<?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/2026-04-23/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:16:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks, says Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/us-intercepts-oil-tanker-carrying-iranian-oil-in-indian-ocean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/us-intercepts-oil-tanker-carrying-iranian-oil-in-indian-ocean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president rules out use of nuclear weapon against Iran after issuing ‘shoot and kill’ order on boats in Strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:22:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25C2LIU6EPLKNBIE7AALS7K4TY.jpg?auth=6f0f24e2eef94cea3435bdb9fc1a86801d0021d83fb515e48ef1581b57f5338c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The aftermath of an Israeli air strike where 30 people died is seen on Thursday in Tyre, Lebanon. Photograph: Adri Salido/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adri Salido</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog to review US justice department’s release of Epstein files]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/23/watchdog-to-review-us-justice-departments-release-of-epstein-files/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/23/watchdog-to-review-us-justice-departments-release-of-epstein-files/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Betts]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department criticised over extent to which it complied with law on releasing documents tied to disgraced financier]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:21:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMUL4P4Q3FQMRDK2HI4E7SMTQQ.jpg?auth=27b913b837ebe3ce11bc6f38fa5e1dceecbf4e81c4360f95d6ead56c2efabea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many victims of Jeffrey Epstein have complained that their sensitive personal information was improperly exposed in the files. Photograph: New York State Sex Offender Registry/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 518 killed in violence that broke out during Tanzania elections, inquiry says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/04/23/at-least-518-killed-in-violence-that-broke-out-during-tanzania-elections-inquiry-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/04/23/at-least-518-killed-in-violence-that-broke-out-during-tanzania-elections-inquiry-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Ross]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission blames demonstrators for disturbances, infuriating government’s opponents who accused it of bias]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:11:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SPVZZ4W6OXPI4PX4DHL5QT27M4.jpg?auth=3f0e8c5d96231eb0138d377c140f8fbf1ca093276193b45e7a9a1c3b6337cece&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan listens to the presentation of findings from a commission of inquiry organised by the Tanzanian government following unrest around the country's election at the State House in Dar es Salaam on Thursday. Photograph: Ericky Boniphace/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ericky Boniphace</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dry on RTÉ One review: Wry and relentless, this series has matured into an earnestly funny dramedy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/23/the-dry-on-rte-one-review-wry-and-relentless-this-series-has-matured-into-an-earnestly-funny-dramedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/23/the-dry-on-rte-one-review-wry-and-relentless-this-series-has-matured-into-an-earnestly-funny-dramedy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: The Dry accurately captures the travails of well-to-do Dubliners with property who have found lots of other things to be unhappy about]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADBWOUIJTRB2HHBFICOCGSKMVE.jpg?auth=fcb7314f2d0ec301eeccbf48df30ba8496adf8237b08e5555df14406ec66e86e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dry: Róisín Gallagher as arts lecturer Siobhán. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to meet Lebanon and Israel negotiators at White House for peace talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/iran-us-trump-talks-hormuz-latest-live-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/iran-us-trump-talks-hormuz-latest-live-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Mark Hilliard, Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president hosting officials from Lebanon and Israel at the White House to discuss peace negotiations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:47:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KX52K3OZ5BRN4JTNZKFKEJFLC4.jpg?auth=22e505f0ec392b67e403cb624d1570467a35eb6e58f917ad0607a4f315db1592&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Will Oliver</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James McClean told by hip specialist he has ‘no business being on a football pitch’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/24/shamrock-rovers-boss-concerned-about-poor-celtic-park-pitch-ahead-of-derry-city-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/24/shamrock-rovers-boss-concerned-about-poor-celtic-park-pitch-ahead-of-derry-city-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Ireland international’s playing career in doubt due to ongoing injury]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:07:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27HIO6F4DKWGMQY5RAEMMEUCYE.jpg?auth=bf410105e982ba4dfa7c3d19d44311518287855193c4ffbabb0be62fe61f4ae7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City's James McClean said he will see a specialist on Friday to determine whether he can continue to play. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral hearing to assess Enoch Burke’s dismissal will go ahead, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/panel-meeting-to-assess-enoch-burkes-dismissal-will-go-ahead-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/panel-meeting-to-assess-enoch-burkes-dismissal-will-go-ahead-high-court-rules/</guid><description><![CDATA[Teacher asked for injunction until decision is reached on another part of dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:06:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATUQ372GXKUJCVTUOLC2YE5MZE.jpg?auth=712ffcf28c10587d7d0fb620a8039b8e2d83790b4628046b5d512222839d494e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke leaves the Court of Appeal in Dublin on Thursday evening. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for ‘more permanent relief’ on high energy costs including using fuel allowance, Taoiseach says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/23/plans-for-more-permanent-relief-on-high-energy-costs-taoiseach-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/23/plans-for-more-permanent-relief-on-high-energy-costs-taoiseach-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Damian Mac Con Uladh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government will look at structural reforms that could bring down prices, says Micheál Martin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:42:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NMMLXGONF4D2KRGPUSDBSEDHEM.jpg?auth=ae3728ef4efe9829890ee3a2d13da1fd6baf31c06021c1175d2801a842baee2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Greece on Thursday: 'I think what’s needed now is a structured approach to energy costs.' Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who died after being hit by bus at Dublin Airport named as publisher John Fleming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-who-died-after-being-hit-by-bus-at-dublin-airport-named-as-publisher-john-fleming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-who-died-after-being-hit-by-bus-at-dublin-airport-named-as-publisher-john-fleming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Racing Yearbook publisher (60s) owned accountancy firm in Kilkenny specialising in services to horse-racing industry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAG7SEM3DJH4RDGCMMGOSBY4HQ.png?auth=132968e6400443612fafb2a1961d78b64ed4aabf3c7782e1f34e73437c13a60a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Fleming was struck by a bus at Dublin Airport while on foot on Corballis Road shortly after midnight on Thursday. Photograph: LinkedIn]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LinkedIn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge describes assault at Daybreak, Loughlinstown as ‘very disturbing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judge-describes-assault-at-daybreak-loughlinstown-as-very-disturbing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judge-describes-assault-at-daybreak-loughlinstown-as-very-disturbing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aidan Daniels (30) and Adam Kelly (21) pleaded guilty to assault with intent to cause bodily harm ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:32:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SVXIYA4RDTYXQXET6XCUYOMLBQ.JPG?auth=093d212488e3ce9cbd8adc1943e7ed3c9d2ee73ad45a60a24174a6323ecd5c4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The victim declined to make any statement to gardaí but the defendants were identified from CCTV of the attack. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Varadkar’s comments on rural Ireland: over-simplistic but still useful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/23/the-irish-times-view-on-varadkars-comments-on-rural-ireland-over-simplistic-but-still-useful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/23/the-irish-times-view-on-varadkars-comments-on-rural-ireland-over-simplistic-but-still-useful/</guid><description><![CDATA[Complex issue resists simple argument, whether from a picket line or a podcast studio]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +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 arriving as President Catherine Connolly, convened a meeting of the Council of State for the purpose of her hearing from the Council regarding the constitutionality of the International Protection Bill 2026 at Aras an Uachtarain. 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[Man charged with assault causing harm of co-parish priest in front of Ennis Cathedral congregation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/man-charged-with-assault-causing-harm-of-co-parish-priest-in-front-of-ennis-cathedral-congregation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/man-charged-with-assault-causing-harm-of-co-parish-priest-in-front-of-ennis-cathedral-congregation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dylan O’Loughlin (31) appears in court charged with offence against Fr Joy Micle at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:25:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHLQ72YNFNCCLJURIFGTC6GOH4.png?auth=e54f627ba09bc85b49c875c51bd5ad49e67326b73e6eadb81db6f4b6c0f47511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Ennis District Court, Dylan O’Loughlin (31) appeared charged with assault causing harm of Fr Joy Micle at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, O’Connell Street, Ennis, last Monday. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breakthrough on EU’s €90bn Kyiv loan gives Zelenskiy a ‘great day’ in Cyprus sun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/23/breakthrough-on-eus-90bn-kyiv-loan-gives-zelenskiy-a-great-day-in-cyprus-sun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/23/breakthrough-on-eus-90bn-kyiv-loan-gives-zelenskiy-a-great-day-in-cyprus-sun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Removal of Viktor Orbán might mean Paris and Berlin have to play the bad guy on Ukraine’s membership ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:17:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TT2DXCWTVO2MZ5QTVD73XVHDAE.jpg?auth=f52741808012996c76a7cd5fae2a5c4880b564ccf1d7ad275ca00d660029c058&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, where the block on a critical EU loan to Kyiv was formally lifted. Photograph:  Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy left with brain injury after being knocked from bicycle by car settles action for €4.2m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/boy-left-with-brain-injury-after-being-knocked-from-bicycle-by-car-settles-action-for-42m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/boy-left-with-brain-injury-after-being-knocked-from-bicycle-by-car-settles-action-for-42m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Roads were ‘almost silent’ when incident happened during early stages of Covid-19 pandemic, High Court told]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:08:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ERLUHH5UZBJ5HNQXRTTNCTM6A.jpg?auth=33a02c8f09d28b7eed88f2948224a50a06e9037f771100d70c370a98edef73f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Approving the settlement, High Court judge Paul Coffey said it was a tragic case. He noted that the litigation risk in the case was very grave and said the settlement was fair and reasonable. Photograph: Nigel Stripe/Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Council of State: what’s the point?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/23/the-irish-times-view-on-the-council-of-state-whats-the-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/23/the-irish-times-view-on-the-council-of-state-whats-the-point/</guid><description><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly’s decision to convene the council only underlined the limitations of the process ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7SPF5IJAVCGPDEDFP45URTNDI.jpg?auth=5047f84283b245cc42238fd9e0ffbe2e5f5c09af5dfb515a11b5cc47debc4c6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Council of State at this week's meeting, called  so the President could hear their views on the  constitutionality of the International Protection Bill 2026. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister stays away from conference to end fossil fuels but says it has Ireland’s support]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/04/23/minister-stays-away-from-conference-to-end-fossil-fuels-but-says-it-has-irelands-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/04/23/minister-stays-away-from-conference-to-end-fossil-fuels-but-says-it-has-irelands-support/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 60 countries to attend inaugural event in Colombia ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:00:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGPBLTIOA2B5JA7O6W56A2PQUI.jpg?auth=22947ada98542d4ce8179236acd75ccd8334e58a427b49335d2547a48371e6de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Activists at the sidelines of UN climate event in Brazil last year, where the Belém Declaration was drawn up. Photograph: Pablo Porciuncula/ AFP/ Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pablo Porciuncula</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets have mixed day as oil continues to climb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/markets-have-mixed-day-as-oil-continues-to-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/markets-have-mixed-day-as-oil-continues-to-climb/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors weigh risk of further conflict amid mixed corporate earnings reports]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:41:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSQSFJ653QGRBICXE4JSGRVZHY.jpg?auth=5be932639478e7aee19e58d58f8904b6443a0de22f9f3c9cbc91bb9ca9fc41c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  Global stocks had a mixed day on Thursday, with crude prices ‌extending their climb as Iran flaunted its control over the Strait of Hormuz and investors digested varied corporate earnings reports. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perceived racism may hit Ireland’s ability to attract international workers, conference hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/23/perceived-racism-may-hit-irelands-ability-to-attract-international-workers-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/23/perceived-racism-may-hit-irelands-ability-to-attract-international-workers-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ibec employment law event hears of ongoing delays in renewing Irish Residence Permits]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKWGM2QYQRBGFE6ZRNQM5V3RBY.jpeg?auth=5e31cfbba1ef6e48354c3f9d998040b2b95f07b645cc6d8c9244fd10d79bcf28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kara McGann (right), Head of Skills and Social Policy, Ibecspeaking at the Employment Law Conference 2026. Photograph: Conor McCabe Photography.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor McCabe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amal Khalil, the Lebanese journalist killed by Israel, had continued to work despite threats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/outcry-continues-following-funeral-of-lebanese-journalist-killed-by-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/outcry-continues-following-funeral-of-lebanese-journalist-killed-by-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Hayden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, press-freedoms organisation said killing of journalists was at an all-time high, ‘primarily due to the actions of one government’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:14:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V52GLHAZFM5XDUCWOTQQNQ7FJM.jpg?auth=6b516345c7909716bdf6fb28532b8e2a3253c2eb44532855b73f02158bccf797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners carry the coffin of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil during her funeral procession in the village of Baisariyah, southern Lebanon. Photograph: Wael Hamzeh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wael Hamzeh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revamp of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre gets go-ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/revamp-of-st-stephens-green-shopping-centre-gets-green-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/revamp-of-st-stephens-green-shopping-centre-gets-green-light/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Permission granted after revised plans were lodged for its main entrance]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:03:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VZ6ZCZXDR5CJNH6KYIVH2TSYR4.jpg?auth=7f6ef85999636064cf543d0750c318463746156d3af06f3b7851f7215a19c73e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist's impression of new design for the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Dublin city centre]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge’s refusal to convict more than 30 drivers of speeding offences challenged by DPP]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judges-refusal-to-convict-more-than-30-drivers-of-speeding-offences-challenged-by-dpp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judges-refusal-to-convict-more-than-30-drivers-of-speeding-offences-challenged-by-dpp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Go Safe vans were ‘shooting fish in a barrel’ in 60km/h zone on Kildare road, District Court judge said]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:02:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K72IUCVCHZGAJGMBLMUAMQN3XQ.jpeg?auth=7f2c2003df55f14f76ce64a307fa824352e77d22c45665a886ae1964c62cfc63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The R445 road at Clogheen, Monasterevin, Co Kildare, has been the site of several speeding prosecutions. Photograph: Laura Coates]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Coates</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior GAA player pleads guilty to stealing almost €11,000 from HSE]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/senior-gaa-player-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-almost-11000-from-hse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/senior-gaa-player-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-almost-11000-from-hse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sorcha Crowley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cian Lally (28), Rathcormack, Co Sligo, charged with thefts on 25 dates between December 2021 and May 2023]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFEBJXZ5C74IUNGTMOOUXSD3GQ.jpg?auth=db354fb8c725a1e0dd8bc1d56e1ec6c0db716afed06232db6e5581716f2be825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cian Lally of Rathcormack, Sligo, was charged with stealing €10,909.09 on 25 dates between December 28th, 2021, and  May 26th, 2023, at Rusheen House, Doonally, Ballygawley, Sligo. File photograph: Juan Gasparini/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Gasparini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Post and Chorus: Frank McNally on memories of a long-lost Dublin restaurant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/23/last-post-and-chorus-frank-mcnally-on-memories-of-a-long-lost-dublin-restaurant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/23/last-post-and-chorus-frank-mcnally-on-memories-of-a-long-lost-dublin-restaurant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kaminski snr bought the restaurant some time after he graduated from Trinity College in the 1950s]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KDRFIMFF7JHATD6J3RW7JSN3CA.jpg?auth=fda53ff51c9b2e2be251d46981698920f96af24c233c923ec96a91cfae28febf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter O'Toole: The actor was once arrested for trying to kick in the front door of the Last Post restaurant in Dublin. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mirrorpix</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Irish Rail IT system is ‘a slowly developing shambles’, says Dáil committee chairman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/23/rail-it-system-is-a-slowly-developing-shambles-dail-committee-chairman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/23/rail-it-system-is-a-slowly-developing-shambles-dail-committee-chairman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over €31m spent on rail traffic management system initially expected to cost €19.5m, with no delivery as yet]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:57:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6XS6D742BRGFXHR7ZLK77JGYBM.JPG?auth=2852eafdd60823fd4800cc631f502cee840b430c57c7363ec950ef905393871f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic management system is expected to manage the movement of trains across the rail network. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three hospitals face total funding gap of more than €120m, Oireachtas committee hears  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/three-hospitals-face-total-funding-gap-of-more-than-120m-oireachtas-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/three-hospitals-face-total-funding-gap-of-more-than-120m-oireachtas-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mater hospital says it faced possible insolvency and considered cost-cutting moves including closing wards]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:45:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7P7EIOKPNBEIFG7XZQ76CNK5DA.jpg?auth=84f064c27e93d502e36a01adf281c20d7d180bfe4bba633ec621e6eabae7813c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mater hospital considered difficult cost saving options including closing wards, reducing access to cancer treatments and cutting back outpatient clinics. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediation to take place in Aer Lingus pilot dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/mediation-to-take-place-in-aer-lingus-pilot-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/mediation-to-take-place-in-aer-lingus-pilot-dispute/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ian Blair is subject of disciplinary proceedings by Aer Lingus UK Ltd ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:42:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HODLXPHKR5BV3MFGVLDP2VK34Y.jpg?auth=18e315d2e8618443bf323c16ad1f5f55de8d1b4a570a5a9eb1d79ee69037f70b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A dispute between an Aer Lingus pilot, who was suspended from the company’s recently closed Manchester base, is to go to mediation, the High Court heard.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (56) dies in house fire in Co Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-56-dies-in-house-fire-in-co-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-56-dies-in-house-fire-in-co-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man, who lived alone, killed in incident at his home at Knocknagoun, near village of Rylane]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:37:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VY3GS4DBZHYDAGIDWADFCH6UM.jpg?auth=40ab74a8df8b6681892972fc45db751fe6224e6f47985af6265a4fe92cb18d6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Both Cork County Fire Service units and National Ambulance Service personnel attended at the scene. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petition to wind up company behind McGrattan’s an ‘abuse of process’, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/petition-to-wind-up-company-behind-mcgrattans-an-abuse-of-process-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/petition-to-wind-up-company-behind-mcgrattans-an-abuse-of-process-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge refuses request from publican Dan McGrattan to delay Mars Capital Finance’s application for possession of Fitzwilliam Lane pub]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:33:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URB2GENFSZAQREQX7UJRZY6XGY.JPG?auth=2867aaf3c90018ccc8d1bd9d0b691f7bd63cdb84cb4f1717e9940058b8a17953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The freehold interest in McGrattan’s Public House at 76/77 Fitzwilliam Lane and some parking spaces around Merrion Square are the only assets of single-purpose holding vehicle G-Mac Holdings LC. 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[Remote-controlled rotating sex toy recalled over risk of injury from detaching parts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/04/23/remote-controlled-rotating-sex-toy-recalled-over-risk-of-injury-from-detaching-parts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/04/23/remote-controlled-rotating-sex-toy-recalled-over-risk-of-injury-from-detaching-parts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Communications watchdog issues rare warning about product sold by lingerie chain Ann Summers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T3AMOXXJARLJXBS4GM4YIIF66Q.jpg?auth=b10cc2fc4a08f96cc77fcd850555f4b27cff251fa7d69637c1ec8fe376d5c9cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to Ann Summers, the sex toy was sold through its retail stores and online from last September until March when it 'identified a potential fault within the products internal mechanism'. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developer faces High Court action over allegedly unlawful removal of trees at Co Wicklow site]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/developer-faces-high-court-action-over-allegedly-unlawful-removal-of-trees-at-co-wicklow-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/developer-faces-high-court-action-over-allegedly-unlawful-removal-of-trees-at-co-wicklow-site/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case concerns two-acre plot at Season Park Road, Newtownmountkennedy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:15:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KOL46JINXZCAZCXEW57B5Q4XFM.jpg?auth=f33d1b605a6ffad5d374b420ddad4536e15418b33f94e9f03916e3718c74873b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The site contained hundreds of trees and bushes, including birch, yew, oak, willow and ash, Shane Stokes's court documents state. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erkki Makkonen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidl told to pay €28,000 to warehouseman denied light duties after hernia ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/lidl-told-to-pay-28000-to-warehouseman-denied-light-duties-after-hernia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/lidl-told-to-pay-28000-to-warehouseman-denied-light-duties-after-hernia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC finds retailer failed to adjust worker’s role when he returned to work]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:12:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPT5H7CNW2JPZQEER75SGX3TBY.jpg?auth=991f535f17208397f11eee7c0aa0a044274aa8bddbd37148d1f82525b58636d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lidl has been ordered to pay €28,000 to a warehouse employee who was told there was no work for him after he suffered a hernia and was restricted to light duties. Photograph: Jonas Roosens/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonas Roosens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magniers confirmed as investors in €21m Rockwell Farm purchase in Co Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/magniers-confirmed-as-investors-in-rockwell-farm-purchase-in-co-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/magniers-confirmed-as-investors-in-rockwell-farm-purchase-in-co-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coolmore family revealed as ‘co-investors’ behind move to acquire 325-hectare property]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:02:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QG6OVMZ5EFFDBFJ6RCTCIRF74E.jpg?auth=50b47ef325b04d71a9c57eee1af2faa2ed43c3b51b4d235f0d462732747ae733&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A new company, Bovinae Investments, has registered its ownership of the various plots of land that made up the Rockwell Farm sold by the Spiritan order last year with a guide price of €21 million.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Ber rating system to be overhauled from next month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/irelands-ber-rating-system-to-be-overhauled-from-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/irelands-ber-rating-system-to-be-overhauled-from-next-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Current 15-point scale to be replaced by  simplified system]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:01:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4X7REMQXNZ4X36JVJSVMHB3JPA.jpg?auth=28b8c20074a2155957696f8dbe9c229f136b5c9038baf7c855f8f73af389b02e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New EU rules will see the current Ber scale changed to just eight grades - AO, A, B, C, D, E, F, G - with all the subcategories removed. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enzo Maresca is top candidate if Pep Guardiola does quit Manchester City this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/23/enzo-maresca-is-top-candidate-if-guardiola-does-quit-manchester-city-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/23/enzo-maresca-is-top-candidate-if-guardiola-does-quit-manchester-city-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Steinberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Positive talks at City over former Chelsea manager]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELK4YAWJMZCMLI54XE55MGJ4EM.jpg?auth=16b20c9307315a2626346fc80e41019fdee81a502f82b3e9ca30270aaf7eaa50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola after a pre-season friendly in 2024. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Walsh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who stole Noah Donohoe’s rucksack says he never had schoolboy’s coat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-who-stole-noah-donohoes-rucksack-says-he-never-had-schoolboys-coat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-who-stole-noah-donohoes-rucksack-says-he-never-had-schoolboys-coat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Boy (14) found dead in Belfast storm drain tunnel in June 2020, six days after leaving home to meet friends]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:54:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXOJ7PJMB43S33KVO4XOJLH33M.jpg?auth=a0b6083ec865cbfe8d7d2db3885ca7eaf4c059b5555f718fb81ddaf1ae2c8cea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe, which is being heard before a jury, is in its 12th week Photograph: PSNI/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Gael defends ‘political’ block on nominating Independent candidates for presidency ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/fine-gael-defends-political-block-on-nominating-independent-candidates-for-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/fine-gael-defends-political-block-on-nominating-independent-candidates-for-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court ruling on appeal over FG instruction could impact future presidential election campaigns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:49:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUMPR7YLGRH6XBPZU5TDQ54OUU.jpg?auth=4d79cbde80b4751d36c86f63fff493ee12799dfb4f2bbed028d6cea16d7df91f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys with Tánaiste Simon Harris during last year's presidential election campaign. Photograph: Dan Dennison]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ardagh Metal wins $175m in damages in case against Boston Beer unit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/ardagh-metal-wins-175m-in-damages-in-case-against-boston-beer-unit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/ardagh-metal-wins-175m-in-damages-in-case-against-boston-beer-unit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company’s parent, built in recent decades by Irishman Paul Coulson, was seized by bondholders last year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:48:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WGLJIMAATINJWFANBNW5NAEFE.jpg?auth=4499145814b7ec762edbd2d0633eea289690e531bcc21e07bee0712bf5f4ddb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ardagh Metal Packaging is a unit of Ardagh Group, which traces its roots back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educators should adopt trust-based approach to AI in schools, committee hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/23/educators-should-adopt-trust-based-system-when-it-comes-to-ai-in-schools-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/23/educators-should-adopt-trust-based-system-when-it-comes-to-ai-in-schools-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co-ordinators of a proactive artificial intelligence schools programme in Estonia tell of their experience]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:23:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R3ZKH5FTRVBLHKM2L6N5F3B22U.jpg?auth=c96ea4230b3d68ed4a880bbf85a89d0870a4506657fafca25ce60b93004d5d35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laura Kalda, chief operations officer at AI Leap, appears before the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence to explain how Estonia introduced AI into its education system]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC blows final whistle on Football Focus as show scrapped after 52 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/23/bbc-blows-final-whistle-on-football-focus-as-show-scrapped-after-52-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/23/bbc-blows-final-whistle-on-football-focus-as-show-scrapped-after-52-years/</guid><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster says it must ‘respond appropriately’ to evolving viewing habits]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:22:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKUVWL4IF2WK7KMJISNTB2KL4M.jpg?auth=ca07e4176fa8c4468d3393f8ef934a09ac463d241606a0e8a0c8623209582217&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BBC head of sport Alex Kay-Jelski said Football Focus presenter Alex Scott would “remain at the heart” of the BBC’s sport output. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antisocial crime detections surge in Dublin under garda high-visibility operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/23/antisocial-crime-detections-surge-in-dublin-under-garda-high-visibility-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/23/antisocial-crime-detections-surge-in-dublin-under-garda-high-visibility-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deployment of more uniformed members of force followed high-profile assaults and post-Covid perception of danger]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:08:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJN7EJEHVMZ4RQDGO4SBCPFV4Q.jpg?auth=aa35b16dca840e1b61c7594b7c0568970b2d10ad2e8c3543236f2bf250e87b7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Instances of assault or obstruction of gardaí are now declining by 14%, having increased in the first six months of the operation. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work resumes on national children’s hospital site following evacuation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/work-resumes-on-national-childrens-hospital-site-following-evacuation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/work-resumes-on-national-childrens-hospital-site-following-evacuation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Contractor Bam says no injuries reported after ‘localised heat source activated’ part of sprinkler system]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:56:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBFD6FNID2UZ7QGN3I3R4LBQUQ.jpg?auth=6f94a9629c2357bf73be90c58e6019523f897195f9c06513c92deee439d00ab4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hundreds of workers from Bam and various other contractors are in the final stages of the multibillion-euro project. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychiatrists’ training body wants ‘highly offensive’ term removed from Mental Health Bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/psychiatrists-training-body-wants-highly-offensive-term-removed-from-mental-health-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/psychiatrists-training-body-wants-highly-offensive-term-removed-from-mental-health-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation has passed through the final stage of the Seanad but the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has written to senators with its concerns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:47:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJNUEOQJ3RGBPJFUFKZJRO3POA.jpg?auth=c9179a5d0e3f877cb037f87365e7b49a1b5024b89b9a793b20c78e1da1a447f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reference to 'pharmacological restraint' in the new Bill has been criticised by the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. Stock photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Westend61</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand says he had ‘exploitative’ consensual sex with girl (16)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/23/russell-brand-says-he-had-exploitative-consensual-sex-with-girl-16/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/23/russell-brand-says-he-had-exploitative-consensual-sex-with-girl-16/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Weaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actor (50) to go on trial in UK in autumn over allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him by six women]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:42:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4WM6DMM2N5JBTEAN5T4Z42XWY.jpg?auth=8a745e746a73229bc5c4d12c8dad40b0b3d1cd17d9294642e49d1ac8f6570376&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russell Brand arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London in May 2025. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tánaiste rules out mini budget amid Opposition calls to help PAYE workers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/tanaiste-rules-out-mini-budget-amid-opposition-calls-to-help-paye-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/tanaiste-rules-out-mini-budget-amid-opposition-calls-to-help-paye-workers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government can’t do a budget every week in Dáil, Simon Harris says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:26:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSSXHLB2PNBQTGPDDV4BVVJAP4.JPG?auth=c3ba84c40b81d5620bf109d94f7c90c3aba00936af209f3fc2b94a95767c1213&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. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish unit of Amazon advances plans for undersea connectivity with UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/irish-unit-of-amazon-advances-plans-for-undersea-connectivity-with-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/irish-unit-of-amazon-advances-plans-for-undersea-connectivity-with-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cable to run from Wexford to Wales]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:26:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVSO27WUBFAVFOH6N6FW7MGELI.JPG?auth=beeafc5c7a8477a774dc4058dc0f7231d276b5e6adb03a7d26f298dc61ac0762&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amazon MCS Ireland intends to lay the cable from Kilmore Quay to St Bride's Bay in Wales. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protester involved in Whitegate refinery blockade charged after climbing on top of tanker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/fuel-protester-involved-in-whitegate-refinery-blockade-charged-after-climbing-on-top-of-tanker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/fuel-protester-involved-in-whitegate-refinery-blockade-charged-after-climbing-on-top-of-tanker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ivor Sweeney (51) acted in a manner which caused a tanker to remain in place as to cause a traffic obstruction]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GT7Q2DY7SFE6RPEXF6GQ7L6JOY.JPG?auth=30b460c63aba1884ec50c4870c63bdbf240e22b347677df7b74a0699dd68dcf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fuel protest took place at Whitegate, Co Cork, earlier this month. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cork Courts Limited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 10 of Ireland’s homeless is in emergency accommodation on one street, Dáil told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/23/one-in-10-of-irelands-homeless-is-in-emergency-accommodation-on-one-street-dail-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/23/one-in-10-of-irelands-homeless-is-in-emergency-accommodation-on-one-street-dail-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some 7,000 of State’s 16,000 homeless in Dublin’s north inner city]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:59:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ON2XYH6US4JUMC6TV6RDDHBJMY.JPG?auth=d4b50b4c9d048372e5127fb84240e4afe120fafe1db81b4a7717ceefb3b37235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said he knew personally 'the lived experiences of families trapped in this reality'. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi RS5 arrives with a plug – and piles on power and weight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/23/audi-rs5-goes-plug-in-and-piles-on-power-and-weight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/23/audi-rs5-goes-plug-in-and-piles-on-power-and-weight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hybrid 630hp saloon promises supercar pace and has €115,000 price tag]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:42:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L24G3WOPZNBHHDRU66GUVWXJHA.jpg?auth=1a7854036318f1e10144bf1067319c98d8f3bb0c26b485f72ed98ea12351a01a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Audi RS5 is available in Ireland in saloon and Avant (estate) format]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TSP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential fire safety risk in Haier heat pump tumble dryers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/23/potential-fire-safety-risk-in-haier-heat-pump-tumble-dryers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/23/potential-fire-safety-risk-in-haier-heat-pump-tumble-dryers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Customers with affected models must stop using the appliance immediately until a free, in-home modification has been completed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:39:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7DCCKTJNL5CMPDKJ5DEB6YFUZM.jpg?auth=946b41328257be1f6e2712206afcbe6fdd6a95b61fd4f1e2a343b85dca4232f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hoover has been proactively contacting registered customers as part of its ongoing safety campaign. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">herraez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl airlifted to hospital after being struck by car in Co Westmeath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/girl-airlifted-to-hospital-after-being-struck-by-car-in-co-westmeath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/girl-airlifted-to-hospital-after-being-struck-by-car-in-co-westmeath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí appealing for witnesses after incident on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:36:13 +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[Gardaí have appealed for dash cam footage of road traffic incident after child was seriously injured]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s hardliners are winning out over  pragmatists ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/irans-hardliners-are-winning-out-over-pragmatists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/irans-hardliners-are-winning-out-over-pragmatists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Battle-hardened military commanders now wield real power – not the regime change Donald Trump had in mind]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:28:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SIJ77U5ITNJFN5CY7KWMVCZ4FQ.jpg?auth=b859a656133451ce80a07efcc7d80b38a08628894238e34831d2af9c0a9d8b0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A banner of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in Tehran, this week. Photograph: Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arash Khamooshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of people working past age 65 rises by almost a third in three years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/23/number-of-older-people-working-past-age-65-rises-by-almost-a-third-in-three-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/23/number-of-older-people-working-past-age-65-rises-by-almost-a-third-in-three-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO data provides insight into ageing population’s work, income and quality of life]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:24:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L67BMHSX5NG7RABL2TDKCBR2GM.jpg?auth=4fa2d0ea7594185cc1e98e9a0f2c4f02fe726efdbe0aeee02e414e23071ee14f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the latest CSO data, there were 135,000 people aged 65 or older in employment at the end of last year, up 31 per cent on the same period in 2022. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shapecharge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian sports minister dismisses plan for Azzurri to replace Iran at 2026 World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/23/italian-sports-minister-dismisses-plan-for-azzurri-to-replace-iran-at-2026-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/23/italian-sports-minister-dismisses-plan-for-azzurri-to-replace-iran-at-2026-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrea Abodi says proposal put forward by a special envoy to Donald Trump ‘is firstly not possible, and secondly not appropriate’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:14:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJ72QOL6U5GRRNCKSKG7CYE2UU.jpg?auth=1dda96a3b9a037df01bd9c8d511f49a19bba5553d4063a59e4ba826fb0b7ef99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump receives the Fifa Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino on December 5th, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Smith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Substance use and addiction have reached ‘epidemic’ levels among Travellers, report finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/substance-use-and-addiction-have-reached-epidemic-levels-among-travellers-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/substance-use-and-addiction-have-reached-epidemic-levels-among-travellers-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We are seeing the ramifications of this on Traveller families who are in fear, says Pavee Point]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:13:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJFU3OZIYVGBXPJWVJL54FYGCU.jpg?auth=44645c448a7412593619a88275fc3f3eb3b866d34ebdc1a485404e09c4421334&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alcohol and opioids are the main problem substances, with a significant rise in cocaine use, particularly among Traveller men. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kzenon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US Capitol police officer swept up in a January 6th conspiracy theory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/23/the-us-capitol-police-officer-swept-up-in-a-january-6th-conspiracy-theory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/23/the-us-capitol-police-officer-swept-up-in-a-january-6th-conspiracy-theory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Knoll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shauni Kerkhoff was wrongfully implicated in the notorious Capitol Hill pipe-bomb case]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCUVSIQCD3QVN4LDNEBRCZWBGI.jpg?auth=3b7c34cba54ec06d9d0b78c73abd0b6a832acb162db332e63ad1a2b8b52334b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
                        Shauni Kerkhoff with her dog, Bella, in Alexandria, Va., on March 29, 2026. Shauni Kerkhoff was wrongfully implicated in the notorious Capitol Hill pipe-bomb case. Can she ever fully move on? (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alyssa Schukar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former broadcaster Twink and ex-husband face renewed battle for south Dublin home  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/former-broadcaster-twink-and-ex-husband-face-renewed-battle-for-south-dublin-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/former-broadcaster-twink-and-ex-husband-face-renewed-battle-for-south-dublin-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pair have fought banks for almost 20 years, agreeing previous deal for monthly repayments and lump sum ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:44:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYUVKMH2TYUAMQ6VID6GJ4O6G4.jpg?auth=4eada9b6f53fb347cca8349af832030c30d3756f770ffd6cd0144445cb2ac9f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adele King, known as Twink, has claimed to have been informed by The Georgian Society that she was only the 'current caretaker/custodian' of her listed 18th century Georgian mansion. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maura Higgins revealed as contestant on US Dancing With the Stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/23/maura-higgins-revealed-as-contestant-on-us-dancing-with-the-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/23/maura-higgins-revealed-as-contestant-on-us-dancing-with-the-stars/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maura Higgins shot to fame on dating show Love Island in 2019 and has since forged a career in the US]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:18:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGFPUML4TNE2HBYH53CWVK2QYY.jpg?auth=00f66c28c70b93760bf9ca0185ef020aecd669004703b187fa9870d5d9f59d47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maura Higgins at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards earlier this year. Photograph: Amy Sussman/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amy Sussman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stalin with a nose ring or ecopopulist? Inside the dizzying rise of Zack Polanski]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/23/stalin-with-a-nose-ring-or-ecopopulist-inside-the-dizzying-rise-of-zack-polanski/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/23/stalin-with-a-nose-ring-or-ecopopulist-inside-the-dizzying-rise-of-zack-polanski/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under his leadership the Green Party in Britain is riding high in opinion polls and threatens to swamp Labour in London]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:53:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZV6SCPB6VJHQRCV5HVPE2ZQZXU.jpg?auth=0060fd3bf1149d999e257cd2148fe0f487f8f6ebbe5975a3c463cfbfebdbe2aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Green Party of England and Wales leader Zack Polanski. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Horwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits rise at Vogue Williams business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/profits-rise-at-vogue-williams-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/profits-rise-at-vogue-williams-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Podcaster and TV host sees profits jump nearly €700,000]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:29:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLDVHVY3UYKJCBQOEU2SGCNV4U.jpg?auth=a706edf444d65fc11e090d531f547188c822257049a4cb9ff4d0df35536cbb55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Accumulated profits at Vogue Williams’s company, Howth Media Ltd, topped £3.25m. Photograph: Lucy North/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lucy North</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, Ellen Coyne]]></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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:25:08 +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[MongoDB to create 200 jobs as it opens Cork office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/mongodb-to-create-200-jobs-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/mongodb-to-create-200-jobs-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move is part of a €74m investment in Irish business]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:17:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3SPUTIE33VEZTO5LSBJOSKBXFM.jpg?auth=343f43eb14f9d98b1838a5b0856858f9f948420a0e8476d43fbe5911269f2cee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MongoDB’s Irish workforce is set to grow by more than 50 per cent by 2027. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IPGGutenbergUKLtd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who ‘stupidly’ shared her Revolut details at a rave spared jail for money laundering]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/woman-who-stupidly-shared-her-revolut-details-at-a-rave-spared-jail-for-money-laundering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/woman-who-stupidly-shared-her-revolut-details-at-a-rave-spared-jail-for-money-laundering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Williamson (25) told gardaí she was intoxicated when approached by two men who told her they would ‘throw me a grand’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:06:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Martina Baxter said trials for this offence come before the courts all too often. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘At Everest Base Camp, we learned the route is the most dangerous it’s been in over 20 years’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/24/padraig-ohoras-everest-diary-emotion-leads-to-poor-decision-making-and-that-cannot-happen-at-8848m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/24/padraig-ohoras-everest-diary-emotion-leads-to-poor-decision-making-and-that-cannot-happen-at-8848m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Padráig O'Hora]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Back at Everest Base Camp, an impassable icefall brings the first major disruption to the summit plan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2KTTEWJAC5DVNCR3SHZLS3ODZ4.jpeg?auth=6a1e6125a52964ae45a788533910bb6b532868d56010654c7fea3716b12a4310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['This morning was a breath of fresh air, literally. I woke feeling strong and grateful for my health.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media ban for under-16s ‘could push them into darker online spaces’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-could-push-them-into-darker-online-spaces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-could-push-them-into-darker-online-spaces/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regulation of content and teaching digital literacy are better policies, youth organisations tell TDs and Senators]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:50:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIOWEA2OANGOVPIPU6TICNRESA.jpg?auth=5536ecf2a8bda584ee7d4e5f7bc247a9292ca08e612f9288178672fa01f5c553&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emilia de Búrca said banning under-16s from using social media would fail to 'address many of the underlying issues beneath online harm'. Photograph: Oireachtas.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duo behind Michelin-starred Variety Jones to open new Dublin 8 restaurant this weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/23/duo-behind-michelin-starred-variety-jones-to-open-new-casual-restaurant-this-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/23/duo-behind-michelin-starred-variety-jones-to-open-new-casual-restaurant-this-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mongoose will be located next door to Variety Jones and will offer a simple, a la carte menu]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:42:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HAMGMXNZDJCYTCR7KZXEPJOJIY.jpg?auth=b97268bc77476326a09094fc972ff65e258b625a112f7a1291d5aa8fb8e19908&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keelan Higgs of Variety Jones and new restaurant Mongoose, which will open on Sunday. Photograph: Al Higgins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Al Higgins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl (16) charged over fatal assault of Scarlett Faulkner to undergo psychological evaluation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/girl-16-charged-over-fatal-assault-of-scarlett-faulkner-to-undergo-psychological-evaluation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/girl-16-charged-over-fatal-assault-of-scarlett-faulkner-to-undergo-psychological-evaluation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The girl appeared before Nenagh District Court via a video-link from a youth detention centre]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:42:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPOUIDW5ABGZ7AF3LCZ3T6TJV4.jpg?auth=81fd2be4a4f963a653bd2e9483ff9764f2e43b67f894ad727c2f9cae9eb7eb6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died on April 13th following an assault at Birdhill, Co Tipperary on March 21st. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Irish people pay more income tax than elsewhere? The answer may surprise you ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/23/do-irish-people-pay-more-income-tax-than-elsewhere-the-answer-may-surprise-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/23/do-irish-people-pay-more-income-tax-than-elsewhere-the-answer-may-surprise-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What are  implications behind the political promises to lower the income tax burden in the budget]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:58:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dorothy Wall returns to the team as Ireland travel to France with quiet optimism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/23/dorothy-wall-returns-to-ireland-team-to-face-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/23/dorothy-wall-returns-to-ireland-team-to-face-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scott Bemand’s team proved they could mix it with Les Bleus in narrow World Cup quarter-final defeat]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:44:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TKKQEKTQARXWF72UJ7IFHOEYPM.jpg?auth=735c138df2c0d31636f1789edf6a31ecd74345a345c846e6ba337fc88dca2a4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Dorothy Wall in action against England at Twickenham earlier this month. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran behind low-level ‘hybrid warfare’ attacks in Europe, analysts say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/23/iran-behind-17-low-level-hybrid-warfare-attacks-in-and-europe-analysts-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/23/iran-behind-17-low-level-hybrid-warfare-attacks-in-and-europe-analysts-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iranian intelligence services accused of recruiting teens via intermediaries to mount attacks aimed at sowing chaos]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:05:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZVOTPGSOBANVMDDSB645QZJGM.jpg?auth=847ab622465fb91bbc0c813f80d2a9f2b91ce8ef3d664124007bc5f256ff6dce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burnt-out ambulances, which had been run by a Jewish organisation, in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London last month. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HENRY NICHOLLS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Molly the turtle begins journey to warmer waters after more than 20 years in Kerry  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/after-more-than-20-years-in-kerry-molly-the-turtle-to-begins-journey-to-warmer-waters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/after-more-than-20-years-in-kerry-molly-the-turtle-to-begins-journey-to-warmer-waters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Loggerhead first came to Oceanworld Aquarium in 2004 after she washed up at Castlegregory and is now heading for release off Portugal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJFE54V3YZGKPHSKPNN7SFYTT4.jpg?auth=1d2ba1405e4bb992804dfcb881cc93525b1cd1ce58fe30c82944c1f01aeccd82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s loggerhead turtle Molly is heading to Portugal for release into the wild after 22 years in a Kerry aquarium. 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Photographs: Niall Carson/PA Wire, Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht Gold maker expects choppy dairy trading conditions to continue in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/connacht-gold-maker-expects-choppy-dairy-trading-conditions-to-continue-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/connacht-gold-maker-expects-choppy-dairy-trading-conditions-to-continue-in-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aurivo reports 10% jump in operating profits despite tumbling milk prices in late 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:57:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXTVVDX7FKTT3SSJZVZKTJB3PI.jpg?auth=124c1ecbb32e06a765f1b1938af02e96c1a514ae318dceddd24cf5336b168835&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aurivo reported an almost 10 per cent jump in operating profits to €18.7 million last year, despite plummeting milk prices in the second half of the year. Photograph: Stock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro-zone private sector unexpectedly shrinks as services slump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/euro-zone-private-sector-unexpectedly-shrinks-as-services-slump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/euro-zone-private-sector-unexpectedly-shrinks-as-services-slump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Schroers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euro zone is facing deepening economic woes as Iran war weighs on consumers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:55:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPW2TDEBRVHOZBXQ6BS352QD24.jpg?auth=ed5b9b5926044cb8c89bc7ead7bee236977317ff628e2953ca9c22dbd5daede8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The eurozone is facing deepening economic woes. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alexsl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new way to travel this summer: Oroko launches its sailing collection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/23/a-new-way-to-travel-this-summer-oroko-launches-its-sailing-collection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/23/a-new-way-to-travel-this-summer-oroko-launches-its-sailing-collection/</guid><description><![CDATA[Travel that flows by sea: private sailing journeys, designed entirely around you]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:43:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEU4FBTMWRCRNHW5WQNMF2OSSM.jpg?auth=a835f511247f01a60bd3cc1ddafbf7d9e288a7666e48f42a81b0023e9bdadfe3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Travel that flows by sea, from quiet anchorages to open coastline]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[€499 Ryder Cup tickets go on sale on Friday  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/23/499-ryder-cup-tickets-go-on-sale-on-friday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/23/499-ryder-cup-tickets-go-on-sale-on-friday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The changing face of Leinster championships; Stacey Flood ready for French challenge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:39:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RD2VCACVVRZXD6MP53DSIEWKGY.jpg?auth=e299823c050adac1f13c32f30edc6ee25a4bf0b90e6b4b8766504dfe41e25e3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy at the 9th green at Adare Manor during the 2022 JP McManus Pro-Am. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ross Kinnaird</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m Grand Mam at 3Olympia review: Like microdosing the energy of a 1200-strong hen party]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/23/im-grand-mam-at-the-3olympia-review-like-microdosing-the-energy-of-a-1200-strong-hen-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/23/im-grand-mam-at-the-3olympia-review-like-microdosing-the-energy-of-a-1200-strong-hen-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork comedy podcasters deliver high-octane show at the 3Olympia ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBN7G3U4FBAXBHYTR62ZM5QTWE.jpeg?auth=e41eafca83c8c227e8026069e3f363d759ee26ff1ca60e76754cf3dfb9ab333e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I'm Grand Mam: Happy Campers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (60s) dies after being hit by shuttle bus at Dublin Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/23/man-60s-dies-after-being-hit-by-bus-at-dublin-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/23/man-60s-dies-after-being-hit-by-bus-at-dublin-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fatality occurred on road between airport roundabout and terminal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:56:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5NLMMUIZPRE2O7SJKBNVRMCSA.JPG?auth=88989dbd7479ee36f2b3cbbd3cf863bb7f7d0e5b1659f0c45f6880ebf356bab3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí at the scene of the fatal collision at Dublin Airport. 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[Pilot’s selfie led to mid-air collision in fighter jet, says South Korea’s air force]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/23/pilots-selfie-led-to-mid-air-collision-in-fighter-jet-says-south-koreas-air-force/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/04/23/pilots-selfie-led-to-mid-air-collision-in-fighter-jet-says-south-koreas-air-force/</guid><description><![CDATA[One pilot ordered to repay some of the €500,000 of damage caused by collision in 2021]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:50:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APEKKT6V65FFRN4LGTOLY27W44.jpg?auth=0aad0c7cbf057fd1bce0caf0a8257fb658e9643ebf1d7e6dd4e27705f34c3ef0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A South Korean Air Force's F-15K fighter seen near Lotte Tower in Seou. Photograph: Kim Jae-Hwan/Sopa Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was the right thing to do’: Co Down runner helps man who collapsed to finish Boston Marathon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/23/two-stronger-than-one-co-down-runner-helps-man-who-collapsed-to-finish-boston-marathon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/23/two-stronger-than-one-co-down-runner-helps-man-who-collapsed-to-finish-boston-marathon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Video of Aaron Beggs (40) and Brazilian runner propping up fellow competitor has been widely shared online]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:27:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNBPYRKCXZHHZOFY4YPVGVDCTU.JPG?auth=13fa525163e74f8bce2d380278629de905285d7c53a3611731e327de42eb0fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robson De Oliveira, Ajay Haridasse and Aaron Beggs (right) cross the Boston Marathon finish line. 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Photograph:  by Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alfredo Martinez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avant profit rises in first quarter as Irish loans grow 23 per cent ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/avant-profit-rises-in-first-quarter-as-irish-loans-grow-23-per-cent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/avant-profit-rises-in-first-quarter-as-irish-loans-grow-23-per-cent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Avant Money is the Irish unit of Spanish financial group Bankinter ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:00:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YEJQKSY3ZB6JDPGXNXWD7BRR4.JPG?auth=ba9981a0235ad3e74849da5b1793a3f447642606081cacd72e7dfbaa51533ed2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Avant Money chief executive Niall Corbett. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin physio alleged to have lightly patted young female patient on buttock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/dublin-physiotherapist-alleged-to-have-lightly-patted-young-female-patient-on-buttock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/23/dublin-physiotherapist-alleged-to-have-lightly-patted-young-female-patient-on-buttock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inquiry hears allegations physiotherapist called patient his ‘girlfriend’ and asked during consultation: ‘When are we going to third base?’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNMVJEL7B5PCXVPOL6X4WTY4Q4.jpg?auth=06f983557f0e71819aad73cb2e00c9f0d17e2a092304cbd73470c126b31d2cb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The patient, whose identity was anonymised as A, alleged that during the consultation the physiotherapist made a number of inappropriate comments. Photograph:  iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What evidence will form the case against Daniel Kinahan? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-evidence-will-form-the-case-against-daniel-kinahan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-evidence-will-form-the-case-against-daniel-kinahan/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V64PDIVLCRVTA67KT36HEGZ4CU.jpg?auth=c2463eaf4c93d3e8652ea29ad60979a0973225d33db4dccbd9cb421f21402382&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli strikes kill a journalist and injures another in Lebanon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/israeli-strikes-kill-a-journalist-and-injure-another-in-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/israeli-strikes-kill-a-journalist-and-injure-another-in-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Ahn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lebanese officials say rescue teams came under fire while trying to aid Amal Khalil, a reporter, and Zeinab Faraj, a photojournalist]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:20:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GDOD6PKIVHIDKQ3SVZO3MTUGA.jpg?auth=3abab60e82e732001314e3a64d63d93646d0d6f42cac6e5fd38b2e5d34d09795&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amal Khalil, who worked for Al-Akhbar, reporting near a destroyed bridge last month. 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Photograph: Mohammed Zaatari/Associated Press]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla boosts spending plan to $25bn in AI, robotics push]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/tesla-boosts-spending-plan-to-25bn-in-ai-robotics-push/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/tesla-boosts-spending-plan-to-25bn-in-ai-robotics-push/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kara Carlson and Jordan Fitzgerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investments will be put toward a dramatic expansion of factory operations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:12:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4QHAFDMHRBTHB4IYRWK5IO5AKM.jpg?auth=81f8cadb1c9f4f18509ba57e1ca87419fe199fe9bb23184f3810bb18a11c10f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Tesla charging station for electric vehicles. Photograph:  Lauren Justice/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lauren Justice</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US navy secretary fired amid Iran blockade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/23/us-navy-secretary-fired-amid-iran-blockade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/23/us-navy-secretary-fired-amid-iran-blockade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Politi and Steff Chávez in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Phelan ousted after clashing with defence secretary Pete Hegseth]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:10:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLLL2WYYC7KSHCPJCR3P6CQU7I.jpg?auth=4f9be85f91cfb91e0ac086e240756de7dc4f6e63e8d04507dfb2f2f7528c618a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US Navy secretary John Phelan was fired on Wednesday as leadership turmoil gripped the Pentagon in the middle of its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the broader war against Iran. Photograph: Eric Lee/The New York Times                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US talks to Cuba, but Cuban-American demands appear obstacles to deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/23/us-talks-to-cuba-but-cuban-american-demands-appear-obstacles-to-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/23/us-talks-to-cuba-but-cuban-american-demands-appear-obstacles-to-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Havana cannot afford US claims for compensation over 1959 revolution, a key demand of Cuban exiles in Florida]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:58:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCTO5MFILF5FVA57KKI4QDDUXY.jpg?auth=06d763734cef8339e39c5a2713b25af109909564d2469625e0709560637cc699&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman holds a poster reading 'long live our socialist revolution' during celebrations marking the victory on the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion by some 1,400 anti-Castro fighters trained and financed by the CIA. Photoraph: YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yamil Lage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland at risk of ‘lone wolf’ attacks and Islamist terrorism, new security review warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/23/ireland-at-risk-of-lone-wolf-attacks-and-islamist-terrorism-security-law-review-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/23/ireland-at-risk-of-lone-wolf-attacks-and-islamist-terrorism-security-law-review-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation designed to counter threats from terrorism and ‘hostile state actors’ is weak and outdated, former judge says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:34:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5XFZYHJ6FG4XGQFRG3GKHJABM.JPG?auth=f67acf0049440d8a43b64db9751bb3cc84526a39d489f44860002cf2d2774db2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU-imposed restrictions mean gardaí can not access mobile phone data stretching back more than 12 months, which greatly weakens investigation of terrorism, the report says]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenges for Dublin’s inner city and what’s in store for next Apple CEO John Ternus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/challenges-for-dublins-inner-city-and-whats-in-store-for-next-apple-ceo-john-ternus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/challenges-for-dublins-inner-city-and-whats-in-store-for-next-apple-ceo-john-ternus/</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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMJ5YZZHNUGQEBEFZ4JFT5HHD4.jpg?auth=c321f7bb1e77cdee4c8679ff9b0b98375b3517759cfc3f1786cc4e8f9123f44a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Ternus faces a bulging intray when he takes over at the head of Apple. Photograph: Jim Wilson/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear political parties. Now is really not the time to talk about deposing your leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/23/finn-mcredmond-dear-political-parties-now-is-really-not-the-time-to-talk-about-deposing-your-leader/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/23/finn-mcredmond-dear-political-parties-now-is-really-not-the-time-to-talk-about-deposing-your-leader/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The threshold at which politicians seek to overthrow their leader should be much, much higher than this (I am looking at you too, Fianna Fáil)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZ7OTPXX2LDPMZMHUPFH5GEB2M.jpg?auth=a43faaa03019f0c0739e2cf2ef0190dfca7f6e96fa1c6938f3ef72e587e6ea61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer is unpopular in the polls, and his MPs quietly mutinous. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempted murder of Gerry Hutch to be included in case against Daniel Kinahan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/23/case-against-daniel-kinahan-to-include-attempted-gerry-hutch-killing-and-feud-murders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/23/case-against-daniel-kinahan-to-include-attempted-gerry-hutch-killing-and-feud-murders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cartel leader was arrested in Dubai last Friday, where he has lived for a decade]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RY5RTMBUDCTVUBNNE2GJZNYOAU.jpg?auth=0a6240cdf5ae6f39b1f4658e410e7c330c101c8db9135a8c3711a5df20ca8405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan will go on trial before the Special Criminal Court, assuming he is extradited from Dubai following his arrest there last week. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real Ginger Man and Dublin’s secret kingdom of alcohol and lawless camaraderie]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/23/the-real-ginger-man/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/23/the-real-ginger-man/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jimmy Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To mark JP Donleavy’s 100th birthday, Grogan’s pub is unveiling a rare photograph of Gainor Crist, who inspired his most famous work]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D66VNKWHAITINFBMB2PN5ZWJEY.jpg?auth=54bb455f45ba50386145eff175f95ff4cd6f977d437c5c26673ef7282e079eab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JP Donleavy peers over the shoulders of newlyweds Gainor and Petra Crist, who were also studying at Trinity. Courtesy: JP Donleavy archive]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundamental flaw in the way we elect TDs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/fundamental-flaw-in-the-way-we-elect-tds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/fundamental-flaw-in-the-way-we-elect-tds/</guid><description><![CDATA[Changes needed for a fairer country]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[As Apple’s new chief, John Ternus needs to find a successor to the iPhone, and fast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/all-change-for-apple-as-cook-steps-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/all-change-for-apple-as-cook-steps-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incoming chief executive John Ternus faces a raft of decisions on Apple’s future strategy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3E52GMBVABB2YIJDZ7J3TIYY2U.jpg?auth=6f7e64773bca6130b680b0bfa0ed37f81dae74b79ea25501c63729d7af21cee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Longtime Apple CEO Tim Cook will be replaced by John Ternus, the company’s head of hardware engineering. Photograph: Jim Wilson/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission on sexual abuse to seek information on cases up to 2013 in public survey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/23/commission-on-sexual-abuse-to-seek-information-on-cases-up-to-2013-in-public-survey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/23/commission-on-sexual-abuse-to-seek-information-on-cases-up-to-2013-in-public-survey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inquiry is not limited to schools run by religious orders, says chair]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YIFK7XZQJFKRP6QF57N3NDFAU.jpg?auth=86a95f6f860a5ebdeac9af81f38514128852ac3ba96f5850e8562316d4540e9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anyone with information on sexual abuse in any primary or secondary school between 1927 and 2013 will be asked to contact the commission later this year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GlobalStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gloves off as Dáil deputies square up for a slot on Katie Taylor’s Croke Park barney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/gloves-off-as-dail-deputies-square-up-for-a-slot-on-katie-taylors-croke-park-barney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/23/gloves-off-as-dail-deputies-square-up-for-a-slot-on-katie-taylors-croke-park-barney/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richard O’Donoghue challenges Taoiseach to a bout of street debate, while Roderic O’Gorman stings like a bee]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Is the cost-rental housing model broken?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/23/is-the-cost-rental-housing-model-broken/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/23/is-the-cost-rental-housing-model-broken/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apart from the fact that there is not enough of it, the system is all positives for tenants but cracks are emerging for providers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +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[Housing association Clúid's 144 home development under construction at Bannow Road in Cabra, near Dublin's Broombridge Station. Photograph: Olivia Kelly]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire children of Silvio Berlusconi set for Dublin High Court proceedings with Central Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/two-berlusconi-children-in-high-court-proceedings-involving-central-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/two-berlusconi-children-in-high-court-proceedings-involving-central-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proceedings centre on €13.8bn Italian lender Banca Mediolanum, in which Berlusconi family investment group is a big shareholder]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBZE7Y4LBGEUEFH5S2BUUEFSPA.jpg?auth=e57f87f159841e83d0efc978b72682015c1c517b788dd918394443f4bff6f928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In his career as three-time celebrity prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi ran up €200m in legal costs in more than 2,500 court appearances in 20 years over his business, tax and personal affairs. Photograph: Giuseppe Aresu/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GIUSEPPE ARESU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – desperate to be loved]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/23/newton-emerson-unionists-and-sinn-fein-are-like-fianna-fail-and-fine-gael-desperate-to-be-loved/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/23/newton-emerson-unionists-and-sinn-fein-are-like-fianna-fail-and-fine-gael-desperate-to-be-loved/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Populist giveaways and overstaffing are costing Northern Ireland a shocking €3.3bn a year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUNONFPAHVBBPJ636QOJWRFGFI.jpg?auth=e2037f4368a87c8a81908d1d8ad59c2a066847253ac4163811d183a8fdbbfb78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love of rugby, not the paycheque, is all the motivation Greg Jones needs ahead of AIL final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/23/love-of-rugby-not-the-paycheque-is-all-the-motivation-greg-jones-needs-ahead-of-ail-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/23/love-of-rugby-not-the-paycheque-is-all-the-motivation-greg-jones-needs-ahead-of-ail-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former underage international hasn’t looked back since joining St Mary’s at the end of seven-year Ulster stint]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HB2LDXDZGJAJ5G2N23UFDBJ7PE.jpg?auth=d1c67d141233b96cb7d2f4a242f7bbe03693c1c99bebef98cfb269345c23916d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greg Jones of St Mary's surges past Terenure’s Mick O’Gara during an AIL Division 1A match in Templeogue earlier this season. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime rates and drug deaths in Dublin’s southwest inner city twice the national average, report finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/crime-rates-and-drug-deaths-in-dublins-southwest-inner-city-twice-the-national-average-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/crime-rates-and-drug-deaths-in-dublins-southwest-inner-city-twice-the-national-average-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Findings coincide with appointment of city’s new regeneration ‘tsar’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UGTTJJ3ZIRCUZPSUMU4K6Y3FRU.JPG?auth=fafd4cd692304f9abc17d19273e35b364f419f63b11288c44c876ee0afc5ed59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report highlights the social and economic realities faced in the city's most deprived districts, which include the neighbourhoods of Dolphins Barn, Rialto and Kilmainham. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Edition podcast: Drug deaths in Dublin; the case against Daniel Kinahan; and Chris O’Dowd’s GAA career]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/drug-deaths-in-dublins-south-inner-city-cost-rental-homes-and-chris-odowds-gaa-career/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/drug-deaths-in-dublins-south-inner-city-cost-rental-homes-and-chris-odowds-gaa-career/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELFGV6VSLZLUZHQ6IZTAHL7WHE.jpg?auth=79080d37824d4244a70efc7b57a37236bbebb8694c76d70116196a16af6f7319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The former St Michael's estate, Inchicore, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke                         ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for new ‘inclusive special classes’ is anything but inclusive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/23/adam-harris-governments-plan-for-new-inclusive-special-classes-is-anything-but-inclusive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/23/adam-harris-governments-plan-for-new-inclusive-special-classes-is-anything-but-inclusive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Education announcement did not consult a single autistic child, parent or representative organisation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DF3FAMCFOT5WIQRPVRAKVDYP6A.jpg?auth=c5dc264b93fdaa2684c5c26d4d30509c0a9bc73c1fed582a37c7a57d47eed52a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plan for new inclusive special classes comes without any additional physical space despite the specific sensory requirements of many autistic children and young people. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chang W. Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’d be worried if I was them’: Ireland’s Stacey Flood ready to exact World Cup revenge on France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/23/id-be-worried-if-i-was-them-irelands-stacey-flood-ready-to-exact-world-cup-revenge-on-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/23/id-be-worried-if-i-was-them-irelands-stacey-flood-ready-to-exact-world-cup-revenge-on-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scott Bemand’s side go Clermont buoyed by impressive second-round win over Italy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2HFHJXLTB3U3LGVU6DM32YDNI.jpg?auth=2fa9b80a480157bbc6357eb77e00ec620f6b393f05627270297986e04d73ba02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stacey Flood during an Ireland training session in Abbotstown on Wednesday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We were gutted’: Pain of Connacht final loss never quite left Hollywood actor Chris O’Dowd]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/23/we-were-gutted-pain-of-connacht-final-loss-still-fresh-for-hollywood-actor-chris-odowd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/23/we-were-gutted-pain-of-connacht-final-loss-still-fresh-for-hollywood-actor-chris-odowd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Roscommon minor goalkeeper says he went into the 1997 decider against Mayo ‘feeling invincible’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HFNTJIX2NBBIHGJ4GQMF4PAZJ4.jpg?auth=f0f86eb45f0a52d57da9e8f9024780f56b88cd42df937acf55c2ffedcb7b49d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actor and Boyle native Chris O'Dowd joined the Roscommon U20 team at a training session ahead of their Dalata Connacht under-20 Football Championship semi-final against Galway. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Fitzgerald / SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump thoughts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/trump-thoughts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/trump-thoughts/</guid><description><![CDATA[Name-calling serves no purpose]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Energy providers launch guide to help homes cut costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/energy-providers-launch-guide-to-help-homes-cut-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/energy-providers-launch-guide-to-help-homes-cut-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shifting electricity use away from peak hours can help households reduce costs, Electricity Association says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4B3Q3KYLSBG6RFPS2TP3RUABUE.JPG?auth=72578611d1ec3b70b2243e762e3844bf65f7358e3f45e82b3f6ac3fbb68d1b0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The guide covers the key components of a bill, including unit rates, standing charges, levies and VAT, as well as how consumption is measured in kilowatt-hours and outlines how factors such as insulation and appliances affect energy usage. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times,Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now that truck and tractor drivers have cashed in, who’s up next?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/now-that-truck-and-tractor-drivers-have-cashed-in-whos-up-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/now-that-truck-and-tractor-drivers-have-cashed-in-whos-up-next/</guid><description><![CDATA[Farmers affected by rain might fancy their chances]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Mask slipped in farming lobby’s reaction to Varadkar remarks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/mask-slipped-in-farming-lobbys-reaction-to-varadkar-remarks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/mask-slipped-in-farming-lobbys-reaction-to-varadkar-remarks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Merit in former taoiseach’s point about rural Ireland receiving substantial benefits]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Sending in the troops]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/sending-in-the-troops/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/sending-in-the-troops/</guid><description><![CDATA[Difference between citizenry and paramilitaries]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Ciarán Murphy: Challengers shouldn’t fear old tormentors in new Leinster landscape]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/23/ciaran-murphy-challengers-shouldnt-fear-old-tormentors-in-new-leinster-landscape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/23/ciaran-murphy-challengers-shouldnt-fear-old-tormentors-in-new-leinster-landscape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Provincial championship openers showed Dublin and Kilkenny are far from invincible despite past glories]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5BYO3YVWZDVRN4HSBDWNDNZQU.jpg?auth=8c30287c009837c3470f488a8e14aeeaddcf7bc64eafddfde3c1cbed536d12be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny's Jordan Molloy reacts to a saved attempt at goal during the Leinster championship game against Galway. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Leah Scholes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It doesn’t make sense’: Seasoned drivers treated like learners due to Ireland’s licence rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/it-doesnt-make-sense-seasoned-drivers-treated-like-learners-due-to-licence-exchange-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/it-doesnt-make-sense-seasoned-drivers-treated-like-learners-due-to-licence-exchange-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of returning ex-pats and new arrivals from US face ‘significant financial burden’ over difficulties obtaining a licence]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUMSQDSJ7ZBSHA43RUAND74O3Y.jpg?auth=750265a674716e41bb237d18d694e25fdfea0250da7bb56dbfe009d618f25f8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Melissa MacKinnon had significant difficulties getting back on the road after relocating from Los Angeles to Killaloe, Co Clare in 2022. Photograph: Eamon Ward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Copyright : Eamon Ward</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish citizenship saved Hiko Tonosa’s life. Now he’s eyeing a place at the Olympics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/23/irish-citizenship-saved-hiko-tonosas-life-now-hes-eyeing-a-place-at-the-olympics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/23/irish-citizenship-saved-hiko-tonosas-life-now-hes-eyeing-a-place-at-the-olympics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ethiopian-born runner was in Cork in 2017 when he received a call warning him not to return home]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRYHGIZBORCNC2U5ERTO3LNUJ4.jpg?auth=1fb59169d8790095e96de664c465a19f946233537070cc0a1e5bb2892dfdec8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hiko Tonosa celebrates after winning the Irish national championship and finishing third overall in the 2024 Dublin Marathon. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science is battling conspiracies, confusion and vested interests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/23/science-is-battling-conspiracies-confusion-and-vested-interests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/23/science-is-battling-conspiracies-confusion-and-vested-interests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Big Tobacco to Covid-19 and climate, misinformation and disinformation are on the rise]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LOEOQJB76BWSTCTTG4ONCPJMM4.jpg?auth=1d0bc712b5c4e2abf6f931263f58621114ce14f2339ee52ad31daa307603155e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Covid exposed the public relationship with science is more complicated than we realise.' Photograph: Lucy North/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lucy North</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve been turned down for arts funding several times. There are unwritten rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/23/ive-been-turned-down-for-arts-funding-several-times-there-are-unwritten-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/23/ive-been-turned-down-for-arts-funding-several-times-there-are-unwritten-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Making art is creating something out of nothing, which is expensive in terms of time and brain power]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43RWBAXXANHSNK22KJQWGW7NCU.jpg?auth=a306b7ad7de3f3cc0668016c2bf7fc39e2f7446f1e61a0d2fe1d1d1b63b2df99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It’s extremely difficult to get paid for the potential of a blank page or an empty stage. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tero Vesalainen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an 81-year-old LA Dodgers fan’s fight for paper tickets brought an about turn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/23/not-just-the-ticket-us-sports-prove-nostalgia-aint-what-it-used-to-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/23/not-just-the-ticket-us-sports-prove-nostalgia-aint-what-it-used-to-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amid their push to go digital, US fanchises have found a way to wring even more money from fans]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNP53R43XJDJXKZ25FKFTQMIQU.jpg?auth=bbcf4b54fd710f86a50fc4ceabbae02f3e247cd1533ca089a6860bb8c470cafb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fan who had been watching his team play home games at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for 50 years was told he could no longer buy physical tickets - until a public outcry led to a change of mind. Photograph: Luke Hales/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke Hales</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What US military flights over Shannon say about Micheál Martin and Irish neutrality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/what-us-military-flights-over-shannon-say-about-micheal-martin-and-irish-neutrality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/what-us-military-flights-over-shannon-say-about-micheal-martin-and-irish-neutrality/</guid><description><![CDATA[Failure to report flights cannot credibly be dismissed as an oversight]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parent-led campaign to push for legislation guaranteeing right to Irish language education]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/2026/04/23/parent-led-campaign-to-push-for-legislation-guaranteeing-right-to-irish-language-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/2026/04/23/parent-led-campaign-to-push-for-legislation-guaranteeing-right-to-irish-language-education/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland should follow Wales and compel Department of Education to plan proactively to increase Irish-medium education provision, campaigners say]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBF7FNTIMBBMBHZJJRJ23UZKTQ.jpg?auth=5a8713815fbfb87416771b8d1a819445ab15ea804b21a0d5ad95fd0c42754893&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aidan Kinsella and Rachel de Bhailís of Imeasc launch a campaign asking politicians to commit to promoting Irish-medium education. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steering original nanoparticle EVs towards promoting healing in the body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/23/steering-original-nanoparticle-evs-towards-promoting-healing-in-the-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/23/steering-original-nanoparticle-evs-towards-promoting-healing-in-the-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Meadhbh Brennan is Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Galway]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T72RPPRPYZG2VERD4NL72URDYM.jpg?auth=740c6b0f38472f9aa19992242dd590f22ba3e4180a31731b90121ec4a8d20eb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Meadhbh Brennan, University of Galway: 'At the moment there is no regulator-approved therapy with EVs, so it’s a really new area, but there are numerous clinical trials being run currently to investigate their safety and potential.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Film director John Huston’s former Georgian retreat in Co Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/look-inside-director-john-hustons-former-georgian-retreat-in-co-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/look-inside-director-john-hustons-former-georgian-retreat-in-co-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances O'Rourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Clerans Manor has eight bedrooms and sits on 115 acres of park and woodland by Dunkellin river]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMVPW6KJCVDGHLUQLJAZHERW2E.jpg?auth=3320db8a9f95ae2ea8c29b9197241d50d6b5e1f2d5375803403f8281c0fdea38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Clerans Manor, Craughwell, Co Galway]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan Melia Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI has an awful image problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/ai-has-an-awful-image-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/ai-has-an-awful-image-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Thornhill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most alarmingly, those likely to live longest in the AI-defined future appear the most alarmed by it]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNZTR5ISER44NLVJZZEY4QLHQA.jpg?auth=fc3d9e59d1562c8b8592f8280a43ff3a86b225c1def118693cd1227d3589fc76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Whereas 73% of AI experts think the technology will have a positive impact on people’s jobs, only 23% of the public agree. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Miscellany theme change prompts complaints to RTÉ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/sunday-miscellany-theme-change-prompts-complaints-to-rte/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/23/sunday-miscellany-theme-change-prompts-complaints-to-rte/</guid><description><![CDATA[Correspondents say new signature tune lacks cultural resonance]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade in animals sharpens risk of sharing pathogens with humans ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/23/trade-in-animals-sharpens-risk-of-sharing-pathogens-with-humans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/23/trade-in-animals-sharpens-risk-of-sharing-pathogens-with-humans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Buckley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investment in animal welfare, environmental protection and restoration must continue to be part of public health agenda]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CSNRUQRBFWMGFN42MJHNLUZWPI.jpg?auth=2121a83e3385e7432f3bea133d09870d810f66b3d12d3edd027fc579014a6df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Since the Covid-19 outbreak, China has brought in new regulations for trade and consumption of wild animals. Photograph: Alex Plavevski/EPA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brain fry’, the workplace side-effect of too much technology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/brain-fry-the-workplace-side-effect-of-too-much-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/brain-fry-the-workplace-side-effect-of-too-much-technology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ideas behind the Gen Z concept of ‘grannycore’ can help with mental fatigue from too much screen time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLLKMWEGYNABROZV4BSDWGLYFA.jpg?auth=acc13cd4aecaf0d3b887ebc2973b93d279b78f0a982241919c0f84800d028d23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denny Farrell (eft), Erin Keogh (centre) and Maureen Lewis knitting at This is Knit in the Powerscourt Town Centre, in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a stereotype that Ireland is full of drinkers. It’s a problem all over the world’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/23/family-disfunction-and-addiction-are-universal-i-wanted-the-humour-in-the-dry-to-be-irish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/23/family-disfunction-and-addiction-are-universal-i-wanted-the-humour-in-the-dry-to-be-irish/</guid><description><![CDATA[Playwright and screenwriter Nancy Harris on her parents’ separation, the myth of family and her hit show The Dry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDQYIMZ6P5DRRDFXVMWH6XNW3A.jpg?auth=79bb979fc1436256d8c4b21194b115db519d580a3722bb5525daa18887ed9200&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nancy Harris: 'It became very interesting to me to write about middle-class cruelty.' Photographer: Lee Malone]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sheedy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Modern Burnaby-style home with fairway views and luxurious interiors in Greystones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/modern-burnaby-style-home-with-fairway-views-and-luxurious-interiors-in-greystones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/modern-burnaby-style-home-with-fairway-views-and-luxurious-interiors-in-greystones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rosella is a substantial detached home – built in Edwardian style – on more than half an acre]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OAJN4RSKCRABBMNAZUUKVG2D6Y.JPG?auth=1ca48757865d47ab2f329e90b66bbeb1e63bc19a4afe81cc10bad2118a0e4b6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosella: Rear aspect of the property and gardens]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew NolanPhotography+353874</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New houses come to market at Ard Valley in Cabinteely]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/new-houses-come-to-market-at-ard-valley-in-cabinteely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/new-houses-come-to-market-at-ard-valley-in-cabinteely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifteen houses – detached, semidetached and terraced – for sale near sought-after Dublin village]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EC7FTJGO7ZANDJYAWXSU3E6A24.jpg?auth=75c386f4cccbf0020572afef592b19ef8368bf5a4ed477f85ec894a6d758e0b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ard Valley, Cabinteely, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Primark thrive as a stand-alone business? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/can-primark-thrive-as-a-stand-alone-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/23/can-primark-thrive-as-a-stand-alone-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fast fashion retailer will be spun out from its ABF parent next year and listed on the London stock market]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I6X35IXKHVH7RJRYUWJTCX2CIA.jpg?auth=8c3a81ea10c8109c8e53e6dba998389883fb6f063098fd0f43ca56520fbf2edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Known as Penneys in Ireland, Primark has its headquarters in Dublin and is run by Irishman Eoin Tonge. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employers running out of time as changes on pay transparency and retirement loom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/employers-running-out-of-time-as-changes-on-pay-transparency-and-retirement-loom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/employers-running-out-of-time-as-changes-on-pay-transparency-and-retirement-loom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One in five employers says rules on pay policies are an unnecessary burden but if companies have been even handed to date, they’re shouldn’t be]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2H3NOAZBZBDULOZOUDZU5G45YQ.jpg?auth=d173a25c0e23af10ae56713a9d2324b22c7ebcb452a7eec15abc89f1ac2bc312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Companies that have been even-handed on pay have little to fear from incoming pay transparency directive. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alihan Usullu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: This Dublin spot is a rare combination of good food and serious wine at remarkable value]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/04/23/green-man-wines-review-is-this-dublins-most-drinkable-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/04/23/green-man-wines-review-is-this-dublins-most-drinkable-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excellent menu is designed for sharing and you can choose from 900 bottles of wine for €15 corkage]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4EGVGU5ZBBETGJNMMH3BGNDGI.JPG?auth=46a25844c09571b95eadf15f18d58fb53356d97f8d9d71b0bc95f0ac4db88141&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Gallagher of Green Man Wines, where you'll find a combination of good food and serious wine at accessible prices. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne: Euphoria is back, and I feel like I need to give my TV a bath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/23/euphoria-is-back-and-its-not-tastefully-done-i-need-to-give-my-tv-another-bath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/23/euphoria-is-back-and-its-not-tastefully-done-i-need-to-give-my-tv-another-bath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney return as the controversial drama struggles to rediscover its edge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQV5D3DOZVEIHKGBK2MOBZI6OI.jpg?auth=cf36ea7d20227e436e8dbe07a830e8217804c825cdd6262ad2e5b8aa75295172&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Euphoria: Sydney Sweeney during filming of the third series. Photograph: Sky/HBO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose of Nevada review: Mark Jenkin explores the slipperiness of time in this extraordinary film]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/23/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkin-explores-the-slipperiness-of-time-in-this-extraordinary-film/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/23/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkin-explores-the-slipperiness-of-time-in-this-extraordinary-film/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Cornwall filmmaker’s most orthodox work yet concerns fisherman who travel back in time while aboard a vessel that seemed to have vanished decades earlier]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6MNFCAGFNHI7ABXYSCJVJ4LZA.jpg?auth=1c4b1d09fcfad7a54a9797a79b2b6c674667b2143c420be5ef0e59bca1622bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Callum Turner and George MacKay in Rose of Nevada]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Tanner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simplifying the retrofit process: Every aspect of your home energy upgrade sorted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/simplifying-the-retrofit-process-every-aspect-of-your-home-energy-upgrade-sorted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/simplifying-the-retrofit-process-every-aspect-of-your-home-energy-upgrade-sorted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From energy assessments to grant applications and project management, SEAI’s One Stop Shop streamlines every step, ensuring smoother retrofits and more comfortable, efficient homes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDH2OCPGZMQI3AWOOJEUWOFADE.jpg?auth=817c3a06392f6e7ef72563d06955ad5669977332a8ae184bed2d8b7b87335e17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A full retrofit is likely the second biggest spend any of us go through, outside of actually buying a home. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renovate, retrofit, refresh: Your guide to a better home in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/renovate-retrofit-refresh-your-guide-to-a-better-home-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/renovate-retrofit-refresh-your-guide-to-a-better-home-in-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[Homeowners across Ireland are embracing upgrades in 2026. The spring PTSB Ideal Home Show brings together the experts, advice and inspiration they need]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVR7KHY6DFFFBEO4UPXDDVBN4E.jpg?auth=428c7be2330c4d8e8ab572ce46ce79507f45ac11626c66f6eee24f9416e8b872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A kitchen by QK Living (stand P20 at the PTSB Ideal Home Show), a family-run Irish company that specialises in the design, manufacture, and installation of bespoke kitchens and wardrobes]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jon Lambert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People, climate and communities at centre of new Property Industry Ireland strategy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/23/people-climate-and-communities-at-centre-of-new-property-industry-ireland-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/23/people-climate-and-communities-at-centre-of-new-property-industry-ireland-strategy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Up to 110,000 more workers needed by 2030 to deliver State property ambitions, says trade association director David Howard]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URH3SLQERJHL5D3HRFPI24ZAUI.jpg?auth=fae604b663fbb9a6ec0c07ee01b8f7748a3f8929b92a4aa6e892088c1bb93742&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new strategy sets out a vision for Ireland’s built environment in 2050. Photograph: iStock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">dobrovizcki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five homes on view this week in Dublin from €375,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-from-375000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/23/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-from-375000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New to the market in the The Liberties, Blackrock, Killiney, Leopardstown and Santry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BRKV2YNG7VDMJGA3LUQDBRJ3UE.jpg?auth=fc640c563ddb074d4cb7078082a14798e54328675c6f6fb04f7a530bc7e692df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apartment 2, 4 Ardee Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bringing interior style outdoors ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/bringing-interior-style-outdoors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/bringing-interior-style-outdoors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirstie McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From modular furniture to bio-climatic pergolas and full kitchens, today’s gardens are being reimagined as beautiful, flexible spaces that blur the line between indoors and out]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJ3UWWOSUZDLHN56QXZXQDKE6I.png?auth=681f0aa7fd07912d0b38b3d601d0b645510f35cf3d0c339c789c82102bc8d4d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garden living: The rotating aluminium louvres on the roof of a bioclimatic pergola control sunlight, ventilation and rain protection]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows to the soul and doors of possibility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/windows-to-the-soul-and-doors-of-possibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/windows-to-the-soul-and-doors-of-possibility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Windows and doors are one of the smartest investments in any renovation or retrofit project, so it pays to listen to the experts]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWLE6UO4BVBBRKAFLMKDAQMIOQ.jpg?auth=29d0608f9fd044496f9221e404027c66e26d06f3ea033b8a31ca5a21821fbf65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Made from bamboo, the Tuiss Cusco maple and coal roll-up blind is a contemporary window dressing with a hint of rustic charm. Available from blinds-2go.co.uk]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Even the good old Irish kettle is disappearing – it’s all hot boiling taps now’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/even-the-good-old-irish-kettle-is-disappearing-its-all-hot-boiling-taps-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/even-the-good-old-irish-kettle-is-disappearing-its-all-hot-boiling-taps-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mimi Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This year home design is redefining luxury - warm yet functional and effortlessly expressive. With that in mind, we take a look at the top trends in 2026]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERSZ4RQSXBCDNBK7OAJ5ICUBRI.jpg?auth=e4da6a5594a11e145d5544a0fb0fa3cde0ef7576be689ffc5f69797bc490e515&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Curved arches and fluted wood effects add interest to inset shelving at this Howth home, designed by Elaine Verdon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reimagining your home? Prioritise comfort, then style, and think long term]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/reimagining-your-home-prioritise-comfort-then-style-and-think-long-term/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/reimagining-your-home-prioritise-comfort-then-style-and-think-long-term/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brenda McCormick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Creating your dream home doesn’t always mean big extensions and dramatic renovations. Through clever design and careful planning, you can have a functional, stylish space that works for you]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRY5YM4ZDVDCLF6CEDE6WCAM5A.jpg?auth=b7ae2567b69eba343f7c424c976f9dbc740f47ed3df6149aaa75ed24fce13e81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You don’t always have to add square footage to make a home feel bigger; natural light can instantly make spaces feel larger and a higher ceiling in busy areas like the kitchen gives a sense of openness. Photograph: Ashmore Homes]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Room outside: Modular makes sense when it comes to growing your home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/room-outside-modular-makes-sense-when-it-comes-to-growing-your-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/room-outside-modular-makes-sense-when-it-comes-to-growing-your-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirstie McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish homeowners are getting creative, turning their gardens into extra living space with modular solutions that offer flexibility, comfort and a fast solution to modern space pressures]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMPIX7RPOFEIFFGRKZFJKALLKQ.jpg?auth=a119fe4cb9a5bd6fba16092f7f921d0ed0d997bfd71d1811ffd3f3f07346559a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ModPods from Outdoor Living come in many different options, including leisure rooms, offices and sunrooms, in a finish that suits your garden. This dark grey exterior finish in spruce offers a contemporary look]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bathroom and kitchen design: You don’t need to choose between style and functionality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/bathroom-and-kitchen-design-you-dont-need-to-choose-between-style-and-functionality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/bathroom-and-kitchen-design-you-dont-need-to-choose-between-style-and-functionality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mimi Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A design-led look at how kitchens and bathrooms are being transformed from purely practical spaces into rooms with warmth, mood, and personality]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44OSORTVSVGOPKBV4RYVNFQHFY.jpeg?auth=ff25139361914c2b93326a172dc3666f73703f649c92798bf1b0d07c25eac161&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Softline lacquered-front cabinets in Coffee by Kube; you might look twice before you realise it is a kitchen, as form eclipses function]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One EU state has much more to fear from the Iran war than any other]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/23/one-eu-state-has-much-more-to-fear-from-the-iran-war-than-any-other/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/23/one-eu-state-has-much-more-to-fear-from-the-iran-war-than-any-other/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drone attack prompts fresh debate about bloc’s ‘mutual assistance’ clause]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3SAUTOU5ZM5ROTK7DJ56EEZ3TU.jpg?auth=1614f216f3cf60090eb44bca6640ded1b3575c903c746ddccf9d1c71550db974&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Lockheed U-2 spy plane above RAF Akrotiri. Photograph: Alexis Mitas/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexis Mitas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secrets to keeping down home renovation costs – financial and emotional ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/the-secrets-to-keeping-down-home-renovation-costs-financial-and-emotional/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/the-secrets-to-keeping-down-home-renovation-costs-financial-and-emotional/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Experts stress that the more time invested in getting the design, layout, materials and budget right before work starts, the better the outcome ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ON4NVY6RUJESXCV2QMTOY5E6V4.jpg?auth=03e12a4c0315d9aed537599d89dd561b361c716ed3136c4cf0c6ef4358652839&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate O'Driscoll renovated a protected house dating from 1917, achieving a home of contemporary luxe anchored by the property's period features]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How ‘jagged intelligence’ can reframe the AI debate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/04/23/how-jagged-intelligence-can-reframe-the-ai-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/04/23/how-jagged-intelligence-can-reframe-the-ai-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cade Metz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI is racing ahead in some areas – like math and computer programming – while still struggling to make headway in others]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEWPEPM3DNA5FAOZZYC4VAXG64.jpg?auth=52ab4eb171b58855c531083de6ec1502a57e5b65786b28c482febfc3107b166f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Jagged intelligence' explains why AI is racing ahead in some areas and lagging in others. Photograph: Oscar Wong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oscar Wong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The comfort factor: Heat pumps set new standards for modern home design]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/the-comfort-factor-heat-pumps-set-new-standards-for-home-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/the-comfort-factor-heat-pumps-set-new-standards-for-home-design/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Irish homes become better insulated, having appropriate heating and ventilation systems has never been more important]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXJDFLHY5SPNVAUDDYQ6UI7MOA.jpg?auth=7d37958b49e65aa425791034ceecbecad6aea432ff0abecb6d3bbc386bb135e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['For a heat pump to be worth the investment and run efficiently, you need good insulation levels throughout and improved airtightness.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cosy fire can still very much be at the heart of a modern home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/a-cosy-fire-can-still-very-much-be-at-the-heart-of-a-modern-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/23/a-cosy-fire-can-still-very-much-be-at-the-heart-of-a-modern-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brenda McCormick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The traditional fireplace has made way for alternatives that combine a fire’s classic comfort with impressive eco credentials and the sort of smart tech that makes life a little easier]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQSWIG5ZHFEBBKCRUUAIERHGQM.jpg?auth=f34f5510776ac3aa56c1c3bcba4cf465e7b61fb3f8cdd4e31abec422ce287594&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Designed in Denmark with timeless Nordic style, the Aduro bioethanol fire, from Heat Design, available at Barry's Fires, balrathdesigns.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyson PencilWash review: Powerful but pricey cleaner tackles hard floors with ease ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/04/23/dyson-pencilwash-review-dysons-powerful-but-pricey-cleaner-tackles-hard-floors-with-ease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/04/23/dyson-pencilwash-review-dysons-powerful-but-pricey-cleaner-tackles-hard-floors-with-ease/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An option for more compact homes, but if you have rugs or carpets, you’ll need a separate vacuum cleaner]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KC657BVXWJDQ7AROFSMNMBPPD4.jpg?auth=b30d9ff5ad59d5e3931ea808c01de60b61b336ef3a36b13a4be708050a384b1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dyson PencilWash is a hard floor cleaner that is designed for small spaces and homes]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Dublin Dance Festival, Big Star Quintet and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/23/event-guide-dublin-dance-festival-big-star-quintet-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/23/event-guide-dublin-dance-festival-big-star-quintet-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 25th-May 1st, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/77VQCJWZ4ND2DHIGEQ2O62Q4XE.jpg?auth=871a0e2151cb066ef357264a500b22e64ae6c16a5b618763b4314b667869ea1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Dance Festival 2026: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Photograph: Sascha Vaughan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rituals by Danielle McLaughlin: Working magic with the tiniest details]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/18/rituals-by-danielle-mclaughlin-working-magic-with-the-tiniest-details/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/18/rituals-by-danielle-mclaughlin-working-magic-with-the-tiniest-details/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Coffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are many poignant moments, but the main character’s inner monologue is often scathingly funny]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TUAS4VDPFZGEJECL22D7VTKA5Y.jpg?auth=2d61c742f1286875b361328a968c40243c3829058e4e2545f687a05ce9448180&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danielle McLaughlin's careful observations expose society’s flaws and attitudes]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eco-friendly spray trumps messy gel: Galway start-up targets ultrasound waste ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/23/eco-friendly-spray-trumps-messy-gel-galway-start-up-targets-ultrasound-waste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/23/eco-friendly-spray-trumps-messy-gel-galway-start-up-targets-ultrasound-waste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ecco Spray promises less waste, faster scans and a foothold in the US medtech market]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BA7IMLWGFFEKDID7H4IRZPDUEE.jpg?auth=8fd077aee35f77a30c8b81e37b0de8fee7361ff6fb32e58924013bd6eb64d56a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Will Hogan, co-founder of Ecco Spray, also teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Limerick. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor McCabe Photography</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>