<?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/2026-04-30/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:52:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed after coercing teenage girl into sex over fake €12,000 drug debt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/man-jailed-after-coercing-teenage-girl-into-sex-over-fake-12000-drug-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/man-jailed-after-coercing-teenage-girl-into-sex-over-fake-12000-drug-debt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Craig O’Connell (26) has 62 previous convictions including 14 for deception, four for burglary and three drug offences]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:17:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VRTUTEEVOZUUK5BC6TYE2EWOWE.JPG?auth=57f815bc1105e048245fe236ae55b2cf7c26944e86c31b7fb67aa25313633295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Craig O’Connell (26), of Hollyville, Hollyhill, Cork, arriving for his sentencing hearing at the Central Criminal Court. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Snooker Championship: Mark Allen falls behind in opening session of semi-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/world-snooker-championship-mark-allen-falls-behind-in-opening-session-of-semi-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/world-snooker-championship-mark-allen-falls-behind-in-opening-session-of-semi-final/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yu Wize excels against Northern Irishman, as Higgins and Murphy are level]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:38:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JNSX3HNP36JFURUEOAEBGQLBY.jpg?auth=ac56f0c3207c740a3f7b964c4acd86150a6bb0a5e3b915f69c30fbf4e88b9ea7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Allen of Northern Ireland takes a close look at the table during the semi-final match against Wu Yize of China on day thirteen of the Halo World Snooker Championship at The Crucible.  Photograph: George Wood/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">George Wood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European wrap: Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa in Europa League semi-final first leg]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/european-wrap-nottingham-forest-beat-aston-villa-in-first-leg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/european-wrap-nottingham-forest-beat-aston-villa-in-first-leg/</guid><description><![CDATA[Crystal Palace take charge of Conference League semi-final against Shakhtar Donetsk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:31:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGYAARJGL6XEOQOKFDM2K6CSHQ.jpg?auth=8740905f958c92ba2cab2220c880f7186c7fd78dcf2eee0117e6c13995fe2d2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest's striker Chris Wood. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Staples</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britney Spears charged with one misdemeanour in DUI case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/britney-spears-charged-with-one-misdemeanour-in-dui-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/britney-spears-charged-with-one-misdemeanour-in-dui-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[Charge arises from singer’s arrest by California Highway Patrol in March]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:29:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7YNDJ7KKNGLPJZX24D3RW5PBA.jpg?auth=5d5519ce55949efafd3a923de45d57b59c0b1aca824b4722534e8eafc7def5da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britney Spears will be given the chance to plead guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving involving alcohol and/or drugs: Photograph Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Axelle/Bauer-Griffin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Articles on planning executive allegations were fair and accurate, journalist tells libel trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/articles-on-planning-executive-allegations-were-fair-and-accurate-journalist-tells-libel-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/articles-on-planning-executive-allegations-were-fair-and-accurate-journalist-tells-libel-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish Planning Institute executive director Orla Purcell taking defamation case against the Irish Examiner]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:28:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMUHRFUC7ZB5JIPJYNLDF6RNYU.JPG?auth=52fbef096d59db631b44afa5851ffee4e1ad9c16b3d8499ce121df32cac15029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist Mick Clifford told the High Court the articles showed “what was going on behind [the] closed doors” of the institution. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislation obliging watchdogs to notify vetting bureau of child safeguarding concerns is unconstitutional, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/legislation-obliging-watchdogs-to-notify-vetting-bureau-of-child-safeguarding-concerns-is-unconstitutional-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/legislation-obliging-watchdogs-to-notify-vetting-bureau-of-child-safeguarding-concerns-is-unconstitutional-high-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The case arises from two gardaí’s involvement in arresting a juvenile in November 2018]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:17:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Anthony Barr found certain sections of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 were unconstitutional. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIV explainer: Where does Saudi withdrawal leave the tour and the players? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/30/liv-explainer-where-does-saudi-withdrawal-leave-the-tour-and-the-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/30/liv-explainer-where-does-saudi-withdrawal-leave-the-tour-and-the-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Can the golf tour find new backers and what are the options for Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Lee Westwood and others?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:54:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKXXNQM3L6TZYSQJGXSK2APKAM.jpg?auth=66a9c1d7e32e247007a38606d7472492e672c5141aac63e79d16c59e10c12412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster confirm Roger Randle will not join province as attack coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/munster-confirm-roger-randle-will-not-join-province-as-attack-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/munster-confirm-roger-randle-will-not-join-province-as-attack-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Randle’s appointment had provoked disquiet among Munster supporters and activists due to an allegation of rape against Randle in 1997]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:46:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LF76QZFPJJD2BL45NSQ2HAXIF4.jpg?auth=de89cd2e992886abad2f83e9f39fba837a4351d7e04dc7484d7f9d653d83c635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rugby coach Roger Randle. Photograph: Michael Bradley/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Bradley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Irish citizens held by Israel after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted in international waters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/seven-irish-citizens-held-by-israel-after-interception-of-gaza-aid-flotilla-in-international-waters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/seven-irish-citizens-held-by-israel-after-interception-of-gaza-aid-flotilla-in-international-waters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne, Genevieve Carbery, Jack Horgan-Jones, Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President’s sister, Margaret Connolly, among 22 Irish on vessels taking part in attempt to break Israeli blockade of Palestinian territory]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:16:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y3LRLAEPXZD3ZIYJKHFB6HX2DU.png?auth=25fe7f5e51294c85d62634d476a3c9a841036593ec742b23b54b424d61e1922d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three Irish members of the Global Sumud Flotilla: Robert Murphy, Catriona Graham and Fiacc Ó Brolcháin. Photograph: Éire Global Sumud/Instagram]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster Under-20 final: Paddy Lane leads the way as Kerry fend off Cork comeback ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/munster-under-20-final-paddy-lane-leads-the-way-as-kerry-fend-off-cork-comeback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/munster-under-20-final-paddy-lane-leads-the-way-as-kerry-fend-off-cork-comeback/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry captain scores 2-4 as Kingdom grind out victory after having bigger lead earlier on in game]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:09:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HLTOHGIMQXKWD5B66EQDEHZ2M.jpg?auth=aa1b5ce6d2ab83d0a7ea69ff3a9d8a81bac9d6be2dd804cf00ce01d644cc1fae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s Paddy Lane celebrates with the trophy and his team-mates. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubles legislation will deliver ‘above all’ for victims and families, says Helen McEntee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/troubles-legislation-will-deliver-above-all-for-victims-and-families-says-helen-mcentee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/troubles-legislation-will-deliver-above-all-for-victims-and-families-says-helen-mcentee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister disappointed at time taken to progress UK government Bill to replace controversial Legacy Act]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:09:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7YIIF7L5745TMIO3ODPZEMXRE.jpg?auth=4b277e2e1c9dd8b4f95fa696f032026223eced8199a6cf694476a16f26436e92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Secretary Hilary Benn and Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on Thursday. Photograph: PA Video/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA Video</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ireland’s nature plan: implementation must not fail ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/30/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-nature-plan-implementation-must-not-fail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/30/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-nature-plan-implementation-must-not-fail/</guid><description><![CDATA[Encouraging work by advisory committee but it needs to be built on]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IM2UEVPSJG6NICH5RLVQL7HJE.jpg?auth=5c5fed15f1ea4652eb55aedd2681c5e216a8afc0e1e0f1097507bc7925e789af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Wicklow Mountains  - the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. The forthcoming Irish draft nature restoration plan focuses on threats to Irish habitats. ( Photo: agency stock) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guven Ozdemir</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices hit wartime high as Iran vows to keep control of Hormuz strait]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/oil-prices-hit-wartime-high-as-iran-vows-to-keep-control-of-hormuz-strait/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/oil-prices-hit-wartime-high-as-iran-vows-to-keep-control-of-hormuz-strait/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bita Ghaffari in Tehran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New supreme leader says Iranians will defend their nuclear capabilities as a ‘national asset’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:19:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMV2BP7AFWBGRK2VXNW5HA2XZ4.jpg?auth=348a99540a2f42bd22c4d7132bd6d8c8ea16f0a102295015ed26d98f864ceed4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman in Tehran holds an image of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, at a government-organised march. Photograph: Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times           ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arash Khamooshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on ECB interest rates: only a temporary reprieve]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/30/the-irish-times-view-on-ecb-interest-rates-only-a-temporary-reprieve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/30/the-irish-times-view-on-ecb-interest-rates-only-a-temporary-reprieve/</guid><description><![CDATA[The ECB is right to hold fire for now, but may move sooner rather than later]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVHWH44TIGEOYO3MFIWXY7UL5M.jpg?auth=0c1e7737702443ba4c6e02168ab843b8f1ac99bec48f0bfea76f9a7613a94cf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trying to get a clear view: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde after Thursday's council meeting. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, senior Democrat claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/hegseth-dangerously-exaggerated-us-military-triumph-in-iran-senior-democrat-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/hegseth-dangerously-exaggerated-us-military-triumph-in-iran-senior-democrat-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Tait]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shouts of ‘war criminal’ and ‘despicable’ from protesters heard during defence secretary’s opening statement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:33:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73Q2YCHDVU37PN7F4MBTZMGYRA.jpg?auth=4462386e2d6c84c7de623ef2ae6a055b1bd9ceea1844bb6964d721dd0c95af97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US defence secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate armed services committee in Washington DC on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punchestown: Bob Olinger reads the script and lands Grade One feature on final start]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/30/punchestown-bob-olinger-reads-the-script-and-lands-grade-one-feature-on-final-start/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/30/punchestown-bob-olinger-reads-the-script-and-lands-grade-one-feature-on-final-start/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Willie Mullins still wins big novice chase despite dramatic exit for odds on Kopek Des Bordes ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:32:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K36KWC77XSLPHK2EM64WRRMGR4.jpg?auth=d61c9cc2fe09e8cc3d952594608a6e2802b07f52b391aee3e3983be2313f31dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darragh O’Keeffe on Bob Olinger wins The Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1). Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran will play World Cup matches; Hegseth ‘dangerously’ exaggerates US military triumph, says Democrat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/us-iran-war-live-updates-israel-donald-trump-oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/us-iran-war-live-updates-israel-donald-trump-oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien, Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Trump to be briefed on new wave of ‘short, powerful’ strikes on Iran; inflation surges in Europe]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:30:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5Z4GPVHNCFI34CPIKITEOYSZQE.jpg?auth=5b2cb423c520db8e216fd79b97914b7bda9f0ae63afac23a09b56771f4a670b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Soldiers from the US army in a simulated village during an exercise in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Photograph: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kraus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road to perdition: Frank McNally on the strange, tragic fate of a Kerry historian in 1920s America ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/30/road-to-perdition-frank-mcnally-on-the-strange-tragic-fate-of-a-kerry-historian-in-1920s-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/30/road-to-perdition-frank-mcnally-on-the-strange-tragic-fate-of-a-kerry-historian-in-1920s-america/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new documentary tells the story of Patrick Foley, who left Dingle in 1909 and died violently in mysterious circumstances]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WOCTQE3A6ZEJTFCC3KI3NB45XA.jpg?auth=b0ac24b4ea6c0e5b0739e45329730eef84733e40e6c239a9c4ee41f56ed00903&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The company Patrick Foley ended up among in the US was a long way from his childhood Dingle. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank_Lu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handgun ‘casually’ brandished outside Ballymun Garda station, later fired by child, court told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/man-casually-brandished-handgun-outside-ballymun-garda-station-later-fired-by-child-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/man-casually-brandished-handgun-outside-ballymun-garda-station-later-fired-by-child-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Josh Larkin (20) charged with weapons offences and cannabis possession at Dublin District Court]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:16:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court heard the incident was connected to a local gang feud. File photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish flag ‘hijacked’ in world with ‘very toxic form of nationalism’, says former WHO executive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/30/irish-flag-hijacked-in-world-with-very-toxic-form-of-nationalism-says-former-who-executive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/30/irish-flag-hijacked-in-world-with-very-toxic-form-of-nationalism-says-former-who-executive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mike Ryan, President Catherine Connolly and outgoing Glamour Magazine editor Samantha Barry among those in attendance at Global Irish Civic Forum]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:11:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PAFNK2FATJDAXOUR3RCDCIBHMY.jpg?auth=6f18ed53dc65dc43ca0781ff53e4ca2704f57c141fdb6f8cdc9725a5be537016&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Mike Ryan, former Executive Director of the World Health Organisation, speaking in a panel discussion at the Global Irish Civic Forum 2026 in Croke Park, Dublin, on Thursday. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine expands oil strikes on Russia as Putin proposes brief ceasefire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/30/ukraine-expands-oil-strikes-on-russia-as-putin-proposes-brief-ceasefire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/30/ukraine-expands-oil-strikes-on-russia-as-putin-proposes-brief-ceasefire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Russian president wants pause in conflict to mark ‘victory day’ but Zelenskiy is pushing for longer break ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:09:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZW6672GWJCVVIWS7P5QZSJY7Q.jpg?auth=d1ef0cb946c059028dc9d7faf1834988521f6008f772e375306602f880f4f984&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rises above buildings after a drone attack on an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of Russia. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">STRINGER</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All largely civil on the campaign trail as councillors hope to win Dublin Central TD seat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/all-largely-civil-on-the-campaign-trail-as-councillors-hope-to-win-dublin-central-td-seat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/all-largely-civil-on-the-campaign-trail-as-councillors-hope-to-win-dublin-central-td-seat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis and Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens are both seeking seat left by Paschal Donohoe ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:05:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Y753S7OTRBI5BCY2XXMSOHTE4.jpg?auth=c5156056e0262eeefbab551bfc8cfa7145a459a18d4e9a464ba1501debaae3ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats speaks with Séamus White in Stoneybatter, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Traveller caravans on Department of Defence lands in the Curragh have left, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/most-traveller-caravans-on-department-of-defence-lands-in-the-curragh-have-left-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/most-traveller-caravans-on-department-of-defence-lands-in-the-curragh-have-left-court-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[Three caravans remain on site and are an encouragement to others to camp there, High Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WDWXXQZ5RD43F2PEQI7FAZLSM.JPG?auth=83951d22d23ac92e9c81f93594524803d0ebc3068f38aecca0d009346c20396d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caravans parked on the Curragh plains near the Curragh Army camp earlier this month. 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[Trump may pull US troops from Germany over row with Merz, but threat carries less weight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/trump-may-pull-us-troops-from-germany-over-row-with-merz-but-threat-carries-less-weight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/trump-may-pull-us-troops-from-germany-over-row-with-merz-but-threat-carries-less-weight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Tankersley, Christopher Schuetze, Steven Erlanger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Security relationship is not as one-sided as in the past]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:17:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OOI6SWPQITEDMSBDSZQO6Q3RNE.jpg?auth=b4a364269e478e1460f69e0ccb480c29ac69b8631dca1fa89354ece303170a1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, left, and US president Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House last March. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Corum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison officers to receive batons in trial amid surge in prison violence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/prison-officers-to-receive-batons-in-trial-amid-surge-in-prison-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/prison-officers-to-receive-batons-in-trial-amid-surge-in-prison-violence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annual conference hears body cameras are to be rolled out ‘right across the estate into next year’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:14:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XK65GP2D7BC2FOI6JGONUV3OCA.jpg?auth=bfbbf2c3fb4fc967ffc0a7bbe84bdccd6efe4fe6229700d091e699bea2e858b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A prison officer closes a security door in the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global markets rise amid barrage of earnings results]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/global-markets-rise-amid-barrage-of-earnings-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/global-markets-rise-amid-barrage-of-earnings-results/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AIB closed up 0.8% on the day of its annual general meeting after it said new lending increased by 11% to €3.6bn]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:02:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WC4RJCOUL5EVMT576YXQG4EKBI.jpg?auth=3b389ae5790e7058542be493a3fdc7a3c46de702e9725f0bd597a19e5672316f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global markets rose on Thursday amid a barrage of earnings results from many of the world’s top companies. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI investigating Dunmurry attack granted additional 36 hours to question man ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/psni-investigating-dunmurry-attack-granted-additional-36-hours-to-question-man/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/psni-investigating-dunmurry-attack-granted-additional-36-hours-to-question-man/</guid><description><![CDATA[Car bomb exploded outside police station near Belfast on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:32:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RTT6QTDZN2EZ2OTECIJMFD32ME.jpg?auth=2c1530a39a730095f2d16724c02297a2528498d7804c521132d832b5a974dbda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The remains of the exploded vehicle being removed from outside the police station in Dunmurry on Sunday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s absolutely disgraceful what’s going on’: Ballymun locals react after child discharges firearm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/30/its-absolutely-disgraceful-whats-going-on-ballymun-locals-react-after-child-discharges-firearm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/30/its-absolutely-disgraceful-whats-going-on-ballymun-locals-react-after-child-discharges-firearm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Schoolchildren sent home with leaflet on how to stay safe as youth woker says ‘only solution’  is lots of youth clubs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UQBAMVVRDBGLVEWQFYEH4CHBMA.jpg?auth=86f90d9580ad16f4af45052da0daa7edc113415bc09a4a72e57be772061ae1fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A discarded gun was found in Coultry Park, Ballymun, Dublin this past weekend by a child. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC rejects €5.72bn bid from Energy Capital and KKR ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/dcc-rejects-5bn-bid-from-energy-capital-and-kkr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/dcc-rejects-5bn-bid-from-energy-capital-and-kkr/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rejection comes two days after company said it had received the offer]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:12:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMYNBKDAJFCVBOA37XHMNH73MA.JPG?auth=ad5f6492ae170c01ed3fbd400361c2e8f5c94220ec9cc8cacbafeeb237e83134&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. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times  
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banksy confirms he is behind statue which appeared overnight in central London]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/30/banksy-confirms-he-is-behind-statue-which-appeared-overnight-in-central-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/30/banksy-confirms-he-is-behind-statue-which-appeared-overnight-in-central-london/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Horton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sculpture depicts man marching off a plinth, carrying a billowing flag that obscures his face]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:09:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GHFS54I57BFDLZEEMTKVPXNWQ.jpg?auth=9e0ff6539fda581c616318d713dd6421d6d48b3d4ea77b389bc704e81ac24b7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People view a Banksy statue of a man waving a flag which appeared overnight in central London. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online women’s fashion retailer Oxendales is to close]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/online-womens-fashion-retailer-oxendales-is-to-close/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/online-womens-fashion-retailer-oxendales-is-to-close/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Santry-based Irish arm employed about 36 staff]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:52:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MN6B5PRDUBCRTH2V4KPCEWWQNQ.jpg?auth=f9f1adb4aafd6a3cedd9a45680ceec34e055fb385616dfa9980b2335ab4d2d91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oxendales is to cease trading and will close the business]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British army soldiers ‘overreacted’ and lost control’, inquest into shooting dead of five people in Belfast finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/british-army-soldiers-lost-control-inquest-into-shooting-dead-of-five-people-in-belfast-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/british-army-soldiers-lost-control-inquest-into-shooting-dead-of-five-people-in-belfast-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A priest, three teenagers and a man in his 30s died in the Springhill and Westrock areas of west Belfast in July 1972]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:39:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RK3WSMFOZJQ3UB3OSYORZ7V32U.jpg?auth=ccf9828a1dfdab337d4803caaafa93ebb2299b61ac12e79a5bdf02295e4bbe7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Natasha Butler (centre) with relatives of those killed during the July 1972 Springhill and Westrock shootings, outside Belfast Coroner's 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[Mystery of disappearance of Co Cork couple in 1991 continues as gardaí make fresh appeal ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/disappearance-of-co-cork-couple-in-1991-still-a-mystery-as-gardai-launch-fresh-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/disappearance-of-co-cork-couple-in-1991-still-a-mystery-as-gardai-launch-fresh-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Searches in Ireland and through Interpol have yielded no trace of Conor Dwyer (62) and Sheila Dwyer (60) from Fermoy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:32:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNG74THAFJEIDA5JZK27N3SH5Q.jpg?auth=fa37e16902f85e24485d7b93a4a2e60e9c890577951173b06cc2c9b15141511e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor and Sheila Dwyer. Gardaí have renewed appeals for information on the 35th anniversary of the couple's disappearance. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Role of Protestant churches in mother and baby institutions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/role-of-protestant-churches-in-mother-and-baby-institutions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/role-of-protestant-churches-in-mother-and-baby-institutions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oppressive treatment of women and children crossed religious and social boundaries]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:20:49 +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[Ireland to co-host next fossil fuel phase-out conference in South Pacific island Tuvalu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/04/30/ireland-to-co-host-next-fossil-fuel-phase-out-conference-in-south-pacific-island-tuvalu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/04/30/ireland-to-co-host-next-fossil-fuel-phase-out-conference-in-south-pacific-island-tuvalu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Announcement comes as 60 countries agree landmark move to phase out oil, gas and coal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:19:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGLCBU54UFFANKBHMMPJVQUCLI.jpg?auth=403b158509057421167a98b255af73b03e66dfb0b69c759eeb18cf05ee6ec14f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About 83 per cent of Ireland’s energy – for transport, heating and electricity generation – still comes from oil and gas. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kodda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in London stabbings was referred to counter-extremism programme in 2020]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/30/suspect-in-london-stabbings-was-referred-to-counter-extremism-programme-in-2020/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/30/suspect-in-london-stabbings-was-referred-to-counter-extremism-programme-in-2020/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man being questioned over attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green has been named as Essa Suleiman (45)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:16:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHA32XW7XIM7YDLTZNEUIWUQHY.jpg?auth=e0e24f5bd5dbd39b6f463c3257315ced8d7e09c5738604b08128c60863372dfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A young Orthodox Jew walks towards the bus stop where a man was attacked on Wednesday in what the UK authorities said was a terrorist incident. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting Ukrainian accommodation supports could cause spike in asylum requests, groups warn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/cutting-ukrainian-accommodation-supports-could-cause-spike-in-asylum-requests-groups-warn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/cutting-ukrainian-accommodation-supports-could-cause-spike-in-asylum-requests-groups-warn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukrainians ‘absolutely entitled’ to apply for international protection but this could put system under ‘catastrophic strain’, says Brian Killoran]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:05:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GS4F63GVFZC75CSSQZG4PER3FY.jpg?auth=d9c40e4fbdfdc4a9bb75b2e92bb1e4cae7854df6e647ed4a6d38715e452191b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Ukrainian man, one of a number of homeless asylum seekers camping outside the International Protection Office in Dublin in May 2023. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier Sports and RTÉ retain Champions League rights to 2031]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/premier-sports-retain-champions-league-rights-to-2031/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/premier-sports-retain-champions-league-rights-to-2031/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Disney+ secure rights in several European countries]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GEVIUGSR6PS4LPAXWLJBNFTPHI.jpg?auth=2841629c95f272bf6f14fa2bf2899b3b68269a5dc69c46c4dbaabbf6df5775d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uefa auctioned broadcast packages for 19 television markets. Photograph: Valentin Flauraud/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valentin Flauraud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Flynn says withdrawal from Breaking Point debate on fuel protests was not at Independent Ireland’s direction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/oflynn-says-withdrawal-from-breaking-point-event-was-not-at-independent-irelands-direction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/oflynn-says-withdrawal-from-breaking-point-event-was-not-at-independent-irelands-direction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TDs Michael Fitzmaurice and Michael Collins had previously distanced the party from the conservative group]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:46:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCJPECZHANIX7VE5URXK6L6H6E.JPG?auth=acb94751693baf0a4761f264e78bdcfd01a9028f46096f8421fbd69592c9027c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Independent Ireland TD Ken O'Flynn was removed from the line-up of the rescheduled Breaking Point event. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans lodged for hotel and student beds at Phibsborough Shopping Centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/plans-lodged-for-hotel-and-student-accommodation-at-phibsborough-shopping-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/plans-lodged-for-hotel-and-student-accommodation-at-phibsborough-shopping-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Developer seeks permission for 150-bed hotel and 411-space student scheme along with residential and retail units]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:46:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EAQ6VV7MGRDJXGL7ZJUTMSDLME.jpg?auth=8675ddb80824f2203b1fa86659c61602d9e1251706962d6731d935064ba347ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view of Phibsborough Tower in Dublin. A developer is seeking to redevelop the building to include a 150-bedroom hotel. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug intimidation more lucrative for dealers than selling drugs, Dáil hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/30/drug-intimidation-more-lucrative-for-dealers-than-selling-drugs-dail-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/04/30/drug-intimidation-more-lucrative-for-dealers-than-selling-drugs-dail-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gary Gannon asks if Tánaiste could tell  Ballymun families they were ‘secure from crime’ in wake of child firing discarded gun]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5DFGY3SABAMZD6AMVXBJHO7TM.jpg?auth=5681ae8f00db1f73e468143ac6e6a1bd8bbcacd104b64c0d581bbcdb268a1afa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drug use is 'happening in so-called middle-class areas, where people are snorting a line of coke at the weekend, not thinking of the devastating consequences it’s having on communities', Simon Harris said. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Never made commercial sense to me’: Paul McGinley not surprised by LIV Golf financial woes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/30/never-made-commercial-sense-to-me-paul-mcginley-not-surprised-by-liv-golf-financial-woes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/30/never-made-commercial-sense-to-me-paul-mcginley-not-surprised-by-liv-golf-financial-woes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Ryder Cup captain says LIV has left pro golf ‘in a very difficult and potentially unsustainable place’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:10:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5H5IFBRERRFKXID4WNFKCN6AMQ.jpg?auth=08b36c2c5d2ee73b1ffa59bdfaf5970a93a58292f727ff259cf7ee2d1841c8a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul McGinley: "The legacy that LIV will have left professional golf is not a positive one for the administration." Photograph: Oisin Keniry/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oisin Keniry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIV Golf seeks new investment as Saudi PIF confirms it will cease funding at the end of 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/30/liv-golf-in-race-against-time-for-investment-with-saudi-funding-to-dry-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/30/liv-golf-in-race-against-time-for-investment-with-saudi-funding-to-dry-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[New board unveiled without Saudi Public Investment Fund’s Yasir al-Rumayyan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:08:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZSDZ7XFOGD66KIERHWZZBVBADM.jpg?auth=3a4558377f00af5c264f4169c4a0ec31a31ccb4cc7084589fcb14f554c4049bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LIV Golf held calls with team captains, who include Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau (pictured) ahead of the announcement on Thursday. Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Parks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airports operator DAA to pay €66m dividend to State]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/daa-to-pay-66m-dividend-to-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/daa-to-pay-66m-dividend-to-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Board of airport manager has a number of open vacancies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:06:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YM6KALECHBDCVPXVAXA5RC3ZIU.jpg?auth=366b1e41ba1e5729719c9e1228c20ac10c55e3cd5da5ee2dce2ae7bf78a873fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DAA, the company behind Dublin and Cork airports, reported €1.18bn in revenues and €401m in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/30/frontline-health-workers-who-developed-long-covid-set-to-have-full-pay-restored-amid-case-reviews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/30/frontline-health-workers-who-developed-long-covid-set-to-have-full-pay-restored-amid-case-reviews/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:53:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZNQUM7SJREVJNGPYJKDIJSQLY.JPG?auth=852c54f905d13d2088d05964f88db1c6a44524a7d26b64abf5ec18fc96fc01ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said there were a number of HSE schemes that provided for long-term support to staff who had become ill during the course of their work. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRH agrees $700m US water treatment deal as sales and earnings beat estimates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/crh-agrees-700m-us-water-treatment-deal-as-sales-and-earnings-beat-estimates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/crh-agrees-700m-us-water-treatment-deal-as-sales-and-earnings-beat-estimates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Building materials giant also offloads three firms for $1.9bn]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:49:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PYC436ZEYXPYECMSIMKLU3SBBM.jpg?auth=54ddc1c3be15ab3cf4c4e0e63fcfe5cde90f85cfec936234db07f383313fd5f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CRH reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s hospital group says it had sought €30,000 from concession holder to reduce cost of Christmas party for staff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/30/doors-floors-and-leaks-among-hold-ups-as-national-childrens-hospital-date-is-pushed-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/30/doors-floors-and-leaks-among-hold-ups-as-national-childrens-hospital-date-is-pushed-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Builder Bam expected to provide a new timeline on Friday, Pac told
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:41:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PXIAH65T3EBOURPZ3FS47YD5U.jpg?auth=5b1f11dead7d8c94bdd3f4af54e87ae993728ae1320f20b3e5335c8c8a18d83f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Gunning, chief officer of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, insisted delays in finishing work were due to the builder deploying insufficient staff and resources. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reporting and blocking alone are not enough’: Young people call for action on social media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/reporting-and-blocking-alone-are-not-enough-young-people-call-for-action-on-social-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/reporting-and-blocking-alone-are-not-enough-young-people-call-for-action-on-social-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Advocates spoke of spending ’hours’ on their phones, encountering bullying with lack of action from social media companies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:40:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QO6Y6B67NHOHF72DUVXWV3OZY.jpg?auth=944865ebc8778626270591d5c573aba41f190fe9352ad6ea43147144d1c18066&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young people have a right to safe and inclusive digital spaces, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Monkey Business Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Coast Bakehouse snaffled up by Danish biscuit group for €13m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/east-coast-bakehouse-snaffled-up-by-danish-biscuit-group-for-13m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/east-coast-bakehouse-snaffled-up-by-danish-biscuit-group-for-13m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group co-founder Michael Carey said the outcome ‘secures the future of the business in Drogheda and the 78 jobs at the facility’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:35:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/62PQVFL35NHOFHTUDAX32DSJVE.jpg?auth=0039bd4a99b011a609e734d423d6db5886daf03014e2e463961d3cfe37c8bba6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drogheda-based biscuit company East Coast Bakehouse has been acquired by Danish group Bisca for €13 million. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fumumpa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New home builds hit 15-year high, CSO data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/new-home-builds-hits-15-year-high-cso-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/new-home-builds-hits-15-year-high-cso-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There were 7,856 new dwelling completions in January, February, and March, which was a rise of 32.9% on the same period last year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:16:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX6RAYZACR6TV6TFALF4USOGOA.jpg?auth=781ff3ac561d3743f78f2c33d378c663035116e913d7cb405fce42c9b91c6a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The CSO said January, February and March saw the highest number of first-quarter completions since 2011]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Divisek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Sevens’ sake: Gael Force aim to show IRFU that game can thrive in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/for-sevens-sake-gael-force-aim-to-show-irfu-that-game-can-thrive-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/for-sevens-sake-gael-force-aim-to-show-irfu-that-game-can-thrive-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With the IRFU having cut its men’s Sevens programme, a team set up by a Cork estate agent is looking to save the sport - and have fun]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:08:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GP6OOBHIBSOQZRSTNF7YKGV33Y.jpg?auth=6a19c23a678b5febcc5abefe9d6a08eabca1b79f4419a6fd2a9032e51b6e3c2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry McNulty is one of two former Olympians who now plays for Gael Force Sevens. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israelis view Gaza flotilla as a publicity stunt rather than relief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/israelis-view-gaza-flotilla-as-a-publicity-stunt-rather-than-relief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/israelis-view-gaza-flotilla-as-a-publicity-stunt-rather-than-relief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many Israelis, including those sympathetic to Palestinians, see the annual flotilla as political theatre that changes little]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:03:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E44446XSJ5FUFJB3K5RKQWFNSI.jpg?auth=95830a7ebe58b0ba39768acb81f0f806c752673b4c44510e322d932031d668b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CCTV images show crew of the Global Sumud Flotilla,  which was blockaded by Israeli warships and drones. Photograph: Global Sumud Flotilla/Anadolu via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court finds for TikTok in dispute with Data Protection Commission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/supreme-court-finds-for-tiktok-in-dispute-with-data-protection-commission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/supreme-court-finds-for-tiktok-in-dispute-with-data-protection-commission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social media platform fighting €530m fine over breach of GDPR regulations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:45:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KXQ45A53V5EX5D4362HGJ4TX34.jpg?auth=1ad71e8c1e89cb92cf8f48e2d10347ef2ac189aca3a4d500e2bffed5864f5a7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TikTok was ordered to suspend the data transfers and ensure compliance with data-privacy laws as well being fined in April 2025. Photograph: Illustration by Onur Dogman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tourist volumes up 16% in March as sector continues recovery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/tourist-volumes-up-16-in-march-as-sector-continues-recovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/tourist-volumes-up-16-in-march-as-sector-continues-recovery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Visitor numbers and expenditure increased in each of the first three months of the year, says CSO]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:43:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6G2V5L6DRBSNIER7WUJQ2S4PY.jpg?auth=3a2e2621015cad48f5b77e076015b6786e51dc5b8cbbaa0bbc28263696b44900&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rock of Cashel. Irish tourism numbers continued to rebound in March after a drop-off in visitors last year.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smurfit Westrock mulls London delisting as earnings miss estimates  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/smurfit-westrock-mulls-london-delisting-as-earnings-miss-estimates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/smurfit-westrock-mulls-london-delisting-as-earnings-miss-estimates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin-based company would follow CRH in dropping its London listing altogether]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:31:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIEJVFVJE5CN3LVKA3F4I43TCI.jpg?auth=13874223d243b762c9602aa8614a219dff72f6f7dce8fe6930e6a048919e04b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smurfit Westrock debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in 2024. Photograph: NYSE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Courtney Crow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland relies on imports for 80% of energy needs, the fourth-highest rate in EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/ireland-relies-on-imports-for-80-of-energy-needs-the-fourth-highest-rate-in-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/ireland-relies-on-imports-for-80-of-energy-needs-the-fourth-highest-rate-in-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Construction is the Republic’s most environmentally extractive industry, says CSO]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:24:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZUED7T7TFC2BBGMC6BERVR6UE.jpg?auth=924ee4f4a5b2ca37dee313446a64ce50ccfc00785363bfc68894167f75ca5c3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oil, 100 per cent of which is imported from abroad, met 60 per cent of the Irish economy’s energy requirement in 2024. Photograph: Getty Images/Agency Stock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">imaginima</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB keeps rates on hold while hinting at possible June hike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/ecb-keeps-rates-unchanged-despite-surge-in-energy-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/ecb-keeps-rates-unchanged-despite-surge-in-energy-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euro zone inflation has risen well above bank’s 2 per cent target level since start of Iran war]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:15:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/II7UA3YZAVVXRVZ2G6RFK3BTPI.jpg?auth=be07e3e34450f5caf562d24ebe9dc56e573802a97c2ef7fca22aa8072e1d7c53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde said recently that the “double uncertainty” around the duration of the shock and the breadth of pass-through argues for more data, suggesting she believes the bank should not rush to act. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the royal state dinner guest list says about Trump’s America]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/what-the-royal-state-dinner-guest-list-says-about-trumps-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/what-the-royal-state-dinner-guest-list-says-about-trumps-america/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Bumiller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Among the guests were at least 10 US billionaires, six Fox News hosts, Silicon Valley tech titans and assorted friends of the president’s]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:13:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBKNHX7VIOCCBI36WNDLA7K6QU.jpg?auth=1089aa99a4b5c0c3e94f99374fc8ca114317c1bf50117a181d99a7fdea09674b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's queen Camilla and king Charles with US president Donald Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, during a state dinner in the White House in Washington. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times                  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Madonna of Asia review: So beautifully staged that you almost don’t mind its slips]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/30/the-madonna-of-asia-review-so-beautifully-staged-that-you-almost-dont-mind-its-slips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/04/30/the-madonna-of-asia-review-so-beautifully-staged-that-you-almost-dont-mind-its-slips/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: Mai Ishikawa stars in Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng’s play about a once famous Hong Kong actor who has withdrawn from public life]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:09:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J66IE4QKZBGGTLABNKAZWX6WVY.jpg?auth=8b48e6070a5cb6bc57e94e5a3e35a7b08a351ca0b20712eb5d460efeb16ef1f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Madonna of Asia: Mai Ishikawa in Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng’s play. Photograph: Aiesha Wong]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Williams: Benetton defeat did Leinster a big favour ahead of Toulon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/matt-williams-benetton-defeat-will-have-lit-a-fire-under-leinster-for-toulon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/matt-williams-benetton-defeat-will-have-lit-a-fire-under-leinster-for-toulon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French visitors are dangerous because they have nothing to lose]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XYHJUZN55VG2NPGIQFDOGQPTLA.jpg?auth=8806fdd6e26d3e8ebb725533bb0b9f7590fc8066d509489b8455988730133cf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster were beaten 29-26 away to Benetton in the URC last weekend, a wake-up call before Saturday's Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon at the Aviva. Photograph: Roberto Bregani/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Roberto Bregani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech sector job losses - this time it is different ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/30/tech-sector-is-cutting-jobs-but-this-time-it-feels-much-different/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/30/tech-sector-is-cutting-jobs-but-this-time-it-feels-much-different/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite booming profits the threat is twofold, as AI is soaking up money and making people redundant]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:56:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New IRA: Can ‘a couple of guys with gas canisters’ change Northern Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/the-new-ira-can-a-couple-of-guys-with-gas-canisters-change-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/the-new-ira-can-a-couple-of-guys-with-gas-canisters-change-northern-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Though diminished, the group remains dangerous, as the recent attacks in Lurgan and Dunmurry demonstrate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:20:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IGZNSXF6VLQPNJPEPZDBHKEVE.jpg?auth=85121abca44b0262e6e8d386a4c4fe5321d5c9d2e66a32e5490d24a5dc14b9c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dunmurry explosion made headlines in Belfast, Dublin and London, and once again illustrated that Northern Ireland still has a ways to go to become a normal society. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pádraig O’Hora’s Everest Diary: ‘We wonder whether the icefall will ever become passable’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/padraig-ohoras-everest-diary-this-was-not-the-scenario-in-our-heads-when-we-planned-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/padraig-ohoras-everest-diary-this-was-not-the-scenario-in-our-heads-when-we-planned-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pádraig O’Hora]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An icefall and an ankle injury present new challenges to mind and body]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2652FY4LJGYVBQD55UNIHEQK4.jpeg?auth=59214d1d8a7d03ddcace0b775ceef4857e95445df1e066dad4b43387107ba5f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pádraig O’Hora has been continuing his preparations for his ascent while waiting to find out whether the Everest icefall will become passable]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Parker leaves manager job at Burnley after Premier League relegation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/scott-parker-leaves-manager-job-at-burnley-after-premier-league-relegation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/scott-parker-leaves-manager-job-at-burnley-after-premier-league-relegation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mike Jackson to take interim charge to the end of the season]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:44:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WRPJZUVMIQCWUMEI42PDH4V2VQ.jpg?auth=a2e714ec1061dcf6a4f8b9eaae15d1222e4e5d88305d3006743377043a8b9669&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scott Parker departs Turf Moor despite one year remaining on his contract. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Livesey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Thief at 3Arena: Gen Z’s favourite indie band steal the show with brilliantly cathartic concert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/30/big-thief-at-3arena-gen-zs-favourite-indie-band-steal-the-show-with-brilliantly-cathartic-concert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/04/30/big-thief-at-3arena-gen-zs-favourite-indie-band-steal-the-show-with-brilliantly-cathartic-concert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adrienne Lenker and her bandmates provide a night of highs, lows and heartbreaking digressions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:37:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXUK2G7REBG55K3WUVMZXX5QBY.jpg?auth=598f82550f6ed760ab8c6d631815b0a3951d1796d5b4e6ef97079b0c8aaab130&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Big Thief: Adrianne Lenker at 3Arena. Photograph: Kieran Frost/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kieran Frost</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: A Ritual Bird]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/30/poem-of-the-week-a-ritual-bird/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/30/poem-of-the-week-a-ritual-bird/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jane Robinson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Jane Robinson]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:26:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FITAOSIPKVCX7BSDXMJU2CECWE.JPG?auth=2247155d318358681dd64f346797e26c53862a71934bcbd550cdb867c6f191df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[25/06/2025 - NEWS - Image from RSPB West Light Seabird Centre on Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland.  Photograph Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk tells California court he was ‘a fool’ to fund OpenAI launch ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/elon-musk-tells-california-court-he-was-a-fool-to-fund-openai-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/30/elon-musk-tells-california-court-he-was-a-fool-to-fund-openai-launch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deepa  Seetharaman, Max A. Cherney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Musk accuses Sam Altman’s lawyer of trying to trick him ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:06:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZO76BMCU3VHIA6VAGRIKSNAAI.jpg?auth=becca81f82ecb1c4a64de8ec3ec324b81a33a17140117bca2abbeb1741d80053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk inside the federal court in Oakland, California.  Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a coastal Donegal escape to the Redcastle Hotel & Spa.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/30/win-a-coastal-donegal-escape-to-the-redcastle-hotel-spa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/30/win-a-coastal-donegal-escape-to-the-redcastle-hotel-spa/</guid><description><![CDATA[Winners will enjoy two nights bed & breakfast by the sea, featuring a three course meal on one evening and a relaxing riverside wellness experience, complete with outdoor hot tubs and a sauna.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:53:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FS3RWVOFKZBKTMQIFEGETW5CHU.jpg?auth=f0e69494e774e4f684119ee78c97ca96a1873ef4aa5b13157c41d2d423644421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SFTW_Week18]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a stay at the Keadeen Hotel.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/30/win-a-stay-at-the-keadeen-hotel-along-with-tickets-to-the-tattersalls-irish-guineas-at-the-curragh-racecourse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/04/30/win-a-stay-at-the-keadeen-hotel-along-with-tickets-to-the-tattersalls-irish-guineas-at-the-curragh-racecourse/</guid><description><![CDATA[Win a one night B&B stay with dinner for two people at the Keadeen Hotel plus tickets to the Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival on Saturday May 23rd.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:53:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCHE7KRGOBCIDJUX4I5V2CTRJI.jpg?auth=54e3833faf472692cbf713192b98dd6906604ae67fff0dd31f3d67c64afc9be1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SFTW_week18]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[May bank holiday weather: Here’s what Met Éireann says to expect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/cooler-and-wetter-weather-on-the-way-for-bank-holiday-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/cooler-and-wetter-weather-on-the-way-for-bank-holiday-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann expects spell of good weather to end ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:35:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46PB3KD7PBDMXNMKJWE2QAVRF4.jpg?auth=aa316ff879a11f393bbb9aef83372a6d1b42f976c7110dfbbc1dd3fff5758662&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann expects the long weekend to bring clouds, cooler temperatures and a mix of rain and drizzle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Jamison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payment of €30,000 to children’s hospital group was to settle accounts, not for staff party, company says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/30/payment-of-30000-to-childrens-hospital-group-was-to-settle-accounts-not-for-staff-party-company-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/30/payment-of-30000-to-childrens-hospital-group-was-to-settle-accounts-not-for-staff-party-company-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public Accounts Committee expected to question background to payment made to Children’s Health Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:22:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHI2TMOXTJHF37N72XDLZGKZBM.jpg?auth=de36b24e3f452b90b1ffd56a479edfa9bc7b8dcf0dc83c4fc1cf67b009948df7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aramark said in a statement on Wednesday that it 'held a concession for the running of a retail outlet in CHI'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve lost days to online records of my relatives in 1926 census. Here’s what I found]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/30/census-1926-ive-searched-every-combination-and-i-cant-find-my-great-grandmother/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/30/census-1926-ive-searched-every-combination-and-i-cant-find-my-great-grandmother/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: I can’t find my great-grandmother on the 1926 census, and I’ve searched every combination of name and location I can think of]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AK3CLD66X5HCBDMRRPD4VIBBR4.JPG?auth=fa125cf954a32b63c481b7c94fa7c765af25daecf9a15744582d7c11d1a95553&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: I knew there was an element of mystery – to me anyway – around Granny’s early years. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Time]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fool’s game trying to predict championships that defy analysis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/a-fools-game-trying-to-predict-championships-that-defy-analysis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/30/a-fools-game-trying-to-predict-championships-that-defy-analysis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Waterford and Tipperary capture the Munster championship, Toulon’s Gaël Dréan ready to steam into the Aviva]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:03:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRJBQBEJ7FHA7GLSY345A2G5WM.jpg?auth=b4945da8fababb405ab1bbb6eb13204803e6ff44f01be28fcad4d98cce025117&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Eoin Murchan (right) tackles Roscommon's Diarmuid Murtagh during last month's league game at Dr Hyde 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[Political row erupts in Carlow over two different chains of office used by town mayors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/the-town-with-one-mayor-but-two-chains-of-office-carlow-council-ex-chairman-seeks-return-of-item-to-museum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/the-town-with-one-mayor-but-two-chains-of-office-carlow-council-ex-chairman-seeks-return-of-item-to-museum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carlow’s old chain was brought back into use because councillors ‘didn’t like’ replacement, says former chairman]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQWGJ2EHSRGWLJCXYGQU3SI33M.jpg?auth=1557d3877e294901a9c2f475803221e407d7293f7110fe63916a30f3fc33b618&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Carlow mayor Andrea Dalton wearing the new chain of office in 2023, and current mayor Paul Doogue wearing the old chain of office which had been placed in the Carlow County Museum. Image: Carlow County Council]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth arrest over Edenderry house fire that killed boy (4) and woman (60)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/fifth-arrest-over-edenderry-house-fire-that-killed-two/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/fifth-arrest-over-edenderry-house-fire-that-killed-two/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt died in a suspected petrol bomb attack on December 6th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:06:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWNGCMG4DNHN32YTJMRXF27V24.jpg?auth=bab504cc864a1e378c84e44b1a3553abf7268e5448d77df92df7d4067db599af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene of the fatal house fire in Edenderry late last year. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meath man who abused his two sisters over 10 years given suspended sentence after payout]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/man-who-abused-his-two-sisters-over-10-years-given-suspended-sentence-after-payout-to-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/man-who-abused-his-two-sisters-over-10-years-given-suspended-sentence-after-payout-to-victims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meath man (66) pleaded guilty to 13 counts of indecent assault against his two younger sisters]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +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[A Meath man who sexually abused his two younger sisters over a period of 10 years was given a four-year fully suspended sentence. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison officers warn chronic overcrowding is making job ‘truly impossible’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/prison-officers-warn-chronic-overcrowding-is-making-job-truly-impossible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/30/prison-officers-warn-chronic-overcrowding-is-making-job-truly-impossible/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan urged to prioritise providing prison officers with the necessary equipment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:57:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XK65GP2D7BC2FOI6JGONUV3OCA.jpg?auth=bfbbf2c3fb4fc967ffc0a7bbe84bdccd6efe4fe6229700d091e699bea2e858b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are about 6,000 people in prison in the State, which is between 1,300 and 1,500 more than can be safely managed, according to the Prison Officers Association.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[106,500 defects in 5,728 rooms at the new national children’s hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/106500-defects-in-5728-rooms-at-the-new-national-childrens-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/106500-defects-in-5728-rooms-at-the-new-national-childrens-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Efforts to reform short-term letting sector face delays]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:51:09 +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 Public Accounts Committee is due to hear details of the latest delay to the new national children's hospital. Photograph: Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men arrested over fatal assault on Scarlett Faulkner released without charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/two-men-arrested-over-fatal-assault-on-scarlett-faulkner-released-without-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/two-men-arrested-over-fatal-assault-on-scarlett-faulkner-released-without-charge/</guid><description><![CDATA[Woman in her 40s and a teenage girl are currently before the courts in connection with young mother’s death]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:42:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPOUIDW5ABGZ7AF3LCZ3T6TJV4.jpg?auth=81fd2be4a4f963a653bd2e9483ff9764f2e43b67f894ad727c2f9cae9eb7eb6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner, who was fatally attacked  at Birdhill, Co Tipperary. Photograph: Family/Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry into Bondi Beach attack and anti-Semitism  recommends gun reforms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/04/30/inquiry-into-bondi-beach-attack-and-anti-semitism-recommends-gun-reforms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/04/30/inquiry-into-bondi-beach-attack-and-anti-semitism-recommends-gun-reforms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rod McGuirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mass shooting killed 15 people at Hannukah celebration in December]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:17:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PSYJNASBFGR75VWJ5B43ZSGSLU.jpg?auth=a7cd334617f961b4166deee1c9ddfe334aac7b6e0d5ee98b1f9c96bdc228cc6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Floral tributes left by mourners at the promenade of Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 17th, 2025, in honour of victims of the shooting that took place there on December 14th.  Photograph: David Gray/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Gray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingspan sees ‘strong’ order intake after tough start to year for construction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/kingspan-sees-strong-order-intake-after-tough-start-to-year-for-construction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/kingspan-sees-strong-order-intake-after-tough-start-to-year-for-construction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Insulation giant sees sales top €2.1bn for first three months of year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:10:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UCU3JBYRKRH3BEN72KKX5K4QVA.jpg?auth=737b1bfc64e6d7741a5d3e1cbb39127376da0fc05d9a600e8fc3e9f7150bde31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gene Murtagh, chief executive of Kingspan Group]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Captain, leader, far-right sympathiser: John Terry joins the ranks of football’s radicalised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/captain-leader-far-right-sympathiser-john-terry-joins-the-ranks-of-footballs-radicalised/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/30/captain-leader-far-right-sympathiser-john-terry-joins-the-ranks-of-footballs-radicalised/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Liew]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Chelsea captain’s very public journey into the internet pipeline is by no means an isolated case – what makes players so susceptible?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4YEEG7WNYSJHUFZPETMSWNH26A.jpg?auth=38b6b93a2c240f9d561bee08fc2e065d2c53c03e35374ed3d0f18d72ae2354ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Terry has found himself in repeated agreement with Rupert Lowe of Restore Britain on social media. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zac Goodwin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald channels Father Ted with new naughty word in Dáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/dail-superfan-michael-collins-has-a-dream-to-give-katie-taylor-a-big-croker-send-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/dail-superfan-michael-collins-has-a-dream-to-give-katie-taylor-a-big-croker-send-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary-Lou McDonald brings a new naughty word into the chamber, possibly inspired by Father Ted]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:51:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ODT22XOM3ZCQJBJD3YMVSFCFQU.jpg?auth=c25656e668d92496bd9d75dc7f148c8ed353d4772fea62d54da6f08e8bb27127&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 a bold word in the Dáil chamber. Photograph: Oireachtas TV]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cairn Homes says Irish build-cost inflation is now running at 2.5%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/cairn-homes-says-irish-build-cost-inflation-is-now-running-at-25/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/cairn-homes-says-irish-build-cost-inflation-is-now-running-at-25/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin-listed home builder affirms guidance amid ‘strong pipeline’ of apartments and new orders]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:49:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASSB4ZCRQBABLN5FFUHRQFHV2Q.jpg?auth=7ae6cb148259568d90712a8f225af5503f7b915d38093f3f27e5198fa07915ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cairn said its closed forward order book has increased by 400 homes over the past eight weeks and now stands at around 3,850 units. Photograph: Dan Dennison/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Linehan due in court for appeal against criminal damage conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/30/graham-linehan-due-in-court-for-appeal-against-criminal-damage-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/30/graham-linehan-due-in-court-for-appeal-against-criminal-damage-conviction/</guid><description><![CDATA[TV writer was convicted in a London court last November after damaging a trans activist’s phone]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:31:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJJO4J5GETEXXZ22E3UPFZR3VA.jpg?auth=7cd493671f9bb27a63fdc2d453601294919d6d991f3c1fcce1cd8524df5f5243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graham Linehan is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday for the appeal against his conviction for damaging a trans activist's phone. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil surges past $125 as fears of prolonged supply disruption grow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/oil-surges-past-125-as-fears-of-prolonged-supply-disruption-grow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/oil-surges-past-125-as-fears-of-prolonged-supply-disruption-grow/</guid><description><![CDATA[Brent crude sets new conflict high as blockade of Strait of Hormuz continues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:31:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJH4AU37OCRXBDCD232YMIIOYM.jpg?auth=422f178ccf3087ac718f06fdd883f602b0af608a0c38d61b98d5324ad2a0846f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz looks set to continue. Photograph: Asghar Besharati/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car bombs and hijackings: Why two attacks show the New IRA hasn’t gone away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/car-bombs-and-hijackings-why-two-attacks-show-the-new-ira-hasnt-gone-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/car-bombs-and-hijackings-why-two-attacks-show-the-new-ira-hasnt-gone-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Devices ‘sent to kill officers’ according to PSNI]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +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[Google outpaces rivals as Big Tech’s AI spending plans rise to $725bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/google-outpaces-rivals-as-big-techs-ai-spending-plans-rise-to-725bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/google-outpaces-rivals-as-big-techs-ai-spending-plans-rise-to-725bn/</guid><description><![CDATA[Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabet’s cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and Microsoft]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:25:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBGRYZWEKBLWKPGOQHBMKRR5V4.jpg?auth=cf842967697c72da57390789992081a4f69cb35893d9f58ff0709ece374df57a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares in Google parent Alphabet rose 7 per cent in aftermarket trading, on course to open at a record market value of $4.3 trillion on Thursday. Photograph: Brian Melley/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Melley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB new lending grows 11% as bank sees ‘very little’ Middle East impact]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/aib-new-lending-grows-11-in-first-quarter-as-bank-sticks-to-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/aib-new-lending-grows-11-in-first-quarter-as-bank-sticks-to-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gross loans on the bank’s balance sheet grew by 1.7 per cent for the period, to €73.5bn]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:20:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIAE6OR3RND4RGGDKUNV3MZGPQ.JPG?auth=8bb26044738a47e285228e7070a5682b1d5b4c7a8db19ab318799ab7a0921565&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin Hunt, chief executive of AIB. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weak US dollar drives dip in revenues at Kerry Group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/weak-us-dollar-drives-dip-in-revenues-at-kerry-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/weak-us-dollar-drives-dip-in-revenues-at-kerry-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But food ingredients giant hails ‘good’ start to 2026 amid stronger sales volumes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:01:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBCRGBD7XJBXFP5LEMCQ4A7OCQ.jpg?auth=bf8cf36324417110bef444291d24475be2fe78efb1d767231955baa721d1853f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chief executive Edmond Scanlon said it was a “good start” to the year, despite “the uncertainty around the ongoing geopolitical volatility”. Photograph: Laurence McMahon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laurence McMahon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for interim review of landmark mental health legislation after 2½ years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/call-for-interim-review-of-landmark-mental-health-legislation-after-2-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/30/call-for-interim-review-of-landmark-mental-health-legislation-after-2-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government advised to act because any gaps in law ‘going to arise quickly and immediately’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPK7P3TMJPSZJNKGK27ZGDE2KY.JPG?auth=e9a3fde9a96a7eb6c0cc316e2391faa1af9409018fb75364e4920c75172ac56d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Bill was described by Minister of State for Mental Health Mary Butler as 'once in a generation' legislation. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding the Army’s role]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/army-garda-and-changing-roles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/army-garda-and-changing-roles/</guid><description><![CDATA[A line was crossed by the Minister]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:56:00 +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[Spiking prices to put pressure on home building the digital banks coming to Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/spiking-prices-to-put-pressure-on-home-building-the-digital-banks-coming-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/spiking-prices-to-put-pressure-on-home-building-the-digital-banks-coming-to-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:31:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/36B4AAWINFCGDLY7MTWGAQJ54I.jpg?auth=ed570116aa04ebaf02052715b8b3cd9f851b4227d4c8b332c6d735fc5a2ebff4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BUIlders are facing higher input costs]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Carruthers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish baby among world’s first to receive experimental gene therapy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/30/irish-baby-among-worlds-first-to-receive-experimental-gene-therapy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/04/30/irish-baby-among-worlds-first-to-receive-experimental-gene-therapy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony King]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scientists hope trial will lead to treatment for rare and fatal Canavan disease]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SQRVVN7JZCSVO56XKWYOCP5HM.jpg?auth=93f531f68817cfecdc265f33fa1fffe3d841d673fa8042a5a33754b3b1604095&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Babies with Canavan disease usually show no signs at birth but suffer delayed development as their brains deteriorate over time due to one faulty enzyme. Photograph: Natalia Deriabina/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NataliaDeriabina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly’s sister part of Gaza aid flotilla ‘intercepted’ by Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/israel-intercepts-gaza-aid-flotilla-catherine-connollys-sister-is-part-of-organisers-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/30/israel-intercepts-gaza-aid-flotilla-catherine-connollys-sister-is-part-of-organisers-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Global Sumud Flotilla organisers decry capture of boats in international waters off Crete as  an ‘escalation of Israel’s impunity’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:14:37 +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 the inauguration of her sister President Catherine Connolly in Dublin last year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failed shoe company’s pivot to AI is for the birds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/failed-shoe-companys-pivot-to-ai-is-for-the-birds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/failed-shoe-companys-pivot-to-ai-is-for-the-birds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Allbirds was the darling of tech executives, right up until it wasn’t]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFYYYDD4VRMNL3EFGPQVCYYZXQ.jpg?auth=b16f60ccff6b6cfee2be6e5973f4dc229371a0e9d60ea32e34b57cc7c2584f30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shoe company Allbirds is switching focus to AI. Photograph: Victor J Blue/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Victor J. Blue</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaël Dréan: The Toulon winger posing a major threat to Leinster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/gael-drean-toulons-lorient-express-winger-is-coming-for-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/30/gael-drean-toulons-lorient-express-winger-is-coming-for-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dréan, anecdotally quicker than soccer star Kylian Mbappé, will face Leinster at the Aviva on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMTAPNBDME3JVGGDY56U6EMWOU.jpg?auth=608cd56b2681058830eded6e87e9c8f5b4941fbdb330738cae88c7e9e122fe46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toulon's French wing Gaël Dréan is affectionately referred to as the Lorient Express in homage to his birthplace. Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thibaud Moritz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teahupoo chasing Stayers’ Hurdle hat-trick at Punchestown Festival ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/30/teahupoo-chasing-stayers-hurdle-hat-trick-at-punchestown-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/30/teahupoo-chasing-stayers-hurdle-hat-trick-at-punchestown-festival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hugely exciting novice Kopek Des Bordes has just his third start over fences in Grade One ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HN4TUIG45CEHIV55OG55L2ZIZQ.jpg?auth=f1c033cb79b4c5b86d137329ea2f9aee82b7fae441a405f1c9464a8cced311e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Kennedy celebrates after winning with Teahupoo at Leopardstown in the 2025 Christmas Hurdle. Photograph: Tom Maher/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spike in building material prices may crimp housing output]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/spike-in-building-material-prices-may-crimp-housing-output/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/spike-in-building-material-prices-may-crimp-housing-output/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Finance study points to surging input prices]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PD4LGIMCBFGBNDH7RFAWLMXY4E.jpg?auth=d71c6aae40bf0a1e99f453c10ae5785a29d1c041d14e364781879296d2eb4fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ESRI has warned that homebuilding remains below the level needed to bridge the gap between housing demand and supply. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DaveBolton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnant rough sleepers, autism charity controversy and a seagull screeching competition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/pregnant-rough-sleepers-autism-charity-controversy-and-a-seagull-screeching-competition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/pregnant-rough-sleepers-autism-charity-controversy-and-a-seagull-screeching-competition/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZRJANZ5EUU3VBMQHNPKOFPPNU.jpg?auth=61860c60cba1e73b099583dfd4c5596798d6db8ea2ae5840a4a44113c725e8d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin condemns dissident violence, but does it truly back the police?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/30/sinn-fein-condemns-dissident-violence-but-does-it-truly-back-the-police/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/30/sinn-fein-condemns-dissident-violence-but-does-it-truly-back-the-police/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Part of the aim of dissident violence is to embarrass the party by forcing it to condemn what it once supported]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUNONFPAHVBBPJ636QOJWRFGFI.jpg?auth=e2037f4368a87c8a81908d1d8ad59c2a066847253ac4163811d183a8fdbbfb78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property giant to get €526,000 refund after winning legal dispute over meaning of ‘house’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/property-giant-to-get-526000-refund-after-winning-legal-dispute-over-meaning-of-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/30/property-giant-to-get-526000-refund-after-winning-legal-dispute-over-meaning-of-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Words used in legislation ‘may not bear the meaning generally understood’, says judge ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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scheme="urn:ebu">PerfectStills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This May Day it is important to remember the vital role protest plays in a vibrant democracy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/30/this-may-day-it-is-important-to-remember-the-vital-role-protest-plays-in-a-vibrant-democracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/30/this-may-day-it-is-important-to-remember-the-vital-role-protest-plays-in-a-vibrant-democracy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Illan rua Wall, Emily Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Individuals must be free to spontaneously assemble, express discontent and demand change]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4YZWOF2U5GMLFUNTHQDMYNP2U.JPG?auth=01b65f9ca186aa8198f9eff70f907ed42e865fb081d5f9ce1932bf537fb4a56f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tractors and trucks block O’Connell Street in Dublin in protest at high fuel prices caused by war in Iran. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy: Rational analysis be damned when counties blow hot and cold with reckless abandon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/ciaran-murphy-rational-analysis-be-damned-when-counties-blow-hot-and-cold-with-reckless-abandon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/ciaran-murphy-rational-analysis-be-damned-when-counties-blow-hot-and-cold-with-reckless-abandon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Predicting the Leinster semi-finals outcomes is an exercise in trust – which two counties do you mistrust the least]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEX2SCYE3LGB6SWQUTB5NV3CDY.jpg?auth=49ab04e81de00f25267a65e8eeb7c80274e7933664a023aaf504229a074d8773&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo may not yet be ready to position their defeat to Roscommon on Sunday as the setback before their comeback. 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[Where is the Government’s promised emergency booklet?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/where-is-the-governments-promised-emergency-booklet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/where-is-the-governments-promised-emergency-booklet/</guid><description><![CDATA[Announcement was made on first anniversary of Storm Éowyn]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 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[Vulnerable road users and e-bikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/vulnerable-road-users-and-e-bikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/vulnerable-road-users-and-e-bikes/</guid><description><![CDATA[When public policy appears inconsistent, it does more than expose young people to avoidable harm]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move to ban National Lottery betting may backfire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/move-to-ban-national-lottery-betting-may-backfire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/move-to-ban-national-lottery-betting-may-backfire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Odds are against Premier Lotteries if it takes on the bookies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIXSIM25VRF2BCRFEUJMM6JZ3M.jpg?auth=c447727e5fc7c2c80b6ce4cd919fd48fa4dca3aea189ef462c16a5e319f5e238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Lottery operator Premier Lotteries wants legislation banning bookies from offering odds on its draws. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simonkr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fine tang’ of Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/fine-tang-of-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/fine-tang-of-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[A revenue-raising opportunity awaits to rebrand the smell of stale urine in the city]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prioritising the Occupied Territories Bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/ireland-should-show-palestine-support-with-prioritising-occupied-territories-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/ireland-should-show-palestine-support-with-prioritising-occupied-territories-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland must do everything to show support for Palestine]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 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[Are bathrobes the latest fashion trend?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/are-bathrobes-the-latest-youth-fashion-trend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/are-bathrobes-the-latest-youth-fashion-trend/</guid><description><![CDATA[So many questions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 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[Once-off housing, garden cities and garden sheds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/what-are-real-benefits-of-relaxed-planning-rules-and-garden-sheds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/what-are-real-benefits-of-relaxed-planning-rules-and-garden-sheds/</guid><description><![CDATA[What Ireland needs, by some country mile, is single-occupancy flats]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We probably were lucky to get through’: Dublin’s Eoin Murchan admits close call against Wicklow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/we-probably-were-lucky-to-get-through-dublins-eoin-murchan-admits-close-call-against-wicklow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/we-probably-were-lucky-to-get-through-dublins-eoin-murchan-admits-close-call-against-wicklow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin cast as underdogs in Leinster semi-final against Louth]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MS2NY3FDPQU7QMRR4X6D5UA4NY.jpg?auth=b0b549b2758b01a1bee4be32d69ca1901605fcf9ff25c44efb128be29a871656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoghan Murchan says Dublin are hoping to be back to the full compliment against Louth. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Goodman family company bids to restart work on Barryroe oil and gas field]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/new-company-bids-to-restart-work-on-barryroe-oil-and-gas-field/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/new-company-bids-to-restart-work-on-barryroe-oil-and-gas-field/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goodman family-backed firm seeks talks with Government on former Providence reservoir]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QM4OGR5OQZGKLN3WVDXQEJ2XSE.jpg?auth=bdec3707455d8ad9c1eec386eeb73459b8dd8ba2aff41329c2ec341f95e086e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Goodman family-backed company that rescued part of exploration group Providence Resources hopes to restart work on the Barryroe oil and gas field off the south coast. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Igors Aleksejevs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coillte, Bord na Móna lands to be handed over under new effort to tackle ‘abysmal’ state of nature in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/30/semi-state-lands-targeted-for-takeover-in-nature-restoration-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/30/semi-state-lands-targeted-for-takeover-in-nature-restoration-drive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Parks and Wildlife Service best placed to manage lands for nature, says Minister ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IM2UEVPSJG6NICH5RLVQL7HJE.jpg?auth=5c5fed15f1ea4652eb55aedd2681c5e216a8afc0e1e0f1097507bc7925e789af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the Republic, 90% of habitats are in poor health. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guven Ozdemir</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism body to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/30/alleged-transfer-of-15m-by-autism-charity-to-uk-parent-charity-possibly-criminal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/30/alleged-transfer-of-15m-by-autism-charity-to-uk-parent-charity-possibly-criminal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism charity to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZJ4HG5ZLFBNSPRPEXLQWTZHJJM.jpg?auth=af611fb5bcd2c6704e43c38767dc34598891d86c2ada2064cb97d0ea265878e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It emerged earlier this week the Health Service Executive has begun a review into the governance and finances of Autism Initiatives Ireland, which has this year rebranded to Autism a Chara]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland should learn a lesson from UK’s futile efforts at pleasing Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/30/trump-likes-king-charles-but-soft-power-means-nothing-in-washington-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/30/trump-likes-king-charles-but-soft-power-means-nothing-in-washington-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It made sense for Britain to send the king rather than Keir Starmer to Washington, but it won’t make much difference]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SRZ6VMF2NDI5LPZNV2TXNWHYY.jpg?auth=fa6057b7e1deb7832c621df24656ecb85e91259e9f18e867198af116f0e6638b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plastics and fossil fuels are two sides of the same disastrous coin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/30/plastics-and-fossil-fuels-are-two-sides-of-the-same-disastrous-coin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/30/plastics-and-fossil-fuels-are-two-sides-of-the-same-disastrous-coin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Big oil likes to think plastics can ‘future-proof’ the industry as world moves away from fossil fuels for energy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFX6GVOUYKT4EHNSJ5IY5OJP2M.jpg?auth=23df3a123afbecf429d1b2da7485d29c0ed7ff63f450107d505558234cff8860&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plastic waste and other litter on World Earth Day in Mumbai, India. Photograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Divyakant Solanki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eimear Hurley sets sights on St Finbarr’s glory again after Cuala detour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/eimear-hurley-sets-sights-on-st-finbarrs-glory-again-after-leaving-cuala-community/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/30/eimear-hurley-sets-sights-on-st-finbarrs-glory-again-after-leaving-cuala-community/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I spent eight weekends in a row going up and down the road, which just took a lot out of me’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCTFH4YAMNEXNLUBBAYGSZRAKQ.jpg?auth=754ef0bceffc90ace9a643e636d5cbc5e7bc8fd34c1147c5fade4a50b835a8e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eimear Hurley of Dublin in action against Kilkenny in 2025. Photograph: James Lawlor/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Mood on Channel 4: Nicola Coughlan shines in a show that would have worked better as a one-and-done ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/30/big-mood-on-channel-4-nicola-coughlan-shines-in-a-show-that-would-have-worked-better-as-a-one-and-done/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/30/big-mood-on-channel-4-nicola-coughlan-shines-in-a-show-that-would-have-worked-better-as-a-one-and-done/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: This second season feels like a regression from series one and the earnestness with which it tackled mental health]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQABUHLGTRB6JCJBXZXWUJ2UXY.jpg?auth=8469d493dd352a5ef13de7367c23484756ec688a37404ce4e5937ed9533d58b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eddie (Lydia West) and Maggie (Nicola Coughlan) in Big Mood. Photograph: Chris Baker / Channel 4 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy is testing Europe’s patience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/30/zelenskiy-caught-in-rare-few-diplomatic-missteps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/30/zelenskiy-caught-in-rare-few-diplomatic-missteps/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European governments were not thrilled Zelenskiy engaged in public spat with outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AOQTJ6OO7U75C4NJ6YBROPAV3Q.jpg?auth=c59775757b351e41015ef47be8e0f4df006d6d677fc0ca113a844ea9db3e09bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is a pretty broad consensus that Ukraine’s future lies inside the EU. But how quickly it moves is contentious. Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tetiana Dzhafarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five pregnant women forced to sleep rough among those who gave birth at NMH in 2025]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/29/more-than-100-mothers-who-gave-birth-at-nmh-last-year-either-homeless-or-at-risk-of-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/29/more-than-100-mothers-who-gave-birth-at-nmh-last-year-either-homeless-or-at-risk-of-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having a baby while living in emergency accommodation one of top five reasons for new family homelessness in Dublin in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5H56LT65F5HDDBIMRQO66YDXAQ.jpg?auth=7608f26fd7074e00918798c67808a096661a065c39dd19c0c517360b9b964bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The total number of births at the Holles Street hospital in 2024 was 6,858. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Devil Wears Prada 2: Will these characters set the fashion world alight again?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/30/the-devil-wears-prada-2-will-these-stylish-characters-set-the-fashion-world-alight-once-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/30/the-devil-wears-prada-2-will-these-stylish-characters-set-the-fashion-world-alight-once-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From cerulean blue to Rockstuds, what we wear next season will be shaped for us by the costumes in this sequel]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRNG5PJG2FDVTDMLOWU2CK6BNI.jpg?auth=0843783639cc1c409a9f5b9d6e691a898904972c54b419905e981d5403c4b8e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) in The Devil Wears Prada 2. Photograph: 20th Century Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Macall Polay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of Irish abroad intend to come home but cost of living is ‘a big issue’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/30/diaspora-strategy-launched-as-survey-finds-a-third-of-irish-abroad-intend-to-come-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/04/30/diaspora-strategy-launched-as-survey-finds-a-third-of-irish-abroad-intend-to-come-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New strategy commits to fulfilling ‘duty of care’ to diaspora by supporting Irish emigrants and those hoping to return]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQSGC4Y4T5H4VFFHP54JUUFWFA.jpg?auth=2047e2aa423ce51027e6ad6d29cce4d9a8e04b0e8d9c056f569118635abf8141&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State Neale Richmond pictured at the Global Irish Civic Forum. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The case for flexible working: ‘We lose one-third of women in their child-rearing years’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/30/the-case-for-flexible-working-we-lose-one-third-of-women-in-their-child-rearing-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/30/the-case-for-flexible-working-we-lose-one-third-of-women-in-their-child-rearing-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many professionals want part-time, well-paid work but it’s as rare as hen’s teeth as firms fail to adapt to new ways of working]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVCADRNQ5NG5PIR2ZFQO5AYDL4.jpg?auth=ae53a0fe0db9f87c8c6a42748b60a13a58b7795b337a57f58268c7da209f8968&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Increasingly, highly skilled professionals are leaving rigidly structured jobs for situations that offer more flexible work options to suit their life and responsibilities. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">borchee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is shingles and should I be worried about getting it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/30/give-me-a-crash-course-in-shingles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/30/give-me-a-crash-course-in-shingles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The common viral illness causes a painful rash, but there are very effective treatments ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GRRA7KD3N5CFDDQXMCDYQ3NWWA.jpg?auth=5777a8f81e9532976fd1dcfec1952cb0301d634c0be8bb9dca5d5f13a22a0c8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran: The singer-songwriter recently shared news of his shingles outbreak on Instagram. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Cattermole</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Europe’s seagull screeching championship: Elaborate costumes, DIY masks and a hen party]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/30/at-europes-seagull-screeching-championship-70-people-try-to-mimic-the-high-pitched-cry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/30/at-europes-seagull-screeching-championship-70-people-try-to-mimic-the-high-pitched-cry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belgian town hosts contest where participants imitate one of coast’s most distinctive cries]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXAMFGKM4FDKJB3XFSJLJPLGDA.jpg?auth=ce1d5cde8790aa1aa9ee2c79be44b0d4c0279084ee4a8ddd845b56894038646e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amalia van Vaerenbergh (middle) on her hen party at the European gull screeching championships in De Panne, Belgium. Photograph: Jack Power]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irrational response to Middle East conflict risks slowing transition to renewable energy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/04/30/irrational-response-to-middle-east-conflict-risks-slowing-transition-to-renewable-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/04/30/irrational-response-to-middle-east-conflict-risks-slowing-transition-to-renewable-energy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac O’Raifeartaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What was disturbing to this observer was the hostile focus, yet again, on Ireland’s carbon tax]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDXEDU2SIEJUFCGEX4AIE3HGTM.jpg?auth=ef365e8c4343e10f6fecb52799ec8dbd5ea364d92fcd3f637391c154df6906a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crisis should provide some impetus to reduce Ireland’s dependence on imported fossil fuels. Above, oil and gas fuel storage units. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Renowned horse trainer Jim Bolger’s Coolcullen home and training facility for €4m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/horseracing-trainer-jim-bolgers-coolcullen-home-and-training-facility-for-4m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/horseracing-trainer-jim-bolgers-coolcullen-home-and-training-facility-for-4m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sale presents rare opportunity to acquire landmark training centre where many winners were trained]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JVKD6VW45HBRBRC3ZGUL4JPYY.jpg?auth=dd77540c56de137fb647b298f19769a1cac819b2f41f9dd48c60de89642a2144&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glebe House, Coolcullen, Co Kilkenny]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANNA KROL :L @</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media campaigns have power to reduce Irish road deaths]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/media-campaigns-have-power-to-reduce-irish-road-deaths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/media-campaigns-have-power-to-reduce-irish-road-deaths/</guid><description><![CDATA[We have significant talent to change the statistic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 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: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 garden stops you in your tracks: Detached three-bed with a ‘magic space’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/detached-three-bed-with-impressive-garden-on-killineys-avondale-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/detached-three-bed-with-impressive-garden-on-killineys-avondale-road/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Renovated home extending where energy efficiency and layout have been carefully considered]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O35BVASIHFFZ7M5JP75UB4JU2I.jpg?auth=33ea14463c79d9e01866cc74024be49d4f36e8423c8526a7af5adc81f3dcc464&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garden]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: More than a fun toy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/04/30/tech-review-meta-ai-gen-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/04/30/tech-review-meta-ai-gen-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meta’s latest smart glasses come with good video quality and improved audio, along with better battery life ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KK3RYLYRKVFQFMUYZ3H7MH2WJY.jpg?auth=96145a1f754ae145cb27717ff0aff35ad51bfd62733f68eea6244fdc675cb09d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 are smart glasses that you might actually want to wear]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extended and remodelled Booterstown four-bed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/extended-and-remodelled-booterstown-four-bed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/extended-and-remodelled-booterstown-four-bed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[B3-rated home on Hampton Crescent features spacious top-floor suite ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BKD5FMHOZZGIPB3WTCWONHMGZQ.JPG?auth=e2f95eb60efbda713892525ddcac3fc22dbf1af56b350ccc9fc0ec14fefe6d77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[4 Hampton Crescent, St Helen's Wood, Booterstown, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Ukrainians really think of Trump, Europe and Russia after four years of war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/30/what-ukrainians-really-think-of-trump-europe-and-russia-after-fours-years-of-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/30/what-ukrainians-really-think-of-trump-europe-and-russia-after-fours-years-of-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country’s leading polling firm finds most Ukrainians do not support either side in the US-Iran war]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXXAO2SDDFH5REZIYWXLDCS7RI.jpeg?auth=c3fba2bf7917d2520efe0cbaef7383671bd18dfe239f17488cf4f10ea48f18d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pollster Anton Grushetskyi, executive director of Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, in a street in Kyiv. Photograph: Lara Marlowe for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lara Marlowe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne: When the time comes, Dermot Bannon will visit us all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/30/what-well-known-person-has-a-gold-kitchen-dermot-bannon-asks-twink-i-shout-no-michael-healy-rae/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/30/what-well-known-person-has-a-gold-kitchen-dermot-bannon-asks-twink-i-shout-no-michael-healy-rae/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The architect uses his special constitutional powers to check out anybody’s home whenever he likes in Dermot Bannon’s Celebrity Super Spacers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QTZZEJV5J5ESBHE7C4B2HALRXU.jpeg?auth=2a8d89084abcd88e17118ac2dd0ebce4e3229b7be562df725b27dfaba92840f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celebrity Super Spaces: Vogue Williams and Dermot Bannon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Song Cycle review: Lovely film from an Irish original makes the most of a simple idea]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/30/the-song-cycle-review-lovely-film-from-an-irish-original-makes-the-most-of-a-simple-idea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/04/30/the-song-cycle-review-lovely-film-from-an-irish-original-makes-the-most-of-a-simple-idea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Musician Nick Kelly decides to cycle from Dublin to Glastonbury, on a trip that becomes a meditation on his passage through life]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMI2PONEPJGLBGMHQKRCXQZWKI.jpg?auth=3a199b0b2f1e055cb4ed0a61497a66d0b3a41cf33614f64c8f9f003b310013af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Song Cycle: Nick Kelly ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cracking Irish script with a Beatles trick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/cracking-irish-script-with-a-beatles-trick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/cracking-irish-script-with-a-beatles-trick/</guid><description><![CDATA[The “r” had fringe like Ringo Starr’s]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connecting researchers to enterprise forms core part of Research Ireland programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/30/connecting-researchers-to-enterprise-forms-core-part-of-research-ireland-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/30/connecting-researchers-to-enterprise-forms-core-part-of-research-ireland-programme/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plan for 2026 builds on strategy to fund excellent discovery research while working to accelerate innovation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TQM7VIBGGJC3HPETUAIQNB7DXY.jpg?auth=05f88335490348509af55b9095a3c9f955cce20573cf5bf9616795265f67b130&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Siobhan Roche, director of research for the economy; 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Tama</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[With worsening storms on the horizon, Ireland must be ready]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/resilience-rises-to-the-top-of-the-agenda/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/resilience-rises-to-the-top-of-the-agenda/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s infrastructure is increasingly exposed as storms and floods intensify; without faster climate adaptation, risks to homes, energy and water will sharply escalate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUZQW65QLVEZBIWK7HKGFP7IPY.jpg?auth=6152634b8c6e6f18ddef781b58e2a0fa9947b8eda35a0072ce46a08a411f19d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Austrian workers reconnect power lines in Carcagh, Co Cavan, damaged by Storm Éowyn last year. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court ruling paves way for green data centres, but fossil fuel concerns remain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/solving-the-data-centre-sustainability-equation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/solving-the-data-centre-sustainability-equation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As soaring demand strains the grid, can vital data centres move towards cleaner, greener energy?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7W2OL34AYJDIVGJKFXRZFZOW64.jpg?auth=248a18c77bb92ba75ad49cf754540c44a2b1929e3cb33bb2067559d15fce8c16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data centre electricity consumption has grown by around 12 per cent a year worldwide since 2017 and is projected to double by 2030. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">panumas nikomkai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar surge: Technology, policy and investment driving nationwide adoption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/solar-surge-technology-policy-and-investment-driving-nationwide-adoption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/solar-surge-technology-policy-and-investment-driving-nationwide-adoption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s solar energy sector is booming as PV costs fall, technology improves and RESS support drives record growth in rooftop and utility‑scale solar]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQMVMO3M5ZFPTP5RY4C53U33IY.JPG?auth=9f731556215fd9de9e9fa9f35e579456a45f68c2d87f169da514d312e751a7da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kenny Jacobs, former DAA chief executive, and Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien at the opening of Dublin Airport’s first solar farm last year. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FX Buckley review: This Dublin staple is at the premium end for a night out, but it delivers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/04/30/restaurant-review-it-feels-as-if-fx-buckley-hasnt-changed-since-it-opened-in-1986-and-thats-a-good-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/04/30/restaurant-review-it-feels-as-if-fx-buckley-hasnt-changed-since-it-opened-in-1986-and-thats-a-good-thing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dry-aged steaks cooked on a Josper grill are excellent while the Irish coffee is at the top of the genre]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYO26PTU5VBTXEXKUMRRRVGQWY.JPG?auth=a6deeceaf040da541e73ec7846bbbb51bcfbcc11f453d147656dde11d1b60c8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FX Buckley on Pembroke Street in Dublin 2 is celebrating its 40th birthday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhubarb tart and the smells of childhood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/rhubarb-tart-and-the-smells-of-childhood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/rhubarb-tart-and-the-smells-of-childhood/</guid><description><![CDATA[A family baking tradition]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Revolut to Money Jar: What are your options among new digital banking players? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/04/30/from-revolut-to-money-jar-what-are-your-options-among-new-digital-banking-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/04/30/from-revolut-to-money-jar-what-are-your-options-among-new-digital-banking-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Monzo is the latest online bank to enter the Irish market]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3JBBZSNURHRBNESJKZY37CGXA.jpg?auth=d6602f2c5eea4795ec5338f607cd6da9e8307476ee5513dcdf2c8402417bd236&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut and Monzo are two of the main fintech players in the Irish market. Photograph: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays on 10,000-page planning applications jeopardising Ireland’s climate targets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/urgent-funding-required-to-reduce-decision-backlog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/urgent-funding-required-to-reduce-decision-backlog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Landmark Supreme Court ruling strengthens climate obligations in planning, but added pressure risks worsening backlog
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGY2SPBIKRA4TAYYP4LCUG4EXY.jpg?auth=f2f51e30cff993a8f10bf15af9beb57a9a44b4df1c52efa11b7d428e8c525354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court's decision means that climate considerations are an enforceable legal requirement. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">majkii</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[War and politics disrupts clean energy transition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/when-science-and-climate-politics-collide-and-war-turns-everything-on-its-head/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/when-science-and-climate-politics-collide-and-war-turns-everything-on-its-head/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe has no choice but to push on with green energy transition writes Kevin O’Sullivan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3I2AYQ5ARVGLPPRYBPBNAKO3BY.jpg?auth=fbf5e357aada7f5169c945f4b5fca7c14445759a2dbecb323a348c4b1e24f5e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump's anti-climate antics have led to many multinationals abandoning their sustainability commitments. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New records set for solar and wind generation in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/30/new-records-set-for-solar-and-wind-generation-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/04/30/new-records-set-for-solar-and-wind-generation-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Electricity grid can now accommodate up to 75% of power from renewable sources at any one time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOOVVAMCMZCUFMIC32JESK453M.jpg?auth=d9a52d3f56a93a9979e28c8c84a2d1e4a247f592b22bbad2e04e8930198ed756&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A combination of spring sunshine and a growth in utility-scale solar power connected to the grid helped contribute to new records being set. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">yevtony</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council of State: what’s the point?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/council-of-state-whats-the-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/30/council-of-state-whats-the-point/</guid><description><![CDATA[Advance review of Bills can help weed out patently unconstitutional Bills before they become law]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bioenergy subsidies needed to avert climate fines]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/harnessing-our-bioenergy-resources/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/harnessing-our-bioenergy-resources/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As energy security concerns drive urgent demand for renewable gas, Ireland aims to scale biomethane by 2030, but investors warn that policy, pricing and regulatory barriers must be resolved to unlock its potential]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGWSQ22LB5B7VHLGKVEAZGZMXY.jpg?auth=a70e31ea64448c7ac5ecf8dc89305523374d5ee5f81c3a167072bd7f7a5fc039&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s bioenergy moment is coming. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralf Geithe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric buses should be cheaper than diesel, but when?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/the-electric-commute-conundrum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/the-electric-commute-conundrum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe asks if we should be making major efforts to electrify public transport or if it is enough just to get people out of cars and into existing buses and trains]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z4EMTDG7XZBORBXHBGZR4OVJVU.JPG?auth=880f37efae2d01622e671d4583ec0f97950e369af8555eb0be4006217eabed41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It has been estimated that a single bus can replace as many as 75 cars. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin faces water crisis that threatens housing supply and investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/dublin-faces-water-crisis-that-threatens-housing-supply-and-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/dublin-faces-water-crisis-that-threatens-housing-supply-and-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With the capital’s water supply at capacity, and the Shannon pipeline years away, leaky, ageing infrastructure can’t take the strain]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4HFAYQIIUPHDD2NKZFPS4XEKA.jpg?auth=9711f363983e4e0ff4c689b4d8bd97288782b8e9f88ad2b13dd426485fbeb8ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shannon pipeline: Lough Derg from near Killaloe, in Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks and businesses step up to support retrofit targets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/banks-and-businesses-step-up-to-support-retrofit-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/banks-and-businesses-step-up-to-support-retrofit-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Ireland falls behind on retrofit goals, banks boost green lending and businesses offer sustainable solutions ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHBYETLSPBDOVC45ZNGKNARSVI.jpg?auth=41d88200da6b5ff35886cc1bbea79222558e8dc8f4118b9ed0512461413003ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last year, 62 per cent of AIB mortgage lending in the Republic of Ireland was green mortgages. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FluxFactory</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The green collar worker: New jobs for a new economy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/the-green-collar-worker-new-jobs-for-a-new-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/the-green-collar-worker-new-jobs-for-a-new-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Microcredentials and flexible training pathways opening doors to emerging roles ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WD2FQBALBCHJA7LBFACGWAKXA.jpg?auth=95a0386b1c336dabd1f7ef0efa73f9bab47280fa4d74b29c5f59a8cebc45d56f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Worldwide, energy-related qualifications need to rise by 43% to keep up with demand.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CharlieChesvick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainable Ireland Special Report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/sustainable-ireland-special-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/04/30/sustainable-ireland-special-report/</guid><description><![CDATA[Geopolitical headwinds have stunted global efforts to decarbonise, but a green transition is quietly advancing. In Sustainable Ireland, a special report from The Irish Times, our journalists offer insight into the defining issues of our time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVINEOHKAJBXDC47WNACVUQQUQ.jpg?auth=5c8d286276a398b558e19e32261728b44239e8a43f3fe5ff114992904c91ee73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dusan Stankovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Wicklow from €525,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-wicklow-from-525000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/04/30/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-wicklow-from-525000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New to the market in Oxmantown, Drumcondra, Templeogue, Sutton and Kilmacanogue]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VSMY7WFZ6NETNIDEL5CKKI5CSU.jpg?auth=37fa13ed18b6e70060c2dc132d48ddd60aef2f0a42d843bb3f063b9b398d835c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[70 Chancery Street, Dublin 7]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Secrets of Painting by Lachlan Goudie: An infectious enthusiasm that sometimes borders on cringe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/30/the-secrets-of-painting-by-lachlan-goudie-an-infectious-enthusiasm-that-sometimes-borders-on-cringe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/30/the-secrets-of-painting-by-lachlan-goudie-an-infectious-enthusiasm-that-sometimes-borders-on-cringe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aengus Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author at the very least shows us there’s more to the story of painting than a single straight line]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDIUQ7AOGN566KFOKAOSMZOFEA.jpg?auth=30e89583bde3eacaaf731fe94ce751f83bfe5c274ecc91fcf21fa89315bdd627&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Roy Keane and Roddy Doyle, An Ideal Husband and other best things to see in Ireland this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/30/event-guide-roy-keane-and-roddy-doyle-an-ideal-husband-and-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/30/event-guide-roy-keane-and-roddy-doyle-an-ideal-husband-and-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[May 2nd-8th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/726BRBBEAVBXRDMT5SQYV25TUU.jpg?auth=e6ed63c78ffbecd865625ca5adade86a402de640696f9d39a528e4a107ca2346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In conversation: Roy Keane. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway-based project targets painful side-effect of cancer treatment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/30/galway-based-project-targets-painful-side-effect-of-cancer-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/30/galway-based-project-targets-painful-side-effect-of-cancer-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MucoCare team aims to tackle oral mucositis with patient-led innovation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ESEWJNENBZGJXARDLHB5VVXQOM.jpg?auth=1396d1e1cdcb65cb6c82dbe46a57222cb671b0cc56a52bd010070a0742250689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Our primary customers will be healthcare providers and hospital systems that deliver cancer treatment,' says Dr Sahar Avazzadeh, MucoCare’s commercial lead.]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>