<?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/2026-04-20/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:22:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unrealistic expectations’ from parents fuelling teacher burnout, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/unrealistic-expectations-from-parents-fuelling-teacher-burnout-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/unrealistic-expectations-from-parents-fuelling-teacher-burnout-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost half of teachers surveyed in North said they would consider quitting]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35AWDWMJ5FEFLL2TYPMEC7JZRA.jpg?auth=2f09b182930ccff5f22b562cd4a7c475ba1f6e69bbb9c795ab1c6afb58127ad5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nearly a third rated their own mental health as being 'poor, or very poor'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">StockPlanets</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran plan new talks but ‘lots of bombs’ will go off if deal not made, says Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/us-and-iran-plan-new-talks-but-lots-of-bombs-will-go-off-if-deal-not-made-says-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/us-and-iran-plan-new-talks-but-lots-of-bombs-will-go-off-if-deal-not-made-says-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Netanyahu says Israel has ‘not finished’ in Iran as fresh air strikes launched at Lebanon during ceasefire with Hizbullah]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:47:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7AT2FJJN633MK7CW65WTIAICIE.jpg?auth=d771bfa9467c01759629028f420546b8abc30bd52a51b4fbfc9066820365ebbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Representatives from more than a dozen foreign diplomatic missions, United Nations offices and the media viewed damage at sites previously targeted by US-Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Majid Saeedi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s labour secretary resigns amid misconduct investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/donald-trumps-labour-secretary-resigns-amid-misconduct-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/donald-trumps-labour-secretary-resigns-amid-misconduct-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Smith in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chavez-DeRemer steps down from position, following earlier administration exits of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:44:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXEPEFTWWZBTMT45X5YMLTPEJM.jpg?auth=d04e545dcb062dcd36e40d7b526836cf4f51225feb2b4136830c22554f3257ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lori Chavez-DeRemer her close aides are currently under investigation by the department’s inspector general over allegations of professional misconduct. Photograph: Al Drago/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Al Drago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple chief executive Tim Cook to step down from role]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/04/20/apple-names-john-ternus-as-new-chief-executive-replacing-tim-cook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/04/20/apple-names-john-ternus-as-new-chief-executive-replacing-tim-cook/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cook to remain with company as new executive chair with John Ternus taking on chief role from September]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:17:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCORTHND2GQ5IJ7JUJHFLN67TY.jpg?auth=f5c96bb372f339a882e289edfb1c73ca62041d27878d818a4d71e170d87fc7bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tim Cook will remaining involved with the Cupertino, California, company as executive chairman. Photograph: Godofredo A Vasquez/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Godofredo A. Vásquez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deep dive’ into former NI police ombudsman appointment urged as part of Peter Mandelson review]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/deep-dive-into-ni-police-ombudsman-appointment-urged-as-part-of-peter-mandelson-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/deep-dive-into-ni-police-ombudsman-appointment-urged-as-part-of-peter-mandelson-review/</guid><description><![CDATA[Marie Anderson selected for role in 2019 ‘despite security concerns’, says DUP’s Gavin Robinson]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:27:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIUONWQKYNBYOVMLP2ALVZDS24.jpg?auth=181b186402e3c4a30b6942786924b6f393e54beb0d65eef23d4a6c81ae14b205&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marie Anderson, who was responsible for investigating complaints against police officers, retired from the role at the end of 2025.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landscaper defrauded elderly woman of more than €50,000 for poor-quality work in garden, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/landscaper-cheated-elderly-woman-of-more-than-50000-for-weed-removal-slabbing-and-cementing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/landscaper-cheated-elderly-woman-of-more-than-50000-for-weed-removal-slabbing-and-cementing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí engaged expert to review work and found cost should have been €20,000 at most]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:47:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3F3SDMNQBLMSTQAH3MXKGJMMAI.jpg?auth=f234cdbf9efd32f6d4dbc5566d2e3eab3f70f971dd5eba5fdd4a1c66ac81e560&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Myles Connors (37) College Farm Heights Newbridge Co Kildare:  defrauded an elderly woman out of more than €50,000 for poor quality work in her garden. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran gives positive signal on taking part in peace talks ahead of ceasefire deadline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/iran-war-live-updates-middle-east-trump-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/iran-war-live-updates-middle-east-trump-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy, Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran had said US is ‘not serious’ about negotiations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:43:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R54OLJQ33CKYTNTS4N74PG45HM.jpg?auth=305c4e8f4bbe9cc2726c90896b7b1b65296795128620427119c7f6e4dfe773e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The impact of Israeli strikes in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Monday. Photograph: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mahmoud Zayyat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Census 1926: National Archives records 20 million hits on first weekend of release]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/20/census-1926-national-archives-records-20-million-hits-on-first-weekend-of-release/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/20/census-1926-national-archives-records-20-million-hits-on-first-weekend-of-release/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Majority of website traffic coming from Ireland, the UK, the US, Australia and Canada]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:36:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7PMNE6INJDXLPE2SM7QHO2K4E.jpg?auth=a7b64a26b964bca082ba328df6a7abd7726f55350c8fe61a16ef624dee239f14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Constance Markievicz's 1926 census return. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[President’s decision on International Protection Bill due after ‘intense’ Council of State meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/presidents-decision-on-international-protection-bill-due-after-intense-council-of-state-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/presidents-decision-on-international-protection-bill-due-after-intense-council-of-state-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly convened advisory council on Monday to discuss controversial legislation ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:26:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PX74DSGECXFS4IM764CSRGZSHI.jpg?auth=150aec5405e617575dbc67220654a14548ef9e60e5ac79be7696005e28d10aa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Council of State with President Catherine Connolly (centre). ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mint on BBC One review: Piping hot, deliriously strange new crime drama steeped in magical realism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/20/mint-on-bbc-one-review-piping-hot-deliriously-strange-new-crime-drama-steeped-in-magical-realism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/20/mint-on-bbc-one-review-piping-hot-deliriously-strange-new-crime-drama-steeped-in-magical-realism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Charlotte Regan has gone out on a limb with this tale of star-crossed lovers in small-town Scotland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2OC57CZSWP33HY4MSEA645DMQY.jpg?auth=eed3879749c6a26cff146f3aa9fe027d2ce6aa90f6954b181cfd0141431fc9dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emma Laird’s Shannon – the Juliet of the piece – floats in slow motion mid-air at the outset of Mint. Photograph: House/Fearless Minds/BBC]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan arrest gives ‘sense of pride’ to gardaí who policed feud, conference hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/daniel-kinahan-arrest-gives-sense-of-pride-to-gardai-who-policed-feud-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/daniel-kinahan-arrest-gives-sense-of-pride-to-gardai-who-policed-feud-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí acquitted of allegedly ‘squaring’ penalty points to address GRA conference in Westport, Co Mayo]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:58:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4XVD4H7ABGOLF7YWTTUNP7LCQ.jpeg?auth=3e13aaf13dff5b35b3e912f7f032c6afdf2fca291fc8ec0bc0a3725577031856&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GRA vice-president James Hodgins told the conference that gardaí had come through a 'very difficult period'. Photograph: GRA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GRA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Mary’s captain Conor Dean aims to cap ‘incredibly exciting’ week with AIL final victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/st-marys-captain-conor-dean-aims-to-cap-incredibly-exciting-week-with-ail-final-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/st-marys-captain-conor-dean-aims-to-cap-incredibly-exciting-week-with-ail-final-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Connacht player expecting the stiffest of challenges in Aviva Stadium showdown against Clontarf]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:49:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4674TGWT5RAZ7ONSJFMLZCAYSQ.jpg?auth=5a1ab5f340f17f8fe1210946aa5639f1b8b8735bf82f92b9737c9bd4bcbb6f66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Dean in action for Connacht Eagles against Munster A at the Sportsground, Galway, in 2021. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHOJames Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on flight cancellations: airlines need to be upfront with passengers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/20/the-irish-times-view-on-flight-cancellations-airlines-need-to-be-upfront-with-passengers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/20/the-irish-times-view-on-flight-cancellations-airlines-need-to-be-upfront-with-passengers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Too often in the past airlines have been poor at dealing with complaints and offering timely compensation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NZ5JL6FJJH4JAIYWVES4XXQRM.JPG?auth=41275bfdbd0267d06994f0909cc524ad0d7db0a11c593b04ea36f64c6886596e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus planes at Dublin airport. The airline has announced flight cancellations. Photograph: Barry Cronin/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man sues in High Court claiming State failed to protect his daughter’s right to life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/man-sues-in-high-court-claiming-state-failed-to-protect-his-daughters-right-to-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/man-sues-in-high-court-claiming-state-failed-to-protect-his-daughters-right-to-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman, who was placed in care as a minor, struggled with addiction and was a victim of abuse, father says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:37:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FE65TNSTREK3CXN6ED3Q27VBI.png?auth=e814fe1bba6b2653086d5d669663fe70dd7b6fa2abd0240f305e001dcf0fefbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman 'suffered greatly' while in foster care, residential care and secure care units, her father claims. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[M50 fare evaders ‘think the rest of us have to pay their tolls for them’, judge says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/m50-fare-evaders-think-the-rest-of-us-have-to-pay-their-tolls-for-them-judge-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/m50-fare-evaders-think-the-rest-of-us-have-to-pay-their-tolls-for-them-judge-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hands 18 drivers a total of €434,000 in fines, with one driver having more than 1,000 unpaid trips]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:16:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J367UGE4HNA7NFC4QZLEWTWQKA.jpg?auth=77367e2147fa6da21c3da28e357af70c7f16878718982546b5a6ae24ee5c413e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cars crossing M50 toll plaza. Some 16 motorists received the maximum fine of €25,000 in their absence. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">eugene_remizov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ireland and the EU: influence waning in Brussels ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/20/the-irish-times-view-on-ireland-and-the-eu-influence-waning-in-brussels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/20/the-irish-times-view-on-ireland-and-the-eu-influence-waning-in-brussels/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland risks becoming under-represented just as key issues come on to the table]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVJ5DME6MNFX5JV76SCCTL6Y5A.jpg?auth=ac4729b4396da55658b7a31076c716586fd688e7bf0aee0e767e38b33207e773&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish man Anthony Whelan with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. 
(Photograph: European Commission Audiovisual Service)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dati Bendo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares dip amid Strait of Hormuz tensions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/20/european-shares-dip-amid-strait-of-hormuz-tensions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/20/european-shares-dip-amid-strait-of-hormuz-tensions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish stock exchange slides more than 1%, London’s FTSE 100 down 0.6%]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:57:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXF3REEBG3TH4RO66VVZRLDBOU.jpg?auth=4ae032ab15dc2cdcd129ef5d7a856afb193928138d5f7fb1ada54150de9c2559&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Middle East tensions continue to dominate markets. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainable aviation fuel firm sues over €2.2m ‘fraudulent’ bank transfers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/sustainable-aviation-fuel-firm-sues-over-22m-fraudulent-bank-transfers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/sustainable-aviation-fuel-firm-sues-over-22m-fraudulent-bank-transfers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Future Energy Capital’s case against Vistra Corporate Services (Ireland) to be heard in Commercial Court]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:45:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGY2SPBIKRA4TAYYP4LCUG4EXY.jpg?auth=f2f51e30cff993a8f10bf15af9beb57a9a44b4df1c52efa11b7d428e8c525354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defendant Vistra denies any liability for the transfers, saying any breach occurred in FEC’s 'environment'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">majkii</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singer D4vd charged with murder of girl (14) found dismembered in his Tesla car]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/singer-d4vd-charged-with-murder-of-girl-14-found-dismembered-in-his-tesla-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/singer-d4vd-charged-with-murder-of-girl-14-found-dismembered-in-his-tesla-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 21-year-old, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder  in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:43:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CI6FVO5426VQOV6HIVM5PJJWXM.jpg?auth=b8fc792f6e6cdfd25e9df147eebb7483ca948f129ff66f60df89bf3140305283&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celeste Rivas Hernandez was 13 when she was reported missing Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damian Dovarganes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Watt expected to be named head of new Dublin city centre regeneration authority]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/robert-watt-expected-to-be-named-head-of-new-dublin-city-centre-regeneration-authority/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/robert-watt-expected-to-be-named-head-of-new-dublin-city-centre-regeneration-authority/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former top civil servant’s €297,000 Department of Health salary was subject of controversy after initial appointment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:39:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4XST5LJV2HCPUGCOXDSRXRGBA.jpg?auth=db1002784cfc7522faafde930c2eed47b2cdd592e35aa17f5fc6afc8bffad96b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robert Watt stepped down as head of the Department of Health earlier this month when his term expired. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union to raise concern over Bank of Ireland’s hybrid working crackdown with data watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/bank-of-ireland-staff-could-face-disciplinary-action-over-non-attendance-lender-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/bank-of-ireland-staff-could-face-disciplinary-action-over-non-attendance-lender-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland staff told office non-attendance could hit bonuses and pay rises, and swipe-in data will be shared with managers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:26:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76GTVPX3UZEGZFELXU5DJUSGFI.jpg?auth=4934eeae4c6bdb9ad0024a3a271fde4511196e79bcaecc45aeb99a379575b461&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland is cracking down on office attendance. Photograph: Timon Schneider/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[Keir Starmer’s meandering Mandelson speech met with explosion of laughter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/20/keir-starmers-meandering-mandelson-speech-met-with-explosion-of-laughter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/20/keir-starmers-meandering-mandelson-speech-met-with-explosion-of-laughter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour benches sat in a miserable, stony silence, unclear if they still backed their prime minister]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:09:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33BGUUDI3YSKNMDRXFJLKUEK6Y.jpg?auth=1a61b3c83480f59e512e18b95c3795f083c6a55d2c2af67a98440140f4e708a8&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 in the House of Commons in London on Monday. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI director Kash Patel sues over Atlantic article alleging heavy drinking and absences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-over-article-alleging-heavy-drinking-and-absences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-over-article-alleging-heavy-drinking-and-absences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Barr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Atlantic magazine stands behind the story written by veteran national security reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:06:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RU4TJFAUMSGOK6JGVGY3EYMDOM.jpg?auth=cc0815983cd34014911647c3dc6bdaa5dd645c3390bd65dc47e7be9671b007bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kash Patel has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $250 million in damages over “a sweeping, malicious and defamatory hit piece”. Photograph: Kenny Holston/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish origins of an increasingly popular theology in the US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/20/end-game-deirdre-nuttall-on-how-rapture-theology-now-popular-in-the-us-has-irish-origins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/20/end-game-deirdre-nuttall-on-how-rapture-theology-now-popular-in-the-us-has-irish-origins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre Nuttall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Believers of rapture theology assert there will be a second coming of Jesus Christ and a day of judgment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TNSKG22UTR5RF3EAYRR42N4UM.jpg?auth=ece1addd6f3170ac7acdbd8085469f71c176ddee0dc2bd02111446e70abaa868&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump: Believers in rapture theology can be found among the US president’s ardent supporters. Photograph: Jim Watson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Watson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana man kills eight children, including seven of his own, in ‘violent domestic incident’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/louisiana-man-kills-eight-children-including-seven-of-his-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/20/louisiana-man-kills-eight-children-including-seven-of-his-own/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Helmore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shreveport neighbourhood shaken by one of the US’s biggest mass shootings in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:30:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CIR4WMQD4OG7QUAYBT43HOFBU.jpg?auth=72fa865fb069ae7cf8071efad37fecb0611af892dd38d06e9073085a74d0cc02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People light candles during a prayer vigil for the victims of the mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gerald Herbert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: All referees should have a serious rethink about how they address players]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/owen-doyle-when-did-it-become-okay-for-rugby-referees-to-address-players-like-old-chums/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/owen-doyle-when-did-it-become-okay-for-rugby-referees-to-address-players-like-old-chums/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrew Brace was the latest official to adopt a soft approach. Trust me, it’s a waste of breath]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:25:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FG2F4UM4N3L7ND5H6ADBRA35CA.jpg?auth=9f3296fb15ae434e20fcda0470f793685bfd4a9f094e2f69c522bf8684d042fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tempers flare after Leinster’s Max Deegan collided with Werner Kok of Ulster during last Friday's URC match at Affidea Stadium, Belfast. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who Tasered security man during home repossession given one-year suspended sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/woman-who-tasered-security-man-during-home-repossession-given-one-year-suspended-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/woman-who-tasered-security-man-during-home-repossession-given-one-year-suspended-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accused would not agree to good behaviour bond in ‘emotionally charged long-standing property dispute’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:25:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5GV6WD6K7AYCP37BCS7D3L2II.jpg?auth=f2ba3c486de9f328e9108f251301d97f663487bca23e3f9305979ebf96a4f74a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lisa Temple (56) Gann Road, Carlingford, Co Louth represented herself during the six-day trial. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-soldier (60) who harassed ‘very vulnerable’ woman for months is given suspended sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/ex-soldier-60-acted-like-lovesick-teenager-when-harassing-woman-for-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/ex-soldier-60-acted-like-lovesick-teenager-when-harassing-woman-for-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man followed victim, who had emerged from abusive marriage, to her home, shops and children’s schools]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:16:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Central Criminal Court: Judge Eileen Creedon sentenced the man to three years’ imprisonment but suspended it on a number of conditions]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detective praised for 25-year pursuit of man who raped and abused stepdaughter ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/detective-praised-for-25-year-pursuit-of-man-who-raped-and-abused-his-stepdaughter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/detective-praised-for-25-year-pursuit-of-man-who-raped-and-abused-his-stepdaughter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tommy Barry (67) jailed for 12 and a half years after initially escaping prison and living under aliases in UK ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:45:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christina Hayes said that now-retired detective garda Maria Flynn ‘never stopped seeking justice on my behalf’]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Dublin Central and Galway West byelections expected to be called this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/byelections-likely-to-be-called-this-week-for-polling-date-of-may-22nd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/byelections-likely-to-be-called-this-week-for-polling-date-of-may-22nd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once polling day has been set, nominations for candidates will be opened]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:44:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJZALYT66NGB7IVVRKMSSCFCNY.jpg?auth=05e26a0e23e583fec02fe577fca2203347a69df647b95874b4dc328f90ba0346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Electoral Commission said it would launch voter registration drives in Dublin Central and Galway West. File photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Aer Lingus passengers face disruption amid flight cancellations. Here’s what you need to know if you’re affected]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/20/if-my-flight-is-cancelled-what-can-i-do-and-will-i-lose-my-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/20/if-my-flight-is-cancelled-what-can-i-do-and-will-i-lose-my-money/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It may be the year to book with a tour operator and take out the most comprehensive travel insurance you can]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:35:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4YGDPS2RXJGDHJUSHYFM5HIYOE.jpg?auth=dde6b503910182c10d3064b248a60e7dc04c1661f9e558970ae1ab4c8e2b73fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus has started operating its planned summer schedule and with that there has been a wave of cancellations. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best golf balls for 2026: Our expert’s guide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/20/golf-equipment-what-are-the-best-golf-balls-on-the-market-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/20/golf-equipment-what-are-the-best-golf-balls-on-the-market-in-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Changes are coming to golf balls eventually with commitment to rollback, but the impact on casual golfers will be minimal]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:17:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HAUVL7W7LYTYZF3CSXQDUYZI7U.jpg?auth=fa0492b7dd0d95d12f3bcf33506d6bfc0e8b7ebcecea2ecb4ce23c24196c8821&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Titleist ProV1 golf ball. 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Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons/UK Parliament</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathan Gill extradition hearing date to be set this week  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/jonathan-gill-extradition-hearing-date-to-be-set-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/jonathan-gill-extradition-hearing-date-to-be-set-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O’ Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[44-year-old wanted by Police Service of Northern Ireland in connection with 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:39:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JGQRHJIPSR6SSQGDHWL6SZGTEM.jpg?auth=9fbeace5f3f83ee173dd2bc41653fc11b2831c75b98409f60177acf866de375b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Gill, wearing glasses, previously pictured at the High Court on foot of an extradition warrant in connection with the murder of Robbie Lawlor. 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Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s strongest card in peace negotiations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/the-strait-of-hormuz-is-irans-strongest-card-in-peace-negotiations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/the-strait-of-hormuz-is-irans-strongest-card-in-peace-negotiations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran says wide differences between it and US must be settled before a truce framework can be agreed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:28:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73JVLIG2GY77NTWRL5GWLDGFY4.jpg?auth=6979afc167cd36f1249e290db34b3e4036519a3147de816df3a00d13ec03ab7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A commercial vessel is seen off the coast of Dubai on Monday. Photograph: AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish man could have spent hours in bed with body of woman he killed in Hungary, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/irish-man-could-have-spent-hours-in-bed-with-body-of-woman-he-killed-in-hungary-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/irish-man-could-have-spent-hours-in-bed-with-body-of-woman-he-killed-in-hungary-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bálint Dömötör]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner (38) claims Mackenzie Michalski’s death in Budapest was an accident during consensual sex]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:19:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JDEUCQIXVBRNLPN5ISLGVCC5A.jpg?auth=400d918f53a7506cc2a078421e4f7e7bb7d7f906b9b9928e0203234283a4c9c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court heard that Mackenzie Michalski was suffocated after the man strangled her for at least two to three minutes. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edwin Edogbo extends Munster contract until at least 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/edwin-edogbo-extends-munster-contract-until-at-least-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/edwin-edogbo-extends-munster-contract-until-at-least-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 23-year-old Ireland international has scored seven tries in 29 appearances for province]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:17:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APS4ZEYEF5IMTKAOAOB6OR65HI.jpg?auth=9737e8b0b1254d11f10c3df990cbe2496b028658fafcd7f2d9f8930edc28182d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Edwin Edogbo. Photograph: Darren Stewart/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Haag Sports</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy supports and income-tax cuts possible in Budget 2027, Simon Harris confirms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/energy-supports-and-income-tax-cuts-on-the-agenda-for-budget-simon-harris-confirms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/energy-supports-and-income-tax-cuts-on-the-agenda-for-budget-simon-harris-confirms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin defended Coalition’s response to the fuel crisis and underlined the importance of renewables]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:59:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMHOOBWLVRENLPTPLWPWDQZEFU.jpg?auth=26f351f2ca0b169e71739364a908b9fac508793f8749931be2d6dde4604d86ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris: 'We made a big intervention last week, but we also need to make sure we keep that powder dry for what could be a difficult winter.' 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Photograph: Joe St Leger]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €400,000 buy in rural Co Clare and Dublin 11?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/20/what-will-400000-buy-in-rural-co-clare-and-dublin-11/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/20/what-will-400000-buy-in-rural-co-clare-and-dublin-11/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: A detached home on more than half an acre or a terrace with potential]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:57:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWHOMUF7GFFXDHY5GOS2SW3C6U.jpg?auth=757513006e77a07a0f023deff27ba6b26852402135e7a524bfb77cfc499dda0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coolagoree View, 2 Gortaderra, Scarriff, Co Clare]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier and Andrew Porter to be assessed ahead of Leinster v Benetton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/leinster-forward-trio-to-be-assessed-for-availability-for-urc-clash-later-in-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/leinster-forward-trio-to-be-assessed-for-availability-for-urc-clash-later-in-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision yet to be made on Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier and Andrew Porter ahead of URC game with Benetton]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:43:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FL5L2HBXYRS5E3QGHQWTW4LF6Q.jpg?auth=3b635810e27a8c7d572c826d02b786c4f58491100b2ec8dc86b76f6c824e2d10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Andrew Porter. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says department’s failure to report US military overflights is ‘not normal’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/taoiseach-says-departments-failure-to-report-us-military-overflights-is-not-normal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/taoiseach-says-departments-failure-to-report-us-military-overflights-is-not-normal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Official figure of American flights through Irish airspace was 248 short]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:27:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OJ7QVJQHVNTN4WFSHC7XLFEHEU.jpg?auth=e7e2c04baa48750dea5ba6abf18a6e02be9fd74f68d27e64008d5872466bbacb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I’m concerned about the administrative error by the Department of Foreign Affairs,' said Micheál Martin. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Farooq Naeem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France and Sweden push to increase EU tariffs on goods from illegal Israeli settlements]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/20/proposal-to-increase-eu-tariffs-on-goods-from-israeli-settlements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/20/proposal-to-increase-eu-tariffs-on-goods-from-israeli-settlements/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Divisive debate inside EU about sanctioning Israel for ‘grave’ human rights abuses begins again]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:22:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQJDBKORWV7PNLP362K2TERT6E.jpg?auth=ca5b3fcc4962276bd65c7d9cf84db21a5b6d9b8330caff18bc0bf1aa27fc7aef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich displays a map of the E1 area near the settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank, east of Jerusalem, on August 14, 2025. Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images        ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Menahem Kahana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster football and hurling championships move from monopolies to a process of deregulation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/20/leinster-football-and-hurling-championships-move-from-monopolies-to-a-process-of-deregulation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/20/leinster-football-and-hurling-championships-move-from-monopolies-to-a-process-of-deregulation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The weekend’s results accelerate the move away from predictability, with Kilkenny and Dublin showing frailties]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:58:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5DYUA2J3Q5GFZLEH7RWTV3TVOM.jpg?auth=3285ad0cd7c9a90fc76db0db0e52b62f37ebef922b8e2f8b604a97a7daa65526&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny's Jordan Molloy reacts to a saved attempt at goal. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Leah Scholes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erling Haaland keeps his cool and turns up heat on Arsenal as Gabriel loses his head]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/erling-haaland-keeps-his-cool-and-turns-up-heat-on-arsenal-as-gabriel-loses-his-head/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/erling-haaland-keeps-his-cool-and-turns-up-heat-on-arsenal-as-gabriel-loses-his-head/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Norwegian striker scored a winner and refused to take a dive but could not resist a little dig at the fading Gunners]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:34:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRTGMVW3LM6SYIIAGSPFQABLR4.jpg?auth=3dac3084e433f202adc2d07b993dc5424ea7687f39f2b31f7288508789fec415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel of Arsenal clashes with Erling Haaland of Manchester City clash. 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Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan tsunami warnings downgraded but evacuation orders remain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/20/japan-tsunami-alert-latest-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/20/japan-tsunami-alert-latest-news/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tsunami waves have been seen in several areas, and authorities are urging those on affected coast to move to higher ground]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:18:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EH4T6VQPOCIQSULUAYC7GQMBCE.jpg?auth=794fc25514f14585e40e1cefe2da3d722ef999b5fca331719b56c8e53bb5fce3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A tsunami warning message on a screen in Tokyo from NHK after an earthquake hit northern Japan. Photograph: Philip FONG/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Philip Fong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht appoint the experienced Trevor Woodman as scrum coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/connacht-appoint-the-experienced-trevor-woodman-as-scrum-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/connacht-appoint-the-experienced-trevor-woodman-as-scrum-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former World Cup winner Woodman succeeds Cullie Tucker in role]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:43:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2W22BA4KJJB53NVMKGJSDB2AQU?auth=f1b8f1e53add58d6677d9bda71ec312364754406a9f3dc68f9c27f58cc22dbcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trevor Woodman, the new scrum coach. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publican asks High Court to appoint liquidator to company behind McGrattan’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/publican-asks-high-court-to-appoint-liquidator-to-company-behind-mcgrattans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/publican-asks-high-court-to-appoint-liquidator-to-company-behind-mcgrattans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Petition comes amid moves by debt servicing firm to take possession of central Dublin bar]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URB2GENFSZAQREQX7UJRZY6XGY.JPG?auth=2867aaf3c90018ccc8d1bd9d0b691f7bd63cdb84cb4f1717e9940058b8a17953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McGrattans Pub on Dublin's Fitzwilliam Lane. Publican Dan McGrattan is asking the High Court to appoint a liquidator to the company behind the well known pub in on foot of an alleged debt of €1.5m to him. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protest group threatens further action next month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/fuel-protest-group-threatens-further-action-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/fuel-protest-group-threatens-further-action-next-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group’s online statement says it will not accept being ‘taxed beyond’ what people can afford to pay]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:41:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VIC7MWDBFE45FQUQYCGP3NSFA?auth=f8bb71ad33ad4f0ac423ae66e4578a7d5b45cac14f61079ba742589df836e088&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí watch protesters on Dublin's O'Connell Street on the fifth day of recent protests against fuel prices. Photograph; Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the Council of State and why is it meeting today at Áras an Uachtaráin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/what-is-the-council-of-state-and-why-is-it-meeting-today-at-aras-an-uachtarain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/what-is-the-council-of-state-and-why-is-it-meeting-today-at-aras-an-uachtarain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council of State to consider the constitutionality of the International Protection Bill 2026]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:18:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KHYDUNEJWXVOECZYPWUIFSDDFM.jpg?auth=cbb227b53d62ede91aa88c20e69eef6eaba463b41c945faa1346d7cc9c388c64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Winehouse’s father loses court case over sale of singer’s items by friends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/20/amy-winehouses-father-loses-court-case-over-sale-of-singers-items-by-friends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/20/amy-winehouses-father-loses-court-case-over-sale-of-singers-items-by-friends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jess Glass]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mitch Winehouse sued stylist Naomi Parry and friend Catriona Gourlay for hundreds of thousands of pounds ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:16:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFKQC64M66IHKTAY42E7DW26DY.jpg?auth=1f4e9679fe3bfaa29b3c773867375d394a0a5b54fbb3f849ae8deeb9d244d0d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy Winehouse, who died from alcohol poisoning in London at the age of 27. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentencing of man who stabbed garda, set fire to Conor McGregor pub is adjourned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/sentencing-of-man-who-stabbed-garda-set-fire-to-mcgregor-pub-is-deferred/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/sentencing-of-man-who-stabbed-garda-set-fire-to-mcgregor-pub-is-deferred/</guid><description><![CDATA[Abdullah Khan (24) pleaded guilty to eight charges at Special Criminal Court in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:08:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MPWWP7EEGMIJYOROCTP2YV7BRU.jpg?auth=df4435b32d30c8bd630b7430efa6b4d2665167f913f9b8828b700efb22b60aca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workmen repair damage following an arson attack on the Black Forge pub in Dublin 12, owned by Conor McGregor, in July 2025. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to get your home layout right from the start]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/04/20/how-to-get-your-home-layout-right-from-the-start-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/04/20/how-to-get-your-home-layout-right-from-the-start-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denise O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spatial configuration is a key area of renovation where compromise rarely pays off]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRJJJEZDD5AHNJQIHY3SM7NWDQ.jpeg?auth=4215b591d013e2004b7535cc87be1b78babe8c32b3b4d1b6b65c458917893abc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘Before making any layout decisions, it is worth stepping back and looking at how your home works day to day.’ Photograph: Optimise Design]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orla Nelligen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We were wearing green Irish jerseys’: How Irish student footballers made history in China in 1976 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/20/irish-student-footballers-who-made-history-50-years-on-first-western-team-in-china-returns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/20/irish-student-footballers-who-made-history-50-years-on-first-western-team-in-china-returns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For a group of former UCD students, a return trip to China marks half a century since an improbable tour that unfolded at a pivotal moment in the country’s history]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPQZLCSG2BDDJOWDNUCAUS4ZCM.jpg?auth=55acbab1fbd3f5abb437f9aafa911d922513f52f20c3e99b8e398bc4082fd63a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UCD soccer team during their tour of China in 1976.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares slip as hopes for US-Iran peace fade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/20/european-shares-slip-as-hopes-for-us-iran-peace-fade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/20/european-shares-slip-as-hopes-for-us-iran-peace-fade/</guid><description><![CDATA[Investors grow jittery as ceasefire expiry date looms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:51:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXFY4AWWQ4YEXWWDR6FJ725UZE.jpg?auth=56c06e928717e3a405fbc31a76e48d0e9e9ce257bf2e0c85c36348b667bc8dcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Market uncertainty Monday marks a sharp reversal ⁠from Friday’s optimism. Photograph: IStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aoife Dunne: Good Grief review – Comedian’s darker, truer stories are striking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/20/aoife-dunne-good-grief-review-comedians-darker-truer-stories-are-striking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/20/aoife-dunne-good-grief-review-comedians-darker-truer-stories-are-striking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: Some jokes don’t escape the gravitational pull of cliche. There’s clearly riskier material here]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:49:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BIAYLV5Z5DFXC2QZNBACQ7KKY.JPEG?auth=0a5a0a4b69f8a7898a81731e52fab286d1ae03827bad05f8a7ee59f96c390639&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoife Dunne: when the comedian leans into something a little darker, a little truer, the effect is striking ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach under pressure as Fianna Fáil unity tested and international crises escalate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/taoiseach-under-pressure-as-fianna-fail-unity-tested-and-international-crises-escalate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/taoiseach-under-pressure-as-fianna-fail-unity-tested-and-international-crises-escalate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Government braces for economic fallout as energy costs rise and international negotiations falter]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:26:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QY6QSSVGSIYXKSBXW6THRBI6EA.jpg?auth=b3f6cd195b883c3d461fa0963e2511f2dbb6b1c73353d537c19bfc5bd7436db3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin at a commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising at Arbour Hill, Dublin. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tori Amos in Dublin review: This mother of dragons still knows how to roar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/20/tori-amos-in-dublin-review-this-mother-of-dragons-still-knows-how-to-roar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/20/tori-amos-in-dublin-review-this-mother-of-dragons-still-knows-how-to-roar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Game of Thrones vibe adds sense of the epic to Amos’s stark warning about tyrants in our midst]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:09:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GZTYXBGVLJDGTFFND2LVUHTBXY.jpg?auth=477c207c7cc3078c7bd5e0725951fc5cf62773dd65c4f2f0bb24fc743e9df79c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mother of Dragons: Tori Amos at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Sunday night. Photograph: Kieran Frost/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kieran Frost</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The healing continues for Cork after victory over Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/20/the-healing-continues-for-cork-after-victory-over-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/20/the-healing-continues-for-cork-after-victory-over-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland make it six points out of six from their World Cup qualifying double-header against Poland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:36:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HU636H5WPXK2GNGTJ2S3LEVWGI.jpg?auth=b2f97daed085b7015c3cd0d899aa0c49c19738e52ddf805e8304c8311d5fa8e3&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 celebrates after Sunday's win over Tipperary in Thurles. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s slide back into the Leinster football pack continues: What we learned from the GAA weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/20/dublins-slide-back-into-the-leinster-football-pack-continues-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/20/dublins-slide-back-into-the-leinster-football-pack-continues-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</guid><description><![CDATA[Goal-shy Cork could struggle to beat Limerick on points; Galway’s novel tactical approach adds intrigue]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:31:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SGHLW37C7T4T7H5FSB4UTS7FC4.jpg?auth=bdddfb725463524ec8a15e9ab9203e09605423ea445c79f8f7409ae66ce8843b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Cormac Costello and Jonathan Carlin of Wicklow. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most solicitors report perception among peers that mediation means lower legal fees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/most-solicitors-report-perception-among-peers-that-mediation-means-lower-legal-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/most-solicitors-report-perception-among-peers-that-mediation-means-lower-legal-fees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Systemic non-compliance’ among lawyers with legal obligations on dispute mediation, notes study]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T3A76RAOP5EOLCKJBCJO4WKYZE.jpg?auth=ca2fc2f231893faaf311e204b58150eb1e4763763259aaf29d53bbd3a1b9e74d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitor interviewees reported that about 94% of clients, when fully advised about the option, favour mediation. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pattanaphong Khuankaew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRH completes delisting of London shares ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/20/crh-completes-delisting-of-london-shares/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/20/crh-completes-delisting-of-london-shares/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Building materials giant moved main listing to New York in 2023 and is included in the S&P 500]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:49:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBMJZKUETBD77EY3U2JC6DXCFY.JPG?auth=1f47d8a005cd9e9496a090020bc25d93392dd2911bda3242233c62a531dcee6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CRH’s ordinary shares are now listed only on the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Allie Joseph/NYSE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Allie Joseph</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a luxury break & sparkling afternoon at The Heritage.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/09/win-a-luxury-break-sparkling-afternoon-at-the-heritage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/09/win-a-luxury-break-sparkling-afternoon-at-the-heritage/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with The Heritage, the stunning countryside resort in Killenard, Co Laois, to give one lucky reader the chance to enjoy a two night break - with a sparkling twist.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:33:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHZKVOS43RDXNIR7YAWN5V3XMU.png?auth=26da65391fe39b248f8b86119fae7d98fda2dfea47819b682018d1b19a617883&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SFTW_WEEK15]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner’s brother Jason Faulkner dies days after her funeral]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/scarlett-faulkners-brother-jason-faulkner-found-dead-days-after-her-funeral/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/scarlett-faulkners-brother-jason-faulkner-found-dead-days-after-her-funeral/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jason Faulkner, a pallbearer at his sister’s funeral, was recovered from the Abbey river on Sunday evening]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:21:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUT6YZXMFZDCRPVEU2AO6F5XAA.jpg?auth=ad96b651bb1af41d39d8bab10d658ede61153de735fc6d16d99872c80d2b441d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The coffin carrying the remains of Scarlett Faulkner arrives at St Munchin's Church on Clancy Strand, Limerick city for her funeral mass. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Fitzpatrick overcomes pro-American gallery as he beats Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/20/matt-fitzpatrick-overcomes-pro-american-gallery-as-he-beats-scottie-scheffler-at-rbc-heritage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/20/matt-fitzpatrick-overcomes-pro-american-gallery-as-he-beats-scottie-scheffler-at-rbc-heritage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Englishman wins in playoff after ‘USA, USA’ chants were heard at Harbour Town]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:10:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZE5FVL7H277LTVYTL7KDRL2J4.jpg?auth=d01771e9e1eb548c563a37e45bfded18ca5575636f740ea0fdbe700e83631bc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matthew Fitzpatrick of England celebrates after winning the RBC Heritage. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stailc agus stailceanna]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/20/stailc-agus-stailceanna/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/20/stailc-agus-stailceanna/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Éiríonn le stailceanna, ní éiríonn le stailceanna eile, ach maireann na hiarmhairtí ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOYMGJKL77R65G7ZV5ZUXQJF7Q.jpg?auth=4fb74eabd35c5cb29b03c36456744696411f44c380e4a83c29b9f93ff4da2ac5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[D'ionsaigh póilíní stailceoirí nuair a glasáladh amach an lucht oibre i mBaile Átha Cliath, in 1913. Grianghraf: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: Have traditional allies now become enemies?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/farmers-fianna-fail-and-fine-gael-have-traditional-allies-now-become-enemies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/farmers-fianna-fail-and-fine-gael-have-traditional-allies-now-become-enemies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The depth of antipathy and ‘hatred’ directed at Coalition parties in recent months has caught the Government by surprise]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4YZWOF2U5GMLFUNTHQDMYNP2U.JPG?auth=01b65f9ca186aa8198f9eff70f907ed42e865fb081d5f9ce1932bf537fb4a56f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fuel protests may have inflicted serious harm on the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael Coalition’s standing among rural voters. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I survived a tank hit. That’s bad ass’: British amputee chooses to stay in Ukraine after strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/20/i-survived-a-tank-hit-thats-bad-ass-british-amputee-chooses-to-stay-in-ukraine-after-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/20/i-survived-a-tank-hit-thats-bad-ass-british-amputee-chooses-to-stay-in-ukraine-after-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eddy Scott says ‘overarching theme of my story is luck’ following drone strike in Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NY5XFFRF5BHW5LXWLUXNHL7D7Y.jpg?auth=843ce4c10e26ee4440bfb3fb2c56b2a7edf70d685948d8b660b8a80c8cde806b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On January 30th, 2025, Eddy Scott lost his arm and leg in a Russian drone strike on his van, which was marked as a humanitarian vehicle. Photograph: Lara Marlowe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s driving the cultural obsession with the 1990s?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/19/whats-driving-the-cultural-obsession-with-the-1990s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/19/whats-driving-the-cultural-obsession-with-the-1990s/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Who wouldn’t want to live in a place where you can hang around cafes without computers, afford to rent in lively cities and where no one is surveilling you?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EYHNXVDLA5DQ5GSLJID5JKXJTU.jpg?auth=9fbba24ff55e75ca99bd0cdb8b3dbcb15178aa4d44eb16881a2ae28cd147d6c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gen Z treat the show Friends as a comfort blanket. Photograph: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NBC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TCD medical students in line for assessment on ability to ‘love’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/20/tcd-medical-students-in-line-for-assessment-on-ability-to-love/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/20/tcd-medical-students-in-line-for-assessment-on-ability-to-love/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doctors to be reminded to be ‘human with other humans’, says lecturer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TB47TJ54DFHRNMUUYWUQ4JYR3U.jpg?auth=b09292015f027c54fb1e1a385a8678c46262900748aa657e7446b1516089530c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trinity College Dublin’s school of medicine has made an emotional response to other people’s suffering or illness a 'graduate outcome'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">bymuratdeniz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulgaria’s likely next leader is friendly toward Russia but no Viktor Orbán ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/20/bulgarias-likely-next-leader-is-friendly-toward-russia-but-no-viktor-orban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/20/bulgarias-likely-next-leader-is-friendly-toward-russia-but-no-viktor-orban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early returns point to election win for former president Rumen Radev’s centre-left Progressive Bulgaria party]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:44:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YF4EZOJXQMYFSS4BEQMYVQ2XFY.jpg?auth=c1ff8bba86e3c4b90a48b8e5a8e3d2a4d48961f1d08433ebd0d6d340bb729400&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rumen Radev speaks to the press in Sofia after polls closed in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections. Photograph: Dimitar Kyosemarliev/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dimitar Kyosemarliev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda chiefs ‘overzealous’ and too quick to suspend officers, GRA says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/garda-chiefs-overzealous-and-too-quick-to-suspend-officers-gra-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/garda-chiefs-overzealous-and-too-quick-to-suspend-officers-gra-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí are ‘afraid to pursue fleeing suspects’ due to fear of disciplinary action, according to representative group]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5XFZYHJ6FG4XGQFRG3GKHJABM.JPG?auth=f67acf0049440d8a43b64db9751bb3cc84526a39d489f44860002cf2d2774db2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Garda Representative Association has accused Garda Headquarters of using suspensions as a sanction-based training method. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disruption for holiday-makers and the weird world of office perks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/disruption-for-holiday-makers-and-the-weird-world-of-office-perks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/disruption-for-holiday-makers-and-the-weird-world-of-office-perks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:27:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERATCOLJSHOGAMVPFSSTSQZZEM.jpg?auth=76e04a815cdd3bff1ba298750b57dc79aed58ef306f9e78d566f573e3b800579&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus is set to cancel or reschedule about 2 per cent of its flights.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Storan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan trial in Ireland poses ‘unprecedented’ security concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/daniel-kinahan-trial-in-ireland-poses-unprecedented-security-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/daniel-kinahan-trial-in-ireland-poses-unprecedented-security-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cartel leader arrested by Dubai police on behalf of Ireland after warrant sent to UAE last week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V64PDIVLCRVTA67KT36HEGZ4CU.jpg?auth=c2463eaf4c93d3e8652ea29ad60979a0973225d33db4dccbd9cb421f21402382&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan is a member of the European super cartel, which controls about a third of the cocaine trade in Europe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men might have coined the term, but women invented ‘looksmaxxing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/20/men-might-have-coined-the-term-but-women-invented-looksmaxxing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/20/men-might-have-coined-the-term-but-women-invented-looksmaxxing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Clare Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unthinkable: Looksmaxxing in its radical form is unsettling, involving everything from ‘bone-smashing’ to using crystal meth for weight management]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5GVDYBRNAFHYRCGHDP4D7GA5GI.jpg?auth=0355bb437e24c11af08b9286cc078b5c335fce438c2047e5b9a3b431edaac0da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What used to be the preserve of women and others with marginalised social identities has found a new presentation as a marketed solution to a group of young straight men panicking about their hereditary legacies]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home heating costs; US military aircraft in Irish airspace; and prison overcrowding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/home-heating-costs-us-military-aircraft-in-irish-airspace-and-prison-overcrowding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/home-heating-costs-us-military-aircraft-in-irish-airspace-and-prison-overcrowding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition podcast: Monday’s top stories from The Irish Times]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWLTLKQW35SXNC6LCLVK33W3CM.jpg?auth=5ef5abf6bb98f4c0dae9e4bd4ec4067abad89e7dd61441383f8eaed1c746400a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For some Irish households, heating their home has become a luxury rather than a basic need. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin apartment builds up 13% but 40,000 units granted planning not ‘activated’, data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/20/dublin-apartment-builds-up-13-but-40000-units-granted-planning-not-activated-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/20/dublin-apartment-builds-up-13-but-40000-units-granted-planning-not-activated-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘This uplift signals that permissions granted in recent years are increasingly moving into the build phase,’ Government says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4AKHCTRWFVCN5NDDMQGDZF3ZXQ.jpg?auth=b680fb1e37fb07ac16418aedd205fdf34211134a9175953dd8659242a7f87538&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Overall, 32,085 housing units – houses and apartments – with planning permission had been activated in the final quarter of last year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Iryna Melnyk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orbán was defeated by a vote ‘too big to rig’. Could Trump follow?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/18/worldview-orban-was-defeated-by-a-vote-too-big-to-rig-could-trump-follow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/18/worldview-orban-was-defeated-by-a-vote-too-big-to-rig-could-trump-follow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Smyth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: Democratic standards have retreated globally, but there is nothing inevitable about this]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A67ZX2QXOQVJ35LK4I7Z5WWJMY.jpg?auth=ee6b23f8aa3c9e33ba3dee32077e5b343a0678cb21128ecd2eab1be6dd23568d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Viktor Orbán’s defeat is a win for democracy and the rule of law in Hungary, for EU decision-making and for the future of Ukraine. Photograph: Attila Kisenedek/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My dyslexic son refuses to engage with school support services. Should I force the issue?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/20/my-dyslexic-son-refuses-to-engage-with-school-support-services-should-i-force-the-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/20/my-dyslexic-son-refuses-to-engage-with-school-support-services-should-i-force-the-issue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accepted Dare applicants receive the support of the university disability services throughout their college years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IFCPSKS2BAIROFQLKV3E47OCY.jpg?auth=377dfab9f9ae697b13989e9c6aa51c24abf00f919e3ae9536e193c83d68cdb67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['His guidance counsellor indicated that getting him assessed for dyslexia would enable him to apply for Dare.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xavier Lorenzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris to include ‘worst case’ circumstance in economic forecast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/simon-harris-to-include-worst-case-circumstance-in-economic-forecast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/20/simon-harris-to-include-worst-case-circumstance-in-economic-forecast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Economy in good shape despite ‘fluid and volatile’ global situation, says Minister for Finance]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6J42ML4D2EFDGOPJJEUL5I2FCA.jpg?auth=7970b4e9618176cfd1f9064dbf744d8853a3b8b8995092dd1034d4341492a5a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Harris: 'I have to be straight with the Irish people.' Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My son has intense meltdowns, including hitting, when asked to do reasonable things’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/20/my-son-has-intense-meltdowns-including-hitting-when-asked-to-do-reasonable-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/20/my-son-has-intense-meltdowns-including-hitting-when-asked-to-do-reasonable-things/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sharry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask the Expert: Things can escalate so quickly that it is frightening]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z63RQCTQU5DK7LNU7LKTKGDN5Q.jpg?auth=5cc21cd1a189a0211e194dfc641999acbd38e4f74330f0b49271cf8a98c7524e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I find myself walking on eggshells around him, worrying what is going to set him off']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juanmonino</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airlines and fuel tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/20/airlines-and-fuel-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/20/airlines-and-fuel-tax/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is time to redress this excise duty imbalance and for excise duty and VAT to apply to airlines]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 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[Nicky English: Tipperary were strangely lacking in urgency against Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/20/nicky-english-tipperary-were-strangely-lacking-in-urgency-against-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/20/nicky-english-tipperary-were-strangely-lacking-in-urgency-against-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway’s star continues to rise in Leinster, as they brush Kilkenny aside]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PX5SBZBGXK55TQQLGK7G2MJ75I.jpg?auth=42256e3ae58e726cc769ee71cfcd249e18db2271f168d6ccea97005f4f40dd68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darragh Fitzgibbon of Cork is closely watched by Robert Doyle of Tipperary. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vast majority of SMEs passing inflation and energy costs onto customers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/vast-majority-of-smes-passing-inflation-and-energy-costs-onto-customers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/vast-majority-of-smes-passing-inflation-and-energy-costs-onto-customers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businesses said operating costs have increased by an average of 10%, rising to nearly 13% in the construction sector]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYIJ3SAJQBCW7HFTRE3SFNAMEU.jpg?auth=79cd6a3afafab8c2a823c9a4a758365fe1aca7aa25bf6d9cf48fde0585232d79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report said rising costs continue to present a “significant challenge” for SMEs.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fcafotodigital</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal might have been better off hearing from Roy Keane rather than Mikel Arteta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/arsenal-might-have-been-better-off-hearing-from-roy-keane-rather-than-mikel-artetahair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/arsenal-might-have-been-better-off-hearing-from-roy-keane-rather-than-mikel-artetahair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No cause to send pictures of bottles to Cork ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRNDP3KODSVIEGAA5RRPMAE2CQ.jpg?auth=77dc30158c1607471e55bf0d92d5389f4893f00068752e97c43c0f0da5dff0ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City's win on Sunday means Arsenal's Premier League title light is threatening to go out. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resistance to change within organisations a major barrier to success, executives say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/resistance-to-change-within-organisations-a-major-barrier-to-success-executives-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/resistance-to-change-within-organisations-a-major-barrier-to-success-executives-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grant Thornton’s research draws on insights from more than 550 senior executives internationally including 125 from Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIXNQBF6Z5C5JNVHFPHDX3HQAA.jpg?auth=b1d5294d13f6e04183896830926df103cbe4ec2060af84e6e535ba603f72fce3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish businesses are planning to increase technology investment in 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">jacoblund</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU countries urged to consider ‘energy voucher’ schemes to ease household bills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/20/eu-countries-urged-to-consider-energy-voucher-schemes-to-ease-household-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/20/eu-countries-urged-to-consider-energy-voucher-schemes-to-ease-household-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European Commission to recommend temporary ban on energy disconnections ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXWBURRGCFH5BN27PF4GSHYJDQ.JPG?auth=f3cc7c5ceb769408aacd7c3ae4561ac81486e35992db6b6141a2fc93980688e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Commission backs 'targeted income support schemes', such as energy vouchers to help lower-income households with bills. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory Gallagher fails to strike right note as social media pundit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/20/rory-gallagher-fails-to-strike-right-note-as-social-media-pundit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/20/rory-gallagher-fails-to-strike-right-note-as-social-media-pundit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rust Belt Banshees on the way; fixture logjam; Westmeath revival; numbers game; and more]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W6MOIUPUGFCZXDDS3L6H64NFHY.jpg?auth=67ae8fd46d6315debacadab92a0f6865d8f593b50dd3ca52c651f5267cafa536&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former intercounty boss Rory Gallagher fell short on accuracy when it came to the Monaghan-Cavan game. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, April 20th: On State agencies and communication, a universal basic wage and more power to solar power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/20/letters-to-the-editor-april-20th-on-state-agencies-and-communication-a-universal-basic-wage-and-more-power-to-solar-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/20/letters-to-the-editor-april-20th-on-state-agencies-and-communication-a-universal-basic-wage-and-more-power-to-solar-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[We now have the fewest elected politicians per head of population compared to any other EU country]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 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[Irish finance firms building systems to withstand prolonged periods of global instability]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/irish-finance-firms-building-systems-to-withstand-prolonged-periods-of-global-instability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/irish-finance-firms-building-systems-to-withstand-prolonged-periods-of-global-instability/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies also adapting systems to deal with trade barriers and shifting regulatory requirements, report from law firm finds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWDK3JUG4VG5XFJI5OEVHTPZEY.jpg?auth=ce0f9e38bd86bcfa6c4234fc0f28d4b031f9ca5c497c27dd4cbf191b39ad96a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish firms appear especially focused on implementation of artificial intelligence, report finds.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup qualification Ireland’s ‘only focus’, says Carla Ward after Poland victories]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/world-cup-qualification-irelands-only-focus-says-carla-ward-after-poland-victories/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/world-cup-qualification-irelands-only-focus-says-carla-ward-after-poland-victories/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘World Cups need players like Katie (McCabe) and Denise (O’Sullivan) there’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KWCIP3KWZAO2DXECJ6LXFKUYUA.jpg?auth=0a1cee7ca4bb154110f75c820288c0f4e14bb9983a19b47cc572ab4d2a6e3885&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward speaks to her team during a stoppage in play against Poland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley: Ireland head to France ready to put World Cup lessons into action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/womens-six-nations-ireland-head-to-france-confident-of-first-away-win-against-les-bleus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/womens-six-nations-ireland-head-to-france-confident-of-first-away-win-against-les-bleus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scott Bemand’s side searching for first away win to France]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXMKZQNDUBO2VCTUJVMRFP7AEA.jpg?auth=92ebf553d0411e5d42a82e37418b19d24874a9ad5c7517687ba842b316a5b124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Monaghan lifts Ellena Perry’s son, Bert, during Ireland's celebrations following Saturday's Six Nations win over Italy at the Dexcom Stadium. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland looking for revenge against France in Six Nations, says Erin King]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/ireland-looking-for-revenge-against-france-says-erin-king/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/20/ireland-looking-for-revenge-against-france-says-erin-king/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Berating France away for the first time in 13 attempts and ending a run of nine losses in a row is this team’s breakthrough target]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQXGQKT3R7BGDX5HVQHY7BDU4M.jpg?auth=f4d3d878b93bf3eacfb1e044751059e778f069262b383bbd7a7d57675c9271e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Béibhinn Parsons celebrates with Emily Lane and Erin King after scoring her third try and her sides seventh try of the match. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish workers less likely to prioritise higher pay when changing roles, research suggests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/irish-workers-less-likely-to-prioritise-higher-pay-when-changing-roles-research-suggests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/irish-workers-less-likely-to-prioritise-higher-pay-when-changing-roles-research-suggests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After pay, Irish workers wanted better benefits, more flexible hours, better company culture and better work-life balance]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUC4VVFJAVD7VLOVUTCOJL3XWM.jpg?auth=0e8be383bfe6a8b2035842e7bc526e044d7e00a7a57329a31237da28bbe33b11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers are increasingly weighing the full employment package, including flexibility, benefits and company culture before making a switch.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Bizon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: A last redemptive twist is still possible for Arsenal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/for-arsenal-the-worst-has-already-happened/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/20/for-arsenal-the-worst-has-already-happened/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta’s squad did not play terribly against Manchester City and the worst has already happened]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M6JBDBCHGAFHX7UQ5LOUXV35KI.jpg?auth=13b46dc488770e2da9b3b6e9ab718b5656dad04ec24544ea8c9e2521a1cb9bbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This performance was not an Arsenal choke. It was a game of many astonishing near-misses that they could easily have won. Photograph: Darren Staples/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Staples</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men’s accessories: ‘Jewellery is now an expression of masculinity’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/20/mens-jewellery-once-they-find-chains-they-want-to-wear-everything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/20/mens-jewellery-once-they-find-chains-they-want-to-wear-everything/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men are embracing jewellery to customise their look, and their choices are becoming bolder]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UQX427Y3X5BNHNNWOVNWD2RDEM.jpg?auth=fd01fa0f4669eb57c3d5a34b8adf9b4738dc56dc0dca54703241a4e5fa67b91d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Musician Wilfred Cisse at the Dior Menswear ready-to-wear autumn-winter 2026/2027 show during Paris Men's Fashion Week in January. Photograph: Blanca Cruz/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BLANCA CRUZ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Treat yourself because you work hard enough for your money’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/20/treat-yourself-because-you-work-hard-enough-for-your-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/20/treat-yourself-because-you-work-hard-enough-for-your-money/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: Fiona Donnelly, vice-captain of Bohemians FC]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7KY3GPZ4VEPXCANTYDBHAS5LY.jpg?auth=994af41c5c91a2fcbd50867b142bcbc68b89e5fd52fb07ea4c27731cf0b524ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Donnelly is in her fourth season with Bohemians. Photograph: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shauna Clinton / SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[248 US military flights over Ireland went unreported due to ‘administrative error’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/18/us-military-flights-over-ireland-vastly-underreported-due-to-government-administrative-error/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/18/us-military-flights-over-ireland-vastly-underreported-due-to-government-administrative-error/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Times investigation finds almost 250 more overflights than previously disclosed by Department of Foreign Affairs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43GVDBC66JAXRB7CKQMXLTD6HU.jpg?auth=599dc6a3a99b8b0f35f628444eced89afc31c4c33ad30701c025a62cd8816b73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The use of Irish airspace and airports by the US military has long been controversial. Photograph: Jesus Olarte/Anadolu via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ How to research your family tree using the newly published 1926 census]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/starting-your-family-tree-research-the-national-archives-have-a-free-service-to-help/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/starting-your-family-tree-research-the-national-archives-have-a-free-service-to-help/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Sloane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Census 1926 release means families' histories are more solvable for thousands in Ireland and beyond]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBGNFICLLBA4XGJP427VXDXCEE.JPG?auth=c90e3f56326afcd02e1b9164ebd3545ae1ec96acb7db1c9ea1e98b9f3965d72a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times' Ella Sloane with genealogist Hilary McDonagh at the National Archives. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cúirt 2026: Deiseanna úra á gcruthú do ghuthanna nua]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/19/deiseanna-ura-a-gcruthu-do-ghuthanna-nua/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/04/19/deiseanna-ura-a-gcruthu-do-ghuthanna-nua/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá clár imeachtaí leathan beartaithe ag an bhféile Cúirt arís i mbliana agus an Ghaeilge i lár an aonaigh]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6SC4V6IBVFRPCFEWSMZ7WWSTQ.JPG?auth=823237a9daf02d405553f715e01fde3b3250141952a702f65031d41cddf52d6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beidh réimse leathan imeachtaí Gaeilge mar chuid de chlár Cúirt i mbliana, le healaíontóirí ar nós Amano De Londra Miura (thuas) agus Ciara Ní É ag glacadh páirt. Grianghraf: Fran Veale/Julien Behal Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland to seek cut in EU tax on imported US aviation fuel to ease airline cost crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/ireland-to-seek-cut-in-eu-tax-on-imported-us-aviation-fuel-to-ease-airline-cost-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/20/ireland-to-seek-cut-in-eu-tax-on-imported-us-aviation-fuel-to-ease-airline-cost-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes as Aer Lingus announces plans to cancel or reschedule 2% of flights]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZS3QYVXY3SVBT7TVK5ELFLEEHY.jpg?auth=69f38b0e4b897591d7611cc04654321faca04d84d1867cd583d460185b5b01ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus and Ryanair are understood to have no concerns about the supply of aviation fuel but the rising cost of it is a worry. Photograph: PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing up a communist in Troubles-era Belfast: We were treated more like ‘comrades’ than children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/20/growing-up-a-communist-in-troubles-era-belfast-we-were-treated-more-like-comrades-than-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/20/growing-up-a-communist-in-troubles-era-belfast-we-were-treated-more-like-comrades-than-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poet Sinéad Morrissey’s elegiac memoir describes growing up in Troubles-era Belfast with communist parents]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RPNTZJZDR5GWLKUA52HKLTWOHI.JPG?auth=ff56d21f516aec79701fa4c656c5cf33dbdf93ea4d92284ad1c1a14409052c8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poet Sinéad Morrissey at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, for the launch of her new memoir, Among Communists. Photograph: Stephen Davison]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison overcrowding group to meet after capacity crisis warning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/crisis-response-group-to-prison-overcrowding-to-meet-after-warning-of-unprecedented-strain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/20/crisis-response-group-to-prison-overcrowding-to-meet-after-warning-of-unprecedented-strain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last October Caron McCaffrey warned some prisons were ‘under extreme duress’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C67EGSS7FJFC3BVZ24HSY3JN6Y.jpg?auth=a55166efbc6321157d629d44ed47a5830bf457b1b94830f80ba02471dc879537&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With prisons currently at 123 per cent capacity, there are 523 inmates sleeping on mattresses on the floor, including 164 in the Midlands Prison and 99 at Cork Prison. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here in Mexico there is a brilliant, if bemusing, grá for all things Irish ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/20/mexico-has-a-bemusing-gra-for-all-things-irish-which-has-made-me-romanticise-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/20/mexico-has-a-bemusing-gra-for-all-things-irish-which-has-made-me-romanticise-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tola Ní Shúilleabháin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The bemusing grá for Ireland has made me romanticise home and balance on the tightrope of remote patriotism ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BFQTHL455ZAG5HB5COYCQUCQPY.png?auth=67dff641020f88b8a3b177c23b0f9c0a09c6adbf2a28d309425b1dad7405549b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tola Ní Shúilleabháin at La Lagunilla market, Mexico: 'Playful patriotism is an art I’m learning on the other side of the world.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s most complained-about companies: there’s a new top offender ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/20/irelands-most-complained-about-companies-theres-a-new-top-offender/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/20/irelands-most-complained-about-companies-theres-a-new-top-offender/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryanair is most complained about company in Ireland for 2025, making it to Number 1 after silver and bronze finishes in years before]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJFGBO57VJHEFNIHSA3R6AEBHM.jpg?auth=bf214ea4c0a62c4ef345ae7700e364294a9a72ebf8908c146f7a8465d20823fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While the companies which attracted the most complaints attracted the most attention, the helpline report contains a lot more information about where we are when it comes to customer care – and just how badly treated too many Irish consumers are if and when things go wrong. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jana Murr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy poverty: ‘I am basically on the breadline. I never have the heating on’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/20/it-is-totally-unfair-the-silent-sufferers-of-fuel-price-inflation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/20/it-is-totally-unfair-the-silent-sufferers-of-fuel-price-inflation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nothing in the Government’s €505m fuel support package announced after protests will benefit Susan Power and her family]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QNNSXIPUWFHYXARRK4WRPTLAJE.JPG?auth=80c6db1e715a5f2b91c664c3fd4e3083b56a0540435eb5b87eda901cfee97459&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Susan Power stopped working in her administration job when her multiple sclerosis made it impossible. Her husband John gave up his job to care for her. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is my last environment column for The Irish Times and I’ve radicalised myself ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/20/how-writing-99-columns-about-becoming-more-environmentally-friendly-radicalised-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/20/how-writing-99-columns-about-becoming-more-environmentally-friendly-radicalised-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[None of my own small changes is going to save the planet, but everyday choices and habits of individuals do matter
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPFKAMSEOZCFHM4JSW32DUIS2Q.jpg?auth=97049f58367b137d1158a26428af405e2ba9e022b037659e7d8cbd74e0771074&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ireland’s top betting tipster promoted a gambling site with a ‘fraudulent licence’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-irelands-top-betting-tipster-promoted-a-black-market-gambling-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-irelands-top-betting-tipster-promoted-a-black-market-gambling-site/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NASYVQDB65BMVKUWPRUWH5NBFE.jpg?auth=9131d5748844874b5cd8e77285209757faec0b96ae765201df24f9aab2c0a8cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of Ireland's best-known tipsters has promoted Gambana, a Belize-registered gambling website that operates using a fraudulent licence]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daviles</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The €5 tourist tax for Dublin is absurd and will only increase cost pressures on hotels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/the-5-tourist-tax-for-dublin-is-absurd-and-will-only-increase-cost-pressures-on-hotels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/the-5-tourist-tax-for-dublin-is-absurd-and-will-only-increase-cost-pressures-on-hotels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat McCann]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A typical hotel in Dublin pays commercial rates of around €100,000 a year per bedroom]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMKW5VDJ6RHDHKOTZU6FCKZK4I.jpg?auth=9f50fba14f2c11c9e71c899be3bf52e1c33c4a59477b4827c04788b54c4de0ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A typical hotel in Dublin pays commercial rates of around €100,000 a year per bedroom. Photograph: Matthew Shaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Shaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook, Google ‘profited from adverts for illegal medicines’, report claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/facebook-google-profited-from-adverts-for-illegal-medicines-report-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/facebook-google-profited-from-adverts-for-illegal-medicines-report-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reset Tech has collected more than 352,000 ads promoting so-called clickbait cures on Facebook and Google ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQBB4JZNA5WRQJGSU7QDHR2MUE.jpg?auth=dcb67ee3eeed8566a87c25c7ea595c93de6d2be8b3a0337a59508ec3ab914f19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Meta spokeswoman said: 'We are investigating the findings of this report and will remove ads that violate our policies if we identify [them].' Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullish markets treat Trump’s high-volume rhetoric as background noise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/20/bullish-markets-treat-trumps-high-volume-rhetoric-as-background-noise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/20/bullish-markets-treat-trumps-high-volume-rhetoric-as-background-noise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors are pricing the US president less as a structural disrupter than as a volatile showman]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKOA3YDSWSR56IIW6O7FQC7O4U.jpg?auth=c920f003ee84fc812370ce907c0d85e2e64ba75fe785f2508f530688a7178353&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despite dire headlines and US president Donald Trump’s civilisation-ending threats, the market correction ended up being a pretty mild affair. Photograph: Jen Golbeck/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jen Golbeck</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terraced Victorian in heart of Ranelagh village]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/20/terraced-victorian-in-heart-of-ranelagh-village/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/20/terraced-victorian-in-heart-of-ranelagh-village/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-bed Elmpark Avenue home minutes from the Luas]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AATZIPVQEBHTJBNM4VKJOPNNUA.jpg?auth=d34bd8c4e1da1d32dd81f12f9dc48bb4e4a486d6efdbbbba57edaddd8eeffb7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[8 Elmpark Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weird world of work perks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/20/the-weird-world-of-work-perks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/20/the-weird-world-of-work-perks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies are reining in benefits, but workers are unlikely to miss some of them as much as you might think]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UX7EHJM2ZHHLCQ4HHJXPHNDIM.jpg?auth=13f701e29735420a47b646dbb4e7848e6a767b70e693a0f6863407f3c66261a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dogs have been allowed in the central London offices of pet and food supremo Mars for nearly a decade. But law firm Slaughter and May has discontinued the practice of bringing dogs to work. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AzmanL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can tabloid newspapers survive the digital age?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/can-tabloid-newspapers-survive-the-digital-age/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/can-tabloid-newspapers-survive-the-digital-age/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social media feeds, AI summaries and influencer-driven content are luring readers away]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY37WRQBG5EB3MGUU44OQH2H34.jpg?auth=fc17b9f2fb325013b8134a0950fe36395153ccf3e4f9870d6af36d836d9bad6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A former tabloid executive said tabloids had once been the 'internet before the internet', offering a 'diet of everything from punchy opinion to world-class sports and news'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CocoSan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penalties of more than €17m imposed on bus, rail, Luas operators for missing targets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/penalties-of-more-than-17m-imposed-on-bus-rail-luas-operators-for-missing-performance-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/20/penalties-of-more-than-17m-imposed-on-bus-rail-luas-operators-for-missing-performance-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Transport tells Dáil committee passenger numbers are continuing to surge and punctuality is improving ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BY4LBTQK2FJTHBKP24FBGZPQSM.jpg?auth=5bc70f45b2a208e4804852fd255c7110db89a9f48d7ad916b4a964b61c42c6c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bus Éireann lost close to €5 million under performance-related deductions. 
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill







]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can we insulate our home without compromising on the look of the facade? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/20/how-can-we-insulate-our-home-without-compromising-on-the-look-of-the-facade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/20/how-can-we-insulate-our-home-without-compromising-on-the-look-of-the-facade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian King]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some of our neighbours have externally insulated their rear and side walls, but have not done the front]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MGKMBMAX5BDKPOYU3LGWXNLLGU.jpg?auth=57da3aa5b913976706ccc5518161e8415534c3d7c2a307b2a83927f9f6ab3f8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[External insulation: 'There may be more flexibility at the side and rear of your home, where external insulation could be considered, subject to confirming construction.' Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine tips to help choose over-the-counter medications safely and wisely]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/20/tips-to-help-choose-over-the-counter-medications-safely-and-wisely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/20/tips-to-help-choose-over-the-counter-medications-safely-and-wisely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: Safe use of OTCs requires common sense. Several common drugs carry a real risk of dependence, misuse or harm ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z42STWZU2ZE3JOMO4AK2Y3CLDY.jpg?auth=336b8ffb771ed9a7b7a450400fbd09a090c66ee417ec1dc606453a20aaf84081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Choose a product because the ingredients are appropriate for the condition, not because the product has a familiar brand name. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primavera director Damiano Michieletto: ‘Wexford is in my heart. It’s an important part of my story’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/20/primavera-director-damiano-michieletto-wexford-is-in-my-heart-its-an-important-part-of-my-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/20/primavera-director-damiano-michieletto-wexford-is-in-my-heart-its-an-important-part-of-my-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crafting a film, he notes, is an adjacent but separate skill set from staging opera]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IINCID3JDJH7LC6TOK43FMI7AY.jpg?auth=6911273f2773b90ace2349105c16a97c12d7c98b2ac1365e3139fca4aac46167&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Primavera: Michele Riondino and Tecla Insolia as Vivaldi and Cecilia in Damiano Michieletto’s film]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kimberley Ross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Palestinian-Israeli actor tackling Middle East conflict with jokes and empathy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/the-palestinian-israeli-actor-tackling-middle-east-conflict-with-jokes-and-empathy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/20/the-palestinian-israeli-actor-tackling-middle-east-conflict-with-jokes-and-empathy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yousef Sweid’s one-man show – Between the River and the Sea – is a risky, tongue-in-cheek swipe at his adopted home]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PBTF6O2HRDS3I2IGK7RO7VUME.jpg?auth=6e71009ee5aa2a5f76d66219461bca713f2ab5a410f013d8e9bf3ec66f8739c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yousef Sweid: 'My life lead me to that I have to understand both sides.' Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pascal Le Segretain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John FitzGerald: Ireland faces a possible winter recession yet has plundered its war chest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/20/john-fitzgerald-ireland-faces-a-possible-winter-recession-yet-has-plundered-its-war-chest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/20/john-fitzgerald-ireland-faces-a-possible-winter-recession-yet-has-plundered-its-war-chest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government fuel package effectively takes from the poor to give to the richer as Strait of Hormuz blockade threatens even higher fuel prices]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DE62WHXBNZD7FH2HL23ZD5E3WY.jpg?auth=05018527057bd6944ad9feaff3a6138c4f89f82a064deeeac01b7f6a1046b387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travelling by boat and train to Tuscany took longer and cost more, but I loved it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/20/travelling-by-boat-and-train-to-tuscany-took-longer-and-cost-more-but-i-loved-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/20/travelling-by-boat-and-train-to-tuscany-took-longer-and-cost-more-but-i-loved-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lenny Antonelli]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Long days on ferries and trains are tiring, but your arrival feels hard-won and you gain in other important ways]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYKJ7AATBREXXJKTPO57432K6I.png?auth=5185dfedb9f09e82f12ab952fbca794296c647c862043cccd68d8a64616d247a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Slow travel from Tipperary to Tuscany: Long days on ferries and trains are tiring, but this is a great way to travel. Photographs: iStock/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime fiction: Anne Cadwallader blends politics, violence, law and media in gripping debut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/20/crime-fiction-anne-cadwallader-blends-politics-violence-law-and-media-in-gripping-debut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/20/crime-fiction-anne-cadwallader-blends-politics-violence-law-and-media-in-gripping-debut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus new works by Rosemary Hennigan; Catriona Ward; Claire Coughlan; and James Wolff]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQVU3RWUWVBH5O4JDM2OLWDQPQ.JPG?auth=f9a8bfac0b0a85b7e28ba1c53efe99eb363f6cada3f8f3cb9bbf7c409db9c496&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne Cadwallader: Crossing Over is the first novel by the former BBC Northern Ireland journalist and author. Photograph: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kelvin Boyes</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>