<?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/2026-04-22/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:47:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[More than quarter of patients waiting for dental care have additional needs, figures show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/more-than-quarter-of-patients-waiting-for-dental-care-have-additional-needs-figures-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/more-than-quarter-of-patients-waiting-for-dental-care-have-additional-needs-figures-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report relates to general anaesthetic work, which is often  carried out in hospitals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5RIAG4C4Z5HWBK7TCMMSEQBGGU.jpg?auth=23e1920ee4d7a96ed0f6693518db61c25cda58774d708b81205c4a8adc3c0ed0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Children make up over half of all patients waiting for dental treatment under general anaesthetic. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cravetiger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz ahead of possible new peace talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/iran-seizes-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-ahead-of-potential-start-of-new-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/iran-seizes-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-ahead-of-potential-start-of-new-peace-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill journalist and wound photographer as rescue efforts hampered]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:41:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BHEB2UAGMSKZN4X33VQFCY27A.jpg?auth=a0f5c1fc4898bd2981738f8590e2bb454767adb0bc019e51d1e66da19c4152f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A second round of US-Iran talks could take place as early as Friday, according Trump and Pakistani officials. Photograph: Stringer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erling Haaland steers Manchester City to top of the table, condemns Burnley to drop]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/erling-haaland-steers-manchester-city-to-top-of-the-table-condemns-burnley-to-drop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/erling-haaland-steers-manchester-city-to-top-of-the-table-condemns-burnley-to-drop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola’s side jump ahead of Arsenal on goals scored]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BCIFYIVSJSOIPUBFOXCXEYLN6I.jpg?auth=d1b1c951224991b45276d7906510f6e7fdfa90216fb27fde43c88e796a7d0032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erling Haaland scores for Manchester City against Burnley at Turf Moor. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City’s 1-0 win at Burnley sets up a Hitchcock-esque title thriller]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/manchester-citys-1-0-win-at-burnley-sets-up-a-hitchcock-esque-title-thriller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/manchester-citys-1-0-win-at-burnley-sets-up-a-hitchcock-esque-title-thriller/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not quite the cricket score some had in mind at Turf Moor but enough for Pep’s platoon to climb over Arsenal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4YO2ZRCGBVXLTR5CQJ7V3FTRU.jpg?auth=b2f3ea381edad18e307e4892342aa0307b4fef63596c157342ee3a3ee1d6f88a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erling Haaland celebrates after Manchester City's win over Burnley in the Premier League on Wednesday night. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong finances will allow for personal income tax package in next budget, Harris says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/strong-finances-will-allow-for-personal-income-tax-package-in-next-budget-harris-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/strong-finances-will-allow-for-personal-income-tax-package-in-next-budget-harris-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael has always stood up for rural Ireland, Tánaiste tells meeting of parliamentary party]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HUWZB3I5VEUFE2SXIY5LCMOYE.JPG?auth=25ad0bf55d07991ac27a196b03541c9c2e7d5d1a49cad9b57e498a458f12021a&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 has said global uncertainty remains rife and nobody can say with certainty where we will be in six weeks, 'never mind six months'. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryder Cup: €499 admission price ‘a matter for organisers’, Minister for Sport says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-499-admission-price-a-matter-for-organisers-minister-for-sport-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-499-admission-price-a-matter-for-organisers-minister-for-sport-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition criticise daily price as ‘exorbitant’ given State has allocated over €200m in direct and indirect funding]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:27:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YYNRJJ3LH252VW453PMHAGBRI4.jpg?auth=ee879a68a07c403739c6a15b3cb7dbf5032d5815ba9359ed020a6de4dceb5561&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The admission of €499 a day is almost twice as high as that charged when the Ryder Cup was held in Rome in 2023. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New book on Irish dancing ‘feis fixing’ scandal by Irish Times journalist launched]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/new-book-on-irish-dancing-feis-fixing-scandal-by-irish-times-journalist-launched/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/new-book-on-irish-dancing-feis-fixing-scandal-by-irish-times-journalist-launched/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dirty Dancing by political correspondent Ellen Coyne ‘a quintessentially Irish story’ told with ‘empathy’ and ‘intellectual rigour’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:21:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJNYFHPTQNFTPMPHRAH7S7EWCU.jpg?auth=4606dd178f89e3e066fb76ca0e46584c0cf23a877788de70df11629e04779060&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne (left) at the launch of her new book Dirty Dancing with guest speaker Hugh Linehan, in Dubray Books on Grafton Street, Dublin, on Wednesday night. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says reopening Strait of Hormuz ‘impossible’ due to US ‘breaches’ of ceasefire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/trump-claims-iran-is-collapsing-financially-ceasefire-extended-but-talks-put-on-hold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/trump-claims-iran-is-collapsing-financially-ceasefire-extended-but-talks-put-on-hold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Murphy, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second round of peace talks could take place within the next three days, Trump reportedly says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSP5YJWIVELOCMS5F5C4DNZYWQ.jpg?auth=7269b30040be05c2c8e65ee1938d27df9bc4939c5079f85f81bd2221ed2f443e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman walks past a mural in Tehran. Iran seized two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get the posters up’: Dublin Central, Galway West byelections to be held on May 22nd]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/get-the-posters-up-dublin-central-galway-west-byelections-to-be-held-on-may-22nd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/get-the-posters-up-dublin-central-galway-west-byelections-to-be-held-on-may-22nd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran, Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Writs moved in Dáil as Electoral Commission appeals to public to act now to ensure they are registered to vote]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:06:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJZALYT66NGB7IVVRKMSSCFCNY.jpg?auth=05e26a0e23e583fec02fe577fca2203347a69df647b95874b4dc328f90ba0346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Local Government James Browne is expected to sign the official order on Thursday. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage boy (15) caught with €80,000 worth of illegal tablets placed on probation bond]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/teenage-boy-15-caught-with-80000-worth-of-illegal-tablets-placed-on-probation-bond/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/teenage-boy-15-caught-with-80000-worth-of-illegal-tablets-placed-on-probation-bond/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy, who pleaded guilty to possession, is engaging with local youth service ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:47:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMKTD777QYRSMAWO3YDSX2GGCE.jpg?auth=41785547d0d862376baf815cacea96795773db5a5c7003218eeec4babe02798d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court heard gardaí were alerted to suspicious activity at Violet Hill Park, a green space near Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin 11. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student who applied for Braille books in transition year got them week before Leaving Cert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/student-who-applied-for-braille-books-in-transition-year-got-them-week-before-leaving-cert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/student-who-applied-for-braille-books-in-transition-year-got-them-week-before-leaving-cert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jen Cummins says treatment of pupil ‘heartbreaking’ and says planned special education forum is just another ‘talking shop’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:41:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKWOT4EITBBSRL3QBPMBZV65LQ.jpg?auth=327228df08ffd48593471fcad789ad96a9db555c849f93c3b8a125f60ab71ce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jen Cummins said the money ‘is clearly not being spent properly if we can’t even get a child’s books in Braille for the Leaving Certificate’. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fstop123</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on cost-rental homes: viability issues must be tackled ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/22/the-irish-times-view-on-cost-rental-homes-viability-issues-must-be-tackled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/22/the-irish-times-view-on-cost-rental-homes-viability-issues-must-be-tackled/</guid><description><![CDATA[These properties provide housing for those caught in the middle between social housing and an expensive private market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2FT3O7QUKEKZZVSXYZJJHQGEE.JPG?auth=a1ebd88b88f566fee7e6c5dd61728a024306f9a61011ee504a5d7507254d3ab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cost rental apartments in Tallaght, ‘Innovation Square’, launched in June 2025,  marking the first local authority funded, standalone, cost rental development in Ireland. (Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Thrill-seeking’ disqualified teenage driver who led gardaí on high-speed chases jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/thrill-seeking-disqualified-teenage-driver-who-led-gardai-on-high-speed-chases-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/thrill-seeking-disqualified-teenage-driver-who-led-gardai-on-high-speed-chases-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teenager drove vehicle against southbound traffic on M50 during one chase]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:11:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RNLJWMEVANDF5KZ7GPSZC4ZP6E.jpg?auth=780fde5e20dae17ad2099b4f5d0f8116432f72f424686e8fcf8bc8a6aec7a6ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[During one of the pursuits the driver broke two sets of red lights and was travelling at speeds of 120km/h in a 50km/h zone. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland considers designating private offshore wind facilities as critical infrastructure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/government-considering-designation-of-private-offshore-wind-facilities-as-critical-infrastructure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/government-considering-designation-of-private-offshore-wind-facilities-as-critical-infrastructure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack Chambers tells Oireachtas committee engagement on this issue is under way within Government]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:06:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZ3TGS5RFXLWOAYHZRP6KJVWV4.jpg?auth=645f48c2e0d104d851105da12f1f17caaefda425124dcf858199e472f2c41d22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers said any expansion of the scope of critical infrastructure legislation to the private sector would apply only to offshore wind. Photograph: Joe Buglewicz/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Buglewicz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ulster University cuts: an insoluble problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/22/the-irish-times-view-on-ulster-university-cuts-an-insoluble-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/22/the-irish-times-view-on-ulster-university-cuts-an-insoluble-problem/</guid><description><![CDATA[Problems  a symptom of system where   no party bears responsibility for consequences]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QI7WYIXZOKOCRZFDDUON5MIFHM.jpg?auth=2e3854274f22378dc05f6b6e3ce3ae592345bf0e501f3a41ac547a46fc1c0103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster University’s crisis is a depressing illustration of the paralysis built into Northern Ireland’s devolved structures. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Chown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspended trade union executive member will find out if she can run for re-election on Friday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/suspended-trade-union-executive-member-will-find-out-if-she-can-run-for-re-election-on-friday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/suspended-trade-union-executive-member-will-find-out-if-she-can-run-for-re-election-on-friday/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lorna Langan says suspension decision arose out of her attempts to highlight wrongdoing and malpractice]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:30:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BCZA75734ZIKREYA4FGYL7V52Q.jpg?auth=bed2638eb8b2de50af02f962d9e8eee10b07b74e71d3069f08e79a7e46d74311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Four Courts. A suspended member of the national executive of the retail workers’ union Mandate will find out on Friday if her application for an injunction requiring the union to allow her to stand for re-election is successful.  Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli attacks in south Lebanon strain ceasefire ahead of fresh Washington talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/israeli-attacks-in-south-lebanon-strain-ceasefire-ahead-of-fresh-washington-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/israeli-attacks-in-south-lebanon-strain-ceasefire-ahead-of-fresh-washington-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Beirut to seek extension of 10-day truce which emerged separately from US efforts to resolve conflict with Iran]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:21:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCMGK5ZPAPRXWC5YTSR6LR52F4.jpg?auth=d9e7ef3b3fa5c914d3d2115ba7eb283bc67db18bfd57873cd4a3acae08d02747&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abbas Safa, the owner of a pastry shop that was damaged by shelling before the ceasefire, carries a table with his son in Nabatieh, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Photograph: Diego Ibarra Sánchez/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Diego Ibarra Sanchez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court quashes shooting range operator’s conviction for allowing unauthorised use]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/high-court-quashes-shooting-range-operators-conviction-for-allowing-unauthorised-use/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/high-court-quashes-shooting-range-operators-conviction-for-allowing-unauthorised-use/</guid><description><![CDATA[Garda previously told District Court alcohol and firearms did not belong on the same premises and he found the combination ‘quite frightening’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:18:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Tipperary farmer pleaded guilty to the intoxicating liquor charge but contested the charge of allowing unauthorised use of firearms. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin calls on Taoiseach to admit Budget 2026 left workers ‘high and dry’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/sinn-fein-calls-on-taoiseach-to-admit-budget-2026-left-workers-high-and-dry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/sinn-fein-calls-on-taoiseach-to-admit-budget-2026-left-workers-high-and-dry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Call comes following comments by Jack Chambers on Tuesday that budget ‘didn’t give workers a break’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:07:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CA3RZ633NBCDRFXWFFCEKZOFUQ.JPG?auth=5f4ba0c96f0f068e328ff62d1b212efe25bd6ac4257f8875f3022817155a449e&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 said on Tuesday that more supports for workers would have to be a priority in Budget 2027. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[City slickers: John S Doyle on the launch of In Dublin 50 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/22/city-slickers-john-s-doyle-on-the-launch-of-in-dublin-50-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/22/city-slickers-john-s-doyle-on-the-launch-of-in-dublin-50-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John S Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[None of the five of us who put together the first issue had any experience in publishing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MHTZDUETFCY3I2RUKQKTI7BVA.png?auth=8e7a30fce8e604607cff3a618a12b2842231050af8b5effe7bfc17c6fcd08e28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cover of the very first edition of In Dublin magazine which was published 50 years ago this month, with illustration by Ted Turton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Middleman’ involved in €500,000 Trinity College Dublin hardship fund fraud jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/middleman-involved-in-500000-trinity-college-dublin-hardship-fund-fraud-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/middleman-involved-in-500000-trinity-college-dublin-hardship-fund-fraud-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh O'Donoghue]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Luke Taaffe (34) pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing proceeds of criminal conduct]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:53:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYJDBK7LEGMIVREKHCTH2UXXR4.jpg?auth=bb88b59a8986326376a6ca7b00a89d9ffe0fbf6e86f6d9a7c560c08bbd991ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Taaffe, of Brookwood Avenue, Artane, Dublin 5, told gardaí he had a cocaine habit of €300 to €400 a day. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI legacy Bill to be delayed by amendments to ‘safeguard’ British army veterans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/ni-legacy-bill-to-be-delayed-by-amendments-to-safeguard-british-army-veterans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/ni-legacy-bill-to-be-delayed-by-amendments-to-safeguard-british-army-veterans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK government has been ‘consulting widely’ on Northern Ireland Troubles legislation, says Hilary Benn ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:46:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IH5RUAL3DRD7RBRZJIPD3ARNQE.jpg?auth=1e2424944ed54e6cc255413be9bbb77fb289bb8edba348c7b877ddf87460c5f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Secretary Hilary Benn: 'We must do more through the legislation to safeguard our veterans community.' Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alishia Abodunde</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus pilot challenges redeployment backtrack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/aer-lingus-pilot-challenges-redeployment-backtrack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/aer-lingus-pilot-challenges-redeployment-backtrack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Captain wants court to order he be allowed attend training]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:22:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQ3OF3SXZ5AE7AI7U5JLN3D6AU.jpg?auth=259dfba06af3a7c9137a52d15eb3338bdc3acefe88fe1baf576bdc463009739d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Capt Ian Blair opted for redeployment to Dublin when Aer Lingus told staff at Manchester earlier this year that it planned to close its base at the UK airport on March 31st. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke asks appeal court to allow late challenge to finding he was validly suspended]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/enoch-burke-asks-appeal-court-to-allow-late-challenge-to-finding-he-was-validly-suspended/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/enoch-burke-asks-appeal-court-to-allow-late-challenge-to-finding-he-was-validly-suspended/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In normal course litigants must file an appeal to a High Court decision 28 days after formalisation of relevant order]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:18:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RK5T3OBZ7BE4VBQJDVHUMHKDEU.jpg?auth=68c90a43c6412704c1e51aed40b435df29dcf8ca01339a5939409f6311ae1484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke is asking the Court of Appeal  for permission to bring a late challenge to Judge Alexander Owens’s May 2023 ruling. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billions of euro in ‘dark money’ passing through Irish financial services sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/billions-of-euro-in-dark-money-passing-through-irish-financial-services-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/billions-of-euro-in-dark-money-passing-through-irish-financial-services-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hostile actors can use system to raise capital for illegal activities including military or hybrid operations, Oireachtas committee hears]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:17:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKJ6QXGG5NHFNE7K6ECTKZJTBQ.jpg?auth=d6ac6dde95190e64356dfe3fb92fedf2978c58018df9a40e2ee5a41d0fb240d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The International Financial Services Centre in Dublin. Transparency International Ireland said there were 'gaps and loopholes' in the oversight of Irish corporate structures. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ClaudineVM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister urges housing bodies to engage on finance difficulties for cost-rental schemes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/minister-urges-housing-bodies-to-engage-on-finance-difficulties-for-cost-rental-schemes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/minister-urges-housing-bodies-to-engage-on-finance-difficulties-for-cost-rental-schemes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most schemes undertaken by approved groups or Land Development Agency due to high debt burden]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:16:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SROVDSJ7TVAD3ANZMGWJUKX5CE.jpg?auth=94b8b2b7736d07969e6943a2f3deff8922766aa8ff6229dcb9c67678cf9b8975&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Housing James Browne said there was a 'very significant pipeline' of cost-rental projects, designed for workers who earn too much to qualify for social housing but cannot afford private market rents. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Deegan to miss Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final after two-game ban for Ulster red card]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/22/max-deegan-to-miss-leinsters-champions-cup-semi-final-after-two-game-ban-for-ulster-red-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/22/max-deegan-to-miss-leinsters-champions-cup-semi-final-after-two-game-ban-for-ulster-red-card/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Backrower was dismissed for a challenge on Werner Kok during Leinster’s win over Ulster in Belfast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:08:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMIEI7UPQRGGTOKZEK33H2EHE4.jpg?auth=e20a7544bddc180d81e61c48c8405baad188b6a3a789661c79f18a5bcd53b4a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Max Deegan will also miss Leinster's trip to Benetton in the URC this weekend. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife experts call for ‘misleading’ timber industry book to be removed from schools ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/22/wildlife-experts-call-for-misleading-timber-industry-book-to-be-removed-from-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/22/wildlife-experts-call-for-misleading-timber-industry-book-to-be-removed-from-schools/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Foreword by Michael Healy-Rae champions virtues of commercial Sitka spruce without referencing environmental harms ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVVY4TEVCVH3JN5V6UXNGMB27Q.jpg?auth=121687e50804009b7c03ba74c27a6dfecffcabdcd3ebae0adb8e29c68aeb8c81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An image from Sitka Spruce – the Amazing Timber Tree. Sitka plantations are regarded as ecological dead zones that squeeze out most other plants]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils should be obliged to fix roads with a history of fatalities, committee hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/councils-should-be-obliged-to-fix-roads-with-a-history-of-fatalities-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/councils-should-be-obliged-to-fix-roads-with-a-history-of-fatalities-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Road Victims’ Association says ‘lives continue to be lost and families continue to be affected’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:56:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZAEEDLXA5NC55J777CRVIMMWOE.jpg?auth=c03cd954aeb096d2f808cc87f05d51525396e551f11b54ac6ffa28e676a5f177&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Road Victims Association president Donna Price told TDs and Senators 'the opportunity to intervene exists'.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiqa to review operation of screening services to ensure improvements made following CervicalCheck controversy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/22/hiqa-to-review-operation-of-screening-services-to-ensure-improvements-made-following-cervicalcheck-controversy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/22/hiqa-to-review-operation-of-screening-services-to-ensure-improvements-made-following-cervicalcheck-controversy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Watchdog to interview key personnel, review documentation and carry out targeted risk-based inspections where needed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:44:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5FBMM73L25DFZSYWJWLATPGDY.jpg?auth=9d72fe7e2250f9ab5f1833d2a5a03af54b51aec3ed34ccba1097cbab22e8bdc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In 2018, it emerged that women diagnosed with cervical cancer had not been told of an audit of their previous smear tests, carried out after their diagnosis. Photograph: David Davies/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Rosenior leaves Chelsea three and a half months into contract until 2032]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/liam-rosenior-on-brink-of-losing-job-as-chelsea-hold-review-after-brighton-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/liam-rosenior-on-brink-of-losing-job-as-chelsea-hold-review-after-brighton-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Steinberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Calum McFarlane to take charge for the rest of the season]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2C4XHUL5DOZSDS54O2TV2HK2NI.jpg?auth=3f479a2320c900e5fb5e8e63bfae0bc3fd4ae0f240e0bcd02b73a5e8c701d258&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 was appointed in January after the departure of Enzo Maresca. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares mixed as traders assess fragile US-Iran truce]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/shares-mixed-as-traders-assess-fragile-us-iran-truce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/shares-mixed-as-traders-assess-fragile-us-iran-truce/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq down 1% as Ryanair declines on rising oil prices]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:33:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RVEZ3CCKQJEKLGQDTLD4QTX7PM.jpg?auth=e86dffface4029e8667b14780639afb6d81e6e177a33ffd8fe9602f8dbdc05dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street’s main indexes climbed on Wednesday, even as uncertainty remained over whether Tehran and US ally Israel would honour the truce announced by the White House. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olga Fedorova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department must pay €30,000 to visually impaired employee over ‘protracted’ discrimination]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/22/department-must-pay-30000-to-visually-impaired-employee-over-protracted-discrimination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/22/department-must-pay-30000-to-visually-impaired-employee-over-protracted-discrimination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Hill ‘humiliated’ by Department of Social Protection’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations for over 12-year period]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:17:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGYLOQIUG5EOXNNQE65FJGLQGM.jpg?auth=90495bce9d0fb710016601399f126cfd4a62aee48d01b72d207d0b7215d05c80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Hill was told by the department’s IT section that his assistive-technology requirements were 'outside the norm'. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siptu asks Oireachtas committee to invite childcare employers in to explain stall on pay deal negotiations ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/22/siptu-asks-oireachtas-committee-to-invite-childcare-employers-in-to-explain-stall-on-pay-deal-negotiations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/22/siptu-asks-oireachtas-committee-to-invite-childcare-employers-in-to-explain-stall-on-pay-deal-negotiations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Union warns millions allocated by Government could again be returned unspent if the process does not start soon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LR6UGBL5WVCBFHTS3XRUM6UEQ4.jpg?auth=8c0bab2a836fa319219f6ef0f5889f1b2db3ff27a611a40c6c068597456b75fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siptu has consistently argued that poor pay for childcare staff is a big contributory factor to staff turnover and shortages, with just over a quarter of staff leaving jobs each year. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daria Nipot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over former Philippine president, judges rule]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/22/international-criminal-court-has-jurisdiction-over-former-philippine-president-judges-rule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/22/international-criminal-court-has-jurisdiction-over-former-philippine-president-judges-rule/</guid><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors say Rodrigo Duterte (81) created and armed death squads to kill suspected narcotics peddlers and users while in power]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:12:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWJQDTBKA7FXFVAF3DCXH63PIA.jpg?auth=df1929e2248175d048ff6f583eef3d3d7a7b1683cdf4d68ffe2ec93704b02d9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in 2025 on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of crimes against humanity. Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Favila</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the fuel protests meant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/what-the-fuel-protests-meant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/what-the-fuel-protests-meant/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:55:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKYO4UGSQZGHLNXXMRPRTTB2SE.jpg?auth=1e75052410fd47f117fea5d30ebe7d2da3a4c6604dcf9bf0c7f9e6ce776eaf1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters march holding a coffin marked “RIP Ireland” during fuel price demonstrations in Dublin. Photograph: Natalia Campos/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natalia Campos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychological illness most common cause in income protection claims surge at Aviva ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/psychological-illness-most-common-cause-in-income-protection-claims-surge-at-aviva/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/psychological-illness-most-common-cause-in-income-protection-claims-surge-at-aviva/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group paid €125.6m in protection claims to more than 2,900 customers in 2025, according to its latest claims data]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:46:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RLDO7HQVFDJ4NJAVDAYUI72MWY.jpg?auth=5675bdad3ae6074f00266b8ca967ed0cfcf24b18731a12a81d32ccd9d390276a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aviva paid €125.6 million in protection claims to more than 2,900 customers in 2025, according to its latest claims data covering income protection, life insurance and specified illness policies. Photograph: Philip Toscano/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Philip Toscano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euros qualifying may switch to Nations League-style format]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/euros-qualifying-may-switch-to-nations-league-style-format/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/euros-qualifying-may-switch-to-nations-league-style-format/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New format would likely come in after Euro 2028]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:26:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKTDNXMN6VULFEXI6UIBBR2E4I.jpg?auth=2cd64d0eaf0c92ace227215ca9a636309abac8c6c957cbb47a22e69b395e911e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The plans could see the men's European Championships follow the same qualifying format as is used for the Women’s World Cup. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in five employers see pay transparency rule as ‘unnecessary burden’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/one-in-five-employers-see-pay-transparency-rule-as-unnecessary-burden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/one-in-five-employers-see-pay-transparency-rule-as-unnecessary-burden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland faces delays in transposing the EU directive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:21:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OOMNZ7HJQRD7PDDDKLZOCYOXBI.jpg?auth=800568f903de08e09c62730440d314302eae8387a634a32735538a6efc82d088&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland faces delays in transposing the European Union (EU) Pay Transparency Directive by its 7th June deadline. Up to 16 of the 27 EU member states have published no implementing legislation. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MarioGuti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly signs International Protection Bill into law ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/catherine-connolly-signs-international-protection-bill-into-law/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/catherine-connolly-signs-international-protection-bill-into-law/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President decided not to refer legislation to Supreme Court]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFFJDXQNY6ERURZZFGFQ52NLAY.jpg?auth=e5c38e5d050150c044a6b5fecb8ebb29c90213bac2be041b6c2d4635e43bbf76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under article 26 of the Constitution, the President has the power to refer any Bill to the Supreme Court for an adjudication on its constitutionality. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redistribution of jet fuel among EU member states under consideration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/redistribution-of-jet-fuel-among-eu-member-states-under-consideration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/redistribution-of-jet-fuel-among-eu-member-states-under-consideration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Ainger and Ewa Krukowska]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission proposes cutting energy taxes in response to crisis driven by Iran war]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:15:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX7YLSTIUIQYB64TG45TH75C7Q.jpg?auth=998089e9acb5121082d8af1366c19824c340848ce8b00680f09f070860a1226b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European commissioner for energy Dan Jorgensen and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Donnyland’: Ukraine proposes renaming part of the Donbas in Trump’s honour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/donnyland-ukraine-proposes-renaming-part-of-the-donbas-in-trumps-honour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/donnyland-ukraine-proposes-renaming-part-of-the-donbas-in-trumps-honour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Troianovski, Andrew E. Kramer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposal reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to US president’s vanity to get American might on their side]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6W5JM352MMEB63OLA3LRU3HVU.jpg?auth=dad10c73f9869ae8b4d04ae894e311ffd8cd5b7c73a87bd3686d348925711cbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anti-drone netting hangs over a road in Izium, in Ukraine’s Donbas region. Photograph: Lynsey Addario/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lynsey Addario</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel costs: NI consumers could face ‘tsunami’ of high energy prices if Iran warn drags on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/fuel-costs-ni-consumers-could-face-tsunami-of-high-energy-prices-if-iran-warn-drags-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/fuel-costs-ni-consumers-could-face-tsunami-of-high-energy-prices-if-iran-warn-drags-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Committee told £100 voucher scheme for home heating oil ‘isn’t going to cut it’ with ‘very difficult’ winter ahead]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:03:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KWAQUP4HBE37D25ZETCQADYIU.jpg?auth=986e4091f64a7f4c04e6fd7c8aa84f739759a75a3240044d8595a1eeaeabb72c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cost of home heating oil has risen significantly, with 900 litres in the North on Wednesday costing £941.78 on average, up from £536.72 before the war began.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">K Neville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not a PR stunt’: Marie-Louise Eta on making history at Union Berlin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/im-not-a-pr-stunt-marie-louise-eta-on-making-history-at-union-berlin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/im-not-a-pr-stunt-marie-louise-eta-on-making-history-at-union-berlin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first woman to manage a men’s team in Europe’s major leagues on ‘shouting back’, her coaching influences and fighting the drop]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HFSXMHCA3HE7WQKTJ6A3HKP6FY.jpg?auth=a5157f9d86ff64cf5a62f1b19b857576451784b0147d04450f6e986762cf6215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Union Berlin head coach Marie-Louise Eta gives instructions to Aljoscha Kemlein during a game against Wolfsburg. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Odd Andersen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you think any Ryder Cup tickets will be unsold? Sports fans are easy marks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-at-adare-manor-will-be-a-bucket-list-event-and-youll-need-buckets-of-cash-to-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-at-adare-manor-will-be-a-bucket-list-event-and-youll-need-buckets-of-cash-to-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Golf tournament takes Irish ticket pricing to a place it’s never been, with a one-day pass costing €499]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:25:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HR23S4YD7ZFMDMGGZUHL7J44YI.jpg?auth=e8efcbc14fa2a91f795cafa2c0d74fbe57eb1b31cfb0268e89ce9e0672444800&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Team Europe fans at last year's Ryder Cup at Bethpage, New York. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Varadkar says he ‘over-stated’ comments on rural Ireland and issues apology ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/varadkar-says-he-went-too-far-on-rural-ireland-comments-and-issues-apology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/varadkar-says-he-went-too-far-on-rural-ireland-comments-and-issues-apology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former taoiseach said urban areas paying more while rural residents are ‘in receipt of a lot of subsidies others don’t get’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:03:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y6CFBEJWRNG45DOYZMBUMKWVGI.jpg?auth=d32b2c6c8e8fc339ba9c6de27444dbed32a8a10f2b13cba797b68954e6eeebc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leo Varadkar has said he didn’t 'set out to be divisive or offend anyone'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine will work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/how-the-eus-90bn-loan-to-ukraine-will-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/how-the-eus-90bn-loan-to-ukraine-will-work/</guid><description><![CDATA[Financial support for Kyiv to be revived following removal of Hungarian block]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:03:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXBHXX24BJDPJARBUI52GSAGTM.jpg?auth=ce3db727a0da326864ee41493015a6be5b02c530a3e2a848601927303007be58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joint EU borrowing against the EU budget seemed initially impossible as it required ‌unanimity and faced opposition from ⁠Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, who has since lost a general election. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s Conrad Hotel given clearance for big expansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/dublins-conrad-hotel-given-clearance-for-big-expansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/dublins-conrad-hotel-given-clearance-for-big-expansion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council signs off on plans to add 192 hotel rooms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:48:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2O6UVQ7ZZC65BH3P2TNWYVFWQ.jpg?auth=2112ef4aaf6e59961f410202060abae722314dcd0b618a8bb3f1b0fd20edc831&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A rendering of the proposed extension to the Conrad Hotel.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of fake character references for children’s care home staff ‘extremely disturbing’, says Taoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/use-of-fake-character-references-for-childrens-care-home-staff-extremely-disturbing-says-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/use-of-fake-character-references-for-childrens-care-home-staff-extremely-disturbing-says-taoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ivana Bacik says RTÉ documentary ‘highlights shocking State failing’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:41:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R5Y4S6EISVAKHKALUKFZ75R4EU.jpg?auth=4618eea0884e84a9968f6a93a114e84f69412f1062afe56eb24bfc4fb2b88926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An RTÉ Investigates documentary reveals forged references were used by staff at unregulated children's care homes. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bibica</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen facing rape and child pornography charges sent for trial to Central Criminal Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/teen-facing-rape-and-child-pornography-charges-sent-for-trial-to-central-criminal-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/teen-facing-rape-and-child-pornography-charges-sent-for-trial-to-central-criminal-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy, who was 14 when alleged offences occurred, appeared at Dublin Children’s Court, which does not have jurisdiction to hear case]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:40:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The boy, now aged 15, is accused of rape on a single date last year and the production of child pornography on the same day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer’s Cork-born adviser Morgan McSweeney to be questioned by MPs over Mandelson appointment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/keir-starmers-cork-born-adviser-morgan-mcsweeney-to-be-questioned-by-mps-over-mandelson-appointment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/keir-starmers-cork-born-adviser-morgan-mcsweeney-to-be-questioned-by-mps-over-mandelson-appointment/</guid><description><![CDATA[McSweeney quit his role in February, saying he took ‘full responsibility’ for advising prime minister to appoint Mandelson]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:33:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLRNNTO7HNDTXI7DSXJURBZ4XE.jpg?auth=b8f0e8a8b6de48e178e4d3dbe1eeeca48ef41613f80d1b6f4599a2116eafc3ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Morgan McSweeney, the British prime minister’s former Cork-born chief of staff, has been summoned before the UK parliament’s foreign affairs select committee. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishop criticises ‘false’ depiction of Catholic schools as ‘grim places of indoctrination’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/22/bishop-criticises-false-depiction-of-catholic-schools-as-grim-places-of-indoctrination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/22/bishop-criticises-false-depiction-of-catholic-schools-as-grim-places-of-indoctrination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Groups funded by ‘ideological entities, many from outside the State’ are spreading distorted narrative, chair of bishops’ council says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:32:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7BSHZIMEJVERRCPAAXQZ2GGS5A.jpg?auth=c18e3b358018fb0aec2a7f3caa7ac5079a373c3cb09b5be713a4ac2d019efe61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catholic Church’s role in Irish education being rewritten, says Bishop of Meath. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">jittawit.21</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United yet to decide if Michael Carrick will be offered manager’s job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/manchester-united-yet-to-decide-if-michael-carrick-will-be-offered-managers-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/manchester-united-yet-to-decide-if-michael-carrick-will-be-offered-managers-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Club hierarchy to wait until end of season to make decision]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:28:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNSPABU3XKDC6CKEJXHTDHHK7U.jpg?auth=7ee2669d081baa86b4a2dbed2deb640edb1158bc1404a62594a9541215bb8785&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing charity concerned at risk to tenants under modular home plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/threshold-warns-modular-garden-homes-risk-creating-licensee-loophole-in-tenant-protections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/threshold-warns-modular-garden-homes-risk-creating-licensee-loophole-in-tenant-protections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke, Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Threshold raises concerns over proposed planning exemption and rent-a-room changes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:17:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MB6PVAHVTNNI5NWOIU2MNDUJ5U.jpg?auth=816b807d58b71295e4aaa6aedce3ef574ee9b407fe061298f3f54c9fc75629cb&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. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sims Clinic records pretax losses of €2m as IVF tourism hits revenues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/sims-clinic-records-pretax-losses-of-2m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/sims-clinic-records-pretax-losses-of-2m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fertility service company saw revenues increase 3% to €7.84m in the 12 months to the end of June 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:14:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZENOMNZCRP7LK37UJ5SJ65QOU.jpg?auth=fd7783383dfb7f57f06699fb67b01ae0c0e1b2839c40e50d35c655fe6439bc24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Sims Clinic has facilities in Cork, Carlow, Limerick, Dundalk and Wexford, with two in Dublin. 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[EU countries struggle to replenish gas reserves for winter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/22/eu-countries-struggle-to-replenish-gas-reserves-for-winter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/22/eu-countries-struggle-to-replenish-gas-reserves-for-winter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Johnston, Rachel Millard]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran war keeps prices high despite consumer demand dropping as heating season ends]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:09:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZSXNWZ4OWGLFM42QDBML5NLPE.jpg?auth=f9a455fc4105f098a0fbd7288a6f4671c42f7272ec09f6d0a322f5963c93ebbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The energy crisis triggered by the Iran war is slowing down Europe’s ability to refill gas stores cheaply, prompting warnings of higher costs this winter.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing regains delivery lead over Airbus as revenues jump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/boeing-regains-delivery-lead-over-airbus-as-revenues-jump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/boeing-regains-delivery-lead-over-airbus-as-revenues-jump/</guid><description><![CDATA[US aircraft maker narrows losses and posts widest gap over European rival since 2018]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:57:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYNRRUV7B2DV5S22NRLGZNMKPQ.jpg?auth=fcf1638d19bd27a933b2abb98f76ff90bd5f32f1daa69e4cfd2c3da29abd177d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Boeing factory in Everett, Washington state. Boeing posted a 14 per cent rise in quarterly revenues after delivering more planes than European rival Airbus over a three-month period for the first time since 2023. Photograph: Jovelle Tamayo/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jovelle Tamayo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government holds trade forum amid uncertainty caused by Middle East war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/government-holds-trade-forum-amid-uncertainty-caused-by-middle-east-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/government-holds-trade-forum-amid-uncertainty-caused-by-middle-east-war/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inflation is a concern, says Simon Harris]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:53:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JINELM4YMURCCPKVYKKYGRGSEE.JPG?auth=14f05eb00cbf8cd2067d7ae3f2a3f8e231859b151e02a1b8e2161f1bd44e3441&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 said it was 'really important we moderate overall current expenditure'. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxes on wages hit 10-year high across OECD countries but Ireland bucking the trend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/taxes-on-wages-hit-decade-high-across-oecd-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/taxes-on-wages-hit-decade-high-across-oecd-countries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valentina Romei, Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report says governments are tapping labour income as ‘easy’ revenue raiser but risk undermining incentives to work and hire]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:29:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMC7JCUHXPVCAMKAD75JUADZWE.jpg?auth=b7adf93e78cec08511d9a0cc092fcdc3291bce5d3409b255d02c4b7164928de2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tax rates on wages have reached their highest level in almost a decade across rich countries, according to the OECD. Photograph: Henrique Campos/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henrique Campos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryder Cup 2027 tickets: How can I enter the ballot, what will they cost and will there be dynamic pricing?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-2027-how-can-i-get-tickets-what-will-they-cost-and-will-there-be-dynamic-pricing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-2027-how-can-i-get-tickets-what-will-they-cost-and-will-there-be-dynamic-pricing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Philip Reid looks at what Irish fans face if they want to get their hands on a ticket for next year’s event in Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:26:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMD7QOMLBRHZBG5VJNVWPSCQCI.jpg?auth=75a0f30fd691f81673a6da9c46c36044bb11453305afeaf440c38e8a71d1b021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Shane Lowry his a shot to the 18th hole during the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in July 2022. Photograph: Oisín Keniry/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oisin Keniry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles and whooping cough outbreaks linked to drop in childhood vaccinations, health chief says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/measles-and-whooping-cough-outbreaks-linked-to-drop-in-childhood-vaccinations-health-chief-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/measles-and-whooping-cough-outbreaks-linked-to-drop-in-childhood-vaccinations-health-chief-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reasons for decline are ‘manifold and complex’ and may include lack of understanding of how serious infectious diseases can be, health committee told]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:23:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L5HL2H2KJFA4XNENQLVRCYBQG4.jpg?auth=39d30c4aeca4a073ac63d6f65cfd2918f656d7a2d0c95bded96065a0c542da95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cases of measles in Europe in 2024 were higher than at any time in the previous three decades. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU provisionally approves €90bn loan to Ukraine and new Moscow sanctions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/eu-gives-provisional-approval-to-90-kyiv-loan-and-new-moscow-sanctions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/22/eu-gives-provisional-approval-to-90-kyiv-loan-and-new-moscow-sanctions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hungary lifts aid veto after Russian oil flows resume through Druzhba pipeline ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:55:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6YYKEFYGKCBYG5QA2RTH2PWKI.jpg?auth=3cab479b2d306291e6326fc3fbf3665f87034fab7df43b930942c9fb94850a31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Magyar, leader of the ‌election-winning Tisza party in Hungary, has said he will no longer block EU funds ​for Kyiv. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tui cuts profit outlook as Iran war makes holidaymakers cautious]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/tui-cuts-profit-outlook-as-iran-war-makes-holidaymakers-cautious/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/tui-cuts-profit-outlook-as-iran-war-makes-holidaymakers-cautious/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Stacey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Travel operator suspends revenue guidance and says customers are increasingly booking at the last minute]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:50:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWP4EV7OPHE3SYYQZB5CIKAKCM.jpg?auth=baed7be0c1383416843c8cb0a3fd358061f7ff6feff1f857ec46aaee5a534bad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Boeing 737 Max 8 of German tourism company TUI is pictured upon landing at Stuttgart Airport in Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on July 28, 2023 at the start of the school summer holidays in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. 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Photograph: Ros Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ros Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP chairman Albert Manifold has backing of top shareholders before agm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/bp-chairman-albert-manifold-has-backing-of-top-shareholders-prior-to-agm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/bp-chairman-albert-manifold-has-backing-of-top-shareholders-prior-to-agm/</guid><description><![CDATA[Opposition to election centres on transparency and corporate governance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:29:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KCL367TKBAHLKW64CNOIYMUJI.jpg?auth=c190b71bc25aec24b58afe576d06d1b1de63fda88ff40464b59cc27eb284ff7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BP’s new chairman Albert Manifold will have the votes of at least three of the company’s top shareholders in this week's agm. Photograph: NYSE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Allie Joseph</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Substantial shift’ among EU states on Israel, says McEntee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/substantial-shift-among-eu-states-on-israel-says-mcentee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/substantial-shift-among-eu-states-on-israel-says-mcentee/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government ‘making progress’ on Occupied Territories Bill, says Minister for Foreign Affairs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:22:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3W55GD2H67YVLENLVAGW2LNVX4.JPG?auth=60a88138658b2bacbd5335287421d22b6af181003a8befc0755b4697ad5ba268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee said she sensed an increased desire from EU member states to 'do more' in response to the Israeli government's actions in Palestine. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life in the Faslane peace camp: Veteran protesters return to site at UK nuclear-armed base]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/life-in-the-faslane-peace-camp-veteran-protesters-return-to-site-at-uk-nuclear-armed-base/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/life-in-the-faslane-peace-camp-veteran-protesters-return-to-site-at-uk-nuclear-armed-base/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Britain’s creaking armed forces spur worries about war readiness as its armed submarines patrol northern seas]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:03:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSFLHAQEMPA5KW5QO7K4NI5KPQ.jpg?auth=fb8dfe16f40304558936d8623147d81354223245ee92773345af102702e02120&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A nuclear submarine in the dock at the Clyde naval base in Scotland, the home of the UK Submarine Service at Faslane. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jane Barlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Group CEO on the impact of Middle East conflict, AI and drive to keep bread fresher for longer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/kerry-group-ceo-on-the-impact-of-middle-east-conflict-ai-and-drive-to-keep-bread-fresher-for-longer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/kerry-group-ceo-on-the-impact-of-middle-east-conflict-ai-and-drive-to-keep-bread-fresher-for-longer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:59:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBCRGBD7XJBXFP5LEMCQ4A7OCQ.jpg?auth=bf8cf36324417110bef444291d24475be2fe78efb1d767231955baa721d1853f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Edmond Scanlon has been chief executive of Kerry Group since 2017. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laurence McMahon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily tickets for 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor will cost a record €499 for a European venue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-daily-tickets-for-adare-manor-will-cost-a-record-499-for-a-european-venue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/22/ryder-cup-daily-tickets-for-adare-manor-will-cost-a-record-499-for-a-european-venue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish golf fans will get an exclusive priority window to buy tickets for next year’s tournament from this Friday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P4RDGDGQC5FI3H3S5INL3RFCNA.jpg?auth=713f57ffbcff4248cd249b9067d1b3fc2738b5b167d3bf8f0b26fa92140c3658&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy tees off at Adare Manor during the JP McManus Pro-Am launch in April 2020. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appropriate sentence for man who ‘stamped’ homeless victim to death, court rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/appropriate-sentence-for-man-who-stamped-homeless-victim-to-death-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/appropriate-sentence-for-man-who-stamped-homeless-victim-to-death-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence argued that Ireland had rejected ‘three strikes and you’re out’ principle of sentencing ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXXFJ5DFITZ4WE4BQSVUP4W75U.jpg?auth=93dbbf37dffa7fb432e3a585e020c00cb4eba449e8923e37970c3520f464173c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Timothy Hourihane was beaten to death in Cork in 2023.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 30% of women face barriers accessing free contraception scheme, report finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/more-than-30-of-women-face-barriers-accessing-the-free-contraception-scheme-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/more-than-30-of-women-face-barriers-accessing-the-free-contraception-scheme-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Migrant women, LGBTQ+ people, Travellers and people with a disability can struggle to avail of the service]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:34:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3D6PZD7VJFD4NCPZ5SRK4CEJOM.jpg?auth=129c72778e66023961d40140ef2f9dc671aa1271493c81307f1891717f76166c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The free contraception scheme is intended to reduce financial barriers to reproductive healthcare and reduce crisis pregnancies, but not all women are eligible for it. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">areeya_ann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Mother of three ‘doing everything’ to find alternative home ordered to vacate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/mother-of-three-doing-everything-to-find-alternative-home-ordered-to-vacate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/mother-of-three-doing-everything-to-find-alternative-home-ordered-to-vacate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residential Tenancies Board tribunal hears landlord needs house for own use as no longer feasible to live on farm ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3Z2HKSS35FVWQXBPHV34ES75FM.jpg?auth=f62027f36ff2acd97ae2aabe12fae66c976afd81797bfa04e1300de3bbf82994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The landlord told the tribunal he had 'done everything by the book' and had tried to treat his tenant fairly. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry let themselves down by not dealing with Michael Murphy after Dylan Casey punch  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/22/kerry-let-themselves-down-by-not-dealing-with-michael-murphy-after-dylan-casey-punch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/22/kerry-let-themselves-down-by-not-dealing-with-michael-murphy-after-dylan-casey-punch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sports Briefing: Barney Rock on Ger Brennan’s harsh ban; another claustrophobic Munster hurling championship; Ulster must respond against Munster after Leinster collapse]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:43:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47KON7W7NCT3P4FHD63MG7H5RQ.jpg?auth=0379aa00306a0595f63ecb2b336e8ce536514a64830aef0c90e0e37999137f1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Murphy scores Donegal's second goal during the NFL Division One final against Kerry at Croke Park. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escort website ‘makes a mockery’ of Ireland’s law criminalising purchase of sex]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/escort-website-makes-a-mockery-of-irelands-law-criminalising-purchase-of-sex/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/escort-website-makes-a-mockery-of-irelands-law-criminalising-purchase-of-sex/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Individuals linked to platform have ‘past criminal convictions for pimping’ says Senator Sharon Keogan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6HRQJU6YL7IKJ5SL5RFEQC7YU.jpg?auth=476932eae360675816c6651c420d6452c210c9cf5ef91133d94e9ccdf9deb2a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Independent Senator Sharon Keogan said the escort website discussed in the Seanad operated in direct defiance of Irish law. Photograph@ Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power cuts affect thousands in south county Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/22/power-cuts-affect-thousands-in-south-county-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/22/power-cuts-affect-thousands-in-south-county-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Areas affected include Mount Merrion, Bootersown, Belfield and Merrion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:55:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJYDYCPBZ5ALNDMIBSFTSDO3LQ.jpg?auth=789433ac33bbc8e8fec05cdfda88b2c8c3bffdc47652057ae2d5c6d4383f285a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thousands of people were left without power in south Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dalata chief executive Dermot Crowley to step back from role at hotels group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/dalata-chief-executive-dermot-crowley-to-step-back-from-role-at-hotels-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/dalata-chief-executive-dermot-crowley-to-step-back-from-role-at-hotels-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hotel operations are being separated from group’s property business as part of a Pandox post-acquisition restructuring ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:54:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFHICBGSCNEJ3IP4KBFYTCWYDE.jpg?auth=84c21aed47dc1004560049ecd9cdd644db4879e07c6ec5d40baa94af01ee1b5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dalata chief executive Dermot Crowley has announced he is leaving the hotels group.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dettol maker Reckitt warns of lower margins after quarterly sales miss]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/dettol-maker-reckitt-warns-of-lower-margins-after-quarterly-sales-miss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/dettol-maker-reckitt-warns-of-lower-margins-after-quarterly-sales-miss/</guid><description><![CDATA[Weak cold and flu season in the US and supply disruption in the Middle East hit share price which was already down 21% this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:45:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QV56MIOMS6GFRYEK7NUDWTYDGM.jpg?auth=99d8d1f7b093b80d7a7f4da26faccd6c6e7498a13a9719ef92eb64fe8fa58a4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares in Dettol parent, Reckitt Benckiser, already down 21 per cent this year, fell another 5 per cent Wednesday on poor results. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danone’s quarterly sales slow as formula recall and Iran war disrupt supply]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/danones-quarterly-sales-slow-as-formula-recall-and-iran-war-disrupt-supply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/danones-quarterly-sales-slow-as-formula-recall-and-iran-war-disrupt-supply/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominique Vidalon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French food giant reports sales in line with forecasts and keeps its full-year guidance in place ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:28:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QA3E4GAY55HUTFX67KXZS7QZXA.jpg?auth=efa50292df0f4763d840cd3453e11172c8bcf6ccdf60300c3e95ea1ce9323359&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A recall of infant formula across Europe hit sales at Danone. Photograph: Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Newscast</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (36) due in court on charges arising from throwing of cash at motorists in Galway ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/man-36-due-in-court-on-charges-arising-from-throwing-of-cash-at-motorists-in-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/22/man-36-due-in-court-on-charges-arising-from-throwing-of-cash-at-motorists-in-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charges include theft and drug offences]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:26:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two off-duty gardaí reported seeing the man throwing cash at passing motorists. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the tricky politics of the surplus as pressure grows on Government spending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/welcome-to-the-tricky-politics-of-the-surplus-as-pressure-grows-on-government-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/welcome-to-the-tricky-politics-of-the-surplus-as-pressure-grows-on-government-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ministers warn windfall driven by corporation tax may not last as calls grow to extend fuel supports and energy credits]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:08:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4XMS77LUVDLTL2D62SUZI7OWU.JPG?auth=0f29f9a807b33c19f4e4ceacc2da8b0addc88da679184f781ccf0f18a9bab8dd&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 with Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris during their joint press conference on the publication of the Annual Progress Report. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors to meet housing body over its decision to scrap cost-rental scheme in Cabra ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/councillors-to-meet-housing-body-over-its-decision-to-scrap-cost-rental-scheme-in-cabra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/councillors-to-meet-housing-body-over-its-decision-to-scrap-cost-rental-scheme-in-cabra/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some 40 houses in Cabra site were to be used for workers who earn too much for social homes but can’t afford rents ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ULHLR2EWRCSNPN4YGXRGATIME.jpg?auth=f5334ac3d39f22f776da8100b0a2bb3f5cbae43d732695436d77354e99788932&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clúid, one of the State’s largest non-profit housing bodies, is building 144 homes on a site at Bannow Road in Cabra, Dublin. Photograph: Olivia Kelly]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge rejects settlement offers to boys ‘manhandled’ by Blanchardstown shopping centre security staff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/judge-rejects-settlement-offers-to-boys-manhandled-by-shopping-centre-security-staff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/judge-rejects-settlement-offers-to-boys-manhandled-by-shopping-centre-security-staff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case taken by teens alleging ‘defamation, wrongful imprisonment and assault’ to go to trial]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BO5EKFV7GIQKQO4NK4J2SGV7SQ.JPG?auth=9350beb60bbe1616403540aa16931803a7033d5581e13fdfafde314c98d7d9cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Condom prices could rise 30% due to Iran war, says world’s top producer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/condom-prices-could-rise-30-due-to-iran-war-says-worlds-top-producer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/22/condom-prices-could-rise-30-due-to-iran-war-says-worlds-top-producer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Karex produces more than 5 billion condoms annually and is a supplier to leading brands like Durex and Trojan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:36:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/67KUR2F4KNB4PHLVZHK4JPXZ7U.jpg?auth=af7f4dcd3aaa0d7c32ff83a14517a4c3bdebd0fac5689a0430c5831dd09c3a38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karen chief executive: 'The situation is definitely very fragile, prices ​are expensive'. Photograph: Peter Dazeley via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Dazeley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s ‘one-man WhatsApp group’ diplomacy derailing Iran peace talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/22/trumps-one-man-whatsapp-group-diplomacy-derailing-iran-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/22/trumps-one-man-whatsapp-group-diplomacy-derailing-iran-peace-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s contradictory statements only make Tehran more wary of anything but the most watertight deal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:24:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MROHVQO7YNBX7E7LA3IEKMLNO4.jpg?auth=719d080bfa9df72aa3c1c8e29e0e9e60754c00555f587302db0613b1c4438507&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the weekend, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said of Trump: 'He talks too much'. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI director Kash Patel defends his behaviour after sensational magazine reporting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/22/fbi-director-kash-patel-defends-his-behaviour-after-sensational-magazine-reporting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/22/fbi-director-kash-patel-defends-his-behaviour-after-sensational-magazine-reporting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Director’s response overshadows announcement of federal fraud charges against civil rights organisation accused of giving money to extreme groups including the Ku Klux Klan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:19:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5Z2NUTPNL445M6264NWAZE34KI.jpg?auth=40aa4bcf41401b063f12b1d0c29bd0f6f318612936ed85fb1dd3777097f8c1a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FBI director Kash Patel speaking at the department of justice in Washington on Tuesday, with US acting attorney general Todd Blanche in the background. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mandel Ngan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace deal is possible between US and Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/22/peace-deal-is-possible-between-us-and-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/22/peace-deal-is-possible-between-us-and-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many issues remain to be resolved but a framework for agreement could be reached if talks resume in Islamabad this week ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:08:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMJELUTCYPLEC6WWKI3V2KFS6I.jpg?auth=d9e4d249fb95f64a8414f0922187e923f65b0cad5526c9bff9a4e4d077169106&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Pakistani police officer stands guard on Wednesday at a closed road leading to the hotel in Islamabad where it is hoped another round of talks between US and Iranian negotiators will take place. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aamir Qureshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixteen-year-old girl often missing from care caught selling crack cocaine on O’Connell Street, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/sixteen-year-old-girl-often-missing-from-care-caught-selling-crack-cocaine-on-oconnell-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/22/sixteen-year-old-girl-often-missing-from-care-caught-selling-crack-cocaine-on-oconnell-street/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Pressing concerns’ for safety of vulnerable teenager seen by gardaí with older drug users]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZVZCW44GVH5VIOKMMNUPKN2OE.jpg?auth=642b99e031da959fecaa2a07f21b5a15d63eceba1764542d7b3a428808b0acbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A condition of bail for the teenager was that she not go to the O’Connell Street area. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinahan to be tried on single charge; school patronage; and the Michael Jackson biopic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/kinahan-to-be-tried-on-single-charge-school-patronage-and-the-michael-jackson-biopic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/kinahan-to-be-tried-on-single-charge-school-patronage-and-the-michael-jackson-biopic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:53:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGUI36PMOB5YOF4X5WQJPOODCA.jpg?auth=17b0895dfff9f81581f97e9a7236b5aaa49e0e3ba8a904cd1542cf592ebad23c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan pictured at the funeral of David Byrne, who was shot dead in the Regency Hotel attack in 2016. Photo: Collins Dublin.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jennifer Carroll MacNeill unable to confirm when new national children’s hospital will open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/22/minister-unable-to-confirm-when-new-national-childrens-hospital-will-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/22/minister-unable-to-confirm-when-new-national-childrens-hospital-will-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Health said timeline is in place, but contractor has missed 19 previous deadlines]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:42:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LMOAV4DRRCX7DLMWQYFHKSDLA.jpg?auth=f26b60582967660e09692f0e4f25472ecc0b959695c72c444b4dcb9dffc4d6f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The interior of the new national children's hospital in Dublin, which has yet to be completed.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail’s €36m contract fears and what next for flight cancellations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/irish-rails-36m-contract-fears-and-what-next-for-flight-cancellations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/irish-rails-36m-contract-fears-and-what-next-for-flight-cancellations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:26:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPNGQWEPNVCEZLOJM64YN3XLTY.jpg?auth=64803706cb93e52e317eec10377c4ee4c503e662a61cacf33bda4b61fcd21e88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Doubts have been raised about a multimillion contract Irish Rail have with a Spanish firm. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons  /  IRISH TIMES ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brenda Fitzsimons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Irish were an underclass, 50% poorer than the English’: New exhibition comes to Epic museum]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/often-painful-story-of-irish-emigration-to-britain-over-200-years-comes-to-the-epic-museum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/often-painful-story-of-irish-emigration-to-britain-over-200-years-comes-to-the-epic-museum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The Irish were the raw material for the Industrial Revolution in England,’ says exhibition curator Christopher Kissane]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLFSBU4GLJDCDLAXPODGOIYI7E.jpg?auth=e889af8c94920a123a30eb793979a25b6c41a7d96160ba4c8b582692abbce889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anti-Partition March in Liverpool, October 10, 1948. Courtesy UCD Archives]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing can be a hidden admissions officer for students - quiet, powerful and unaccountable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/22/housing-can-be-a-hidden-admissions-officer-for-students-quiet-powerful-and-unaccountable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/22/housing-can-be-a-hidden-admissions-officer-for-students-quiet-powerful-and-unaccountable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Drury]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Denmark’s social housing model shows how government initiatives can build sustainable and affordable housing for mixed communities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YRMRIV6WTVBHXAJFJRSFDQOT4E.jpg?auth=3791a7eef02b76aff4c8136bb73302f3fce0e7c14a88b77f4e2151c7540694c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the end of 2025, Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway were short at least 38,900 student bed spaces. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My close friend is marrying a good-looking man who uses people – should I say something?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/22/my-close-friend-is-marrying-a-good-looking-user-should-i-say-something/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/22/my-close-friend-is-marrying-a-good-looking-user-should-i-say-something/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: I really love my friend and worry that if I say anything she will be hugely hurt and push me away]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3DFNFZ7EVDF3KOVLQ2RNN73NE.jpg?auth=d766c6be3deb138e8de5fbc1ea1093ea108d8dd66025554aa5ee041c3bacf740&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['When we are all out, he orders drinks and uses her card to pay for everything.' File photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">itsskin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Dublin regeneration role for Robert Watt is secondment with no competitive process]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/new-dublin-regeneration-role-for-robert-watt-is-secondment-with-no-competitive-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/22/new-dublin-regeneration-role-for-robert-watt-is-secondment-with-no-competitive-process/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior Department of Housing civil servant to lead authority in charge of revitalising key areas in city]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Robert Watt will be paid an annual salary of €280,000 for the job. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-for-one deal comes back to bite Healy-Raes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/defenestration-of-danny-healy-rae-as-rebel-td-is-kicked-off-the-agriculture-com-mit-tee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/22/defenestration-of-danny-healy-rae-as-rebel-td-is-kicked-off-the-agriculture-com-mit-tee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cries of ‘Justice for the Kilgarvan One’ in the Dáil as TD mounts his doomed defence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/22/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/22/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 22nd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5PR5YQZYRDRDJQZOESSTLD3KU.jpg?auth=e31019844b8214ba68d966cedc436fe94e0eb8881f882562df586bd48dd6db2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our dinner host was happy to see us, until the smell hit him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/our-dinner-host-was-happy-to-see-us-until-the-smell-hit-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/our-dinner-host-was-happy-to-see-us-until-the-smell-hit-him/</guid><description><![CDATA[Road scare left us right in the proverbial]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Capitalflow enters buy-to-let market to expand €1.2bn loan portfolio]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/capitalflow-enters-buy-to-let-market-to-expand-12bn-loan-portfolio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/capitalflow-enters-buy-to-let-market-to-expand-12bn-loan-portfolio/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bunq-owned lender sees €200m opportunity amid increased interest in buy-to-let lending]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z4R7QIHLVSC67AFJP2ESKZS2CE.jpg?auth=dd23d30303346f744622da3f489c3db19b483538da2f36f97570e284c1a92efb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Capitalflow estimates that there is an annual lending opportunity of about €200 million a year in this of the market, where total lending amounted to €6.6 billion at the end of last year. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moran: Another claustrophobic Munster round-robin opens with more questions than answers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/sean-moran-another-claustrophobic-munster-round-robin-opens-with-more-questions-than-answers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/sean-moran-another-claustrophobic-munster-round-robin-opens-with-more-questions-than-answers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Can Cork keep a grip on Limerick? Is Tipp’s All-Ireland campaign going the same way as Clare’s last year? Can Waterford break their duck?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2AC3Z6CYXJUWAX4YUB46FCVIU.jpg?auth=c1191a3b3b897ca7d196f21f2eae6ca38b923c54c5ccbc2ba4a68d906e00421e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork fans again turned out in huge numbers for last Sunday's Munster Senior Hurling Championship round-robin opener against Tipperary at Semple Stadium, Thurles. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Peter Mandelson scandal bring down Keir Starmer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/2026/04/22/will-the-peter-mandelson-scandal-bring-down-keir-starmer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/2026/04/22/will-the-peter-mandelson-scandal-bring-down-keir-starmer/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VG6HYPHSZZHYEVNXLYI7K42CVI.jpg?auth=ea7f5fc449fd39c2e3b3759418b50c462ea84af614173fc209ff3a38dc47f45b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photograph: Toby Melville/WPA Pool]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry should have dealt with Michael Murphy the moment he punched Dylan Casey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/darragh-o-se-kerry-should-have-dealt-with-michael-murphy-the-moment-he-punched-dylan-casey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/darragh-o-se-kerry-should-have-dealt-with-michael-murphy-the-moment-he-punched-dylan-casey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran forward is one of the key reasons Donegal are contenders - Kerry let themselves down by failing to even say boo to him]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2S5PK36W33GBDTYZ6FFN4BIKU.jpg?auth=ac4351ecc93abba8342575060eaa0cd740fac671997e6635997ce8aad3392bd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donegal's Michael Murphy rubs salt into Kerry wounds with his team's second goal in last month's National Football League Division 1 final at Croke Park. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and the joy of writing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/ai-and-the-joy-of-writing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/ai-and-the-joy-of-writing/</guid><description><![CDATA[For more than 50 years I have written daily diaries, 500 words in longhand each day]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Irish Rail board voices concerns over €36m IT project  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/irish-rail-board-voices-concerns-over-36m-it-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/irish-rail-board-voices-concerns-over-36m-it-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Transport Authority also indicated likely cost overrun to Dáil committee regarding train management system ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E25X3GPAZ4M6B3SETTDX7OWPOM.jpg?auth=b7ed2c802550b8bd5ac5b29543d64030e5ff5706a5a96ecf1cb2586dabb06353&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The train system has been dubbed 'the brain of the railway network' by the Minister for Transport. Photograph: The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers ignoring indicators becoming a growing road safety problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/drivers-ignoring-indicators-becoming-a-growing-road-safety-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/drivers-ignoring-indicators-becoming-a-growing-road-safety-problem/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reader argues that failure to signal increases accidents and unnecessary guesswork for other road users]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Any battle between Catherine Connolly and the Government will be purely symbolic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/22/catherine-connolly-government-supreme-court-international-protection-bill-constitution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/22/catherine-connolly-government-supreme-court-international-protection-bill-constitution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Daly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President can exercise her power by referring International Protection Bill to Supreme Court to test its constitutionality]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RADEJPX5CVYE47WJGKYSV3ZBFM.jpg?auth=155f1d83285e69488da8f4a7ca625e0864af92ec865722cd61e0cced50af4119&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly with Micheál Martin and Simon Harris as the Council of State meets at Áras an Uachtaráin on Monday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criticism of video games belongs in the past]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/ignorant-criticism-of-video-games-belongs-in-the-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/ignorant-criticism-of-video-games-belongs-in-the-past/</guid><description><![CDATA[Evidence-based benefits far outweigh the negatives]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Martin Keoghan says Kilkenny’s confidence is not low despite humbling Galway defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/martin-keoghan-says-kilkennys-confidence-is-not-low-despite-humbling-galway-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/martin-keoghan-says-kilkennys-confidence-is-not-low-despite-humbling-galway-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Cats suffered their biggest loss in Leinster since 1990]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XAPSYSJDTZCPTLCJZNYNOQQ5AI.jpg?auth=3b5f67204a3e83254842067eaea7cc5d07501e78df5a2daee9f8f219a57e0755&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny’s Martin Keoghan. Photograph: Ken Sutton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ken Sutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barney Rock questions ‘very severe’ 12-week ban for Dublin manager Ger Brennan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/barney-rock-questions-very-severe-12-week-ban-for-dublin-manager-ger-brennan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/22/barney-rock-questions-very-severe-12-week-ban-for-dublin-manager-ger-brennan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The punishment, which also rules Brennan out of training sessions, was handed down for an altercation with a Galway backroom coach]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJKHT2KTHJF5JCHVR4C2JLVNMQ.jpg?auth=710a9c81374b8012e295d4b2034746b7adae96d95e52643ccfc94797bead07da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin manager Ger Brennan looks on from the stand during last month's league match against Galway at Pearse Stadium. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s love got to do with it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/04/22/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/04/22/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it/</guid><description><![CDATA[Let’s leave love out of the medical lecture hall and focus instead on empathy and understanding]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Electricity prices are shocking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/electricity-prices-are-shocking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/electricity-prices-are-shocking/</guid><description><![CDATA[The cost of gas will also burn a hole in your pocket]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kian Leavy’s form keeping St Pat’s on Shamrock Rovers’ coat-tails]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/kian-leavys-form-keeping-st-pats-on-shamrock-rovers-coat-tails/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/22/kian-leavys-form-keeping-st-pats-on-shamrock-rovers-coat-tails/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bohemians visit Richmond Park for important Dublin derby on Friday night]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5H6PQYRGBGOFNFYZQNT3BMZKMM.jpg?auth=123f6e3bf0f7a0576d3c78e47ab752f4d4c3b88c3c4e976f639feb9c3e9e0eaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny and Joe Redmond celebrate. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independence of Drew Harris’s appointment questioned following Leo Varadkar comments ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/22/independence-of-drew-harriss-appointment-questioned-following-leo-varadkar-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/22/independence-of-drew-harriss-appointment-questioned-following-leo-varadkar-comments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former taoiseach says there ‘was not a predetermined outcome’ in 2018 appointment of outside candidate Harris to Garda commissioner role ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFJFRAZGFZDMHIWHGRSSKJW3HA.jpg?auth=8dfc30c962c669f3075595fd2ee54c685d0c31d93da45fbfa12fc14616125b3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan, newly appointed Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and outgoing commissioner Drew Harris at Government Buildings in July 2025.
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times









]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan expected to face single charge, with evidence relating to murder, drugs and laundering]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/22/daniel-kinahan-to-face-single-charge-with-evidence-relating-to-murder-drugs-and-laundering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/22/daniel-kinahan-to-face-single-charge-with-evidence-relating-to-murder-drugs-and-laundering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DPP opts for one charge of directing crime gang based on intercepted messages and evidence going back more than 10 years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V64PDIVLCRVTA67KT36HEGZ4CU.jpg?auth=c2463eaf4c93d3e8652ea29ad60979a0973225d33db4dccbd9cb421f21402382&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many of the crimes Daniel Kinahan will be alleged to have directed are violent offences. Photograph: The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordan Coghlan chasing full-circle moment with hometown team Clontarf in AIL final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/22/jordan-coghlan-chasing-full-circle-moment-with-hometown-team-clontarf-in-ail-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/22/jordan-coghlan-chasing-full-circle-moment-with-hometown-team-clontarf-in-ail-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Leinster and Munster man yet to decide on his future, but reckons he has at least one more season in the tank]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NIP5UJJKGPQ3XJFGZ5HEXHRFS4.jpg?auth=60c3a570f969bddaa72fbfb0f348a78e64f94d76131a66ee1685aff25b1d4c0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clontarf's Jordan Coghlan locks horns with St Mary's in the AIL final at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This autumn could see the return of remote learning. We need to start planning for it now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/22/paul-davis-energy-crisis-could-force-a-return-to-hybrid-learning-thats-not-all-bad-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/22/paul-davis-energy-crisis-could-force-a-return-to-hybrid-learning-thats-not-all-bad-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Davis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is, understandably, a reluctance to revisit the language of ‘online learning’. For many, it is associated with isolation and a diminished student experience]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJYWILJDMOD7B6KE2UYBAQF35M.jpg?auth=2110a075550b00998aeb1be3652821323020407904dd300bb3722b9acdc678b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A student remotely learning at his home in Churchtown, Dublin, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Shane O’Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire safety issue forces Peter McVerry homeless service to move tenants from Dublin property]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/fire-safety-issue-forces-peter-mcverry-homeless-service-to-move-tenants-from-dublin-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/22/fire-safety-issue-forces-peter-mcverry-homeless-service-to-move-tenants-from-dublin-property/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Stephen’s Green hostel being emptied in stages as a precaution]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTENNPKQ65CVHOJ3442R6SR6KI.JPG?auth=b6b551427571ccd8d03c4104ab93400c3a148217d483e2592509cbaf7f44bcf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter McVerry Trust could not say when the facility would reopen. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Vincent’s hospital has not signed deal with HSE as it ‘has not received enough money’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/22/st-vincents-hospital-has-not-signed-deal-with-hse-as-it-has-not-received-enough-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/22/st-vincents-hospital-has-not-signed-deal-with-hse-as-it-has-not-received-enough-money/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mater hospital to tell Dáil Public Accounts Committee it has an accumulated deficit of almost €50m]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTDSCFFFPNEGBMIJ4QBNCU6Y5A.jpg?auth=e2d3d32d0ec06d4618cf1a138a2228a2d1384bc724e3d048c56fb5c6c766835d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Vincent's says it experienced a funding shortfall of €26m across 2023 and 2024. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Saving the family’ is really about putting women back in their boxes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/22/margaret-e-ward-saving-the-family-is-really-about-putting-women-back-in-their-boxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/22/margaret-e-ward-saving-the-family-is-really-about-putting-women-back-in-their-boxes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret E Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An unholy trinity of conservatives, Christian nationalists and tech bros are planning to strip American women of their rights]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RXNUX6GHCLD4HNAFOJ4PGOMGD4.jpg?auth=2dbbba01dfd8aef646984fb14a48c30a9ab0d6df73e03d5e783215d57760a959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palantir chief Alex Karp said his company's AI will lessen the power of “highly educated, often woman voters, who vote mostly Democrat”. Photograph: Caroline Gutman/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caroline Gutman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will social media addiction go the way of smoking?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/will-social-media-addiction-go-the-way-of-smoking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/will-social-media-addiction-go-the-way-of-smoking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah O’Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Smoking among the rich has declined dramatically – and digital dependency could follow a similar pattern]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZQ6HIDC3ZGCTFMIBWWT3F6DAE.jpg?auth=19968521f73e393c3f87c960c93273f3237aa413991154122b812939c34eb886&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One study shows that smoking rates among the most educated in the US began to decline as early as 1954, not long after the first articles in the general press on the topic. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Smith Collection/Gado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philip Reid’s Augusta account captures the dream of every amateur golfer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/philip-reids-augusta-account-captures-the-dream-of-every-amateur-golfer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/philip-reids-augusta-account-captures-the-dream-of-every-amateur-golfer/</guid><description><![CDATA[A reader praises the journalist’s honest reflection on playing Augusta National]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Independent radio call for ministerial intervention after €1m hike in broadcasting levy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/independent-radio-call-for-ministerial-intervention-after-1m-hike-in-broadcasting-levy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/22/independent-radio-call-for-ministerial-intervention-after-1m-hike-in-broadcasting-levy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commercial radio representatives describe rise as ‘shocking’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BCVEAAALBHX3IB5EVNO5QRFSM.jpg?auth=ffed676e47f9547fa811215f950d0aa6f9d77633db420c203a96e7083df9af4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The increase is unsustainable, said the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">avdyachenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it time to review how Garda drivers are licensed?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/is-it-time-to-review-how-garda-drivers-are-licensed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/is-it-time-to-review-how-garda-drivers-are-licensed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Concerns raised over use of personal driving licences in official duties]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Growing your own food]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/growing-your-own-food/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/22/growing-your-own-food/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surely Ireland’s history has already shown the consequences of failing to safeguard our ability to feed ourselves]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Gordon D’Arcy: Ulster have a point to prove after crumbling against Leinster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/22/gordon-darcy-ulster-have-a-point-to-prove-after-crumbling-against-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/22/gordon-darcy-ulster-have-a-point-to-prove-after-crumbling-against-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richie Murphy’s men may point to respectable scoreline but second-half tries came when the game was over as a contest]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4U7DE7A5H47A4U7LCE7PRW5JFM.jpg?auth=8d68ada2d505e896434136ebdf214d672c2c03405c6be37a34c4775b5c3e5fbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Hugo Keenan and Ulster's Nathan Doak compete for the ball during last Friday's URC match at Affidea Stadium, Belfast. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never thought I wanted to live in Australia and now I’m struggling to leave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/22/i-never-thought-i-wanted-to-live-in-australia-and-now-im-struggling-to-leave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/22/i-never-thought-i-wanted-to-live-in-australia-and-now-im-struggling-to-leave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many Irish people idolise Australian life - it represents escape into another version of yourself]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBT5HCOFQ5HPZFYAPNGQSNH5TY.jpg?auth=58886be5c9dccd8bef0291fc718867bbf6afd099b89dc43a586855be2856ca0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy Wilson seeking €18m for Dublin docklands residential investment  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/kennedy-wilson-seeking-18m-for-dublin-docklands-residential-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/kennedy-wilson-seeking-18m-for-dublin-docklands-residential-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US real estate firm acquired landmark tower from receivers for €11m in 2013 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHIQBFWCRNAMTACNEDNLEUCQPI.jpg?auth=e1792a89003604662a5e3babf5ca199fb1da954754c259f18e20d891b65f96a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Alto Vetro building occupies a prime location at Grand Canal Dock in Dublin's south docklands]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve worked for over 20 years in an organisation with no career progression. What should I do?’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/ive-worked-for-over-20-years-in-an-organisation-with-no-career-progression-what-should-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/ive-worked-for-over-20-years-in-an-organisation-with-no-career-progression-what-should-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: My manager has low levels of industry knowledge and zero management experience ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEXUNOZUTFBHBNU4PRHUDN35NA.jpg?auth=2565f73644a2b64ecdb03f884b665da4b9e17fdce721b67d65b33f61f2c6b6cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How does one raise the question around career progression and promotional opportunities? Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[School patronage: Can Hildegarde Naughton succeed where six other education ministers have failed?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/hildegarde-naughton-is-the-seventh-education-minister-to-tackle-school-patronage-will-she-succeed-where-others-failed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/21/hildegarde-naughton-is-the-seventh-education-minister-to-tackle-school-patronage-will-she-succeed-where-others-failed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Much of the opposition to divestment has been at local level, strongly felt and expressed, even by non-practising parents happy with the status quo]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YH3GSYT4CCH7D5Z2LHVJOZDBIE.JPG?auth=6e280794a0195934d1d9aa45a78508c13ffbbdeb6e8cbeaf3f6448f2de71af98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton says there is an 'appetite' for reform but patrons 'will have the ultimate say'. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth, Trump and the pope]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/hegseth-trump-and-the-pope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/21/hegseth-trump-and-the-pope/</guid><description><![CDATA[The US secretary of war has repeatedly invoked God’s will to legitimise military aggression]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This had never happened to me before. I was on the plane and a woman said: ‘You’re in my seat’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/22/sean-moncrieff-the-woman-said-i-hope-youre-not-going-to-write-about-this-for-the-irish-times/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/22/sean-moncrieff-the-woman-said-i-hope-youre-not-going-to-write-about-this-for-the-irish-times/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On a plane, Herself felt I should surrender my seat or offer to be strapped to the wing. I wasn’t so keen]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72G5VFESJVFBHO33RZJMQU7CP4.jpg?auth=2e5e101198b5aaac9685aeae791db05e051202d444cba969e2f6a41f0295881d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of the cabin crew went off to relay the problem to someone in the airport, a process which involved loudly spelling my surname]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pcruciatti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to understand small-town Britain, read its village noticeboards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/if-you-want-to-understand-small-town-britain-read-its-village-noticeboards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/22/if-you-want-to-understand-small-town-britain-read-its-village-noticeboards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Community news can tell a lot about British hopes – and fears]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new savings scheme is not your only option. Here’s how to start investing today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/irelands-new-savings-scheme-is-not-your-only-option-heres-how-to-start-investing-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/irelands-new-savings-scheme-is-not-your-only-option-heres-how-to-start-investing-today/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unpacking Simon Harris’s proposed savings and investment scheme and whether it will help the ‘squeezed middle’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SDSVYYPPANBI7N3N3BPSSKWL2M.jpeg?auth=582f19f5313bd5ed38945cb726ec923207fc759e5b61a0eeb323499bb061dfed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kel Galavan, qualified financial adviser, author and long-term investor. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dublin site with full planning for 209 new homes guiding at €19.75m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/south-dublin-site-with-full-planning-for-209-new-homes-seeking-1975m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/south-dublin-site-with-full-planning-for-209-new-homes-seeking-1975m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lands at Aiken’s Village development have approval for mix of apartments, duplexes and triplexes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZJU5CRRKJASTEOSFJXPQSHRLI.jpg?auth=950b004b3d9feb3f2b56e0f858f055afb7f4e5a93ff39f75611306f5a5519fb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the Aiken's Village site in Stepaside, Dublin 18]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick mansion with 49 bedrooms primed for Ryder Cup teed up for €3m sale  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/49-bedroom-limerick-mansion-primed-for-ryder-cup-teed-up-for-3m-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/49-bedroom-limerick-mansion-primed-for-ryder-cup-teed-up-for-3m-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property was built by Edward Smith O’Brien, son of William Smith O’Brien, an Irish nationalist MP and leader of the Young Ireland movement ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABPZZ6CBN5H6POAEGJWQWN6NKQ.jpeg?auth=e956c5185b16800274e699465910c7b9df03d25a29a4f65624eccc649de41faa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cahermoyle House in Ardagh, Co Limerick, sits on 43 acres]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing and infrastructure ambitions face  funding challenge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/housing-and-infrastructure-ambitions-face-fundamental-funding-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/housing-and-infrastructure-ambitions-face-fundamental-funding-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While international capital is essential, there is a strong case for fostering investment among Irish households]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/37P2RSHADZE7PCSVSDV7K6VWYI.jpg?auth=d812259c62b880537d6c3f713e5b2cce1d104d20d67006b22c13645c91309dd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Seven Mills development by Cairn Homes at Clonburris, Dublin 22. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandymark to bring 293,000sq ft of new logistics space to the market in Cork ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/sandymark-to-bring-293000sq-ft-of-new-logistics-space-to-the-market-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/22/sandymark-to-bring-293000sq-ft-of-new-logistics-space-to-the-market-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practical completion of first phase of Ireland South Logistics Park in Mitchelstown expected in 2027]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6BSBQSE5RGTJFXZHWLVP3P7XM.jpeg?auth=3822e873ea312757a1c22b4d85c8bdfe0dc011e01fced2f6d800c92f17fc6c83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Computer-generated image of the units planned for the first phase of Ireland South Logistics Park]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Magnificent architecturally daring mews in Ballsbridge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/22/look-inside-magnificent-and-architecturally-daring-mews-in-ballsbridge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/22/look-inside-magnificent-and-architecturally-daring-mews-in-ballsbridge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Contemporary Raglan Lane home features extensive glazing and rich iroko wood finishes throughout]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKK34D2S65GYRM7LSXZJKCET54.jpg?auth=dbf6026e96e99adb4455d8d09e00dde96dc5f71f52e3536778b3474d20237a5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[44 Raglan Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Architect’s extended Georgian home on Booterstown Avenue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/22/architects-extended-georgian-home-on-booterstown-avenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/22/architects-extended-georgian-home-on-booterstown-avenue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Substantial terraced home features modern kitchen at garden level and B2 Ber]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7YO62P7UBZGB3KQEAYKRMWGLMU.jpg?auth=31add860e36e86226e0215bcc45720a6803f28be5313bb1ea0eb4d16c8566633&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[6 Booterstown Avenue]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Jackson was breathtaking at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. But what was the 10-year-old doing at his hotel?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/22/michael-jackson-was-breathtaking-at-pairc-ui-chaoimh-but-what-was-the-10-year-old-doing-at-his-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/22/michael-jackson-was-breathtaking-at-pairc-ui-chaoimh-but-what-was-the-10-year-old-doing-at-his-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While the king of pop – the subject of a new biopic – was thrilling audiences in Cork in 1988, concerned reporters were offering to help James Safechuck escape]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFUT5M334BCHJDASLJ2LAID7CE.jpg?auth=5df939855aa62b4e4f6780442419216b40f113dc45d8b6dc31600bbd24f9ff83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Páirc Uí Chaoimh: Michael Jackson on stage in Cork in 1988. 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