<?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/2026-04-29/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:14:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Israel begins intercepting Gaza aid flotilla Catherine Connolly’s sister is part of]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/29/israel-begins-intercepting-gaza-aid-flotilla-catherine-connollys-sister-is-part-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/29/israel-begins-intercepting-gaza-aid-flotilla-catherine-connollys-sister-is-part-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Margaret Connolly, one of President’s 13 siblings, is a GP and activist based in Co Sligo]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:34:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDP3D3I67VA5FMF7E2QIQLKD7I.JPG?auth=270c65df336be41f1237e394881a8036d7d27b5284a61adaaaee42589072de67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margaret Connolly at inauguration of President Catherine Connolly in Dublin last year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia to end LIV Golf funding after this season, say reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/29/saudi-arabia-to-end-liv-golf-funding-after-this-season-say-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/29/saudi-arabia-to-end-liv-golf-funding-after-this-season-say-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Move would bring a jarring end to the breakaway league]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:43:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43MNAUGW6WIIGNCR56I5MHQLHY.jpg?auth=ce75fbe297d14a06e4b305a5b1fe4a3f4719860e05ef17b2763f2ce34e2093b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Rahm during LIV Golf Mexico City earlier this month. Photograph: Hector Vivas/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hector Vivas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julian Alvarez keeps tie in the balance as VAR penalty controversy denies Arsenal at Atlético]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/julian-alvarez-keeps-tie-in-the-balance-as-var-penalty-controversy-denies-arsenal-at-atletico/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/julian-alvarez-keeps-tie-in-the-balance-as-var-penalty-controversy-denies-arsenal-at-atletico/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner at the Metropolitano Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fewer goals than PSG v Bayern Munich, but just as much drama in Madrid]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNNROL23XNFHJCTDE3MFAPKXUA.jpg?auth=26482d240eb3bc78f446209b27ea1347a4e82f346c750facc4fa471c0a68631e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez scores a penalty against Arsenal during Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg. Photograph: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manu Fernandez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roscommon overcome Mayo after extra-time to clinch Connacht under-20 title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/roscommon-overcome-mayo-after-extra-time-to-clinch-connacht-under-20-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/roscommon-overcome-mayo-after-extra-time-to-clinch-connacht-under-20-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Hennigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five-goal Rossies come from behind to win in Tuam]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:29:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BVXI3FJ26L7NJ3AIMTY7NMMYI.jpg?auth=10271fb5e2535e6476acf4f95ce9e91cabe6a3f1644244fc675c2cedc6a1ce7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roscommon's John McGuinness celebrates scoring a goal with Ruairí Kilcline. 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[National children’s hospital completion date will ‘continue to evolve’, says builder BAM]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/national-childrens-hospital-completion-date-will-continue-to-evolve-says-builder-bam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/national-childrens-hospital-completion-date-will-continue-to-evolve-says-builder-bam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Highly selective data’ being misleadingly used about current state of project, builder says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:19:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GHIYPN2V5HLROHDXE4D5WQB6U.jpeg?auth=91fff8074f5a232cf14d830b0429bbde15f05055c57b90395b5604e79ba47c17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new national children’s hospital at St James’ Hospital in Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goal rush sees Tyrone retain Ulster under-20 title over Monaghan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/goal-rush-sees-tyrone-retain-ulster-under-20-title-over-monaghan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/goal-rush-sees-tyrone-retain-ulster-under-20-title-over-monaghan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Francis Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three first-half goals send Tyrone on their way at the Athletic Grounds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:27:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYLHSW5MTC4G3IQC6RDS5L6HT4.jpg?auth=5e4fa5321555690e52fd8bce72bde35855ea37a46010b6768a9591aaf1d58033&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monaghan's Martin Quinn intercepts the ball from Tyrone's Shea McDermott during the Ulster Under-20 Football Final at the Athletic Grounds. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US supreme court demolishes Voting Rights Act, gutting racial discrimination provision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/us-supreme-court-demolishes-voting-rights-act-gutting-racial-discrimination-provision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/us-supreme-court-demolishes-voting-rights-act-gutting-racial-discrimination-provision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Levine]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision gives politicians permission to draw districting plans that weaken the influence of minority voters]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:22:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UW6LS6RPHJAQRDB6K5KSMSOW2Y.jpg?auth=8aed098e6d76223d9d53834e3b64f3aaa8b72ef0df14d9751fb692b83d89626e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a dissenting opinion, justice Elena Kagan wrote the court had now accomplished a 'demolition of the Voting Rights Act'.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">YayaErnst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t want to go back to that’: Fears ‘reignited’ among PSNI staff following Dunmurry attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/i-dont-want-to-go-back-to-that-fears-reignited-among-psni-staff-following-dunmurry-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/i-dont-want-to-go-back-to-that-fears-reignited-among-psni-staff-following-dunmurry-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Union representative Tracey Godfrey ‘inundated’ with calls from civilian workers since speaking publicly about concerns]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:59:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GNCKW3BIGOU5UPN4ZURJZDIF7I.jpg?auth=2302c1262561d700f89beb7f25a0fcd4fbd2246b1fbac3f964dd712202a05fd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forensic investigators at the scene in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland after a New IRA car bomb exploded outside a PSNI station. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in custody as gardaí search for firearm discharged by child in Ballymun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/man-in-custody-as-gardai-search-for-firearm-discharged-by-child-in-ballymun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/man-in-custody-as-gardai-search-for-firearm-discharged-by-child-in-ballymun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Growing sense of fear in the community as violence escalates,’ says local People Before Profit councillor]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:48:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXY7RYAFJRB3HKTFHBIOUYTHSA.jpg?auth=4e0d8c7c87c0a26044955565ff92312e37a197812d2543d224a308911a501181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Another loaded gun was found in Ballymun on Sunday, with links to feuding also part of the investigation into that find. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning institute influenced EY report findings, executive claims at Irish Examiner libel trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/planning-institute-influenced-ey-report-findings-executive-claims-at-irish-examiner-libel-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/planning-institute-influenced-ey-report-findings-executive-claims-at-irish-examiner-libel-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Orla Purcell claims IPI committee gave instruction to make findings certain allegations against her could be substantiated]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:39:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orla Purcell is suing the Irish Examiner over two January 2023 articles, claiming the publications were defamatory of her.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on AI: tentative State response needs to ramp up ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/29/the-irish-times-view-on-ai-tentative-state-response-needs-to-ramp-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/29/the-irish-times-view-on-ai-tentative-state-response-needs-to-ramp-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland has proved adept at riding out technology trends, but now faces a challenge of a different magnitude ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46X6G3PM25HAXC7APG24DQQ4DA.jpg?auth=369cb9b88788467e66de36195de57d2bdac4b8da9a9c9491c73d30b86e3f59b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Meta building in Dublin's Grand Canal Square: the company has announced worldwide redundancies.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (39) remanded in custody charged with murder of Yveta Donovalova in Co Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-39-remanded-in-custody-charged-with-murder-of-yveta-donovalova-in-co-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-39-remanded-in-custody-charged-with-murder-of-yveta-donovalova-in-co-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tomas Marvanek appeared before Waterford District Court after mother of three (43) found with stab wounds in her home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:30:05 +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 after being found with stab wounds in her home. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Legal Advice Centres welcome President’s ‘timely’ comments on ‘unmet legal needs’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/free-legal-advice-centres-welcome-presidents-timely-comments-on-unmet-legal-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/free-legal-advice-centres-welcome-presidents-timely-comments-on-unmet-legal-needs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Civil legal aid system is ‘in crisis’ says Flac]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:28:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ACNN5W3OI3BYVPAL42TOJP7OU.JPG?auth=9b3a22dc316f0538e5d94b006f0de7c107a6449455584e834300da4f8df9083b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly told an event on Tuesday night that 'the right of access to justice “underpins” the legal system'. 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[Trump’s $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon reflects ‘urgency of the moment’, Hegseth says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/29/us-iran-war-live-updates-israel-donald-trump-oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/29/us-iran-war-live-updates-israel-donald-trump-oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Naomi O’Leary, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran says it needs ‘credible guarantees’ against more US-Israeli attacks before it can ensure security in the Gulf]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:27:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2L7JTM5ABDE4NQIH6JKXL7ZPSI.jpg?auth=487fe4953c03d08ab03eaf0cc794d40c6a82419dd12284f636949dd4ecb6578b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth sought to defend the Iran war ‌in fiery remarks to Congress on Wednesday. Photograph: Rod Lamkey Jr/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rod Lamkey Jr.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who had alleged brain injury after contracting meningitis as baby settles case for €9.75m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-who-had-alleged-brain-injury-after-contracting-meningitis-as-baby-settles-case-for-975m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-who-had-alleged-brain-injury-after-contracting-meningitis-as-baby-settles-case-for-975m/</guid><description><![CDATA[HSE denies claims of alleged delay in diagnosis at Limerick Maternity Hospital in 2000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:26:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F4KIVPNPRC4FUFVBBR3CYU4ALI.jpg?auth=ebda0f7c723860610cbaafca712dadd90dfac06778dca8e16ac6d37f0d8f8208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin Danaher, from Raheen, Co Limerick, who has a significant cognitive impairment, was in the Four Courts with his family on Wednesday.
Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG and Bayern’s box-fresh hyper-talents or Premier League title tussle: you can only have one]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/psg-and-bayerns-box-fresh-hyper-talents-or-premier-league-title-tussle-you-can-only-have-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/psg-and-bayerns-box-fresh-hyper-talents-or-premier-league-title-tussle-you-can-only-have-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Ronay]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premier League isn’t as fun and fizzy, but that’s the price of the twice-weekly churn that rewards discipline and sacrifice]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:14:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7PQFFUWGQD2CGS4TTCCYXS52U.jpg?auth=f7bf253483b219afa1e8e937ed0111d82455e55432cb82d63af6e56fff76b2c0&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 Paris Saint-Germain's fifth goal against Bayern Munich during Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at Parc des Princes. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maynooth University pays €47,000 tax bill over college president’s accommodation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/29/maynooth-university-pays-47000-tax-bill-over-college-presidents-accommodation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/29/maynooth-university-pays-47000-tax-bill-over-college-presidents-accommodation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[College’s 2025 annual report says university under-estimated benefit-in-kind tax liability for housing provided to Eeva Leinonen]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:07:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QH5QWSSM7L7UW7ILJ4T5ENLJKI.jpg?auth=5381b7b79d5e1102f667ee135a65e1ca13c7665c05ff9697b7e0d70daaeb6225&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maynooth University president Eeva Leinonen is the first female president at the college. Photograph: Keith Arkins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge imposes 22-month detention on teenager who carried out ‘horrific’ knife attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/judge-imposes-22-month-detention-on-teenager-who-carried-out-horrific-knife-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/judge-imposes-22-month-detention-on-teenager-who-carried-out-horrific-knife-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victim required 80 stitches for his wounds, which included 15cm slash to his head and ear]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:00:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLE3BWXSXNF7XI43D32UO4YDYI.jpg?auth=aa9766957fac8b169b8ca100a2b85c6fd5d773719b4957c1bc16a0e4fee61191&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ava Moloney, who jumped to the defence of knife attack victim Jeffrey Ryan, outside Ennis Circuit Court on Tuesday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Copyright : Eamon Ward</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Children’s Science  Centre: halt this fiasco]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/29/the-irish-times-view-on-the-childrens-science-centre-halt-this-fiasco/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/29/the-irish-times-view-on-the-childrens-science-centre-halt-this-fiasco/</guid><description><![CDATA[Abandoning this undeliverable project is clearly the public-spirited thing to do]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEHJRXTXQRD3PH2AK2AJAREOFQ.png?auth=caa024f923ce8b2546e8a1777b676904b34e9fb4b756b5474aa61e2e11ba2a9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist impression of the main entrance to the proposed National Children's Science centre at Earlsfort Terrace.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New legislation regulating Airbnb rentals bogged down over planning permission issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/new-legislation-regulating-airbnb-rentals-bogged-down-over-planning-permission-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/new-legislation-regulating-airbnb-rentals-bogged-down-over-planning-permission-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns accuses Government of prioritising proposals that would ‘have renters living in sheds’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:54:16 +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 the Government had ‘shafted renters to keep the Healy-Raes happy’. Photograph: Gareth Chaney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Chaney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bail application for Jonathan Gill adjourned to enable second application for senior counsel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/bail-application-for-jonathan-gill-adjourned-to-enable-second-application-for-senior-counsel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/bail-application-for-jonathan-gill-adjourned-to-enable-second-application-for-senior-counsel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gill wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:42:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKBCCMKBF5UV2SFNVVGBOKZO7Q.jpg?auth=cb3c05bffb06783962833ae4b1f848eea61ef29928bbf315df0603c4dd490653&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Gill will challenge an attempt by authorities in the North to extradite him on June 3rd next. File photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walpurgis Night: Frank McNally on the superstition of April 30th]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/29/wall-to-wall-walpurgis-night-frank-mcnally-on-superstition-of-april-30th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/29/wall-to-wall-walpurgis-night-frank-mcnally-on-superstition-of-april-30th/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sinister reputation of the date has origins in folklore of northern Europe
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7TN2GOCPRGTNFMA2F3XXLWTIU.jpg?auth=5e5c0164df2785803d033c6826ff188dc4c1f66527eb58a3588c3e29239b12a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The last day of April is, according to some, a date of supernatural significance. Photograph: iStock ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">XtockImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin businessman and co-accused face trial over alleged €700,000 money laundering ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/dublin-businessman-and-co-accused-face-trial-over-alleged-700000-money-laundering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/dublin-businessman-and-co-accused-face-trial-over-alleged-700000-money-laundering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[De Renzy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:28:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIQBW3R3WRM4FKG7LB5ZW5I5BQ.jpg?auth=a832473eb890f8c9d3920e0dc6d06c401c990a8b665b155cc24236a384824218&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin businessman Graeme de Renzy (59) of Farmleigh Wood, Dublin, and Jordan O’Connor (29) with an address at Parkside, Coolock, Dublin 15, appeared before Judge Michèle Finan at Dublin District Court. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families launch landmark lawsuits over Covid-19 deaths at Cork nursing home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/families-launch-landmark-lawsuits-over-covid-19-deaths-at-cork-nursing-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/families-launch-landmark-lawsuits-over-covid-19-deaths-at-cork-nursing-home/</guid><description><![CDATA[Settlement of first of five cases against Ballynoe Nursing Home was announced at High Court this week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:24:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ES2CFIBTHFD3RK22ZZ3TTQBUBI.png?auth=fbfd86682c6f4fc4b9ff05136a928a306235b1c56080afa2be6d14da73d1d968&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Lee, an 81-year-old former Irish Distillers worker, had been a resident at the Ballynoe nursing home facility from October 2014]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stabbing of two Jewish men in north London declared a terrorist attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/29/two-people-stabbed-in-north-londons-jewish-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/29/two-people-stabbed-in-north-londons-jewish-area/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man, who had been ‘attempting to stab Jewish members of the public’, arrested following incident in Golders Green]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:24:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPZLOVMIJZFQXOCNQVRBAONK7Y.jpg?auth=9c9bd7c7f2d47f01e302bd7822b9b59294132185ab873f4ffc9ae3d5d903a6ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police attend the scene where two people were stabbed in the Golders Green area of north London. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve holds interest rates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/federal-reserve-holds-interest-rates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/federal-reserve-holds-interest-rates/</guid><description><![CDATA[Meeting likely to be last chaired by Jerome Powell]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:20:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVNA6UVHAYVBNUSBUES46Y43CA.jpg?auth=3ab938b93216121dafc3d8bd17acf4909ed03a10c293dc2bb53308dc45e6cc00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wednesday’s Federal reserve meeting is likely to be the last to be chaired by Jay Powell, after a Senate panel earlier on Wednesday approved the appointment of Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US central bank.  Photograph: Caroline Gutman/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caroline Gutman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who quit after anti-Traveller slur used at work meeting wins €15,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-who-quit-after-anti-traveller-slur-used-at-work-meeting-wins-15000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-who-quit-after-anti-traveller-slur-used-at-work-meeting-wins-15000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kieran Reilly won the sum on foot of a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:18:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The employer accepted liability for harassment, the Workplace Relations Commission heard. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaelic Warrior dominates in ruthless Punchestown Gold Cup victory ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/29/gaelic-warrior-dominates-in-ruthless-punchestown-gold-cup-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/29/gaelic-warrior-dominates-in-ruthless-punchestown-gold-cup-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amateur jockey Josh Halford makes most of late opportunity to land Champion Bumper on With Nolimit ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:15:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DKLF2BZXSUPXELXV43X6P5YGPY.jpg?auth=1215ab69ee607054e07bf5c3bf591b4e084da85e555abf0d4bd34867cb28bf0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend celebrates winning the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup with Gaelic Warrior. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as costs to US hit $25bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/hegseth-denies-iran-war-is-a-quagmire-as-costs-to-us-hit-25bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/hegseth-denies-iran-war-is-a-quagmire-as-costs-to-us-hit-25bn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Gedeon in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump says he will not lift blockade on Iranian ports despite oil prices hitting wartime high due to Strait of Hormuz closure]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:12:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M55BQZGI6BIBRJ6FPPQSP62ELA.jpg?auth=295d6b09d635ccd9f64af1aa8c34df3800668d40a9855adddafb7583b0b657b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth testifies before the House armed services committee on Wednesday. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool expect Mohamed Salah to return from injury before end of season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/liverpool-expect-mohamed-salah-to-return-from-injury-before-end-of-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/liverpool-expect-mohamed-salah-to-return-from-injury-before-end-of-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fears that Forward had played his last game for Reds have eased after diagnosis of minor muscle injury ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:59:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRKMWFXFFUP6K5U6G577EPYOHU.jpg?auth=47303b4f9d0d5200a329788c04f2ae421c2872e56d46f996735f605089f16310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mohamed Salah is expected to be fit to play for Liverpool before the end of the season. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Copley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former FBI director James Comey appears in court accused of threatening Donald Trump’s life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/28/former-fbi-director-james-comey-accused-of-threating-life-of-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/28/former-fbi-director-james-comey-accused-of-threating-life-of-donald-trump/</guid><description><![CDATA[Case relates to an Instagram post by Comey where shells were arranged to show the numbers ‘86 47′]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:57:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DY37WDJNJ5HUG3JGWMW2EHXI4I.jpg?auth=b8d8d6c5ce7ef73f5a7756286a907fe704cb30ea2a87655873697c848c6614c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Media gather outside the courthouse where former FBI director James Comey appeared in on Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph: Andrew Leyden/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Leyden</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald accuses Government of allocating ‘sweet feck all’ to households in electricity arrears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/mcdonald-accuses-government-of-allocating-sweet-feck-all-to-households-in-electricity-arrears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/mcdonald-accuses-government-of-allocating-sweet-feck-all-to-households-in-electricity-arrears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader tells Dáil number of households affected ‘has shot up again’, with 316,838 behind in February]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:52:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGVRFI3XAH4LHMXYU7NDZ6NDGE.jpg?auth=5bbbe25c7db751bae483517cdc1ced643b78875bc496c3f674023d3bb4d91763&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald said families in energy arrears were asking how bad do things have to get before the Government wakes up to their lplight. you wake up? 

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</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a former college player made $20m impersonating NFL stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/how-nfl-teams-were-stung-in-an-extraordinary-20m-player-impersonation-scam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/how-nfl-teams-were-stung-in-an-extraordinary-20m-player-impersonation-scam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Luther Davis has admitted his role in identity theft scheme]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCM4BB4L5ZF3XDHWCVWIJS2VQE.jpg?auth=effb6485227aa99ea6dad447f8b73df5264a9dcc7b2b28f74a7cb9bde647fed6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luther Davis (right) in action for the University of Alabama during his college days. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Graythen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road safety campaigner outlines seven actions that could save lives to Oireachtas committee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/road-safety-campaigner-outlines-seven-actions-that-could-save-lives-to-oireachtas-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/road-safety-campaigner-outlines-seven-actions-that-could-save-lives-to-oireachtas-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greater policing resources and stricter rules for learners among moves mentioned in address by Susan Gray of Parc]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:12:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GZQ3RUVSKZEOHCQDUM4UWM3K7M.jpg?auth=5c3dd23379678ef6ed5f9b3581849bcd1f50660251044773cb8a5be8acecd70c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Susan Gray, founded the Parc road safety group after losing her husband Steve in a road traffic incident involving an unaccompanied learner driver in 2004. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann issues rain warning for two counties with possibility of ‘thundery rain’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/heavy-rain-expected-in-south-after-met-eireann-issues-latest-weather-warning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/heavy-rain-expected-in-south-after-met-eireann-issues-latest-weather-warning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Status yellow notice issued by forecaster for counties Cork and Waterford for Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:06:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDXZZGP3ONHTLOMVN3N567VPQQ.jpg?auth=3cfc9c529116ced4361ebabd237794b2b9b88b619dd412852d6a858f15fe831e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mét Éireann says there is a possibility of persistent and possibly thundery rain at times with localised flooding and difficult travelling conditions.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An 18th national children’s hospital completion deadline passes without fanfare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/an-18th-national-childrens-hospital-completion-deadline-passes-without-fanfare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/an-18th-national-childrens-hospital-completion-deadline-passes-without-fanfare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dusty ducts and more than 106,000 defects among latest complaints from board that have failed to deliver on €2bn project]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:59:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVHKRC27N3FGLVMKIFDSS5HJSA.jpg?auth=bc29fe1de92100b55ee1a0975dd2ad3cbcca4514f457653486e654b5877379b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is now four years on from when the national children's hospital was supposed to be completed and the State is without a concrete opening date or final cost. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood tests could be used to diagnose traumatic brain injuries within an hour, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/blood-tests-could-be-used-to-diagnose-traumatic-brain-injuries-within-an-hour-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/blood-tests-could-be-used-to-diagnose-traumatic-brain-injuries-within-an-hour-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Development could ‘dramatically’ reduce reliance on CT scans, speed up treatment and improve patient flow through emergency departments]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:58:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJZLY57MDNFWZIMETCWU6K3S7U.jpg?auth=10faad8a42050d31658538c42d29ed0482e4997d3c8235cfd3663c12d66b3a7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pictured in the Mater hospital in Dublin are specialist medical scientist Ian Walsh, hospital chief executive Josephine Ryan Leacy, Dr Paula O'Shea, Prof Phil O'Halloran and Dr Shane Broderick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global markets fall and oil rises as investors fret about Middle East]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/global-markets-fall-and-oil-rises-as-investors-fret-about-middle-east/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/global-markets-fall-and-oil-rises-as-investors-fret-about-middle-east/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euronext Dublin bucked the trend as it finished the day up 1.1% after nutrition group Glanbia soared following a trading update]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:44:26 +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[Traders trad carefully ahead of Big Tech earnings and a slew of Central Bank decisions on interest rates. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charly Triballeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry searching for momentum in Miami ahead of PGA Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/29/shane-lowry-searching-for-momentum-in-miami-ahead-of-pga-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/29/shane-lowry-searching-for-momentum-in-miami-ahead-of-pga-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lowry paired with Keegan Bradley for opening two rounds at the Cadillac Championship]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:41:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCABBRMVEX2XW32SIIPT56VHBY.jpg?auth=53b8ee441fc1c02fbac11cddb14483f7e0a3efe6578e627d61630f5fda320030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry during the second round of the Zurich Classic last weekend. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Graythen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster v Toulon, Ulster v Exeter: TV details, team news, tickets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/leinster-v-toulon-ulster-v-exeter-tv-details-team-news-tickets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/leinster-v-toulon-ulster-v-exeter-tv-details-team-news-tickets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both Irish provinces are at home in their European last-four encounters this weekend]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:27:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOQYKYRV3J5LRYKSBBGQXPVS3I.jpg?auth=c82bd086a7f8dca2345ac90e7593a36be84a2b17d375ef73b7186fb94c6feb58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamison Gibson-Park and Leinster face Toulon in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men die after road traffic incidents in Longford, Galway and Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/three-men-die-after-road-traffic-incidents-in-longford-galway-and-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/three-men-die-after-road-traffic-incidents-in-longford-galway-and-cork/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pedestrian (80s) dies in hospital after being struck by car in Longford town; motorist (60s) killed in single vehicle crash near Ballinasloe; motorcyclist dies in Co Cork]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:22:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man (80s) died following a road traffic incident in Longford town on Tuesday and a man in his 60s died after a single vehicle crash in Co Galway on Wednesday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icon says revenue accounting issues extended into 2025 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/icon-says-revenue-accounting-issues-extended-into-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/icon-says-revenue-accounting-issues-extended-into-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clinical trials group first signalled in February it was investigating potential revenue overstatement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:22:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76NKGRMCZVNIVCQZWVXNRKR4EU.jpg?auth=0aca4bfee95f1e45162610798d52183c38cdaaa3be1789ddaa9da847dd4f1d1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Icon said on Wednesday that the overstatement of revenues in 2023 and 2024 was lower than the previously announced upper limit of 2 per cent. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husband of former FG TD denies swearing at employee who accused wife of bullying]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/husband-of-former-fg-td-denies-swearing-at-employee-who-accused-wife-of-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/husband-of-former-fg-td-denies-swearing-at-employee-who-accused-wife-of-bullying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kate O’Connell told the Workplace Relations Commission that Marwan Al Rahbi was ‘insubordinate’ towards her]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:05:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNSOL5HOUGRORIEUFLIHPAMFJY.jpg?auth=70dd4369869e4bb76b34e6dff3e2fb875cb6ecf7cb191992ec0437e32a5ca5af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Lovely clothes. Savage quips. And a cameo by a celebrated Irish golfer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/29/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-lovely-clothes-savage-quips-and-a-cameo-by-a-celebrated-irish-golfer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/29/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-lovely-clothes-savage-quips-and-a-cameo-by-a-celebrated-irish-golfer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep returns as Miranda Priestly in this extended, kindly, good-looking exercise in fan service]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAJ2VYI7GJDS7KDOJYFQZLN4FA?auth=2984ba1d30bf1f7504d028f9dba8d5b0660137868037295f2945a43b3fb92775&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: Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci. Photograph: 20th Century Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">2026 20th Century Studios</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation data likely to be welcomed in Government buildings, but trouble lies ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/29/inflation-data-likely-to-be-welcomed-in-government-buildings-but-trouble-lies-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/04/29/inflation-data-likely-to-be-welcomed-in-government-buildings-but-trouble-lies-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pace of price increases depends hugely on whether Strait of Hormuz remains closed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:53:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZS3FJ6QR5HI5CDHWA5C6RMLJA.JPG?auth=ecc916bfcd6b3066faf8592c9dc4453cb64cb26b8b97bbcff4d6ba3013c28ef6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel prices are a key factor for inflation at present. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German trial of Irish man charged over attack on IDF-connected offices is a ‘show trial’, says TD]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/government-urged-to-send-monitors-to-german-trial-of-irish-man-charged-over-attack-idf-connected-offices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/government-urged-to-send-monitors-to-german-trial-of-irish-man-charged-over-attack-idf-connected-offices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richard Boyd Barrett says Daniel Tatlow-Devally engaged in ‘direct action protest’ against genocide]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:51:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D35D4PI5YNB4HIL27CDTMERCSU.jpg?auth=b4c1e1d7c25bbbdda9b1b45069ef57e8e443c2eb944ea53a35df20b344b13eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Tatlow-Devally (32). Photograph: Tatlow-Devally family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole: 100 years on, Fianna Fáil is flailing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/fintan-otoole-100-years-on-fianna-fail-is-flailing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/fintan-otoole-100-years-on-fianna-fail-is-flailing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3U4WS6CF2VHV3MSEMFNR3M5PH4.jpg?auth=2fdc6393ec7eee4ac4a6d398e7b17ca404d57487387f95caab2e1b3aa33b38b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sport Ireland launches new WhatsApp service to facilitate anti-doping whistleblowers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/29/sport-ireland-launches-new-whatsapp-service-to-facilitate-anti-doping-whistleblowers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/29/sport-ireland-launches-new-whatsapp-service-to-facilitate-anti-doping-whistleblowers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[System allows information to be submitted anonymously while still enabling follow-up questions ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73MDGH5K7GSPJRH324Q6BPEL4E.jpg?auth=c6718d0afc2d5fe83673790257d98b2d7e51f941c649ef1053d43a6f445947a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sport Ireland chief executive Una May speaking at the launch of the 2025 anti-doping report. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation remains steady; Conor Pope’s energy saving tips]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/inflation-remains-steady-conor-popes-energy-saving-tips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/inflation-remains-steady-conor-popes-energy-saving-tips/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:11:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EA5CALQKVJAHNMAXXXFES3FRJE.jpg?auth=eccc5f0dd3242b409d6dc3fd6ec37c29b6e08ef2779085a94364c865b9e4a26f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Headline inflation in the Irish economy remained steady at 3.6% in April, figures published today show. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle to shed 150 jobs in Ireland as it grapples with AI cash crunch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/oracle-to-shed-150-jobs-in-ireland-as-it-grapples-with-ai-cash-crunch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/oracle-to-shed-150-jobs-in-ireland-as-it-grapples-with-ai-cash-crunch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Software giant is axing jobs globally as it seeks to reassure investors about data centre bet]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:24:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZB6NPYFA3LMUUI62PB2JHLMHM.jpg?auth=cac0b82c777f8594b90cfb0e89b65912ab72a9eb754e3850addbb96eadb4cfa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oracle has told the Government that it plans to axe some 150 Irish jobs. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sherry FitzGerald appoints former IIP chief Pat Farrell to its board]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/sherry-fitzgerald-appoints-former-iip-chief-pat-farrell-to-its-board/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/sherry-fitzgerald-appoints-former-iip-chief-pat-farrell-to-its-board/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He recently stepped down as chief executive of Irish Institutional Property having worked in banking for a number of years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:11:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YT5L3KTSONIWXKEVIV4BBDVS24.jpg?auth=faaea7e498b6aa208f1cc023d62877d083cd6680b924e5f921db9505887d4675&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Farrell has been appointed as a non-executive director of Sherry FitzGerald, Ireland's biggest estate agent. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times








Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon Snell, children’s author and husband of Maeve Binchy, dies aged 93 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/29/gordon-snell-childrens-author-and-husband-of-maeve-binchy-dies-aged-93/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/29/gordon-snell-childrens-author-and-husband-of-maeve-binchy-dies-aged-93/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gordon Snell also wrote scripts for RTÉ, including the popular children’s show Wanderly Wagon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:56:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5UEDHMVSW5BHJL3HDE754IM7T4.JPG?auth=512e3df748abda8bec952e2a6698ba7a0a058a177aada2caa8d90cfa6037733c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Children’s author and journalist Gordon Snell in 2023. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Time</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother and daughter who re-entered former family home in Monaghan after possession order told to leave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/mother-and-daughter-who-re-entered-former-family-home-after-possession-order-told-to-leave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/mother-and-daughter-who-re-entered-former-family-home-after-possession-order-told-to-leave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court puts stay on pair leaving Co Monaghan house until after daughter’s school exams at end of July ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:55:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A mother and daughter must leave their former family home within weeks, the Court of Appeal has ruled]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FoodCloud sets target of one billion meals by 2030]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/foodcloud-sets-1-billion-meals-target/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/foodcloud-sets-1-billion-meals-target/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Non-profit reaches 450m meals milestone ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:31:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSQBV4ANYJEERLSZDBOREOBCFA.jpg?auth=3322fbd2a87b7ed7b64730d8237f3317c2a1e2bc274f1b661812a3ff0c009304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FoodCloud was founded by Iseult Ward and Aoibheann O'Brien. It has reached a milestone of 450 million meals of surplus food redistributed through its international network as the organisation aims to increase that to one billion meals by 2030. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pinnacle of art and culture’: Europe’s media react to nine-goal PSG-Bayern thriller]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/pinnacle-of-art-and-culture-europes-media-react-to-nine-goal-psg-bayern-thriller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/pinnacle-of-art-and-culture-europes-media-react-to-nine-goal-psg-bayern-thriller/</guid><description><![CDATA[Champions League semi-final first leg was described as ‘pure madness’ and ‘football in its finest essence’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:12:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDANBYV6CSG5QWPWIDVVPFA7CU.jpg?auth=b03a7cc949fd1e3810da4fa9c285c33994e5e3967b9a413bce09f26ed911392b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates after scoring Paris Saint-Germain's first goal during the Champions League semi-final, first leg against Bayern Munich at Parc des Princes. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stena Line to invest €16m in its Irish Sea fleet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/stena-line-to-invest-16m-in-its-irish-sea-fleet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/stena-line-to-invest-16m-in-its-irish-sea-fleet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company said the move will enable a ‘wide range of enhancements and modernisation’ across its 11 vessels in the region]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:11:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRZJRBCNCNBKRFX764XHALKABU.JPG?auth=ed3c6367f38cfb0ae8586a9aff0700974c00e5824557b1de6197a0f17b25accb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stena Line's Irish Sea fleet comprises 11 vessels operating on crossings from Belfast to Cairnryan, Birkenhead (Liverpool) and Heysham; Dublin to Birkenhead and Holyhead; as well as Rosslare to Fishguard. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Prodigy in Dublin review: Five stars for an epic and special show with feral energy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/29/the-prodigy-in-dublin-review-five-stars-for-an-epic-and-special-show-with-feral-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/29/the-prodigy-in-dublin-review-five-stars-for-an-epic-and-special-show-with-feral-energy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You could call it an old school night if there weren’t so many young people in the crowd, and if the production wasn’t so slick]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:11:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LOBME7WOHNCVZPEALW3QOZUVJU.jpg?auth=8e583465ab498bd520304535a1268017377030a207766a3222dcff29299abbb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maxim of The Prodigy performing in London earlier this month. Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simone Joyner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[VW reveals new ID. Polo in full and confirms Irish prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/29/vw-reveals-new-id-polo-in-full-and-confirms-irish-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/04/29/vw-reveals-new-id-polo-in-full-and-confirms-irish-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first all-electric Polo starts from less than €20,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:10:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKNE52HTVFBX5GINYOM3VNLZKA.jpg?auth=88d2541b395311708e677b982103f2f20355aa67b4eb92da7f8d5a8867cec63c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The price of a Volkswagen ID. Polo will be €19,885 inclusive of SEAI grant and VRT relief for the basic model with a 115hp electric motor driving the front wheels, with a 37kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery and a range of up to 329km]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests: what next for the farmers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/29/watch-fuel-protests-what-next-for-the-farmers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/29/watch-fuel-protests-what-next-for-the-farmers/</guid><description><![CDATA[In an IT Explains video, Caroline O’Doherty examines the future implications for the farming sector in the wake of the fuel protests.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:08:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERKBKUMYB5ATXF7F6UYBFJVRUE.JPG?auth=c1871a87bb42ab72b36abaaee14f072002916841e5ffa8bb94c5671a461241c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[11/04/2026 - NEWS - Oisín Scally  with sons Aidan and Gerard from Wicklow on the  fifth day of the Fuel protest on Dublins O’Connell street. 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[‘Significant’ fuel support schemes worth €220m confirmed for farmers and hauliers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/farmers-and-hauliers-to-receive-fuel-supports-worth-220m-to-help-with-fuel-price-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/farmers-and-hauliers-to-receive-fuel-supports-worth-220m-to-help-with-fuel-price-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Farmers will receive €200 for every 1,000 litres of green diesel used and hauliers an average payment of €14,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJBUB6ZYDFFQ7LI3WLPALCWHYE.JPG?auth=e451521bec79bdd3d578e5687dce006107cd892561331fa8730429d9689d19be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tractors and trucks blocking on O’Connell Street in Dublin during the recent protests over high fuel prices. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IHRB announce disqualification of horse after failed drug test from race in June 2024 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/29/ihrb-announce-disqualification-of-horse-after-failed-drug-test-from-race-in-june-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/29/ihrb-announce-disqualification-of-horse-after-failed-drug-test-from-race-in-june-2024/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IHRB chief executive Darragh O’Loughlin says regulatory body needs to ‘sharpen up’ when it comes to processing positive drug tests]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:59:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P5FLDA4EZBC3ZCCPASFFA3VFYI.jpg?auth=7d9e0ae88ee4364127042e332b4f80cfc4ec40ab9320af511d9c71bf9e8c758d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IHRB chief executive Darragh O’Loughlin said that the regulatory body needs to “sharpen up” when it comes to processing positive drug tests. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Value of fuel sales jumps 7.7% in March as energy price inflation hits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/value-of-fuel-sales-jumps-77-in-march-as-energy-price-inflation-hits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/value-of-fuel-sales-jumps-77-in-march-as-energy-price-inflation-hits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retail sales volumes up 1.6% over 12 months, says CSO]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:45:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WD3ELPQKEZBLZHGMY3IOKWHXOU.jpg?auth=363284aa7050bd9d5920d4959d2c6e4ce098b3f6a6a2780c4102804b062b10c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel sales volumes, meanwhile, increased by just 0.1 per cent from February and 1.4 per cent on an annual basis. Photograph: Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">aydinmutlu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US passports to feature Trump’s image]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/us-passports-to-feature-trumps-image/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/us-passports-to-feature-trumps-image/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor Robinson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limited-edition release planned to commemorate country’s 250th anniversary]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:41:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFSHJTDYFZFIXKYCO6GQPCKPUE?auth=9aa7b96adf381a8b20fc88663f39c001529c807afa7351f2eb12197b32d3d271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An image released by the US department of state shows the proposed limited-edition passport design. Photograph: US department of state via The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">U.S. Department Of State</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare copy of oldest poem in English language discovered by TCD researchers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/rare-copy-of-oldest-poem-in-english-language-discovered-by-tcd-researchers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/rare-copy-of-oldest-poem-in-english-language-discovered-by-tcd-researchers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Caedmon’s Hymn was written in the late seventh century in Old English by the English monk, author and scholar Bebe]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:34:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2W35QVJYFC6JDX7UJ2FYG4MFA.jpeg?auth=63855249dd0347ca991edeb38fbfc3d05754bff3fa591ffa9161689804b48be7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bede, an English monk, author and scholar, was one of the best known writers of the Early Middle Ages]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterford’s rising intensity cancelled out Tipperary’s clinical shooting display]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/waterfords-rising-intensity-cancelled-out-tipperarys-clinical-shooting-display/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/waterfords-rising-intensity-cancelled-out-tipperarys-clinical-shooting-display/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey Lynskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Déise need to learn that possession alone is not enough - it is what you do with it that defines outcomes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:14:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OI5XACSYRBVNOYG4QBVNUUQ7I.jpg?auth=a374c5c41a89e8d6147e1ae9de48d5a24907a2557070c992fedcd628c1c50463&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waterford manager Peter Queally with Dessie Hutchinson at the end of the Munster SHC game against Tipperary on Sunday in Walsh Park. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had to watch it twice to check it wasn’t me’: Harris a victim of deepfake video scam]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/i-had-to-watch-it-twice-to-check-it-wasnt-me-harris-a-victim-of-deepfake-video-scam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/i-had-to-watch-it-twice-to-check-it-wasnt-me-harris-a-victim-of-deepfake-video-scam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financial crime ‘fundamentally threatens integrity of financial system’, Harris tells European event in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:49:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5CS7NHJNVC7JPPOQBUEQ7NQ3A.JPG?auth=627637858d103f3b95e49e25fcd424818cabd96ffb83cdf428e32d5ebabd3fb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Harris speaks at the AML Intelligence European Anti-Financial Crime Summit at the RDS in Dublin. Photograph: AML]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG v Bayern Munich was an instant classic. These nine photographs capture the beautiful chaos]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/nine-goals-nine-photographs-football-nirvana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/nine-goals-nine-photographs-football-nirvana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Ronay]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PSG and Bayern met in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday night in what instantly was labelled a footballing classic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:37:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y75JKDS2P4TNFHQQ72H5LOMZCI.jpg?auth=f33b4e39f4f06eb01e0ee06477764ecd2cd2b5b474414ed5f4eca6f4059492fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ousmane Dembele (bottom) celebrates scoring Paris Saint-Germain fifth goal with team mates during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Parc des Princes on Tuesday night. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Italian opera house and the PM’s friend: How Venice appointment sparked a row]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/29/firing-of-orchestra-director-sparks-nepotism-debate-in-italy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/29/firing-of-orchestra-director-sparks-nepotism-debate-in-italy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Appointment of Beatrice Venezi, a personal friend of Giorgia Meloni, had been mired in controversy from the outset]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LP2J3WARQFEFRB547BVPPF4CZ4.jpg?auth=58c6ff2d164420499303db8fae99bed334b039e859a984b243ee0ccb711e34dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Music conductor Beatrice Venezi is the daughter of a former leader of the neo-fascist Forza Nuova party. Photograph: Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aldara Zarraoa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC jumps to four-year high on bid from Energy Capital and KKR]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/dcc-receives-bid-approach-from-energy-capital-partners-and-kkr-consortium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/dcc-receives-bid-approach-from-energy-capital-partners-and-kkr-consortium/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DCC is based in Dublin and listed on the London Stock Exchange]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:25:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJZZOVPZR5CS3G2PK7K5QV4AWA.JPG?auth=c037887009f27939c44fa923834370f268716dfc61b3cf93ad9c3d5c0dc52d9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC chief executive Donal Murphy. DCC’s shares soared to a four-year high on Wednesday morning as the former conglomerate confirmed it had received a cash bid from US private equity groups Energy Capital Partners and KKR. 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Photograph: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Ehrmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing number of older women presenting with cocaine misuse, treatment centre says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/growing-number-of-older-women-presenting-with-cocaine-misuse-treatment-centre-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/29/growing-number-of-older-women-presenting-with-cocaine-misuse-treatment-centre-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sharp rise’ in overall cocaine use, alcohol most common addiction treated, reports Coolmine Therapeutic Community]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:32:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2LBXUK2XRC25ITNEBOBKWN3B4.jpg?auth=0b1d0f606a8f010e47d5a2a04dc915f81cf4dbdc1e9eaa6dc9c7e5dfb94cd127&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coolmine Therapeutic Community: There has been a 'clear shift' in drug addiction patterns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MarLei</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Bus chair Gary Owens named as new DAA chairman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/gary-owens-named-as-daa-chairman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/gary-owens-named-as-daa-chairman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Geoghegan’s successor to move from same role at Dublin Bus]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:21:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYJ7IPOIUFHQZOCL22WYPK3EXE.jpg?auth=2618ebf2a0c165de7da2ca2d8e49bf45177f34e2dc5de0c96bc5d7cd6ac6b709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Owens will take over as chairman of DAA, the State company responsible for Cork and Dublin airports, in June. Photograph: Alan Currie/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Currie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran ‘on the mend’ as singer reveals he had shingles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/29/ed-sheeran-on-the-mend-as-singer-reveals-he-had-shingles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/29/ed-sheeran-on-the-mend-as-singer-reveals-he-had-shingles/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran tells fans he shaved his head as he wanted to ‘signify a fresh start’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:17:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADMT2I47AZHNLNGAXSP3R3AKVM.jpg?auth=91e6f8d0d0616f5d58b2a1f2f22ead9c4defb4358a31900d259e648ea86d8843&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran is continuing his Loop tour next month. Photograph: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dia Dipasupil</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luas Red Line services resume after collision involving car, bus and tram]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/29/luas-red-line-services-resume-after-collision-involving-car-bus-and-tram/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/29/luas-red-line-services-resume-after-collision-involving-car-bus-and-tram/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No injuries reported following incident near Bluebell stop early on Wednesday morning]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:09:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFOXOQIGHFJKZHEXDMWQTEGPIA.jpg?auth=eb725682977a334f4f75e4b851a17dd9fa54aa5e186db3f98ed7d11f41a426b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luas Red Line services have resumed after being curtailed on Wednesday morning following a collision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The best match I have coached’: Luis Enrique thrilled by PSG’s 5-4 win over Bayern Munich]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/the-best-match-i-have-coached-luis-enrique-thrilled-by-psgs-5-4-win-over-bayern-munich/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/29/the-best-match-i-have-coached-luis-enrique-thrilled-by-psgs-5-4-win-over-bayern-munich/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Ronay at the Parc des Princes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I think everybody had fun watching the match. I’m happy because we won’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:04:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y5UPJ6M7NCOB6CI7KI4U7NWZDQ.jpg?auth=7e0d05fadd395cb39276c0fdeb32ea56d0a28980faaa641a6096c029459d5ccb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain's Marquinhos and his team-mates celebrates after winning the Champions League semi-final, first leg match against Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes. 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[Airnav Ireland boosts cash to €100m as profits grow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/airnav-ireland-boosts-cash-to-100m-as-profits-grow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/airnav-ireland-boosts-cash-to-100m-as-profits-grow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Air traffic control agency proposes €4.8m dividend to State]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:01:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/246FB7UTW5BLDOPGS5XZJVIAC4.JPG?auth=94721c59ceb5e71edc9c6b87b57d330bfef0bf9c63bbb8456435551a5b90655e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The air traffic control tower at Dublin Airport. State air travel navigation agency Airnav Ireland earned almost €12 million profit last year. 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[Man made ‘ham-fisted’ attempt to get €20,000 loan with false documents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-made-ham-fisted-attempt-to-get-20000-loan-with-false-documents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/man-made-ham-fisted-attempt-to-get-20000-loan-with-false-documents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Declan Conolly (42) of Coultry Drive, Dublin 9, pleaded guilty to attempting to make a gain by deception]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Orla Crowe said the court was exceptionally “going to give this man a chance” and imposed an 18-month sentence, suspended for three years on strict conditions. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donegal haven’t gone away despite Down defeat; yo-yo Leinster have concerns ahead of Toulon tie ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/29/donegal-havent-gone-away-despite-down-defeat-yo-yo-leinster-have-concerns-ahead-of-toulon-tie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/29/donegal-havent-gone-away-despite-down-defeat-yo-yo-leinster-have-concerns-ahead-of-toulon-tie/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sports Briefing: Confusion surrounds Davy Fitzgerald’s Antrim future; Daniel Wiffen returns to Ireland to train; Willie Mullins enjoys hat-trick at Punchestown]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:41:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G676HLPYMM3AS4OGLYUZSAMUZ4.jpg?auth=2191b560fc985b40ba389f405345312c78c7f30c03e51c81680532ded74c1864&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan McEvoy celebrates a Down score against Donegal in the Ulster championship last Sunday. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antrim chairman denies any decision made to replace Davy Fitzgerald as hurling manager ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/antrim-chairman-denies-any-decision-made-to-replace-davy-fitzgerald-as-hurling-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/antrim-chairman-denies-any-decision-made-to-replace-davy-fitzgerald-as-hurling-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Antrim squad did not train on Tuesday night and are seeking clarity over future of manager]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:12:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ECT7NNMMJVAU5EJLZSVWZZZFCM.jpg?auth=8692302c1dd5e0f81a7528ad021dcd9e5d8f9b3c53711de9155093cc9a086576&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Antrim chairman Séamus McMullan says no decision has been made to replace Davy Fitzgerald as the county's hurling manager. Photograph: John McVitty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/John McVitty                                  ©INPHO/John McVitty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU criticises Meta over failure to protect children on social media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/eu-takes-action-against-meta-over-failure-to-protect-children-on-social-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/eu-takes-action-against-meta-over-failure-to-protect-children-on-social-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Moens]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Platform could be fined as debate intensifies over banning minors from sites like Instagram and Facebook]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:09:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKDSK6FSWBAPVKWVYE72GSODXY.jpg?auth=b6ecc905d3f410841edf251e0688cfdd1521de3ff1c53ad24c4c3c6c6dc6a112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The findings come as the bloc continues several investigations into social media platforms, including the Chinese-owned TikTok, for its addictive design features. Photograph: Anna Barclay/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Barclay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I see Samantha in my head’: Woman trains as nurse in memory of sister killed in crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/29/i-see-samantha-in-my-head-woman-trains-as-nurse-in-memory-of-sister-killed-in-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/29/i-see-samantha-in-my-head-woman-trains-as-nurse-in-memory-of-sister-killed-in-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tertiary degree programme is extended to include primary teaching to offer route for those without CAO points traditionally needed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VRGOTEAEAFBX3OTADXTY52JZOA.jpg?auth=ca7cc4f6daefb8bdad812e76e6b795ba76e1f8e1759491bce4a79814d58b7ef8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Megan Higgins (34), from Ballyhaunis in Co Mayo, did a general nursing course through the Tertiary Degree Programme]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ needs renewed focus on public service broadcasting, union-backed paper states]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/renewed-focus-on-public-service-broadcasting-needed-at-rte-union-backed-paper-states/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/29/renewed-focus-on-public-service-broadcasting-needed-at-rte-union-backed-paper-states/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Decline of public media has allowed space for the spread of disinformation’, document says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AF6PNZ6BPRGSTOUVAMT6UR5IVQ.jpg?auth=a8a791fffac325c2cf121db37eff140d89593128af768190ceb5a1175611903f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Among the other proposals are the launch of digital stations to cater for minority audiences, substantial investment in the RTÉ Player and increased support for and promotion of the arts sector. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Monk’s life: Examining Gerry Hutch’s assets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/a-monks-life-examining-gerry-hutchs-assets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/a-monks-life-examining-gerry-hutchs-assets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Conor Gallagher and Enda O’Dowd travelled to Canary Islands for a candid interview with veteran criminal
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:18:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GWAD3JO6YRFVDJ25FI4CUPCYIY.JPG?auth=9c1d9e08d2e2f50413f506b8c61cebcc492cd18bc74cc99cc8a6400860bd5924&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Puerto Del Carmen in Lanzarote where Dublin Central candidate Gerry Hutch has been living in for 12 years. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fisheries officer says he was sent bill for €24,000 for damages following crash in uninsured State car ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/fisheries-officer-sent-bill-for-24000-for-damages-following-crash-in-uninsured-state-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/fisheries-officer-sent-bill-for-24000-for-damages-following-crash-in-uninsured-state-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC hears IFI officer penalised, ostracised and singled out after he made protected disclosures regarding the insurance issue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +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 told the Workplace Relations Commission he was singled out unfairly by his employer. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/gerry-hutchs-life-in-lanzarote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/gerry-hutchs-life-in-lanzarote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: The veteran Dublin criminal has been a long-time Spanish resident ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YCU6AZBMTREOPDBNYGYMYAPJIU.JPG?auth=0a171760a4a2689b2103b9403e88b843adf8362cb633c3bdef9a63ae835a5c32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch in Lanzarote where he lives for most of the year.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pernod Ricard and Jack Daniel’s owner Brown-Forman end merger talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/29/pernod-ricard-and-jack-daniels-owner-brown-forman-end-merger-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/04/29/pernod-ricard-and-jack-daniels-owner-brown-forman-end-merger-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jameson-maker says decision ‌to call off the discussions was ‘mutual’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:28:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CQJGN23DCNV4RXU7ZKZ6GZFLA.jpg?auth=8102f547bd0554f8e6e49f98904391a56b01e3eb29c6aa36cb120b1cce53d5ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed terms for the Pernod deal, which would have combined cash and stock, would have allowed the Brown family, which has controlled the Jack Daniel’s maker since 1870, to retain a meaningful stake. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Olson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glanbia lifts earnings guidance amid ‘strong momentum’ across business units]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/glanbia-lifts-earnings-forecasts-amid-strong-momentum-across-business-units/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/glanbia-lifts-earnings-forecasts-amid-strong-momentum-across-business-units/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin-listed group reports double-digit revenue growth in key performance nutrition division ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:19:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UX4KNYLH3FFIREYGL5VW2G52UY.jpg?auth=9e523e354c97975a9c7427be9fe5ee1cb40d37e4f8c97dbb484d32076e2e4a96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["We continue to see strong demand for our brands and ingredients and remain focused on executing on our medium-term strategy, notwithstanding the current geopolitical uncertainty," said Glanbia chief executive Hugh McGuire. Photograph: Glanbia]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles gives slyly provocative speech to Congress amid bipartisan applause and laughter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/charles-gives-slyly-provocative-speech-to-congress-amid-bipartisan-applause-and-laughter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/29/charles-gives-slyly-provocative-speech-to-congress-amid-bipartisan-applause-and-laughter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British king cites power being subject to checks and balances and delivers pointed remarks on long British-US relationship ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:19:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VX7OF64Q7ZWMJLQ6BPEK7FQ3KQ.jpg?auth=a5ae68cd9661a66d209d52a12df9aa0ca5542938e669dd6765771605bb4495d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British king Charles addresses members of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defamation action brought by former planning body official against Irish Examiner opens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/defamation-action-brought-by-former-planning-body-official-against-irish-examiner-opens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/defamation-action-brought-by-former-planning-body-official-against-irish-examiner-opens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former executive director of Irish Planning Institute is suing over January 2023 articles, claiming they were defamatory]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +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[The trial of former executive director of the Irish Planning Institute Orla Purcell’s action opened in the High Court on Tuesday before Judge Tony O’Connor and a jury of six men and six women. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Flatley in further High Court dispute with former solicitor following Cork mansion case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/michael-flatley-in-further-high-court-dispute-with-former-solicitor-following-cork-mansion-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/29/michael-flatley-in-further-high-court-dispute-with-former-solicitor-following-cork-mansion-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[At issue is €1.4m lodged in court which the solicitor says he is entitled to €200,000 of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5VABYXN3SGEOAFPYGX5K636G4.jpg?auth=01bf74d7879594f6add76b15f27bbfd7d648237b5a2be6242ae4874858602aa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In court documents, it was claimed Michael Flatley was allegedly trying to 'grab' money lodged in court. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am on maternity leave and considering resigning. Do I need to repay my employer?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/29/i-am-on-maternity-leave-but-considering-moving-jobs-do-i-need-to-repay-my-employer-if-i-dont-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/29/i-am-on-maternity-leave-but-considering-moving-jobs-do-i-need-to-repay-my-employer-if-i-dont-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I have taken two consecutive maternity leaves and received my full pay for the 26 weeks during both]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BKSQSYPUJFBPHSDEH4M4GX4ZI.jpg?auth=5aebfb7b10705285fd7e4e5259fd8c2e1ef6699875dba3af7e96d16493d50dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Although an employment contract may not contain any clawback stipulations of a maternity leave top-up, such conditions may be detailed elsewhere. Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allianz’s healthy dividends from Irish insurance, and how bridging finance works]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/allianzs-healthy-dividends-from-irish-insurance-and-how-bridging-finance-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/allianzs-healthy-dividends-from-irish-insurance-and-how-bridging-finance-works/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:38:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MF2KYQOTIYM4YWYJZR5G4Y7G7U.jpg?auth=a3c91d74781cb4ac468af30020b23490b3c7b963a27ae81278453e1adc75c427&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish arm of German insurer Allianz has paid out dividends of more than €400m since the pandemic. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok MEP’s viral videos face real-world test in the ballot box ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/29/tiktok-meps-viral-videos-face-real-world-test-in-the-ballot-box/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/29/tiktok-meps-viral-videos-face-real-world-test-in-the-ballot-box/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[YouTube influencer Fidias Panayiotou wants to upend politics in Cyprus]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:18:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A42NZKQGXNGDNI2AH6IMKIY6SU.jpg?auth=ff6597d670547f88a9636217f981e94284fabb3f127fdbb9b3f49202e678e414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cypriot member of the European Parliament and influencer Fidias Panayiotou. Photograph: Horacio Villalobos/Corbis/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Horacio Villalobos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnant and in a panic I bought, not shoes, but an apartment abroad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/29/pregnant-and-in-a-panic-i-bought-not-shoes-but-an-apartment-abroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/29/pregnant-and-in-a-panic-i-bought-not-shoes-but-an-apartment-abroad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Austin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Spain’s windy edge, life became richer in what matters – good food, friendship and 11am coffees]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFNLDQNYKFBYHMP25QDTWX6BSE.JPEG?auth=26cfaa068e999ad383ab9104edef81ee2c130cab5ffb661e5d671d29e2d6e586&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Austin in Tarifa, the windy capital of Europe, in southern Spain]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disappointing coverage of women’s sport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/when-it-comes-to-coverage-of-womens-sport-you-need-to-up-your-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/when-it-comes-to-coverage-of-womens-sport-you-need-to-up-your-performance/</guid><description><![CDATA[Visibility is a prerequisite for success]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can students from Deis schools learn from business mentors?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/29/what-can-students-from-deis-schools-learn-from-business-mentors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/29/what-can-students-from-deis-schools-learn-from-business-mentors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mentoring at Deis schools for fifth and sixth years aims to inspire, motivate and give confidence to young people]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6NQA3427SBC5PDYDPKTLURH4AI.jpg?auth=8546dd79f5655dcbf5fd421b74e2475f32850a5dc71aa68db449bd8ce23c0685&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eábha O’Keeffe, a fifth year student at James’s St CBS, is mentored by Lulu O’Sullivan, CEO of Gifts Direct. Photograph: Jason Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I asked the woman in the bookshop on a date and she bolted. I feel mortified’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/29/i-asked-the-woman-in-the-bookshop-on-a-date-and-she-bolted-i-feel-mortified/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/29/i-asked-the-woman-in-the-bookshop-on-a-date-and-she-bolted-i-feel-mortified/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘Did I misread what I took as inviting signals?’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OEDHQVTDVFFZXIWHW5MRUSJGXA.jpg?auth=aa906c9d954519780beb55b832f2fa455e8383b700ef89d202cd86648b36eeb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Was that smile an invitation or nothing at all?' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AleksandarNakic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben White: ‘Irish players are very connected. It’s probably one of their biggest strengths’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/ben-white-irish-players-are-very-connected-its-probably-one-of-their-biggest-strengths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/ben-white-irish-players-are-very-connected-its-probably-one-of-their-biggest-strengths/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Toulon and Scotland scrumhalf is very familiar with the Leinster squad, having played against many of them as recently as this year’s Six Nations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMJCEQM2CSTQN74UKW2SUMQ3UQ.jpg?auth=c3a24589398e7fc4a54d8dfcf677e8af8f50af9008f8045ca920323f201ad0f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toulon's Scottish scrumhalf Ben White (left) kicks the ball during a match against USA Perpignan. Photograph: Raymond Roig/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Raymond Roig</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-time buyer mortgage drawdowns back to Celtic Tiger levels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/first-time-buyer-mortgage-drawdowns-return-to-celtic-tiger-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/first-time-buyer-mortgage-drawdowns-return-to-celtic-tiger-levels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A total of 9,437 new mortgages to the value of just over €3bn were drawn down during the period]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEJPSEBIAK4AHGAH36PZAAUPAY.jpg?auth=100bb316ab596fdbed4100380936af6df765c477934bbc899b1c8bef6f81bca1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First-time buyers remained the single largest segment by volume and by value. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pungent aroma of Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/the-pungent-aroma-of-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/the-pungent-aroma-of-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[An unpleasant wander through the city]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[Banks and the ‘good old days of reckless lending’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/banks-and-the-good-old-days-of-reckless-lending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/banks-and-the-good-old-days-of-reckless-lending/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish lenders want to relax rules introduced after the financial crash]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[We must radically reduce dependence on the private car]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/we-must-radically-reduce-dependence-on-the-private-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/we-must-radically-reduce-dependence-on-the-private-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leaders must convey the harsh reality to the population]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[Trauma is ongoing for most children and families in Palestine. How can Ireland help?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/29/trauma-is-ongoing-for-most-children-and-families-in-palestine-how-can-ireland-help/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/29/trauma-is-ongoing-for-most-children-and-families-in-palestine-how-can-ireland-help/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha AlAli ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Palestinian children need protection, stability, dignity and the chance to grow up without fear]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RW2HMIJ76C2YXZ5ARY7T4IIBY.jpg?auth=f82e1dbd3b1fc0838248ebc93474cebcf320f2a89bfd97e83ee6f24326616537&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners weep next to the body of a woman, at a hospital in Gaza City after three people – a woman and her two children – were killed when Israeli artillery struck residential homes near Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. Photograph: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Al-Qattaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé: Donegal haven’t gone away, and Jim McGuinness won’t be losing much sleep either]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/darragh-o-se-donegal-havent-gone-away-and-jim-mcguinness-wont-be-losing-much-sleep-either/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/darragh-o-se-donegal-havent-gone-away-and-jim-mcguinness-wont-be-losing-much-sleep-either/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A few weeks to get the troops right might be exactly what Donegal need]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FOJNQI3GQTEL6VKDCW4HXLDG3U.jpg?auth=c69d1ed2a93cd854e5513554e50cc27616385596f51828e1936a57f59d9d718e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donegal manager Jim McGuinness during Sunday's Ulster quarter-final against Down. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Lou pushed the Taoiseach for a Shinner mini-budget. He told her where to go]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/mary-lou-pushed-the-taoiseach-for-a-shinner-mini-budget-he-told-her-where-to-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/mary-lou-pushed-the-taoiseach-for-a-shinner-mini-budget-he-told-her-where-to-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s as if it doesn’t exist in your world,’ said Micheál Martin after McDonald failed to mention the reason for the fuel crisis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[League run leaves David Clifford in good shape for the crucible heat of the championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/league-run-leaves-david-clifford-in-good-shape-for-the-crucible-heat-of-the-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/league-run-leaves-david-clifford-in-good-shape-for-the-crucible-heat-of-the-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry forward’s sportswear line has proven a hit – making him a success on and off the pitch]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNSB3MDVKXT4Q37BZGLM7DQN2Y.jpg?auth=09b05461da912b64b0b3c686c43c1cc5156efba6a926d46a060459f90912a27b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's David Clifford celebrates a score during last Saturday's Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final victory against Clare at Cusack Park, Clare. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moran: Anatomy of an upset – Down spring the trap but not all bad news for Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/sean-moran-anatomy-of-an-upset-down-spring-the-trap-but-not-all-bad-news-for-donegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/29/sean-moran-anatomy-of-an-upset-down-spring-the-trap-but-not-all-bad-news-for-donegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Surprise defeat again showed the vulnerability of Ulster and Connacht league winners]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G676HLPYMM3AS4OGLYUZSAMUZ4.jpg?auth=2191b560fc985b40ba389f405345312c78c7f30c03e51c81680532ded74c1864&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Down’s Ryan McEvoy celebrates a score against Donegal during Sunday's Ulster quarter-final. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beauty of Irish script]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/the-beauty-of-irish-script/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/the-beauty-of-irish-script/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many younger people unaware of Cló Gaelach]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[A staycation means staying put]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/a-staycation-means-staying-put/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/a-staycation-means-staying-put/</guid><description><![CDATA[Choosing to travel in Ireland is still a holiday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[One-off housing more of a hindrance than a help to rural life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/one-off-housing-more-of-a-hindrance-than-a-help-to-rural-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/one-off-housing-more-of-a-hindrance-than-a-help-to-rural-life/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dispersed building of homes encourages people to drive past their local village and shop in larger towns]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[The comfort of signature tunes on a Sunday morning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/the-comfort-of-signature-tunes-on-a-sunday-morning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/the-comfort-of-signature-tunes-on-a-sunday-morning/</guid><description><![CDATA[It remains to be seen if RTÉ Radio’s shift in direction was a sound choice]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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 is Jack Chambers so coy about designating offshore wind as critical infrastructure? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/why-is-jack-chambers-so-coy-about-designating-offshore-wind-as-critical-infrastructure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/why-is-jack-chambers-so-coy-about-designating-offshore-wind-as-critical-infrastructure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Designation would oblige public bodies to smooth the path of offshore wind farm projects in so far as their statutory powers allow]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Withdrawal of supports for Ukrainians is a callous move]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/withdrawal-of-supports-for-ukrainians-is-a-callous-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/withdrawal-of-supports-for-ukrainians-is-a-callous-move/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the Irish housing environment, where will they go? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[Mayo should tap into ‘underdog mentality’ to rally after Roscommon defeat, says Ryan O’Donoghue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/28/mayo-should-tap-into-underdog-mentality-to-rally-after-roscommon-defeat-says-ryan-odonoghue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/28/mayo-should-tap-into-underdog-mentality-to-rally-after-roscommon-defeat-says-ryan-odonoghue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Moran’s side suffered a 10-point defeat to neighbours Roscommon in Sunday’s Connacht semi-final]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHEFOH32RRHOBMAKB23MZXYPQI.jpg?auth=872c44db8928469c752d790ac04e99d7ba1986b0dc726b5ccadae1a3ff8416c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Ryan O’Donoghue offloads as he is challenged by Roscommon's Eoin Ward during Sunday's Mayo SFC semi-final at MacHale Park. 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[‘No one wants this’: Dunmurry residents resolute after car bomb attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/no-one-wants-this-dunmurry-residents-resolute-after-car-bomb-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/no-one-wants-this-dunmurry-residents-resolute-after-car-bomb-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sheila Melly (78) felt lucky to live next to the police station — until an ‘unmerciful bang’ shattered the night]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KZK62JERJCERNU4SRP3ODSN2E.jpeg?auth=52beb5148fa30c0f206a1b5a2fe0e3ac6c6ea135623677d2f282e76f4cd7041a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stacey McAleer and son, Caleb, in Dunmurry.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hutch assets frozen in Spain; Dublin link to Icelandic murder case; and Seán Moncrieff is blessed among women]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/hutch-assets-frozen-in-spain-dublin-link-to-icelandic-murder-suicide-and-sean-moncrieff-is-blessed-among-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/hutch-assets-frozen-in-spain-dublin-link-to-icelandic-murder-suicide-and-sean-moncrieff-is-blessed-among-women/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: Threshold flags confusion over rent reforms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DIZX5XERJZAZRAOEN26H7B5OHE.JPG?auth=8dc07a2825360ad129d55bfee7c9a38b724cdf98cd4c799ccbdc6607aa063df8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch in Lanzarote where he lives for most of the year. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New national children’s hospital further delayed amid ventilation issue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/dust-in-ventilation-ducts-further-delay-national-childrens-hospital-completion-date/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/29/dust-in-ventilation-ducts-further-delay-national-childrens-hospital-completion-date/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Unprecedented 106,500 defects in the 5,728 rooms’ yet to be addressed by builder Bam, Pac to be told]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GU5XZHUXHKDIZD4NXQY2KNXZZU.jpg?auth=e7d482bbab73d2f346468b7fb3cf71a31487c5920c980eba36c6548e73026e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is likely to tell the Public Accounts Committee that to date about €1.648 billion has been spent on the project. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator upholds woman’s complaint over solicitor’s €246 ‘storage’ fee for mother’s will]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/regulator-upholds-womans-complaint-over-solicitors-246-storage-fee-for-mothers-will/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/regulator-upholds-womans-complaint-over-solicitors-246-storage-fee-for-mothers-will/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 complaints received against legal practitioners in six months to March ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDQNJIAUU5HVLHVQF5AJPUKQBU.jpg?auth=a84af5fe445d8ceef1c3821468683cf34d36c27127232d41bb6a94d22235d79a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The client complained to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and it found misconduct against the solicitor. Stock photograph: Getty Images/John Lamb]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Lamb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch’s Spanish property assets frozen as part of money-laundering investigation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/spanish-authorities-freeze-gerry-hutchs-property-assets-as-part-of-money-laundering-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/spanish-authorities-freeze-gerry-hutchs-property-assets-as-part-of-money-laundering-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gangland figure and Dublin Central byelection candidate has refused to detail property holdings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PFKNC6JBTZGZHCZTRHNWW24GMQ.JPG?auth=53430f8854f940c84ad05ccf56651e2ce476cb93a0106366272f41189cfa8196&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch in Lanzarote, where he lives for most of the year. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin-based French woman charged with murder of daughter in Iceland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/dublin-based-french-woman-charged-with-murder-of-daughter-in-suspected-botched-murder-suicide-pact-in-iceland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/dublin-based-french-woman-charged-with-murder-of-daughter-in-suspected-botched-murder-suicide-pact-in-iceland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen McHugh in Reykjavík]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspected botched murder-suicide in Reykjavik hotel last year also claimed life of woman’s husband]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JP7PX55C4BHPVOXKQRBGYE3FVY.jpg?auth=6943738da5d43b8e863a14b28ca2e7c68b85c7547932ea50a9df786d0f9a7466&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Mancel (left) with her father Emeric Mancel (centre) at a Japanese martial arts competition in Australia in 2014. Photo credit: Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File renew season-defining rivalry at Punchestown ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/29/gaelic-warrior-and-fact-to-file-renew-season-defining-rivalry-at-punchestown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/29/gaelic-warrior-and-fact-to-file-renew-season-defining-rivalry-at-punchestown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Willie Mullins-trained pair fought out titanic John Durkan finish at the track earlier this season]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ACCYNZP3UFACXBISGRPDDNCHRU.jpg?auth=e815c118e9d308964dcf58e9e3359e4f7fc1e15b23b9a80c3bc9c2d4f4f5e22a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend and Gaelic Warrior after winning the John Durkan Chase at Punchestown last November. Photograph: Caroline Norris/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Caroline Norris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do character references serve any good in a court system bound by rules of evidence?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/29/do-character-references-serve-any-good-in-a-system-strictly-bound-by-rules-of-evidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/29/do-character-references-serve-any-good-in-a-system-strictly-bound-by-rules-of-evidence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revelation that former TD Jim Glennon wrote a character reference for a convicted child abuser should prompt a wider discussion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must never repeat the colossal damage we inflicted on ourselves during Covid-19]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/29/we-must-never-repeat-the-colossal-damage-we-inflicted-on-ourselves-during-covid-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/29/we-must-never-repeat-the-colossal-damage-we-inflicted-on-ourselves-during-covid-19/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Travel from Youghal to the Beara Peninsula,140-160km, was lawful, but travel from Shankill to Bray on a shopping expedition was a crime]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Wiffen leaves California training base to continue Olympic preparations in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/29/daniel-wiffen-leaves-california-training-base-to-continue-olympic-preparations-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/29/daniel-wiffen-leaves-california-training-base-to-continue-olympic-preparations-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Olympic champion was unhappy with his progress at UC Berkeley]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5KWRO7LTJFHBK4LDRG2NWZ3DQ.jpg?auth=0be455954f610a28e358be5e8d27025c99e70f9d4aab9e908bccab933640d4cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Wiffen (right) and his twin brother Nathan with their medals after the 1,500m freestyle final at the Irish Open Championships in Bangor earlier this month. 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[Sitka planting and biodiversity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/sitka-planting-and-biodiversity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/sitka-planting-and-biodiversity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anyone who has walked into a dense plantation of non-native spruce would find certain assertions hard to believe]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 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[Carbery adds €3m to rainy-day fund for suppliers amid milk price volatility  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/carbery-adds-3m-to-rainy-day-fund-for-suppliers-amid-milk-price-volatility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/carbery-adds-3m-to-rainy-day-fund-for-suppliers-amid-milk-price-volatility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co-op-owned group behind Dubliner cheese expects challenging year ahead]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YN6YHF2OSRHHFLAMES3VHZV5OU.jpg?auth=ca29ac96fcda086e661fef258a5c70b12f7f6ff3886ff3c81bfa28097a67d862&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carbery, which is owned by four dairy co-ops in Cork, is expecting a 'challenging' year for farmers in 2026 but remains confident in the diversity of its business, chief executive Jason Hawkins said. Photograph: Michael O'Sullivan/OSM Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Ukrainian official questions Irish move to phase out housing supports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/29/kyiv-official-housing-crisis-will-not-be-solved-by-phasing-out-accommodation-for-ukrainians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/29/kyiv-official-housing-crisis-will-not-be-solved-by-phasing-out-accommodation-for-ukrainians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe, Katie Mellett, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government move ‘will not solve problems that existed before’ people fleeing Russian invasion arrived, says deputy head of Zelenskiy’s office]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNFV3OY5KS6TYTDCPISYN4RNHQ.jpg?auth=a9260361c7fba4177652800120ba7cc6d9b0b44c694e2ccf37fde30120818a96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sergiy Kyslytsya, the first deputy head of president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuki Iwamura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Astonishing’: €1.1m in legal costs paid by OPW over unbuilt children’s science centre criticised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/opw-has-covered-legal-costs-of-11m-in-relation-to-unbuilt-childrens-science-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/29/opw-has-covered-legal-costs-of-11m-in-relation-to-unbuilt-childrens-science-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State agency has legal obligation to deliver a building for €70m project, but recently told Public Accounts Committee it had no funding for it]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FX55OWHXRGPNPPPKZCRPOCLHU.png?auth=ea52cf8ecdb19ab463c32d808775d4f7492234148fc1dfb15af861ddef4adba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist's impression of the proposed National Children's Science Centre viewed from Earlsfort Terrace]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy: This is what will decide the outcome of Leinster v Toulon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/gordon-darcy-leinster-were-careless-against-benetton-thats-a-worry-ahead-of-toulon-tie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/gordon-darcy-leinster-were-careless-against-benetton-thats-a-worry-ahead-of-toulon-tie/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo Cullen’s men need to learn from the shortcomings that handed late victory to Italians in Treviso]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DRURV6LZLG3NW5SMXFSSS43ZIA.jpg?auth=2bed2c21ff2af5a126f29c594f52d30eb35a00525c3d5091455508f6c14962de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Jamie Osborne is tackled by Benetton's Lorenzo Cannone and Jacob Umaga during last Saturday's United Rugby Championship match at Stadio Comunale Monigo in Treviso, Italy. Photograph: Roberto Bregani/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roberto Bregani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pit stop in Doune raises thoughts of tragedy and comedy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/29/a-pit-stop-in-doune-raises-thoughts-of-tragedy-and-comedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/29/a-pit-stop-in-doune-raises-thoughts-of-tragedy-and-comedy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Relief on the road to Aberdeen became an encounter with gunmaking, Roman legions, Monty Python - and the uneasy proximity of one of modern Britain’s darkest crimes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cantor Fitzgerald signs deal for new Dublin headquarter office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/cantor-fitzgerald-signs-deal-for-new-dublin-headquarter-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/cantor-fitzgerald-signs-deal-for-new-dublin-headquarter-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investment and stockbroking firm agrees long-term lease for Bindery House on South Frederick Street ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AIOIAGCX2RACFHWLGGTFJ6LJRE.jpg?auth=0c0f776fb386efcb05604a500d47184be5f158c9d23e11150cd32a92fb8cacbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cantor Fitzgerald has signed a long-term lease for all five floors of Bindery House on South Frederick Street, Dublin 2]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fionn McCann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/29/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/29/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 29th,2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQAGP5KDYBBSXDOW6RHQIUNR3Y.jpg?auth=333c93b743f582739f1a88f417611840f4e9a834ce616d8af7205d036514fcf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote: An investigation into gang leader turned politician’s assets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/gerry-hutchs-life-in-lanzarote-ive-had-heat-on-me-all-my-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/29/gerry-hutchs-life-in-lanzarote-ive-had-heat-on-me-all-my-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times visited Lanzarote as part of an investigation into Hutch’s property interests. In an interview, the veteran criminal talks about his ‘exaggerated’ property holdings, hope of becoming the ‘richest’ TD and confidence of being exonerated in a Spanish criminal investigation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DIZX5XERJZAZRAOEN26H7B5OHE.JPG?auth=8dc07a2825360ad129d55bfee7c9a38b724cdf98cd4c799ccbdc6607aa063df8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch in Lanzarote. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could a bridging loan take the pain out of buying your next home?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/29/could-a-bridging-loan-take-the-pain-out-of-buying-your-next-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/29/could-a-bridging-loan-take-the-pain-out-of-buying-your-next-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bridging loans are back in the Irish market and can smooth the process of moving home but they come at a significant cost]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWCUH6JGURHNPBJZPYISBBP3HE.jpg?auth=fc957d3b2c8901dac65dc99c7466a2f630202485928627690be94bdd1f82ea6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bridging loan enables you to purchase a new home before your existing property has been sold. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DNY59</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Late Show: Uncertainty over renewal of Patrick Kielty’s contract]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/29/uncertainty-over-renewal-of-patrick-kielty-contract-ahead-of-final-late-late-show-of-the-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/29/uncertainty-over-renewal-of-patrick-kielty-contract-ahead-of-final-late-late-show-of-the-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[RTÉ declines to comment on the renewal of the presenter’s contract]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GFF7VNZMCNGFPAEQMYW4YXJYIU.jpg?auth=0b2ab8350151cb43222996c15b849a131cbe328ad3591ad27dba4b43d2b9f5dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Kielty’s initial three-year contract with RTÉ to host The Late Late Show, which began in 2023, expires after Friday’s edition. Photograph: Andres Poveda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Poveda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘99.9% of people shouldn’t be picking stocks’: A beginner’s guide to investment apps in Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/999-of-people-shouldnt-be-picking-stocks-a-beginners-guide-to-investment-apps-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/999-of-people-shouldnt-be-picking-stocks-a-beginners-guide-to-investment-apps-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQLPJWDWVJHDBNGXRPSU2YY4LU.jpg?auth=3f648f6ea2a9bc9e12ce05ea937ad34ac294db15f041388534b6ef574c7ca655&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Malone is a chartered accountant, chartered tax advisor, qualified financial advisor and founder of honest.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time there’s a big change in my life - there’s one TV show I always return to]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/04/29/every-time-theres-a-big-change-in-my-life-theres-one-tv-show-i-always-return-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/04/29/every-time-theres-a-big-change-in-my-life-theres-one-tv-show-i-always-return-to/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Holloway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some episodes are messy. Others extraordinary. Most are necessary. Which is what writing looks like. Not destiny. Not inspiration. Just turning up]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CARULURIITXMYWY7LFTSJ6LAOM.jpg?auth=48cc73ad1ff31c0573a0e82cd8ad29087688becd17228607b890736d64958412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: school wasn’t just stressful, it was a hellmouth]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m the only male at home and it’s not weird. It’s a fascinating honour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/29/im-the-only-male-at-home-and-its-not-weird-its-a-fascinating-honour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/29/im-the-only-male-at-home-and-its-not-weird-its-a-fascinating-honour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family environment makes me think of the opening line of John McGahern’s Amongst Women]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3JWS24TUNBMXFZVDJKBSUVLKE.jpg?auth=893556fe24dd7bdba25e4af46f5b73ea42e141918dd600fa618220b0fa5e1fc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Moncrieff. 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[Allianz Ireland plans €81m dividend to parent as it bucks lower insurance industry trend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/allianz-ireland-plans-81m-dividend-to-parent-as-it-bucks-lower-insurance-result-trend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/29/allianz-ireland-plans-81m-dividend-to-parent-as-it-bucks-lower-insurance-result-trend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Payout will bring the total dividends by Allianz since the Covid-19 pandemic to €434m or €1.39m a week over six years
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNTAEHM6P6YZN4DBR3MTEQW2C4.jpg?auth=f81258eb53a52b249effba9fa5fe84206f667fbd237982ac439c50dc71081c41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Allianz lreland paid a €53 million dividend to its immediate parent last year and plans a further €81 million distribution.  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Szilagyi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Widow’s Bay on Apple TV: After Amazon’s Melania Trump doc, this is the second scariest show to stream this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/29/widows-bay-on-apple-tv-after-amazons-melania-trump-doc-this-is-the-second-scariest-show-to-stream-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/29/widows-bay-on-apple-tv-after-amazons-melania-trump-doc-this-is-the-second-scariest-show-to-stream-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Comedy-horror starring Matthew Rhys does not veer into nastiness or gore, making it all the more unsettling]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ROYE6SDIP367ZWBN6CTXU6ZDKA.jpg?auth=924ea87642503b14aa342c59347250da7a477f250c89a59fa4fac1e353ace9e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Widow's Bay: Matthew Rhys as Tom Loftis. Photograph: Apple]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Canal site with full planning for large office scheme seeking €16m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/grand-canal-site-with-full-planning-for-large-scale-office-scheme-seeking-16m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/grand-canal-site-with-full-planning-for-large-scale-office-scheme-seeking-16m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former home of Construction Industry Federation came close to being sold for €23m in midst of Covid-19 pandemic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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facility to be delivered for DSV Road on dedicated 10.9-acre site at Naas scheme]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H222JUFWSNGCBL7BPGZE2HV66Q.jpg?auth=a9c5c5880a8d2ad84faf4a005600089c314d0a5027840149235223b13be40e68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the facility being developed for DSV Road at Momentum Logistics Park]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Segregated cycle lanes are good for everyone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/segregated-cycle-lanes-are-good-for-everyone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/29/segregated-cycle-lanes-are-good-for-everyone/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is a large network of broken-line painted cycle lanes intended to prevent motorists encroaching on cyclists and e-scooters, but this is insufficient protection ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin 15 landbank primed for future residential and commercial development guiding €16m  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/dublin-15-landbank-primed-for-future-residential-and-commercial-development-guiding-16m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/dublin-15-landbank-primed-for-future-residential-and-commercial-development-guiding-16m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 268-acre (108.5-hectare) holding sits next to existing residential areas of Kilmartin, Hollystown, Tyrrelstown and Ongar]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJ5DAQAGLVGEFPSTYXDL2ZRXRI.jpg?auth=58228b324cbbf3cf8bf35cbf25f4605cba77f40b00eb43d62a460ce67ee54ade&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the 268-acre Kilmartin landbank in Dublin 15]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Renovated redbrick in Phibsborough for €695,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/29/look-inside-renovated-redbrick-in-phibsborough-for-695000/</link><guid 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€9.5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/lands-near-carlow-town-zoned-for-hundreds-of-new-homes-seeking-95m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/lands-near-carlow-town-zoned-for-hundreds-of-new-homes-seeking-95m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 33.5-acre site previously secured planning for 275-unit residential scheme]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GWPM6PS25BENDCQ3VSUYZFKISY.jpeg?auth=8e5edf0b1f01f200fecc7d8269ce0eb450726fda4f22bd140ed5646ea5de1c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the lands in Chapelstown, Co Carlow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Street retail investment at €4m offers buyer 9.6% net initial yield]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/henry-street-retail-investment-at-4m-offers-buyer-96-net-initial-yield/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/henry-street-retail-investment-at-4m-offers-buyer-96-net-initial-yield/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property is fully let and generating €425,000 in annual rental income]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LO6LZOPAJ5DCHFHWH33EJNHSII.JPG?auth=0912aa1c15d5465c0a7d7b33220139e190309e1c7ca4b6a517ebc7c045b69a2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Three store at 35 Henry Street, Dublin 1]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranded office assets are already a reality and some cannot be let at any rent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/stranded-office-assets-are-already-a-reality-and-some-cannot-be-let-at-any-rent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/stranded-office-assets-are-already-a-reality-and-some-cannot-be-let-at-any-rent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Orla Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Buildings driving high vacancy rates no longer meet standards demanded by tenants and, in some cases, legally required]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72ATFIBC7FBNFKB6ZO65MHLS5Y.jpg?auth=a37610c6aeaa12147fc32be07b12c2a7f15e59c8eaa450937d9e9b0cb482901b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the offices at 4 and 5 Grand Canal Square following their planned redevelopment. The property's owner, Union Investment, is investing about €70 million to bring it up to the highest levels of sustainability]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light-filled three-bed on Donnybrook’s Morehampton Lane]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/29/light-filled-three-bed-on-donnybrooks-morehampton-lane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/29/light-filled-three-bed-on-donnybrooks-morehampton-lane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home built in 1996 features bright interiors laid out over three levels]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3EENBQ4EYVD3FC5TGICAQKCCMQ.JPG?auth=9f7d8d0b65eb4db272c5f9362773a07508136d2ff7e4d7c3c25c9fb67cc2c298&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[16 Morehampton Lane, Donnybrook, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark Cork city furniture store and site primed for development at €6m guide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/landmark-cork-city-furniture-store-and-site-primed-for-development-at-6m-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/04/29/landmark-cork-city-furniture-store-and-site-primed-for-development-at-6m-guide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Douglas Wallace Architects led by the late Hugh Wallace prepared a preliminary plan for a mixed-use scheme with 206 student bedspaces]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEILW7ZH2BDAZDMDKEXFDJYEAQ.jpg?auth=bb4046159037d3ed60a9ee64adf03031c06b800b87cfcd3d9173b2cf00d6b91d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view shows the location of The Loft on Cornmarket Street in Cork city centre]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight to save historic Cossack boats from war in Ukraine: ‘They are as fragile as oil paintings’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/29/boats-as-fragile-as-oil-paintings-the-fight-to-save-historic-cossack-boats-from-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/29/boats-as-fragile-as-oil-paintings-the-fight-to-save-historic-cossack-boats-from-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukraine’s Khortytsia National Reserve houses boats and artefacts retrieved from the Dnipro by archaeologists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIYSCJESPVENDHKU7C7NRHIC24.jpg?auth=0a31e7f3127794a6c9beaa0d6f5c4705656e54906fa17845cf48371db070d643&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A researcher at the restoration hangar of the Khortytsia National Reserve where ancient boats raised from the bottom of the Dnipro river are stored, restored and exhibited. 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