<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-04-15/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:43:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach to discuss energy-price crisis during visit to German leader in Berlin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/16/taoiseach-to-discuss-energy-price-crisis-during-visit-to-german-leader-in-berlin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/16/taoiseach-to-discuss-energy-price-crisis-during-visit-to-german-leader-in-berlin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meeting with Friedrich Merz part of preparatory work for Ireland’s EU presidency]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WS54Q7WBAQZQHALQKQDY7T2ZXU.jpg?auth=fbe7fb5aeea642b90133a674c27629c918d248f0f9daf263fb50f9451d15bdde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin: 'Germany is one of our largest trading partners.' Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wojtek Radwanski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Protection Bill passed in Dáil vote after three-hour debate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/international-protection-bill-passed-in-dail-vote-after-three-hour-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/international-protection-bill-passed-in-dail-vote-after-three-hour-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most significant reform of immigration law in State’s history passed and now goes to President]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:54:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMQBSD35DGZB2VK4C54X42JM2Y.jpg?auth=ade52d7b22b7f1003825536a48380a1d0bcccb72b94a5852a854312ea31884f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said he was seeking to reduce the numbers coming into Ireland as the legislation came under Opposition fire. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photo Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of man (60s) discovered in Wexford house]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/15/body-of-man-60s-discovered-in-wexford-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/15/body-of-man-60s-discovered-in-wexford-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí believe the remains of the deceased may have been in place for some time]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:33:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí were alerted by a neighbour shortly before 2pm. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Díaz and Olise late show sends Bayern into semi-finals after Real Madrid classic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/diaz-and-olise-late-show-sends-bayern-into-semi-finals-after-real-madrid-classic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/diaz-and-olise-late-show-sends-bayern-into-semi-finals-after-real-madrid-classic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosts score twice in dying minute to set up last-four tie against PSG]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:22:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTKF2PK2NK32IOC4T6ARGZUH5I.jpg?auth=3af83ad01c169d35ef9717b177a93be7190ee1a822da27cd167e946dc4b14361&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Olise celebrates scoring Bayern's fourth goal against Real Madrid. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Pretty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edgy Arsenal squeeze past Sporting Lisbon to set up Atlético semi-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/edgy-arsenal-squeeze-past-sporting-lisbon-to-set-up-atletico-semi-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/edgy-arsenal-squeeze-past-sporting-lisbon-to-set-up-atletico-semi-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daivd Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kai Havertz first-leg goal proves the difference after Emirates draw]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:16:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UMCVTAZFXNNV3IY2CRSY4GI5Y.jpg?auth=39a6b366148a367cb4b64dd5ba9e38b1e1487472466463c8b6ae24a9388f2c00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal's Eberechi Eze shoots past Sporting's Hidemasa Morita. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Stansall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US ‘feels good’ on prospects of Iran deal; Trump posts AI image of himself being held by Jesus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/live-coverage-us-iran-war-peace-talks-donald-trump-oil-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/live-coverage-us-iran-war-peace-talks-donald-trump-oil-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[White House says US ‘feels good’ about prospects of Iran deal, as separate truce in Lebanon expected to come into effect]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:55:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3CEM5YTJHELN5AVPVCBL47CZI.jpg?auth=8c6d4b862836f0d760252fe0cdca5eccf5b892a1565f5c1ae8316b6b0af84b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Photograph: Mattie Neretin/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mattie Neretin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope urges Cameroon government to resist ‘whims of the rich and powerful’ during visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/04/15/pope-urges-cameroon-government-to-resist-whims-of-the-rich-and-powerful-during-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/04/15/pope-urges-cameroon-government-to-resist-whims-of-the-rich-and-powerful-during-visit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leo, who has twice recently faced criticism from Donald Trump, calls for end to country’s anglophone conflict]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:43:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QF4W3STULR2KFUFIYKYKHNATNQ.jpg?auth=95ded35d18b493c1aa08926517fe5c0aad42d4db00abb7cf508b1ecdac030b8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo waves to supporters as he leaves after his visit to the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, on Wednesday. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siptu to ballot RTÉ members to safeguard against potential outsourcing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/siptu-to-ballot-rte-members-to-safeguard-against-potential-outsourcing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/siptu-to-ballot-rte-members-to-safeguard-against-potential-outsourcing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Intention to signal to management that further unconsulted outsourcing could lead to industrial action]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:23:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BK7HZY6OZKS3FRTF2X6WKNLSI.jpg?auth=d3b38e8612b125acc3258f4ce620a82617415f2109087c00e713734a89dac9ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A key issue for Siptu is whether management will try to outsource the making of drama series Fair City. File photograph: Eric Luke  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than €1bn pledged for Sudan as world’s largest humanitarian crisis deepens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/04/15/more-than-1bn-pledged-for-sudan-as-worlds-largest-humanitarian-crisis-deepens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/04/15/more-than-1bn-pledged-for-sudan-as-worlds-largest-humanitarian-crisis-deepens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Townsend]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-third’s of country’s 34m population in need of aid after three years of war]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQCYYRTZEWNUUHDAOEEOX27AEU.jpg?auth=be2e8f2e2615cfbc2b1c64e1bf848df1ccef166349b0d236e8afe658b2e2e16b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A displaced Sudanese woman walks amid the remains of a fire that broke out at a camp in Tawila on February 11th. Photograph: AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Str</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht without Bundee Aki for URC trip to South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/connacht-without-bundee-aki-for-urc-trip-to-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/connacht-without-bundee-aki-for-urc-trip-to-south-africa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Province focused on picking up point as they target top-eight finish]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:53:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3XKD5PHYS6YXWXKYPCXD5HLKI.jpg?auth=5db5fe093394b60cda76f591b855adbca47c9064c0eecf3dba23849ec8dfa4ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland international Bundee Aki is being rested for Connacht's two upcoming games and will not travel with the squad to South Africa. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the sale of PTSB: the State finally lets go]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/15/the-irish-times-view-on-the-sale-of-ptsb-the-state-finally-lets-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/15/the-irish-times-view-on-the-sale-of-ptsb-the-state-finally-lets-go/</guid><description><![CDATA[The hope is that PTSB’s new Austrian owners will offer the two big banks some genuine competition]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DKNK3K65QREKTD5LUKF7R52AZU.jpg?auth=631baa712e5d0b77d4ddd9453c6d0ad214da5f5ae1728c78e955d52093fa6bd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sat Shah, deputy chief executive of Bawag Group and Eamonn Crowley, chief executive of PTSB. Photograph: Fennell Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fennell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke Donald makes first visit to Adare Manor ahead of 2027 Ryder Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/15/luke-donald-makes-first-visit-to-adare-manor-ahead-of-2027-ryder-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/15/luke-donald-makes-first-visit-to-adare-manor-ahead-of-2027-ryder-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-time winning captain inspects ‘incredible venue’ in Co Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:24:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IZL7AZUTW7SELQRNCIKGGGLPWE.jpg?auth=36cde64cc1d988e99ba7cc899156b15a7880bcff77b4053023fd5b76b1ddbf38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Donald will attempt to captain Europe to a historic three-in-a-row when the Ryder Cup takes place in Adare in September 2027. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia on verge of pulling LIV Golf support, say reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/15/liv-golf-meeting-in-new-york-fuels-speculation-over-rebel-tours-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/15/liv-golf-meeting-in-new-york-fuels-speculation-over-rebel-tours-future/</guid><description><![CDATA[Senior executives called to meeting in New York]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDDYYADGHZA3M7HT72LP2FM4MA.jpg?auth=4eb3172d222274556fc92081825f7a848cf400de86906d69353cbd3a10ef2371&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Rahm is one of a number of high-profile golfers who left the PGA Tour in favour of LIV. Photograph: Justin Casterline/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Casterline</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hutch family member jailed for throwing bottle of flammable liquid at apartment ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/hutch-family-member-jailed-for-throwing-bottle-of-flammable-liquid-at-apartment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/hutch-family-member-jailed-for-throwing-bottle-of-flammable-liquid-at-apartment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nathan Coakley (33) suffering significant stress amid ongoing feud-related threats, court hears  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:06:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defence counsel said his client is looking to put criminality behind him and be a support to his family. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The Irish Times view on  UK-EU relations: Starmer inches closer to Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/15/the-irish-times-view-on-uk-eu-relations-starmer-inches-closer-to-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/15/the-irish-times-view-on-uk-eu-relations-starmer-inches-closer-to-europe/</guid><description><![CDATA[His call for closer ties has become an explicit argument made in his political favour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMSNOYF56ACLE5PEM6ZPCCJQ2U.jpg?auth=982811a114fefb8fa14ac22f3f0e881e9c545585c3c8f03a5eb4520e1c65857e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential 450 job cuts at Ulster University will have ‘far-reaching, detrimental’ impact ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/potential-450-job-cuts-at-ulster-university-will-have-far-reaching-detrimental-impact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/potential-450-job-cuts-at-ulster-university-will-have-far-reaching-detrimental-impact/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s largest university needs to make cost savings of almost €29m, with compulsory redundancies not being ruled out]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:48:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ2VREGOPRDWLCTLWAFEUGP53E.jpg?auth=3f5630112195b6191a49bf301d1a7e64f193e804efb0946fc020e21df580897c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ulster University campus buildings at York street, Belfast. Photograph: Min Jing/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Min Jing</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Formal inquiry ordered into Northern Ireland Troubles legacy investigative body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/formal-inquiry-ordered-into-northern-ireland-troubles-legacy-investigative-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/formal-inquiry-ordered-into-northern-ireland-troubles-legacy-investigative-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery has faced multiple issues since inception]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NMV254R3WBGSBHADKREAJEIEUI.jpg?auth=83dadbfa854bb85e4b1293903cea343c75debb8c0190aa492339b42816ee88c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wiktor Szymanowicz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact check: Has Ireland really introduced the ‘largest fuel assistance package in Europe’?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/fact-check-has-ireland-introduced-the-largest-assistance-package-of-any-european-country/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/fact-check-has-ireland-introduced-the-largest-assistance-package-of-any-european-country/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Britain introduced no measures for the current fuel crisis but has not reversed the 6 cent cut in excise from 2022 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:39:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CANOLUP6LKG3ITVBG4J6ZB3IBU.jpg?auth=3a6c710afc9464bdeb6943446403fe8e085ccfaef3eb241974c4e4b6218a6382&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel prices at a petrol station in London. Though it has not introduced any measures this time, the UK government has not reversed a cut in fuel excise introduced in 2022. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our politics are not working’: Young Fianna Fáil TDs rebuke Coalition in strong statement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/our-politics-are-not-working-young-fianna-fail-tds-issue-statement-rebuking-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/our-politics-are-not-working-young-fianna-fail-tds-issue-statement-rebuking-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We must face that reality that the social contract is strained to breaking point,’ says trio of representatives]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:33:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MK47ZHLL25APRFFNMDF72L4C6A.png?auth=97a45bdd251dc54748d0d8861e98677872fb018bc545925ce5cd1f54a56bd8cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unhappy Fianna Fáil TDs: from left, James O'Connor, Ryan O’Meara and Albert Dolan. Photographs: Fianna Fáil & Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only six women among 300 applicants for League of Ireland academy jobs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/minister-notes-lack-of-women-applying-for-league-of-ireland-academy-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/minister-notes-lack-of-women-applying-for-league-of-ireland-academy-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only six women among 300 applicants for government-funded positions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:25:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKTTZC32IGDKFLTYGXDLY7527Q.jpg?auth=035fa5a7a72f6b763444513627b6ce2f85f8dc67e01016797899ae8053a5c462&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State for Sport Charlie McConalogue told the Dáil the FAI has engaged with Sport Ireland on the matter. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Ireland’s population ages, Alone looks to more than double its reach in next four years ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/15/with-an-ageing-population-alone-looks-to-more-than-double-its-reach-in-next-four-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/15/with-an-ageing-population-alone-looks-to-more-than-double-its-reach-in-next-four-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There will be 1.6 million people aged 65 and over in Ireland in 15 years’ time]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:12:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXSZVVX3ZNDNJOES2KCIPT55ZI.jpg?auth=a5fe510cbcf11cf808632ceccc75d9f463c12fae72815474b82da0dc5371cd18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alone service user John Fitzpatrick. Photograph: Jason Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotelier Noel O’Callaghan’s son ‘greatly regrets’ saying he wanted to ‘shoot’ him over business dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/son-of-hotelier-noel-ocallaghan-greatly-regrets-telling-his-father-he-wanted-to-shoot-him-over-business-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/son-of-hotelier-noel-ocallaghan-greatly-regrets-telling-his-father-he-wanted-to-shoot-him-over-business-dispute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court reserves decision on whether dispute between Noel O’Callaghan and his sons should go to arbitration]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:04:18 +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[In papers submitted to the High Court, Paul O’Callaghan submitted that there had been a 'significant deterioration' in the relationship with his father since August 2024, but, he said, he and his brother Charles had tried 'very hard' to resolve the dispute through mediation. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Former OPW employee sent sexualised messages to undercover officer posing as girl (13) ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/former-office-of-public-works-employee-caught-in-online-sting-after-sending-sexualised-messages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/former-office-of-public-works-employee-caught-in-online-sting-after-sending-sexualised-messages/</guid><description><![CDATA[Offender went under the username ‘Older Guy’ when communicating with what he thought was a girl aged 13 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:03:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UP7IWMCSW5DHVJQ4M5YMQW5UKU.JPG?auth=f5587ac9295effb8e8ae71b5fc1ac64a77e565d852aeb66f9f98f888c937e8b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Smyth (58) pleaded guilty to offences under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act after chatting online with an undercover PSNI operative posing as a child. Photograph: Tom Tuite]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Tuite</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman in her 60s killed in Co Louth car crash ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/15/woman-in-her-60s-killed-in-co-louth-car-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/15/woman-in-her-60s-killed-in-co-louth-car-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two-vehicle collision took place on the Bellews Bridge Road, Castletown, on Wednesday afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:02:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BM3H7Y5VVFTZDJH5PY3JYX26Q.JPG?auth=6d9e8ac9d5eda0bccff4703e07033fed73b52daaefd9049eb1f8b2b713937bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardai have appealed for camera footage from around the scene of the incident. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dearly imparted: Frank McNally on Paddy the philanthropist, the BBC banning of Clannad, and Beckett’s womb with a view]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/15/dearly-imparted-frank-mcnally-on-paddy-the-philanthropist-the-bbc-banning-of-clannad-and-becketts-womb-with-a-view/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/15/dearly-imparted-frank-mcnally-on-paddy-the-philanthropist-the-bbc-banning-of-clannad-and-becketts-womb-with-a-view/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Might Paddy Dear be persuaded to throw a few million our way, for the relief of distress in dear old Ireland?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCJZZP4LLZAG7NU2FB5WEBKQS4.jpg?auth=19b97aaa8c847dac9611249eb307a4ed16c2b0ffbafa7ab1cb8772bcae8796d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ante Beckett: Paddy McEneaney as Beckett and Eoin O'Sullivan as his twin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-week ceasefire in Lebanon expected to take effect as US-Iran truce efforts continue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/one-week-ceasefire-in-lebanon-expected-to-take-effect-as-us-iran-truce-efforts-continue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/one-week-ceasefire-in-lebanon-expected-to-take-effect-as-us-iran-truce-efforts-continue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump says war, which began after US and Israel attacked Iran in February, is ‘very close to being over’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:55:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABNYJHLOK2TRQDUQVZH67EOADQ.jpg?auth=b2d35a6363b9e19660e6f9815601a8c3f24fb13c0dc2f77304c9520536e515c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ A Lebanese paramedic at the site of Israeli strikes on two vehicles along the Beirut–Saida highway, in Beirut on Wednesday. Photograph: Diego Ibarra Sánchez/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Diego Ibarra Sanchez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired couple who abducted neighbour’s cat and tied it in a bag jailed for animal cruelty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/retired-couple-who-abducted-neighbours-cat-and-tied-it-in-a-bag-jailed-for-animal-cruelty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/retired-couple-who-abducted-neighbours-cat-and-tied-it-in-a-bag-jailed-for-animal-cruelty/</guid><description><![CDATA[Patrick and Bernie Connolly, who both pleaded guilty, abandoned cat at a lake after it regularly defecated in their garden, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:37:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQGU5URLIFBG7HXMORI6TR44EE.png?auth=7ce300a81a135e0602d023c2691636e44ec722cd44833d6074cd3966ae245757&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Connolly (67) and Bernie Connolly (64) made admissions after the CCTV footage of the incident was downloaded]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man picked up visually impaired woman from taxi rank for financial gain, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/man-picked-up-visually-impaired-woman-from-taxi-rank-for-financial-gain-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/man-picked-up-visually-impaired-woman-from-taxi-rank-for-financial-gain-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victim spoke of panic when accused admitted not being a taxi driver and considered jumping out of moving car ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFHKHCBAOHW2BGL7AFHDP4FFRQ.jpg?auth=367a45f5cab1521a02b94e44a2d7659816f83a71df35191f4e24e5df72f390a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicolae Zgherea (30) from Fox Park, Finnstown Abbey, Lucan pleaded guilty to false imprisonment having posed as a taxi driver. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ‘irreparable damage’ to US-Ireland relations, says US ambassador to EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/no-irreparable-damage-to-us-ireland-relations-says-ambassador-to-european-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/no-irreparable-damage-to-us-ireland-relations-says-ambassador-to-european-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘You don’t have to agree with President Trump on everything,’ says Andrew Puzder ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:25:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IQFHY3QJN5Z6USTWUDHBJQFTQ.jpg?auth=f7c3ce22c0a7cc35f7a99f5ec616ac970d0be0bfbc96fbd9bc7336716801c2e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[United States ambassador to the European Union Andrew Puzder declined to be drawn on the recent spat between Donald Trump and Pope Leo. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s renewable energy is benefiting data centres, not households, says Social Democrat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/ireland-not-a-renewables-heaven-for-households-social-democrats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/ireland-not-a-renewables-heaven-for-households-social-democrats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Whitmore accuses Government of allowing data centres get all the benefits of renewable energy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:20:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGIFH7MVJKBEWI5YH4NZ4YZ4EE.JPG?auth=cb7f6e48bb8a1fa6a91b0f0832371a38d05aff22297589396e6a6ca9fe728fda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore: ‘It is really simple to put solar panels on a home.’ File photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hungary after Orbán: the daunting work of dismantling a captured state]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/15/hungary-after-orban-the-daunting-work-of-dismantling-a-captured-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/15/hungary-after-orban-the-daunting-work-of-dismantling-a-captured-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marton Dunai in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The country has become beholden to former premier’s oligarchs and Russian interests, experts warn]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:13:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXBHXX24BJDPJARBUI52GSAGTM.jpg?auth=ce3db727a0da326864ee41493015a6be5b02c530a3e2a848601927303007be58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[During his four consecutive terms, Viktor Orban asserted party control of the state, business and civil society through formal institutions and a web of connections dubbed the 'System of National Cooperation'. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student (14) kills at least nine people in second Turkish school shooting in two days]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/15/student-kills-at-least-four-people-in-second-turkish-school-shooting-in-two-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/15/student-kills-at-least-four-people-in-second-turkish-school-shooting-in-two-days/</guid><description><![CDATA[Teenager came to school with five weapons and seven magazines of ammunition, local governor says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:07:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJ4ESBZRKTMU5UH2AZP73DOFQU.jpg?auth=56401fe16430c3a2c3129a3774f525111240431306d16bb26b05cc12855b1880&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crowds gather at a school in Kahramanmaras, Tukey after a gun attack by a student. Photograph: Orhan Erkilic/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orhan Erkilic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance heckled at Turning Point USA event over Middle East war ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/15/jd-vance-heckled-at-conservative-event-over-middle-east-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/15/jd-vance-heckled-at-conservative-event-over-middle-east-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Cameron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US vice-president feels ire of protesters: ‘Jesus Christ does not support genocide!’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:58:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UC4H55UK7I25FTQYG246S5RR5E.jpg?auth=bda6e6ee032c37f69f49b3f1b3fe8cf5410e204203470fa6f572b156dc9d41c4&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 at the Turning Point USA event. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets mixed amid hopes of a deal to end war in Middle East]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/markets-mixed-amid-hopes-of-a-deal-to-end-war-in-middle-east/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/markets-mixed-amid-hopes-of-a-deal-to-end-war-in-middle-east/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Budget airline Ryanair slipped 1.6% to €25.52 in Dublin even as oil prices stayed well below $100 a barrel on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:39:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MLFBYCKNUJTLRBV3CH5KKZMBWY.jpg?auth=28aa0caf521b1d39e2b4196e203a0179b03e619362d81c47107a89417ca91bcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Global markets were mixed on Wednesday. Photogrph: Sarah Yenesel / EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Yenesel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterford man (45) charged with assault following death of father on farm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/waterford-man-45-charged-with-assault-following-death-of-father-on-farm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/waterford-man-45-charged-with-assault-following-death-of-father-on-farm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Cashman snr (73) was pronounced dead at scene of incident near Dungarvan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:36:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM2PC3DXRJCV5NZRL4QQUDQZIY.JPG?auth=32e1b7486485a806673ec55a644149a17a79e67364409c3360695c911c97b1d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Cashman jnr (45) arriving to Carrick-on-Suir District Court today Wednesday. Photograph: James Treacy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster players facing up to harsh realities after European disappointment, says Jack Crowley]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/munster-players-facing-up-to-harsh-realities-after-european-disappointment-says-jack-crowley/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/munster-players-facing-up-to-harsh-realities-after-european-disappointment-says-jack-crowley/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Our basics haven’t been good enough and that’s what’s cost us’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:15:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQLKAIHSSIWWNWE7JNWSOMC52M.jpg?auth=0dcd43a742700c96b47479f1bc91d06a622c25dbe14e06fba39e4cbfe9e41fe4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Crowley during Munster's Challenge Cup Round of 16 game against Exeter Chiefs. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ava Crean withdraws from Boston Marathon with hip injury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/15/ava-crean-withdraws-from-boston-marathon-with-hip-injury/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/15/ava-crean-withdraws-from-boston-marathon-with-hip-injury/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke confirms first 400m race of season will be at the Diamond League in Shanghai]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:01:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJKSHODK7RDF3JSR34ZLT3YBTA.jpg?auth=d23f38fb279a0632131753b09ca02583510b94ab31c5706d6c84cdfca6c06db9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ava Crean during the Dublin Marathon. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask the Lawyer: Submit your legal questions to our experts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/ask-the-lawyer-submit-your-legal-questions-to-our-experts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/ask-the-lawyer-submit-your-legal-questions-to-our-experts/</guid><description><![CDATA[New column will ask lawyers to help answer readers’ legal questions ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:45:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUS5IWK2PZGX3GJG2UQBSRNMFY.jpg?auth=930af28849927ef73b69b69d5aa8682edfd167d79f8d6a4da63950dae0dbc33c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A new column will seek to respond to readers’ legal questions. Graphic: Paul Scott ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film-maker Lelia Doolan (91) walks 220km in protest at US military use of Shannon Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/woman-91-walks-220km-to-protest-us-military-use-of-shannon-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/woman-91-walks-220km-to-protest-us-military-use-of-shannon-airport/</guid><description><![CDATA[Requests to meet Taoiseach and Tánaiste following two-week trek have gone unanswered, organiser says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:38:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJ3IZPCFAFCTRA4QIWLOG667EE.JPG?auth=31f0b81e1f128ed5bb1c4eab746c8beeef7cc92d1182f72b74d884cc98ce5ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lelia Doolan outside Leinster House on Wednesday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From AI to beauty products: the Irish on Forbes 30 under 30 list]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/from-ai-to-beauty-products-the-irish-on-forbes-30-under-30-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/from-ai-to-beauty-products-the-irish-on-forbes-30-under-30-list/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Áine Kennedy of The Smooth Company, Oatco founder Laura Murphy and biotech entrepreneur Donnacha Fitzgerald on list]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:26:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ETRGVNIQR5AML66TIHVGAEY3PM.jpg?auth=22439969f4994a25e222acfa050d7de2d89788b7607cda78ccda44c2fceddd45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actor Hazel Doupe is one of 10 young Irish people from the world of business, science and culture to be named in this year's Forbes 30 under 30 lists. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has the fuel protest shown that the loudest lobby generally gets what they want?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/has-the-fuel-protest-shown-that-the-loudest-lobby-generally-gets-what-they-want/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/has-the-fuel-protest-shown-that-the-loudest-lobby-generally-gets-what-they-want/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IR2LCZBGONQEQ3Z3QTKBRYQXGU.jpg?auth=0094abca91c3f8528b8074c35a04a61dbfcfe91a55b32c9ad95b93609d42e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is the Government’s €505 million package of supports in response to last week’s fuel protests money well spent? Photograph: Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer watchdog finds no evidence of fuel price gouging in era of spiralling costs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/consumer-watchdog-finds-no-evidence-of-fuel-price-gouging-in-era-of-spiralling-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/consumer-watchdog-finds-no-evidence-of-fuel-price-gouging-in-era-of-spiralling-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Costs increasing in line with wholesale price, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission tells Oireachtas committee]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGJ5LAV7WRFARFXJZR7R7NA4PA.jpg?auth=c3c698bee7c2fdf898b3c3b55558c96a203f4b241d1718028bd31e25db1f3f87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The consumer watchdog has said it is satisfied the 'real pain' experienced by consumers at the petrol pumps is not driven by high profits.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SupawadeeAdam</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority support ban on influencer and celebrity junk food endorsements, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/15/majority-support-ban-on-influencer-and-celebrity-junk-food-endorsements-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/15/majority-support-ban-on-influencer-and-celebrity-junk-food-endorsements-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Heart Foundation says health of children ‘being compromised’ due to prevalence of such advertisements]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:53:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRDBHRH6IAWOFYK5WOTPQ56GKM.jpg?auth=576e2ced144c7a2730e46668ba842d402b0b0d37d88db8ebb8d98f7c92d50c4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the poll, 87 per cent believe there is excessive junk food marketing targeting children. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indecent exposure, knives and open drug use among complaints reported to Irish Rail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/15/drug-use-racial-abuse-and-drunken-behaviour-among-complaints-reported-to-irish-rail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/15/drug-use-racial-abuse-and-drunken-behaviour-among-complaints-reported-to-irish-rail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh McDonagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Rail increasing security patrols after more than 1,150 alerts sent to antisocial behaviour text service in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:45:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJRPTB2NNFG5PGIYVLEANRQUAY.jpg?auth=a43aee0e331ebdea72cb0ea019a4d0cc23aa98997c2a73d2217fc5b4a854b3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Text alerts received last year included dozens of reports of open drug use on board train services around the country.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PierreOlivierClementMantion</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster confirm Roger Randle as new attack coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/munster-confirm-roger-randle-as-new-attack-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/munster-confirm-roger-randle-as-new-attack-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Chiefs assistant coach to replace Mike Prendergast on a two-year contract]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:31:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDXHLZOLF5C3PNDBC3DGUVHIT4.jpg?auth=96cadc52a4b21cd75df74d465f33ba0539a3b200d5a1be2480462c098117d1d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roger Randle of the Chiefs. Photograph: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anthony Au-Yeung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Departure of Healy-Raes underlines the depth of this crisis for the Government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/departure-of-healy-raes-underlines-the-depth-of-this-crisis-for-the-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/departure-of-healy-raes-underlines-the-depth-of-this-crisis-for-the-government/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:28:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LICEO63LXOPPKYBKRYA6T3GS5A.JPG?auth=7c2b457218ba7830758665370c1f33d20923cb7819ea01192052f4f6f977b716&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. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cairn Homes applies to build 715 new homes in west Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/cairn-homes-apples-to-build-715-homes-in-west-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/cairn-homes-apples-to-build-715-homes-in-west-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Developer puts indicative price of €73.9m on 142 homes tagged for social housing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:04:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASSB4ZCRQBABLN5FFUHRQFHV2Q.jpg?auth=7ae6cb148259568d90712a8f225af5503f7b915d38093f3f27e5198fa07915ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scheme comprises 703 units and 12 townhouses]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Hearn says Katie Taylor won’t fight on Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua undercard at Croke Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/15/if-there-is-a-fight-at-croke-park-it-should-be-katie-taylor-only-eddie-hearn-says-taylor-wont-fight-fury-v-joshua-undercard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/15/if-there-is-a-fight-at-croke-park-it-should-be-katie-taylor-only-eddie-hearn-says-taylor-wont-fight-fury-v-joshua-undercard/</guid><description><![CDATA[Promotor in Dublin on Friday for talks at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:03:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7Z4PVDXQRIMXVUWAM7WVTHDVLM.jpg?auth=b5bf2987b693bf6cd4e0a4a59389849c1612c63ed514cc5f567f24dcfc4c3726&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Taylor has made clear her wish to end her career after a final fight in Dublin. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gary Carr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Significant pain’ for Irish dairy as costs soar and milk prices fall, says Lakeland chief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/global-milk-glut-and-rising-costs-causing-significant-pain-for-irish-dairy-says-lakeland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/global-milk-glut-and-rising-costs-causing-significant-pain-for-irish-dairy-says-lakeland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cross-Border co-op delivered €34.4m operating profit despite price volatility]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SCHXIY73CJFZ3A2E4FFCEGNDHU.jpg?auth=6ac91590859f2565f73861ad6876b53ee2dd6db6a8491a94e1cc6873342c53e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lakeland Dairies chief executive Colin Kelly: “The country has spoken, the Government has replied. We’d urge the Government to do more." Photograph: Orla Murray/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orla Murray/Coalesce Ltd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE warns of ‘false, dangerous’ social media claims on sunbeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/15/growing-concern-around-misinformation-on-sunbeds-hse-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/15/growing-concern-around-misinformation-on-sunbeds-hse-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Experts warn UV exposure from sunbeds significantly increases melanoma risk in under-35s]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVUR65Q2LAXGVN2XHODUUMYPAU.jpg?auth=04c5c828a13d9df671a4c36151b4f71e2b1df88c4495e199fabeddc4d8fff96b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HSE warns of ‘dangerous’ social media misinformation on sunbed safety. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC to cut one in 10 jobs in radical downsizing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/bbc-to-cut-one-in-10-jobs-in-radical-downsizing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/bbc-to-cut-one-in-10-jobs-in-radical-downsizing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New director-general Matt Brittin to replace Tim Davie next month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:27:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B246P7VG2KXKJF5BK4NO3XAZ2I.jpg?auth=718c73ec67b4c5340a551f47eb63d6104b0048d963e2a368921bf38fc52c0011&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BBC staff will be informed on Wednesday afternoon about job cuts being planned by the broadcaster. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests fallout: Sharp exhanges in Dáil as Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade accusations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/taoiseach-accuses-sinn-fein-leader-of-lacking-courage-to-call-out-blockades-intimidation-by-protesters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/taoiseach-accuses-sinn-fein-leader-of-lacking-courage-to-call-out-blockades-intimidation-by-protesters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald: ‘I condemn all forms of intimidation; one thing I do not lack is courage’ as she accuses Government of ‘losing confidence of public’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:14:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJOJPLKSDZHABJHIHOX5YHGAIY.png?auth=787233e74cc6dfccbd8a6119d4e9589ccb627a987511bc31afc76b6864b70fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Taoiseach accused the Sinn Féin leader of being “weak” and “lacking the courage” to call out intimidation]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How other countries are responding to surging oil prices - and why Spain is in a good position]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/15/fuel-rations-and-tax-cuts-how-countries-are-responding-to-rising-oil-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/15/fuel-rations-and-tax-cuts-how-countries-are-responding-to-rising-oil-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul, Jack Power, Naomi O’Leary, Denis Staunton, Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From France to the UK, governments across the globe are scrambling to take a range of measures to cushion consumers from increasing energy costs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:11:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WM2YUKFXHLIVE6G4G57GM2ZESY.jpg?auth=d53ea1104394fd7e60ae671d6918f73bb8a274e1c149bffad9f6c1a02c3c234c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The war in the Middle East is expected to have a lasting impact on prices. 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Photograph: Twitter/X]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Scientific invests €75m in R&D expansion in Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/boston-scientific-invests-75m-in-rd-expansion-in-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/boston-scientific-invests-75m-in-rd-expansion-in-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group says latest investment will support medtech giant’s priority cardiovascular programmes as well as emerging areas of interest]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:44:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUDAWHAXF5HHZDZ5BSBZP3TR5Y.jpg?auth=2c077cadf2199cb2576abec2ef5c1bd831f385910b63c78c98f2274067ae2e9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boston Scientific has announced a further €75 million investment in its Irish business. 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[Fuel prices start to fall across Ireland as excise cuts come into effect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/fuel-prices-fall-in-many-places-as-excise-cuts-come-into-effect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/fuel-prices-fall-in-many-places-as-excise-cuts-come-into-effect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some stations see 10c drop, but industry warns reductions may take days to fully filter through]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:42:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O54IIF237PASN2DAAUW6GFHCAE.jpg?auth=81695bd005d1e9f37446fed8348fb3de0bc200bd3bfdf52f833adcabc6ec9d71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel excise cuts announced by the Government took effect overnight. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home prices rose by 6.8% in the 12 months to February]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/home-prices-rose-by-68-in-the-12-months-to-february/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/home-prices-rose-by-68-in-the-12-months-to-february/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The highest median price paid for a dwelling was €681,500 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest was €198,000 in Donegal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:32:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOVYYDCHLFFP5ANZMORYGFMCDY.JPG?auth=c6bd359d7c6094830f6f6677525a74909378d5e98f2664043944365ebe52c8d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The annualised increase in prices of 6.8 per cent was down on January and the same as the figure in November and December of last year.  Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood to host Saturday Night Live UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/15/nicola-coughlan-and-aimee-lou-wood-to-host-saturday-night-live-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/15/nicola-coughlan-and-aimee-lou-wood-to-host-saturday-night-live-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Coughlan will front the comedy show on April 25th, alongside Foo Fighters as musical guests]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:15:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RSA4V6AF4BD73MRC3ZA6CJ2PKU.jpg?auth=d6889740ffa65846d2c5de663018d323029a6d1aaf8ba4061985d4536529479c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood will both open the show with a monologue and take part in skits. Photograph: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Nacion</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in number of properties to rent but still below pre-Covid levels despite rule changes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/rise-in-number-of-properties-to-rent-but-still-below-pre-covid-levels-despite-rule-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/rise-in-number-of-properties-to-rent-but-still-below-pre-covid-levels-despite-rule-changes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation overhauled RPZ system and allowed landlords to reset rents between tenancies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:05:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2PBM57KJFBUTKBV3ESYVYIYPE.jpg?auth=78b6de3da9c865895b1890b299c49112e2ee97f3e56d5b78fea1604b21085295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daft said there were 2,461 properties available to rent on April 1st, an increase of about 5 per cent year-on-year. 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Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Gavin says presidential campaign was ‘tough’ on family]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/jim-gavin-says-presidential-campaign-was-bruising-and-tough-on-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/jim-gavin-says-presidential-campaign-was-bruising-and-tough-on-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Fianna Fáil candidate rules out future election bids following experience in short-lived race]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:46:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYLQDXJ2EUGYULKEQ6XS5I5ZKY.jpg?auth=760012ad854d1b30bcdc9c6d9f0cb6f30c84f4684d1873d98b51c7d4fca659a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim Gavin said he’ll never run for president again. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healy-Rae resignation: Foley expresses surprise, says no one in Government knew in advance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/healy-rae-resignation-like-putting-a-star-corner-forward-in-corner-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/healy-rae-resignation-like-putting-a-star-corner-forward-in-corner-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Healy-Rae put out video 24 hours earlier endorsing Government’s supports package, says Minister for Children]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:47:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LICEO63LXOPPKYBKRYA6T3GS5A.JPG?auth=7c2b457218ba7830758665370c1f33d20923cb7819ea01192052f4f6f977b716&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae at Leinster House on Tuesday. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerrygold owner delivers stable results despite ‘highly challenging’ US trade conditions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/kerrygold-owner-delivers-stable-results-despite-highly-challenging-us-trade-conditions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/kerrygold-owner-delivers-stable-results-despite-highly-challenging-us-trade-conditions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ornua has found itself directly in the firing line of Trump’s tariffs on EU imports]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:44:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUVW2TADZNDNFFZXHWMSI3XW2A.jpg?auth=d7f2396865dbd3af83e24c37ff053474871f7545fe823ffe1c032dd1deb54a80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ornua, which is owned by eight of the State's leading dairy co-ops, saw operating profit jump almost 5 per cent.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paolo Carretto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mission accomplished for Ireland in World Cup qualifier in Poland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/15/mission-accomplished-for-ireland-in-world-cup-qualifier-in-poland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/15/mission-accomplished-for-ireland-in-world-cup-qualifier-in-poland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé on the Dubs; Gordon D’Arcy compares Leinster to Rory McIlroy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:31:31 +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 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[Nicole Kidman is training to become death doula to ‘provide solace and care’ to dying]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/15/nicole-kidman-is-training-to-become-death-doula-to-provide-solace-and-care-to-dying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/15/nicole-kidman-is-training-to-become-death-doula-to-provide-solace-and-care-to-dying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sian Cain]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It 'may sound a little weird', the Australian actor admits]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:27:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O7U6GVC5CJHPJBKDKPHNH5DVP4.jpg?auth=c7fc72b7498a44cc65791c7d24c069b5e4d67f1f034682609cf39231f3d0f1f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicole Kidman said the idea to become a death doula came to her after her mother passed away. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CHRIS DELMAS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David McGlynn finds inspiration in running down the same road as Jerry Kiernan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/15/david-mcglynn-finds-inspiration-in-running-down-the-same-road-as-jerry-kiernan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/15/david-mcglynn-finds-inspiration-in-running-down-the-same-road-as-jerry-kiernan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Waterford athlete is among the 12 recipients to benefit from fund named in honour of running great]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:13:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5EFF46M2YFGRXIM7M2PNTZXSDA.jpg?auth=593502b170aaaf682a57d2e78d5404359124cd57f8cdc49a83854e3fbda42e07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Athletes receiving funding from Jerry Kiernan Foundation]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cholera, ‘night soil’ and the age of stink: Colin Murphy’s Miasma is a tightly structured historical drama]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/15/cholera-night-soil-and-the-age-of-stink-colin-murphys-miasma-is-a-tightly-structured-historical-drama/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/15/cholera-night-soil-and-the-age-of-stink-colin-murphys-miasma-is-a-tightly-structured-historical-drama/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Colin Murphy’s densely researched play, directed by Samantha Cade, centres on rival approaches to tackling disease in 19th-century London]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:12:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G5SEFUUJHNDWBNM7DZTWQUEXOQ.jpg?auth=02d0ce8c4b23e700a79a248edd4a703b21f018203037dd6233640cd73f32a0d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miasma: Robbie O’Connor, Peter Rothwell, Karl Quinn, Jack Gavin and Niamh McGrath. Photograph: Carol Cummins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CAROL CUMMINS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healy-Raes’ withdrawal leaves three-legged Coalition stool looking a bit wobblier ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/healy-raes-withdrawal-leaves-three-legged-coalition-stool-looking-a-bit-wobblier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/healy-raes-withdrawal-leaves-three-legged-coalition-stool-looking-a-bit-wobblier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae resigns as junior minister amid fuel protest fallout as Government wins confidence vote but faces stability questions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:06:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2J3QCBTJOP2EEFFGVT46QYB6A.JPG?auth=ad1de02e26d5c2fa4ba171bdc90845e1cea4787d2928fd334a864009418d5e6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Healy Rae salutes protesters after resigning from Government on Tuesday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No fear, pure fire’: Mikel Arteta rallies wounded Arsenal before Sporting test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/no-fear-pure-fire-mikel-arteta-rallies-wounded-arsenal-before-sporting-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/15/no-fear-pure-fire-mikel-arteta-rallies-wounded-arsenal-before-sporting-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager calls on players and fans to embrace the chance of Champions League success despite recent defeats]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5BNMV7TYGPMGOZMB5R2DXMUFI.jpg?auth=320ce99c0b1d9d91f985b93ee0432b97c6047f856e6452a20c6d8116b03fe9b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a training session on Tuesday. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Dennis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/iran-used-chinese-spy-satellite-to-target-us-bases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/iran-used-chinese-spy-satellite-to-target-us-bases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miles Johnson, Peter Andringa, Alison Killing and Charles Clover in London, and Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:32:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWWIZQEUZJC5BC4Z2XLJVTHLD4.jpg?auth=454a27988b914d9e23a557d98e74c8d33070ecfebab8a6f5a26ff08d0b84f7c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Chinese Long March 2F rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lintao Zhang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC plans overhaul of global consulting business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/pwc-plans-overhaul-of-global-consulting-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/pwc-plans-overhaul-of-global-consulting-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Foley, Laith AL-Khalaf, Ellesheva Kissin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shake-up spurred on by rise of AI and threat of major upheaval across the industry]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:31:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4HO4BKTFZBGXNFMNN7LPGRMZM.jpg?auth=0ac9df6fead253bb6a65b7d3770006afc3a40d9e3128c6d56004703a5b710bab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PwC UK made one of the first moves to adopt the new strategy, telling staff on Tuesday that it would merge its risk and consulting divisions. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rajatk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man on trial charged with 53 counts of rape and sexual assault of a child]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/man-on-trial-charged-with-53-counts-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-of-a-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/man-on-trial-charged-with-53-counts-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-of-a-child/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Spencer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman alleges man began abusing her on a regular, prolonged basis shortly before her 10th birthday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court heard there was a marked escalation in the nature of the allegations after summer 2002.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m applying for jobs and feel I’m up against people who are overqualified. What can I do?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/15/im-applying-for-jobs-and-have-a-feeling-im-up-against-people-who-are-overqualified-what-can-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/15/im-applying-for-jobs-and-have-a-feeling-im-up-against-people-who-are-overqualified-what-can-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: These are jobs that I’m well qualified for and consistently get to interview stage with]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHA536U6TNCQBCPRGRGJBGNNSE.jpg?auth=f17566f5c32276e5df49830c20e6f6fadf1ad6c71dee851fd1ab4e1ef597ce18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I have a suspicion there are people with greater experience but applying for roles that they are overqualified for and making it much more competitive at this level.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">filadendron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m on the verge of walking away from my friend who seems to be a narcissist’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/15/im-on-the-verge-of-walking-away-from-my-friend-who-seems-to-be-a-narcissist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/15/im-on-the-verge-of-walking-away-from-my-friend-who-seems-to-be-a-narcissist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: I was aware they had become distant from other friends in the past, but never knew exactly why]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:47:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTPHTR7XXFD27H5M4H5XMAYITQ.jpg?auth=ef7320eb3df5ac755e9a1d33a3cc6eea8978b229f55be7fc8270d493e8b2cd77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A reader says: 'Everything is always about them']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China courts America’s allies as US-dominated world order recedes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/15/china-courts-americas-allies-as-us-dominated-world-order-recedes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/15/china-courts-americas-allies-as-us-dominated-world-order-recedes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beijing presents itself as a responsible and reluctant hegemon, as Xi Jinping meets leaders from UAE, Vietnam and Spain]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:38:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBSMXJOT2I52VDJRY37VCBKGTI.jpg?auth=687f940ddf964cc2458b3c796581ac34d5266085cd5c38461da98c33bee28bd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[China's president Xi Jinping (2nd L) and sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (3rd R), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photograph: Haruna Furuhashi/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once a friend of Israel, Keir Starmer now faces open hostility from Jerusalem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/15/keir-starmer-leaves-no-room-for-interpretation-in-latest-criticism-of-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/15/keir-starmer-leaves-no-room-for-interpretation-in-latest-criticism-of-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister’s once-warm relationship with Binyamin Netanyahu turned sour long ago]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB to be sold and the coming inflation storm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/ptsb-to-be-sold-and-the-coming-inflation-storm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/ptsb-to-be-sold-and-the-coming-inflation-storm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:27:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KKUCYNAP5FWTJR6HI4YMLRK34.JPG?auth=fcf22fcb079535eb51c080c2dccea1ceb262b6dfb6e367e2c920085dd3fbd614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Austrian firm Bawag is to buy PSB. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Principal: ‘There is no training that could equip you for this role’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/15/the-secret-school-principal-there-is-no-training-that-could-equip-you-for-this-role/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/15/the-secret-school-principal-there-is-no-training-that-could-equip-you-for-this-role/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Secret Principal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have attended group counselling for principals to bolster my personal armour. It was of little help]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PEAYNFF5A5FHVL62JQXC23LHHU.jpg?auth=c1e8e9310416a301b93d9423f82cbc399747ab23aaf27448546bf06157fb8f53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The chasm between the unpredictability of the role of principal in an Irish secondary school and a leadership course is too great to render the training worthwhile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests aftermath: Reaction to Fintan O’Toole’s article on protest leaders ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/fuel-protests-aftermath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/fuel-protests-aftermath/</guid><description><![CDATA[The worrying language used by protest leaders reminded me of the early days of Maga in the US]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin for Sam? They’ll be doing well to win Leinster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/15/darragh-o-se-dublin-for-sam-theyll-be-doing-well-to-win-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/15/darragh-o-se-dublin-for-sam-theyll-be-doing-well-to-win-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Con O’Callaghan and Ciarán Kilkenny are still lining out but they’re like actors in a bad sequel now]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYDDIMBUQJFGFNBAEXXFFATPG4.jpg?auth=5a8ca352d618b9fe756ea5893b513af8e645789b593a2a5dd8b952418053e847&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Con O'Callaghan holds off Ruairi Kinsella of Meath during last year's Leinster Senior Football Championship semi-final at O'Moore Park, Co Laois. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thought on Alan Shatter’s allegations of anti-Semitism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/a-thought-on-alan-shatters-allegations-of-anti-semitism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/a-thought-on-alan-shatters-allegations-of-anti-semitism/</guid><description><![CDATA[Goodwill towards our Jewish neighbours]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Flexible work could help parents balance jobs and childcare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/flexible-work-could-help-parents-balance-jobs-and-childcare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/flexible-work-could-help-parents-balance-jobs-and-childcare/</guid><description><![CDATA[AI may transform work, but employers can already retain talent through genuine flexible roles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Seán Moran: Despite renewed signs of life, are the provincial championships on borrowed time?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/15/sean-moran-despite-renewed-signs-of-life-are-the-provincial-championships-on-borrowed-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/15/sean-moran-despite-renewed-signs-of-life-are-the-provincial-championships-on-borrowed-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All-Ireland winners do not need them and they create structural anomalies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I23TYIDIJBCKFHERTTHBKELPRU.jpg?auth=8b913ade0102e1e5e3e9e9940aae1d4b76ff0e98c0c8a42f0cc34d5d6ffffcbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth's Sam Mulroy lifts the Delaney Cup after victory against Meath in 2025. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Ireland should think again about nuclear power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/why-ireland-should-think-again-about-nuclear-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/why-ireland-should-think-again-about-nuclear-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[Other small countries use it, and small modular reactors are coming]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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 protests: Why did it take so long for Garda to act? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/fuel-protests-why-did-it-take-so-long-for-the-garda-to-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/fuel-protests-why-did-it-take-so-long-for-the-garda-to-act/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Dublin city centre blocked, national roadways disrupted and vital fuel depots under siege for days]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6P5MLEBF6BB6RDNJXFV5MXHYYE.JPG?auth=ec2ddb5c06a5793e8abd17c765f02e87f918a00c6e2a9f894b3af122ec4a5f8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Public Order Unit patrol O’Connell Street after an early morning clearance of fuel protestors in a major Garda operation on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decoding the hidden meanings of sarcasm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/decoding-the-hidden-meanings-of-sarcasm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/decoding-the-hidden-meanings-of-sarcasm/</guid><description><![CDATA[Expect misunderstandings when used liberally]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[‘He’s clearly not well’: Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour revives mental health debate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/15/hes-clearly-not-well-donald-trumps-erratic-behaviour-revives-mental-health-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/15/hes-clearly-not-well-donald-trumps-erratic-behaviour-revives-mental-health-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Baker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the US president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EI6ZX57CGBFCTLOHLKGMWWZWWU.jpg?auth=4f9e54c7763a09615730345e7dc16d91ba14d28b5feae05a3ad285ddc2639ced&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump's bizarre behaviour, profanity and threats have left many with the impression of a deranged, power-mad autocrat. 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[Ulster determined not to let European ambitions distract from Leinster challenge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/ulster-determined-not-to-let-european-ambitions-distract-from-leinster-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/ulster-determined-not-to-let-european-ambitions-distract-from-leinster-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richie Murphy’s side host Leinster one week on from securing a home Challenge Cup semi-final]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXYD5LIV5RD53LUB6KJ3O2ADFM.jpg?auth=e68a7d5e4a76a992d6a8a41106a3969a5696aeb42212dff8a7410d62c650ea67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Zac Ward celebrates scoring a try with Stuart McCloskey during last Friday's Challenge Cup quarter-final against La Rochelle. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government survives confidence vote; cuts to fuel prices kick in; criticism of basic income scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/government-survives-confidence-vote-cuts-to-fuel-prices-kick-in-criticism-of-basic-income-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/government-survives-confidence-vote-cuts-to-fuel-prices-kick-in-criticism-of-basic-income-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our top stories on Wednesday’s Early Edition podcast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6GNX6D2WJAGBHP4E7QWGRGSOY.JPG?auth=00ecbc292d6cdae4196c8431d1cc2d44a5aa8b27d99bc1b8ba7a4b5745f4ea0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae salutes protesters after announcing his resignation from the 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[Company law enforcer spends €334,000 on employment case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/company-law-enforcer-spends-334000-on-employment-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/company-law-enforcer-spends-334000-on-employment-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State agency sought to have Workplace Relations Commission hearing in private, letter shows]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQEU6LFC6JCTDLHJJC7XJ2C2V4.JPG?auth=4edf7ff09b8fc13cc9dfee2f27636ccd7786b0823944081d36b5281f8b6ad064&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Corporate Enforcement Agency chairman Ian Drennan notes in correspondence that the agency and staff member have since agreed a settlement. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster need to deliver against Ulster and use it as fuel for the big one]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/gordon-darcy-leinster-need-to-deliver-against-ulster-and-use-it-as-fuel-for-the-big-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/gordon-darcy-leinster-need-to-deliver-against-ulster-and-use-it-as-fuel-for-the-big-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winning in Belfast would prove Leo Cullen’s Champions Cup chasers have added steel to their game]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2KVOCV6OZCGRJZX5EMF2MLRJU.jpg?auth=f226013209f4622e138e866ec0c03c16b1d706c025d5a2c2fc005ef8091de2f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Joe McCarthy evades a tackle during last Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final against Sale Sharks at the Aviva Stadium. 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 reliance on social media is a communication failure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/government-reliance-on-social-media-is-a-communication-failure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/government-reliance-on-social-media-is-a-communication-failure/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many people no longer use these platforms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[The plain people of Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/the-plain-people-of-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/the-plain-people-of-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Referring to members of the public as ‘ordinary citizens’ is insulting]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Bawag set to make almost €400m day-one gain from buying PTSB at discount]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/bawag-set-to-make-almost-400m-day-one-gain-from-buying-ptsb-at-discount/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/bawag-set-to-make-almost-400m-day-one-gain-from-buying-ptsb-at-discount/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While PTSB shares slipped after the deal’s announcement, Bawag’s own stock rose sharply]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7GZFM7KQ5ABTCHPCQCHBDGQPA.jpg?auth=5b5ce6f48c7198a73a3ddfff776f711c0736be8b1b098853eef60a6eac08eb70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bawag chief executive Anas Abuzaakouk said 'risk of the deal not being approved is limited'. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK judge expresses concern about delay in sentencing of fraudster Kevin Phelan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/uk-judge-expresses-concern-about-delay-in-sentencing-of-fraudster-kevin-phelan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/uk-judge-expresses-concern-about-delay-in-sentencing-of-fraudster-kevin-phelan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland businessman convicted in August featured in Moriarty tribunal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZOJXZ2IIZVB53P6GAROJRTTEOI.jpg?auth=f5d11515719af6a728d8329eec7e8b565f72ea94b3e4926fb4471d3eaf679239&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland businessman Kevin Phelan is awaiting sentencing at the crown court in Leeds. Photograph: Colm Keena]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae reminded the Government of its real Opposition: rural Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/15/gerard-howlin-the-governments-most-potent-opposition-is-rural-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/15/gerard-howlin-the-governments-most-potent-opposition-is-rural-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Howlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Volatility of rural voters has serious implications for a Coalition dependent on it for Dáil seats]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OG563ZCXYFSOYRKZAUFODZ7OEY.JPG?auth=48647bd9970089e3a4cb5c8829dffc34f7950185d1311c631243a68dc85439a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The volatility of rural Ireland has serious implications for a Coalition dependent on it as the decision of Michael Healy-Rae to resign made all too clear. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report finds 124 people died while homeless in 2022 and most died alone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/report-finds-124-people-died-while-homeless-in-2022-and-most-died-alone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/15/report-finds-124-people-died-while-homeless-in-2022-and-most-died-alone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number of deaths while homeless rose by almost one third over four years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISHLNXX3SRC6LJBBPMLDV3NEQA.JPG?auth=21f608f6f5a4ca52691452b5ad104cf8c43b695f1a0c217ed04baef7a84b70c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four in 10 homeless deaths were traumatic, with causes including falls, drownings and hangings. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation is here. Someone please tell Simon Harris]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/inflation-is-here-someone-please-tell-simon-harris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/inflation-is-here-someone-please-tell-simon-harris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The world is getting more expensive and this is the time for Government to wake people up to that fact]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&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[Fuel protests were a display of mine-is-bigger-than-yours machismo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/15/kathy-sheridan-fuel-protests-were-a-display-of-mine-is-bigger-than-yours-machismo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/15/kathy-sheridan-fuel-protests-were-a-display-of-mine-is-bigger-than-yours-machismo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The extreme machismo element was introduced by Christopher Duffy, the self-appointed leader who had ‘the country by the balls’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZNWWHEL7QDPYTHYRGLHNB52LE.jpg?auth=0cafcc78e2f7548b32e440f92b1891ed04ceebb5a3543657cc3313b6b70c74dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy is a true champion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/rory-mcilroy-is-a-true-champion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/rory-mcilroy-is-a-true-champion/</guid><description><![CDATA[He spoke as well as he played]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Kildare veteran Kevin Feely still holding out hope for a breakthrough in Leinster  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/15/kildare-veteran-kevin-feely-still-holding-out-hope-for-a-breakthrough-in-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/15/kildare-veteran-kevin-feely-still-holding-out-hope-for-a-breakthrough-in-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At 33, the former professional footballer continues to be the engine of the Kildare midfield]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQWJUUQSVFCU5MDQWU4KX5DNR4.jpg?auth=fe895f9d0949cf4a37ba7438d5ffe9519bce36a6c5326ce376f7452fa9cdf813&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Feely of Kildare: `We’re lucky now that Leinster is back competitive again, where you really want to be part of a winning team.' Photograph: Bryan Keane/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unsettled by investment dispute settlement scheme ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/unsettled-by-investment-dispute-settlement-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/unsettled-by-investment-dispute-settlement-scheme/</guid><description><![CDATA[The State is planning to adopt a system that will allow big business to bully states into adopting policies that favour corporate profits]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Scott Penny ready to seize Leinster opportunity against Ulster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/leinsters-scott-penny-ready-to-seize-chance-in-urc-game-against-provincial-rivals-ulster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/15/leinsters-scott-penny-ready-to-seize-chance-in-urc-game-against-provincial-rivals-ulster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s going to be a proper interpro derby. It’s going to be heated’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XYCO6HRYN5EJ3H5FI5SY4BUQBE.jpg?auth=a401360e05af5d76c98c2833f685dba513cf746246a279a0f7900da33498570f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scott Penny: 'You want to have a big impact in a game.' Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exemption from Irish is not the same as religious discrimination in schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/exemption-from-irish-is-not-the-same-as-religious-discrimination-in-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/exemption-from-irish-is-not-the-same-as-religious-discrimination-in-schools/</guid><description><![CDATA[A school’s ethos should not marginalise a child]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Maybe JD Vance should re-evaluate himself]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/maybe-jd-vance-should-re-evaluate-himself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/maybe-jd-vance-should-re-evaluate-himself/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reading the room with Viktor Orbán]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/15/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/15/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 15th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H6RM6VFNVZAYDEFMPZUJXMH5H4.jpg?auth=b0618a1fdbfd3355dc390907f01123048173ec724849a9f4efbb619ff86ef20e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orbán’s defeat is a ‘dunt in the snot’ for Trump - and a lesson for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/15/michael-mcdowell-ireland-should-learn-the-lessons-of-orbans-election-rout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/15/michael-mcdowell-ireland-should-learn-the-lessons-of-orbans-election-rout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Magyar’s win strengthens the hands of EU members who regard the union as a partnership of sovereign states]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Astrophotographers capture Ireland’s night skies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/04/15/in-pictures-astrophotographers-capture-irelands-night-skies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/04/15/in-pictures-astrophotographers-capture-irelands-night-skies/</guid><description><![CDATA[Annual Reach for the Stars astrophotography competition captures Ireland’s night skies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GA4ADSUEFHVFAGKB5XI3FREGQ.jpg?auth=45ee8895d4adf868471798cbe59183f4ae03d64f6da6a9ec63294250f5f434fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Symmetry, by Anthony Lynch, winner of the Public Choice award]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anthony Lynch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wholly different views on Donald Trump and the pope]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/wholly-different-views-on-donald-trump-and-the-pope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/15/wholly-different-views-on-donald-trump-and-the-pope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perhaps Pope Leo XIV should bear in mind the words of Pope Francis
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 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[How ‘post-luxury’ became the latest wealth fad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/15/how-post-luxury-became-the-latest-wealth-fad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/15/how-post-luxury-became-the-latest-wealth-fad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The days of conspicuous consumption appear to have passed for now]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMAP4BSCFJFMLLDUAVR5XC2JR4.jpg?auth=8322de6b65d97336cf5bde477259de9063249ad4fc2067f6ce59b4cad20c3c3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What now signifies luxury is shifting from heavily branded things and name-droppable destinations towards a kind of luxury you can’t always see, say experts. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">anyaberkut</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae looked like a man who had seen a ghost. Something was afoot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/michael-healy-rae-exits-stage-right-leaving-government-reeling-and-protesters-cheering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/15/michael-healy-rae-exits-stage-right-leaving-government-reeling-and-protesters-cheering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While the Government comfortably won the confidence vote, the Kerry TD looked uncomfortable as he prepared for his bombshell]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKDAYO523BH2XMBW6MXC57DQHA.JPG?auth=abf882b7f58e30d031e81ef3f4978f9a9669a906e718c7f236a35e6284c113bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae salutes fuel protesters outside Government Buildings on Tuesday after resigning 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[‘It’s a disaster’: Lebanon’s most vulnerable struggle to cope in overcrowded war shelters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/its-a-disaster-disabled-lebanese-struggle-to-cope-in-overcrowded-war-shelters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/15/its-a-disaster-disabled-lebanese-struggle-to-cope-in-overcrowded-war-shelters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Hayden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People with disabilities and the elderly in Lebanon are facing shortages of medicine, equipment and basic care]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IZ7FYZZKXGIRNIZLFFEHCLRUW4.jpg?auth=561fffa0ae25c7eb6baa1a9a84e4b51eb01c535fd464a86bc2bdbf6ae675101d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man looks out from his apartment over the wreckage in his neighbourhood near the Corniche, the seaside promenade, in Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph: Diego Ibarra Sánchez/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Diego Ibarra Sanchez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí should give equal focus to theft of bicycles and cars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/gardai-should-give-equal-focus-to-theft-of-bicycles-and-cars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/14/gardai-should-give-equal-focus-to-theft-of-bicycles-and-cars/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cycling culture needs to be better supported by law]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents of Dublin’s oldest Traveller housing site ‘devastated’ by redevelopment setback]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/15/residents-of-dublins-oldest-traveller-housing-site-devastated-by-redevelopment-setback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/15/residents-of-dublins-oldest-traveller-housing-site-devastated-by-redevelopment-setback/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Refurbishment and construction of Ballyfermot’s Labre Park promised since 1999]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTNA5QP5B5CBTL4OOOGJLD2AOQ.JPG?auth=2e8cdb22d2d1294ce69b2aeb2e06f45ed33c935611fff7b1d3e586100f8c7fbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breda Berry, who has lived here all her life, was on the list for a house when her eldest son was a child. He is now 35. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court judge critical of Supermac’s owner Pat McDonagh in case involving unpaid rent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/high-court-judge-critical-of-supermacs-owner-in-case-involving-unpaid-rent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/high-court-judge-critical-of-supermacs-owner-in-case-involving-unpaid-rent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pat McDonagh gives evidence in three-day dispute over arrears on Kilkenny outlet]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUJKDJ2NQ5GB35M7XOV3TFVKHE.jpg?auth=c88833041acae8e9ecca9123aadadb936291b64766cb10dab8e1650e0db9b0ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The conduct of Pat McDonagh, the owner of Supermac's, in a High Court case over the non-payment of rent, was 'less than satisfactory', a judge has said when finding against the fast-food chain. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Courts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basic income for arts scheme ‘causing segregation’ and open to abuse, officials told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/04/15/basic-income-for-arts-scheme-causing-segregation-and-open-to-abuse-officials-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/04/15/basic-income-for-arts-scheme-causing-segregation-and-open-to-abuse-officials-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One artist says housemate is availing of the scheme even though they do ‘not appear to be actively engaged in any creative practice’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMWIJKXMDZDQ7LEEILNWME4WJU.jpg?auth=26c6f0f2bacd645cef615327c78f04a0d891bf5cf93e95c2a5e340c3e20fca91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan at the announcement in February of the successor to the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairness of basic income for arts scheme under scrutiny as new funding round opens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/04/15/fairness-of-basic-income-for-arts-scheme-under-scrutiny-as-new-funding-round-opens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/04/15/fairness-of-basic-income-for-arts-scheme-under-scrutiny-as-new-funding-round-opens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artists unsuccessful in previous funding express frustration at nature of scheme and monitoring of recipients’ output]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +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 Culture Patrick O'Donovan announced the permanent scheme in February. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My salary was in my wardrobe’: A former shopaholic on how she overcame overspending ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/my-salary-was-in-my-wardrobe-a-former-shopaholic-on-how-she-overcame-overspending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/my-salary-was-in-my-wardrobe-a-former-shopaholic-on-how-she-overcame-overspending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paige Pritchard cleared $40,000 of debt and now helps others break the cycle of harmful, impulsive spending]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKYJRVESERHTDHIF6WF2D243NQ.jpg?auth=4fa12e8d87848f136fdc6d1b79b76406c8305f9154dd2f8680fda8876dce086a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paige Pritchard is a spending coach and founder of overcomingoverspending.com]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My husband would have been in ICU two days earlier if we had enough petrol’: Irish woman on Sri Lanka fuel crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/15/a-36-hour-petrol-queue-and-alerts-for-tankers-irish-woman-recalls-sri-lanka-fuel-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/15/a-36-hour-petrol-queue-and-alerts-for-tankers-irish-woman-recalls-sri-lanka-fuel-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Petrol shortages: ‘I told them I was in early labour and asked would they give me extra. They did’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YM4PIC7KTVAWZH74JDX6VJJGOQ.jpg?auth=a9c9d8aa25b7f027e9fe8c2044d81be96a4576d75eed0eefd73dfa8058ef1129&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anna McMahon, who lived in Sri Lanka for three years, recalls experiencing impacts of the fuel protests]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader left baffled by Flogas refund that never arrived]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/15/reader-left-baffled-by-missing-flogas-refund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/15/reader-left-baffled-by-missing-flogas-refund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consumer says he doesn’t understand why Flogas could not credit the refund to his bank account 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJCHSRHTEG2WKUSLFRUAZHIS2A.jpg?auth=b3c87222d4f38c025a4cacb2bd9e0ab181027cf917ca0153ec3b25d05c44e3ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flogas said: 'The Payzone website allows someone to input their address or Eircode and find their nearest store. However, if a customer wasn’t comfortable with this approach, we encouraged them to contact us to arrange an alternative method of refund.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark Meath hotel and golf resort guiding at €25m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/landmark-meath-hotel-and-golf-resort-guiding-at-25m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/landmark-meath-hotel-and-golf-resort-guiding-at-25m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-star Knightsbrook Hotel and 18-hole championship golf course sit on 172 acres of parkland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GRU74P24BNHKVDGSUANT6P7KBA.jpg?auth=2072690a499b5bfebbcce84e21a5834aa662190536d1d344ce65b2af8c8b47fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Knightsbrook Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Trim, Co Meath.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition suffers first major defection as Michael Healy-Rae resigns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/coalition-suffers-first-major-defection-as-michael-healy-rae-resigns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/coalition-suffers-first-major-defection-as-michael-healy-rae-resigns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Pat Leahy, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry TD charged the Government with having ‘let the people down’ and `losing its way, not listening']]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +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 salutes protesters after resigning from Government on Tuesday. Picture: Enda O'Dowd. Picture: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’d all love long teacher holidays, but how keen would we be on the job that goes with them?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/15/wed-all-love-long-teacher-holidays-but-how-keen-would-we-be-on-the-job-that-goes-with-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/15/wed-all-love-long-teacher-holidays-but-how-keen-would-we-be-on-the-job-that-goes-with-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any parent, in their more honest don’t-say-it-out-loud moments, will admit that looking after kids can be boring]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF4YIOMFHFAKVHFHVEN7REJUSE.jpg?auth=2493570fbdbec1a43b0ebb7757ac8f9d463a0252c0ff4fa156ed6e7ae6ad6c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SEAN MONCRIEFF



]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial market remains resilient in face of global uncertainty ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/industrial-market-remains-resilient-in-face-of-global-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/industrial-market-remains-resilient-in-face-of-global-uncertainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[560,300sq ft of space taken up in first quarter, with three Dublin deals accounting for nearly half of all activity ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R63C45PG7BBURBBCPWPBBROPL4.jpg?auth=6af9a41a19f6d66fbdd2b5236acaac06d94ee1e4881aecc185d0311b2dfa1f56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EVRi leased approximately 92,500sq ft (8,594sq m) at Unit D1 in Airport Business Park in Swords]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rolling Donut acquires new premises on Dublin’s Naas Road ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/rolling-donut-acquires-new-premises-on-dublins-naas-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/rolling-donut-acquires-new-premises-on-dublins-naas-road/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well-known Irish food business pays €975,000 for light-industrial facility to house bakery operations ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7EJXL4J5RBXXA54LYXUJQTDTE.jpg?auth=af9b25c7477eabf5d29a3357d08039b39b0e329b55e46a009610414ee326ac53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unit 21, Naas Road Business Park, Naas Road, Dublin 12]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Bel Air, the Foxrock residence formerly home to owners of well-known shoe shop chain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/15/foxrock-residence-formerly-home-to-owners-of-well-known-shoe-shop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/15/foxrock-residence-formerly-home-to-owners-of-well-known-shoe-shop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five-bedroom Westminster Road property was home to Connolly’s Shoes proprietors]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IT2BLMPWZZFORJ3RPNQD2LC7XM.jpg?auth=40cfc41fc20a628b5dfc4a2070a4bed5b7c68a6a82587f37caa7421e8ac15d2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bel Air, Westminster Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retail investment at The Square in Tallaght guiding at €1.2m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/retail-investment-at-the-square-in-tallaght-guiding-at-12m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/retail-investment-at-the-square-in-tallaght-guiding-at-12m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sale of unit occupied by Spar on new long-term lease offers buyer 6.82% net initial yield]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LAKTUCCFMVBWBOFNAPDCTLDQ5Q.jpg?auth=b7f1b08a0346282d3e741ed1b2359551cae97b96fd49f9f1233ab16dd03b9fb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Spar retail unit at The Square shopping centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viral Danish discount chain Normal to open new store in Westmeath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/normal-to-open-for-business-at-mullingars-fairgreen-shopping-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/15/normal-to-open-for-business-at-mullingars-fairgreen-shopping-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arrival of Danish discount retailer brings main retail accommodation at Westmeath scheme to full occupancy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LVKTTAZ5TROP2R3JIEL7TI7CI4.jpg?auth=fa155c3643e43d4cc8f017563761ac89299e53693fb82282026a64e291556594&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shoppers queue outside the newly opened Normal store at Dublin’s ILAC Centre. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sasko Lazarov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng: ‘I’m interested in outsiders, that feeling of in-between, and trying to find peace in that’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/04/15/choy-ping-ni-chleirigh-ng-im-interested-in-outsiders-that-feeling-of-in-between-and-trying-to-find-peace-in-that/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/04/15/choy-ping-ni-chleirigh-ng-im-interested-in-outsiders-that-feeling-of-in-between-and-trying-to-find-peace-in-that/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madonna of Asia, Ní Chléirigh-Ng’s new play, is concerned with the dark side of Hong Kong’s golden age of music and film in 1980s and 1990s]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAAW3RSKOFGATLOGDJYNXXFTRI.jpg?auth=dc03962dc7a653cf2640ccafb6949197b00db55c97ff336ec4ef6fe2ef7a1b63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Madonna of Asia: playwright and director Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng. Photograph: Owen Clarke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Shy Girl controversy, where does publishing’s AI problem leave authors and readers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/15/after-the-shy-girl-controversy-where-does-publishings-ai-problem-leave-authors-and-readers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/15/after-the-shy-girl-controversy-where-does-publishings-ai-problem-leave-authors-and-readers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Alter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Publishers risk unwittingly putting out books generated with artificial-intelligence tools. Authors and readers are frustrated, nervous and grasping for solutions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWLPSSSIO5UBXMTXVOYUV7JHKE.jpg?auth=261369093ecbb9c3666877bc1fcfabd5ab21ffd91385ab2d04b4b4ade2d23f94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI: leading publishers risk unwittingly putting out books generated with artificial-intelligence tools. Illustration: Klaus Kremmerz /The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Klaus Kremmerz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile threat to Irish companies on the rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/mobile-threat-to-irish-companies-on-the-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/15/mobile-threat-to-irish-companies-on-the-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vodafone survey highlights risk of companies relying on personal devices]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EC5VRGCISOIFT4375ZA3DONB4U.jpg?auth=167468f2eb61e1fae0d53ded405bae4ef95143784fd384fb355009998329c46b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Vodafone survey highlights the cyber risks to businesses today. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A switch worth making ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/15/a-switch-worth-making/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/15/a-switch-worth-making/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘The story was just so different with AIB, we had a chat with our mortgage advisor and within 20 minutes, we closed the deal’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7J7I23C3CFHFNHXPXKRDKHBNVE.jpg?auth=7a5412485fdb78b827bff03ea0a5d0596bf2db057cbcc2acc9255704c3568c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shady Rashed, photographed at his home in Lucan, Co Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: Barry Keoghan, Daryl McCormack and Lola Petticrew films win prestige slots]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/15/cannes-2026-barry-keoghan-daryl-mccormack-and-lola-petticrew-films-win-prestige-slots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/15/cannes-2026-barry-keoghan-daryl-mccormack-and-lola-petticrew-films-win-prestige-slots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Butterfly Jam and I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning to screen in Directors’ Fortnight. Alexander Murphy’s Tin Castle announced for Critics’ Week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TCCYTATKXBHOVDFBFWSS3DLRCQ.jpg?auth=0fc88cb5e35f07168f5ddf34e0c2d6e6c4fd4027fd0a89c22dff644b57bb7a73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Butterfly Jam: Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough in Kantemir Balagov’s film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Which singer-songwriter will be a London Literature Festival 2026 curator? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/15/the-music-quiz-which-singer-songwriter-has-recently-been-announced-as-one-of-the-curators-of-the-2026-london-literature-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/15/the-music-quiz-which-singer-songwriter-has-recently-been-announced-as-one-of-the-curators-of-the-2026-london-literature-festival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which ‘ville’ is the birthplace of US country singer Luke Combs?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXC5ZZGEG7TRIJ6G5NNK4CNX7Q.jpg?auth=7ff62cd8f7d4dd49fb5446e996de14ba154793186afe793656dfbf0721e8f522&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Combs onstage during the 65th Grammy Awards in February 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Winter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester: a revenge story of Millennials versus Boomers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/look-what-you-made-me-do-by-john-lanchester-a-revenge-story-of-millennials-versus-boomers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/11/look-what-you-made-me-do-by-john-lanchester-a-revenge-story-of-millennials-versus-boomers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Function of this genre is to sublimate what Nietzsche called ressentiment, the rage that arises from a feeling of powerlessness]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5BUWZ74RZBSTFIOBPYAFTAXU4.jpg?auth=2abce328abe1bd0191062f127e413188667e3256d1a4ef2cdec49da0e90d42dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Lanchester's fiction has a journalistic zip, a reportorial nous. He knows a lot about how the contemporary world works. Photograph: Nick Cunard]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Cunard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freelander name returns as a Chinese EV – and it’s coming to Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/15/freelander-name-returns-as-a-chinese-ev-and-its-coming-to-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/15/freelander-name-returns-as-a-chinese-ev-and-its-coming-to-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Classic Land Rover badge is now a brand in itself, and will be made in China by the Chery Group]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7E2YMCEMIZACTD567C43DF3SLY.png?auth=bb60d27d3bcb67fa58e61a1131c6ef742dad203ec4c985459bf6a311a3ef9f44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Freelander will “unite 4x4 SUV capability, urban versatility and sheer driving pleasure”, said the company's chief executive Wei Lan]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>