<?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/2026-04-21/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:55:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Iran dismisses US ‘ploy’ after Donald Trump extends ceasefire ‘indefinitely’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/iran-dismisses-us-ploy-after-donald-trump-extends-ceasefire-indefinitely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/iran-dismisses-us-ploy-after-donald-trump-extends-ceasefire-indefinitely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But United States military blockades of Strait of Hormuz to remain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:15:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SFRLJE6IVDSZT7RCP3KHKHIAPI.jpg?auth=e86ef4dffd875ec8774771aac0846cd061fe4087f6ced019806e158d1daee401&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on display in a park in northern Tehran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he will extend ceasefire with Iran and continue blockade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/us-iran-war-ceasefire-israel-lebanon-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/us-iran-war-ceasefire-israel-lebanon-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns, Katie Mellett, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump says US will resume attacks on Iran if deal is not struck with Tehran soon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:27:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPX5CXJK4UCDH7F6SW35OON2VY.jpg?auth=8c93472e53688526c0c5de2fc90a6263d715f041955b82c61aabaaa8d3f53e33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump says he will extend the ceasefire with Iran. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Watson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Chelsea lose fifth league game in a row]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/21/liam-rosenior-faces-fan-fury-as-chelsea-lose-fifth-league-game-in-a-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/21/liam-rosenior-faces-fan-fury-as-chelsea-lose-fifth-league-game-in-a-row/</guid><description><![CDATA[Blues suffer Brighton hammering as Seagulls put themselves in contention for Champions League place]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:13:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHPWQDGWWLOJSW6W4ZYR7C33GY.jpg?auth=6b158b575ae356c04530fb3bd8800494bc23171012a00da506fc7e7dda19743f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior on the touchline against Brighton. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester relegated to League One, 10 years on from Premier League triumph]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/21/leicester-relegated-to-league-one-10-years-on-from-premier-league-triumph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/21/leicester-relegated-to-league-one-10-years-on-from-premier-league-triumph/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second straight relegation is sporting disaster as they fall to third tier]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:02:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TU3GNCXWPYC55UBZABFWKJA2I.jpg?auth=e98a3bc2513365a53327a108ad1193ae882e276c7a9b1db2384ed5a208f3f1fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jannik Vestergaard, Patson Daka and Jordan Ayew of Leicester City look dejected. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back-garden modular homes set to be exempt from planning rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/back-garden-modular-homes-set-to-be-exempt-from-planning-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/back-garden-modular-homes-set-to-be-exempt-from-planning-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Homeowners will also be able to avail of tax exemptions for rental income]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:59:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFIQBFSQEJIX7DXYGZRG2AQJ5A.jpg?auth=52f5435554e056ae10cdef172784ca0e20cd426d6b932cd86f4dde076dc7850a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Only owner-occupiers will be allowed to construct modular homes in back gardens. File image. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s a very good player, I’m going there to win’: Shane Lowry teams up with Brooks Koepka]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/21/hes-a-very-good-player-im-going-there-to-win-shane-lowry-teams-up-with-brooks-koepka/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/21/hes-a-very-good-player-im-going-there-to-win-shane-lowry-teams-up-with-brooks-koepka/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy opts to skip Zurich Classic of New Orleans ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:25:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTG24UIBNHRUQVXWNRAHULLNXM.jpg?auth=f13aea9ef36ce0d402b355695950ceba1e51bf0b89827ca69a82c0656aa5a76b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry shake hands. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions earmarked to tackle Northern Ireland’s ‘epidemic’ of violence against women  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/21/millions-earmarked-to-tackle-northern-irelands-epidemic-of-violence-against-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/21/millions-earmarked-to-tackle-northern-irelands-epidemic-of-violence-against-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Next phase of Stormont initiative will address misogyny as North’s femicide rates continue to rise]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:21:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M5V2OX2VCXP7ELB3DJDFGOWGPY.jpg?auth=120fccb5780074f4ab8fee211407fb3e9debb31c99e0dc649eec0df70fc6d3b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stormont's Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir, Minister of Health Mike Nesbitt, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and First Minister Michelle O'Neill at the launch in Belfast of a new plan to combat violence against women and girls. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Anonymous cowards’ found threatening gardaí will face full force of law, says Minister  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/anonymous-cowards-found-threatening-gardai-will-face-full-force-of-law-says-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/anonymous-cowards-found-threatening-gardai-will-face-full-force-of-law-says-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Convictions would be strong deterrent to abuse, says Jim O’Callaghan at Garda rank-and-file conference]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:20:39 +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[Senior investigating officers will be tasked with investigating any cases of threatening behaviour towards gardaí. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Varadkar comments on rural Ireland to be raised by angry TDs at Fine Gael meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/leo-varadkar-comments-on-rural-ireland-to-be-raised-by-angry-tds-at-fine-gael-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/leo-varadkar-comments-on-rural-ireland-to-be-raised-by-angry-tds-at-fine-gael-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former taoiseach sparked backlash after saying people of urban Ireland were ‘paying all the bills’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:00:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONC53W7GSQBI4FMN5VS5C6H27E.jpg?auth=3d02f955e8a44417c734485037965adbef475dde1e4723bdc4c4fe2e96f77ce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leo Varadkar spoke out on a podcast with broadcaster Matt Cooper. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the latest economic forecasts: higher surplus will bring pressures ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-latest-economic-forecasts-higher-surplus-will-bring-pressures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-latest-economic-forecasts-higher-surplus-will-bring-pressures/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Coalition now faces a series of fights as interest groups look for higher spending]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54FSO22ULVVWPBN2VTEDEYG42Q.jpg?auth=2a05f4f1137c7c1d950842a3b68c6a0d3207d9da1cc7dedb172c57538e878896&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers and Minister for  Finance, Simon Harris speaking to the media at the department of Finance in Dublin about the Spring Economic Statement. ( Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Second Irish literary renaissance’ documented in new book of interviews]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/21/second-irish-literary-renaissance-documented-in-new-book-of-interviews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/21/second-irish-literary-renaissance-documented-in-new-book-of-interviews/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Extraordinary testimony’ to Irish writing includes Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Sally Rooney and dozens more]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:27:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UB527IGJ3FG5HBM74KRJYL3QYQ.JPG?auth=7c32ec60d2178c60a55ca0743129a2137e7aa4f426ef7c3306f55f7856a214ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin Doyle in conversation with writer Sarah Gilmartin at the launch of his book, A Hosting, at Hodges Figgis in Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture perfect: Texaco Children’s Art Competition 2026 winners revealed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/picture-perfect-texaco-childrens-art-competition-2026-winners-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/picture-perfect-texaco-childrens-art-competition-2026-winners-revealed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Girl’s portrait based on a phone selfie is hailed as ‘masterful’ and takes overall prize]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:19:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TMXMKZ3SDFFAVFYCZPVJBPBOMI.JPG?auth=103126c202ebff926af44bea23237a0f37fb08c6235f68afe8b262f4bd0cd239&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aurianna Hanlon, pictured with her self-portrait, was named overall winner of the 72nd Texaco Children's Art Competition. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MasterChef on BBC One review: Dublin chef Anna Haugh helps to banish sour taste left by Torode and Wallace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/21/masterchef-on-bbc-one-review-dublin-chef-anna-haugh-helps-to-banish-sour-taste-left-by-torode-and-wallace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/21/masterchef-on-bbc-one-review-dublin-chef-anna-haugh-helps-to-banish-sour-taste-left-by-torode-and-wallace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: New presenters chef Anna Haugh and food critic Grace Dent go together like Tayto and red lemonade]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SBXD4ITIVNLQIKQUKEW6IOQBE.jpg?auth=a30e40c67fd81e26ea6e3b6c8e09e05f68832c09586185c4fc24d7140d7576df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New MasterChef presenting duo Anna Haugh and Grace Dent. Photograph: BBC/Shine TV]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BBC/Shine TV</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group charged over pro-Palestine protests in Derry say law governing parades ‘defective’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/group-charged-over-pro-palestine-protests-in-derry-say-law-governing-parades-defective/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/group-charged-over-pro-palestine-protests-in-derry-say-law-governing-parades-defective/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation was created to deal with contentious Orange Order marches, argues barrister for protesters]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:12:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VNVOFTZOFNBY3IGLRCG54QXHDQ.jpeg?auth=56717812db16ccf665aded5a4b6b8c4487cee6b26010e039109ae71d7e68bc35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pro-Palestinian protesters outside Derry’s Bishop Street courthouse on Tuesday]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht missing some key players as they aim to make it a double win in South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/connacht-missing-some-key-players-as-they-aim-to-make-it-a-double-win-in-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/connacht-missing-some-key-players-as-they-aim-to-make-it-a-double-win-in-south-africa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cathal Forde will miss the game, while Sean Jansen and Dave Heffernan are nursing injuries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:10:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UPCTBPFII5DVGVEBWQLDOFUZ4.jpg?auth=8f13b75db60f1dde9063f0771b0ba1b0e855d7f7774124a481c022b84e758989&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht's Cathal Forde on the left in a sling. Photograph: Steve Haag Sports/Darren Stewart/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Haag Sports</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on pressure on Keir Starmer: lingering damage for the UK prime minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/21/the-irish-times-view-on-pressure-on-keir-starmer-lingering-damage-for-the-uk-prime-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/21/the-irish-times-view-on-pressure-on-keir-starmer-lingering-damage-for-the-uk-prime-minister/</guid><description><![CDATA[The blame game over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador the the US has been ugly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSQAP4GWNM5JPQ6Q2FTCNKJDXI.jpg?auth=5ac63714b9c6e3974e0092bf87143b9101437f84a1dd61044148edfc1e3ec5e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) boss Olly Robbins appearing before the foreign affairs committee at the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday. 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File photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears end]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/trump-says-us-likely-to-resume-bombing-iran-as-ceasefire-nears-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/trump-says-us-likely-to-resume-bombing-iran-as-ceasefire-nears-end/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Gedeon in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president rejects extending truce as Tehran warns of response and negotiators head to Islamabad]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:30:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RASHF3IXCUYKOX7B26OHPX6P5I.jpg?auth=5631466ffecb504b864b9c8e4000c06f1119fdbab9a83c8a3123ca6651265e9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranians walk past an anti-US and Israel mural in Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida opens criminal inquiry over ChatGPT role in fatal university shooting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/21/florida-opens-criminal-inquiry-over-chatgpt-role-in-fatal-university-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/21/florida-opens-criminal-inquiry-over-chatgpt-role-in-fatal-university-shooting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Mazzei]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigation focuses on messages between chatbot and man accused of killing two people at Florida State University last year ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:22:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJV7HVGE5WJCOHL4HRQQE4YQHA.jpg?auth=0190d0812d24d036ce5e6e27c2c4bcefe5b597895382cd739eeba46776502bb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two adults died and six others were injured last April in a shooting near the student union at Florida State. Photograph: Erich Martin/The New York Times                    ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erich Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A language divided: Charting the rise of American English in everyday Irish speak]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/21/a-language-divided-charting-the-rise-of-american-english-in-everyday-irish-chat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/21/a-language-divided-charting-the-rise-of-american-english-in-everyday-irish-chat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Clements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From ‘reaching out’ to ‘grabbing a coffee’, our way of speaking is clearly changing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U26ER2EGSVW736XFDSJ7HXCILA.jpg?auth=840eaadc7cce1f722ad2bb450b751d3f18dd1d0c24d78507e706954d17c2b05b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar Wilde was drawing attention to differences in conversation on both sides of the Atlantic as far back as 1887. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Dá mba rud é go raibh feachtas infheistíochta déanta acu seo i dtaifead ceol Gaeilge de gach cineál, samhlaigh an rogha amhrán agus ceol a bheadh ag chuile láithreoir nó eagarthóir clár faisnéise.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/da-mba-rud-e-go-raibh-feachtas-infheistiochta-deanta-acu-seo-i-dtaifead-ceol-gaeilge-de-gach-cineal-samhlaigh-an-rogha-amhran-agus-ceol-a-bheadh-ag-chuile-laithreoir-no-eagarthoir-clar-faisneise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/da-mba-rud-e-go-raibh-feachtas-infheistiochta-deanta-acu-seo-i-dtaifead-ceol-gaeilge-de-gach-cineal-samhlaigh-an-rogha-amhran-agus-ceol-a-bheadh-ag-chuile-laithreoir-no-eagarthoir-clar-faisneise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is ceoltóir agus scríbhneoir é Rossa Ó Snodaigh. Tá sé ina bhall den ghrúpa ceoil iomráiteach Kíla. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46KQQHO7ZZD5VM6BWGTELXOB3E.jpg?auth=ff23b44ce2367a00c9a9367aa07c5d41af3ec721bf34c72d21f61109de3c7b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rossa Ó Snodaigh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larger €9bn surplus forecast increases pressure on Coalition for spending increases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/state-surplus-set-to-grow-to-9bn-latest-government-forecast-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/state-surplus-set-to-grow-to-9bn-latest-government-forecast-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Severe’ scenario could mean inflation hits 6% – but economy is expected to continue to grow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:52:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRLPDVX6TJAPVGLMXSUPIV2ITU.JPG?auth=1c92555add2f128627764a277ad80c554cefa7f7fe6168c47a3d4772cba59283&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The document published by Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Finance Simon Harris paints an optimistic picture. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court appoints provisional liquidators to Born Clothing group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/high-court-appoints-provisional-liquidators-to-born-clothing-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/high-court-appoints-provisional-liquidators-to-born-clothing-group/</guid><description><![CDATA[Companies are insolvent with debts of €7.8m, judge hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:45:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Debts include €2.2m owed to Revenue, the court heard. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher ended up in car chase with gardaí after ‘unwittingly’ eating cannabis-laced cake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/teacher-ended-up-in-car-chase-with-gardai-after-unwittingly-eating-cannabis-laced-cake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/teacher-ended-up-in-car-chase-with-gardai-after-unwittingly-eating-cannabis-laced-cake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marta Burns (47), who drove in reverse for 800m up Dublin road, given road ban and fined €700 over April 2025 incident ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:44:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIGFSTNH3CWDAUEOAUAHDR4WCE.jpg?auth=4cce1adf5d632cb6b94ec1f1d7795ab14f7e4939c46b83a6b9b5b7a88fcf0887&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marta Burns (47) pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to dangerous driving with cannabis in her system. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roscommon’s Daire Cregg suspension for Mayo game upheld]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/21/roscommons-daire-cregg-suspension-for-mayo-game-upheld/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/21/roscommons-daire-cregg-suspension-for-mayo-game-upheld/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forward was shown straight red card for off-the-ball incident against New York]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:36:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UULW5VI5MTU2REZ3EDFONWNV4I.jpg?auth=0504d821d98f5bf8fcb32880756f6c0bfa0eb68a16f6016c775a5f8a7a8dd1bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roscommon’s Daire Cregg runs into contact with Cian O’Dea of New York. Photograph: Ed Mulholland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ed Mulholland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global markets dip as optimism over peace talks in the Gulf fades]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/global-markets-dip-as-optimism-over-peace-talks-in-the-gulf-fades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/global-markets-dip-as-optimism-over-peace-talks-in-the-gulf-fades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euronext Dublin finished down 1%, with Ryanair worst performer as it continues to deal with fallout from oil price rises]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:15:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBSBAIDRJSVTWSPVH3RZENOSAI.jpg?auth=1523762e3f08f22d16a18666fd593e501eb7da7995e693de51197b7869f7ac05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders at the New York Stock Exchange. Global markets dipped on Tuesday as the US-Iran ceasefire expiry loomed and optimism over peace talks faded. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandela Foundation reviewing links to University of Galway over Israeli partnership ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/mandela-foundation-reviewing-links-to-university-of-galway-over-israeli-partnership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/mandela-foundation-reviewing-links-to-university-of-galway-over-israeli-partnership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[University vows no further research projects with Israel but says it is contractually locked into current one ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:06:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EIUDBZ5NJGVNMICMGIJG4UIVI.jpeg?auth=d4b3acac6bb9396a593c2b2a663a72d7dd076305e533c3847b04fbe044c074a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former South African president Nelson Mandela received an honorary degree from the University of Galway in 2003.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aengus McMahon�����������������</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapist who tricked woman into car fails in bid to have 19-year-sentence reduced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/rapist-who-tricked-woman-into-car-fails-in-bid-to-have-19-year-sentence-reduced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/rapist-who-tricked-woman-into-car-fails-in-bid-to-have-19-year-sentence-reduced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offence planned, carefully executed and of the most serious kind, says judge   ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PBIEUOAKF5AHBFKMSPVZQCHXI.JPG?auth=5a3dcc01a08e02f5e238763ece31d65c00563435bab5a96fbfb0adfdcb1f0fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The appeal court said the sentence arrived at by the Central Criminal Court judge was not an error in principle. File photograph: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadhg Beirne says Munster focused on the present amid fallout from Roger Randle appointment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/tadhg-beirne-says-munster-focused-on-the-present-amid-fallout-from-roger-randle-appointment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/tadhg-beirne-says-munster-focused-on-the-present-amid-fallout-from-roger-randle-appointment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three resigned from the Professional Game Committee over Munster’s hiring of attack coach, who will start next season]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:03:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FS6RU2VADJE4TG2PYB5SPTXTGY.jpg?auth=15746ee8de42be7a9820a91dd5497d4e4ecf2d12ce3f1962f906b65b0618ae00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Tadhg Beirne. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/meta-to-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-for-ai-training-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/meta-to-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-for-ai-training-data/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Paul, Jeff Horwitz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Facebook owner adding tracking software in US]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:51:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNYZLETBDYIJORVTY22T5XRE3Q.jpg?auth=afa1dd48d3466503814d5bcdf8e78ba6fd95b0ee7fca66e19a47ebb136fa36d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta controls Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster set to bring depleted squad for visit to Munster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/ulster-set-to-bring-depleted-squad-for-visit-to-munster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/ulster-set-to-bring-depleted-squad-for-visit-to-munster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richie Murphy says province are ‘under pressure’ as several players picked up injuries against Leinster last week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:34:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2OQY4OSBSYL7K4HNUJX77YCEQE.jpg?auth=189f38f6fe38ae913f5b3154224b3033e256b761be008369968fbd19d4ae6a7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster head coach Richie Murphy. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior official says Downing St put pressure on him to appoint Peter Mandelson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/21/senior-official-says-downing-st-put-pressure-on-him-to-appoint-peter-mandelson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/21/senior-official-says-downing-st-put-pressure-on-him-to-appoint-peter-mandelson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Parker, Jim Pickard and Rachel Rees]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Olly Robbins says there was ‘dismissive attitude’ to security vetting of former ambassador]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:31:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4AFBMYKY2JQQP6AHVD6AOPDAFA.jpg?auth=40fbafb2706a374197a149822f26fc63b72a47517fd694e07c230b0401592a14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Olly Robbins, the former head of the foreign office, gives evidence to the House of Commons foreign affairs committee. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons/UK Parliament</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student who sued UCD on study issue after alleged rape loses bid for costs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/student-who-sued-ucd-on-study-issue-after-alleged-rape-loses-bid-for-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/student-who-sued-ucd-on-study-issue-after-alleged-rape-loses-bid-for-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court application dealt with reporting restrictions during High Court action ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:23:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2VTD4YW2FA7HPZA4JZAWYLETQ.jpg?auth=d4d1c4ce68a3b6464be1e02af380e8e3a6c24128bf17bf2c0f5d98aab0e20bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[University College Dublin secured a variation on a High Court order allowing it to be identified and to comment on the case. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny Healy-Rae loses committee seat after vote against Government confidence motion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/21/danny-healy-rae-loses-committee-seat-after-vote-against-government-confidence-motion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/21/danny-healy-rae-loses-committee-seat-after-vote-against-government-confidence-motion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry TD appeals in Dáil to be allowed remain on Agriculture Committee ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:13:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBDWLSFPBJL2CF67VGNXFTPCUA.jpg?auth=53d83c6929a83e494ba014dc73fc444d9eef538bcaf484ac7b8fb0fe44588ab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny Healy Rae (left) is to lose his seat on the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee after voting against the Government in a recent confidence motion, while his brother Michael Healy Rae (right) resigned from the department as minister of state. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interest rates poised to rise on Iran conflict uncertainty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/home-building-could-hit-43000-this-year-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/home-building-could-hit-43000-this-year-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home building could hit 43,000 this year, says top civil servant]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:07:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DW2ANZX4IFCVXOG7TLIBKLU5VM.jpg?auth=b82bc42cd6a6de3e1724aeb52e8efdcd94a7c4d864f7306a2ba09cb5127179c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some forecasters predict that builders could complete up to 43,000 new homes in the Republic this year, according a key Government official. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sinenkiy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenant who assaulted his landlord and another man is jailed for 12 months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/tenant-who-assaulted-his-landlord-and-another-man-is-jailed-for-12-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/tenant-who-assaulted-his-landlord-and-another-man-is-jailed-for-12-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He also brandished a knife, but fled from a window after armed gardaí were called, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:04:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philip Lalor also resisted gardaí, acting in an aggressive and threatening manner. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Israeli soldiers jailed over smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/investigation-under-way-into-destruction-of-statue-of-jesus-by-israeli-soldier-in-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/investigation-under-way-into-destruction-of-statue-of-jesus-by-israeli-soldier-in-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M Halbfinger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Soldier was photographed swinging a sledgehammer at the head of a statue that had fallen off a cross]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:49:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBJ4RLFFMVBFBJAIJLRV7IWD4E.jpeg?auth=250a143f2ef2c75256e89f9b9986fcc3f196f77c7d1038fe00efc121add9dd8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli military have confirmed that an image in circulation showing a solider destroying a statue of Jesus is authentic.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council signs off on Ballsbridge bar plans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/council-signs-off-on-ballsbridge-bar-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/council-signs-off-on-ballsbridge-bar-plans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council to permit conversion of former post office]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:47:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONNXHKTYSGE6V47YKXUODJ3EQM.jpg?auth=a474303e8bb9fd9276650cb3009320f64fac0dad8953814442b8b51c8b32176b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ballsbridge post office closed in 2024. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sasko Lazarov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s King Charles pays tribute to late mother on 100th anniversary of her birth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/21/king-charles-pays-tribute-to-late-mother-on-100th-anniversary-of-her-birth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/21/king-charles-pays-tribute-to-late-mother-on-100th-anniversary-of-her-birth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Grierson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Monarch says Elizabeth II would have been troubled by recent events but she believed ‘goodness will always prevail’
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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Royal Family</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain’s ‘greatest matador’ gored by bull in comeback from retirement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/21/spains-greatest-matador-gored-by-bull-in-comeback-from-retirement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/21/spains-greatest-matador-gored-by-bull-in-comeback-from-retirement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[José Antonio Morante de la Puebla, whose comeback attracted large crowds, left with a gash in his buttock]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:41:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B7XLRTNVBNBMNKOUVDJ3ABYVHY.jpg?auth=0af34547a31abeea7ded5c0efef6433bbe3dc260c9ca4e4235ffdc59497bc670&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Morante de la Puebla was injured in a bullfight in Seville on Sunday. Photograph: Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Europa Press News</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asylum seeker in children’s facility despite Tusla’s belief he is an adult, judge told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/asylum-seeker-in-childrens-facility-despite-tuslas-belief-he-is-an-adult-judge-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/asylum-seeker-in-childrens-facility-despite-tuslas-belief-he-is-an-adult-judge-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hearing to determine the male’s age is adjourned as he could not be brought to court on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:38:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPVLM3KUINI65LRRRDOWFPANXM.jpg?auth=6e4f7439612d8e7fc3e2357e318aeff0befb0dcf9cd995581e65b15bc61ce023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Counsel for Tusla requested as early a date as possible for the age inquiry. File image. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí target e-bike and e-scooter ‘hijackings’ along Dublin greenway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/dublin-ebike-escooter-thefts-grand-canal-gardai-arrests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/dublin-ebike-escooter-thefts-grand-canal-gardai-arrests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officers search 10 homes, recovering bikes and seizing scooters believed to be used in robberies]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:13:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y63O67JFWFHG5DBQACAO4F4SQA.JPG?auth=b380fd68ef9f2a47e19c7c08c9c94d034b95d91e44aed2ac36d094a0b9df277f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[e-scooters in Dublin. Photo: 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[The young American had sparse facial hair, like an adolescent. He was on his way to war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/21/the-young-american-had-sparse-facial-hair-like-an-adolescent-he-was-on-his-way-to-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/21/the-young-american-had-sparse-facial-hair-like-an-adolescent-he-was-on-his-way-to-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As thousands of Ukrainian men leave to evade the draft, a small number of foreigners are travelling the other way]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q6S5C22SFZC2JP2W7VHQHSRDXE.jpg?auth=241c9b5f5f6cb09f20d13bd763dba4c64f6d652f2f89e91e91cc25c72e9b0b48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A young soldier takes cover from Russian drones in a trench near Kostiantynivka, Ukraine. Photograph: Alex Nikitenko/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Global Images Ukraine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinahan cartel ‘spread misery and death’ in Ireland and abroad, says Garda Commissioner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/garda-commissioner-justin-kelly-daniel-kinahan-arrest-cartel-dubai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/garda-commissioner-justin-kelly-daniel-kinahan-arrest-cartel-dubai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Justin Kelly praises late senior officer John O’Driscoll in first comments since Daniel Kinahan’s arrest]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:50:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7YJKWCCECHPCNNB2NZJIZZYKE.jpg?auth=6c1291d0aa98f01970a4ae3d3cdcf52a0b703318b328332012f2470fe63851a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said international co-operation had helped the Garda secure a charge against Daniel Kinahan. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaun Murphy hits back after audience member says ‘s**t shot’ at World Snooker Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/shaun-murphy-hits-back-after-audience-member-says-st-shot-at-world-snooker-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/shaun-murphy-hits-back-after-audience-member-says-st-shot-at-world-snooker-championship/</guid><description><![CDATA[English player said he lost concentration after spectator in front row taunted him]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:41:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIKLOHLONS2G3TMVFOENKSCXYY.jpg?auth=ee0110aed52247e0d86fa6428edd51b7e713a26fc106f25e81449f7ffb126700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shaun Murphy of England prepares to play a shot against Fan Zhengyi of China. Photograph: Sam Bloxham/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Bloxham</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 20,000 tickets sold for Ireland’s Six Nations game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/more-than-20000-tickets-sold-for-irelands-six-nations-game-against-scotland-at-the-aviva-stadium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/more-than-20000-tickets-sold-for-irelands-six-nations-game-against-scotland-at-the-aviva-stadium/</guid><description><![CDATA[Scott Bemand’s side will play their first standalone championship fixture at the stadium on Sunday, May 17th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:18:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DHBZ5ACVSY7TPBTKKQWFBTRL5U.jpg?auth=6ea49dc5604a7b2c56679d1d64900cbd9d90601a1116b8efc043e88d547b7708&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Erin King. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s last surviving 1930s picture house yields secrets on 90th anniversary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/northern-irelands-last-surviving-1930s-picture-house-yields-secrets-on-90th-anniversary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/northern-irelands-last-surviving-1930s-picture-house-yields-secrets-on-90th-anniversary/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Strand in east Belfast is undergoing a major renovation project]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:10:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZTOD26NZOYUX2FNMEYMTO3DJQ.jpg?auth=b9441479e33e9d26dcd70c3bd43d8e4f0bd12282f38784cb09164011bb105a88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Computer generated image issued by the Strand of the picture house in Belfast once refurbishment is complete. Photograph: The Strand/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Strand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Ryanair have to follow Aer Lingus and cut flights?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/will-ryanair-have-to-follow-aer-lingus-and-cut-flights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/will-ryanair-have-to-follow-aer-lingus-and-cut-flights/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jet fuel shortages are playing havoc with airline schedules]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practical Magic 2 first look: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return for cult classic sequel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/21/practical-magic-2-first-look-sandra-bullock-and-nicole-kidman-return-for-cult-classic-sequel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/21/practical-magic-2-first-look-sandra-bullock-and-nicole-kidman-return-for-cult-classic-sequel/</guid><description><![CDATA[Joining the coven are The Kissing Booth’s Joey King and Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:59:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SVVYHLFJ2ZB3TLNDNXTTXUEM6M.jpg?auth=03c535ea5ae301c70b80d8520d2fda37333bdcd0ac65e898d05c61aabaddd872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sandra Bullock and Nichole Kidman in the first Practical Magic film. 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Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut aims for $200bn valuation in stock market listing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/revolut-aims-for-200bn-valuation-in-stock-market-listing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/revolut-aims-for-200bn-valuation-in-stock-market-listing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bumper IPO would trigger increased stake for founder Nik Storonsky but group has no plans to float shares before 2028]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:42:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35465MIIQI5ZBM6COHH6YJWXAM.jpg?auth=9312d55ae4d6f96c74d4cb823301166264b9773616772be108e3bb8e0ba0f0d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut bank's chief executive Nikolay Storonsky stands to earn billions from a Revolut IPO. 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They are giving one lucky Irish Times reader a voucher for €500 to enjoy a stay in one of these exceptional properties.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:37:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLLXHNGCNJCSXE3FD6BEUNGA44.jpg?auth=01058ab923407a3203c59b87e3c7c29b2da5c6244b7ee1033bb3f93850e7795d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Midweek_week17]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andrew bradley photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court dismisses father’s case over daughter unlawfully taken to Poland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/high-court-dismisses-fathers-case-over-daughter-unlawfully-taken-to-poland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/high-court-dismisses-fathers-case-over-daughter-unlawfully-taken-to-poland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Conleth Bradley says man is in ‘extremely distressing’ situation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:33:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Conleth Bradley described the case as among the 'most difficult of cases'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National debt down but we still owe €38,460 per person]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/national-debt-down-but-we-still-owe-38460-per-person/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/national-debt-down-but-we-still-owe-38460-per-person/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sequence of large budgetary surpluses over recent years has now reduced Ireland’s national debt to pre-pandemic levels]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:19:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPW2TDEBRVHOZBXQ6BS352QD24.jpg?auth=ed5b9b5926044cb8c89bc7ead7bee236977317ff628e2953ca9c22dbd5daede8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Indirect taxes, which includes VAT, grew by €1.8 billion, or 5 per cent, last year to €37.6 billion.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alexsl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major increase in State surplus will fuel calls for more spending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/21/increasing-surplus-will-mean-relentless-pressure-on-coalition-to-spend-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/21/increasing-surplus-will-mean-relentless-pressure-on-coalition-to-spend-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State’s surplus is set to grow from €5 billion to €9 billion]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:08:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWNS46LPQNBNJMVW3GMO3I5IVY.jpeg?auth=53d91fc212a8a1daa0f24c7f35a68d8a9b24af08b69aece9a1a810de6ac2e2e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, and the Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers are still benefiting from what are - for now at least - strong underlying budget numbers. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael review: Two hours of cosplay karaoke – and absolutely no suggestion of impropriety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/21/michael-review-two-hours-of-cosplay-karaoke-and-absolutely-no-suggestion-of-impropriety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/21/michael-review-two-hours-of-cosplay-karaoke-and-absolutely-no-suggestion-of-impropriety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jaafar Jackson does a good job channelling his late uncle, but this is a sanitised, corporatised cash-in]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EU7NLHM73QKGGU7RA36IMBROYQ.jpg?auth=63fe6df02d8d88ed8f78715fd36c0ed749f545f41753857df05fe96e27d173a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael: Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson on the set of the Thriller video. Photograph: Glen Wilson/Lionsgate]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lionsgate/Glen Wilson. All Rights Reserved.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Na Gaeil ag dréim go mór le halbam úr Kneecap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/na-gaeil-ag-dreim-go-mor-le-halbam-ur-kneecap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/na-gaeil-ag-dreim-go-mor-le-halbam-ur-kneecap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Kneecap; tionól CEARTA; Fada Jewellery agus Spotsolas ar ealaíontóir Éireannach.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIT3RSRMFRHO5LKCWQO47MXOTY.jpg?auth=2f299d90e1c1f2a475f4dd66a5ba69ecf4612abea5d8c5547293fc598fa646d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ní fada Fenian uainn anois, an dara albam le Kneecap.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda’s suspension over lending bike leaves ‘shameful stain’ on force, GRA conference hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/gardas-suspension-over-lending-bike-leaves-shameful-stain-on-force-gra-conference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/gardas-suspension-over-lending-bike-leaves-shameful-stain-on-force-gra-conference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Det Gda Eamon Cunnane was identified publicly for the first time on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:56:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMMFZ3HU6JF33GSOG42O56NV64.jpg?auth=f5c133c89e52291b4b09b2faf1b94207a0ad1173a9e230dd481d2819dc0ee204&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Det Gda Eamonn Cunnane at the Garda Representative Association’s annual conference in Westport, Co Mayo. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR Ó MEARÁIN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork tenant who allegedly assaulted neighbour through window ordered to vacate property]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/21/cork-tenant-who-allegedly-assaulted-neighbour-through-window-ordered-to-vacate-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/21/cork-tenant-who-allegedly-assaulted-neighbour-through-window-ordered-to-vacate-property/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) tribunal heard gardaí attended the property ‘at least’ 22 times]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:39:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2PBM57KJFBUTKBV3ESYVYIYPE.jpg?auth=78b6de3da9c865895b1890b299c49112e2ee97f3e56d5b78fea1604b21085295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Residential Tenancies Board tribunal said it was satisfied Donna Lonergan engaged in antisocial behaviour during her tenancy and was in breach of her obligations. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">payphoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding for high-performance Irish athletes increases to €28.5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/funding-for-high-performance-irish-athletes-increases-to-285m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/funding-for-high-performance-irish-athletes-increases-to-285m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Sports Policy’s aim is to increase medal haul from the record 127 won by Irish competitors last year ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:20:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QU4CRPWIUZDS3FK54IVIET2CWA.jpg?auth=eee79b1b33b8e81a8de519b38e860cdd4023b5fd2d4bec13cf56713bda821722&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate O’Connor celebrates winning a silver medal in the heptathlon at the World Championships in Tokyo last year. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Apple’s new chief executive John Ternus?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/who-is-apples-new-chief-executive-john-ternus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/who-is-apples-new-chief-executive-john-ternus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Successor to Tim Cook has big shoes to fill]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:09:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VNXMRRAKYFEDFIUSOUHFP37OHU.jpg?auth=6938423135a04eb82ed24bcf9b0a4bd5770c5b24aa646eb3c8707060ac854a11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Ternus, Apple’s incoming chief executive, pictured at an Apple facility in Cork, Ireland. Photograph: Michael O'Sullivan/OSM Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bunchlocha na tíorántachta agus na saoirse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/bunchlocha-na-tiorantachta-agus-na-saoirse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/bunchlocha-na-tiorantachta-agus-na-saoirse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cad iad na ceachtanna is féidir a fhoghlaim ón stair i dtaca leis an tsaoirse?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VM5LPT7N73T5WYAXVUWZDX4FN4.jpg?auth=5b0dcfd6b4a70815d7ba11c56d9a5dd5719aaa7db3ccf9be545836738d726efd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uachtarán Mheiriceá Donald J Trump. Grianghraf: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rithimí nár stálaíodh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/rithimi-nar-stalaiodh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/rithimi-nar-stalaiodh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá an sean tugtha chun na comhaimsearthachta, a bhuíoch le Máire Mhac an tSaoi ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AG4C5ATH7REIJJ2QYJES2SOHCA.jpg?auth=6ee35c3ff7e07d90f25a5d3b5d2240ea937fe222fee520236ffdc3f359b70672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Is deacair blas a fháil ar na seanscéalta Fiannaíochta inniu, mura mbeadh siad á n-insint cois tine, an deatach i do shúile, poitín á dháileadh, an braon anuas do do chigilt, an ghaoth aniar do do leathadh agus dúidín i mbéal an scéalaí." Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">karlo curis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McIlroy ina Mháistir athuair]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/mcilroy-ina-mhaistir-athuair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/mcilroy-ina-mhaistir-athuair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[D’éirigh le fear Ard Mhic Nasca sa chomórtas arís i mbliana don dara huair as a chéile]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DFZOCMKY5LQEN2BV6FOJJITKUM.jpg?auth=820ea79793b6b859b3bd471e9f41d4610cc8487e1518a1e5ef41afb30f5c106d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy lena ghiolla Harry Diamond tar éis dó Craobhchomórtas na Máistrí a bhuachan in Augusta, Georgia. Grianghraf: Jared C. Tilton/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jared C. Tilton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures to hit 21 degrees this week as Ireland to see warmer-than-average weather]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/warming-trend-to-see-temperatures-reach-21-degrees-on-friday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/warming-trend-to-see-temperatures-reach-21-degrees-on-friday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann says high pressure is set to largely dominate for the rest of this week ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:54:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBBJHCHO2RATDP5CHC3TG7QHHU.JPG?auth=095aa5da4a34e2810fe3a2534931f6e4f05ca384b74108677e550dbdf7bcdb03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The outlook for the weekend is for mostly dry weather with light winds and good spells of sunshine, as well as above-average temperatures for late April. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland hospital doctors to be balloted on industrial action ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/northern-ireland-hospital-doctors-to-be-balloted-on-industrial-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/northern-ireland-hospital-doctors-to-be-balloted-on-industrial-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[British Medical Association rejects 3.5% pay recommendation as ‘unacceptable’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:52:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XIG2WJUU35DGVFOXNDJXMMPDZM.jpg?auth=66c39fcc2ad5fd6088d0c7fbad491183d42fbfef06c8365dbaea923577572d36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland hospital doctors to ballot for industrial action. Photograph: 
Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SimpleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired RTÉ staff welcome rejection of broadcaster’s bid to transfer pension scheme costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/retired-rte-staff-welcome-rejection-of-broadcasters-bid-to-transfer-pension-scheme-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/retired-rte-staff-welcome-rejection-of-broadcasters-bid-to-transfer-pension-scheme-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan’s decision a ‘good day for occupational pensioners’, says retired-staff association]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:34:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMOBEHRP5NFNTL2UMS7GVAPZAA.JPG?auth=0df50b6ea9a8fc0242e43e21d7a35e339b9b3c24a752c702a927afb020810c81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ had sought to transfer the administration costs of one of its legacy pension schemes to the scheme itself. 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[Energy regulator expected to be called before Oireachtas committee over ‘price gouging’ investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/21/energy-regulator-expected-to-be-called-before-oireachtas-committee-over-price-gouging-probe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/21/energy-regulator-expected-to-be-called-before-oireachtas-committee-over-price-gouging-probe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CRU yet to report after Minister asked agency to review failure of wholesale companies to pass on 72% price drop]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:28:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVXQCNSRNRIOZKQ5JNTTZMPQRM.jpg?auth=18cf1bc2a1c7daf87e32b477df1d48de9b22c373b394aa8a4d8d9f5dd32d8183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In December, Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien asked the CRU to review the 'pass-through' of wholesale electricity prices to retail levels. 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[Court declines to grant access to identity of former TD who gave reference for child abuser ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/court-refuses-to-reveal-identity-of-td-who-gave-reference-for-child-abuser/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/21/court-refuses-to-reveal-identity-of-td-who-gave-reference-for-child-abuser/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena, Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Ramamoorthy (40) was jailed for  two years and four months for sexually exploiting 13-year-old boy at a Christian children’s camp]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:27:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWT6PHY6GVUUBFDBWFDGBTWUSY.jpg?auth=8de7ef8e782dd86ec9463e3c21fe99fbdd318bbcde1a2d6dab89769c7ab827a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Ramamoorthy was found guilty by a jury of sexually exploiting a child in 2017. Photograph: Collins Court]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel oil spill at Dublin Port contained within confined area]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/clean-up-operation-under-way-after-oil-spill-at-dublin-port/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/clean-up-operation-under-way-after-oil-spill-at-dublin-port/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grainne Ni Aodha, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Port’s shipping channel is largely unaffected and containment booms have been deployed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:13:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TUVKUGXA5JFN7JFCOQCE25NJXY?auth=33d376c543b13fc95e8575600ca9db030b1ccf5e4a2dac56a9f03817cbe88807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fuel oil leak was stopped at source and the spill is contained within a confined area, the port said. Photograph: Niall Carson/ PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war and pope row sees Americans question Trump’s temperament – poll]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/21/iran-war-and-pope-row-sees-americans-question-trumps-temperament-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/21/iran-war-and-pope-row-sees-americans-question-trumps-temperament-poll/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president has been under pressure since starting war against Iran, with Israel, that has seen fuel prices rise sharply]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:12:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FHJ7SNVHOBPKP646LU63ZBABOY.jpg?auth=37d218e6b056a7a05e43545a68bae76092fe8ce84dd72cd26d121a4a4535757d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Only 36 per cent of ​Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, according to the opinion poll by Reuters and Ipsos. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agóidí ó Thuaidh - ceist gan fhreagairt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/agoidi-o-thuaidh-ceist-gan-fhreagairt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/agoidi-o-thuaidh-ceist-gan-fhreagairt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá léirithe ag na hagóidí a rinneadh ar bhóithre an tuaiscirt go bhfuil easpa cumhachta ag Rialtas Chnoc an Anfa in go leor réimsí]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HB47O74AYDFNNX36QKTGJPRCQ.jpg?auth=6af7e58b3669579505e6e46cef1043426cae4846a3b9a956edbec254ea3ae5c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ag tús na seachtaine seo caite eagraíodh agóidí bóthair fud fad an tuaiscirt. Grianghraf: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan McCambridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than three-quarters of addicts are multi-substance users, says treatment centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/more-than-three-quarters-of-addicts-are-multi-substance-users-says-treatment-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/more-than-three-quarters-of-addicts-are-multi-substance-users-says-treatment-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Continued trend of rising cocaine users and rising multi-substance users, says the Rutland Centre]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:38:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PYQP4PZYPBHWBPSRS7HC2MLMNE.jpg?auth=107fbdefb92783e1ea42ad3d760f94b15c64830e8f839130f043199d052d6958&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Addicts presenting with alcohol addiction 'is still very much in the mix' says Maeve Mullaney, the chief executive of the Rutland Centre. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Johner Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IFA rejects Varadkar comments that Ireland’s urban people are ‘paying all the bills’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/ifa-rejects-varadkar-comments-that-irelands-urban-people-are-paying-all-the-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/ifa-rejects-varadkar-comments-that-irelands-urban-people-are-paying-all-the-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Francie Gorman says ‘idea you can have rural-based economy in Ireland and not have agriculture at backbone doesn’t stand up’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:08:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WIJJUJTPVEJFBFQQP3XERYV7E.JPG?auth=63185b3e1f0580539ec541fdd8a2f91b6b68f1a8b34de5f53eedaca76641ad8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['People in rural Ireland are very quick to tell people in urban Ireland that you know 'we’re the real workers',' Leo Varadkar said. Photograph: Fran Veale/Julien Behal Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vibrating crotches, anal beads and suspicious minds: the strange history of chess cheats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/vibrating-crotches-anal-beads-and-suspicious-minds-the-strange-history-of-chess-cheats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/vibrating-crotches-anal-beads-and-suspicious-minds-the-strange-history-of-chess-cheats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chess players now get scanned to check for electrical devices. But no one is entirely sure these methods are watertight]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:19:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXH2BDD6GY4ROLMK5CVUFTEWWQ.jpg?auth=64bd0c8fdaac6495e9521cb1f12f84b6206b0fb2dca1fc5a42ee1408284330a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann (19) studies the board. Photograph: David Carson/St Louis Post-Dispatch via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank O’Dea sets up Klarus consultancy to target AI project ‘failure’   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/frank-odea-sets-up-klarus-consultancy-to-target-ai-project-failure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/frank-odea-sets-up-klarus-consultancy-to-target-ai-project-failure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[London-based Klarus currently employs 25 people with plans to open an Irish office]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:09:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWI6YLVJ5VGE7E7PFRKIQXE7LQ.jpg?auth=837bce652f73c79c9f306a0aab15a943698d0ab71d2ace2472bd99a944a43aa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frank O'Dea, chief executive of Klarus. Photograph: Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child who drew up ‘kill list’ of care staff seeks to be detained by High Court  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/child-who-drew-up-kill-list-of-care-staff-seeks-to-be-detained-by-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/20/child-who-drew-up-kill-list-of-care-staff-seeks-to-be-detained-by-high-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minor one of six children court ordered taken into special care but who cannot access beds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge described the situation with a lack of special care beds as ludicrous.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comórtas nua seolta ag Glór na nGael]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/comortas-nua-seolta-ag-glor-na-ngael/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/comortas-nua-seolta-ag-glor-na-ngael/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Nic Pháidín]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Comótas Ghlór na nGael; iarracht beacha a mhealladh go hOileán Thoraí; Scéim nua do thaibhealaíontóirí ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Rochford Files ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/welcome-to-the-rochford-files/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/21/welcome-to-the-rochford-files/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of Connacht’s greatest ever wins; Leona Maguire shaping up for the first major of the season]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:27:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQGFZVTDL3JSGQDUJLWJCVZQOE.jpg?auth=c51beccae2f66bc0af33a7ab21afa4197b6523b741953328d87fe9abdba196ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford during Mayo's championship game against Tyrone last year. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under cover of ceasefire, people return to Beirut’s southern suburbs to assess damage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/under-cover-of-ceasefire-people-return-to-beiruts-southern-suburbs-to-assess-damage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/under-cover-of-ceasefire-people-return-to-beiruts-southern-suburbs-to-assess-damage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Hayden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Temporary ceasefire in Lebanon sees people visit homes in Dahiyeh to take stock of their situation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:20:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/METCFVP6RZFV3ICGBVK2AEVUNI.jpg?auth=c5bce48e8dd0536bddd2134bad1fd41adaf9e9b458753bf09296debcf1129e2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Life is returning to Dahiyeh, under the temporary ceasefire, despite the destruction. Photograph: Sally Hayden]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Muldoon: Days of Our Lives actor dies aged 57]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/21/patrick-muldoon-days-of-our-lives-actor-dies-aged-57/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/21/patrick-muldoon-days-of-our-lives-actor-dies-aged-57/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Diaz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick Muldoon was also known for playing a villainous fashion designer on the 1990s drama Melrose Place]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:25:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NE37W7BS4FGZBFXTIPI2K3JQBI.jpg?auth=3a1fe3aa9b96783e1cc1122ae8fbe7865087c360ab9b7ae49f14e8c5dad2c8d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Muldoon at the premiere of Riff Raff during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Photograph: Monica Schipper/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Monica Schipper</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Train services in north Dublin delayed after vehicle strikes bridge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/train-services-in-north-dublin-delayed-after-vehicle-strikes-bridge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/train-services-in-north-dublin-delayed-after-vehicle-strikes-bridge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Passengers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes following the incident, Irish Rail says
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:22:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISAQ4HESEYDKBIAYGUIIR43WIU.jpg?auth=7ac72c93df4516bc58a7fdc0682ff156afb03390d7f30033c9458d731d35a70e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail services were suspended for a time early on Tuesday morning after the crash but are now resuming]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can an EV replace a VW Golf GTD estate?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/21/can-an-ev-replace-a-vw-golf-gtd-estate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/21/can-an-ev-replace-a-vw-golf-gtd-estate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer, Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWUTBADAFFFCRA3L4ABJQXTPTM.jpg?auth=9478d3f9c58a740a0ec90b196c23b5b40c8869626c1d2e80102cd82b3f6ba95c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Used EVs are temptingly cheap and often come with long warranties.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sabrina Hofberger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cósta na nDéise á mhaisiú]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/costa-na-ndeise-a-mhaisiu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/costa-na-ndeise-a-mhaisiu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Foley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá mórtas áite le sonrú i ngrúpaí bailithe bruscair ar fud Chontae Port Láirge, agus tá le fada]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XEDULXBHCZFDTCJJPG3ONS4ZT4.jpg?auth=5e65950907c47024c022212d0048d2595a7e075c84d52806ce7ad7b2c5df09ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cora Ní Chionnfaolaidh, Criostóir Kenneally, Breda Kiely, Lorraine Kealy agus Anne Ní Chionnfaolaidh ag Glanadh Mór na dTránna 2025. Grianghraf: Joan Clancy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber ordered to pay $5,000 to US woman who says she was sexually assaulted by driver]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/21/us-uber-driver-ordered-to-to-pay-5000-to-woman-who-claims-she-was-sexually-assaulted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/21/us-uber-driver-ordered-to-to-pay-5000-to-woman-who-claims-she-was-sexually-assaulted/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company argued it is not ⁠liable for actions of independent contractor as it faces thousands of similar claims]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:48:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GZ34THNICEPB54GWVAX5YE6CZQ.jpg?auth=aa88d948440f18fd62beeb6fcdf16f567e2d67eece26ca4c75a8173d1b559e01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uber headquarters in San Francisco, California. An Uber spokesperson said the jury’s award represents a tiny fraction of the damages sought by the plaintiff and “should further bring these cases back to reality”. Photograph: Michaela Vatcheva/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michaela Vatcheva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bawag may move PTSB into corporate and public-sector lending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/austrias-bawag-may-raise-money-to-complete-162bn-ptsb-acquisition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/austrias-bawag-may-raise-money-to-complete-162bn-ptsb-acquisition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Austrian bank leaves door open for group to move certain activities to Ireland for tax reasons]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:37:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7GZFM7KQ5ABTCHPCQCHBDGQPA.jpg?auth=5b5ce6f48c7198a73a3ddfff776f711c0736be8b1b098853eef60a6eac08eb70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bawag chief Anas Abuzaakouk said there are potentially ‘interesting opportunities’ for PTSB, which the Austrian group has agreed to buy. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government messaging on economic forecast a twin-track operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/government-messaging-on-economic-forecast-a-closely-co-ordinated-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/government-messaging-on-economic-forecast-a-closely-co-ordinated-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Connolly to make call on referring Bill after ‘intense’ Council of State meeting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:36:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2K2M2J46JA2RIF2SMLYYVBVTA.JPG?auth=495b1e0c0e1cd10aea2dedd70bc072f8811973c023a9212d7405aae427efba97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The messaging from Government in advance of today’s figures was very much a twin-track operation. 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[Primark and Penneys to be spun out from listed parent Associated British Foods]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/primark-and-penneys-to-be-spun-out-from-listed-parent-associated-british-foods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/primark-and-penneys-to-be-spun-out-from-listed-parent-associated-british-foods/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dublin-based fast fashion retailer is known as Penneys in Irish market and Primark in other countries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:29:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BG7IEWMM7BCEJHXNOORHG3OWKY.jpg?auth=5b74c1698793d8f7a184823ec6d199efa90095ab1ea56f80f4bbe5b4fd27abd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Primark chief executive Eoin Tonge at its flagship Mary Street store in Dublin.
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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus travel disruption this summer and how to invest in crypto]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/aer-lingus-travel-disruption-this-summer-and-how-to-invest-in-crypto/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/aer-lingus-travel-disruption-this-summer-and-how-to-invest-in-crypto/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:16:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVHD2OKXD5AODIDBOZHPVBD4HM.jpg?auth=d2b6275f71d4682d785fed7e584cf6bba33e0cdd59aa21825b3fb302ab6db7d7&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 flights due to delays in maintenance.  Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected Iranian nuclear site may be beyond Trump’s reach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/suspected-iranian-nuclear-site-may-be-beyond-trumps-reach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/21/suspected-iranian-nuclear-site-may-be-beyond-trumps-reach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Crowley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite months of US air strikes, one facility remains untouched – and diplomacy may be the only way to shut it down 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:49:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7EUCF4CLFB4AZLL2D7UUHYGS4.jpg?auth=942c65705332e4211c3bfc8d5cb150b2e4d018ea5c6ff44a3a29222312bfe7f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A satellite image shows a tunnel complex at Pickaxe Mountain in Iran last month. Photograph: Vantor via New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vantor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing riled as Japan joins US and Philippines military exercise in South China Sea ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/21/beijing-riled-as-japan-joins-us-and-philippines-military-exercise-in-south-china-sea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/21/beijing-riled-as-japan-joins-us-and-philippines-military-exercise-in-south-china-sea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China warns of countries ‘setting themselves on fire’, amid a bigger shift in regional security]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:36:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B6KYHFO6RFQDSL6LNVS6YTRZEQ.jpg?auth=ed221ba80a85304c646ab9fdd1bf3c692e70814dacb920362cf18afde5c99795&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philippine officers (left)  join hands with US officers during the annual Balikatan (shoulder to shoulder) joint military exercise in Quezon City, Philippines. Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ted Aljibe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning on Government spending; latest on Daniel Kinahan and former UCD footballers revisit China]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/warning-on-government-spending-latest-on-daniel-kinahan-and-former-ucd-footballers-revisit-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/warning-on-government-spending-latest-on-daniel-kinahan-and-former-ucd-footballers-revisit-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:13:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ILLDSTBGGVHRDKEYK2D44KFUFU.jpg?auth=9d4b56d9c4b9ce7bd36a19e76d5273c64409dd83665d051d6a24b05efb9f5675&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UCD footballers]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colman Noctor: ‘Behaviour is always the signpost to a problem. It is very rarely the problem’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/colman-noctor-behaviour-is-always-the-signpost-to-a-problem-it-is-very-rarely-the-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/colman-noctor-behaviour-is-always-the-signpost-to-a-problem-it-is-very-rarely-the-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noctor is a well-known child and adolescent psychotherapist]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFW7RIGTTJTEHLQV4MCEFFTXME.jpg?auth=81dd181000207584e4c48e3dc523dabb63443364ca31d458bfe8c270f9013b5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colman Noctor, child and adolescent psychotherapist. Photograph: Marc O’Sullivan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-rugby international Kathryn Dane: ‘I got exposed to concussions from a pretty young age’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/21/ex-rugby-international-kathryn-dane-i-got-exposed-to-concussions-from-pretty-young/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/21/ex-rugby-international-kathryn-dane-i-got-exposed-to-concussions-from-pretty-young/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Benefits of the game ‘far outweigh the risk of concussion in my mind, especially the social benefits of playing a sport like rugby’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DCV7UJTHHZDSVCWRD2AWMFWYPI.jpg?auth=5d5ea4da4e9af322f3aa712d409dc0a56f08d522cf8307096025f8650936dab1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Kathryn Dane in action against Scotland in the Six Nations Championship, Kingspan Stadium, Belfast, in April 2022. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing to move from primary school to secondary starts now, not in September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/preparing-to-move-from-primary-school-to-secondary-starts-now-not-in-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/preparing-to-move-from-primary-school-to-secondary-starts-now-not-in-september/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geraldine Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new school can feel like an alien experience. Everything is different]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FCDEXF54VGYTHSHXBINX636JI.jpg?auth=1882a5198325d9fc1804fda0cebee070abb9c8229618e11341f7a08ce28be082&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The overwhelming nature of new beginnings means offering guidance to your child will help them to balance the often all-consuming emotions that come with changing schools. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hispanolistic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish savings scheme should be tax-free for young adults and simple for all, says think tank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/irish-savings-scheme-should-be-tax-free-for-young-adults-and-simple-for-all-says-think-tank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/irish-savings-scheme-should-be-tax-free-for-young-adults-and-simple-for-all-says-think-tank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Institute of International and European Affairs suggests an arrangement that draws on examples from several countries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZJ4BDRFRLRT7BJKOH67TJJH4Y.JPG?auth=446348b63945292646fc4127e7b303920cf88391f262f5aa15d3ce8843d3bf9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said he will announce plans for a new State savings account in this year's budget. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/senior-civil-servant-robert-watt-to-lead-dublin-city-regeneration-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/senior-civil-servant-robert-watt-to-lead-dublin-city-regeneration-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKZMQTYPBERSQ77662JZCCCMT4.jpg?auth=d1d82f8d147642048ea36bcd8aad86234e1719ab12899e5126f4fb45c0e2fa82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Department of Health secretary general Robert Watt is expected to head the agency set up to regenerate Dublin city. Photograph: Collins Photos
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[About 23,000 Aer Lingus passengers to face flight disruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/about-23000-aer-lingus-passengers-to-face-flight-disruption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/about-23000-aer-lingus-passengers-to-face-flight-disruption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cancellations unrelated to jet fuel supply fears sparked by Middle East crisis ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUHLWKU5WRF63N3FHUVHDPGVXU.jpg?auth=7c93ba5a1669c1b6dc314989c1a146bd22a81fb913bc5c076ca30c3abdfbc02d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An estimated 23,000 Aer Lingus passengers could be affected by the cancellations, according to sources familiar with the problem. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World leaders ‘too submissive’ over attacks on international law, says Amnesty International]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/world-leaders-too-submissive-over-attacks-on-international-law-amnesty-international/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/world-leaders-too-submissive-over-attacks-on-international-law-amnesty-international/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report by human rights group highlights Ireland’s failure to enact law banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LVACYHAPZHBQGGEFLDGLUV566I.jpg?auth=5cfcee419c333247ce00865d127ae86fea25f7c4f84f70a4a446aebe2c59ea27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly speaking to media at the Meeting in Defence of Democracy summit in Barcelona on Saturday. 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Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tactics at water charges protests paved way for fuel blockades and demonstrations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/tactics-at-water-charges-protests-paved-way-for-fuel-blockades-and-demonstrations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/tactics-at-water-charges-protests-paved-way-for-fuel-blockades-and-demonstrations/</guid><description><![CDATA[Opposition parties need to remember the Government has a mandate from the public]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Census online: a treasure trove]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/census-online-a-treasure-trove/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/census-online-a-treasure-trove/</guid><description><![CDATA[My screen has been on overtime as I trace my wider family via this extraordinary resource]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces have been called in to confront citizens since early days of the State]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/defence-forces-have-been-called-in-to-confront-citizens-since-early-days-of-the-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/defence-forces-have-been-called-in-to-confront-citizens-since-early-days-of-the-state/</guid><description><![CDATA[Troops deployed numerous times to streets and prisons to deal with disorder and violence]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Dublin council to borrow €36.5m to fund additional affordable homes at O’Devaney Gardens ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/21/dcc-to-borrow-365m-to-fund-additional-affordable-purchase-homes-at-odevaney-gardens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/21/dcc-to-borrow-365m-to-fund-additional-affordable-purchase-homes-at-odevaney-gardens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move would prevent sale of any private market housing in Dublin 7 development of more than 1,000 apartments]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JDOMANXSINON4OCQ6MU6UP253A.jpg?auth=b36031c2b344dce5f5208f282fea01cd2fc7deaed13076733c554bf53c449868&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Construction started in 2023 on the 1,046 homes with the first completed earlier this year. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The simple text message that helped France cut its electricity usage by 10%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/21/sadhbh-oneill-the-simple-text-message-that-helped-france-reduce-its-electricity-usage-by-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/21/sadhbh-oneill-the-simple-text-message-that-helped-france-reduce-its-electricity-usage-by-10/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy shocks are deeply uncomfortable, but they force structural changes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JRUCH3KANUAWUBVJRDJMRYOWA.jpg?auth=7e2ea9a5e56851e1175a903f18d37ce0981bfadbd6cbaa410dde0c37dcdd2341&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A technician pictured from France's electricity transmission system operator RTE. Photograph: Raymond Roig/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Raymond Roig</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: Mayo board statement on Kevin McStay departure was ‘extremely disappointing’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/21/stephen-rochford-race-to-lift-sam-will-turn-on-quick-and-versatile-thinking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/21/stephen-rochford-race-to-lift-sam-will-turn-on-quick-and-versatile-thinking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘You’ve got to be innovative in relation to the kickout ... It’s a pivotal area of the game’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ACWEANTRYBC7JKERNCW5X3QL4M.jpg?auth=9de3aa59d02495210810b2902adafa4ae85eed926e204561a3e408a07e094ba6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3, June 2025: 
Mayo manager Stephen Rochford with selector Damien Mulligan on the sideline during the game against Donegal. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s governing philosophy is learned helplessness – and it is getting worse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/21/fintan-otoole-government-spending-exchequer-fuel-protests-state-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/21/fintan-otoole-government-spending-exchequer-fuel-protests-state-tax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every pressure group now knows it can be the unstoppable force that meets the moveable government]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLGWK4QXYHHBOTBT5OCHGEQF4Y.jpg?auth=08df8f7042b7081170a9489b7045a65254b2ec97164f2a0504b784e1f1fdda8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Housing crisis is obvious example of learned helplessness: the State used to build houses for working people, but now believes only the private sector can do so. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leona Maguire solitary Irish contender in $8m Chevron tournament]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/21/different-strokes-leona-maguire-solitary-irish-contender-in-8m-chevron-tournament/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/21/different-strokes-leona-maguire-solitary-irish-contender-in-8m-chevron-tournament/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cavan woman must hit hot streak; disabled golfers go head-to-head; by the numbers; word of mouth; and more   ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W4MVICSCKJWCD3OGOGGRUTP3OQ.jpg?auth=0cc2da1ae121b38212b9052a294c8261d297114f04f74013f9273035afb3967f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leona MaGuire of Ireland lines up a putt during the JM Eagle LA Championship at El Caballero Country Club on April 17th in Tarzana, California. Photograph: Harry How/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Harry How</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we will never be self-sufficient when it comes to meeting demand for food]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/why-we-will-never-be-self-sufficient-when-it-comes-to-meeting-demand-for-food/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/why-we-will-never-be-self-sufficient-when-it-comes-to-meeting-demand-for-food/</guid><description><![CDATA[Basic income supports would encourage more vegetable growers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Ireland is ‘delivering’ more social homes, but that doesn’t mean it is building them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/21/ireland-is-delivering-more-social-homes-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-is-building-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/21/ireland-is-delivering-more-social-homes-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-is-building-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorcan Sirr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tipperary directly built just three new social houses. Dublin managed 72]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICFHMBTJ25MXDPA4G7GNSY6S4M.jpg?auth=cb1cef37cf06bdbc471e1fc6792bd6911dacb57e3f9bdc70598a6165fc759131&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tipperary hit just 1.8% of its target, building three new houses. Photograph: Laura Hutton]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government ‘unease’ towards President doesn’t wash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/government-unease-towards-president-doesnt-wash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/government-unease-towards-president-doesnt-wash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perhaps Catherine Connolly’s real sin was winning the election]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Donald Trump is term-limited as president]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/donald-trump-is-term-limited-as-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/donald-trump-is-term-limited-as-president/</guid><description><![CDATA[Time for ‘defeating’ Trump has long passed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Patrick O’Donovan is no Viktor Orbán, but he does have role to play in nation’s media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/21/patrick-odonovan-is-no-viktor-orban-but-does-have-role-to-play-in-nations-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/21/patrick-odonovan-is-no-viktor-orban-but-does-have-role-to-play-in-nations-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Intervention in fuel protests coverage highlights uneasy relationship between State and news outlets]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Including cost-rental homes in private tenancy figures gives ‘false impression of growth’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/20/including-cost-rental-homes-in-private-tenancy-figures-gives-false-impression-of-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/20/including-cost-rental-homes-in-private-tenancy-figures-gives-false-impression-of-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When cost rental is excluded from data, increase in private tenancies is actually much lower than claimed, says Sinn Féin ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O3ZMOYQQ7VFAXJ6ND6PIIVN4NU.jpg?auth=465a8e9a7fb7740628e406161339a8c061a3996e6695467aff4bf44cdbef711d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin Ó Broin said that cost rental was a completely different type of tenure and couldn’t be treated as part of the private rental sector. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iiievgeniy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bid to extradite Daniel Kinahan may be first real test of Ireland-UAE treaty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/bid-to-extradite-daniel-kinahan-may-be-first-real-test-of-ireland-uae-treaty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/bid-to-extradite-daniel-kinahan-may-be-first-real-test-of-ireland-uae-treaty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any challenge by Kinahan to 2025 extradition treaty could take several months]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OSJEPPZLR6OT7O2DYBEJNMV63M.jpg?auth=90440418524bc4abc1db4a62c9b5eee89a01ad3ecccc642c6999bd71c379d6d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan was arrested in Dubai on April 15th, within two days of the issuing of an Irish High Court warrant for his extradition. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major dairy processor fined for illegal effluent discharge into Blackwater river tributary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/dairy-processor-fined-for-illegal-effluent-discharge-into-blackwater-river-tributary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/21/dairy-processor-fined-for-illegal-effluent-discharge-into-blackwater-river-tributary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[North Cork Co-operative Creamery pleaded guilty to one count of causing or permitting polluting materials to enter waterway]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXJ6SPOR4NHG5F3NW2HDKJMBUY.jpg?auth=0243856a4fa578a80f0f5d2d4940b3da045d6031462a5d4d6bccabfbc5f629b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland received a report of a discharge into the Allow river. File photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oleksii Kononenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[KPMG lowers Irish economic growth forecast due to ‘hostile’ global picture]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/kpmg-lowers-irish-economic-growth-forecast-due-to-hostile-global-picture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/kpmg-lowers-irish-economic-growth-forecast-due-to-hostile-global-picture/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland ‘particularly exposed’ to global and European energy price movements, group says in spring economic outlook]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJKW4M4F3ZFSRAFVZEKXVEKXJM.jpg?auth=cb5f36f65d6ca99b72dea7921c3334b01efee4546e65d629e333ce5cbb67eef1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Growth for the full year may be in the range 2% to 2.5%, down from an expectation of 2.5% to 3% at the start of the year, said KPMG.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven TDs and Senators made repayments on 2023 parliamentary allowances after audit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/seven-tds-and-senators-made-repayments-on-2023-parliamentary-allowances-after-audit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/seven-tds-and-senators-made-repayments-on-2023-parliamentary-allowances-after-audit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just over €7,000 repaid to Oireachtas after portion of expenditure deemed not to qualify]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DLDNT3VGENBFRANY57YPW4DPTQ.jpg?auth=850e3f97c3f5ca5ebbc755270f1c5010a9737eafbcf47de188bdd1cd4f529d8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report found that more than €115,000 in allowances paid to the seven politicians was supported by documentation or fell within allowable categories. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of new homes started in first quarter doubles, says Sherry FitzGerald]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/number-of-new-homes-started-in-first-quarter-doubles-says-sherry-fitzgerald/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/21/number-of-new-homes-started-in-first-quarter-doubles-says-sherry-fitzgerald/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sherry Fitzgerald reports a 1.3% increase in the average value of second-hand homes nationwide, down from 2.3% last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HL2W2WPUJCH7BAIVTWIGBIUYQ.JPG?auth=90a6b21b6ee45be39c98497d43f8eb2f28c34439c303fe1655f1c96ae5a75539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sherry FitzGerald chief executive Marian Finnegan: 'Geopolitical developments remain a key risk', with the potential to affect construction costs. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global threats to result in tighter spending amid inflation concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/ministers-to-hear-control-spending-mantra-amid-economic-turbulence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/ministers-to-hear-control-spending-mantra-amid-economic-turbulence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite expected growth, future spending increases and pledges may come under review   ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKFAZTNF45AITOADLGHA3GRHXI.JPG?auth=c6919da5178042d323474538cae828fa1c938bed5bce965bce80aca0979a02b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers is to tell Cabinet colleagues that inflation will be a fiscal constraint later this year. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacques Nienaber knows it could end badly if Leinster make the same mistake against Toulon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/jacques-nienaber-knows-it-could-end-bad-if-leinster-make-the-same-mistake-against-toulon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/jacques-nienaber-knows-it-could-end-bad-if-leinster-make-the-same-mistake-against-toulon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We maybe took our foot off their throats a bit,’ said Leinster assistant of URC win against Ulster]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMHOTHH7SYK6MJFLPWODHYG2JI.jpg?auth=f0c61c814b7a57f80aad246ae4fe59a0e83137655a49419677298d6717e782f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster’s Luke McGrath and Sam Prendergast celebrate at the final whistle of last Friday's URC match against Ulster 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[Gerry Thornley: Victory for the ages a ringing endorsement of Connacht project]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/gerry-thornley-victory-for-the-ages-a-ringing-endorsement-of-connacht-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/21/gerry-thornley-victory-for-the-ages-a-ringing-endorsement-of-connacht-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stuart Lancaster’s emphasis on youth was rewarded with an improbable Cape Town win that keeps their URC hopes alive]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D7ZENIAXB3RQYR2J7ZN22JWIL4.jpg?auth=be3d0ea4872647f1fd7be5f3fc6fbbc7eb32b80456e779e2ea841e4bb508e597&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht's Sean Naughton celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's fifth try against the Stormers at DHL Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. Photograph: Inpho/Steve Haag Sports/EJ Langer]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Haag Sports</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sundays will never be the same with RTÉ sonic makeover]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/sundays-will-never-be-the-same-with-rte-sonic-makeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/sundays-will-never-be-the-same-with-rte-sonic-makeover/</guid><description><![CDATA[When will people learn to leave what is wonderful alone]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Pass the parcel? More like guess the password]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/pass-the-parcel-more-like-guess-the-password/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/pass-the-parcel-more-like-guess-the-password/</guid><description><![CDATA[Furniture delivery turned into polite doorstep stand-off]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Feachtas nua á sheoladh ag an ngrúpa tuismitheoirí IMEASC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/feachtas-nua-a-sheoladh-ag-an-ngrupa-tuismitheoiri-imeasc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/feachtas-nua-a-sheoladh-ag-an-ngrupa-tuismitheoiri-imeasc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is mian le lucht eagraithe an fheachtais scolaíocht lán-Ghaeilge a chur san áireamh i soláthar oideachais na Roinne Oideachais ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHUHENIWOZDSHJ7VPXFHPYJ2HE.jpg?auth=448a9c0c1cb844ad87b3035d355bca696efbf5dc1885c91f162a97f22c86c385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tháinig méadú beag ar líon na ndaltaí a fhreastalaíonn ar bhunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge, ó 7.8% anuraidh, go 7.9% i mbliana. 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Photograph: Marco Arguello/The New York Times
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Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster dismiss pretenders Ulster, Connacht find consistency and Ireland women crush Italy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-dismiss-pretenders-ulster-connacht-find-consistency-and-ireland-women-crush-italy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-dismiss-pretenders-ulster-connacht-find-consistency-and-ireland-women-crush-italy/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EQOSEJOTLAS62VYT4GHJ64ILA.jpg?auth=83b00f6cdb8cb5716f0fd1120503e970caeb4eb8bb11dcf7a0e76eac29cfb66f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Jimmy O'Brien scores his side's second try of the match despite efforts from Ulster's Jacob Stockdale. Photograph: Grace Halton/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the estimated increase in my home’s value only 40% of cost of building an extension?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/21/why-is-the-estimated-increase-in-my-homes-value-only-40-of-cost-of-building-an-extension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/21/why-is-the-estimated-increase-in-my-homes-value-only-40-of-cost-of-building-an-extension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TJ Cronin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is it normal for the uplift in value to be so small when extending a property?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4FROFE64NBEXIN5HUVN5XMFRY.jpg?auth=1dc16cdb331df11f28331940e5904dd3a19f66b8b9136a40cb4d4dc32ff72a4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Extending can help you achieve a home you desire and can be a sound investment anyway. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected Iranian nuclear site may be beyond Trump’s reach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-site.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-site.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Crowley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite months of US air strikes, one facility remains untouched – and diplomacy may be the only way to shut it down 
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                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lauren Fleishman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacainní thall is abhus – tréimhse chorraitheach don Rialtas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/bacainni-thall-is-abhus-treimhse-chorraitheach-don-rialtas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/21/bacainni-thall-is-abhus-treimhse-chorraitheach-don-rialtas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Léirigh an ágóidíocht agus an vóta muiníne as an rialtas an tseachtain seo caite go bhfuil dúshláin le sárú acu ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XL56E23LSZACXKAE3U6YFVPH7U.JPG?auth=3e24b1fbaea19e02bd41f20ea1ceaa82eda9971c6363517bb8e30581050eeb78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cúpla seachtain ó shin, bhain an rialtas leas as an gciste éigeandála chun €250 milliún a chur isteach sa gheilleagar le praghsanna an bhreosla a ísliú. Faraor, níor chuir sé sin stop le hardú na bpraghsanna arís.  Grianghraf: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>