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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético hold off Barcelona comeback after Lookman strike and García red]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/atletico-hold-off-barcelona-comeback-after-lookman-strike-and-garcia-red/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/atletico-hold-off-barcelona-comeback-after-lookman-strike-and-garcia-red/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eric García sent off for bringing down Alexander Sørloth]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:44:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PSZSS7BEIMHLBYW4JMSVBYLVA.jpg?auth=c5b271b8cb7efde33fb2d57da4eaeea17d1e96fcc56fb16cdd538323840a5dd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ademola Lookman celebrates scoring Atlético's first goal. Photograph: Angel Martinez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angel Martinez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dembélé delivers knockout double as PSG end Liverpool’s European dream]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/dembele-delivers-knockout-double-as-psg-end-liverpools-european-dream/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/dembele-delivers-knockout-double-as-psg-end-liverpools-european-dream/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reds exit Champions League with a fight at Anfield]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:22:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRONUHRH6F7MTG6NXIDVXNNKEM.jpg?auth=75dea36bd55a59d409a653be2cd0bf184f039e7dfc92b45fb177872ceb63a6ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PSG's Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Liverpool. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Fife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner’s funeral to take place on Friday, family says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/scarlett-faulkners-funeral-to-take-place-on-friday-family-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/scarlett-faulkners-funeral-to-take-place-on-friday-family-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman (29) died on Monday after being taken off life-support following alleged assault in Tipperary in March]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:05:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPOUIDW5ABGZ7AF3LCZ3T6TJV4.jpg?auth=81fd2be4a4f963a653bd2e9483ff9764f2e43b67f894ad727c2f9cae9eb7eb6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí said their investigation into Scarlett Faulkner’s assault and subsequent death was 'ongoing'. Photograph: Family/Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae resigns as Minister of State after Government ‘let the people down’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/live-fuel-protests-ireland-traffic-updates-dublin-tii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/live-fuel-protests-ireland-traffic-updates-dublin-tii/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson, Ellen O’Riordan, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coalition survives confidence motion in Dáil following handling of fuel protests]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:52:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VWV54XHVZA67NEC5T42NXOPFQ.JPG?auth=e608bef625cf3227d9171659cef520ad1b06c5b701d7b6207f6e00c83fe98128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae addresses members of the media outside Leinster House after announcing his resignation from Government. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law does not appear to give Minister power to direct review of media coverage of protests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/law-does-not-appear-to-give-minister-power-to-direct-review-of-media-coverage-of-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/law-does-not-appear-to-give-minister-power-to-direct-review-of-media-coverage-of-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seeking to direct the holding of such a review would be contrary to spirit of European law, according to academic]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:40:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVOWXZZZOZFK7AMRN2F25X6NX4.JPG?auth=66f22a2be87f364ef84b162187dfc1132dd5187b774ad71b2067217c8a03e311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick O'Donovan arrives in Government Buildings on Sunday for a Cabinet meeting to sign off on a range of fuel price measures. Photograph: Alan Betson 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two children among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israel in separate Gaza incidents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/two-children-among-six-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-fire-in-separate-gaza-incidents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/two-children-among-six-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-fire-in-separate-gaza-incidents/</guid><description><![CDATA[Israel has escalated attacks on enclave’s Hamas-led police and security forces since beginning of ceasefire last October]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:30:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GK35FY5JEO7SROD3AVDXUV2BCE.jpg?auth=2cb6649ecad6e7a974bd29570dd14b8a9dfe37b8a7209fb6fe32e21769d02f34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Palestinian inspects the remains of a police vehicle destroyed in an Israeli strike that killed several people, in Gaza City on Monday. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Al-Qattaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Labour TD Joe Costello not notified of RTÉ’s ‘concurrent wrongdoer’ defence, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/former-labour-td-joe-costello-not-notified-of-rtes-concurrent-wrongdoer-defence-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/former-labour-td-joe-costello-not-notified-of-rtes-concurrent-wrongdoer-defence-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster’s failure to inform politician of the defence breached right to fair procedures, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:26:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YOAWW3A6ZEE5K23RTKSGQXQFM.jpg?auth=02027495d30192653e7fbd0cf0885e480f6978ac507084c7d2b553c64218ae2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Costello: 'I would have wanted to defend my good name.' File photograph: Laura Hutton]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns that minor missing from care involved in manufacture of crack cocaine, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/concerns-that-minor-missing-from-care-involved-in-manufacture-of-crack-cocaine-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/concerns-that-minor-missing-from-care-involved-in-manufacture-of-crack-cocaine-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge describes case of minor, one of several currently without special care bed, as ‘absurd’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:17:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQ3QTNFSJAC3BRTEEBMNMCWFXM.jpg?auth=7d81d37b1eb62c1f40b3a79141d7ee5b38411a2c7c02a13cbfdf03e3fbd4d4f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tusla, the child and family agency, has not complied with the order to detain the child in secure care, due to a lack of available beds.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowel cancer screening to be extended for 50-54 age group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/14/bowel-cancer-screening-to-be-extended-for-50-54-age-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/14/bowel-cancer-screening-to-be-extended-for-50-54-age-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expansion will require ‘significant’ forward planning and investment, says health watchdog  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:12:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5Z5OQXDNCNDVXHH7I3KDPJGATE.jpg?auth=6e58d76fa035ea7840677aad37d8418ca194db1367a2672a458e246c77007803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BowelScreen is available to those aged between 57 and 71. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Nations stint will help Munster’s Tom Farrell face the Benetton fear factor ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/six-nations-stint-will-help-munsters-tom-farrell-face-the-benetton-fear-factor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/six-nations-stint-will-help-munsters-tom-farrell-face-the-benetton-fear-factor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Munster will need to get strong squad on pitch on Saturday to counter Tommaso Menoncello threat]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:12:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWGSL26S45ETBAE52KSPG5YXYE.jpg?auth=31cf707b5ba02651b2d9619eea6e1e9b9a3b139e3a369764b7374ddabf4b543b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Tom Farrell during the URC match between Munster and Zebre in Thomond Park on February 28th. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government survives confidence vote after surprise Michael Healy-Rae resignation  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/14/government-survives-confidence-vote-after-surprise-michael-healy-rae-resignation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/14/government-survives-confidence-vote-after-surprise-michael-healy-rae-resignation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisis]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:04:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27ZOE6S4TZFGXIQ22GFVOCDQRM.jpeg?auth=f1b1da6b9136ef51e0368fddc3c5a0c21dc542805161fd5da2137f28d3251e07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae (centre) gives a thumbs up outside Leinster House following his resignation from Government on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indispensable Emily Murphy has found her feet and then some with Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/indispensable-emily-murphy-has-found-her-feet-and-then-some-with-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/indispensable-emily-murphy-has-found-her-feet-and-then-some-with-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a whimpering start, the 23-year-old has turned into a leading light in Carla Ward’s team]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5AMS7K6QHLZF24E24LP7UMVYV4.jpg?auth=41e0dc44dcdfd8fe2ed80ae5232b18804f8d0a36d8d2c53b4a6da12ee90aa6e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily Murphy scores Ireland's opening goal against Poland in Gdansk on Tuesday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on US-Iran talks: a glimmer of hope]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/14/the-irish-times-view-on-us-iran-talks-a-glimmer-of-hope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/14/the-irish-times-view-on-us-iran-talks-a-glimmer-of-hope/</guid><description><![CDATA[With the truce set to expire next Tuesday, the two sides are weighing up new proposals]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JPKHHPZMOB362VCQRKPBM3SC4.jpg?auth=3f743fffcda096911c3a5689f19169d4844368ade63dc4efeb5fa3f80e4a89fc&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 speaks to journalists as seen in a televised address before he leaves Islamabad, Pakistan, 12 April 2026. The United States and Iran did not reach a deal after long talks in Islamabad, and Washington says it has already made its final offer. The main disagreement is over Iran's nuclear program, with the US demanding long-term limits and Iran insisting on its right to peaceful nuclear activity and relief from sanctions.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sohail Shahzad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exceptionally rare’ - How a Greenland shark that can live up to 500 years washed up on an Irish shore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/exceptionally-rare-shark-that-can-live-up-to-500-years-washes-up-on-sligo-shore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/exceptionally-rare-shark-that-can-live-up-to-500-years-washes-up-on-sligo-shore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greenland shark found in first recorded stranding of species on the Irish coast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGOMX4TXMG726RJSDUXJTIPTKU.jpg?auth=5553f86924cccd4fec440b24e08339d27b35fa40f4690cef62fd6d36812b770f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Greenland shark's usual habitat is in the deep and remote waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic. Photograph: Julius Nielsen]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The Irish Times view on Patrick O’Donovan: overstepping his mark]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/14/the-irish-times-view-on-patrick-odonovan-overstepping-his-mark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/14/the-irish-times-view-on-patrick-odonovan-overstepping-his-mark/</guid><description><![CDATA[Minister must acknowledge his intention to direct Coimisiún na Meán to scrutinise media coverage  was wrong]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6EUDV5ESVCVLEPQ6EWQRS6O6A.JPG?auth=011de620270367ae1e6a82dd26ad39e4cf1efa3394300760e735a4fcf558576c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick O'Donovan arriving at Government buildings on Sunday for the cabinet meeting to sign off on a range fuel price measures. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae resignation: Is the Coalition now under threat?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/14/michael-healy-rae-resignation-is-the-coalition-now-under-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/14/michael-healy-rae-resignation-is-the-coalition-now-under-threat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The prospect of tougher times ahead for the Government is not unlikely as it looks weaker and more brittle]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:54:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FNYWPOHXAZ4AEP3SUKFK5YSZY.JPG?auth=c184b5aad7ac28c6d644ed8f626e27e8cb79524996529efe47427624d34f9d35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae TD gestures outside Leinster House on Tuesday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster finalise deal to appoint former All Black Roger Randle as new attack coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/munster-finalise-deal-to-appoint-former-all-black-roger-randle-as-new-attack-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/munster-finalise-deal-to-appoint-former-all-black-roger-randle-as-new-attack-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Randle, who will replace Bath-bound Mike Prendergast, links back up with head coach Clayton McMillan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:54:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVO6G5XHTRGFHITJQZX2O7FD64.jpg?auth=4b5f8544c273b2f17e48dd7f3924ebb8d08b864f157997d142ba2666fd97df9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roger Randle built up a strong coaching bond with Clayton McMillan during their time coaching together with the Chiefs in New Zealand. Photograph: Michael Bradley/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Bradley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowns falling out and price disputes among complaints against dentists ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/14/crowns-falling-out-and-price-disputes-among-complaints-against-dentists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/14/crowns-falling-out-and-price-disputes-among-complaints-against-dentists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dental Complaints Resolution Service mediated over 760 cases in last two years, annual report says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:43:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KATUAV6FQ5DBEFSW6WGJQOYIGA.jpg?auth=60f0ecd88b8e5ee53fd85935c9411f92214e11a9a38cd4f692e502f941982cb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The service does not investigate malpractice or award compensation, but facilitates mediation between patients and dentists when complaints arise. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland 3 Poland 2: Ireland earn first points of World Cup qualifier campaign – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/republic-of-ireland-v-poland-ireland-in-search-of-key-result-to-aid-world-cup-qualifying-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/republic-of-ireland-v-poland-ireland-in-search-of-key-result-to-aid-world-cup-qualifying-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Murphy, McCabe and Sheva on target in Gdansk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMUL7OJOLQ7XROZAKDM6U5ZUPA.jpg?auth=52510c5b68c992bb3f5f1574e23dff1bd089c41d36c488fd5d8f7b7894f2ce42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marissa Sheva celebrates with team-mates after scoring Ireland's third goal. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie McCabe and Emily Murphy inspire Ireland to victory over Poland in Gdansk ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/katie-mccabe-and-emily-murphy-inspire-ireland-to-victory-over-poland-in-gdansk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/katie-mccabe-and-emily-murphy-inspire-ireland-to-victory-over-poland-in-gdansk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marissa Sheva scores Ireland’s third for Ireland to leapfrog Poland in Group A2]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:41:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMP2IEXGLSEADOOEJTKG7E7LQU.jpg?auth=2e23eef66a13d17931d80580fe140547035c2c487c53e99ed9f75c4db2705803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie McCabe celebrates scoring Ireland's second goal against Poland. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dana settles defamation action against The Irish Times]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/dana-settles-defamation-action-against-the-irish-times/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/dana-settles-defamation-action-against-the-irish-times/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scallon brought defamation actions against news organisations over reporting of a trial involving her brother]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:36:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WH33RP23AVMX3HMSZ2BU6KL52U.jpg?auth=bd2f50f0623b806c2601ae6f930ac2f7bbbcc4527be09e910e0194ddab696624&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dana Rosemary Scallon. The terms of the settlement between the parties was not disclosed. File photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump turns on Meloni, says he is ‘shocked’ by Italian leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/oil-prices-ease-despite-us-blockade-of-iran-ports-pakistan-proposes-new-round-of-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/oil-prices-ease-despite-us-blockade-of-iran-ports-pakistan-proposes-new-round-of-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Carl O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UN secretary general António Guterres has said 'there is no military solution' to the crisis in the Middle East]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:33:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQPXBVJQ4DJFEACHUXXCA4KHL4.jpg?auth=a1aa33f5ddff567679198e04b7df35bcd669aa01a8877bd4e9d697a6d6d9fcdb&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 disembarks Air Force One at Miami International Airport earlier this week. Photograph: Tierney L Cross/The New York Times                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tierney L. Cross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged over farmer’s death in Co Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/man-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-assault-at-home-in-co-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/man-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-assault-at-home-in-co-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Farmer, who was in his 70s, pronounced dead at scene in Cappagh, Dungarvan
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:29:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APE6R6T6F5E3JAS7MCSV24SJ5Y.jpg?auth=d9ffec8e8648a097e4aebc0207a1a71e7ff9ed9d487035771e0ba8d80401f368&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man is being held at Dungarvan Garda station in connection with the death. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talks on ending Iran war could resume ‘over the next two days’, says Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/talks-on-ending-iran-war-could-resume-over-the-next-two-days-says-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/talks-on-ending-iran-war-could-resume-over-the-next-two-days-says-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues as Israel and Lebanon hold separate peace negotiations in Washington]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:26:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEAV7UBDXQUQE2GUZ4CYC76GDE.jpg?auth=eeea7bd7a66925dc93a1ac5b45a10a670fa3ecb415c5b509ba70f33e3099314c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An elderly woman mourns in front of the building where she lost her daughter and her family in a US-Israeli air strike, as photographs of them are placed outside the same building in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilde Romantic Way: Frank McNally on the rise and fall of Oscar’s amorous father]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/14/wilde-romantic-way-frank-mcnally-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-oscars-amorous-father/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/14/wilde-romantic-way-frank-mcnally-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-oscars-amorous-father/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not all of William Wilde’s exploits are commemorated on a plaque]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCWBBC4EQZBG3PB7RAH4TCTP2A.JPG?auth=3e3bcf2fd5dae9c2a8f861910fa33068bbf85c68a8f6e922a965d2a2f4618e43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[William Wilde, father of Oscar, to name but one of his children. Photograph of 1847 drawing by JH Maguire: The Granger Collection New York]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Granger Collection /  Universal Images Group</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Is iomaí áit a bhfaighim spreagadh san obair - ach níos minicí ná a mhalairt is iad na daoine atá sna háiteanna seo a spreagann mé”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/is-iomai-ait-a-bhfaighim-spreagadh-san-obair-ach-nios-minici-na-a-mhalairt-is-iad-na-daoine-ata-sna-haiteanna-seo-a-spreagann-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/is-iomai-ait-a-bhfaighim-spreagadh-san-obair-ach-nios-minici-na-a-mhalairt-is-iad-na-daoine-ata-sna-haiteanna-seo-a-spreagann-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is scannánóir é Paddy Hayes a dhéanann cláracha teilifíse agus scannáin a léiriú, a stiúradh agus a scríobh. I measc a chuid saothair tá Aillte, Obituary, Focla ar Chanbhás, Foscadh, Corp & Anam.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U73IHV5JJRGZPF46CDY7QERI6I.jpg?auth=ddee961b81c3656e39010ff7b9c6f9d3986a8b1f8436014f5458a5cf135563e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is scannánóir é Paddy Hayes a dhéanann cláracha teilifíse agus scannáin a léiriú, a stiúradh agus a scríobh. I measc a chuid saothair tá Aillte, Obituary, Focla ar Chanbhás, Foscadh, Corp & Anam.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case against man accused of murdering Lyra McKee ‘wholly circumstantial’, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/case-against-man-accused-of-murdering-lyra-mckee-wholly-circumstantial-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/case-against-man-accused-of-murdering-lyra-mckee-wholly-circumstantial-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashleigh McDonald  ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Journalist died after being struck by a bullet fired at police during riot in Derry’s Creggan area in 2019]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:45:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6AB4NMHPRJELYECPRJ5BZKD2IM.JPG?auth=0d60caa65228a986d59f62b17a0705fcfeb6e8d1a3bed53584ac14acbc3d2838&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three defendants have been charged with murdering Lyra McKee. Photograph: Pacemaker 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish immigration offices threaten strike action over planned migrant amnesty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/14/spanish-immigration-offices-threaten-strike-action-over-planned-migrant-amnesty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/14/spanish-immigration-offices-threaten-strike-action-over-planned-migrant-amnesty/</guid><description><![CDATA[PM Pedro Sánchez described drive as an act of ​justice and economic necessity due to country’s ageing population]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:23:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UDDEC5XBJFC4EGTSEXGC6HTJ6Q.jpg?auth=8d095ffacd7d09422da3752b8b0b5873cd4861c92a9d4bf585e1447cc1f5115b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spainish prime minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing, China, on Monday. Photograph: Haruna Furuhashi/Pool/Gety]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost €7m worth of cigarettes seized by Revenue at Dublin Port ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/almost-7m-worth-of-cigarettes-seized-by-revenue-at-dublin-port/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/almost-7m-worth-of-cigarettes-seized-by-revenue-at-dublin-port/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seizure made with assistance of mobile X-ray scanner and Milo the detector dog]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:20:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBPM6SAT3VFH7EGHOULSB26RHY.JPG?auth=e6b6dde1c919581fb365e1c30c8bfed30b3f36eb340a8d1cfed1ad0fe4c6afce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Detector dog Milo with the cigarettes seized by Revenue. Photograph: Revenue]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sidney, Kailey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotelier Noel O’Callaghan fighting against going to arbitration in bitter row with sons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/hotelier-noel-ocallaghan-fighting-against-going-to-arbitration-in-bitter-row-with-sons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/hotelier-noel-ocallaghan-fighting-against-going-to-arbitration-in-bitter-row-with-sons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noel O’Callaghan has taken the case against sons Paul and Charles, Saira Company Dublin and subsidiary company Sherborough Development Company]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:09:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZXULELYYJK3PDMXQBYDKEHFSQ.jpg?auth=fb110851b4277d797984c430a323ea7578d914bc11deea70d535512a1e3c3fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noel O'Callaghan began his hospitality business with the Mont Clare Hotel in 1984. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill






Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares rally on hopes for fresh Middle East peace talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/shares-rally-on-hopes-for-fresh-middle-east-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/shares-rally-on-hopes-for-fresh-middle-east-peace-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PTSB shares slid 4.3% after Austrian Bawag was announced as winning bidder for Irish lender]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:50:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RF42OWFCDCWBBZDDOIECP7K4V4.jpg?auth=871afec462dd458342272cec04c4b454e99066e5a5824d6ff7941f6f7c95a556&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US stocks extended gains, with the Nasdaq 100 on pace for its longest winning streak since 2021, buoyed by reports of another round of Middle East peace talks. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charly Triballeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to singer Moya Brennan: ‘Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/14/clannad-singer-and-harpist-moya-brennan-dies-in-co-donegal-aged-73/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/14/clannad-singer-and-harpist-moya-brennan-dies-in-co-donegal-aged-73/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Celebrated musician won a Grammy and an Emmy during hugely successful career]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:46:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4J6NHXV7I722VWSPMZTYFWN6I.jpg?auth=48ed8efe33bcfbefd9f778cc5516966250d0c3b3cbbaab26762c2ce9a25063dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Moya Brennan: celebrated musician has died in Co Donegal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan not seeking media coverage review of fuel protests despite suggestion he would]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/odonovan-not-seeking-media-coverage-review-of-fuel-protests-despite-suggestion-he-would/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/odonovan-not-seeking-media-coverage-review-of-fuel-protests-despite-suggestion-he-would/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste says no need for ‘any sort of formal review’ into RTÉ’s coverage as party colleague comes in for criticism]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:23:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVOWXZZZOZFK7AMRN2F25X6NX4.JPG?auth=66f22a2be87f364ef84b162187dfc1132dd5187b774ad71b2067217c8a03e311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Media Patrick O'Donovan. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child psychiatrist jailed for sexual abuse of teen has registration cancelled by High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/child-psychiatrist-jailed-for-sexual-abuse-of-teen-has-registration-cancelled-by-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/child-psychiatrist-jailed-for-sexual-abuse-of-teen-has-registration-cancelled-by-high-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[Amirul Mohd Yunos is currently serving an 8½-year sentence after pleading guilty to multiple charges]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:15:30 +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[The man as working as a child psychiatrist in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services centre in Clonskeagh, south Dublin at the time of his offending in 2023.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer growing 70% of Irish broccoli says solar farms threaten food security]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/farmer-growing-70-of-irish-broccoli-says-solar-farms-threaten-food-security/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/farmer-growing-70-of-irish-broccoli-says-solar-farms-threaten-food-security/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plan for 140MW solar farm on 338 acres in Kildare is sited on  ‘some of the most fertile and productive agricultural land in Ireland’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:59:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MN5NU4RCAVHGBENTZOZYF2RDZY.jpg?auth=b216b380fe2af853cfd437b4ce0f7dc91bd6d9577d2d46cbe0d8c85531a8e441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Farmer growing 70 per cent of Irish broccoli says solar farms threaten food security. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ekaterina Fedulyeva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man attacked homeless services user with hatchet during incident of ‘harrowing violence’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/man-attacked-homeless-services-user-with-hatchet-during-incident-of-harrowing-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/man-attacked-homeless-services-user-with-hatchet-during-incident-of-harrowing-violence/</guid><description><![CDATA[Stephen Crosbie, who has been jailed for 5½ years, told victim he would ‘chop him up’ over €100 debt, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:59:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAX73NTDFJHCHP5I42MNOFLAPI.jpg?auth=cd9aef1823a08337a6fb8f614112a640d2d984cdb51baf2db00f74d86f582529&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Crosbie has 120 previous convictions, including for assault, firearm charges and violent disorder. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola to leave Bournemouth at end of season with Premier League rivals taking notice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/andoni-iraola-to-leave-bournemouth-at-end-of-season-with-premier-league-rivals-taking-notice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/andoni-iraola-to-leave-bournemouth-at-end-of-season-with-premier-league-rivals-taking-notice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Fisher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager’s future has been talking point for months, with players told of exit after training on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:58:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KDO3KDJD6U7XURVZKHL3VAVSMU.jpg?auth=84ac1db24e36f897348a8a3779d8df548baecf072f30795c92ddd387b0fef5fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola who will leave the club at the end of the season, the club have announced. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man to face dangerous driving charges over tractor chase near Whitegate oil refinery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/man-to-face-dangerous-driving-charges-over-tractor-chase-near-whitegate-oil-refinery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/man-to-face-dangerous-driving-charges-over-tractor-chase-near-whitegate-oil-refinery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Driver (20s) allegedly failed to stop at a garda checkpoint in Co Cork and continued driving on for around 3km]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:49:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJTECYWF6ZGRNK4T3KNBSMLEMI.jpg?auth=3cae3fb58e613925a7e42c7edcc606629a8d0c62401f75b022dcdc78538212f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was driving a tractor which was hauling a slurry tanker.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorists told to not expect immediate fuel price drops as excise cut takes effect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/motorists-told-to-not-expect-immediate-fuel-price-drops-as-excise-cut-takes-effect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/motorists-told-to-not-expect-immediate-fuel-price-drops-as-excise-cut-takes-effect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran war could negate all reductions recently rolled out by Irish Government]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:41:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5DFUSRVL5HXXKCEZC4Q2PZO5U.JPG?auth=4391fd077740453acc5de5e2f5e67f0e1e46369a4d6213f2ea3c510b75df4484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the fuel arriving at fuel stations in the immediate aftermath of the change will have left facilities at the old excise rate. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainer Evan Williams jailed for three years after assaulting dog walker with hockey stick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/14/trainer-evan-williams-jailed-for-three-years-after-assaulting-dog-walker-with-hockey-stick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/14/trainer-evan-williams-jailed-for-three-years-after-assaulting-dog-walker-with-hockey-stick/</guid><description><![CDATA[Future of stables now in doubt as trainer is told: ‘It is never acceptable to take the law into your own hands’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:40:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TT7BCVJESOBAZDNXEWS3QHUQ5U.jpg?auth=527637414db56f98b2c88b089544b884f9770cdfa8d8b553c4a1383e9b4c51ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Horse trainer Richard Evan Rhys Williams, known as Evan Williams, who has been jailed at Cardiff Crown Court for three years for attacking a dog walker who was on his land. Photograph: South Wales Police/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">South Wales Police</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (54) dies following assault at her home in Carlow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/woman-54-dies-following-assault-at-her-home-in-carlow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/woman-54-dies-following-assault-at-her-home-in-carlow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laoise Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspect was arrested and interviewed but subsequently released without charge]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:26:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6WVBYLM3FAOZG6KW5ORG7G3LQ.jpg?auth=a1a21606e152f3e926d8525ad4535db535f81e192d11d0bbf7d04e075d1b2042&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Linda Costello died on April 10th, about two weeks after being assaulted in her home in Graiguecullen, Co Carlow.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Coimisiún Pleanála grants permission for religious accommodation block in Ballsbridge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/coimisun-pleanala-grants-permission-for-religious-accommodation-block-in-ballsbridge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/coimisun-pleanala-grants-permission-for-religious-accommodation-block-in-ballsbridge/</guid><description><![CDATA[Decision overturns Dublin City Council refusal of three-storey residential block for elderly members of orders]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:12:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MV3T5T6WRNERFNO4PC5WKIGC5M.jpg?auth=bca8c5d1ec13f9d9757abf63a4aa3d160ff30db7d74f26d68898fe45a1eff105&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The council refused planning permission after the Department of Education and locals objected to the development. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan_Lagadu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you changed holiday plans due to Trump or impact of Middle East war?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/14/have-you-changed-holiday-plans-due-to-trump-or-impact-of-middle-east-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/14/have-you-changed-holiday-plans-due-to-trump-or-impact-of-middle-east-war/</guid><description><![CDATA[Have your holiday plans been impacted by travel turmoil, events in the United States or sharply rising fuel prices?  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:50:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3SSAG5UFKRH3HAXPSTZNQZP4AQ.jpg?auth=832e37c4aef5f03c5ea486f387796b067ae6bfcf782bf7e978ccb5c9d326ac77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: have you altered your travel plans? Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bawag: what can Irish consumers expect from PTSB’s new owner?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/bawag-what-can-irish-consumers-expect-from-ptsbs-new-owner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/bawag-what-can-irish-consumers-expect-from-ptsbs-new-owner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Austrian lender has a reputation for focus on digital banking and rigorous cost-cutting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:43:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZUDOM46ARZAW7PFMB7DGR2JG6U.jpg?auth=c1baa2def36ffd86ad9426824b5a8313836536ecd3fb38b121f1f9a0b20c5f48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bawag is expected by analysts to accelerate cost-cutting at the bank. Photograph: Piotr Swat/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[Carl article for Iran live story 14.4.2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/corrections-clarifications/2026/04/14/carl-article-for-iran-live-story-1442026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/corrections-clarifications/2026/04/14/carl-article-for-iran-live-story-1442026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carl article for Iran live story 14.4.2026]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:23:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why deaths on Irish roads keep rising - and five ways to stop them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-deaths-on-irish-roads-keep-rising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-deaths-on-irish-roads-keep-rising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: 2026 is on track to become one of the worst years for Irish road deaths in a decade ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:01:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EXDOHXJ76Y7PJLT2III6GFSAE.jpg?auth=0fb05c439379b0e8be98ed6317a221f167405112a684f06363acc384a118040b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Floral tributes at the scene of the crash near Dundalk in November 2025 in which Chloe McGee, 23; Alan McCluskey, 23; Dylan Commins, 23, Shay Duffy, 21; and Chloe Hipson 21, lost their lives. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WRC rejects €360,000 employment rights claim by ‘go-to’ RTÉ video editor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/wrc-rejects-360000-employment-rights-claim-by-go-to-rte-video-editor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/wrc-rejects-360000-employment-rights-claim-by-go-to-rte-video-editor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster’s lawyers said commission had no jurisdiction to rule on case due to time limits in Workplace Relations Act]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:43:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDDSL2OEVBNFSFYM7LNZNMGKIA.jpg?auth=ab6c8af080e9021ac25ac28a36b471453ed92fdbee758497a5e83e35c6eae913&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maebh Keary di Lucia claimed she was denied pay-related statutory entitlements and her earnings were suppressed because she 'misclassified' as a contractor from 2004 to 2011. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hungary’s prime minister-elect accuses foreign minister of shredding confidential EU files]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/14/hungarys-prime-minister-elect-accuses-foreign-minister-of-shredding-confidential-eu-files/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/14/hungarys-prime-minister-elect-accuses-foreign-minister-of-shredding-confidential-eu-files/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Escritt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Péter Magyar said he would rebuild relations with Europe and end the country’s ties to Russia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:32:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2GAYOYKZLWWPUN3HKRAXE6CRU.jpg?auth=290e6c8fd2dc240ab4fb7ebab18ba3f558b89764cb063bdfacfe6168f679ad73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leaked transcripts of phone calls recently showed Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto offered to work on Russia's behalf within the EU. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dumitru Doru</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[War threatens ‘unprecedented’ energy shock, IMF warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/war-threatens-unprecedented-energy-shock-imf-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/war-threatens-unprecedented-energy-shock-imf-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington-based fund cuts growth forecasts]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DH2EKRX6ZXGTDRK462RV2H5LGQ.jpg?auth=12bb97bb7bfd0153698a55b04e6d9fe580c9eedad50438a80386aeb5dddab3b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Failure to resolve the war in the Middle East could lead to an energy crisis of 'unprecedented scale', the IMF has warned. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish prime minister’s wife charged with corruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/14/spanish-prime-ministers-wife-charged-with-corruption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/14/spanish-prime-ministers-wife-charged-with-corruption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Jones in Madrid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, charged after investigation triggered by group with far-right links]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:54:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWGMFO7UYDMYUFVCUVSJ3XVBOA.jpg?auth=a1e35b23d6051fd5ee31d9aa965b7371340569af65082c806e424f6c62d588ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife Begoña Gómez. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Left-right divide clearer after fuel protests: What to watch for in Dáil confidence debate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/left-right-divide-clearer-after-fuel-protests-what-to-watch-for-in-dail-confidence-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/left-right-divide-clearer-after-fuel-protests-what-to-watch-for-in-dail-confidence-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tensions not exclusive to the Coalition as Sinn Féin and Social Democrats find themselves walking a tightrope]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:43:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3EIZ6BZHFE65MDMF2QZXGQKDY.JPG?auth=d8b47ce66aa01e7f0524675cc14a1bf7421d04ea6919cd6fb14a58631bd67fa6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí escort fuel protesters from Dublin's O’Connell street last Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused in fatal quad bike collision awaits forensic report ahead of plea]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/accused-in-fatal-quad-bike-collision-awaits-forensic-report-ahead-of-plea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/accused-in-fatal-quad-bike-collision-awaits-forensic-report-ahead-of-plea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick Hussey Hanna (28) appeared at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:42:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNDUCNG6MNASLO2ECOWE343SDQ.JPG?auth=a9baff477dcfa033db4f6ef46bd7c945f8999138b94a7518fca99d9621844dbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Hussey Hanna (28), who appeared at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court charged in relation to a motoring incident that resulted in the death of Dean Wearen (26) near Finea, Co Westmeath, on February 22, 2025. Photograph: Tom Tuite]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Tuite	</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Fúthu agus Tríothu agus Tharstu”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/futhu-agus-triothu-agus-tharstu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/futhu-agus-triothu-agus-tharstu/</guid><description><![CDATA[An tseachtain seo féachann Dónall P Ó Baoill le cuid de na húsáidí a bhíonn ag ‘faoi’ sa teanga bheo a mhíniú]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZNSSCWXOFDYXK6INRVFOYEMWI.jpg?auth=9d529fb50325d46366e13f77022e7464dfb70db8b7a066750b32a383b8f00dd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá an áit uilig faoi na cearca. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sonja Filitz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuinneamh in éag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/fuinneamh-in-eag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/fuinneamh-in-eag/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tugann Alan Titley cuairt athuair ar shaol agus ar shaothar Phiarais Béaslaí, a bhuíoch le saothar Phádraig Uí Shiadhail ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2V3BYOWB5JH3HMVORMYQA76FMU.jpg?auth=c9c7042b07a69f9392320728651f4458daec6b1250fab8c97b98c619aa5ed544&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Piaras Béaslaí. Grianghraf: Creative Commons]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protesters appear in court over alleged dangerous driving on M1 in Co Louth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/fuel-protestors-appear-in-court-over-alleged-dangerous-driving-on-m1-in-co-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/fuel-protestors-appear-in-court-over-alleged-dangerous-driving-on-m1-in-co-louth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda resources deployed at court sitting in Drogheda, though not required, as accused men left to applause from small crowd]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:40:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IGW2UMIDZCGLMP2YFRQNTAMOI.jpg?auth=2ac18e9a5cbf3bd80a73417f8869116190f9bc2b88370681936c703277b84254&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Goss (left) and Ryan Quinn leaving Drogheda District Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five food outlets in same Dublin shopping arcade hit with closure orders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/cockroach-infestation-among-reasons-for-closing-five-food-outlets-in-one-dublin-mall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/cockroach-infestation-among-reasons-for-closing-five-food-outlets-in-one-dublin-mall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inspectors identified active cockroach infestations, rodent activity, meat being air dried in a bedroom and a waste discharge covering an entire floor in a kitchen]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:33:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZHJFUMJL5G7HCOVDWZ3BXJ2YI.jpeg?auth=f75c3edb3a1d4f6781de4039095287a80da6a30f99cfc1209772b228bf002245&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Moore Street Mall on Moore Street, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bawag insists it sees ‘value in PTSB branches’ after agreeing €1.62bn deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/04/14/austrian-banking-group-bawag-wins-race-to-buy-ptsb-for-almost-162bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/04/14/austrian-banking-group-bawag-wins-race-to-buy-ptsb-for-almost-162bn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goodbody Stockbrokers describes price as a ‘disappointing outcome’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:27:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5A374RER3NAH7JGXTCPQT6F5Q4.jpg?auth=06dfeadeda8dd4889ddf6f05672047e8817eced1846aa9e06b2dc2798959011c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamonn Crowley, chief executive as PTSB, put the bank on the market in late October. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill









]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fírinne shóisialta an Chogaidh idir SAM agus an Iaráin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/firinne-shoisialta-an-chogaidh-idir-sam-agus-an-iarain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/firinne-shoisialta-an-chogaidh-idir-sam-agus-an-iarain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá sos cogaidh ann anois, ach is deacair spriocanna an chogaidh a thuiscint ón gcéad lá]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LFMVSKY7YAQYAY4BNX2VAREFGA.jpg?auth=4eaf5a453d767245fc169369b4c438f0242c63bac6fc3b8e8e9d5e55e61b3238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Íomhá d'Uachtarán Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá, Donald J. Trump, teilgthe ar scáileán digiteach in Times Square, Nua-Eabhrac.  Grianghraf: Timothy A Clary/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock: file dúchasach; saoi idirnáisiúnta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/gabriel-rosenstock-file-duchasach-saoi-idirnaisiunta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/gabriel-rosenstock-file-duchasach-saoi-idirnaisiunta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam Mac Amhlaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ceannródaí a bhí i Rosenstock a d’imir tionchar as cuimse ar fhilíocht na Nua-Ghaeilge agus ar mhórán lena chois sin]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HCORONKY3LUNASJKHE6ZYX2BI.jpg?auth=eadd7165340cf5e99a56e2c2434b6bd05e6ef8edb999710a7c6acc3e33e0c971&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock: Bíonn sé deacair catagóiriú ceart a dhéanamh ar a shaothar.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aimee Mackin ar ais i ngeansaí oráiste Ard Mhacha]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/aimee-mackin-ar-ais-i-ngeansai-oraiste-ard-mhacha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/aimee-mackin-ar-ais-i-ngeansai-oraiste-ard-mhacha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá Mackin fillte chun cur le hiarrachtaí Ard Mhacha i gCraobh Uladh agus sa Chraobhchomórtas Náisiúnta]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2P5DRRWETQRO3JJM34GOS2I4A.jpg?auth=a7f7c2eceb607988eb07e253df0808098f6b151dead844c1851324796fee74f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aimee Mackin ar a maidí croise roimh thús bhabhta ceathrú ceannais i bpeil na mban idir Ard Mhacha agus Maigh Eo in Ard Mhacha in 2024. Grianghraf: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Míshásamh léirithe i dtaobh shuirbhé na Roinne Oideachais]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/mishasamh-leirithe-i-dtaobh-shuirbhe-na-roinne-oideachais/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/mishasamh-leirithe-i-dtaobh-shuirbhe-na-roinne-oideachais/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach, Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá an Foras Pátrúnachta tar éis ceisteanna a ardú i dtaca le cur chuige an tSuirbhé Bunscoile Náisiúnta]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZ4UT5UFLFCD7JREQB43MOQ7XQ.JPG?auth=e83f1b06e96f9cb28fb4e6fa3216e3336da162aee364429aecfe62331ade4281&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá an Foras Pátrúnachta tar éis imní a léiriú faoin bhfoclaíocht a bhí i suirbhé a bhain leis an oideachas lán-Ghaeilge agus níl an eagraíocht den tuairim go dtugann sé le fios an fíor-éileamh atá dó. Thuas: Daltaí os comhair Dáil Éireann ag agóid a reáchtáladh i mí na Feabhra ar son Gaelcholáiste nua a dhéanfadh freastal ar phobal cheantair Bhaile Átha Cliath 2, 4, 6 agus 8. Grianghraf: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moya Brennan’s exceptional voice with Clannad’s sound was unique  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/14/clannads-sound-was-like-nobody-else-with-moya-brennans-voice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/14/clannads-sound-was-like-nobody-else-with-moya-brennans-voice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siobhán Long]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The musician’s death has come as a shock to all who followed her and her band, Clannad]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:19:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXCCVSR56VNSHMOZVKFEP2PJKM.jpg?auth=a9de403496a94a6b469d85a567c02a64bbd9094f7bc1da37f9cb13b6c4db90e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clannad's music was of its time yet timeless, rooted as it was in a rich Donegal tradition. Photograph: Jack McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jack McManus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aimsigh margadh maith le Gaeil na Gaillimhe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/aimsigh-margadh-maith-le-gaeil-na-gaillimhe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/aimsigh-margadh-maith-le-gaeil-na-gaillimhe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Gaeil na Gaillimhe; Deiseanna taithí oibre le TG4; aire a thabhairt don chraiceann agus spotsolas ar Ealaíontóir Éireannach.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5G2LAH6EVJARRCNHXXSCGGIR5I.jpeg?auth=0fdecc04f5e37280a403417cf7241921c83594c5abaf8fbf647234bc2895be8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cumann CLG Gaeil na Gaillimhe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan’s new Juke goes electric and geometric]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/14/nissans-new-juke-goes-electric-and-geometric/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/14/nissans-new-juke-goes-electric-and-geometric/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Striking new styling for Nissan’s EV crossover]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:50:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YK4FOWFORJA23GOO4GTEE6MLTA.jpg?auth=0f424d61db71130ca795a37890e730815a0aec70a04718ceef37e038811cb8e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Nissan Juke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy’s latest Masters win shines fresh light on sacrifices made by his parents ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/14/rory-mcilroys-latest-masters-win-shines-fresh-light-on-sacrifices-made-by-his-parents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/14/rory-mcilroys-latest-masters-win-shines-fresh-light-on-sacrifices-made-by-his-parents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rory Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rosie and Gerry McIlroy worked extra jobs to help their son pursue his dream]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:31:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKKZCTVYQRO7M5B7ZDOBWENQSI.jpg?auth=9aeeca2c585b931c1be2b31b5ef299c2f8a7bb472a46b38b653540c63de29c05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy with the Masters trophy alongside his father Gerry, mother Rosie, wife Erica and daughter Poppy on Sunday. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maddie Meyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy will look to keep hitting that major chord]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/14/rory-mcilroy-will-look-to-keep-hitting-that-major-chord/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/14/rory-mcilroy-will-look-to-keep-hitting-that-major-chord/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Lowry must bounce back from Masters disappointment; Ireland take on Poland in key World Cup qualifier]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:27:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7OIT6APPZB7NCEUTOGRG2TWVI.jpg?auth=7200ad631f3cf9fe12a9c7499f5e79252e339c86221465caaa74beee2295aa75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Masters champion Rory McIlroy with his father Gerry after the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Photograph: Simon Bruty/Augusta National/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Augusta National</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Neville’s media group buys football YouTuber Mark Goldbridge’s channels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/gary-nevilles-media-group-buys-football-youtuber-mark-goldbridges-channels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/14/gary-nevilles-media-group-buys-football-youtuber-mark-goldbridges-channels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Davies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neville has criticised ‘those bloody YouTubers’ – but The Overlap has now acquired channels with 3.7m subscribers for seven-figure sum]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:10:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DC5CZ7URWBHAXEMJDONAVKS6WY.jpg?auth=84eb0ca48c1e638dd22b50c0608e184a8228265e5fc642f12cda68ceb5650b87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Goldbridge’s The United Stand and That’s Football YouTube channels bring a combined 3.7 million subscribers to The Overlap. Photograph: YouTube]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump accused of ‘sacrilege’ over Jesus image by influential Irish-American organisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/04/14/trump-accused-of-sacrilege-over-jesus-image-by-influential-irish-american-organisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/04/14/trump-accused-of-sacrilege-over-jesus-image-by-influential-irish-american-organisation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ancient Order of Hibernians says US president’s criticism of Pope Leo and AI-generated image has ‘deeply offended’ Catholics]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:03:53 +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[This photo illustration created on April 13th, 2026, shows US president Donald Trump on a screen alongside an AI-generated image he posted on Truth Social depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MANDEL NGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toghcháin ar fud na Breataine agus impleachtaí féideartha don Tuaisceart ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/toghchain-ar-fud-na-breataine-agus-impleachtai-feideartha-don-tuaisceart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/toghchain-ar-fud-na-breataine-agus-impleachtai-feideartha-don-tuaisceart/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beidh impleachtaí móra ann don Tuaisceart, cibé toradh a bheidh ar an vótáil in Albain, i Sasana agus sa Bhreatain Bheag]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAKVTNZXQ5CKJJRIADPLNN747A.jpg?auth=ffd778e503ca6a43710400dae9c7ba904fd7a440e3f1e6a3d6361b5386fb269d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is sa Bhreatain Bheag a bheidh na hathruithe is mó le feiceáil, agus córas úr toghcháin ag teacht i bhfeidhm. Thuas: Ceannaire Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth. Grianghraf: Rob Norman/ HayMan Media]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rob Norman/ HayMan Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tionchar an tríú spás don teanga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/tionchar-an-triu-spas-don-teanga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/tionchar-an-triu-spas-don-teanga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Is sna spásanna ‘eile’ a d’fhás go leor de chultúr láidir na nGael atá beo bríomhar inniu]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UGGXOKUHVNGE3KCVCF7QZ6S63E.JPG?auth=2e0c49a47bb8bae513d322b40d1632f78152538132372df63bae5b986d82d7a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá spásanna ar leith ar nós Club Chonradh na Gaeilge agus The Complex tearc go leor. Grianghraf: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court action brought over €10m expansion of private Kildare hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/high-court-action-brought-over-10m-expansion-of-private-kildare-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/high-court-action-brought-over-10m-expansion-of-private-kildare-hospital/</guid><description><![CDATA[Facility previously known as Clane Hospital scheduled for infrastructure upgrades]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQEKFJO5OFVDQXOMRWGBCUVZZA.jpg?auth=7af88f7c5d6cf92c24600fd18bb287c80505994c087fd7d917526e8f0ea369c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An affidavit was lodged seeking entry of the proceedings to the fast-track Commercial Court on behalf of the defendants. File photograph: The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares gain on hopes of potential US-Iran peace talks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/european-shares-gain-on-hopes-of-potential-us-iran-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/european-shares-gain-on-hopes-of-potential-us-iran-peace-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[US has implemented a blockade of Iranian ports]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:16:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXFY4AWWQ4YEXWWDR6FJ725UZE.jpg?auth=56c06e928717e3a405fbc31a76e48d0e9e9ce257bf2e0c85c36348b667bc8dcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European shares have been hit by ongoing military action in the Middle East. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI investors question $852bn valuation as strategy shifts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/openai-investors-question-852bn-valuation-as-strategy-shifts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/openai-investors-question-852bn-valuation-as-strategy-shifts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Hammond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chief executive Sam Altman refocuses AI company as Anthropic tests its early lead]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:58:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMVVLMX6VFL7SNDNZ5LCJOCM44.jpg?auth=c3e2cad35e5165248146806138a445a27fffc4c1ce1067ebb5bb95e2c83d1d0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI. Photograph: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prakash Singh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge laments ‘presumptions’ of dementia, ruling woman (85) had capacity to make will ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/judge-laments-presumptions-of-dementia-ruling-woman-85-had-capacity-to-make-will/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/judge-laments-presumptions-of-dementia-ruling-woman-85-had-capacity-to-make-will/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Death certificate incorrectly described woman as having dementia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:52:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMUHRFUC7ZB5JIPJYNLDF6RNYU.JPG?auth=52fbef096d59db631b44afa5851ffee4e1ad9c16b3d8499ce121df32cac15029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court heard on Monday she had made two wills, one in 2020 and one in 2017.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians return to Leinster House and straight into clash over fuel protests ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/politicians-return-to-leinster-house-and-straight-into-clash-over-fuel-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/politicians-return-to-leinster-house-and-straight-into-clash-over-fuel-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Confidence motion to be debated in the Dáil this afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:39:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ZVMYAJWCFAWNKVGBZWFG73NO4.jpg?auth=7130c065ed859d0f1101cf20326534d15b83ec9665a550cffca1e36f739dfb87&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 at Government Buildings on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Donovan’s comments on media coverage of fuel protest ‘sinister and deeply disturbing’, NUJ says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/odonovan-suggests-rte-report-used-to-encourage-protesters-to-whitegate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/13/odonovan-suggests-rte-report-used-to-encourage-protesters-to-whitegate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Media suggests RTÉ report used to encourage protesters to Whitegate refinery]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:26:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFIB2NC5I32X3YPA5XPVLG22BY.jpg?auth=7f77d25342bdf5eaeaeea3cb39f5337f40fe08dcabc1236245c05d5a06b120f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan said he was concerned about 'balance' in some of the coverage of the fuel protests, including some of the content posted online. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacist gave Covid-19 vaccines to family without training and certifications, committee hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/pharmacist-gave-covid-19-vaccines-to-family-without-training-and-certifications-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/pharmacist-gave-covid-19-vaccines-to-family-without-training-and-certifications-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Professional-conduct committee recommends pharmacist be censured and have conditions attached to her registration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UMJL7WRCLWGBVNY37ACNCZ5HYU.jpg?auth=1651ac4ae7343035271a85164b5985eee23433e6b0f78a2b5818929abcac5ae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine in the US. Photograph: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah McInerney: When I told my manager I was pregnant he said, ‘can’t be helped I suppose’    ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/sarah-mcinerney-when-i-told-my-manager-i-was-pregnant-he-said-cant-be-helped-i-suppose/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/sarah-mcinerney-when-i-told-my-manager-i-was-pregnant-he-said-cant-be-helped-i-suppose/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:44:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJR5VLMHRRD4BLHQPBNDULC7LA.jpg?auth=1daa6008b9eebe94bedff73f8d999add0377c307605fc1961228950adaa2338c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah McInerney RTE]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil declines as US, Iran weigh further talks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/14/oil-declines-as-us-iran-weigh-further-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/14/oil-declines-as-us-iran-weigh-further-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg News]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traders are tracking progress of a China-linked vessel that may test the new curbs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:42:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOHGMGKWYQE4H3IJTOY6XATLIY.jpg?auth=22b8ec2e2ce3e9770c825fdfce0d0ce291ca634e0226bbd10974450a70287527&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Altaf Qadri,File/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Altaf Qadri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No rest for JD Vance as Trump gets cross with the pope again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/14/no-rest-for-jd-vance-as-trump-gets-cross-with-the-pope-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/14/no-rest-for-jd-vance-as-trump-gets-cross-with-the-pope-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just back from fruitless negotiations with Iran, the US vice-president found himself having to address a fraught new episode in the uneasy relationship between church and state in America]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:26:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TSQWLNZ34B3O2YVE4DCXC6WYQ.jpg?auth=69d9a6aaae026b6855a88e5a3743177e77c7f10c0261d80d1b31a40187427198&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If US vice-president JD Vance is ever to become president, his reputation has to survive working for the current one. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monzo launches in Ireland after 100,000 customers sign up on wait-list]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/monzo-launches-in-ireland-after-100000-customers-sign-up-on-wait-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/monzo-launches-in-ireland-after-100000-customers-sign-up-on-wait-list/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan, Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK digital banking group secured Irish licence late last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:04:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NSS2FV6TCFGVTPKLJOAP6RYBZU.jpg?auth=1cfccee28d467642b13ba197d3dfd56bfcbc7c0789b7d147aa072a0e70ea5c8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Carney, EU chief executive at Monzo]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Irish electricity prices and how to invest in property]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/high-irish-electricity-prices-and-how-to-invest-in-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/high-irish-electricity-prices-and-how-to-invest-in-property/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:02:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5EUYYYG6TQFUF2HUY6CP6JA3M.jpg?auth=37c6c507fb9a090d348924af4e72a3df89d07ed13058d0d5c3bc4d7747b93144&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish electricity prices are among the highest in Europe, according to a report from the ESRI. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christophe Petit Tesson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US blockade of Iran is risky escalation but peace still has a chance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/14/us-blockade-of-iran-is-risky-escalation-but-peace-still-has-a-chance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/14/us-blockade-of-iran-is-risky-escalation-but-peace-still-has-a-chance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blockade is primarily an instrument of economic coercion to gain leverage in talks process that remains alive]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:38:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QPC7LLYV3BU6T4WRZRDQMT6OVU.jpg?auth=5a198f1a2cd355381923af41fc249d99948dd3d94948bf15fc3dc9053bb9ac4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pedestrians walk past a new billboard on Monday in Tehran, Iran, depicting the Strait of Hormuz. The text translates as 'Iran will have the control over the Strait of Hormuz forever.' Photograph: Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arash Khamooshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job losses and AI: Could technology bring Ireland back to the dark days of 2008?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/job-losses-and-ai-could-technology-bring-ireland-back-to-the-dark-days-of-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/job-losses-and-ai-could-technology-bring-ireland-back-to-the-dark-days-of-2008/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Study shows up to 200,000 Irish jobs could go due to the rapid growth of the technology]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:30:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXRU66CRYIO5XC5IFGBUDYN44A.jpg?auth=d706ba34fbd7790f83ad2f260c82b75e2d7da3825f6f86b1e8df3683ee41a7b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Racks of servers in an Amazon facility built for AI company Anthropic. Big tech firms are slashing jobs while stepping up investment in AI. Photograph: AJ Mast/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aj Mast</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s far-right movement will emerge from the ‘breakfast roll-atariat’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/14/fintan-otoole-rule-of-the-breakfast-roll-atariat-this-is-how-irelands-far-right-movement-will-emerge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/14/fintan-otoole-rule-of-the-breakfast-roll-atariat-this-is-how-irelands-far-right-movement-will-emerge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fuel protests have seen big wheels driven over democratic norms]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:05:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4QS2EDMCSRADBNPR6T6U7ZHACM.jpg?auth=11974aa37c9e936292f4b4f22e6d86b6719c34f54ad5df31eeff3cce3e7fa987&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How many of those who took part in blockades during the fuel protests will have been radicalised by the intoxicating experience of power? Photograph: Bryan Meade ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s small charities: ‘The year I came in, the HSE pulled most of the funding’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/14/irelands-small-charities-are-invisible-until-we-need-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/14/irelands-small-charities-are-invisible-until-we-need-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outgoing Carmichael chief executive says regulatory code ‘tough’ for voluntary organisations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAKM3ZALXZETBMU5ZD5ADNKFF4.jpg?auth=5a8b874e51e7c63acff5251a7c8df4061a6c5a5e00bf4b71b6cb7107309878c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí, outgoing chief executive of Carmichael, at the charity's premises in North Brunswick Street, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten years of Leaving Cert politics and society: ‘Taking turns rowing the lifeboat’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/14/ten-years-of-leaving-cert-politics-and-society-taking-turns-rowing-the-lifeboat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/14/ten-years-of-leaving-cert-politics-and-society-taking-turns-rowing-the-lifeboat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The subject gives students an opportunity to be active participants in discussion and start developing their citizenship]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIFQYVVQIZF5BLQ4BPOVLHXWCQ.jpg?auth=d00b67d30a8124fb5b5c8177b1e63e1c923548799822fd36ff4a0e1fc32449c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Merrion Street Government Buildings in Dublin: Politics and society was introduced as a Leaving Cert subject on a phased basis in September 2016. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">benedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In concert with a Honda 50 – our convoy to see Bruce Springsteen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/in-concert-with-a-honda-50-our-convoy-to-see-bruce-springsteen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/in-concert-with-a-honda-50-our-convoy-to-see-bruce-springsteen/</guid><description><![CDATA[Glory Days remembered as trio of friends set off from South County Dublin for Slane]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tragedy of Titanic still commemorated 114 years on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/tragedy-of-titanic-still-commemorated-114-years-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/tragedy-of-titanic-still-commemorated-114-years-on/</guid><description><![CDATA[Flawed ‘unsinkable’ liner hit iceberg on maiden voyage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war and effect of economic devastation leave bewildered civilians in its wake  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/14/iran-war-and-effect-of-economic-devastation-leave-bewildered-civilians-in-its-wake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/14/iran-war-and-effect-of-economic-devastation-leave-bewildered-civilians-in-its-wake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Farnaz Fassihi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran’s economy had been in trouble for years before this latest war]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJYWCRIWCUNKUA5LUXXEF6DIQQ.jpg?auth=9aa725e30a3c3c65dfaf537fb6cbe7bb2e1792d17a7b8ac59f04540d81791c21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Air strike aftermath: A wrecked police station in Tehran. Photograph: Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arash Khamooshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday set to be mild, dull and damp, Met Éireann says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/tuesday-set-to-be-mild-dull-and-damp-met-eireann-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/tuesday-set-to-be-mild-dull-and-damp-met-eireann-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drizzle, showers and rain forecast this week but some dry spells on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFQGV7UYVNBG5BEKRQHN4HUVHU.jpg?auth=22b5695d5dd70a020fa2a39d89a2ff91dd72c96a1e96c4bd94f6ef91a87848c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conditions are expected to be fresher and gustier along coasts. Photograph: Bryan O Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple behind first-quarter Irish corporate tax surge of recent years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/apple-behind-first-quarter-irish-corporate-tax-surge-of-recent-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/apple-behind-first-quarter-irish-corporate-tax-surge-of-recent-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech giant appears to be responsible for pickup in receipts during March]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XO47Z73IG22RMWPPHPLUBCKHS4.jpg?auth=45c02e5c4a000aa4180fd36ee1d127fe368e4a6f5fe437593845f9991410a3e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple is, to some degree, unique in having a financial year ending in September. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Procrastinating? Take a nap, go for a pint and start afresh tomorrow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/14/procrastinating-take-a-nap-go-for-a-pint-and-start-afresh-tomorrow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/14/procrastinating-take-a-nap-go-for-a-pint-and-start-afresh-tomorrow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A healthy ego can survive contact with the world. A fragile ego must wrap itself in protective layers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFDC5LSXERBFNC2DXBXD6OLIN4.jpg?auth=3b957bbbbcefe7b365f23b71e3efa36079f346c83f792ea972196487bcb4cab6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['If you lend me a book, all I will do with it is move it to the top of the pile on my bedside table – the pile of books I must get to next']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BRO Vector</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a wastewater solution could benefit the economies of the Republic and North]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/how-a-wastewater-solution-could-benefit-the-economies-of-the-republic-and-north/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/how-a-wastewater-solution-could-benefit-the-economies-of-the-republic-and-north/</guid><description><![CDATA[Investment in infrastructure in the Newry-Banbridge-Armagh area would lead to housebuilding and promote cross-Border commuting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viktor Orbán stifled the press at home and cultivated media friends abroad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/14/viktor-orban-stifled-the-press-at-home-and-cultivated-media-friends-abroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/14/viktor-orban-stifled-the-press-at-home-and-cultivated-media-friends-abroad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He showed how the international illiberal right could survive inside a liberal democratic alliance]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: Someone needs to have a word with some of these referees – and their critics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/owen-doyle-someone-needs-to-have-a-word-with-some-of-these-referees-and-their-critics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/owen-doyle-someone-needs-to-have-a-word-with-some-of-these-referees-and-their-critics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The great official Francis Palmade showed how it should be done, with help from Marcel Marceau]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7WBC7REDJFTPKRQPEIKB7ACME.jpg?auth=cc49d6c27f2d65d2c0e820ead43af4a38501102a09d855a8610a02e8b021e241&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Christophe Ridley with Connacht's Cian Prendergast during the Challenge Cup game against Montpellier. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Baird out of Leinster’s trip to Ulster and in a race against time for Toulon showdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/ryan-baird-out-of-leinsters-trip-to-ulster-and-in-a-race-against-time-for-toulon-showdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/ryan-baird-out-of-leinsters-trip-to-ulster-and-in-a-race-against-time-for-toulon-showdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blindside flanker is the key injury worry ahead of Champions Cup semi-final, with doubts also over Doris, Van der Flier and Porter]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAVOSCFOFVTPSAL4XV7UZ7UVT4.jpg?auth=cbc4eb171ea96973e30f4616fbb52e215c8b3c0d4de7212df830e0449b7a5c2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Baird scores a try during Leinster's Champions Cup quarter-final victory against Sale Sharks at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster are dreaming of a final, but 2025 should remind them not to dream too hard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/leinster-are-dreaming-of-a-final-but-2025-should-remind-them-not-to-dream-too-hard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/14/leinster-are-dreaming-of-a-final-but-2025-should-remind-them-not-to-dream-too-hard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home advantage presents Leo Cullen’s men with a big opportunity but Toulon will also fancy their chances]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVWULWVLZH7L77LKDAUPKI2KDA.jpg?auth=13224f145788e9ade787e299a7d01571f6e7d89de7298fde2f7d7aef897e956b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans cheer on the teams during last Sunday's Champions Cup quarter-final between Bordeaux-Begles and Toulouse at Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war triggers 19% jump in Irish wholesale electricity prices ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/iran-war-triggers-19-jump-in-irish-wholesale-electricity-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/iran-war-triggers-19-jump-in-irish-wholesale-electricity-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increase in wind energy shields country from worst of spike, Wind Energy Ireland says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZ3PWWABPG6NQXVZ3P3JXHSIFE.jpg?auth=9d70c00ecd9042fa663edd9ea34bedbeb3dc3c0ea9e84dbc001dc1c5ecc4f618&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland relies on imported natural gas for about half its energy needs]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland not an outlier when it comes to public projects mired in delays and cost overruns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/ireland-not-an-outlier-when-it-comes-to-public-projects-mired-in-delays-and-cost-overruns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/ireland-not-an-outlier-when-it-comes-to-public-projects-mired-in-delays-and-cost-overruns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Persistent problem across Europe, even in ‘efficient’ Germany]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel support package is a failure of our climate obligations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/fuel-support-package-is-a-failure-of-our-climate-obligations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/fuel-support-package-is-a-failure-of-our-climate-obligations/</guid><description><![CDATA[A new template for protesting has now been established – block first, negotiate later]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assessing the value of JD Vance’s support in light of the Hungarian election]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/assessing-the-value-of-jd-vances-support-in-light-of-the-hungarian-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/assessing-the-value-of-jd-vances-support-in-light-of-the-hungarian-election/</guid><description><![CDATA[The US vice-president’s influence might not be what he thinks it was]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí concerned radicalised fuel protesters may confront or attack senior politicians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/gardai-concerned-that-radicalised-fuel-protesters-may-confront-or-attack-senior-politicians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/gardai-concerned-that-radicalised-fuel-protesters-may-confront-or-attack-senior-politicians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Security being tightened for Taoiseach and Ministers amid concerns around hardliners and far-right agitators]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNT4EODDETLJR7FSE625WNEVEQ.jpg?auth=80214c747d12a625d18e5af2df2f17fa9e94d4a7c16d2143a699b7a0fa42285c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel protesters block the N7 motorway in Rathcoole near Dublin on Sunday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House building hits one-year high in March despite mounting fuel costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/house-building-hit-one-year-high-last-month-despite-mounting-fuel-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/house-building-hit-one-year-high-last-month-despite-mounting-fuel-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Building activity in the residential sector posted its second successive month of growth for the first time since the first half of 2025]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LVENIYEU33UUFWEYK3RT35NDVI.jpg?auth=cf2be16b021a36bb8dee40418f164d2506a725e41dd5a5b8606d9ddd70e0e693&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inflationary pressures intensified during the month, often due to higher fuel costs. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A great steak, the north quays, the mid-1960s: name that cafe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/a-great-steak-the-north-quays-the-mid-1960s-name-that-cafe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/a-great-steak-the-north-quays-the-mid-1960s-name-that-cafe/</guid><description><![CDATA[Memory of a meal with a pal, and a second-hand Fiat right outside]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only one winner between Pope Leo and Donald Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/only-one-winner-between-pope-leo-and-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/only-one-winner-between-pope-leo-and-donald-trump/</guid><description><![CDATA[World leaders show very different kinds of qualities and abilities]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidence motions have become choreography ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/confidence-motions-have-become-choreography/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/confidence-motions-have-become-choreography/</guid><description><![CDATA[All TDs are diminished by this ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it time to get religion out of the classroom?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/14/debate-school-catholic-religion-department-education-hildegarde-naughton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/14/debate-school-catholic-religion-department-education-hildegarde-naughton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paddy Monahan, Alan Hynes-Cendrzak]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two in five parents of pupils in religious-run schools would prefer a multi-denominational ethos]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63NSPYKUCBCVNK3ITREWGMZDOE.jpg?auth=9a0fa920d3b0729fc330b78cd969d54fc005f58af7722b32a1aef2683a941914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton's department surveyed parents, teachers and management for the national primary school survey. Photograph: Jim Campbell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Campbell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ adverts made me tune out years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/rte-adverts-made-me-tune-out-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/rte-adverts-made-me-tune-out-years-ago/</guid><description><![CDATA[Silence and the odd listen to Lyric FM now sets me right]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mounting concern within Department of Finance that budget numbers now ‘meaningless’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/no-u-turn-from-harris-on-tax-cuts-despite-sizeable-fuel-costs-package/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/no-u-turn-from-harris-on-tax-cuts-despite-sizeable-fuel-costs-package/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mounting concern within Department of Finance that budget numbers now ‘meaningless’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6J42ML4D2EFDGOPJJEUL5I2FCA.jpg?auth=7970b4e9618176cfd1f9064dbf744d8853a3b8b8995092dd1034d4341492a5a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A spokesman for Simon Harris said his Minister 'expects there to be an income tax package in the next budget and that position has not changed'. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McGuirk put on leave of absence from editor role at conservative website Gript Media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/john-mcguirk-put-on-leave-of-absence-from-editor-role-at-conservative-website-gript-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/john-mcguirk-put-on-leave-of-absence-from-editor-role-at-conservative-website-gript-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McGuirk and Gript have engaged lawyers as editor is suspended from his role]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKR4BRXPNZDETO7FAS4RMN6S3M.JPG?auth=b0d47cea500b37e696c630e799628c55645f90f4869073a243766b55d033a813&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McGuirk's last authored piece with Gript was published on March 26th. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Humphreys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests must not derail Ireland’s climate plan. Neither should data centres]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/14/sadhbh-oneill-fuel-protests-cant-derail-irelands-climate-plan-neither-can-data-centres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/14/sadhbh-oneill-fuel-protests-cant-derail-irelands-climate-plan-neither-can-data-centres/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If global oil prices soar past $100 a barrel, it will be impossible to shield the Irish economy - or anyone reliant on fossil fuels - from the impact]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJH6AR3DJBBVPBOC7UEKNF4HUY.JPG?auth=685eb61925c9633bee1876f9ef2163b35b46be800f84819ef9840e80d8cf8100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tractors blocking an entrance to the fuel depot area at Galway Harbour Enterprise Park area last week. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Shaughnessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí cracking down on fuel protests; risk to National Museum collection; job losses and AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/gardai-cracking-down-on-fuel-protests-risk-to-national-museum-collection-job-losses-and-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/gardai-cracking-down-on-fuel-protests-risk-to-national-museum-collection-job-losses-and-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our top stories on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSYV4MCICFNYOX5EDY6XPPYO3A.jpg?auth=cbeda00e50cc0c30e3556af37466d425bc46239d7d4fdf7bc77d6fa77dee7e8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scenes at protest at a fuel cost protest on Dublin's O'Connell Street. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Museum’s collection at ‘significant risk’ due to inadequacy of storage building]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/national-museums-collection-at-significant-risk-due-to-inadequacy-of-storage-building/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/11/national-museums-collection-at-significant-risk-due-to-inadequacy-of-storage-building/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin centre ‘at full capacity’ and lacks ‘environmental and structural standards’ ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YHGNS2HMF7DSXQIAXEZBTB3MIU.jpg?auth=c3a6e2bcf800cd57f5ecb12876232ec22d39438136ae36e68124b7e42e74d4f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some four million objects belonging to the National Museum of Ireland are stored at the Collections Resource Centre in Swords, Co Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Services Card to be used as ID for banks under plans to go before Cabinet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/public-services-card-to-be-used-as-id-for-banks-under-plans-to-go-before-cabinet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/14/public-services-card-to-be-used-as-id-for-banks-under-plans-to-go-before-cabinet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Changes may be helpful for people who do not have driving licence or passport]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NP4RUVAHEEDMXFYTBEGPIJDJYM.jpg?auth=cddb440619f1744450f5004292704df3775c1ffbc60002a63e436a993b857245&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There will also be an option for cardholders to have their date of birth included on the Public Services Card so it can be used for age verification. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go-slow truckers to be arrested and their vehicles towed away if protests continue ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/go-slow-truckers-to-be-arrested-and-their-vehicles-towed-away-if-protests-continue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/go-slow-truckers-to-be-arrested-and-their-vehicles-towed-away-if-protests-continue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Weekend protest in Cork was led by some far-right agitators and attended by criminal elements]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHYJIDBMFRDDPJZG3LV4ASEKME.JPG?auth=f17fc7721a1854631688a7557ef1f2b1c799fd52ae47bc2b68af90ba48cdf262&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Further road disruption could result in go-slow trucks on motorways being stopped and drivers arrested for endangerment. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock ar shlí na fírinne]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/gabriel-rosenstock-ar-shli-na-firinne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/14/gabriel-rosenstock-ar-shli-na-firinne/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Gabriel Rosenstock ar shlí na fírinne, Comhairleoirí teanga á lorg; Seimineár gréasáin faoi strus beartaithe]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4XRP7JVSHMEDBP66ADR7NIXRM.jpg?auth=0e287ecebadb23adec40080eb3ddb801a49722dd6091331e18052fd0e5b9b4b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Rosenstock: Is iomaí leabhar agus cnuasach filíochta a d’fhoilsigh sé i mbarr a réime chomh maith le prós do pháistí, drámaí, úrscéalta, aistí agus gearrscéalta. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian critical-skills workers face ‘inhumane’ delays for family visas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/14/iranian-critical-skills-workers-face-inhumane-delays-for-family-visas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/14/iranian-critical-skills-workers-face-inhumane-delays-for-family-visas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Delays of more than two years for decisions are forcing some to consider leaving Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EV6MBPJLHRD2ZPEEBFBHJJ4JBA.JPG?auth=ca3db6cd1ce3fc5d9b4a1951a5594c9b2ba1fea0754cb7c522fe753423e17d0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fatemeh Hosseini, a post-doctoral researcher in chemical engineering at the University of Limerick, with her husband Reza Daneshvar]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lovely’ Aer Lingus check-in staff find way around liquid rules in Malaga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/lovely-aer-lingus-check-in-staff-find-way-round-liquid-rules-in-malaga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/lovely-aer-lingus-check-in-staff-find-way-round-liquid-rules-in-malaga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Response from Ryanair prompts a reader to get in touch  about the way another airline handled a similar situation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTJZ3OEWLVGNJCKNGKF4ARIC6U.jpg?auth=299423a870119ae3b2648872e47a0eae1366c7b59d4c6972619d3ccd7d5a1b43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reader Mary says: 'I flew to Malaga with Aer Lingus a fortnight ago. Security in Dublin Airport has become quite streamlined and you’re now allowed bring through two litres of liquid.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chalabala</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT worker secretly recorded bosses after voicing concerns about supplier’s Israeli links]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/it-worker-secretly-recorded-bosses-after-voicing-concerns-about-suppliers-israeli-links/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/14/it-worker-secretly-recorded-bosses-after-voicing-concerns-about-suppliers-israeli-links/</guid><description><![CDATA[Employee was told he was ‘wasting a lot of executive time’ and engaging in ‘tinfoil hat stuff’, WRC hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGYLOQIUG5EOXNNQE65FJGLQGM.jpg?auth=90495bce9d0fb710016601399f126cfd4a62aee48d01b72d207d0b7215d05c80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cian Ó Laoi is pursuing claims of whistleblower penalisation and constructive dismissal against his former employer, BCC Risk Advisory Ltd, trading as Edgescan, where he worked as a software engineer on its DevOps team. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgian grandeur meets modern luxury at rare residence on Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/14/georgian-grandeur-meets-modern-luxury-at-rare-residence-on-dublins-fitzwilliam-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/14/georgian-grandeur-meets-modern-luxury-at-rare-residence-on-dublins-fitzwilliam-street/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Area epitomises the concept of old Dublin meeting its modern iteration, where period architecture sits alongside tech company bases]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZRHBD66QNHKRFYVCA2TGZ7P5M.jpg?auth=27de68e5ee726eb30ae31b80f88e3faab13dec5d5c092fc344643236d845c698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[25 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ‘the wettest place on Earth’ to Limerick: ‘I had to learn to say sorry when I’m not sorry’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/14/from-the-wettest-place-on-earth-to-limerick-i-had-to-learn-to-say-sorry-when-im-not-sorry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/14/from-the-wettest-place-on-earth-to-limerick-i-had-to-learn-to-say-sorry-when-im-not-sorry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Initially thinking she would be in Ireland for only a few months, it was how happy her children seemed to be here that convinced her to stay]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KDZCY2TQMZBWJHNTWCYI2ZMFWQ.JPG?auth=025dd54f88df3169f7eb6696b9050ae3e78ba2dffd3b83a3a7df978d2ead70c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paromita Sengupta says she was quite unfamiliar with her new home before arriving: 'I thought a Limerick was a funny poem.' Photograph: Don Moloney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Don Moloney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At war with Iran again, some Israelis fear conflict is becoming routine ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/at-war-with-iran-again-some-israelis-fear-conflict-is-becoming-routine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/14/at-war-with-iran-again-some-israelis-fear-conflict-is-becoming-routine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Kershner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VH63K3CNQ3LFAICEA4TS2WLEZE.jpg?auth=5f996bfbd73138e8cb48f93f51d5d27933e849cdb26b377c91317a8fc72a03b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A majority of Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt that it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems. Photograph: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Avishag Shaar-Yashuv</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parked cars are clogging up the narrow roads in our new estate. What can we do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/14/parked-cars-are-clogging-up-the-narrow-roads-in-our-new-estate-what-can-we-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/14/parked-cars-are-clogging-up-the-narrow-roads-in-our-new-estate-what-can-we-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat McGovern]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Would I be within my rights to place a traffic cone outside my home?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRPSNNJINBD5XO3DU2LZXEUIEM.jpg?auth=e115125af968941074a4d03ba2b99bb658c4c628807259eb791cff9131265321&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In private housing estates, drivers must not park in a way that obstructs access to a property. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">aire images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Usual names on complaints list to CCPC and one new entry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/usual-suspects-line-up-in-customer-care-rogues-gallery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/usual-suspects-line-up-in-customer-care-rogues-gallery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nine regulars certainly have the financial means to improve showing, but it looks like they could not be bothered]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SGDGD47V7KQ6PG4J6OULCITS44.jpg?auth=a4ece6deb5e45abb5fa14b6c3c5af2551fa29595f75378e6ab4bbc61ef247a95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas and James Keogh of Rathwood Home and Garden World. The firm featured on the CCPC's latest top 10 list of companies mentioned most frequently by callers to its helplines. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couture director Alice Winocour: ‘Angelina Jolie was a punk when she was younger. She still has that spirit’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/14/couture-director-alice-winocour-angelina-jolie-was-a-punk-when-she-was-younger-she-still-has-that-spirit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/14/couture-director-alice-winocour-angelina-jolie-was-a-punk-when-she-was-younger-she-still-has-that-spirit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The French director immersed herself in the fashion world for her upcoming movie, which stars Jolie as a film-maker who learns during Paris Fashion Week that she has breast cancer]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZJWBDPO2JREQNLZUBFHVQN2D2E.jpg?auth=a154e5313f4468652b887083918ea81608eb526056f3680359d400155e1bfe14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Couture: Angelina Jolie in Alice Winocour's film. Photograph: Carole Bethuel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gurrier review – Celebration of the art of collecting marks 20 years of Mother’s Tankstation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/04/14/gurrier-review-celebration-of-the-art-of-collecting-marks-20-years-of-mothers-tankstation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/04/14/gurrier-review-celebration-of-the-art-of-collecting-marks-20-years-of-mothers-tankstation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aengus Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The works in this group show come from the personal collection of gallery directors Finola Jones and David Godbold]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPT6IKLGHJGJXDPH7E3M445DL4.jpg?auth=db7d8de9d8faa1d1da8ab05d77604bfc4ff4b82a5a772fef3f84ed13f0e3a6f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gurrier: The Holiday, by Prudence Flint; Doyle, by Michael Dumontier – Royal Art Lodge; and Decomposition, by Yuko Mohri. Photograph courtesy of the artists and Mother’s Tankstation]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster yet to find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-yet-to-find-their-mojo-heading-into-a-champions-cup-semi-final-when-will-it-all-click/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-yet-to-find-their-mojo-heading-into-a-champions-cup-semi-final-when-will-it-all-click/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQMHWCBUHZPYMNYIIQEM4QHQNU.jpg?auth=8149179a9717c24efc5164335354623b2eb18e14999396743306972930cde1dd&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 is tackled by Jos Gilmour of Sale Sharks as he makes a break leading during their Champions Cup Quarter Finals clash. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Would gifting my daughter some of her inheritance while she’s in London avoid tax implications?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/gifts-across-borders-need-to-pay-attention-to-local-tax-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/gifts-across-borders-need-to-pay-attention-to-local-tax-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What works for an Irish child in UK getting a gift from home does not work if they return, nor if they are a UK child based in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invest in property: Here’s what you need to know]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/how-to-invest-in-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/14/how-to-invest-in-property/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yields, rents and gated funds: what you need to know to invest in property]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZY5D7ECQ5ZFXFOOQOMPIL5C6HI.jpg?auth=3fe358b9a95420d4c976e07beed44f280bd837081453920d8b433fd42fe4675a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Generally, a private investor will have between €1 million and €5 million to spend. Above €5 million, it’s typically family offices and, above €10 million, it’s institutional investors. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Pádraig Cooney & Bedtime Now, BK Pepper, Phoeno, Cable Boy, Oscar Blue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/14/new-irish-albums-reviewed-and-rated-padraig-cooney-bedtime-now-bk-pepper-phoeno-cable-boy-oscar-blue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/14/new-irish-albums-reviewed-and-rated-padraig-cooney-bedtime-now-bk-pepper-phoeno-cable-boy-oscar-blue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 2026 releases include Wet Work, Pagan, Comfort in the Knowing, Forever and Birds in Winter]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZLXLOFL6VAOLNVST37RNSYOWA.jpg?auth=012fdc8a7e9da4c4088e61f1bd457814ce7e66ddba0fd2517164a69cffccd925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Irish albums by Pádraig Cooney & Bedtime Now, BK Pepper, Phoeno, Cable Boy and Oscar Blue]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays 2014-2024 by Lawrence Freedman: absence of ethical leadership akin to a ‘drunk clinging to a lamppost’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/on-strategists-and-strategy-collected-essays-2014-2024-by-lawrence-freedman-absence-of-ethical-leadership-akin-to-a-drunk-clinging-to-a-lamppost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/on-strategists-and-strategy-collected-essays-2014-2024-by-lawrence-freedman-absence-of-ethical-leadership-akin-to-a-drunk-clinging-to-a-lamppost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Clonan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A timely contemplation, in a series of academic essays, of the strategies of war, international relations and nuclear deterrence]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44GBPNKZEVKGGY3OQDPUCJTTKE.jpg?auth=82b307811c87e49dd858f879e28ee0df8875eb79937b256bc825fa4dea770047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli battle tanks in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, on March 26th, 2026. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jack Guez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which small used automatic car is best for a learner driver?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/14/which-small-used-automatic-car-is-best-for-a-learner-driver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/14/which-small-used-automatic-car-is-best-for-a-learner-driver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer, Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERS7KEFTAASFNRIDZM3HG7FZCE.jpg?auth=db8c5b618bce4584c39d21b0145e4dcfac61c537d3b26a0aaa6d84dde9d72a10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Car makers are offering fewer and fewer manual gearbox options in the new car market]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skoda Enyaq EV should suit Ireland perfectly – so why isn’t it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/04/14/skoda-enyaq-ev-should-suit-ireland-perfectly-so-why-isnt-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/04/14/skoda-enyaq-ev-should-suit-ireland-perfectly-so-why-isnt-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Skoda Enyaq delivers space, range and comfort, but Irish buyers are still choosing elsewhere]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/77S744V4NFHSRFIXIIG3MDXM2Y.jpeg?auth=866e0e351c59f48f3c454533f82074a508b0981bc95b154b19cff38f01bcec6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Skoda Enyaq 130]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish arm of Royal London more than doubles sales of pension products amid PRSA boom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/irish-arm-of-royal-london-more-than-doubles-sales-of-pension-products-amid-prsa-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/14/irish-arm-of-royal-london-more-than-doubles-sales-of-pension-products-amid-prsa-boom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Operating profits at Dublin-based unit up 71% to €19.5m]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KMJDT75ZJVBKNBSZOUZDLVKVGI.jpg?auth=99d3eccf4d467a46a3c3910564e02ad976ef397999ff014e2b74ce0675d4e75d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Royal London launched PRSAs to the market in late 2024. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pixelimage</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>