<?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/2026-04-19/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:19:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[In a Word ... Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/20/in-a-word-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/20/in-a-word-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pity the Iranian people caught between a barbarous regime at home, Washington and an Israel bent on elimination once again]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6ELDF5TEJE6HAPIXSUT3NVVBE.jpg?auth=d9ee66c5196613183a6c0d12d424b2448a30b4b5a78e6dded49c867483993b4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Tehran, a local man insisted I accompany him to see Bobby Sands Street, which runs alongside the British Embassy compound. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Word ... Doom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/20/in-a-word-doom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/20/in-a-word-doom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To date, we’ve survived radio, the car, the gramophone, and TV – I have every confidence we will survive AI]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[They say the only certainties are death and taxes but there is a third thing. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 15 vehicles in Ireland is uninsured, says industry as it seeks new policing method]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/one-in-15-vehicles-in-ireland-is-uninsured-says-industry-as-it-seeks-new-policing-method/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/one-in-15-vehicles-in-ireland-is-uninsured-says-industry-as-it-seeks-new-policing-method/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Insurers call for introduction of continuous vehicle coverage]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJH7MQTJUI7LOZ5VMILI5A4L5M.JPG?auth=da6ef0aa764bb1603102781adda2e8ea3a681599abfb2f6f5bafc879e2108822&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Introducing a new enforcement system would move the detection of uninsured vehicles from being Gerda-led to being administrative. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran ‘rejects’ second round of talks after Trump says US negotiators heading to Pakistan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/19/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/19/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade/</guid><description><![CDATA[Top negotiator for Iran says talks with US have ‘had progress’ but gaps remain]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:14:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R2UIQWQEKQGGKF7SK6RW3ANSVA.jpg?auth=013635d00858bb088aa49f6bd471dac732513cac37e887735d74cff038fe40b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump said he had sent negotiators to Pakistan for further talks with Iranian representatives. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ministers back Keir Starmer as calls grow for him to resign ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/19/uk-ministers-back-keir-starmer-as-calls-grow-for-him-to-resign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/19/uk-ministers-back-keir-starmer-as-calls-grow-for-him-to-resign/</guid><description><![CDATA[Outcry over Peter Mandelson appointment leaves prime minister vulnerable in advance of next month’s local elections]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLRYPDLDTFSFAX2OFUMVLR5N7Y.jpg?auth=865e8b5998185898a5931c30c7e5bd9c3f934ac5c261d4facd9d07dfaca2b7ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure amid criticism of last year's appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. Photograph: Photograph: Tom Nicholson / POOL / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Nicholson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta says it is a ‘new league’ now as Manchester City close gap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/mikel-arteta-says-it-is-a-new-league-now-as-manchester-city-close-gap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/mikel-arteta-says-it-is-a-new-league-now-as-manchester-city-close-gap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[City must stay focused in title race, says Pep Guardiola]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:29:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2LNDNXGT4U7VEHDKOCSBIG4AI.jpg?auth=447096a0d62850a7d08425c4d7f4dcd89b44f072f8445dcd5b307eb7ed49d798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal, applauds the fans after the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork impose superiority on Tipperary with blistering second-half display]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/cork-impose-superiority-on-tipperary-with-blistering-second-half-display/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/cork-impose-superiority-on-tipperary-with-blistering-second-half-display/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Rebels crucified Tipp on their own puckouts in their Munster championship opener]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:05:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y7Y4XSGQL4E3STTOD5RNJAAPJE.jpg?auth=6573a256eb7ca6d10d52423c4f46864882ed207733b45e8d8642c4ba2fe78182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Connolly of Cork scores a point. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork reverse roles with impressive second half to down All-Ireland champions Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/cork-reverse-roles-with-impressive-second-half-to-down-all-ireland-champions-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/cork-reverse-roles-with-impressive-second-half-to-down-all-ireland-champions-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tipperary stayed in the fight until a critical 14 minutes made the difference]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:01:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BE4LEYMKLQOPWCC5745LYFKIR4.jpg?auth=26a6276d968c4b7f50a7f5e1704c2410260dc940fb263e5d85285e9772f59c39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's William Buckley watches his shot go over the bar against Tipperary during Sunday's Munster SHC first round game at Semple Stadium. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA championship: Cork beat Tipp in Munster opener; Westmeath shock Meath in Leinster – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/live-gaa-updates-cork-go-to-thurles-to-begin-all-ireland-redemption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/live-gaa-updates-cork-go-to-thurles-to-begin-all-ireland-redemption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five provincial football quarter-finals take place in Leinster and Ulster ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:41:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KO35P6VZV6JFLVHFFCUAFTFBDM.jpg?auth=27cc1dca6736667df9b87d02d8a08f77ab394c99fefee870b2da8e7a2afbb885&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[William Buckley on the ball in the first half of Cork-Tipperary in the opening round of the Munster Championship. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on artificial intelligence: self-regulation is a dangerous myth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/19/the-irish-times-view-on-artificial-intelligence-self-regulation-is-a-dangerous-myth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/19/the-irish-times-view-on-artificial-intelligence-self-regulation-is-a-dangerous-myth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many believe the risks associated with AI far outweigh those of an unregulated financial sector]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4STLZ2ZQIUUAUYJNW4RLJ5ZOM.jpg?auth=5d9afebb38b300c590aba7ab4c96018ecfebe226af70841c0087dd92425383f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Anthropic logo arranged on a smartphone in Forest Hills, New York, US, on Friday, April 10, 2026. The US treasury secretary and Federal Reserve chair summoned Wall Street leaders to an urgent meeting on concerns that the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic PBC will usher in an era of greater cyber risk. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabby Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott lifts first senior trophy as AZ Alkmaar win Dutch Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/troy-parrott-lifts-first-senior-trophy-as-az-alkmaar-win-dutch-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/troy-parrott-lifts-first-senior-trophy-as-az-alkmaar-win-dutch-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McEvoy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish player tracker: Striker was on the scoresheet in final against NEC Nijmegen ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:06:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V56ASTWGVP5IQNBW642J6577PY.jpg?auth=82b2880e209312de116ba87b13dfebf8d1fedc839b13d0e262bf4bafb58504eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kees Smit and Troy Parrott of AZ Alkmaar celebrate following the team's victory in the Dutch Cup final. Photograph: Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Bierens De Haan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on ghost creches: monuments to failure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/19/headline-the-irish-times-view-on-ghost-creches-monuments-to-failure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/19/headline-the-irish-times-view-on-ghost-creches-monuments-to-failure/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many of these facilities are compliant with planning but either do not meet standards set by the regulator]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ACOT2I4MUFOJ54EXQR376Z3YBM.jpg?auth=2857d8749f1ce2bc1b89e1cd813bd04ff865d42bf2d7d4d4329b4296b1baee2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[  Minister for Children Disability and Equality Norma Foley. Photo: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photo Agency
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight children killed in mass shooting in ​Louisiana ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/19/eight-children-killed-in-mass-shooting-in-louisiana-media-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/19/eight-children-killed-in-mass-shooting-in-louisiana-media-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Children killed by man ⁠ranged in age from ‌one to 14; police say some of the deceased were his 'descendants’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:57:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OXUOFHNSRGUVF6D44HPEJMQAY?auth=a990bb40c624499abb906bd9a24d63e1756f9bb2a03ea826f2663d24d0d51962&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cpl Chris Bordelon of the Shreveport Police Department speaks to the media in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday. Eight children were reported killed in a domestic violence-related shooting in Shreveport on Sunday morning, the authorities said. Photograph: Shreveport Police Department/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shreveport Police Department</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wicklow’s missed chances afford Dublin a lucky escape from Aughrim ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/wicklows-missed-chances-afford-dublin-a-lucky-escape-from-aughrim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/wicklows-missed-chances-afford-dublin-a-lucky-escape-from-aughrim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Repeated rallies come up just short against 14-man Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:52:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLXUAVS5RHQLK2O7WR2DH4L4RY.jpg?auth=196a17bac81c2e9154738f1dc201aa1ccc0d51ac6ad4025d41fddddb0badbb91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Paddy Small in action against Wicklow's Conall Ó Gallchobhair during Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertainty over renewed talks to end Middle East conflict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/19/uncertainty-over-renewed-talks-to-end-middle-east-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/19/uncertainty-over-renewed-talks-to-end-middle-east-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-week ceasefire between US and Iran set to expire on Tuesday night]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:39:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WO4RSBLJZ6AXJPJN5E6OECFWDY.jpg?auth=1241d27d4d09573ad11ef2e2f738a7ee31bf789c51759038a479bfb1a1be49a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pakistan is leading mediation efforts to end the Iran war. Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Farooq Naeem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass shooting in Louisiana leaves eight children dead and others wounded]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/19/mass-shooting-in-louisiana-leaves-eight-children-dead-and-others-wounded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/19/mass-shooting-in-louisiana-leaves-eight-children-dead-and-others-wounded/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sainato]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least four separate but nearby scenes involved in deadly incident, say police]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MINZQDLUIJLIXUS23F2VS5MWMU.jpg?auth=0cc4a6bbfb5a6cd3718b61229bd207b97f3256702628877e97bea3496af47f4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police said the suspect was shot and killed by police after he committed a carjacking. File photograph: Joe Penney/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kildare record hard-fought win over Laois to move into Leinster last four]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/kildare-record-hard-fought-win-over-laois-to-move-into-leinster-last-four/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/kildare-record-hard-fought-win-over-laois-to-move-into-leinster-last-four/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ger McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Championship debutants Eoin Cully and Ben Loakman were central to Kildare’s success]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWPJWWVCYJ362FBWQIRQPRCUZI.jpg?auth=eca55815f82b01b6fe31fe388fddfaaba80d732e5b94f17ce0efb5e75f77e8e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kildare’s Tommy Gill and Patrick O’Sullivan of Laois. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorraine O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erling Haaland sinks Arsenal to give Manchester City edge in title race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/erling-haaland-sinks-arsenal-to-give-manchester-city-edge-in-title-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/erling-haaland-sinks-arsenal-to-give-manchester-city-edge-in-title-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rayan Cherki and Kai Havertz trade early blows before Haaland’s 65th-minute winner]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XW55WRHQGZLXYK4WNB56EXVHMY.jpg?auth=51b5f9ccd9725ad3d1f3e89549769151d05e9da78b625e96cb73640826aaa35e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erling Haaland scores Man City's second goal against Arsenal. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demolition man: Gerard McCann on Fanum House, said to be one of Belfast’s ugliest buildings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/19/demolition-man-gerard-mccann-on-fanum-house-said-to-be-one-of-belfasts-ugliest-buildings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/19/demolition-man-gerard-mccann-on-fanum-house-said-to-be-one-of-belfasts-ugliest-buildings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard McCann]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The building just across the road from the loyalist Sandy Row area housed offices of RTÉ, Sky and The Irish Times]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHQ7S3USHNGBFGBPNI6W77NOL4.jpeg?auth=19e2b7fac3266e9e7d6b5b9628ab1d8a0563183b6c5e9692a13bf6e22a0d759e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fanum House, described by Frank McNally as “a 1965 atrocity of brutalist architecture” before its demolition]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vital saves from Rory Beggan help Monaghan to ward off Cavan comeback in Clones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/vital-saves-from-rory-beggan-help-monaghan-to-ward-off-cavan-comeback-in-clones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/vital-saves-from-rory-beggan-help-monaghan-to-ward-off-cavan-comeback-in-clones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Shalvey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Monaghan had big lead early in the first half, but goalkeeper’s saves and kicking helped toward victory]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:32:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNYB7I55AIKHWLZXR5MPEIPG6M.jpg?auth=7c68305891c14f3305bd25807d0fc4031cf36b9dbf000d7436a4d4b68b37877c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monaghan's Stephen Mooney with Cavan's Conor Brady. Photograph: John McVitty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John McVitty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is dangerous to play God – unless you’re God]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/19/it-is-dangerous-to-play-god-unless-youre-god/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/19/it-is-dangerous-to-play-god-unless-youre-god/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Right before Pope Leo was elected, Trump put out a meme of himself as the pope]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLR2D3G4NBDA5IS5E4LHIXCCSQ.jpg?auth=43e2683a4002574faef9543e543e4442e8e4acf18a8e6909b17a6d6e889a9c44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform seemingly depicting himself as Jesus after criticising Pope Leo XIV. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MANDEL NGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin to carry on as FF leader into next elections and ‘fulfil my mandate’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/martin-to-carry-on-as-ff-leader-into-next-elections-and-fulfil-my-mandate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/martin-to-carry-on-as-ff-leader-into-next-elections-and-fulfil-my-mandate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fuel support package ‘not permanent answer’, Martin says of energy crisis at annual 1916 commemoration event ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:55:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRUZQPUDJREN7ARVGEXUBZXAIM.jpg?auth=9016d372c48c68b889da73b6a71b0b9c48b95c323612490623f00d384d87738b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD speaking at Fianna Fáil's 1916 Commemoration at Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin.
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times


















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clare withstand late Waterford rally to take opening points in Ennis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/clare-withstand-late-waterford-rally-to-take-opening-points-in-ennis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/clare-withstand-late-waterford-rally-to-take-opening-points-in-ennis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Late Shane Meehan goal puts comeback beyond Déise’s grasp]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:52:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HYWBDZYRJQ7CB4ACX5VD2EBMKI.jpg?auth=515b45eccf91b20f1ba87692aaaf08c5feede2d4d78dee735754271005a31171&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Peter Duggan in action against Waterford's Aaron O'Neill. Photograph: Natasha Barton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natasha Barton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than €17m in payments provided over past two years to people struggling with burial costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/19/more-than-17m-in-payments-provided-over-past-two-years-to-people-struggling-with-burial-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/19/more-than-17m-in-payments-provided-over-past-two-years-to-people-struggling-with-burial-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Additional needs payment sees rent supports of €2.36m granted – including €1.37m for rent arrears]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WDVOZNQS2FA5TK72N6JTYVJDDM.jpg?auth=88323ff398d83cf80ecddff2ea3894f587ac747b75a683e9911c0ebb7bef775e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The spending €17m on burial costs was part of more than €133m paid out in additional needs payments in 2024 and 2025. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SeventyFour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgil van Dijk snatches victory for Liverpool in first derby at Everton’s new home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/virgil-van-dijk-snatches-victory-for-liverpool-in-first-derby-at-evertons-new-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/19/virgil-van-dijk-snatches-victory-for-liverpool-in-first-derby-at-evertons-new-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mo Salah opened the scoring at the new Hill Dickinson Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:21:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6AZGMT2NAOGZ2XMQ622PTTJMQ.jpg?auth=f4c2ace0987d8cca2c81d8ef002f21d49d3f7127a71284be268a07deb5250ae3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Virgil van Dijk celebrate's scoring Liverpool's second goal against Everton. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Copley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westmeath knock Meath out of Leinster in seismic shock in Tullamore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/westmeath-knock-meath-out-of-leinster-in-seismic-shock-in-tullamore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/westmeath-knock-meath-out-of-leinster-in-seismic-shock-in-tullamore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Win was thoroughly deserved by a much hungrier and resolute outfit against the Division Two champions]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:14:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GU2YIEAN2U26N4LQVBKFXOXIBY.jpg?auth=a749fd46a30ae9fb439dd643b9e3869b6e0f52ab078aa3cfbb8741fcb57b29aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath's Matthew Whittaker celebrates at the full-time whistle. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex-abuse case character references from public representatives unacceptable, says Taoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/19/sex-abuse-case-character-references-from-public-representatives-unacceptable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/19/sex-abuse-case-character-references-from-public-representatives-unacceptable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach’s remarks follow TD’s testimonial for ex-government adviser convicted of sexually exploiting 13-year-old]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:14:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWT6PHY6GVUUBFDBWFDGBTWUSY.jpg?auth=8de7ef8e782dd86ec9463e3c21fe99fbdd318bbcde1a2d6dab89769c7ab827a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Ramamoorthy was found guilty of sexually exploiting a child in 2017. The Court of Appeal noted a character reference from a TD as 'quite extraordinary'. File photograph: Collins

]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louth get Leinster defence off to winning start against Wexford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/louth-get-leinster-defence-off-to-winning-start-against-wexford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/19/louth-get-leinster-defence-off-to-winning-start-against-wexford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Bannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Subdued crowd at Cullen Park come alive with news of Meath defeat in Tullamore]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:12:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJ335FCOXEGPORIVYU4A7WJFX4.jpg?auth=2a39a56f4dfdfe49d104c42ea4e639e77c2ba223c39df4ce610f6ffeb3c0509f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth's Conall McCaul scores a point during the Leinster SFC quarter-final against Wexford. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/19/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/19/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, April 20th – 26th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta looks to relight Arsenal’s fire, literally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/19/mikel-arteta-looks-to-relight-arsenals-fire-literally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/19/mikel-arteta-looks-to-relight-arsenals-fire-literally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gary Lineker on the outs, Man City having fun in the sun]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:20:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O36D4VOC7S7NXHXPBOWTHNJLE4.jpg?auth=6b0a7272ba05948fa8f3604bb8eec6fc6a96a61317d8be6a87e29bba1c7d5e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal form a huddle ahead of the Champions League second-leg fixture against Sporting. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protest staged at Dublin’s Herzog Park against football event promoting its renaming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/19/football-event-promoting-herzog-park-renaming-disrupted-by-pro-israel-campaigners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/19/football-event-promoting-herzog-park-renaming-disrupted-by-pro-israel-campaigners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Members of Jewish community among demonstrators against Irish Sport for Palestine football event]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:17:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WIGK6AJOSNDBVPIJ5IL6JUE5VI.jpg?auth=a4fe99d07c26e0c054de69dbfa09f2521827e823702338170202b433037fe384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters against Irish Sport for Palestine  event in Herzog Park, Rathgar, Dublin, on Sunday. Photograph: Patrick Humphreys]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electricity bills could increase by up to 9% with gas even higher, Minister says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/19/electricity-bills-could-increase-by-up-to-9-with-gas-even-higher-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/19/electricity-bills-could-increase-by-up-to-9-with-gas-even-higher-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Energy says no concerns among airlines of flight cancellations because no disruption foreseen in jet fuel supplies]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:14:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JC5MZXL72RAFRDEAKQRCVYIVJM.jpg?auth=6ecd17413e6447779733c2166c209c8b9f009a9c4133ecb15510787a58b36056&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Domestic electricity and gas prices are set to go significantly higher, says Minister for Energy Darragh O'Brien. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">eggeeggjiew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Mary’s and Clontarf dispatch Terenure and Lansdowne to set up AIL final showdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/19/st-marys-and-clontarf-dispatch-terenure-and-lansdowne-to-set-up-ail-final-showdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/19/st-marys-and-clontarf-dispatch-terenure-and-lansdowne-to-set-up-ail-final-showdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clontarf look to become first club to retain the title since 2006]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:10:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEN5C6LODZDUVC2NGHY47C7WFQ.jpg?auth=4aa099ffa5f40497cf3bf9390a8f0abe9e3111fe5da282c312b4bc3f17e404d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dylan Donnellan scored his 18th try of the season in Clontarf's semi-final win over Lansdowne. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage pedestrian dies following road crash in Cork  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/teenage-pedestrian-dies-following-road-crash-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/teenage-pedestrian-dies-following-road-crash-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The male in his late teens was taken from the scene on Friday to Cork University Hospital]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:47:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFPOEVPOXFGPDESLZ3MG4HLTNU.jpg?auth=a74b2973027ca52ca4471b6985e14522597dbca402bf86034b2ad12f90b3eb7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts more sun than rain with 20 degrees in areas later in the week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/19/met-eireann-forecasts-more-sun-than-rain-with-20-degrees-in-areas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/19/met-eireann-forecasts-more-sun-than-rain-with-20-degrees-in-areas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friday could see the top temperatures of the week, the forecaster says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:58:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6IYHKRITJBCRNQHOQX2ADK4XA.JPG?auth=b22d1c827694b3ff98643f5c4ff5f933b7ff9d73a784498d30ff1f212a226e28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High pressure will remain for the coming week, bringing plenty of dry and bright, albeit breezy weather, forecaster says. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands face disruption as Aer Lingus cancels or reschedules hundreds of summer flights ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/19/holiday-makers-face-travel-disruption-with-aer-lingus-to-carry-out-maintenance-on-aircraft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/19/holiday-makers-face-travel-disruption-with-aer-lingus-to-carry-out-maintenance-on-aircraft/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of flights will be affected on the airline’s summer schedule against the backdrop of a significant jet fuel shortage]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:47:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POD4CCUHIBAJXJZOXXPZDQGYTE.jpg?auth=a2b0383858fb97aac71630015cc4f8edc75bd5bdfc5e3ec80764681f891c77c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Schedule changes apply to approximately 2 per cent of Aer Lingus’ overall schedule. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria, police say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/19/rat-poison-found-in-hipp-baby-food-jar-in-austria-police-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/19/rat-poison-found-in-hipp-baby-food-jar-in-austria-police-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Consuming the contents of jars could be life-threatening, baby food brand says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:24:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ARMYWRIZJDZRHEB4CSOST7L24.jpg?auth=46b0b1d309c37615c7aca81d21cc4cc2fb4b85d3f1182fc8f19a989640d2b2fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sample from one of HiPP's 190g jars of Carrots and Potatoes baby food reported by a customer had tested positive for rat poison, police say. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OLIVER LANG</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: Micheál Martin’s brush with political mortality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/19/message-from-the-editor-micheal-martins-brush-with-political-mortality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/19/message-from-the-editor-micheal-martins-brush-with-political-mortality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government’s wounds are superficial, but real breach has opened between Coalition and rural voters]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:21:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SKC7H6VGK5CHUP7IMK7GWRGGU.jpg?auth=f4467b9a1d4d0ac24a4f431faae30e9e9b1618084e2fc3f070f6d574219864d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fuel blockade and protests that threatened to bring Ireland to a standstill two weeks ago continues to shape national politics. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving a plot of land to your children: what taxes might they face? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/19/what-tax-bill-will-we-face-selling-sites-that-our-father-gave-us-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/19/what-tax-bill-will-we-face-selling-sites-that-our-father-gave-us-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sites given to children are tax-free if the plan is to build a home, but things get complicated if they sell it on with no home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man due in court after reports of €20,000 cash thrown at Galway motorists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/man-due-in-court-after-reports-of-20000-cash-thrown-at-galway-motorists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/man-due-in-court-after-reports-of-20000-cash-thrown-at-galway-motorists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí recovered more than €20,000 in cash from motorists who handed back money]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:55:02 +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 believe the €20,000 was the proceeds of a theft in Kerry. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Éamon de Valera in Ballsbridge, ‘Sam A Barclay Beckett’ in Foxrock: Who was where 100 years ago?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2026/04/19/eamon-de-valera-in-ballsbridge-sam-a-barclay-beckett-in-foxrock-who-was-where-100-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2026/04/19/eamon-de-valera-in-ballsbridge-sam-a-barclay-beckett-in-foxrock-who-was-where-100-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Details on public figures and their whereabouts and families are contained in the 1926 Census]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:29:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CESVKCJGTBESTMLSSRJ5ZF5SI4.jpg?auth=e5d3c0540ef0c06a9c24a18dfd8d9549062f9d00c0bd4b7d6cc10d6b5322eb16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and  Minister Patrick O’Donovan, at the launch of the 1926 Census onlin
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will never give up’: Australia’s most-decorated soldier denies war crime allegations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/04/19/i-will-never-give-up-australias-most-decorated-soldier-denies-war-crime-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/04/19/i-will-never-give-up-australias-most-decorated-soldier-denies-war-crime-allegations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nino Bucci]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of war crime murder relating to deaths of five unarmed civilians]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:07:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RGCCCEAWVFFTNPQP552OFGLS4.jpg?auth=bf8a856f485d5e1ca74d2c06aed973ce9dd58ec5ae040136b075a2e2fa18f428&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ben Roberts-Smith: 'I categorically deny all of these allegations.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phones could be the chink in a company’s armour ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/phones-could-be-the-chink-in-a-companys-armour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/phones-could-be-the-chink-in-a-companys-armour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Given the increased awareness of cybersecurity, an alarming number of companies seem oddly casual in their approach to smartphones]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3POITMZNG5F6VEDG2P6ADDSIMU.jpg?auth=e4fb02353b7043ec008f912d8aa3f7c9fb614072115ffe6813a2db97dfec72f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You may not need to lock your staff's smartphone but you do need to make sure your information is secure. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia_Sudnitskaya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan’s attack on RTÉ was wrong, but he had a point about the media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/19/eileen-culloty-patrick-odonovans-attack-on-rte-was-wrong-but-he-had-a-point-about-the-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/19/eileen-culloty-patrick-odonovans-attack-on-rte-was-wrong-but-he-had-a-point-about-the-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eileen Culloty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is fair to ask if news media do a good job of capturing and representing a range of public views]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJL7O3VTUZGUXGLSF3R7PZWFWA.JPG?auth=5724a247f0dd9133c72297cd43f0aa35b3829dbf8cb7243a50133adb55601c13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick O' Donovan: his comments deserve condemnation but also raise questions about media freedom that merit deeper examination. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan crossed a dangerous line when he threatened to call in the Army]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/18/conor-brady-ocallaghan-crossed-a-dangerous-line-when-he-threatened-to-call-in-the-army/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/18/conor-brady-ocallaghan-crossed-a-dangerous-line-when-he-threatened-to-call-in-the-army/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even in critical circumstances such as the destruction of the British embassy in 1972 or in various prison riots, the State has never sent in its military to confront the citizenry]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5D5XQLTIJNRWLGCKRPKQKEE7Y.jpg?auth=baa526e7b01b2c0f22f66fd0db4c91463e2c72ea94a4c95882d6701863713c41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protocols between the Garda and the Defence Forces go back to the foundation of the State and are grounded both in common law and in statute. Photograph: An Garda Siochana/PA Wire 
 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">An Garda Siochana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Roswell, belief has become an industry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/19/in-roswell-the-truth-is-out-there-somewhere-between-the-myth-and-merch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/19/in-roswell-the-truth-is-out-there-somewhere-between-the-myth-and-merch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the town forever linked to a crashed object in 1947, the truth is out there – between the myth and merch]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVEYWQJSCRAO3CBZRWF67BBCSE.jpg?auth=19a0df8fb56143046ad41dcd42e2faf7a53ee42f7453b970304cb000c6448b36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Welcome to Roswell: the location has the best town entrance sign in all of the  US, which is the introduction to a three-mile procession of standard neon-lit eats and sleeps places before you reach the historic centre. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bill Clark</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I loathe Conor McGregor, but I can’t lie: something about him intrigues me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/18/mark-oconnell-i-loathe-the-man-but-i-cant-lie-something-about-conor-mcgregor-intrigues-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/18/mark-oconnell-i-loathe-the-man-but-i-cant-lie-something-about-conor-mcgregor-intrigues-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McGregor may have some residual Irish fanbase, but this country – actual Ireland as opposed to “Ireland” – has very little time for him]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IV4OB44X2ZEM5GT4BY6WI7XKQY.jpg?auth=82baaa0665c3acf0f079ec945c1a222cedc2a4512ed50cdd9a5bbc59a6e31147&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I find myself helplessly intrigued by Conor McGregor’s bizarre style of self-presentation and rhetoric. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The audacity of newbie Catholic JD Vance lecturing Pope Leo is breathtaking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/19/breda-obrien-audacity-of-newbie-catholic-jd-vance-lecturing-pope-leo-is-breathtaking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/19/breda-obrien-audacity-of-newbie-catholic-jd-vance-lecturing-pope-leo-is-breathtaking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It has been disconcerting to see US Catholics belatedly turning on Trump. Where was the outrage before now?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HT4B5GPKPLZSRMPSMGPEKLIUUM.jpg?auth=90fb589db967ff858a33853ab14d3d4c0feab05b99c05403bac4156de385a42d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US vice-president JD Vance and Usha Vance at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican last year. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Trump’s Maga disciples tearing up the diplomatic rule book across Europe ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/19/meet-the-maga-disciples-tearing-up-the-diplomatic-rule-book-across-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/19/meet-the-maga-disciples-tearing-up-the-diplomatic-rule-book-across-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump’s hand‑picked ambassadors look less like career diplomats and more like a travelling Mar‑a‑Lago court, spoiling for a fight]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:44:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7DXH4EBSRE3JBID5WHOIUYT2M.jpg?auth=044318022ff014e496beedd71fd60babb28082a6efaac765e05a7d06d459a061&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2025 class of US ambassadors Trump has appointed across Europe is stacked full of political loyalists, friends and wealthy campaign donors. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Juliet jewel heist, Malahide murders: The ‘eventful’ weekend of 1926 Irish census]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/19/mount-juliet-jewel-heist-malahide-murders-the-eventful-weekend-of-1926-irish-census/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/19/mount-juliet-jewel-heist-malahide-murders-the-eventful-weekend-of-1926-irish-census/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregory Walls]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish person who garnered perhaps the most international attention 100 years ago does not appear in the independent Irish State’s first census at all]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSRWFHF2WRF4HGIT23EDQ4HVZ4.jpg?auth=3ef09a415e66be84718d5bc8d91911603a2e9fc078434e5651e6f0664c013f00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1926: 'Family group portrait, commissioned by Mr Casey, Waterford.' The first census of the Irish Free State took place on the night of Sunday, April 18th that year. Photograph: National Library of Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who alleged ex threatened her life in row over money for baby gets protection order]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/19/woman-who-alleged-ex-threatened-her-life-in-row-over-money-for-baby-gets-protection-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/19/woman-who-alleged-ex-threatened-her-life-in-row-over-money-for-baby-gets-protection-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman in her 80s seeks protection order against her estranged husband]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWLS7A3PEZP7OBR7LYIOJBFMNM.jpg?auth=bcd9e3fc811dece18b65c85a838e43df07266572f2027b0108bfa8129c6f7c27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dublin District Family Court at Dolphin House, Dublin:  'Please help protect us, I’m doing this for my child’s safety and my own,' a woman told the court. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronan Maher’s journey from overwhelmed youngster to the Wall of Legends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/18/ronan-mahers-journey-from-overwhelmed-youngster-to-hero-of-club-and-county/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/18/ronan-mahers-journey-from-overwhelmed-youngster-to-hero-of-club-and-county/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tipperary captain’s drive towards Liam MacCarthy success was fuelled by a dream to be immortalised in portrait]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46HJCKFXZJFNVJZSH3TO3MX25Q.jpg?auth=8a831e75e12b72df99dec300d2ff885752868419703d0d0a49a6f3aa45e0b96e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tipperary captain Ronan Maher celebrates his team's victory against Kilkenny in last year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final at Croke Park. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Leah Scholes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ll start trimming fat routes’: How could jet fuel shortages affect Irish airlines? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/prices-are-not-going-to-go-down-how-jet-fuel-shortages-could-affect-summer-holiday-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/prices-are-not-going-to-go-down-how-jet-fuel-shortages-could-affect-summer-holiday-plans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consumer confidence has taken a battering since the start of the year, and when that happens, holiday bookings take a pause
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPYJ6HV4QOBJT6MFYGLDO53NCQ.jpg?auth=e0fbd7292bce0f4f408d229ef977c273e425ffae857f441e683571ff33790b73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Emirates aircraft prepares for landing as a plume of smoke rises from a fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai, caused by an airstrike by Iran, in March 2026. Photograph: AFP/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dubliner in South Africa: ‘I often leave the keys in the car. I couldn’t do that in Dublin’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/a-dubliner-in-south-africa-i-often-leave-the-keys-in-the-car-at-night-i-couldnt-do-that-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/a-dubliner-in-south-africa-i-often-leave-the-keys-in-the-car-at-night-i-couldnt-do-that-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Annie Williams runs Kingfisher Creek Safari Lodge in Hoedspruit, South Africa]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBT3XSF6BBGOLCB42Y4XTND4OY.jpg?auth=5882c91c3a3f4ef5039b7b195f7171afd16de92b856806f9f86d36dd74c4896d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dubliner Annie Williams runs a safari lodge in South Africa]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A family’s Roaccutane story: ‘I never thought something like this could happen’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/19/a-familys-roaccutane-story-i-never-thought-something-like-this-could-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/19/a-familys-roaccutane-story-i-never-thought-something-like-this-could-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anne Enright died by suicide at the age of 16 in 2024 five days after coming off a six-month course of the acne treatment]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKCJVC4CXFD2HNI53BMMCIEN6M.JPG?auth=db3a819229f29217eeb955a007a387a1650637a00aaf3888764cfa8a5ea2704f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trióna and Ed Enright at Coolmain beach near their home in west Cork, on the birthday of their eldest daughter Anne, who died by suicide in September 2024, aged 16. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are some things even Rory McIlroy’s fancy wearables cannot measure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/19/there-are-some-things-even-rory-mcilroys-fancy-wearables-cannot-measure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/19/there-are-some-things-even-rory-mcilroys-fancy-wearables-cannot-measure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s getting harder to avoid activity trackers as more and more elite athletes endorse them]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ESTGE6AYRNHW3J2UPTI7T4BD3Y.jpg?auth=bc38834c5f9bf0fda15cf7d6ba122ba26562d0414c2c39dfb8e50cfe0b068ff5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Like most athletes, Rory McIlroy has a wearable on his wrist telling him everything he wants to know. Photograph: Erick W Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erick W. Rasco</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel’s comeback gathers pace with record-breaking advance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/19/intels-comeback-gathers-pace-with-record-breaking-advance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/19/intels-comeback-gathers-pace-with-record-breaking-advance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some readers may think they should have loaded up when the stock was dirt cheap. However, hindsight is easy; investing is anything but]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GTRWG6CORJVKRYTA3JBOCYCMA.jpg?auth=a547e1523c295d10ac36710702ebc7774610c195208bced7bf235e3534e172f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Intel shares have more than tripled since August. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IFA deputy president: ‘I’m not sure God would open the door to me right away’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/19/ifa-deputy-president-im-not-sure-god-would-open-the-door-to-me-right-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/19/ifa-deputy-president-im-not-sure-god-would-open-the-door-to-me-right-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alice Doyle on sibling responsibility, happiness in her life, and being described as ‘brutally honest’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGH5F3CIO5A4RDHNFZUP5LAR4U.jpg?auth=7a6cff3ec2c459354a319edea5bf6707768bf068a529db0ad3700eb470d882a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alice Doyle is the deputy president of the Irish Farmers Association. Photograph: Finbarr O'Rourke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finbarr O'Rourke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new private airport in Ireland? Locals unwilling to give plans a soft landing spot ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/does-co-monaghan-need-an-airport-locals-unwilling-to-give-plans-a-soft-landing-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/19/does-co-monaghan-need-an-airport-locals-unwilling-to-give-plans-a-soft-landing-spot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fuel protests disrupt devotees of St Thérèse; a sad dispute plays out at the RTB; Irish EU commissioner shows hunted can become hunter]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T63ZWBSLBSS5N4AZHYDHLAGA3U.jpg?auth=9b97cf6f0147b7c2063f5053dc000b0f80ab7dc4536e138c24a4e0fced6340a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flights at the Co Monaghan aerodrome would be restricted to daytime hours, there would be none in 'adverse weather conditions' and 'no commercial operations' are planned for the site. Photograph: Universal Images Group/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower, shorter, dumber: many new so-called sports are just violence porn ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/18/power-slaps-kicks-to-the-crotch-sport-is-making-bottom-feeders-rich-but-most-of-us-poorer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/18/power-slaps-kicks-to-the-crotch-sport-is-making-bottom-feeders-rich-but-most-of-us-poorer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lower, shorter, dumber: many new so-called sports are just violence porn, while others seek to profit from shrinking attention spans]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADG2SOAS7VC6VL4LIFVVSVNZOY.jpg?auth=7aab282970d333af6f07fce652d005eeaf33b4868c321299f2f23e5650936711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abraham Tulisi competes against Robbie Tuluatua during the final of a Run It Straight contest in New Zealand last May. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannah Peters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to stop killing dandelions and this is why]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/04/19/we-need-to-stop-killing-dandelions-and-this-is-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/04/19/we-need-to-stop-killing-dandelions-and-this-is-why/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For that flare of yellow to appear, the plant must spread its seeds, and it is that seed head which is a design marvel]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVGKG3IDSDQT2ICVBC4Y365C7I.jpg?auth=7bd1bd26c7b95b9692fde2517410fe2a1f1e6717ceed28b791b025017b06e3f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dandelions are also, in their own way, a record of the ground in which they grow. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have four children and feel overwhelmed all the time’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/19/i-have-four-children-and-feel-overwhelmed-all-the-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/19/i-have-four-children-and-feel-overwhelmed-all-the-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: At 53, I feel like a hamster on a wheel. I’m stressed, anxious and resentful of taking on more tasks, even if they are essential ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRXRLSHAQ5FMXAYBJ4V6XKDPE4.jpg?auth=7ec1692bf48616a8bc78579db787d9da8de61869d4cfde7825d2ceb64b60b1a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I would say I consider my plate to be quite full at the moment and resent when something else is added to it – even if that is unavoidable life admin.' Photograph: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Your husband is having an affair with my wife’: how the perfect life of an heiress exploded]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/19/your-husband-is-having-an-affair-with-my-wife-how-the-perfect-life-of-an-heiress-exploded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/19/your-husband-is-having-an-affair-with-my-wife-how-the-perfect-life-of-an-heiress-exploded/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belle Burden seemed to have a perfect life. Then her husband walked out on the family. Strangers, her compelling memoir, is now being made into a film]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7Z3Q7E7FZE5RJBPKTLH4EYYUU.jpg?auth=0e46cd6e979001dfe1e73b1c3f707caf054334751e8ca9de38897e98dbfa5ec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belle Burden. Photograph: Victor Llorente/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VICTOR LLORENTE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a mocked painter emerged as a creator of masterpieces: ‘No one is laughing any more’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/04/19/how-a-mocked-painter-emerged-as-a-creator-of-masterpieces-no-one-is-laughing-any-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/04/19/how-a-mocked-painter-emerged-as-a-creator-of-masterpieces-no-one-is-laughing-any-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Ambition, at the Orangerie in Paris, makes plain the artist’s achievements]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MPJWTG7PDBE6LEDSCE4ARED2FM.jpg?auth=1d1b754d26ed1b674b8863fbacc9430344dbe6b7599a389a16df3628aada59e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Today, as wars rage in the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere, Rousseau’s War painting remains a terrifying pictorial statement on the horror of humans slaughtering their own species, rivalled only by Picasso’s Guernica. Photograph: Fine Art/Heritage via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heritage Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why widows are crucial in the production of the finest Champagnes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/19/why-widows-are-crucial-in-the-production-of-the-finest-champagnes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/19/why-widows-are-crucial-in-the-production-of-the-finest-champagnes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: The role of widows is particularly important in this French region known for sparkling wines]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QETWPNGERFGGBFLMKRKIOVNXRQ.jpg?auth=94876aa1f2d7ab22be275e7779140649d642def3843c7e58fab85c06e45c32d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Generations of successful women have proven that a man is not necessary for the production of fine Champagne. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">stocknshares</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday Night Live UK is funny and fresh – but that doesn’t mean it has a future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/18/saturday-night-live-uk-is-funny-and-fresh-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-has-a-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/18/saturday-night-live-uk-is-funny-and-fresh-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-has-a-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sky’s version of the US sketch-show institution is halfway through its first series. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TonyBaggett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/19/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/19/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 18th-24th highlights, including Mint, Super Garden, The Neighbourhood and Unchosen]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADBWOUIJTRB2HHBFICOCGSKMVE.jpg?auth=fcb7314f2d0ec301eeccbf48df30ba8496adf8237b08e5555df14406ec66e86e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dry: Róisín Gallagher as Shiv. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild garlic galore: it’s time to get out and forage this Irish food treasure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/19/wild-garlic-galore-its-time-to-get-out-and-forage-this-irish-food-treasure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/19/wild-garlic-galore-its-time-to-get-out-and-forage-this-irish-food-treasure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just remember to follow a few key rules and there will be enough for everybody to enjoy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XS4ST462CVHX3C4VQN4JEEYVLY.jpg?auth=a2ec563f5c2d2495b4dc7fcb76afa465e9ebb1f55c59e77a313dd29973a909e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Foraging wild garlic can bring great joy in the kitchen. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ClarkandCompany</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Dublin couple who left their law and engineering careers for a camper van life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/04/19/meet-the-dublin-couple-who-left-their-law-and-engineering-careers-for-a-camper-van-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/04/19/meet-the-dublin-couple-who-left-their-law-and-engineering-careers-for-a-camper-van-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alanna Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A wandering minstrel and high-flying lawyer have joined forces to launch a business doing camper van conversions and building flat-pack kits for van owners]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5X3PZLBBRBQHJUH2CRD4PI26M.jpg?auth=f42f23b9bdfdb922a30979b210a31a639a60f44c27f571deefafbcdf4ccdc9e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Happy on the road: Fiona Grace and Martin Byford of Nomad Nester Designs with their German Shepherd, Indie, in Ennis, Co Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Copyright : Eamon Ward</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Wizard of the Kremlin, The Blue Trail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/19/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-lee-cronins-the-mummy-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-the-blue-trail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/19/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-lee-cronins-the-mummy-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-the-blue-trail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack Reynor, Jennifer Lopez, Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander and Jude Law feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of April 16th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBVTI47KE722V7VRSFIWVTHNUQ.jpg?auth=da13722ba805173b6b6d39342968550803b48418a4aaf3751f5de9a06c39cd92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: Natalie Grace as Katie. Photograph: Patrick Redmond/Warner Bros]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Now we see what’s happening’: Leïla Slimani sets fire to the Nineties in final act of trilogy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/19/now-we-see-whats-happening-leila-slimani-sets-fire-to-the-nineties-in-final-act-of-trilogy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/19/now-we-see-whats-happening-leila-slimani-sets-fire-to-the-nineties-in-final-act-of-trilogy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Self]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French-Moroccan writer on success, dual identity and nuance in a black-and-white age]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G36XF5SYHGQG73USUIWNKCPMB4.jpg?auth=eca65c34d1819fe07b855be1ecbcdbf9847d87886d7e5fe4198a82804a7443a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leïla Slimani: 'One should always believe that the book will be beautiful enough to be accepted by those you betrayed.' Photograph: Joel Saget/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Economics by Caitríona Lally made me reconsider my views on cleaning, work and what we value]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/19/home-economics-by-caitriona-lally-made-me-reconsider-my-views-on-cleaning-work-and-what-we-value/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/19/home-economics-by-caitriona-lally-made-me-reconsider-my-views-on-cleaning-work-and-what-we-value/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katriona O’Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trinity College Dublin cleaner’s beautifully written memoir is no rags-to-riches story but a book about motherhood, choice and the constant renegotiation of a woman’s life]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPGV5LVQGNZ4UOCILSGOI6U76M.jpg?auth=95f5ef00f1906a04bcb02c9d517000fb253d6f32b6cd96be757e20e21f0393cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caitríona Lally, author of Home Economics: Funny, honest and incredibly skilled. There are award-winning sentences throughout this book. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>