed but it could be 2040 before they become readily available. Photograph: Janos Kummer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Janos Kummer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor adviser reiterates ‘qualified’ backing for Kingspan boss after Grenfell report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/investor-advisor-reiterates-qualified-backing-for-kingspan-boss-after-grenfell-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/13/investor-advisor-reiterates-qualified-backing-for-kingspan-boss-after-grenfell-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ISS says insulation giant’s reputation was damaged, although company did not cause the 2017 tragedy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MRCZ63Y5VZEBVERYZJPXDZAZ74.jpg?auth=1597211ada212f21f84e3c84fd17de9b54daebcb48e2e5b5f425cb43b1294fa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kingspan chief Gene Murtagh is expected to be re-elected to the board. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music books: From the ugly side of the business to becoming a household name, and a dialogue of trust]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/13/music-books-from-the-ugly-side-of-the-business-to-becoming-a-household-name-and-a-dialogue-of-trust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/13/music-books-from-the-ugly-side-of-the-business-to-becoming-a-household-name-and-a-dialogue-of-trust/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora; A Hard Day’s Night; The Evolution of American Film Music, 1960s-1990s ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BOSGSIOZZB5VAZHMKV2FHGCYM.jpeg?auth=00f7aed1807b81e358735daf72278e63f0607620de757d7759b06f7d17ce54dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Johnson of The The. Photograph: Christie Goodwin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy overcomes demons to retain Masters title after another dramatic final day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/rory-mcilroy-retains-masters-title-after-another-thrilling-day-in-augusta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/13/rory-mcilroy-retains-masters-title-after-another-thrilling-day-in-augusta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A final round of 71 had its ups and downs, but McIlroy held off everyone, including a charge from Scottie Scheffler at Augusta]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:42:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLANT6JHYMNF5AFZU4F5J2HMEI.jpg?auth=7cd0bae83913b0dc35f0ba56eaba1f74b2d277210393ed8db7dd11731ef29fc5&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 poses with the Masters trophy during the Green Jacket Ceremony. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>