<?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/2026-04-28/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:21:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Confusion over new rent rules causing landlords to wrongly evict, tenants’ support charity warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/29/rental-reform-confusion-causing-landlords-to-wrongly-evict-tenants-support-charity-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/29/rental-reform-confusion-causing-landlords-to-wrongly-evict-tenants-support-charity-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Threshold says it supported more than 10,000 households in first quarter of year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2PBM57KJFBUTKBV3ESYVYIYPE.jpg?auth=78b6de3da9c865895b1890b299c49112e2ee97f3e56d5b78fea1604b21085295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Threshold said it supported more than 10,000 households with rental issues between January and March of this year. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">payphoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of allegations against six men accused of sexual abuse withdrawn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/majority-of-allegations-against-six-men-accused-of-sexual-abuse-withdrawn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/majority-of-allegations-against-six-men-accused-of-sexual-abuse-withdrawn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventh man is no longer on trial in case believed to be one of longest jury trials in history of State]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:46:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLN73ES3TVEVXGM7SENRTJCJSY.jpg?auth=f803aa14dc7b920146605d99dbf11dd5f78873935c217a230f5d9ad19b18c77b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nearly eight months after the trial opened last October, prosecuting barrister Róisín Lacey started her closing speech to the jury on Tuesday. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four arrested over Edenderry house fire that killed Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/three-arrested-over-edenderry-house-fire-that-killed-tadhg-farrell-4-and-mary-holt-60/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/three-arrested-over-edenderry-house-fire-that-killed-tadhg-farrell-4-and-mary-holt-60/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three men – two aged in their 20s and one in his 30s – and teenage boy detained at Garda stations in midlands]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:42:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BO5J3ASY55CL5CZZYM7DGPUDKA.jpg?auth=032b667355a4b6576abb8a1a1594d4d72283e066e25206bbad3105894a551a7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda forensic members at the terraced house in Castleview Park, Edenderry, where two people were killed last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luminous, thrilling, slightly crazed match sees PSG edge Bayern Munich 5-4 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/28/psg-edge-breathless-5-4-classic-as-bayern-munich-rally-after-dembeles-double/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/28/psg-edge-breathless-5-4-classic-as-bayern-munich-rally-after-dembeles-double/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Ronay]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Upamecano and Díaz goals help visitors stay within touching distance ahead of perfectly poised second leg at Allianz Arena]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:19:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGHHQAOLRZUGYPWC3X3Q33E7A4.jpg?auth=16a708b6a5e5940738307dac847e7fb92688f2caff253b9f8acd8c055157b779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ousmane Dembélé celebrates after scoring PSG's third goal. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Fife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voting rights in presidential elections unlikely to be extended to people living in North]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/voting-rights-in-presidential-elections-unlikely-to-be-extended-to-people-living-in-north/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/voting-rights-in-presidential-elections-unlikely-to-be-extended-to-people-living-in-north/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government will not oppose Bill, but proposal not expected to become law]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:04:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DKXTUQXVT754CQYPGXNG4UEQTQ.JPG?auth=4756497f9198df2f38f76c5ddc55b2a29dc026db0cb671e92544bb5fa09aa6bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aontú leader Peader Tóibín welcomed the Government’s decision and urged it to 'help push this Bill through the Oireachtas in a speedy fashion'. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach rejects call for mini-budget as Sinn Féin calls for USC cut and energy credits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/28/taoiseach-rejects-call-for-mini-budget-as-sinn-fein-calls-for-usc-cut-and-energy-credits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/28/taoiseach-rejects-call-for-mini-budget-as-sinn-fein-calls-for-usc-cut-and-energy-credits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour claims Government playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with ad hoc measures in response to political pressure]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:04:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QY6QSSVGSIYXKSBXW6THRBI6EA.jpg?auth=b3f6cd195b883c3d461fa0963e2511f2dbb6b1c73353d537c19bfc5bd7436db3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Insisting there would be no mini-budget, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said 'we have taken the strategic approach'. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Ødegaard tells Arsenal to channel past lessons into ‘something special’ at Atlético Madrid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/28/martin-odegaard-tells-arsenal-to-channel-past-lessons-into-something-special-at-atletico-madrid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/28/martin-odegaard-tells-arsenal-to-channel-past-lessons-into-something-special-at-atletico-madrid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kai Havertz unavailable but Eberechi Eze part of Arsenal squad]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:36:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LBPPKVDPGIH4Z4F46RJIXTN3U.jpg?auth=3a1e37a6453ae9c7c3f88172c1602eca83372cf6ee94bb1660950dae3602d60b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal's Martin Ødegaard speaks to the media ahead of the Champions League fixture against Atlético Madrid. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autism charity under review following allegations it moved €1.5m out of the State]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/28/autism-charity-under-review-following-allegations-it-moved-15m-out-of-the-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/28/autism-charity-under-review-following-allegations-it-moved-15m-out-of-the-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public Accounts Committee told approval was not given for transfer of HSE-funded monies]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:30:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/22KGDX4QZBATRAXDRJ4E2TRQQI.jpg?auth=d5182dceb950545cd27c01c52c0c372542aee829cb846bc792474ebe42be1f1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne O’Connor, chief executive of the HSE, informed the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee that it has commenced a review of relevant financial, contractual and governance records relating to the organisation. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antrim hurlers forego training, seeking clarification from county board on Davy Fitzgerald’s position]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/28/antrim-hurlers-forego-training-seeking-clarification-from-county-board-on-davy-fitzgeralds-position/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/28/antrim-hurlers-forego-training-seeking-clarification-from-county-board-on-davy-fitzgeralds-position/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fitzgerald’s managerial future in doubt after losing start to Joe McDonagh Cup campaign]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:23:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJ5FLDMLP5ANBHVMRQAC2MNE64.jpg?auth=0fab4b90a05bd52f315be9c1b06953bffa8b76fd47ab8fb2943e307bcae831dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Davy Fitzgerald speaks with Antrim players ahead of a league fixture against Clare in Cushendall in February. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor ©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and UK will always be staunch allies, king Charles says during address to congress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/28/king-charles-to-meet-donald-trump-off-camera-to-avoid-zelenskiy-moment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/28/king-charles-to-meet-donald-trump-off-camera-to-avoid-zelenskiy-moment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Royal’s speech comes during four-day visit to US during tense time in relationship between two countries over Iran war]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:17:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BOM6JXSIRAYLHPAKC3GF5BPWNQ.jpg?auth=f50fd1af3dd858e00ceebf78b76981105d539fed805d664d267fa7062a76c25f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's king Charles III addresses a joint meeting of US Congress in the house chamber at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kent Nishimura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former attorney general loses legal challenge to Slane bypass planning approval]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/former-attorney-general-loses-legal-challenge-to-slane-bypass-planning-approval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/former-attorney-general-loses-legal-challenge-to-slane-bypass-planning-approval/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Rogers argued An Coimisiún Pleanála did not have access to sufficient expertise required to examine certain environmental impacts of project]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:49:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYQHNWE3IZHULC7WSJY75OH2S4.jpg?auth=2cd8992ada256ef91b57ef9758cf323e1e33fc2e1cedb082255b2318f3482475&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The existing single traffic lane bridge into Slane, Co Meath. A proposed bypass of the town would involve the construction of a new 258m-long bridge over the river Boyne. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on character references: more transparency required]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/28/the-irish-times-view-on-character-references-more-transparency-required/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/28/the-irish-times-view-on-character-references-more-transparency-required/</guid><description><![CDATA[What is needed is a requirement that references submitted to courts in serious criminal cases be accessible]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SH2X76ZFHVEQTDIT3QAPKUOEBM.jpg?auth=76776dd120f4711cdb2a3fbdc8be1aca99edac6bd4311899debecf6e1d578f20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim Glennon on. Photo: Gareth Chaney Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Chaney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran in ‘state of collapse’, Trump claims; Charles and Camilla arrive at White House]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/us-iran-war-live-updates-israel-donald-trump-oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/us-iran-war-live-updates-israel-donald-trump-oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson, Glen Murphy, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump unhappy with Iran’s new proposals to resolve two-month ‌war]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:09:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IKCP6KOVMTZ763EPFSXDYT5UV4.jpg?auth=81a614ddd5ea5a10758e5970c25156a62cdd899805e88a81cb583b3500c48730&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Queen Camilla, King Charles III, U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wave from the balcony of the South Portico. Photograph by Chris Jackson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Jackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New EU rules on harmonisation of laptop chargers come into effect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/new-eu-rules-on-harmonisation-of-laptop-chargers-come-into-effect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/new-eu-rules-on-harmonisation-of-laptop-chargers-come-into-effect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New regulations have applied to many smaller devices like mobile phones, cameras and tablets since 2024]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:05:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMUBYK5PIJDZ7CJHE3GFWGIWMM.jpg?auth=daf13a3ac0d238612458a546de7a423e2f3f6755673f1ba76babf88becaea3b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The directive is intended to bring convenience by allowing all different devices to use the same charger – a UCB-C – regardless of brand while also reducing waste.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simonkr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the US and the UK: the special relationship is no more ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/28/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-and-the-uk-the-special-relationship-is-no-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/28/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-and-the-uk-the-special-relationship-is-no-more/</guid><description><![CDATA[The visit of Britain’s King Charles is unlikely to limit Trump’s criticism of the UK]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTSOPQZIKFNCJ2UVIJYJ5BDIUQ.jpg?auth=044a48cda58e6c2e26eb939b48d7533bc291307993f145efc17541ed2b8c2193&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's King Charles and US president Donald Trump during the ceremonial welcome on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. (Photo: Chris Jackson/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Jackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill introduced to abolish ‘patronising and paternalistic’ three-day abortion wait period]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/28/bill-introduced-to-abolish-patronising-and-paternalistic-three-day-abortion-wait-period/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/28/bill-introduced-to-abolish-patronising-and-paternalistic-three-day-abortion-wait-period/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats say ‘cooling off period’ lacks scientific basis]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:56:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLNCI7T4QVFJJPZQA7UNCYG2CI.jpg?auth=cf561e7b31c41654d50b33958857938ea0e4d8c6655be1a0a7107d9fc2be79e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said doctors are left with no choice but to 'force women to travel abroad' for terminations in cases of fatal foetal abnormality. Photograph: Gareth Chaney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Chaney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, unhappy with latest peace proposal, says Iran trying to ‘figure out’ its leadership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/trump-unhappy-with-latest-peace-proposal-says-iran-trying-to-figure-out-its-leadership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/trump-unhappy-with-latest-peace-proposal-says-iran-trying-to-figure-out-its-leadership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel orders residents of 16 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as strikes continue despite ceasefire]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDGRVBJDJB4CDCK5PJS6NKMCLM.jpg?auth=087895285713045e9b89320e8209f0ff1e74a799774989928c287382b19a7319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman walks past a giant billboard reading 'The Strait of Hormuz remains closed' at the Revolution Square in Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punchestown: Il Etait Temps stamps his authority on two-mile division to highlight Willie Mullins hat-trick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/28/punchestown-il-etait-temps-stamps-his-authority-on-two-mile-division-to-highlight-willie-mullins-hat-trick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/28/punchestown-il-etait-temps-stamps-his-authority-on-two-mile-division-to-highlight-willie-mullins-hat-trick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marine Nationale camp get Grade One compensation with 16-1 victory for Eachtotheirown on day one of the festival ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:18:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJTS3PAHVEONTXXPPSO5CETEDE.jpg?auth=ffd464dd4473be237cea61f4f11123a9cc3e81693cc92c5b5bca80c9feb0e742&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Il Etait Temps ridden by Paul Townend on their way to winning the William Hill Champion Chase on day one of the Punchestown Festival. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closure of Claire’s: ‘I don’t think it’s catering towards today’s kids’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/28/closure-of-claires-i-dont-think-its-catering-towards-todays-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/28/closure-of-claires-i-dont-think-its-catering-towards-todays-kids/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The few remaining branches of the fashion accessories retailer still operating in the Republic have now closed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:03:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z22VKUCHJRCPFGKZ7RMZZJDHIE.jpg?auth=9f78822903281d4801cf3dcd75d950c9a0289f7b505ecc31fee506e75ba98726&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sophie O'Brien and Sophie Ward on Dublin's Henry Street.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niamh Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Challenge Cup semi-final presents ‘massive opportunity’ for Ulster, says Richie Murphy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/28/home-challenge-cup-semi-final-presents-massive-opportunity-for-ulster-says-richie-murphy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/28/home-challenge-cup-semi-final-presents-massive-opportunity-for-ulster-says-richie-murphy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ulster face Exeter at the Affidea Stadium on Saturday after back-to-back URC defeats]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75HWFHWO7VUMDE5YCF25LOQF74.jpg?auth=a538b479e322b40e0680d2dfc636d9831d4b87a0effd0a0cccec730c5714ea96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster head coach Richie Murphy. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deireadh curtha le hagóid in aghaidh nósanna imeachta Chomhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/deireadh-curth-le-hagoid-in-aghaidh-nosanna-imeachta-chomhairle-cathrach-bheal-feirste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/deireadh-curth-le-hagoid-in-aghaidh-nosanna-imeachta-chomhairle-cathrach-bheal-feirste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Cás in aghaidh nósana imeachta; Scéal Shackleton; Ambasadóir Gaeilge CLG; Dráma bunaithe ar ghearrscéalta Phádraic Uí Chonaire ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CO7A7VSDADR7ULZVRODNLZK3BU.JPG?auth=958c526115a9e624eae1f94f875c2e0c226feb717e6b20a677fdaa3eb52aafc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chinn an Breitheamh McLaughlin nach raibh nósanna imeachta Gaeilge Chomhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste ag teacht in aghaidh an dlí. Grianghraf: Pacemaker]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultural exchange: Frank McNally on the mutual benefits of being an occasional tour guide ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/28/cultural-exchange-frank-mcnally-on-the-mutual-benefits-of-being-an-occasional-tour-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/28/cultural-exchange-frank-mcnally-on-the-mutual-benefits-of-being-an-occasional-tour-guide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I suggested my guests look up Raglan Road on a well-known Swedish institution]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNOC3ZH6JBRBT76HTDXE3U7X4U.jpg?auth=a43f654b591ccaa079b8cde526a3f1aa1a43dfdc93f290c6b9777092ef199bde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Harry Clarke windows at Bewley's on Grafton Street in Dublin. Photograph: Joe St Leger]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotelier Noel O’Callaghan fails in bid to stop dispute with sons going to arbitration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/hotelier-noel-ocallaghan-fails-in-bid-to-stop-dispute-with-sons-going-to-arbitration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/hotelier-noel-ocallaghan-fails-in-bid-to-stop-dispute-with-sons-going-to-arbitration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge finds his arguments ‘wholly inconsistent’ with sworn evidence he gave in previous application]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:54:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZXULELYYJK3PDMXQBYDKEHFSQ.jpg?auth=fb110851b4277d797984c430a323ea7578d914bc11deea70d535512a1e3c3fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hotelier Noel O’Callaghan has failed to prevent his multi-million euro business dispute with his sons from going into arbitration. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narrative verdict in death of woman who arrived to St James’s Hospital ‘in a crisis’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/narrative-verdict-in-death-of-woman-who-arrived-to-st-jamess-hospital-in-a-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/narrative-verdict-in-death-of-woman-who-arrived-to-st-jamess-hospital-in-a-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oseremen Onolememen, who had sickle cell disease, was in severe pain when admitted to the emergency department in 2023]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:48:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZI6FJ5DLCFJF62SINFWBJ6QHE.jpg?auth=fb9a21739b28ca5073d02b11c34d30e2cf5f433263d5bf5dd3b93f8c2d2f7b15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Esther Onolememen (centre) and other family members leave the Dublin District Coroner's Court after the inquest into the death of 22-year-old Reme Onolememen. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidl owners try to lure German politicians with ‘middle-aisle offer’ of a secure messaging app]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/lidl-owners-try-to-lure-german-politicians-with-middle-aisle-offer-of-a-secure-messaging-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/lidl-owners-try-to-lure-german-politicians-with-middle-aisle-offer-of-a-secure-messaging-app/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bundestag lobbied by owners of supermarket chain after dozens of chat groups were hacked, exposing some messages by chancellor Friedrich Merz]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:34:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HX2KPEA44JEYLD66GFIH2WTYFU.jpg?auth=009d43e038dca447b3b7dab28de9e328b0ad42baa18b5bf5b72cf687556f08c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bundestag president Julia Klöckner provided a scammer with her Signal account pin. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks fall, oil prices rise as Middle East stalemate continues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/stocks-fall-oil-prices-rise-as-middle-east-stalemate-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/stocks-fall-oil-prices-rise-as-middle-east-stalemate-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech stocks slip on AI spending boom concerns]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:34:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVKU3SDSTTG53OICHUTZ4HPC6E.jpg?auth=aad7de47d9134c94e80109bbb8578ae704d5921867dbe95a1409d85493730883&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fell and oil prices rose on Tuesday as investors assessed the stalemate in the Iran conflict. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charly Triballeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dedicated nature fund needed to save Ireland’s remaining wildlife, advisory body says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/28/dedicated-nature-fund-needed-to-save-irelands-remaining-wildlife-advisory-body-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/28/dedicated-nature-fund-needed-to-save-irelands-remaining-wildlife-advisory-body-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Committee makes dozens of recommendations for new national Nature Restoration Plan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:26:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMWOKKJRYNACBJLQVQZYENFXUE.JPG?auth=5f76c8a4cfc7f600db9e0ca89736b4f82ea56aeaa076137bb38fbdfdbf65b632&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A tawny mining bee in a Dublin park. The latest assessment of Ireland’s nature showed 90% of habitats were in poor condition. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental groups granted leave to challenge data centre policy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/environmental-groups-granted-leave-to-challenge-data-centre-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/environmental-groups-granted-leave-to-challenge-data-centre-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court told new rules allowing data centres to use fossil fuel power breach climate law]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:22:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ODHMORPFREZPGLTCOVRQIROSA.jpg?auth=5862157aeff134e21e3baa6a633b8130cdbd8c73e33dd9236ebd6a54ba5d6691&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under the new rules, data centres will be connected if they supply as much electricity to the network as they take out of it by building power generation plants. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oselote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man awarded €39,000 after cow box drove over his foot at Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/man-awarded-39000-after-cow-box-drove-over-his-foot-at-lisdoonvarna-matchmaking-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/man-awarded-39000-after-cow-box-drove-over-his-foot-at-lisdoonvarna-matchmaking-festival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paudie Conway (58) of Ballysimon Road, Limerick, suffered a broken wrist and a broken ankle]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HNCBGVAMN62LX3EJKBS4O6PRVA.jpg?auth=8e3da6d38b81453a54dec83493878b8ba6010ef27948df4824eda10eb302ba3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The incident took place on the Main Street of Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, in September 2019. Photograph: Rebecca Black/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs fail to land knockout blow on bobbing Morgan McSweeney ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/28/mps-fail-to-land-knockout-blow-on-bobbing-morgan-mcsweeney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/28/mps-fail-to-land-knockout-blow-on-bobbing-morgan-mcsweeney/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former chief of staff to Keir Starmer backs up old boss’s claims about appointment of Peter Mandelson to Washington post]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:58:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSOKZEURXIUDCPSRANC2P2DP4E.jpg?auth=42b240968295e6a82430dca429bd9432186c776b331778eeba75fc697136bb6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney appearing before the UK's foreign affairs committee about Peter Mandelson's vetting process at the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons/UK Parliament</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of Jason Hennessy snr and sons’ partners charged with organised crime offences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/daughter-of-jason-hennessy-sr-and-sons-partners-charged-with-facilitating-crime-gang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/daughter-of-jason-hennessy-sr-and-sons-partners-charged-with-facilitating-crime-gang/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jade Hennessy (33), Kayleigh McEntee (34) and Kirsty Travers (29) face charges over drug distribution]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:41:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7Q7BNKO2DFMRFTHWYMJYDHUNQM.jpg?auth=ba90022794e5fff66e1a8f1b0aa477c58bb7817305440a4ef795f2db3afc046a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jade Hennessy (33) outside Blanchardstown District Court earlier this month. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case against Woman’s Way publisher concerns ‘exploitation’ of women in media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/case-against-womans-way-publisher-concerns-exploitation-of-women-in-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/case-against-womans-way-publisher-concerns-exploitation-of-women-in-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee says she was last paid by Harmonia in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:34:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBGWHVHK4WX5CJE6G63E3HVAVE.jpg?auth=01b84a299f4aed389fcfee5e232522f9302bc4f6c091a4fbcd3bdbd51c6d4055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrea Smith claims that she suffered multiple rights breaches while working at Woman’s Way publisher Harmonia. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three brothers entitled to ownership, by adverse possession, of 34 acres in Co Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/three-brothers-entitled-to-ownership-by-adverse-possession-of-34-acres-in-co-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/three-brothers-entitled-to-ownership-by-adverse-possession-of-34-acres-in-co-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cousin had disputed brothers’ claim over land left to them by uncle in his will]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:24:51 +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[In a recently published Circuit Court judgment, Judge Gerard Meehan ruled that three brothers were entitled to be registered as owners of the disputed land in Co Galway. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luas Green Line reopens after pub fire in Dublin city centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/two-people-hospitalised-after-fire-at-pub-in-dublin-city-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/two-people-hospitalised-after-fire-at-pub-in-dublin-city-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two hospitalised after blaze, with single lane of Eden Quay currently open to traffic]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:16:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTE6A3HCHZDQTC2EJATXIBMV5Q.JPG?auth=bd4ad949dd33d2b47c1b082f7cede28f23eb6ef2f6e0b41617142ca2bdff3a8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene on Eden Quay. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotify subscriptions to increase by up to 15% in weeks ahead ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/28/spotify-subscriptions-to-increase-by-up-to-15-in-weeks-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/28/spotify-subscriptions-to-increase-by-up-to-15-in-weeks-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Change means we can invest more in premium,’ Spotify said in an email sent to impacted customers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:10:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YCL6PCPNNALNF5N4L5WSSLHKM.jpg?auth=7c70b2338c1ba01b45a634f825fbf4b4bf06598a385f2e76ab4de905d86b0534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The price hike comes as Spotify reported a rise in subscribers. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Day of reckoning’: Former teacher (77) jailed for indecently assaulting four girls in 1970s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/day-of-reckoning-former-teacher-77-jailed-for-indecently-assaulting-four-girls-in-1970s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/day-of-reckoning-former-teacher-77-jailed-for-indecently-assaulting-four-girls-in-1970s/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge says conviction of William Lloyd-Lavery should be a warning to other paedophiles to live in fear of crimes catching up with them]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTDPOIPWI4KIG2UALINC35GINA.jpg?auth=30e75d9c5549f4946c94ecd3bafe7d4b968c43d7ddfee34a08f9aa71ed626d00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[William Lloyd Lavery arriving at Belfast Crown Court ahead of his sentencing on Tuesday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defamation action against Qatari royal family cannot proceed here, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/defamation-action-against-qatari-royal-family-cannot-proceed-here-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/defamation-action-against-qatari-royal-family-cannot-proceed-here-high-court-rules/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish businessman claims he was defamed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4K447H4VFZNPHNMWOD4WELRPFM.jpg?auth=14396ed7b1f93e3da83ca26877b59457ff250ac3c4fc486e58d6b943cda2b5c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Four Courts. An Irish businessman who is suing the Qatari Royal family, owners of the Maybourne luxury hotels groupm for alleged defamation and conspiracy cannot have his actions heard in Ireland, the High Court ruled.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (39) questioned by gardaí over death of mother of three in Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/man-4o-questioned-by-gardai-over-death-of-mother-of-three-in-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/man-4o-questioned-by-gardai-over-death-of-mother-of-three-in-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspect arrested at scene of death of Yveta Donovalova (43) and received medical treatment before being detained]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:42:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQXJJFDWFFCFVPB5VHHVU4ZX7A.jpg?auth=54504f2f1c374eee4b6478ffac625f648c5019668f177f50d090134d56bd7edc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yveta Donovalova died at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) after being found with stab wounds in her home in Grange Heights in the John’s Hill area of the city shortly after 6pm on Monday. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First cousins of children buried in Tuam mother and baby home set to be included in identification programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/first-cousins-of-children-buried-in-tuam-mother-and-baby-home-set-to-be-included-in-identification-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/first-cousins-of-children-buried-in-tuam-mother-and-baby-home-set-to-be-included-in-identification-programme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Such relatives to be included in identification programme if necessary legislation passed by Oireachtas, Minister Foley says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:27:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CNRSMY4J4HRFIOOJ7GBTRYCSU.jpg?auth=588b9049755176ea050438345d77f3f454f5fffc2044aab7180aaa3403cd84d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forensic staff working under tented enclosure at the Tuam site. Photograph: Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention/PA Wire 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ODAIT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran and US allowed Russian billionaire-owned superyacht to cross Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/iran-and-us-allowed-russian-billionaire-owned-superyacht-to-cross-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/iran-and-us-allowed-russian-billionaire-owned-superyacht-to-cross-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><description><![CDATA[Vessel, worth more than $500m, crossed strait on approved route in compliance ‌with international ‌maritime ​law]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4SXK7YD4RFOZM7L52HUETDVVM.jpg?auth=52da39ed326a25b032bbc5df39df587b82f1c921b8a6d163c89d425f4f796003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Nord superyacht transited the Gulf waterway at the weekend. Photograph: Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get used to the long Iran war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/get-used-to-the-long-iran-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/get-used-to-the-long-iran-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCPMRGBCXNFIPIT7JP5JBTNOE4.jpg?auth=1504e8076a40a4f8d97aa7e06317a5f74a3f62947be4caf223b4d4701d5bb9c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[USS Rafael Peralta enforces the blockade of the Strait of Horumuz this week after a tanker attempted to sail to an Iranian port. Photograph: US Central Command]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lotto operator seeks ban on bookmakers taking bets on draws amid claims of €289m sales losses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/national-lottery-operator-seeks-ban-on-placing-bets-on-its-draws-in-bookmakers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/national-lottery-operator-seeks-ban-on-placing-bets-on-its-draws-in-bookmakers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premier Lotteries Ireland says it is losing out on €289m in annual sales because of ‘grey zone’ practice]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:43:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3G54BAE3ZFBC5DCMDP2SIK7LZ4.JPG?auth=c6274ef9b22cc423180a28678d63aae3fa83657c80b0bf246715b86b2edbe6f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A syndicate of 34 Penneys employees celebrate at National Lottery headquarters in Dublin last year as they claimed a €250,000 prize. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunman (89) arrested after shootings leave several wounded in Greek capital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/gunman-89-arrested-after-shootings-leave-several-wounded-in-greek-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/gunman-89-arrested-after-shootings-leave-several-wounded-in-greek-capital/</guid><description><![CDATA[Armed with a shotgun, the suspect initially opened fire at the social security office, wounding an employee, police said]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:36:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RAAVAEBATT2WTKKDQAJYNATSA.jpg?auth=bad4d50a2a5c829244d1e4ae417559fa2c26d18e719def6251ba551aea74811e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A policeman speaks to a woman outside a court building (Petros Giannakouris/AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Petros Giannakouris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Craobhchomórtas Domhanda Sealaíochta ag druidim linn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/an-craobhchomortas-domhanda-sealaiochta-ag-druidim-linn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/an-craobhchomortas-domhanda-sealaiochta-ag-druidim-linn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is sa Bhotsuáin a bheidh an comórtas i mbliana, agus beidh foirne cumasacha Éireannacha páirteach sna himeachtaí]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXQOI74TKVAYTBUXFPMZFXMKPM.jpg?auth=f35bd926fd58011a8babdb77a31cb10061f5795d19ad426faafeafe6f64486fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley:  Beidh sí ag rith sa dá fhoireann 4x400m chomh maith leis an 4x100m. Grianghraf: INPHO/Morgan Treacy ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Taylor makes first venture into business as co-creator of Fizzique]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/katie-taylor-makes-first-venture-into-business-as-co-creator-of-fizzique/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/katie-taylor-makes-first-venture-into-business-as-co-creator-of-fizzique/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After edging her third fight against Amanda Serrano last July, Taylor began to think about the next steps in her life]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:26:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7N2VGL6NZFDMXBBT52HGXU6MC4.jpg?auth=350c74f6c059c63953c01107d4fa09f8491e4a1c56c559a8987f4f0e07842d41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[World champion boxer Katie Taylor alongside SiSú founder Brian McGann and chief operating officer Aisling McGann. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (66) arrested under Terrorism Act over Dunmurry police station bombing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/man-66-arrested-under-terrorism-act-over-dunmurry-police-station-bombing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/man-66-arrested-under-terrorism-act-over-dunmurry-police-station-bombing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High visibility patrols planned for communities across the North]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:07:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IGZNSXF6VLQPNJPEPZDBHKEVE.jpg?auth=85121abca44b0262e6e8d386a4c4fe5321d5c9d2e66a32e5490d24a5dc14b9c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forensic officers on Sunday examined the scene of a car bomb attack on Dunmurry police station in Co Antrim. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennis vs pickleball: Which is better for your health?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/04/28/tennis-vs-pickleball-which-is-better-for-your-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/04/28/tennis-vs-pickleball-which-is-better-for-your-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both are great ways to get out and get moving, and both can cause injuries. But there are a few important differences]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:07:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCWG3Z5UYNFG3EFX65D3SOEGCU.png?auth=36b10ad0de501682e42edf5dae43b7a0c1831cd2bb6e03b713e88b0f2beecda7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tennis vs pickleball: there are a few important differences. Photographs:Calla Kessler/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Calla Kessler</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre revamp stalled by Athlone-based objector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/objections-hold-up-st-stephens-green-sc-redevelopment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/objections-hold-up-st-stephens-green-sc-redevelopment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oliver Donoghue lodges appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála against Dublin City Council’s decision to approve plans]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:07:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBMIJ7LJ2BEMJBZKFO2AVKDCYE.jpg?auth=3f92747c3c4d1740286cb95c5be8306d4ab70763d3076f08fc54f3a27806950a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre: The planned redevelopment will have capacity for 3,000 office workers and 19,000sq m of retail floor space. Illustration: Visual Labs]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharma multinational’s Irish staff told jobs ‘safe’ days before redundancies, WRC told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/pharma-multinationals-irish-staff-told-jobs-safe-days-before-redundancies-wrc-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/pharma-multinationals-irish-staff-told-jobs-safe-days-before-redundancies-wrc-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior manager lost her €90,000-a-year job after decade at firm]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:59:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HOEDBNRP4WSZNUWBLLZH5GJ6BE.jpg?auth=70f37b53c6a68bf08ac1aea7b0458907482d1c016a73d979a2c73e26b082bce7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A former senior manager at a multinational pharma firm says she was told she could reassure her staff in Ireland they were “safe” when job cuts were announced – only to find her own role was on the line a week later, the WRC was told.  Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have super shoes changed the face of marathon running forever?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/28/have-super-shoes-changed-the-face-of-marathon-running-forever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/28/have-super-shoes-changed-the-face-of-marathon-running-forever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sabastian Sawe shattered the world record on Sunday, and new technologies mean more records are likely to fall]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:49:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T46YFDCEO5NJZBL6DL6K5TXD6E.jpg?auth=3183f2d4bae23a9dde962b467f5524ff2a4d50538faddec18e52614488949bea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kenya's Sabastian Sawe with his Adidas shoe after winning the London Marathon in a new world record. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Davidson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s nothing but Croke Park for me’ – Katie Taylor rules out final fight moving to Aviva Stadium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/04/28/its-nothing-but-croke-park-for-me-katie-taylor-rules-out-final-fight-moving-to-aviva-stadium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/04/28/its-nothing-but-croke-park-for-me-katie-taylor-rules-out-final-fight-moving-to-aviva-stadium/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish boxer remains ‘very positive’ that her farewell fight can take place at GAA headquarters]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:40:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ALDTYSWLVNG6KOME46UJJJAUVA.jpg?auth=bd0ce0599d212da502b360b187b67d20a1f8e393f598ec7da8a23f5b68dd932b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Taylor remains 'very positive' that her final fight will take place at Croke Park after talks in recent weeks. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restoration work on 267-year-old Provost’s House at Trinity College Dublin could cost €2.6m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/28/restoration-work-on-267-year-old-provosts-house-at-trinity-college-dublin-could-cost-26m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/28/restoration-work-on-267-year-old-provosts-house-at-trinity-college-dublin-could-cost-26m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Significant repairs need to be carried out on the roof, facade and stone work of the property]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:34:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHVWXXWBY5E75EMP4HRXE4XA34.jpg?auth=d18156074a3c6312479675baba370aade563d69c8011ec1b0ee12bf3cd523238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Provost's House at Trinity College, on Grafton Street, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sixty-three people went to work last year and didn’t come back’: Lives lost in the workplace remembered]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/sixty-three-people-went-to-work-last-year-and-didnt-come-back-lives-lost-in-the-workplace-remembered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/sixty-three-people-went-to-work-last-year-and-didnt-come-back-lives-lost-in-the-workplace-remembered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annual Workers’ Memorial Day event highlights need for concrete action from employers, the Government and the European Union to prioritise workplace safety]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:34:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5E2KKFF62JE4DPYBL573PJKB4Y.JPG?auth=a1b1a3e8826d181d382f19dce537295810d1a7c615cf65945e36abbaffaf15b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marian Deasy (second right) at the Workers' Memorial Day event at the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s hardliners clash over talks to US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/irans-hardliners-clash-over-talks-to-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/28/irans-hardliners-clash-over-talks-to-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran , and Andrew England in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the regime’s leaders project unity, lawmakers are divided on negotiations about Tehran’s nuclear programme]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:05:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIGXLTQX22FPXLZPB76KKUECA4.jpg?auth=4514fa0461e69afcf5b3a69c319a9338828e6133fb648c077e27fd4b6a2d8146&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People walk past a billboard featuring Iran's late supreme leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei next to newly elected supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tauseef Mustafa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE leaves Opec, deepening oil market uncertainty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/uae-leaves-opec-in-huge-blow-to-global-oil-producers-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/uae-leaves-opec-in-huge-blow-to-global-oil-producers-group/</guid><description><![CDATA[Emirate’s departure seen as win for Donald Trump]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:39:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FE6EKYFGPEX4GY7O7UBMMK5EDE.jpg?auth=898c3ea2143788e96f644ddb7705c100405d6e51f3cf099bf179da8523b3ed83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The UAE's move deals a big blow to Opec. Photograph: Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fadel Senna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish wholesale electricity prices climb 19% in March, new CSO figures show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/irish-wholesale-electricity-prices-climb-19-in-march-cso/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/irish-wholesale-electricity-prices-climb-19-in-march-cso/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy price levels remain slightly lower than 2025 but Iran war expected to accelerate inflation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:31:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7A4XK7FPNGELJ2AEN5OCIXVU4.jpg?auth=7b9e449b7db0c42ef9242a35e135dba1719c591eaac9eb52118cd32057633234&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The CSO said its wholesale price index for all energy products purchased by the manufacturing industry increased by 15.2 per cent between February and March, but was still 0.2 per cent lower than March 2025. Photograph: David Sleator/Irish Times
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 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI job losses in Ireland likely to hit women and ‘younger workers’ hardest, says report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/ai-job-losses-in-ireland-likely-to-hit-women-and-younger-workers-hardest-says-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/ai-job-losses-in-ireland-likely-to-hit-women-and-younger-workers-hardest-says-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Economic Social Council recommends new AI office and campaigns to encourage business adoption of technology]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:23:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUDO64CY5KHNRLGCTLX72HULHA.jpg?auth=0d7dad50584abccaa3f51e8b3b4e053f5b6bba951b2856fcc621a1487e07b211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A study cited by the report estimates that 63% of Irish employment lies in highly AI-exposed occupations. Photograph: Ricardo Nagaoka/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ricardo Nagaoka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic weddings in Ireland drop by more than half in 10 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/28/catholic-wedding-numbers-drop-by-more-than-half-in-10-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/28/catholic-wedding-numbers-drop-by-more-than-half-in-10-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overall marriages also declined since 2014, as civil registrations and humanist ceremonies grow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:12:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4P7GD3MU2NGPJA5C2VXTDXHLBI.jpg?auth=9754dac84bef442b6b74be2220baab15bf31d909550ceaac9f1facaa6ea7de24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roman Catholic ceremonies accounted for just over three out of every 10 weddings in the State in 2024. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MediaProduction</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuilleadh faoi dhathanna na Gaeilge agus a n-úsáid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/tuilleadh-faoi-dhathanna-na-gaeilge-agus-a-n-usaid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/tuilleadh-faoi-dhathanna-na-gaeilge-agus-a-n-usaid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dónall P Ó Baoill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An tseachtain seo, caitear súil ar na húsáidí éagsúla a bhaineann leis na dathanna bán, geal agus gorm sa Ghaeilge]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2TCTOPS5WFHLDHZDY6QB6OYD2M.jpg?auth=84c71ac53435ababb03c3258f902da47396fa2ee55b8929043b50db2030d971a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá ceist le cíoradh - an bhfuil plúr bán agus plúr geal ann? Grianghraf: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Larisa Stefanuyk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil price climbs above $110 for first time in three weeks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/oil-price-climbs-above-110-for-first-time-in-three-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/oil-price-climbs-above-110-for-first-time-in-three-weeks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Brent crude rises after White House reiterates ‘red lines’ in negotiations with Tehran]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:42:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXGJF46Q3MZR4UXFJURSSNNHLM.jpg?auth=f0b16ed392d82232a02e9ebaee6978466a80c73f9630fd6bbc36013d61958e0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oil hit $110 (€94) for the first time in three weeks on Tuesday as the US and Iran appeared to make little progress towards a peace deal that would unlock energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIV Golf to postpone New Orleans event amid reports of Saudi money drying up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/28/liv-golf-to-postpone-new-orleans-event-amid-reports-of-saudi-money-drying-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/28/liv-golf-to-postpone-new-orleans-event-amid-reports-of-saudi-money-drying-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[No LIV tournaments expected in US from mid-May to August after CEO had promised season would continue ‘full throttle’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:34:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6B3QT3CQBFEYPG6SGZWE2HDZ6I.jpg?auth=fde2893b3ec905300e7f34ef6e8328355bd3000935098d4144e3a592fe2ff80a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Tom McKibbin and Jon Rahm of Legion XIII celebrate with the team trophy after winning during day four of LIV Golf in Mexico City on April 19th, 2026. Photograph: Hector Vivas/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hector Vivas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandelson appointment was ‘serious error of judgment’, says Keir Starmer’s former adviser Morgan McSweeney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/28/keir-starmer-faces-day-of-peril-as-morgan-mcsweeney-gives-mandelson-evidence-to-mps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/28/keir-starmer-faces-day-of-peril-as-morgan-mcsweeney-gives-mandelson-evidence-to-mps/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pippa Crerar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork-born former chief of staff quit UK government after taking ‘full responsibility’ for advising prime minister to appoint the former ambassador]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:34:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLRNNTO7HNDTXI7DSXJURBZ4XE.jpg?auth=b8f0e8a8b6de48e178e4d3dbe1eeeca48ef41613f80d1b6f4599a2116eafc3ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Na Cleasaithe: ‘Le ceird na hamharclannaíochta, tá an méid sin samhlaíochta le spreagadh’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/na-cleasaithe-le-ceird-na-hamharclannaiochta-ta-an-meid-sin-samhlaiochta-le-spreagadh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/na-cleasaithe-le-ceird-na-hamharclannaiochta-ta-an-meid-sin-samhlaiochta-le-spreagadh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá sé mar aidhm ag an gcompántas, ina bhfuil tuairim agus scór saineolaí, drámaíocht na Gaeilge a spreagadh san ardchathair agus níos faide i gcéin
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3OZZYFTBBF6BBIS4ABONHDTAE.JPG?auth=fdbcff5a05cf5da840b7389c37b115398a85b613455db938439aad3accc4c951&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colm Mac Gearailt (Mícheál) agus Theresa Ní Argáin (An tSeanbhean Bhocht) san dráma Caitlín Ní Uallacháin in Ionad an Phiarsaigh, BÁC. Grianghraf: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men arrested over fatal assault of Scarlett Faulkner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/two-men-arrested-over-fatal-assault-of-scarlett-faulkner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/28/two-men-arrested-over-fatal-assault-of-scarlett-faulkner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men aged in 40s and late teens held in Garda stations in Co Tipperary over fatal attack in Birdhill]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:56:03 +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 (29) was fatally injured at Birdhill, Co Tipperary. Photograph: Family/Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tullow secures record $130 a barrel for Ghana oil amid crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/tullow-secures-record-130-a-barrel-for-ghana-oil-amid-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/tullow-secures-record-130-a-barrel-for-ghana-oil-amid-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Price is well ahead of global benchmarks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:53:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I7XPZ77L5B7C3BL5JLINYKA25Y.jpg?auth=cac5f5195c992cb4551507847b1a8f9141ef11711b5cfbc415980f98f6cd466a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tullow Oil says West African crude oil is continuing to trade at a premium as shipments from the Middle East are affected by severe disruptions.  Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentencing of publican Charlie Chawke’s son and daughter in assault case adjourned after guilty pleas ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/sentencing-of-prominent-publicans-son-and-daughter-adjourned-after-guilty-assault-pleas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/sentencing-of-prominent-publicans-son-and-daughter-adjourned-after-guilty-assault-pleas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alison Chawke and Bill Chawke pleaded guilty to assaulting two men at Dunraven Arms Hotel, in Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:52:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QE7WXDRWLFDATOBCR5NDPJOGNE.jpg?auth=31d38930fc53a9490547acd9f60fd83f02a51e9d24c74c45736ca57488352e19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alison and Bill Chawke outside Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. Photographs: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austrian man accused of plotting to attack Taylor Swift concert goes on trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/austrian-man-accused-of-plotting-to-attack-taylor-swift-concert-goes-on-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/austrian-man-accused-of-plotting-to-attack-taylor-swift-concert-goes-on-trial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man allegedly planned to target onlookers outside stadium with knives or home-made explosives]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:33:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNTC56W2S3M3YBIL6TS5LMDCJE.jpg?auth=6664ebd31258f31ea7177e57890b068857bd616f83abac9f77e7f77424293fc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defendants hide their faces behind file folders on their way to the courtroom in Vienna. Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthias Schrader</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire’s closes all of its remaining Irish stores]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/28/claires-to-close-last-irish-stores-as-teen-retailer-muscled-out-by-online-fast-fashion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/28/claires-to-close-last-irish-stores-as-teen-retailer-muscled-out-by-online-fast-fashion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retailer, which began in 1961, arrived in Ireland in the 1990s proving a big hit with girls]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:32:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGVKAZPYABHCJE2BQEOTK4SKSY.JPG?auth=85008ce48944d537eb191f080d72d7a67b9acb730c16ab6819e4156b07ecc4a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire's became a feature of town centres and shopping centres with its brand of cheap and cheerful accessories. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw IRISHTIMES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Dublin councillors reject claim Herzog Park renaming plan was anti-Semitic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/28/dublin-councillors-reject-claim-herzog-park-renaming-plan-was-anti-semitic-after-lord-mayor-apology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/28/dublin-councillors-reject-claim-herzog-park-renaming-plan-was-anti-semitic-after-lord-mayor-apology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ten lndependent and PBP councillors say apology ‘should not be used to rewrite the substance of the issue’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:14:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7APM4KGLXFHVTA4CNQJOHPMRQE.jpeg?auth=21c35615ab55bff78c1c107833dca8a220e6d6cd177217bb87710b06cec78d54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed renaming of Herzog Park was removed from Dublin City Council's agenda in December. Photograph: Joe Humphreys ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Féile na Bealtaine in Ard Mhacha Theas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/feile-na-bealtaine-in-ard-mhacha-theas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/feile-na-bealtaine-in-ard-mhacha-theas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Féile na Bealtaine;  Saibhreas an tSamhraidh; Ól uisce!; agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóir Éireannach]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFKDN6VINFDN7MDX3VPDRGJV3I.jpeg?auth=b250cd702bdde499d3c18e62a65c7f22fb7c726c195a5b0557a1a2e69c96cbba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Féile na Bealtaine: Is iomaí piseog agus traidisiún a bhaineann le tús an tsamhraidh Ghaelaigh.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are the cars worth importing from the UK to Ireland in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/28/which-cars-are-still-worth-importing-from-the-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/28/which-cars-are-still-worth-importing-from-the-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTBR5VJQT74RAHCR3HJVIIEZ6Y.jpg?auth=a8ed152756cf43c87e97818bafc347704fa53c78b0fcf52bf40f69da00ccc26f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is a huge number of pitfalls when it comes to buying a post-Brexit car from Britain]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sólathar tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht mar cheist lárnach san fhothoghchán]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/solathar-tithiochta-sa-ghaeltacht-mar-cheist-larnach-san-fhothoghchan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/solathar-tithiochta-sa-ghaeltacht-mar-cheist-larnach-san-fhothoghchan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deacrachtaí ag baint leis an gcóras séarachais i gceantair sa Ghaeltacht ina chonstaic ar fhorbairt thithíochta ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSQHCQ36BVH3FCK6GZ6JE73UXA.JPG?auth=3eba7f9f4aa75afe87ab21ec01da97b77852f143fa0baffd37aaed090336b779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Seanadóir Seán Kyne. Grianghraf: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US U-turns on funding for longstanding Irish peacebuilding project]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/us-u-turns-on-funding-for-peacebuilding-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/us-u-turns-on-funding-for-peacebuilding-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New $4m support package for the International Fund for Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXHBSAIDBBBAVJDIV42RECEUKQ.jpg?auth=6c11fae5e6164433d170b94f91126dd4f735b2eee9b3f77bce7c2a4a26debc43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US ambassador to Ireland Edward Walsh announced $4 million in new US support for the IFI. Photograph: Dan Dennison]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo heads caught in a ‘fog of questions and regrets’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/28/mayo-heads-caught-in-a-fog-of-questions-and-regrets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/28/mayo-heads-caught-in-a-fog-of-questions-and-regrets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick hurlers’ lack of depth was exposed by Cork; Leinster need to learn to avoid the second arrow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:29:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJ5R64BVBH4V6KNBM3HELKPFV4.jpg?auth=cc0c814e79db578d5f892e36d2c86c6e86a8122f6c6891adfb48ae37e0eff207&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo manager Andy Moran during Sunday's Connacht championship defeat by Roscommon in Castlebar. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI and Microsoft loosen ties in revised AI deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/openai-and-microsoft-loosen-ties-in-revised-ai-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/openai-and-microsoft-loosen-ties-in-revised-ai-deal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Companies redraw $135bn alliance as ChatGPT maker seeks greater independence to increase revenues]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:03:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OY4JPEL2B4DL4TECWCNLOH6UW4.jpg?auth=7ce57dbb5908f44032ceb89071ec3f0a6bced23ff69bc5d5bca4ac77953de084&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event in 2023. The two firms are loosening ties under a revised deal. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“...tá meas agam ar chuile ealaíontóir a sheasann suas ar son na fírinne agus an cheartais agus nach bhfuil faitíos orthu guth a thabhairt dóibh siúd atá faoi chois.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/ta-meas-agam-ar-chuile-ealaiontoir-a-sheasann-suas-ar-son-na-firinne-agus-don-cheartas-agus-nach-bhfuil-faitios-orthu-guth-a-thabhairt-doibh-siud-ata-faoi-chois/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/ta-meas-agam-ar-chuile-ealaiontoir-a-sheasann-suas-ar-son-na-firinne-agus-don-cheartas-agus-nach-bhfuil-faitios-orthu-guth-a-thabhairt-doibh-siud-ata-faoi-chois/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is aisteoir, áilteoir, agus scríbhneoir é Raymond Keane, a bhunaigh an compántas drámaíochta Barrabas. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father has €5.8m property debts written off in return for €45,676]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/father-has-58m-property-debts-written-off-in-return-for-45676/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/father-has-58m-property-debts-written-off-in-return-for-45676/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Debt servicing firm Everyday Finance will recover 0.78% of what it is owed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Nessa Cahill on Monday sanctioned a debt settlement arrangement for contracts specialist Eoin McDermott. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PR firm says it did not advise ex-chair Jim Glennon on sex offender reference controversy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/pr-firm-says-it-did-not-advise-ex-chair-jim-glennon-on-sex-offender-reference-controversy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/pr-firm-says-it-did-not-advise-ex-chair-jim-glennon-on-sex-offender-reference-controversy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Fianna Fáil TD gave reference at conclusion of trial of Daniel Ramamoorthy, who was convicted of sexually exploiting a child]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SH2X76ZFHVEQTDIT3QAPKUOEBM.jpg?auth=76776dd120f4711cdb2a3fbdc8be1aca99edac6bd4311899debecf6e1d578f20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Fianna Fáil TD Jim Glennon did not respond to requests for comment on Monday. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Chaney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marie Donnelly wins ESG leader award at the Business & Finance ESG Awards 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/28/marie-donnelly-wins-esg-leader-award-at-the-business-finance-esg-awards-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/04/28/marie-donnelly-wins-esg-leader-award-at-the-business-finance-esg-awards-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now entering its fifth year the awards recognise those who are actively striving to advance ESG initiatives in their organisations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:41:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YTPIXMFIZBNRDAFELK4MUTJDY.jpg?auth=8a92aba6f52d1a48678b015773f0ee2939d3d23c957583ec4cc1a154601fca8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marie Donnelly, former director of the European Commission, receiving the ESG leader award. Photograph: Andres Poveda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Poveda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to wind down State-funded hotel accommodation for Ukrainians is defended by Minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/winding-down-state-funded-hotel-accommodation-part-of-helping-ukrainians-integrate-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/winding-down-state-funded-hotel-accommodation-part-of-helping-ukrainians-integrate-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Vulnerable people will not be left alone,’ says Colm Brophy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:30:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOD44WPDGPIUPUCI3OXAEWOWHA.JPG?auth=56b783ca4b1b6a0419ac018ec29eea0429c4b9b4a6018460a97977ee804f233d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy said the Government's plan was in line with the wishes of the Ukrainian government. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins photos 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP profits hit 3-year high as Iran war delivers windfall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/bp-profits-hit-3-year-high-as-iran-war-delivers-windfall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/bp-profits-hit-3-year-high-as-iran-war-delivers-windfall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oil major’s quarterly profit beats analysts’ expectations on back of ‘exceptional’ trading performance]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:16:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3QIBWTCKOFIILD63OJQEYRX2I.jpg?auth=686245f1b6f106a12a8e40d650bab6355d85a6a97ff336e148f325590b5f0ac9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BP reported adjusted profit of $3.2 billion (€2.7 billion) for the first quarter, above the $2.7 billion forecast by analysts.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fisheries agency threw official ‘under the bus’ after protected disclosure, WRC told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/fisheries-agency-threw-official-under-the-bus-after-protected-disclosure-wrc-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/fisheries-agency-threw-official-under-the-bus-after-protected-disclosure-wrc-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fishery inspector says he knew letter to management on uninsured vehicles ‘would be like a nuclear bomb going off’ in the State agency]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z66J3YC5XUL3ZRR4T4VJDQC3ZU.jpg?auth=7bbfa545048de06ec977c904b729378f0173cbd6e0ad6dec907e92f8b99839eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Doherty said he was penalised and ostracised after highlighting the issue of vehicles assigned to staff with no insurance. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure to comply with secure care order for minor may mean ‘someone will die’, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/failure-to-comply-with-secure-care-order-for-minor-may-mean-someone-will-die-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/failure-to-comply-with-secure-care-order-for-minor-may-mean-someone-will-die-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears unless child is placed immediately in special care there could be a fatality, ‘or more than one’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court has heard that Tusla has not complied with the order due to a lack of available beds. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Lottery wants ‘all bets off’ from bookies accepting wagers on its draws]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/national-lottery-wants-all-bets-off-from-bookies-accepting-wagers-on-its-draws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/national-lottery-wants-all-bets-off-from-bookies-accepting-wagers-on-its-draws/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Ireland winding down accommodation support for Ukrainians fleeing war]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:43:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RIY6ZDRFBFBHVGVNUNKSZLFRYE.jpg?auth=932391075c13d4a664362249fb5ee36c57d2bf63c71516c7ea46759cc59767a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celebrations at Mace Perrystown in Dublin 12 after news in 2024 that a winning National Lottery ticket was sold there. Photograph: Mac Innes Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mac Innes Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: The moment car bomb explodes at Dunmurry police station]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/footage-shows-moment-car-bomb-explodes-at-dunmurry-police-station/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/footage-shows-moment-car-bomb-explodes-at-dunmurry-police-station/</guid><description><![CDATA[Suspected dissident republican attack is condemned by Northern Ireland’s political leaders and police chief]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:41:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IGZNSXF6VLQPNJPEPZDBHKEVE.jpg?auth=85121abca44b0262e6e8d386a4c4fe5321d5c9d2e66a32e5490d24a5dc14b9c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forensic officers gather evidence following a car bomb attack on Dunmurry police station. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavan publican aims to run premises using power harnessed from river, in world first]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/28/cavan-publican-aims-to-run-premises-using-power-harnessed-from-river-in-world-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/28/cavan-publican-aims-to-run-premises-using-power-harnessed-from-river-in-world-first/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pilot project could pave way for thousands of riverside premises to generate own electricity]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XEJZ6ZZK2RBJJDO7WVLHOZQNOU.jpg?auth=f91e22de5cdf9e68643aa2b1808e21bd1dad97e92afb0d9b4fa99a1d9bda425f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Murph's Gastro Pub in Butlers Bridge, Co Cavan, next to the Annalee River]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eugene Langan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An toghchán ag teannadh le pholaiteoirí Chnoc an Anfa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/an-toghchan-a-teannadh-le-pholaiteoiri-chnoc-an-anfa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/an-toghchan-a-teannadh-le-pholaiteoiri-chnoc-an-anfa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Faoi cheann bliana reáchtálfar olltoghchán ó Thuaidh agus tá obair mhór le déanamh ag páirtithe an rialtais ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7J4TPLS6PDFT3Z4R6XPEFOUU3I.jpg?auth=5b6bcc59fe297afd9dab4720e12093a58b7f269aa73347b8a52bf416d4308fd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Burrows, ceannaire nua-cheaptha an UUP. Grianghraf: Mark Marlow/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expanding RSV vaccination would result in ‘significant reductions’ in infant hospitalisation, says Hiqa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/28/report-examines-potential-to-reduce-infant-rsv-hospitalisations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/28/report-examines-potential-to-reduce-infant-rsv-hospitalisations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every winter, more than 7,000 people are diagnosed with the condition, including infants under the age of one ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4V6ODYWUTBDE3EA3IC3XRU3BXQ.jpg?auth=1fcfbb7319e1294f8ab4a91651a2fd1139733a7ac5f5e14b49f20e4010817003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A large number of children require admission to hospital for RSV infection, especially infants aged less than one year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guillem de Balanzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta contractor Covalen plans to make 700 workers redundant at Dublin operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/27/government-intervention-sought-as-700-jobs-threatened-at-meta-contractor-covalen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/27/government-intervention-sought-as-700-jobs-threatened-at-meta-contractor-covalen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Announcement by company follows recent round of more than 300 redundancies at firm ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:59:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTZXSNXIYBGFTIMKCXV5HWVWKM.JPG?auth=61edadca593be0310e5663e686855573db6a754fc87ca4c139f8b02c421f3a20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Covalen workers and members of the Communications Workers Union during recent industrial action outside their place of work at Sandyford, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another violent attack on Trump brings a short-lived truce in his battle with the media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/another-violent-attack-on-trump-brings-a-short-lived-truce-in-his-battle-with-the-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/another-violent-attack-on-trump-brings-a-short-lived-truce-in-his-battle-with-the-media/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:55:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34PHGH2RNAJCOYSIQIYTVZME5Q.jpg?auth=3ed3c2e1838069cc9e3d6263d72fba5a918264679767ab5e94fa81eee871afb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump departs Palm Beach International Airport en route to The White House, on April 24, 2026. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy Kimmel defends Melania ‘widow’ joke after the Trumps call for him to be fired]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/28/jimmy-kimmel-defends-melania-widow-joke-after-the-trumps-call-for-him-to-be-fired/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/28/jimmy-kimmel-defends-melania-widow-joke-after-the-trumps-call-for-him-to-be-fired/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Stein in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First lady accuses the comedian of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’ over joke made days before the White House press dinner shooting

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:33:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOH6JA67TVEUDB5YJQA7BLDO7A.jpg?auth=b8fbb1cfe0e857284e553a8c6e9bf4841403a55084ca44357b835feef9ee3b6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jimmy Kimmel made a joke describing Melania Trump as glowing like an 'expectant widow' on Thursday, well before the Saturday attack on the White House correspondents’ dinner. Photograph: Disney/Michael Le Brecht]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Le Brecht</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine’s ‘grandad’ soldiers; National Lottery claims it is being undermined]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/ukraines-grandad-soldiers-national-lottery-claims-it-is-being-undermined/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/ukraines-grandad-soldiers-national-lottery-claims-it-is-being-undermined/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Early Edition podcast: An Garda Síochána is undercharging for officers policing events, according to the Public Accounts Committee]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:24:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWKSXDTB7MWDZY3NZUP6T7PXG4.jpg?auth=6855fbbbbd0b82d2fb1ebe901fff17b81a9de0b0d9a0be2fade84be3d64d2691&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish National Lottery is calling for a ban on bookmakers allowing bets on the numbers. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the US, Republicans and Democrats battle to redraw voting maps]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/28/global-briefing-republicans-and-democrats-battle-to-redraw-voting-maps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/28/global-briefing-republicans-and-democrats-battle-to-redraw-voting-maps/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To ‘dummymander’ is to change voting districts in a way that inadvertently benefits an opponent]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:37:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LIGTBGNT35E3ZOWWJ6PWMRDRYA.jpg?auth=ba38be26bbd509f57a33427b18bf421c5b77fd954df44fd656b77988ce8931e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis could find out on Tuesday what Florida lawmakers think of his proposals to redraft voting districts. Photograph: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Senior lieutenant’ in Kinahan cartel tracked Dubliner shot dead outside home, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/senior-lieutenant-in-kinahan-cartel-tracked-innocent-dubliner-shot-dead-outside-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/senior-lieutenant-in-kinahan-cartel-tracked-innocent-dubliner-shot-dead-outside-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seán McGovern  admitted two charges for which maximum sentence is life imprisonment]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:37:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VNVSLPFHFGVZH5LAXGSGROMIU.jpg?auth=3c2b66cf84857d0a1498555b298d914ef40ca2e15c5aee077a9394a4ef450d63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[“I swear on my baby’s life, I’m not stopping now” - Seán McGovern was detained in Dubai in October 2024]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower growth but no recession says Bank of Ireland, and RTE’s new radio jingles ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/lower-growth-but-no-recession-says-bank-of-ireland-and-rtes-new-radio-jingles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/lower-growth-but-no-recession-says-bank-of-ireland-and-rtes-new-radio-jingles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:29:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRNHQEBB73KUEHWHKPNFKUFOPI.jpg?auth=f2d652698889fb4cb8c70ffb16fc0199e705de8242b4fdda61c5884523da99e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTE Radio 1's new jingles haven't won universal approval. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I didn’t know anybody who had gone on to college and barely knew anybody who had a Leaving Cert‘]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/school-dropout-turned-educator-helps-open-doors-for-disadvantaged-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/school-dropout-turned-educator-helps-open-doors-for-disadvantaged-students/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Our learners are as smart as people in mainstream education; they just needed the chance’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEDA4XCKE5FXDNUAPG5XELFPEQ.JPG?auth=b08f6c6a89549b3ca2a8abe4fc530fbd30b6175c213da4ebf31e711066b7155a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Gunnery, a facilitator on the Stem Passport for Inclusion programme at Maynooth University. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oisín McConville: ‘At one stage, football was the only thing that kept me alive’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/oisin-mcconville-at-one-stage-football-was-the-only-thing-that-kept-me-alive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/oisin-mcconville-at-one-stage-football-was-the-only-thing-that-kept-me-alive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The two-time All Star winner says his gambling addiction was so bad ‘loan sharks wouldn’t even touch me in the end’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O42W2XDPGNAPLIZCESALN5Z3AE.jpg?auth=b0d4006e033bf357004e55875c228511d616b5db9a214e0c9835c2f1fe500195&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oisín McConville has spoken about his difficulty gambling, particularly looking at how easy it is for young people to get hooked via their phones. 
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill










]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I learned invisibility as a child and now I can’t cry as an adult’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/28/i-learned-invisibility-as-a-child-and-now-i-cant-cry-as-an-adult/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/28/i-learned-invisibility-as-a-child-and-now-i-cant-cry-as-an-adult/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bronagh Loughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having to take on adult responsibilities at an early age can have negative effects that last into adulthood]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OBUURAWJ5BRJJUT2OCAF6P5TQ.jpg?auth=8fc238472024f36440bfcbc195c947aac820625d96dac33c2969157c101eb3e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bronagh Loughlin: 'A big part of recovery is learning to manage symptoms and develop new coping mechanisms']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish consumer confidence falls to lowest level since December 2022]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/consumer-confidence-falls-to-lowest-level-since-december-2022/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/consumer-confidence-falls-to-lowest-level-since-december-2022/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All elements of sentiment focussed on household finances notably weak in April, while largest monthly decline was outlook for jobs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GYPYITXGB5FYFASEWSKLQNNSN4.JPG?auth=9971e4a637135ca85c454dced4908cea823e4f7843bc832161fbd8a481c486d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish consumer sentiment fell moderately in April, according to the latest survey from the Irish League of Credit Unions. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need garden cities, not garden sheds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/we-need-garden-cities-not-garden-sheds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/we-need-garden-cities-not-garden-sheds/</guid><description><![CDATA[New policy is another stopgap measure]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Child homelessness should be front-page news]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/child-homelessness-should-be-front-page-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/child-homelessness-should-be-front-page-news/</guid><description><![CDATA[A reader argues Ireland’s housing crisis should lead the national conversation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Was Peig Sayers a true fatalist?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/was-peig-sayers-a-true-fatalist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/was-peig-sayers-a-true-fatalist/</guid><description><![CDATA[A reader argues that the Blasket storyteller’s life shows resilience rather than helplessness]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Leinster put Benetton defeat behind them and take Buddhist approach to Toulon clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/28/leinster-put-benetton-defeat-behind-them-and-take-buddhist-approach-to-toulon-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/28/leinster-put-benetton-defeat-behind-them-and-take-buddhist-approach-to-toulon-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Province contending with several injury concerns ahead of Champions Cup semi-final]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NHT63J4MHNE6BF5UQUR2HN5LBI.jpg?auth=c72dc47d264316249555e6c71a063cccb91f8c30dba0211ac89b085b6aca15d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Rabah Slimani will join Toulon next season. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horses were placed second at Punchestown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/horses-were-placed-second-at-punchestown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/horses-were-placed-second-at-punchestown/</guid><description><![CDATA[The going was good for female staff at Guinness]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should planning rules for one-off housing be relaxed? Opinions for and against]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/28/should-planning-rules-for-one-off-housing-be-relaxed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/28/should-planning-rules-for-one-off-housing-be-relaxed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josephine O'Neill, Brendan O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liberalisation of the planning guidelines is necessary to support rural communities, proponents argue, but opponents point to environmental impacts and increased pressure on services]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO4F7ABWNJAVXDTJHPLJNSI4ZE.jpg?auth=7b9ad087739ae66279e099056aed0348f28c9c81b16ea485926aa925367de637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The issue of one-off housing in rural Ireland belongs to a class of public policy issues that analysts describe as ‘wicked problems’. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Strong signs’ investors are returning to Irish rental market amid new rules, says estate agent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/signs-that-investors-are-returning-to-irish-rental-market-after-rule-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/signs-that-investors-are-returning-to-irish-rental-market-after-rule-changes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hooke & MacDonald boss says he sees early signs of recovery in private rental sector]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IWM7ZOKTMYRCJ5YUEVSFUQKPY.jpg?auth=e518e012c296c2bcd147572d20e86a7580282b50557252e49482f152aef6bc25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ken MacDonald said there are strong signs that investment was beginning to flow back into the rental sector after several years of depressed activity. Photograph: Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The slow erosion of Dublin’s historic core]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/the-slow-erosion-of-dublins-historic-core/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/the-slow-erosion-of-dublins-historic-core/</guid><description><![CDATA[At present, the funding required to deliver meaningful change appears uncertain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balanced debate on Sitka spruce is needed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/call-for-balanced-debate-on-sitka-spruce-follows-school-controversy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/call-for-balanced-debate-on-sitka-spruce-follows-school-controversy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Letter highlights tension over forestry policy, native species and construction timber needs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Hail St Mary’s, worthy champions and a powerful new force in Irish club rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/28/hail-st-marys-worthy-champions-and-a-powerful-new-force-in-irish-club-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/28/hail-st-marys-worthy-champions-and-a-powerful-new-force-in-irish-club-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having ended seven years in Division 1B and flirted with relegation, they claimed their first AIL crown since 2012]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BKWSUSKHXVCSLALNXH63W73FHA.jpg?auth=c6a5f606ca460583027ee8af2a2288a2d76070d0821de8381891f680277d9712&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Mary's College celebrate with the AIL cup after defeating Clontarf in the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Sunday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt on making The Devil Wears Prada 2]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/28/meryl-streep-anne-hathaway-stanley-tucci-and-emily-blunt-on-making-the-devil-wears-prada-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/28/meryl-streep-anne-hathaway-stanley-tucci-and-emily-blunt-on-making-the-devil-wears-prada-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The film revisits Miranda Priestly’s empire as print, power and prestige face digital disruption]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3O3DIPMVH5BNPGODWAGXROSZ4E.jpg?auth=008f188d257f99da0a9a0a245a34dccab32505464dd8b54e010acbb160f9a7f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Devil Wears Prada 2: Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci in London. Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Spicer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacks on hospitals must not be normalised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/attacks-on-hospitals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/attacks-on-hospitals/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wartime strategy is designed to break morale and turn care into terror]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[The best golf gadgets for 2026: Our expert’s guide ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/28/the-best-golf-gadgets-for-2026-our-experts-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/28/the-best-golf-gadgets-for-2026-our-experts-guide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These days, most golfers – of all abilities – are using rangefinders for instant distance measurements to the pin]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZJTZYDWELXUDNCFIKKROSIR3Q.jpg?auth=9bb73ad967a6810c2044210bf81506b1df8b137e77db059ac96ce91a63f12c79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A caddies uses a rangefinder during the Evian Championship. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stuart Franklin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public may be subsidising concerts and sports events due to Garda undercharging for policing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/public-may-be-subsidising-concerts-and-sports-events-due-to-garda-undercharging-for-policing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/public-may-be-subsidising-concerts-and-sports-events-due-to-garda-undercharging-for-policing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Force recoups money from organisers at €45 per hour for each member deployed, but this does not include overtime and allowances]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4TRD5L6ONHFLL4FSDFOL5FMMQ.JPG?auth=b1c4128a6fef2d7f188b3deb1fabd8c34ad38f5af910ba069365816663d1f6a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí direct fans at the Harry Styles concert in Slane Castle in June 2023. 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[‘Right to be forgotten’ for cancer patients in insurance market to be enshrined in law]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/right-to-be-forgotten-for-cancer-patients-in-insurance-market-to-be-enshrined-in-law/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/right-to-be-forgotten-for-cancer-patients-in-insurance-market-to-be-enshrined-in-law/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to outline road transporters support scheme to Cabinet]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXTMZTZDTZFBFAX476H3ZKRAQU.jpg?auth=668206c0f8ff8bfcad73ee2785afd1855a1b30d45f88434233af3dff83e0b020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under the reforms, people who have been free of cancer for five years will not be penalised when applying for a mortgage – reduced from seven years. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">wutwhanfoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal or illegal, Ireland’s emissions failure will damage the world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/28/it-is-deeply-concerning-that-despite-climate-law-planning-approvals-will-substantially-increase-irelands-greenhouse-gas-emissions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/28/it-is-deeply-concerning-that-despite-climate-law-planning-approvals-will-substantially-increase-irelands-greenhouse-gas-emissions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any additional emissions will cause additional climate harm: that’s the basic physical and moral challenge of climate change]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GNKS6GG4PPIUYXMA6IY7ZRTMW4.jpg?auth=6b6ba56f88f2de6bb49894eb53ca0bc811bf044705fd256eea6a7f8580925b2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Approximately 40 additional data centres have been given the green light since the amended climate law was enacted. File photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of murder victim tells Seán McGovern he inflicted a ‘nightmare’ on family]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/daughter-of-murder-victim-tells-sean-mcgovern-he-inflicted-a-nightmare-on-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/28/daughter-of-murder-victim-tells-sean-mcgovern-he-inflicted-a-nightmare-on-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kinahan cartel figure should have been buying Christmas presents for his kids, not ‘planning the murder’ of her father, Donna Kirwan says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/42WPGVODQ2FRTEBQUCS3OSV7FE.jpg?auth=5cc634d5591e655e45f2d90939bab2986d233319aa8b6f22d9681f632d1e6853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noel Kirwan's daughter Donna leaves the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish banks left with work to do on cyber security amid Mythos threat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/irish-banks-left-with-work-to-do-on-cyber-security-amid-mythos-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/irish-banks-left-with-work-to-do-on-cyber-security-amid-mythos-threat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report shows financial institutions in Ireland among the most vulnerable in Europe to hackers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73EG7IE7UMBX4HUGEG57AKCEFE.jpg?auth=3cb6aac999ca5cb773faa0e428afe485ea913e8b2ad89e87420a17d4b1ec2b9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthropic's Mythos is believed to be highly efficient at finding bugs in computer code that could open the door to mass hacking. Photograph: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabby Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An extraordinary claim by the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/an-extraordinary-claim-by-the-college-of-psychiatrists-of-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/an-extraordinary-claim-by-the-college-of-psychiatrists-of-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[The inclusion of ‘pharmacological restraint’ in the Mental Health Bill is essential]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the ‘feis-fixing’ affair, has Irish dancing cleaned up its act?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/after-the-feis-fixing-affair-has-irish-dancing-cleaned-up-its-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/after-the-feis-fixing-affair-has-irish-dancing-cleaned-up-its-act/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B7LEBULLFNF3HPPSX5VELNRURA.jpg?auth=166ea760c0cb85d6c38048a21b7cd9a0962160c35f8794089d808ec1137e0a92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne came up against a wall of silence when investigating alleged competition-fixing in Irish dancing]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sklerotik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central banks struggle to navigate open-ended price shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/central-banks-struggle-to-navigate-open-ended-price-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/central-banks-struggle-to-navigate-open-ended-price-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World’s leading central banks are expected to hold fire on interest rates this week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWAPRUWIT5UUJA4EXAYLJUEZHM.jpg?auth=b37fb0776ab3949e6654a4bcddf70ab8ea4d81276030fa560599756a309a6b7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde. The ECB will decide on interest rates this week. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filip Singer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1926 census returns in Irish: A rare window into language and identity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/the-1926-census-returns-in-irish-a-rare-window-into-language-and-identity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/the-1926-census-returns-in-irish-a-rare-window-into-language-and-identity/</guid><description><![CDATA[A look back at the 1926 census reveals a nation caught between two scripts ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Have Irish people really never felt poorer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/have-irish-people-really-never-felt-poorer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/have-irish-people-really-never-felt-poorer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Survey evidence challenges claims that the public mood has reached historic lows]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Comparing Trump to an ‘overbearing aunt’ is an insult to women ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/comparing-trump-to-an-overbearing-aunt-is-an-insult-to-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/comparing-trump-to-an-overbearing-aunt-is-an-insult-to-women/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president’s moral inanity, vindictiveness and egomania is attempting to destroy moral and political standards]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Issues that truly matter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/issues-that-truly-matter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/28/issues-that-truly-matter/</guid><description><![CDATA[In praise of Malachy Clerkin’s column]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Why RTÉ scrapping Sunday Miscellany’s trumpet sounds such a bum note]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/28/what-conclusions-should-we-draw-from-radio-1s-bland-inauthentic-new-audio-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/28/what-conclusions-should-we-draw-from-radio-1s-bland-inauthentic-new-audio-design/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oliver Callan observed that his own show’s new music made him feel like he was ‘presenting Euronews’ at 3am]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil created a middle class but has little to say to a generation unable to join it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/28/fianna-fail-created-a-middle-class-but-has-little-to-say-to-a-generation-unable-to-join-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/28/fianna-fail-created-a-middle-class-but-has-little-to-say-to-a-generation-unable-to-join-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With its disastrous housing policies, Fianna Fáil has lost touch with its own successes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSFXO4U74ZHD5C7DW2BPTB3K5A.jpg?auth=76eae7cb669dc85ffbe5ce7baddca0a07e39d47fb0c07685ce38c55e88ae9670&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The great problem for Fianna Fáil is not its historic failures. It is that, with its disastrous housing policies, it lost touch with its own successes. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: Andy Moran must carry on through the pain and show faith in Mayo players ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/28/stephen-rochford-andy-moran-must-carry-on-through-the-pain-and-show-faith-in-his-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/28/stephen-rochford-andy-moran-must-carry-on-through-the-pain-and-show-faith-in-his-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The blame game is at full pelt after defeat to Roscommon, which is why the manager must show even more belief in his men]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZXM25BXS5AXXLX3OAYGGPW5TA.jpg?auth=66afce21391430e72d9f0ffb67401f848ec090367219cf15cd9fbb1b0c80f29b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Enda Hession and Paddy Durcan cut frustrated figures during Sunday's Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final defeat to Roscommon. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want to invest, but Irish investment fund returns seem very small when taking account of risks’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/28/irish-investment-fund-returns-seem-very-small-to-me-when-taking-account-of-market-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/28/irish-investment-fund-returns-seem-very-small-to-me-when-taking-account-of-market-risks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fund advertises annual return of 6.9% annually over the past decade, but reader is only getting 2.44% into their hand]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The GPs following in family footsteps: ‘My grandfather and father were doctors in the same village’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/28/gps-following-family-footsteps-we-see-people-at-different-stages-along-their-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/28/gps-following-family-footsteps-we-see-people-at-different-stages-along-their-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A higher proportion of medicine students have at least one doctor parent than those who do not, studies have shown]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CR72VPCM5CCBA2MHMDTLGS7LE.JPG?auth=b1cb7ec45673622920191738efaea7308f77bea3c67eef80407a90451e669119&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Eamonn Shanahan and his daughter Dr Bríd Shanahan. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ireland was not the continental Europe that I was fantasising about’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/28/ireland-was-not-the-continental-europe-that-i-was-fantasising-about/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/28/ireland-was-not-the-continental-europe-that-i-was-fantasising-about/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Xinlan Li moved from China to Ireland in 2022 to study at UCD]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQH5MCDOJBFZ7MLISO3DBAETQ4.jpg?auth=4c17036ccd0f0fbc87655a6aad447cea48c0aebaef16abfcde0f1b4a6a9005c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Xinlan Li. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stylish Sandymount Edwardian with considered interiors and a bath in the garden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/28/stylish-sandymount-edwardian-with-garden-bath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/28/stylish-sandymount-edwardian-with-garden-bath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oswald Road home with reclaimed period features offers an oasis garden close to the sea]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCY56TVTBVCZJAQD3BS7XKTDXY.jpg?auth=b5b53625901e0e37d48407c5349904510fd46b24711fd49b1166028cd1353363&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1 Oswald Road, Dublin 4]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ukrainian grandfathers on the front line]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/ukraines-grandfathers-go-to-war-as-young-are-spared-to-rebuild-the-nation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/ukraines-grandfathers-go-to-war-as-young-are-spared-to-rebuild-the-nation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men in their 50s and 60s are filling the ranks — driven by duty, history and a fear of national extinction]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BN7E6GMV4VHX5CK77K4R2XQFPE.jpeg?auth=90a5a8b3a107a9bcdcbc4342bb482de6c4bc2517fb5c63b95f74480cc773576b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oleksandr Yurychko is a founding member of the Wolves of the Steppes, a volunteer battalion created in 2018 for men who are rejected by the regular Ukrainian army]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lara Marlowe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Wilde, Paris and the afterlife of a scandal that never quite ended]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/oscar-wilde-paris-and-the-afterlife-of-a-scandal-that-never-quite-ended/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/28/oscar-wilde-paris-and-the-afterlife-of-a-scandal-that-never-quite-ended/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The beautiful youth Wilde blamed for his downfall ended up a ‘stooped old man’ in Hove]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4DTWQ2ZHFGS3NDT6ZZ5LRQQLU.jpg?auth=24e0f05c67219cf15dd09c078c2fa4d3ded4c863f1f36cf9b286edd94c8d44bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar Wilde dreamed of returning to the city to stage his 'artistic reappearance' and 'rehabilitation through art, in Paris'. Photograph: Roger Viollet Collection/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Patagonia: An awe-inspiring journey into history and penguins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/28/exploring-patagonia-an-awe-inspiring-journey-into-history-and-penguins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/04/28/exploring-patagonia-an-awe-inspiring-journey-into-history-and-penguins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exploring by sea from Punta Arenas in Chile down to Cape Horn, I certainly find my wanderlust satisfied]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIBVWNT3Y5D6NGEGUXQWVA4UZQ.jpg?auth=8c4d6fedba8b95c8fc8ada5a39b7d0613fbea878cda6f4a192ff7a3c62208a22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A glacier hike with Australis Cruises during a trip to Cape Horn. Photograph: Florian Grieger]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Florian Grieger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ll be there’: Richard Neal, a key ally of Ireland, objected to the last British monarch’s address to Congress — but not this time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/28/ill-be-there-richard-neal-key-ally-to-ireland-on-capitol-hill-will-be-present-for-king-charles-address/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/28/ill-be-there-richard-neal-key-ally-to-ireland-on-capitol-hill-will-be-present-for-king-charles-address/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congressman quietly absented himself when a British monarch last addressed Congress. But times have changed – on both sides of the Atlantic]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JR7GHWSJJNPDO3OH2LID2AVLQ4.jpg?auth=20ba2c42956694694ad033e1d7deb90350fc03a5bdd6eb0c195adbd6c93403ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Richard Neal did not attend the address to Congress of Britain's queen Elizabeth in 1991. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drew Angerer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain injury in sport is out of control, and getting worse, writes a neurologist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/28/neurologist-sports-defenders-will-accuse-me-of-scaremongering-but-head-injury-risks-remain-real/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/28/neurologist-sports-defenders-will-accuse-me-of-scaremongering-but-head-injury-risks-remain-real/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prof Colin Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Bodies were put on the line’ . . . This now fully glorified gladiatorial contest is what rugby has become]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZWHHXLQKRBY5E7WGKQX4Q335A.jpg?auth=65b9393fb550dae97ce4c87ed72d27b0cc2ad2881dec7e1c4b4ef3f57bf59b37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blues full back Carlos Spencer receiving attention for a head injury during a recent rugby game against the Waratahs in New Zealand. Photograph: Michael Bradley/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Bradley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birds nesting above my apartment balcony are waking me up at 5am. What can I do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/28/birds-nesting-above-my-apartment-balcony-are-waking-me-up-at-5am-what-can-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/28/birds-nesting-above-my-apartment-balcony-are-waking-me-up-at-5am-what-can-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Keenan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property Clinic: These birds are very loud and disruptive. Can they be removed?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OYCH6T4BPZDHHKQ55CDEXUGU7Y.jpg?auth=61ed677668ef8a295253b1ed1b9067bae4108fd47d67cc68143070658debe6cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are wildlife laws that prohibit interference with birds’ nests between March 1st and August 31st each year. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sanja Baljkas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first film I saw at a cinema was Christopher Reeve’s Superman. It upended my childlike mind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/28/on-national-superhero-day-remember-the-battered-bruised-souls-to-whom-we-owe-so-much/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/28/on-national-superhero-day-remember-the-battered-bruised-souls-to-whom-we-owe-so-much/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Superheroes deserve some of the backlash they’ve been receiving of late, but is there a risk of throwing Batman out with the bathwater?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7BRDCYAZJARZJUHL4ZHNWTQC4.jpg?auth=d31a5751df8329a35a47db4bc5354c59bb2a3c056760298d5cdd4d12ddf100a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Nothing brings me back to my childhood more powerfully than John Williams’s Superman theme': Christopher Reeve in Richard Donner's 1978 film. Photograph: Warner Bros]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had lost one of my sisters. That changed everything’: Siobhán Cleary on composing Canto]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/28/i-had-lost-one-of-my-sisters-that-changed-everything-siobhan-cleary-on-composing-canto/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/28/i-had-lost-one-of-my-sisters-that-changed-everything-siobhan-cleary-on-composing-canto/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dervan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Composer says bereavement ‘kind of changed everything about the writing of the piece’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UMIU3VYHBCPBDKKCIOJJYRXXY.jpg?auth=daf7687fff71e83c950a6a09cd92363eacf01d8b96761dc6a81cbd0c207a7784&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siobhán Cleary says when she was commissioned for Canto she was going through bereavement. Photograph: Darren Purcell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Purcell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/how-concerned-should-leinster-be-for-europe-after-benetton-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/how-concerned-should-leinster-be-for-europe-after-benetton-defeat/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLJDKTMKWW76XYL3QPLKCAHFYY.jpg?auth=0d73e46c50f85b046bba7b5c02fe2fbb041f8429d455d96e35e1cc995fbb3de9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Dan Sheehan dejected after the loss to Benetton in last Saturday's URC match. Photograph: Roberto Bregani/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roberto Bregani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve recently come into a lump sum and want to invest it. What should I do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/28/how-to-invest-your-questions-answered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/28/how-to-invest-your-questions-answered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to invest: Options for investing a lump sum; long-term saving for children; and whether you should pay down your mortgage before you invest
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIDX774XVZAIBNC7WB3SCCPYFU.jpg?auth=ffb736fe76b18443a0cecb0e923acbaeaed37e84ac40954e342de0a71e782e29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Parents worry about making the best use of money they are setting aside for their children. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devotions by Lucy Caldwell: Poignant stories from a specialist in the form]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/28/devotions-by-lucy-caldwell-poignant-stories-from-a-specialist-in-the-form/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/28/devotions-by-lucy-caldwell-poignant-stories-from-a-specialist-in-the-form/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Boyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest collection from the author of Intimacies and Openings does not disappoint]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MW5LTNK4VRBIXOY2AAOJD5ZJYI.jpg?auth=8e640415f74edfd0f385bb3a2cee3402933acc29ff17302c8acb4a2e52bcad8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lucy Caldwell has written four short story collections in a decade. Photograph: Erdem Varol]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caighdeán níos fearr do mhúinteoirí? Tá sé níos casta ná sin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/caighdean-nios-fearr-do-mhuinteoiri-ta-se-nios-casta-na-sin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/04/28/caighdean-nios-fearr-do-mhuinteoiri-ta-se-nios-casta-na-sin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Ó Colmáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ní féidir brath ar an seomra ranga borradh a chur faoin líon Gael sa tír]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDDSL2OEVBNFSFYM7LNZNMGKIA.jpg?auth=ab6c8af080e9021ac25ac28a36b471453ed92fdbee758497a5e83e35c6eae913&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Ag breathnú dom ar sceideal RTÉ, is beag tagairt a chonaic mé don Ghaeilge agus níor tháinig mé ar aon chlár Gaeilge nach raibh dírithe ar ghasúir". Grianghraf: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than one third of Irish adults experience financial fraud ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/more-than-one-third-of-irish-adults-experience-financial-fraud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/more-than-one-third-of-irish-adults-experience-financial-fraud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 40% of victims never report crime]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWCSMAX5S5B5ZD53UH3FGHLBWY.jpg?auth=1857940041f525e518acf29819ccbf19fc205471c1a99f5bad9fed82cc47609f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Risky online behaviour is the 'single strongest predictor of fraud experience', according to a report from the Central Bank. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fizkes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy price rises will squeeze incomes but won’t trigger recession, says Bank of Ireland  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/energy-price-rises-will-squeeze-incomes-but-wont-trigger-recession-says-bank-of-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/28/energy-price-rises-will-squeeze-incomes-but-wont-trigger-recession-says-bank-of-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lender slashes growth forecast for the Irish economy as conflict enters third month]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/227F3ELMTSFADLXIY7IO5N7FDY.jpg?auth=8566c2ca86e8a87baf14bf55ce475a9d13e952236f58f49a0500b34b8ee3c33a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland predicts that rising fuel prices won't tip the country into recession. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>