<?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/2026-05-01/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:49:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Kay show stopped and 19-year-old in custody after ‘suspicious bag’ found]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/peter-kay-show-stopped-and-19-year-old-in-custody-after-suspicious-bag-found/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/peter-kay-show-stopped-and-19-year-old-in-custody-after-suspicious-bag-found/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raphael Boyd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police detain 19-year-old as Birmingham venue cleared during live performance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:22:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RX5MQEUAT3IHEYGG7CQQ7IZBUQ.jpg?auth=b47f122765b7dced6aa7f6c20fa2d6c7d5dee970dfc66de290c69a512f61bd5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Kay is scheduled to perform a second show at the Utility Arena Birmingham on Saturday. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians earn battling draw against Derry City to end losing streak]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/01/bohemians-earn-battling-draw-against-derry-city-to-end-losing-streak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/01/bohemians-earn-battling-draw-against-derry-city-to-end-losing-streak/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir at Dalymount Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin side avoid fourth defeat in a row as pressure grows on Reynolds]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:17:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKQLP5EDAMK7URSQZRBLPEILJQ.jpg?auth=cefbb3d6034d821448432034fff19a75da8a3f93498bb82b21be604c9f8c2316&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohs’ Markuss Strods and Darragh Markey of Derry. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Irish activists on Gaza flotilla detained by Israel released in Greece]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/seven-irish-activists-on-gaza-flotilla-detained-by-israel-released-in-greece/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/seven-irish-activists-on-gaza-flotilla-detained-by-israel-released-in-greece/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seven Irish citizens are being held by Israel after boats from the flotilla were intercepted in international waters off of Greece]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:55:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUP5FFEE4ZF2PMEJIQOP2TK6CU.JPG?auth=0c914e9d0077a7714d0bcc1a64830ca78c532a386ff83e9f94fc053e35da0d5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cormac Daly, Dr Margaret Connolly and Louise McCormack on the Global Sumud Flotilla]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge criticises ‘disturbing’ testimonial on behalf of man who sexually abused sister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/judge-criticises-disturbing-testimonial-on-behalf-of-man-who-sexually-abused-his-sister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/judge-criticises-disturbing-testimonial-on-behalf-of-man-who-sexually-abused-his-sister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 27-year-old was handed a six-year sentence with the final two years suspended on strict conditions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:38:53 +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[The man was convicted of two counts of oral rape on unknown dates in 2015 and early 2016 in Meath. 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[Water woes for Shane Lowry again as triple bogey at Doral leaves him well adrift]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/01/water-woes-for-shane-lowry-again-as-triple-bogey-at-doral-leaves-him-well-adrift/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/01/water-woes-for-shane-lowry-again-as-triple-bogey-at-doral-leaves-him-well-adrift/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lauren Walsh to make cut in LPGA Tour event in Mexico]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:53:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNL6B5GR5YEDFIUVEYHCHG4LGA.jpg?auth=b1a2d4ee6e6c61c980edc9896b1a8e7ea0783243c3f59f1997f05c39691f8aac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry of Ireland plays his shot from the second tee at Doral. Photograph: Orlando Ramirez/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orlando Ramirez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Allen all square with Wu Yize after longest ever Crucible frame]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/mark-allen-all-square-with-wu-yize-after-longest-ever-crucible-frame/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/mark-allen-all-square-with-wu-yize-after-longest-ever-crucible-frame/</guid><description><![CDATA[A gruelling frame was completed in one hour and 40 minutes to leave it 7-7]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:34:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LCO2FMEU4KL7MNWQ7ZQT3XPXGU.jpg?auth=2f5c13564af320ea4513760322d50010a335c1fd81c302e66da9da6ad156caec&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 speaks with referee, Marcel Eckardt as a re-rack is threatened due to the red balls covering the black in the corner pocket. Photograph: George Wood/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">George Wood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on energy costs: a stopgap strategy is not enough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/the-irish-times-view-on-energy-costs-a-stopgap-strategy-is-not-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/the-irish-times-view-on-energy-costs-a-stopgap-strategy-is-not-enough/</guid><description><![CDATA[Higher household electricity and gas bills will put fresh political pressure on the Government]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWCUN4UYNKDIZV6HIAFYBVCWII.jpg?auth=6f4caf92ad41de4d34bb6326bbc1682aa3993bd63c9c5b6537a2c80d62356170&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Energy Darragh O'Brien: has indicated that higher household gas and electricity bills are on the way. ( Brian Lawless/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Brennan has made a circuitous route to the top level of European rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/daniel-brennan-has-made-a-circuitous-route-to-the-top-level-of-european-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/daniel-brennan-has-made-a-circuitous-route-to-the-top-level-of-european-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The son of Trevor, the Irish-born prop was named on the bench against Leinster]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:22:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLJ7UTVDOFBVAQRPXZNG2E2IQQ.jpg?auth=35883bd8ecfab6d1281c169943f65ab3ab0d00b72f23c68fda3ab86361aa126c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RC Toulon's Daniel Brennan and Antoine Frisch. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lossiemouth enjoys lucrative Punchestown festival stroll ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/01/lossiemouth-enjoys-lucrative-punchestown-festival-stroll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/01/lossiemouth-enjoys-lucrative-punchestown-festival-stroll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[King Rasko Grey another Grade One winner for Willie Mullins who saddles Friday four-timer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:14:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPI5HIH3TBPAHIQJOHM7UAWEXQ.jpg?auth=ebd86363223983f338fb4dc226bb68939bbae2c0e34662de0b9f58ca9c9148af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend on Lossiemouth wins The Boodles Champion 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[The Irish Times view on the  diaspora: the oldest story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/the-irish-times-view-on-the-diaspora-the-oldest-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/the-irish-times-view-on-the-diaspora-the-oldest-story/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ecomomic obstacles still prevent Irish abroad returning home]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BGYYIEBZ5E2VLNFU2V3YEUEGA.jpg?auth=9f160bc0ef4edd729d18c5e909306730bcd2a51af45eaa97a561be81ad3af4b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samantha Barry (right), former editor of Glamour magazine, Neale Richmond, TD (centre), Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, and Lynne Cantwell (left), Head of Women’s Strategy, Irish Rugby, during a panel discussion at the Global Irish Civic Forum 2026 in Croke Park, Dublin on April 30, 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted killer allowed on family holiday before sentencing over serious crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/convicted-killer-allowed-on-family-holiday-before-sentencing-over-serious-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/convicted-killer-allowed-on-family-holiday-before-sentencing-over-serious-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson, Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Derek Moore took the stand and said the opportunity to go on the trip had only arisen recently]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:59:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65OBVLEEYONIZKDEUJUWKLGMZM.JPG?auth=690bfacee8ce84aa308f64c11d30ecc65f0213bd07a6d4977000216c326b0967&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derek Moore, of Champions Avenue, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious harm to Valentyna Linck on May 27th, 2022. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘One table, all eyes on you’: Tension heightens at the Crucible for world semi-finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/one-table-all-eyes-on-you-tension-heightens-at-the-crucible-for-world-semi-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/one-table-all-eyes-on-you-tension-heightens-at-the-crucible-for-world-semi-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Bracken]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Allen is aiming to become the first world champion from the island of Ireland since Ken Doherty in 1997]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:56:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3VLZ6XF3R7UPR4GE56EB5DNQE.jpg?auth=0415386f2c35e57adc822a427c55af5211223147878d47d1962bec9da07b62c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shaun Murphy during his match against John Higgins on day fourteen of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspended sentence for Sligo GAA player who defrauded HSE of €84,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/suspended-sentence-for-sligo-gaa-player-who-defrauded-hse-of-84000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/suspended-sentence-for-sligo-gaa-player-who-defrauded-hse-of-84000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sorcha Crowley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cian Lally (28) made it look like he worked more hours than he did as he ‘wanted to save for house deposit’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:28:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MODZLOETVVDQJJDYA3KM3PCH34.JPG?auth=d277a334f7621455f525c0bda70ae3f1a11018dfc82a0d3f3e626e6f7aef6847&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cian Lally (right) arrives at court in Sligo for sentencing on Friday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Party loses €877,000 in State funding due to heavy electoral losses ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/green-party-loses-877000-in-state-funding-due-to-heavy-electoral-losses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/green-party-loses-877000-in-state-funding-due-to-heavy-electoral-losses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parties shared more than €15.7 million in State funding as most had coffers boosted due to increased numbers elected]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:24:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D32CUXBUPAGDSAPUEAY56AEHR4.JPG?auth=ff00d841ec5dbb4626d2e4b0d881d1ea1975203a9a892c0dbbf0069f7bbc1aa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street rises on strong corporate earnings ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/wall-street-rises-on-strong-corporate-earnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/wall-street-rises-on-strong-corporate-earnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leading Irish shares perform well ahead of bank holiday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:09:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVCAL3AXCBWYRBUA7NYMHCHGSA.jpg?auth=b823b913cfdd5d34523c99d0722e1b631e253fb004c99b0938fd10e80c59716d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rolls Royce shares rose in London on Friday. Photograph: Rolls Royce/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rolls Royce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (22) charged with two offences over fatal Edenderry house fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/man-remanded-in-custody-over-fatal-edenderry-house-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/man-remanded-in-custody-over-fatal-edenderry-house-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tadgh Farrell (4) and his great-aunt Mary Holt were killed in the blaze last December]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6L2GSIHYPNN4FVKCCTCKIRORXA.jpg?auth=53386422c22591e7406a1fecd8bacdb113ebbed29e617179daf0aa9a770fcd08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Floral tributes to Mary Holt and Tadhg Farrell outside a house in Castleview Park, Edenderry, after they died in a fire there last December. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invitation issued to bid for €7.3bn MetroLink contract]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/01/invitation-issued-to-bid-for-73bn-metrolink-contract/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/01/invitation-issued-to-bid-for-73bn-metrolink-contract/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expressions of interest sought for deal to supply trains, tracks and stations and run 19km line]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:56:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NSKMNTVPZHPZOGUBDJY4IZG3E.jpg?auth=d13920d928706be182099c67a02492eaa85e72cb343acd34f387609a73f32467&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An impression of the proposed entrance at Tara Street to the Dublin MetroLink. Photograph: metrolink.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert witness at doctor’s fitness-to-practise hearing questions value of masks, lockdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/01/expert-witness-at-doctors-fitness-to-practise-hearing-questions-value-of-masks-lockdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/01/expert-witness-at-doctors-fitness-to-practise-hearing-questions-value-of-masks-lockdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK oncology professor said it was ‘absolutely not’ wrong for Dr William Ralph to question public health guidelines]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:56:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VKJASU7NBJCBNDDMV3JJ3TRVJY.jpg?auth=d0b8c9d7a692b5e87250f9db48fe8a0f0ed1ea1024601fb6eed988c11a79cc97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A poster at Heuston Station, Dublin, promoting the wearing of face masks during the Covid pandemic. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz strait; Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Spain and Italy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/iran-us-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-latest-live-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/iran-us-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-latest-live-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’; Trump hails ‘incredible’ blockade as oil prices surge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:42:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6PXNC4XZXU2WDMM6TNUJBD33U.jpg?auth=f86c4cedb0baa75eb7301ca9435ace744fdf9e314efe35eaac61454995853b52&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 arrives to greet Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a farewell ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul McCann returns to his accounting roots as CEO of Irish firm Ecovis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/paul-mccann-returns-to-his-accounting-roots-as-ceo-of-irish-firm-ecovis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/paul-mccann-returns-to-his-accounting-roots-as-ceo-of-irish-firm-ecovis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McCann left IT solutions company Ergo in February following its sale, having earlier spent 22 years with Grant Thornton ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:37:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7DI7VHNEMZHQVBPNND6TS2I75Q.jpg?auth=2f6275748d17ade656aa3762f4375e2033ea74058d01a719d1befac03975060d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul McCann, who has become chief executive of Irish accounting firm Ecovis. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TOM HONAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged over car bomb attack outside Dunmurry police station in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/man-charged-over-car-bomb-attack-outside-dunmurry-police-station-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/man-charged-over-car-bomb-attack-outside-dunmurry-police-station-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 66-year-old man was arrested in the Dunmurry area under the Terrorism Act]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:33:07 +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 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[Iran proposal leads to cautious optimism of a deal to end war and open Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/iran-proposal-leads-to-cautious-optimism-of-reaching-a-deal-to-end-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/iran-proposal-leads-to-cautious-optimism-of-reaching-a-deal-to-end-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel anticipates further US strikes on Tehran in coming days if talks fail to materialise]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:31:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UMJ535EYYFZ7I7MKGCLGWHPHNA.jpg?auth=4e00acba3b46fbacb7b126db516b203f543c07a25dec19823821054165b41f8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners attend a funeral for three Lebanese civil defence members who were killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, in the southern port city of Tyre on Thursday. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/The New York Timesv]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Berehulak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil market one month from crunch point as global stockpiles dwindle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/oil-market-one-month-from-crunch-point-as-global-stockpiles-dwindle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/oil-market-one-month-from-crunch-point-as-global-stockpiles-dwindle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verity Ratcliffe and Malcolm Moore in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traders warn of further jump in prices and ‘huge pain’ as economies cut consumption]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:28:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VP5BWXBMZZCJLCTTVEPX42MBVA.jpg?auth=da3fde47544107fc44c6d21acb597e52567c88c262b68637bfde2fd9f196f79d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Whitegate oil refinery in Cork. The oil market is four weeks away from a “tipping point” that will drive prices significantly higher, traders have warned, as the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz reduces global stockpiles below critical levels. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MMACS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert to determine any compensation for hotel neighbours over alleged construction nuisance, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/expert-to-determine-any-compensation-for-hotel-neighbours-over-alleged-construction-nuisance-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/expert-to-determine-any-compensation-for-hotel-neighbours-over-alleged-construction-nuisance-court-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Alex Hotel operators secured injunction preventing interference with access to the site]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:07:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BULOX474ZRAJRIGYCKP2KQXTUA.png?auth=375ce74c9d707891c1279d2f12f1ec71a5124c7f2326fb87039f765c57ccdeb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Works on an extension to The Alex Hotel in Dublin had been stopped following protests by residents last month at a site entrance at Boyne Lane in the south inner city. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Aer Lingus executive denies pilot’s dismissal was ‘to silence him’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/top-aer-lingus-executive-denies-pilots-dismissal-was-to-silence-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/top-aer-lingus-executive-denies-pilots-dismissal-was-to-silence-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aer Lingus COO Aidan Dunne gives evidence on 13th day of hearing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:56:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SUJYEI4AEEKK7PUHHI3BZN6QTQ.jpg?auth=1541192e7a62b5ab1b59b020e5205a1fda676607197e9d77f6afe3c0a2e88c9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The hearings have been adjourned and Byrnes is to continue his cross-examination of Dunne when the case resumes in May. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP alleged to have changed woman’s thyroid medication without engaging adequately with other doctors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/gp-alleged-to-have-changed-womans-thyroid-medication-without-engaging-adequately-with-other-doctors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/gp-alleged-to-have-changed-womans-thyroid-medication-without-engaging-adequately-with-other-doctors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Neville Wilson, of the Harbour Medical Centre, Kilcock,  allegedly implemented inappropriate treatment plan ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:53:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPZNJHCIZPKXZMAGWWVCDUJ67U.jpg?auth=4ce7f8e43b1c109a9533070f7e19f71e6aab942744ff11cdde1ef7fea77059a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The inquiry heard that only in limited circumstances can a doctor who is the subject of fitness-to-practise proceedings apply to the Medical Council to be removed from the general register. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster v Toulon, Ulster v Exeter: TV details, team news, tickets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/leinster-v-toulon-ulster-v-exeter-tv-details-team-news-tickets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/29/leinster-v-toulon-ulster-v-exeter-tv-details-team-news-tickets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both Irish provinces are at home in their European last-four encounters this weekend]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:32:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOQYKYRV3J5LRYKSBBGQXPVS3I.jpg?auth=c82bd086a7f8dca2345ac90e7593a36be84a2b17d375ef73b7186fb94c6feb58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamison Gibson-Park and Leinster face Toulon in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed over sexual assaults of three women at Drogheda hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/man-jailed-over-sexual-assaults-of-three-women-at-drogheda-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/man-jailed-over-sexual-assaults-of-three-women-at-drogheda-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard McCullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge highlights vulnerability of victims and late guilty plea]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:27:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLTGBWX7NLFHT6NUFGJSA22CQE.jpg?auth=ad635b25841aa264ff4de2ef37c77c4f8c7aa845df0f8a92b473acae03bba766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Photograph: David Sleator]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning permission to be sought for College Green hotel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/planning-permission-to-be-sought-for-college-green-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/planning-permission-to-be-sought-for-college-green-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links get go-ahead for swimming pool]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:27:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JX3WOE5JSNAOZEEX4YFO5NDAQI.png?auth=b3a9a74b62b49af61cb4cb22a5b06c797acf4033f21fb33c96c228eefa5d209f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a planning application to be lodged with Dublin City Council in coming days, Figs Properties Ltd is seeking planning permission for a hotel at 30-33 College Green. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative Party apologises for footage of Bloody Sunday ‘trumpeting’ British army service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/conservative-party-apologises-for-footage-of-bloody-sunday-trumpeting-british-army-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/conservative-party-apologises-for-footage-of-bloody-sunday-trumpeting-british-army-service/</guid><description><![CDATA[Use of images described as ‘disgusting’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR5FGN55NQOJTOTWVPJZ6H7NYI.jpg?auth=e56b73c867c35e2cce2a165bb7b59e7215cc5146a5d55909b9b51ba78a2db475&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Foyle MP Colum Eastwood described the use of the Bloody Sunday images as 'disgusting' and 'disgraceful'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[And they’re off! Byelection race officially gets going with a full field of candidates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/2026/05/01/and-theyre-off-byelection-race-officially-gets-going-with-a-full-field-of-candidates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/2026/05/01/and-theyre-off-byelection-race-officially-gets-going-with-a-full-field-of-candidates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[And they’re off! 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Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinahan cartel member Sean McGovern apologises to victims, seeks reduced prison sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/kinahan-cartel-member-sean-mcgovern-to-be-sentenced-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/kinahan-cartel-member-sean-mcgovern-to-be-sentenced-next-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner pleaded guilty to two counts of directing organised crime during the Kinahan-Hutch feud]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:10:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZXVTADI65HQHLHNHNT53PQM2U.JPG?auth=aecad83a65e73a85988c2ea955d803c0481bfb1a64b9162fc2775d0b68a8847f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean McGovern was arrested in Dubai in October 2024 and later became the first Irish criminal to be extradited from the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Garda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niamh Towey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump plans to hike tariffs on cars from EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/trump-plans-to-hike-tariffs-on-cars-from-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/trump-plans-to-hike-tariffs-on-cars-from-eu/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president says he will increase levy to 25% from next week]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:06:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P336O3XX2FJL7RXAQZCNHFFNMA.jpg?auth=495a91f8eabe92197d45967fa8c2cbd936a0988de5d7ab335f5e9c400975f436&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 said he would hike tariffs on cars and trucks from the EU. 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[Autism charity under review told HSE it was ‘transitioning away’ from UK parent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/autism-charity-under-review-over-15m-fund-transfer-had-told-hse-it-was-transitioning-away-from-uk-parent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/autism-charity-under-review-over-15m-fund-transfer-had-told-hse-it-was-transitioning-away-from-uk-parent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Autism a Chara, alleged to have moved €1.5m out of State, says it ‘fully complied’ with reporting requirements]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/24K3QH33XFBYFGZ3S52SYVMRYE.jpg?auth=7c093743330b0dc1a915d3704aff0c2601b4de1e916e7e38e804ec24dc3d8177&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The charity said it had 'fully complied' with the health service’s monitoring and reporting requirements. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sdominick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Ireland’s newest gardaí: A Leinster player, a long jumper and a former Fair City actor ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/a-leinster-player-a-long-jumper-and-a-former-fair-city-actor-meet-irelands-newest-gardai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/a-leinster-player-a-long-jumper-and-a-former-fair-city-actor-meet-irelands-newest-gardai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A cohort of 193 graduates lined up at Templemore training college on Friday to begin their careers in law enforcement]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:57:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6374OYSEMFHEHLFAAHAY4GI354.jpg?auth=1e990ed41d1701202600a12300d861259e4947597cde950cf1e813734a45423b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New gardaí tossing their caps into the air at a passing-out ceremony at Templemore training college on Friday. Photograph: Garda Press Office]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Russia lost its way in the Sahara]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/05/how-russia-lost-its-way-in-the-sahara/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/05/how-russia-lost-its-way-in-the-sahara/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Judah, Polina Ivanova]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Losses to Malian militants by Wagner Group’s successor call in to question Moscow’s military adventurism]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3VH3JKTA5SJWUYV5GCENYKF7M.jpg?auth=c5a2e4b1ff7ec45aa53a897e7d06c36c31c4c21d19b6ecc35a21d959ae61d23f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A monument in support of the Malian army in Bamako. Recent co-ordinated assaults by rebel groups in Mali have shaken the country. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whisky diplomacy of King Charles and Donald Trump can’t mask depth of US-UK political breach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/whisky-diplomacy-of-king-charles-and-donald-trump-cant-mask-depth-of-us-uk-political-breach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/whisky-diplomacy-of-king-charles-and-donald-trump-cant-mask-depth-of-us-uk-political-breach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British king to ‘raise a dram’ to teetotal US president but soft power of recent state visit does not erase hard realities of politics]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:30:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YUVU4PEKAZKDYJZYWNA63TLXTQ.jpg?auth=62d013835779987c2b7364f86e7995dd052d9d3e3543bc48f86a65c39ee179b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's king Charles and US president Donald Trump during an arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington this week. 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[Exxon and Chevron defy Trump pressure to boost oil production]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/exxon-and-chevron-defy-trump-pressure-to-boost-oil-production/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/exxon-and-chevron-defy-trump-pressure-to-boost-oil-production/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Findlay in Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US supermajors stick to prewar strategies despite White House plea for more drilling to curb soaring petrol prices]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:26:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WEM7K4C35V7R32QUFBKJHTRSHQ.jpg?auth=14a7769dba4522b35b35a4f24d274de7e6b2051c95048ddfa9869bbe66edbad4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
A Chevron station in Monterey Park, California. ExxonMobil and Chevron have defied calls from the White House to increase oil production, resisting pressure from an administration that is struggling to end the biggest energy crisis in decades. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frederic J. Brown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burglar climbed through open window at Irish billionaire’s London home, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/burglar-climbed-through-open-window-at-irish-billionaires-london-home-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/burglar-climbed-through-open-window-at-irish-billionaires-london-home-court-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul Coulson’s Knightsbridge townhouse was targeted in a series of burglaries over four days]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:26:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZROJHPBEROI7JO23ZSODH57EA.jpg?auth=73199cc92f127896965ddef1be2db35e91355a6cfc3f1065c58041bd3fe9c350&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Coulson. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young man who suffered traumatic brain injury in car crash settles action for €215,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/young-man-who-suffered-traumatic-brain-injury-in-car-crash-settles-action-for-215000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/young-man-who-suffered-traumatic-brain-injury-in-car-crash-settles-action-for-215000/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge says litigation risk in the case over Co Westmeath incident so overwhelming that any offer should be accepted on behalf of Dean Quinn Garry]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:22:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBASXBG6EXJ2NNIFVJVQQYTPJE.jpg?auth=c5e9c4aa48f9f3b595b9f390bc4041be10861502552bd0599c98dfb5c5dddf50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Paul Coffey told Dean Quinn Garry’s mother it was a very tragic case and she had his sympathies. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinking of Irish-born billionaire’s superyacht was not due to storm – reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/01/sinking-of-irish-born-billionaires-superyacht-was-not-due-to-storm-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/01/sinking-of-irish-born-billionaires-superyacht-was-not-due-to-storm-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mike Lynch and daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the Bayesian yacht sank off Sicily]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:07:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FSSXSD37UZ6LZJ3OS7REW26DM.jpg?auth=c443a4915dddf0756b3f612e281b23ab44402005a998a0ce7df3b7c1ed3a72b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht the Bayesian was lifted to the surface near the fishing town of Porticello, Sicily, last year. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland rejects EU allegations of failure to protect marine habitats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/01/ireland-rejects-eu-allegations-of-failure-to-protect-marine-habitats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/01/ireland-rejects-eu-allegations-of-failure-to-protect-marine-habitats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU commission has given Ireland two months to respond to notice of infringement proceedings on sea life and on plastics pollution]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAGW6PVUMFLRDK77M7ZBJZ3RDA.jpg?auth=51ee8fef12dc53d5ed79773f8dfce5775c6668b53ece2404ff1d635af8b0df7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Commission is accusing Ireland of long-running noncompliance with the habitats directive and the birds directive. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Louth v Dublin as Con O’Callaghan starts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/01/weekends-gaa-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-louth-v-dublin-as-con-ocallaghan-starts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/01/weekends-gaa-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-louth-v-dublin-as-con-ocallaghan-starts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran, Gordon Manning, Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick take on Clare without Aaron Gillane in the Munster hurling championship]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:55:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4AXVXBIJENHBLA3RT2KS3QS2RQ.jpg?auth=a68d4a0184a9f99a850900ecef2838ef3ce1b36ed5bd10d09a31712fafd51e53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Con O'Callaghan. 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Photograph: Julien Behal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byelection candidates are confirmed as campaigns ramp up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/byelection-candidates-are-confirmed-as-campaigns-ramp-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/byelection-candidates-are-confirmed-as-campaigns-ramp-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:46:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YT5XULTZWOPO226TJJDP7LP25Y.JPG?auth=4cb6664d86daeea22ab576a0d35a8dbf8acf39e28715fe112feedd250a3a83e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Election posters for the Dublin Central byelection, in Drumcondra. 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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[Leinster are masters of the late show – is that a good or bad thing?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/leinster-are-masters-of-the-late-show-is-that-a-good-or-bad-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/leinster-are-masters-of-the-late-show-is-that-a-good-or-bad-thing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sides of Leinster’s quality would prefer to end contests earlier than they have been doing so]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B3T4LNJLSXHUTKRTI6SFYJHT4E.jpg?auth=22c2f0374c429d8f79e2bb02f2ab611afdc1800631676800734b7c5982636060&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster Rugby's Harry Byrne scores a late penalty against La Rochelle. 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Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coillte takes €80m hit from Storm Éowyn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/coillte-takes-80m-hit-from-storm-eowyn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/coillte-takes-80m-hit-from-storm-eowyn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forestry group recorded €33.5m operating loss last year compared with €18.7 operating profit in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:53:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UYGLNSQUP45OBZEVGGJ3RK2VM.jpg?auth=7f9e805739d47a4518fb5ebdc93ca62c8fddd06cb1ccaaef76a57743d110b75c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tree felling and clearing in Mote Park Forest after damage to Ireland’s forests caused by Storm Éowyn.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Railway Union and Lisnagarvey seeking Irish Senior Cup three-in-a-rows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/railway-union-and-lisnagarvey-seeking-irish-senior-cup-three-in-a-rows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/railway-union-and-lisnagarvey-seeking-irish-senior-cup-three-in-a-rows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aisling Utri has helped power up Union’s challenge since arriving from Australia in January]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:30:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJZVWEVYGP2LRXPOQCKMTGEXKY.jpg?auth=38355055e106c26868a0985aaf336ee64cdc8a8972dc8fb62fdf363fc9a1a046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chloe Watkins in action for Ireland against the USA at the 2018 World Cup in London. Watkins remains a key player for Monkstown. Photograph: Joe Toth/Inpho ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland sees little change in £374m UK motor finance commission charge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/bank-of-ireland-sees-little-change-in-374m-uk-motor-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/bank-of-ireland-sees-little-change-in-374m-uk-motor-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group said it started this year ‘with momentum’ despite geopolitical uncertainty posed by the Middle East conflict]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:53:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TQ2OREMTVCXTKZR4B25GFUXZM.JPG?auth=98eb7dcce2053a36539a9ebbce463066cc824c062b58d0d73d137ef3e4ed59d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland CEO Myles O’Grady. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vive le capitalisme? France allows flower shops and bakeries to open on May Day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/france-allows-flower-shops-and-bakeries-to-open-on-may-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/france-allows-flower-shops-and-bakeries-to-open-on-may-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government agrees to drop broader reform that would have seen other businesses work on sacrosanct national holiday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:25:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AB7X44KBWQ4ATUPUHXJM5VKZB4.jpg?auth=e5a081e52505a9d768e5d110035d2ac42b33455959130eae91d92828396f0e85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oz Garden store in Paris. Photograph: Joann Pai/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joann Pai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMA fighter charged over alleged air rage on Aer Lingus flight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/mma-fighter-charged-over-alleged-air-rage-on-aer-lingus-flight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/mma-fighter-charged-over-alleged-air-rage-on-aer-lingus-flight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinead Kavanagh (40) accused of engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:23:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NUJA3JBQ366UWVCNGMWCDA3IZI.jpg?auth=6376b5ff26ab8f29698cbd61893a5e4cc46698fa17d429d147396734cbe5d8af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinead Kavanagh appeared at Dublin District Court on Friday. Photograph: Evan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor Murray: Leinster players need to channel Twickenham win to see off Toulon and make final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/conor-murray-leinster-players-need-to-channel-twickenham-win-to-see-off-toulon-and-make-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/conor-murray-leinster-players-need-to-channel-twickenham-win-to-see-off-toulon-and-make-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor  Murray ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two provinces in European finals would confirm a great season for Irish rugby]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:13:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKP4UBUPBLY3AL2EDMZSUTJKYY.jpg?auth=20ef5558b4a04f064a87e4eb2af58d52314aaf616f9771208974782179f173a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Byrne is named at outhalf for the Champions Cup semi-final game against Toulon but Sam Prendergast will also play his part. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Kinahan cartel’s secret messages: ‘What about doing [the Monk’s] daughter?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/02/inside-the-kinahan-cartels-secret-messages-nobody-is-stopping-until-theyre-all-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/02/inside-the-kinahan-cartels-secret-messages-nobody-is-stopping-until-theyre-all-dead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case against gang lieutenant Sean McGovern pulls veil back on how the Irish drug gang planned to murder rivals in feud with the Hutch gang ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:03:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VNVSLPFHFGVZH5LAXGSGROMIU.jpg?auth=3c2b66cf84857d0a1498555b298d914ef40ca2e15c5aee077a9394a4ef450d63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean McGovern inadvertently left a trail of data that helped gardaí understand some of the workings of the Kinahan cartel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long can Iran survive the US blockade? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-us-blockade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-us-blockade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Trump expects Iran to deviate first in a game of economic chicken, he may be waiting a while]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:59:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVA7IK7HNXPRJYVWISCFCLIVPA.jpg?auth=c153a37bfcdaeb395b9f26ca3a8f30be8d484201c46069de3e02ca08570c62e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boats docked in the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Asghar Besharati/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge cites ‘telling video’ in throwing out €70,000 defamation case against Sports Direct]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/judge-throws-out-70000-defamation-case-against-sports-direct-linked-to-row-over-trainers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/judge-throws-out-70000-defamation-case-against-sports-direct-linked-to-row-over-trainers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge says ‘telling video’ of incident in the Earl Street store convinced the court that man was not the victim of racist remarks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:47:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXQWJG3ZVBNEVEAW3G3LEM77RA.jpg?auth=2fe6788a10caefa961de2e5594b786670d26bb3212eb20913d44470f9e511f5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said she simply did not accept Faisal Ahmed was called a thief and a liar and dismissed his claim. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Gerry Hutch to Ray McAdam: Candidates lists finalised for Dublin Central and Galway West byelections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/line-up-of-candidates-finalised-for-two-byelections-on-may-22nd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/line-up-of-candidates-finalised-for-two-byelections-on-may-22nd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fourteen candidates are running in Dublin Central and there are 17 candidates in Galway West]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:41:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFF2FHWBMO5MYAJ3T2F25D3PSQ.JPG?auth=5780bfbcebc7f1544e41b2c8e43ed30cc6d69bffac4063a603ea6c88a19da7ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Election posters in Drumcondra for the upcoming Dublin Central byelection. 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[Property developer jailed for ‘truly shocking’ assaults on three teenage boys]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/property-developer-jailed-for-truly-shocking-assaults-on-three-teenage-boys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/property-developer-jailed-for-truly-shocking-assaults-on-three-teenage-boys/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sorcha Crowley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cathal O’Connor (40) ‘lost all sense of reason’ during incident in a Co Sligo warehouse in March 2024, court told]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:37:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FOICSGWARRD57KLVEYFIEVH4XI.jpg?auth=8786c819f8f2d44a2f2d5a77d8e14843204aa5ab410d569648e9aa78a02724bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cathal O'Connor pleaded guilty to three counts of assault causing harm to three 13-year-old boys at the Northwest Business Park, Collooney on March 18th, 2024. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Porter returns to Leinster frontrow for Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/andrew-porter-returns-to-leinster-frontrow-for-champions-cup-semi-final-against-toulon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/01/andrew-porter-returns-to-leinster-frontrow-for-champions-cup-semi-final-against-toulon/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rieko Ioane named on the left wing with Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw partnered at centre]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:28:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YEKFY7RFXOIKQR6Q4AQIFYNMSM.jpg?auth=8e77afeac6228eccb1b386b3004a7fd7a1407e3406f46d2185e8fa8709452279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Porter returns to the Leinster team for the Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flurry of book launches marks opening chapter of French presidential contest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/02/flurry-of-book-launches-marks-opening-chapter-of-french-presidential-contest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/02/flurry-of-book-launches-marks-opening-chapter-of-french-presidential-contest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New publications by Gabriel Attal and Bruno Le Maire viewed as clear signal of leadership hopes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YHGS26IC7ZHUVDV76QQD4SVAWE.jpg?auth=d154a92ba3168245e24a4b8f612638ac0e462d3396eda21ecdba4204cfc19a76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Copies of En Homme Libre - A Free Man - by Gabriel Attal placed on the counter of the Decitre Bellecour bookstore in Lyon. Photograph: Albin Bonnard / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALBIN BONNARD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panda Waste set to introduce monthly ‘fuel surcharge’ of 97 cent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/panda-waste-set-to-introduce-monthly-fuel-surcharge-of-97-cent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/panda-waste-set-to-introduce-monthly-fuel-surcharge-of-97-cent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move could presage similar charges across the economy ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:51:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6OZP32BL4FOX5DSXWRGJ4EWL7E.jpg?auth=7edcd7965b2b722b7a565e56b0560c5b31a2b349deddfc5da8001edfecf27f50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Panda Waste has told customers it has to apply an 'itemised temporary fuel surcharge' to monthly bills. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean Aigboboh breaks Irish 200m record that has stood for 19 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/01/sean-aigboboh-breaks-irish-200m-record-that-has-stood-for-19-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/01/sean-aigboboh-breaks-irish-200m-record-that-has-stood-for-19-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke has her first individual outdoor race of the season at Texas Invitational in Austin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:28:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L5SE5S325JDBTI6O7KVL776JQ4.jpg?auth=8732a4e6a68f4b8da82b4bd10fec96a32eeedb4a9f723e5b1eb716ebe9c8cc29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Aigboboh has broken the Irish 200m record which was held by Paul Hession for the last 19 years. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus flight cancellations: have you been affected?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/05/01/aer-lingus-flight-cancellations-have-you-been-affected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/05/01/aer-lingus-flight-cancellations-have-you-been-affected/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aer Lingus has cancelled or rescheduled hundreds of summer flights due to ‘mandatory maintenance of aircraft’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:16:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3MVLKQ6VRGTBJZCO3FNAUGZIY.png?auth=7f8ef5ed3b35dbd9fc4d26c075662cf37dfa0fd4a45c4d3a3e6386f0d9fd9bc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: Aer Lingus flight cancellations. Illustration: Dean Ruxton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grafton Group seals deal worth up to €175m for family-founded Spanish group Mercaluz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/grafton-group-completes-acquisition-of-family-founded-spanish-group-mercaluz-for-175m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/grafton-group-completes-acquisition-of-family-founded-spanish-group-mercaluz-for-175m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Founded in 1986, Mercaluz distributes domestic and commercial air conditioning equipment to professional installers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:06:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2TD7MFQR5BOJEHNNIZ7JZJYEY.jpg?auth=9a83f387d0368dbc77ebde7d20925dfe02e60f0e297e1ed86e15f8c1240f3fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eric Born, chief executive of Grafton Group.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo review: Rollickingly good, with just the right amount of reverence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/01/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo-review-rollickingly-good-with-just-the-right-amount-of-reverence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/01/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo-review-rollickingly-good-with-just-the-right-amount-of-reverence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Dance Festival 2026: The Trocks’ technique used to be rough around the edges. Now the laughs come from impeccably timed moves and gestures]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:01:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF7V6RHFZZHJHBXO2DL3UILHDM.jpg?auth=bf47ab9151750436e8a2c85efb6264fdbd874b055b15b2ee51d08f36f31dcca3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Swan Lake. Photograph: Sascha Vaughan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/01/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/01/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, May 2nd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:01:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top tips to make your household finances go further amid soaring energy prices  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/01/top-tips-to-make-your-household-finances-go-further-amid-soaring-energy-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/01/top-tips-to-make-your-household-finances-go-further-amid-soaring-energy-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siobhán Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Batch cooking with own-brand labels remains a good option when times are tight]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTRPTWESA5LWJMLT6IVBR4UOEE.jpg?auth=f201c60f5bde04609cfaede9ca77d16be2ef9dc30fdbd56cb6504afeb1d8991f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nine out of 10 consumers expect to make cutbacks in their household spending to combat surging costs. 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[‘Danger for party leaders’ in Dublin Central and Galway West byelections: seven things to watch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/danger-for-party-leaders-in-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections-seven-things-to-watch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/danger-for-party-leaders-in-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections-seven-things-to-watch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With three weeks to go, who are the hot tips and the no-hopers – and what will the results mean for the Government and Opposition?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XV77V3AJKVGVLHY66AWTJ2CLPA.JPG?auth=6cbfd71d1aa7510b7afc6a9a7df605b3d5b04c1726b57899de38cc418f566e7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[23/04/2026 - NEWS - By-election posters on Dublins Stoneybatter. A by-election is due to be held in the Dáil constituency of Dublin Central on 22 May 2026, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Paschal Donohoe on 21 November 2025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[Own a cinema from €295,000 and be like Cillian Murphy: Four on sale now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/01/cinemas-for-sale-you-too-could-own-a-picture-house-like-cillian-murphy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/01/cinemas-for-sale-you-too-could-own-a-picture-house-like-cillian-murphy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With opportunities to buy former small-town cinemas cropping up around the country – would you follow in Oscar-winner’s footsteps?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B5DXJKDKIFEFRATN6NRQVJ2GO4.jpg?auth=bb760a8f8b3b8c1c6bb95ddc17abcca592e2e9e4d1ef25ca22688dc8a3fd08eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness are awaiting a decision on appeals lodged against their plan for the Phoenix Cinema in Dingle. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles McQuillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC US will drop cover for weight-loss drugs from employee health plans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/pwc-us-will-drop-cover-for-weight-loss-drugs-from-employee-health-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/pwc-us-will-drop-cover-for-weight-loss-drugs-from-employee-health-plans/</guid><description><![CDATA[Big Four accountancy balks at high cost of medication it says has become ‘cultural phenomenon’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:57:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4HO4BKTFZBGXNFMNN7LPGRMZM.jpg?auth=0ac9df6fead253bb6a65b7d3770006afc3a40d9e3128c6d56004703a5b710bab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PwC joins a growing list of businesses with curbs on access to the expensive medicines, as they become increasingly popular.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rajatk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnum’s mini ice creams ease fears of weight-loss drug threat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/magnums-mini-ice-creams-ease-fears-of-weight-loss-drug-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/magnums-mini-ice-creams-ease-fears-of-weight-loss-drug-threat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Stafford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ben & Jerry’s maker beats first-quarter sales forecasts though its price growth was lower than expected]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:56:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5KVCLNOBFBMXMEGJWEKBONOBY.jpg?auth=05a48f570899763db3c45cb847264d13abf5f0b52e500bb9a351e4ad790384f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster must aim for ‘total mental and physical domination of Toulon’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/leinster-must-aim-for-total-mental-and-physical-domination-of-toulon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/01/leinster-must-aim-for-total-mental-and-physical-domination-of-toulon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Munster abandon plans to appoint Roger Randle as attack coach; Joe Canning thinks Clare must press their advantage against Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:49:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G72ARL6FBTRRHI2M6G4RU4EBJY.jpg?auth=9c22feb43149dd5141a644a0145b07a145fa3284fc6026a9c5e27678ddf60aa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Head coach Leo Cullen during Leinster rugby training this week in Dublin. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EV sales surge 110% in April amid fuel protests and rising pump prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/01/electric-car-sales-surge-110-in-april-amid-fuel-protests-and-rising-pump-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/01/electric-car-sales-surge-110-in-april-amid-fuel-protests-and-rising-pump-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plug-in cars now account for over a third of new registrations in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:48:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQWLYFBGGVG25BRAD7W7RQ2HGQ.jpg?auth=0b8555a533ecfffbad6753f3f71bea90e60d065b020d106f37c48cc46aee7f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toyota's Yaris Cross is Ireland's best-selling new car. Photograph: Francois Lo Presti/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FRANCOIS LO PRESTI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino’s attempt at Israel-Palestine handshake backfires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/01/gianni-infantinos-attempt-at-israel-palestine-handshake-backfires/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/01/gianni-infantinos-attempt-at-israel-palestine-handshake-backfires/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Watch: Awkward moment at Fifa Congress as representatives are brought to the stage]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:48:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZOJQMYW26KHA3ABUVSCYTPKTY.jpg?auth=05ee8281e66c08d2fb70b4eac959991cf9b2ed3d5c959e5292a22accd5b15ca1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifai President Gianni Infantino (centre) with the President of the Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub as the Vice-President of Israel Football Association Basim Sheikh Suliman (left) looks on at the Fifa Congress in Vancouver, Canada. Photograph: Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Don Mackinnon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New video shows moment gunman tried to storm White House dinner, officials say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/01/new-video-shows-moment-gunman-tried-to-storm-white-house-dinner-officials-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/01/new-video-shows-moment-gunman-tried-to-storm-white-house-dinner-officials-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Mackey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for Washington, posts video on social media amid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:40:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHTSBHACF5GGPCY6OR22P2MZTY.jpeg?auth=576dcc077a6c66f7e3c881edc2ee2aca660187ce3114fc05bef266463c44d2e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New CCTV footage appears to show Washington press dinner suspect shoot at agent]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[May bank holiday: Met Éireann forecasts mix of sun and showers; while Dublin faces traffic disruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/mixed-weather-and-some-travel-disruption-due-over-bank-holiday-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/mixed-weather-and-some-travel-disruption-due-over-bank-holiday-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann expects sunny spells and showers throughout a weekend on which travel in Dublin will be affected by Luas works and a half-marathon]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NFONP762UJBUEHDCVIXYWWW6OU.jpg?auth=82b6e9751e187a9b19e8ab87c96699c2fc9a0a3c9ca05c45a986b4c15234b6e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic will be affected by the Dublin City Half Marathon on Sunday, which, according to Met Éireann, is set to be mostly cloudy, with some sunny spells and showers. Photograph: Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian diplomat on Irish neutrality: ‘Security is something you need to discuss, but which makes you very nervous’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/01/stop-you-have-crossed-a-line-ukrainian-diplomat-likens-irish-security-attitude-to-stance-on-birth-control/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/01/stop-you-have-crossed-a-line-ukrainian-diplomat-likens-irish-security-attitude-to-stance-on-birth-control/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First deputy head of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office warns of Russian mission’s ‘subversive activities’ in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6R3MNMEBAVGALMSMGB5LRJ3IPI.jpg?auth=01a25f9dbc1fb5f1e3b8b8ee44bd4037733919900f1ea7908608256c564250e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sergiy Kyslytsya: 'Security is something you need to discuss [in Ireland], but which makes you very nervous.' Photograph: Lara Marlowe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lara Marlowe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Irish citizens ‘kidnapped’ after Gaza flotilla intercepted, organisers say ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/seven-irish-citizens-kidnapped-after-gaza-flotilla-intercepted-organisers-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/01/seven-irish-citizens-kidnapped-after-gaza-flotilla-intercepted-organisers-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice condemns the seizure of the boats and calls for the release of the Irish detainees ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:35:32 +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[Robert Murphy, Catriona Graham and Fiacc Ó Brolcháin are three of the seven Irish members of the Global Sumud Flotilla 'kidnapped' by Israeli forces, according to flotilla organisers. Photograph: Éire Global Sumud/Instagram]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital access to State social protection services will be ‘optional’, Dáil hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/digital-access-to-state-social-protection-services-will-be-optional-dail-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/digital-access-to-state-social-protection-services-will-be-optional-dail-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FF Minister Dara Calleary ‘not comfortable’ with digital options as SF’s Louise O’Reilly warns of compulsory expansion regarding public services card]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NP4RUVAHEEDMXFYTBEGPIJDJYM.jpg?auth=cddb440619f1744450f5004292704df3775c1ffbc60002a63e436a993b857245&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['There are people who do not wish to or are not comfortable using digital services,' said the Minister. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus expands summer schedule with new short-haul routes from Dublin and Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/aer-lingus-expands-summer-schedule-with-new-short-haul-routes-from-dublin-and-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/aer-lingus-expands-summer-schedule-with-new-short-haul-routes-from-dublin-and-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seasonal routes from Dublin to Pisa, Catania in Sicily, Nantes in France, and the Greek islands of Santorini and Corfu, will also return]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:28:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I6BFDJJ2VVCGVKQQII2TFR7OYQ.jpg?auth=e975467341fe01add5417ba7254e0f9ced0b4b9c90f8c42dbb14dcb3ab325cfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus will operate a total of 24 routes from Ireland to North America in 2026]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Pictures: Dramatic images of bus crash into river Seine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/01/in-pictures-dramatic-images-of-bus-crash-into-river-seine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/01/in-pictures-dramatic-images-of-bus-crash-into-river-seine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bus, which was being driven by trainee, hit car which also went into the water]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:09:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2VAAPXMCNTZ7IXQ3RBQNH5DGH4.jpg?auth=d3273ef73d4b87567d5740c43cc198367a4c05f2d594e87278f9300c7f55dd7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bus is removed from the Seine near Paris after it went into the river with passengers on board. Photograph: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Samson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State urged to buy Sandymount Martello tower with guide price of €1.5 million]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/state-urged-to-buy-sandymount-martello-tower-with-guide-price-of-15-million/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/01/state-urged-to-buy-sandymount-martello-tower-with-guide-price-of-15-million/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister of State Emer Higgins says OPW has no plans to buy 19th century landmark but is ‘ready to engage with relevant stakeholders’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F2YNGXJCFBHBNBDMGX3T45FWME.jpeg?auth=c4fb1e8e5063082ce637cfbbfe0f49e5eb7c2e18276e972cc3fb347151dd22e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Martello tower on Sandymount Strand, Dublin. Photograph: Daft.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK police charge man over stabbing of two Jewish men in London]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/uk-police-charge-man-over-stabbing-of-two-jewish-men-in-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/uk-police-charge-man-over-stabbing-of-two-jewish-men-in-london/</guid><description><![CDATA[Green Party leader criticised for retweeting post accusing officers of ‘violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:44:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FCGQFKNUBET5LWYTKYTCR5LOI.jpg?auth=9d4915a20ce367222b2410a51e0473490aa28003e00f514775c36d4f104babd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London following the stabbing of two people. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JUSTIN TALLIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Justice: ‘We should have kept prison capacity in line with population increase. We didn’t’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/justice-minister-we-should-have-kept-prison-capacity-in-line-with-population-increase-we-didnt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/justice-minister-we-should-have-kept-prison-capacity-in-line-with-population-increase-we-didnt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan says courts should opt for more non-custodial sentences amid prison overcrowding]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:38:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWXDN5RNK5D4TPQ6KEDEJAXFDA.jpg?auth=330952dfe5f1dbd31798bd9ae25bd8c089026dd7ae5f4488155fcefb8945df2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan was speaking at the Prison Officers Association annual conference in Co Kilkenny on Thursday. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR Ó MEARÁIN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Epstein’s possible suicide note hidden from public view]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/01/jeffrey-epsteins-possible-suicide-note-hidden-from-public-view/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/01/jeffrey-epsteins-possible-suicide-note-hidden-from-public-view/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Weiser, Steve Eder, Jan Ransom]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An inmate said he discovered the note after Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It is now locked in a courthouse]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:25:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RS7SNS7IIZAURHVO5R2J5GY5W4.jpg?auth=2d0eba7694b88c33ef8476f4b803b8e3e614367385d5460cb213be33732efecf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo of Jeffrey Epstein from the Epstein files dated July 23, 2019.  Photograph: US department of justice]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Cook takes victory lap as Apple’s financial results soar past Wall Street expectations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/tim-cook-takes-victory-lap-as-apples-financial-results-soar-past-wall-street-expectations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/tim-cook-takes-victory-lap-as-apples-financial-results-soar-past-wall-street-expectations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanya Mansoor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cook reported Apple’s ‘best March quarter ever’ and ‘double-digit growth across every geographic segment’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:05:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBLM5TXAZB6GWPW7A2WECYRFEU.jpg?auth=fcedc3ee7c651aee474a2f8b5e56a7edcfa4374a7afb7de0eac2f91b157a7381&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí ‘identify main figures’ behind Edenderry arson attack that killed boy (4) and aunt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/gardai-identify-main-figures-behind-edenderry-arson-attack-that-killed-boy-4-and-aunt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/gardai-identify-main-figures-behind-edenderry-arson-attack-that-killed-boy-4-and-aunt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt perished after house was firebombed following prison fight]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDEFACXHRUNAGNKVYOIA4ZPAKM.jpg?auth=a909522aea97fada73be1bccac186820b8cb83aa5eab2148d9b1eb3ac5cbc999&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The house in Edenderry, Co Offaly, after the arson attack in December. Photograph: Aisling Hyland/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aisling Hyland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re taking back what’s ours’: Democrats’ surprise sensation is a fisherman from Maine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/01/maine-man-an-oyster-fisherman-a-year-into-politics-is-the-democrats-surprise-sensation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/01/maine-man-an-oyster-fisherman-a-year-into-politics-is-the-democrats-surprise-sensation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Graham Platner is channelling economic frustration and hunger for change to become the party’s nominee in a crucial US Senate race ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:57:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MR745IH5HJAYPH5UJP4MCPZCOU.jpg?auth=f073ac593e0749013d31b8794ed26945f25e7e4cd864df82a5d8d51480db6275&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic candidate for the US Senate Graham Platner: 'We’re taking back what’s ours.' Photograph: Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid regulations and the Irish psyche]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/covid-regulations-and-the-irish-psyche/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/covid-regulations-and-the-irish-psyche/</guid><description><![CDATA[Majority simply deferred to authority]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:45:00 +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[LinkedIn Ireland’s big dividend and tax payments, and retailer Rathwood’s woes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/linkedin-irelands-big-dividend-and-tax-payments-and-retailer-rathwoods-woes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/linkedin-irelands-big-dividend-and-tax-payments-and-retailer-rathwoods-woes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:29:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZ5BFKCNZBHCBPI4B2LWKLZ74A.jpg?auth=9fa3960abed263d2e053a64cbb562c60cf8ce4313ad19e9aab24f5e2978cdcf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LinkedIn's main Irish unit paid a dividend of $400m to its parent, Microsoft last year, latest accounts show. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hocus-focus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold heads for weekly loss on oil-driven inflation concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/gold-heads-for-weekly-loss-on-oil-driven-inflation-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/gold-heads-for-weekly-loss-on-oil-driven-inflation-concerns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trading volumes were light as financial markets in top gold consumers China and India were closed for public holidays]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:24:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TBSCSEBDFCFRFHRMTAVFSODAPI.jpg?auth=999c6627840b85a0d3976ebf28885ff2e68122eb9ec2c5180b009d7274094707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gas prices above $6 per gallon are displayed at Chevron and Shell stations in Monterey Park, California, on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frederic J. Brown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza flotilla dispersed; threat from the New IRA; and the price of Kerrygold]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/gaza-flotilla-dispersed-threat-from-the-new-ira-and-the-price-of-kerrygold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/gaza-flotilla-dispersed-threat-from-the-new-ira-and-the-price-of-kerrygold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:21:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUVW2TADZNDNFFZXHWMSI3XW2A.jpg?auth=d7f2396865dbd3af83e24c37ff053474871f7545fe823ffe1c032dd1deb54a80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerrygold butter is on sale in Berlin for as much as 65% less than in Kerry, and everywhere else in Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paolo Carretto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dire reviews and controversy: Why the Michael Jackson movie broke box-office records  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/dire-reviews-and-controversy-why-the-michael-jackson-movie-broke-box-office-records/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/dire-reviews-and-controversy-why-the-michael-jackson-movie-broke-box-office-records/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: No sex abuse allegations, wall-to-wall music, Michael gives a sanitised view of the singer’s life ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EU7NLHM73QKGGU7RA36IMBROYQ.jpg?auth=63fe6df02d8d88ed8f78715fd36c0ed749f545f41753857df05fe96e27d173a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson. Photograph: Lionsgate]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lionsgate/Glen Wilson. All Rights Reserved.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Laois to London: CPM boss Lorraine Butler on Britain’s ‘different business culture’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/from-laois-to-london-cpm-boss-lorraine-butler-on-britains-different-business-culture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/from-laois-to-london-cpm-boss-lorraine-butler-on-britains-different-business-culture/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chief executive of CPM International in Ireland and the UK commutes weekly between Buckinghamshire and Laois]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EUOP3NNH75E47JB7ESQPHS6GQY.JPG?auth=eee813928880f4472bcd7d86c55c049de10f0ed889c5c95db64916765943646d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lorraine Butler, CEO of CPM in Ireland and the UK. 'We Irish, we’re a nation of relationship builders. So that’s what I do.' Photograph: Nicola Tree for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicola Tree</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane O’Brien acquitted of all charges related to Gaza protest in Berlin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/shane-obrien-acquitted-of-all-charges-related-to-gaza-protest-in-berlin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/01/shane-obrien-acquitted-of-all-charges-related-to-gaza-protest-in-berlin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charges thrown out after video appeared to contradict key testimony minutes earlier from two police officers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2FOZMK5JL5DE3DGP7DQJ7S3GRM.jpg?auth=5137354ac4f5c4991ecdb0af6b976a8a5a8cc9c162b3d52a456da01541dced2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane O'Brien has been acquitted of all charges related to a Gaza protest in Berlin in 2024. File photograph: Andrés Felipe ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lossiemouth aiming to complete Punchestown ‘Triple Crown’ for Willie Mullins   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/01/lossiemouth-aiming-to-complete-punchestown-triple-crown-for-willie-mullins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/01/lossiemouth-aiming-to-complete-punchestown-triple-crown-for-willie-mullins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Other Cheltenham winners King Rasko Grey and Dinoblue also line up for Mullins on festival ‘Ladies Day’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEW3OMWCA5CGRLGVH24JIUE7NQ.jpg?auth=134e43a5e9215d1bbb3ac7370dde145ab4a7a01525203245450215c3fe502460&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend on Lossiemouth comes home to win Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we are serious about rural regeneration then build housing estates, not one-off homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/if-we-are-serious-about-rural-regeneration-then-build-housing-estates-not-one-off-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/if-we-are-serious-about-rural-regeneration-then-build-housing-estates-not-one-off-homes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Building individual houses leads to ultra low-density suburbanisation, not revitalisation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 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[Rare fish with links to doomsday lore returned to sea after washing up in Co Clare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/rare-fish-with-links-to-doomsday-lore-returned-to-sea-after-washing-up-in-co-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/rare-fish-with-links-to-doomsday-lore-returned-to-sea-after-washing-up-in-co-clare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alekson Lacerda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group of Brazilian friends found 2.5m oarfish on Fanore beach on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KZKLSJU5BCI5DZIXPOIVP4V5I.jpg?auth=849cfc0785f0703c4212f415d99ec9b3d83cb458cdcd0c072bc1868be10ea165&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The oarfish was found on Fanore beach in Co Clare on Tuesday. Photograph: Beatriz Oliveira de Souza]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lossiemouth aiming to complete Punchestown ‘Triple Crown’ for Willie Mullins   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/01/lossiemouth-aiming-to-complete-punchestown-triple-crown-for-willie-mullins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/01/lossiemouth-aiming-to-complete-punchestown-triple-crown-for-willie-mullins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Other Cheltenham winners King Rasko Grey and Dinoblue also line up for Mullins on festival ‘Ladies Day’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEW3OMWCA5CGRLGVH24JIUE7NQ.jpg?auth=134e43a5e9215d1bbb3ac7370dde145ab4a7a01525203245450215c3fe502460&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend on Lossiemouth comes home to win Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is still little clear indication of where Sinn Féin is going]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/01/there-is-still-little-clear-indication-of-where-sinn-fein-is-going/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/01/there-is-still-little-clear-indication-of-where-sinn-fein-is-going/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is nothing new in the party’s apparent uncertainty over where to place itself ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finances tight for every League of Ireland club not called Bohemians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/01/finances-tight-for-every-league-of-ireland-club-not-called-bohemians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/01/finances-tight-for-every-league-of-ireland-club-not-called-bohemians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sligo Rovers fan-owned model facing dose of reality, says chairman Tommy Higgins]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CVZDND65FCRDNEY2ISOMWDPJI.jpg?auth=9cac01ce4933da89fe1fd794048c3e238caa502ffdd9c2632b9354338debcba2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sligo Rovers’ Mai Traore has been left out of the starting line-up in recent weeks. Photograph: Gavin Cullen/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Gavin Cullen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Kerrygold butter 65% dearer in Kerry than it is in Berlin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/why-is-irish-butter-so-much-cheaper-in-berlin-than-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/why-is-irish-butter-so-much-cheaper-in-berlin-than-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ornua makes and then sells Kerrygold to retailers, but says prices are decided by shops]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5ZIRWWJZJ7G2W4QFAV45A52WI.jpg?auth=bf09eed8089ef23d9a492d87de40c30367ae48669b64cd176c2ff57458b9b7e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerrygold is the market-leading butter product in Germany]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Census 1926 shows how work has changed in Ireland over a century]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/census-1926-shows-how-work-has-changed-in-ireland-over-a-century/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/01/census-1926-shows-how-work-has-changed-in-ireland-over-a-century/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What would the drovers, coopers and gatekeepers of a century ago make of the air travel assistants and environmental services managers of today?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4P5VUYJLFVD5LOTK66FKC4XYWE.jpg?auth=3519b072693d44619f288371bb65ab4b20e27e43229f74bb642fb79e14a94f7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Archives and National Library of Ireland storage room containing the 1,299 boxes of 1926 Census forms. Photographer: National Archives]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ros Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland needs to scale up its vision for offshore wind ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/ireland-needs-to-scale-up-its-vision-for-offshore-wind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/ireland-needs-to-scale-up-its-vision-for-offshore-wind/</guid><description><![CDATA[The State is still thinking too small about the scale of the opportunity]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 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[Killian Mooney set to defend his title in Sunday’s sold-out Dublin City Half Marathon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/01/killian-mooney-set-to-defend-his-title-in-sundays-sold-out-dublin-city-half-marathon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/01/killian-mooney-set-to-defend-his-title-in-sundays-sold-out-dublin-city-half-marathon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul O’Donnell, his clubmate at Dundrum South Dublin, will likely be the biggest challenger to his title]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C2YVHMUMHMDTKZXQH4EQ2PZBSQ.jpg?auth=4806bee2fba58d7b3f10ebd0776151cc70ef775be5fd4c7fc6db94e3582565e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defending champion Killian Mooney headlines a strong elite field at the 2026 Dublin City Half Marathon. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine and Iran use economics to battle military superpowers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/01/ukraine-and-iran-use-economics-to-battle-military-superpowers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/01/ukraine-and-iran-use-economics-to-battle-military-superpowers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If we’re living in a new Darwinian age, the big powers are not having it all their own way]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosting of pre-Wimbledon ATP Challenger tournament can help restore Irish tennis fortunes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/01/hosting-of-pre-wimbledon-atp-challenger-tournament-can-help-restore-irish-tennis-fortunes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/01/hosting-of-pre-wimbledon-atp-challenger-tournament-can-help-restore-irish-tennis-fortunes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glory days of homegrown and visiting superstars are long gone, but June event is timely and welcome]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIE2HPYEQZGFBJNXQ3EB4CUSQA.jpg?auth=70a88e5ae873e4eaea2ee95cdd035b712538f643d3e57da7cad6419616aaebdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tennis games being played at Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer has drifted from one U-turn to the next]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/01/keir-starmer-has-drifted-from-one-u-turn-to-the-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/01/keir-starmer-has-drifted-from-one-u-turn-to-the-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two of the most impressive officials in the Brexit saga have been axed by their political bosses who live to fight another day]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBXQXHXWT434LTAUNNZYD64OSY.jpg?auth=0f4f5b244427ea02e8cf43ae6b020f9d6a9f81716a62c734b8373b7daf41c9a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's prime minister Keir Starmer: In pursuit of short term party political advantage he sacrificed the UK’s national interest in maintaining a close trading relationship with the EU. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonia O’Sullivan: Ireland’s future relay prospects will be put to the test in Botswana]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/01/sonia-osullivan-irelands-future-relay-prospects-will-be-put-to-the-test-in-botswana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/01/sonia-osullivan-irelands-future-relay-prospects-will-be-put-to-the-test-in-botswana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke’s absence affords younger athletes the chance to shine, but it also makes qualification that bit more difficult]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHNJVDGBRNF4TJJYJR23SBCX3Y.jpg?auth=f40896e3c5d9a879156902dc9061b42229bb5b6784e44f1523478c1ca95d775c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sophie Becker taking part in the Athletics Ireland National Indoor Championships in Abbotstown, Dublin, in February. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we willing to lead by example on fossil fuels?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/are-we-willing-to-lead-by-example-on-fossil-fuels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/are-we-willing-to-lead-by-example-on-fossil-fuels/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government policy continues to lock people into car dependence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 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[In a time of wealth, we are letting down a generation of children ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/in-a-time-of-wealth-we-are-letting-down-a-generation-of-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/in-a-time-of-wealth-we-are-letting-down-a-generation-of-children/</guid><description><![CDATA[Our children need a radical shift in our perspective on how we use the substantial resources we hold]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 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[Daniel Kinahan likely to be held in high-security wing of Portlaoise Prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/daniel-kinahan-likely-to-be-held-in-high-security-wing-of-portlaoise-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/01/daniel-kinahan-likely-to-be-held-in-high-security-wing-of-portlaoise-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prison Service has built up experience of processing high-risk, high-profile inmates ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQOZQ76X7SWOLNYCXYELKAQNVA.jpg?auth=b91c8ac9284867bf39e89b45fdf690c29d20f7dbd5e56a0be597efb3dec5a7ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan was arrested as part of a secret joint operation between gardaí and authorities in the United Arab Emirates earlier this month. File photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jan Brierton: ‘Dublin is a small town with a big-town attitude. I didn’t always love it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/01/jan-brierton-dublin-is-a-small-town-with-a-big-town-attitude-i-didnt-always-love-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/01/jan-brierton-dublin-is-a-small-town-with-a-big-town-attitude-i-didnt-always-love-it/</guid><description><![CDATA[The ‘accidental’ poet and stylist on growing up in pre-Luas Tallaght, and writing her first verse during Covid]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCP37WWW55G7TB4F25ECWL2KH4.jpg?auth=90639f3c4ee72a30dae47f3bc97dfa1ccea5a9e3320f881ee9e75f5fc60d970f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jan Brierton: 'I do call myself an accidental poet']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The five minute face: Six easy-to-use products for a no-fuss make-up routine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/01/the-five-minute-face-six-easy-to-use-products-for-a-no-fuss-make-up-routine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/01/the-five-minute-face-six-easy-to-use-products-for-a-no-fuss-make-up-routine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These are the products I use day to day, to feel like a polished, put-together version of myself]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDIUJSXLN5FGJMDZCWNIGMXJ2A.jpg?auth=ad0066e649da4c075e60b6072953c61b1164b9657bf3e24aac097252ffbc28c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poco Beauty Skintuition foundation blends like a cream but feels like a serum on the skin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Drill every drop:’ Nigel Farage sets sights on Britain’s black gold capital facing ‘economic catastrophe’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/aberdeen-the-dallas-of-britain-faces-economic-catastrophe-enter-nigel-farage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/01/aberdeen-the-dallas-of-britain-faces-economic-catastrophe-enter-nigel-farage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The UK government is refusing more oil and gas drilling, while Reform UK turns attention to the ‘Dallas of Britain’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3BEI5G7BJC4DPYE3IZTPYA4U4.jpg?auth=5a3c12f32c6286fc45ba5b506060da02c31cb2d1b0121820db16c48c54cf8805&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A supply vessel for the energy industry at Aberdeen Harbour. Photograph: Andy Buchanan / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANDY BUCHANAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamas O’Reilly: My children are my greatest source of joy - and stress, sadness, guilt and fear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/01/seamas-oreilly-did-having-children-make-me-happier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/01/seamas-oreilly-did-having-children-make-me-happier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It appears there’s quite strong proof that having children does not, in any measurable way, make you more happy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly: 'Speaking for myself, I always wanted to have kids.' Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus flight cancellations: I was not even asked if changed flight date would suit me ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/01/aer-lingus-flight-cancellations-no-reason-was-given-nor-inquiry-made-if-my-rebooking-would-suit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/01/aer-lingus-flight-cancellations-no-reason-was-given-nor-inquiry-made-if-my-rebooking-would-suit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catriona Crowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After my flight was changed, I quailed at the prospect of entering the labyrinth of bureaucracy involved in any unusual contact with most companies these days]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWUDTESOERAPDNAOZ7BVF2QPFI.jpg?auth=728d91bbe3106187da8d7b9a011694a1561c94e4434fe0ac0a66450a4a4eda17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catriona Crowe: ‘This was not the only encounter I had with Aer Lingus this year.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Canning: Clare would have a hard time explaining away a loss to Limerick on Sunday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/01/joe-canning-clare-will-have-a-hard-time-explaining-it-if-limerick-beat-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/01/joe-canning-clare-will-have-a-hard-time-explaining-it-if-limerick-beat-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Canning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Absences of Cian Lynch and Aaron Gillane add to pressure on Clare in Ennis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T6T4GEQSYHHX6IEDWTNMHH3MHM.jpg?auth=a5d97dbad0ef21028d60087a88ae518b5ce592e753c00bea7261510ee1c12bd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane O`Donnell is part of an excellent Clare forward line but keeping Limerick out at the other end could be a problem in Ennis on Sunday. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho    ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Titanic Belfast’s first fashion exhibition Northern Threads showcases textile heritage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/01/titanic-belfasts-first-fashion-exhibition-northern-threads-showcases-textile-heritage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/01/titanic-belfasts-first-fashion-exhibition-northern-threads-showcases-textile-heritage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan: Exhibition shows fashion’s power to attract attention, how deeply it is connected to place and how it feeds into art and design]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KH7HIW6JKZDFLI3IZ2UF425EX4.JPG?auth=bfd62fbace1200188e0d4eca01186fd5cf7cef5e649c85619b0c247851b3666b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Northern Threads exhibition will feature the work of four internationally recognised Northern Irish fashion designers. Photograph: Darren Kidd/Press Eye]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DARREN KIDD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ploughing final in pictures: ‘The way the year came, it was just hard going’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/01/ploughing-final-in-pictures-the-way-the-year-came-it-was-just-hard-going/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/01/ploughing-final-in-pictures-the-way-the-year-came-it-was-just-hard-going/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Gibson, Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After poor weather prevented previous attempts to conduct a competition, the lands of James O’Driscoll in Ballinascarthy hosted the Cork West county final]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVOW7YAFONGPJDIKG6VYNNK3LI.jpg?auth=23d5f32b7833451070d7352347e5c8da2d29ecd83cfff982ac588320501006bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Daly from Skibbereen. Photograph: Andy Gibson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nedra Talley Ross obituary: Last of The Ronettes, 60s stars with Spanish Harlem tough-girl look]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/01/nedra-talley-ross-obituary-last-of-the-ronnettes-60s-stars-with-spanish-harlem-tough-girl-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/01/nedra-talley-ross-obituary-last-of-the-ronnettes-60s-stars-with-spanish-harlem-tough-girl-look/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New York singer renounced show business on leaving girl group she started with her cousins and became a born-again Christian]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XENNSBUUGVBTVOVMRU6CV63GCU.jpg?auth=115b465c91f1a5271f9dcc37125d14deeef96124e7f2f9cdc9056eb7b6ea41a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ronettes: Nedra Talley (centre) with Veronica and Estelle Bennett in Britain in January 1964. Photograph: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evening Standard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LinkedIn’s Irish unit pays $400m dividend to Microsoft]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/linkedins-irish-unit-pays-400m-dividend-to-microsoft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/linkedins-irish-unit-pays-400m-dividend-to-microsoft/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accounts for  main entity in Ireland also shows it paid $52m in corporation tax last year
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N26HPQYHYFF45JYN5SZYWPCD4M.jpg?auth=fbbb8d36f8d396040700c3c96e2f0470a07cf9095d40284fe54718fb683f3451&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The accounts note that LinkedIn has more than one billion members in about 200 countries. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rathwood: The unravelling of one of the most complained about companies in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/rathwood-the-unravelling-of-one-of-the-most-complained-about-companies-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/01/rathwood-the-unravelling-of-one-of-the-most-complained-about-companies-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Carlow garden centre announced last weekend that it had gone into examinership]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UV3MCNRCERFLZFSB3KEBRWYWEM.jpg?auth=2b7d98d1bb97e20c140c863181116e677688a4438bd92432a0bef44fc66f80fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rathwood Home and Garden World was the second most complained about company in Ireland last year]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/05/01/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/05/01/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[May 1st, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJSAMD43TZBS7DVROL3Z7CI3MM.jpg?auth=fd77a09e123bfc325a865731bbb1d5087f43d02075c478cb541120c5b93c0ecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good manners in shared spaces]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/good-manners-in-shared-spaces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/good-manners-in-shared-spaces/</guid><description><![CDATA[Since when has it been acceptable to treat the world as one’s toilet?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Upside-down’ home built for its views from Dublin Bay to Killiney Bay ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/01/upside-down-killiney-home-built-to-prioritise-bay-views/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/01/upside-down-killiney-home-built-to-prioritise-bay-views/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances O'Rourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Main living areas located on first floor for best aspect, with luxurious bedroom suites on ground floor]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IPPIKCO64VFHFF52ZRQ7QFLM34.jpg?auth=f55aeb34436d142126d2e5a4c75641a7d0e317121e1cc6365c39a75f3d978495&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Granum, Killiney Heath, Killiney, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refined home on more than two acres near Kildare town]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/01/refined-home-on-more-than-two-acres-near-kildare-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/01/refined-home-on-more-than-two-acres-near-kildare-town/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expansive, lush grounds are home to more than 20 varieties of trees]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7DRG2VPCFH2POQUZNG2KVNSZM.JPG?auth=0bcee10e00e1a36a453e956b0e17560220db89fffb628bb041d1070678c31340&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Exterior of Greenogue]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Day traditions in Ireland: Superstition, symbolism and the first long weekend of summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/may-day-traditions-in-ireland-superstition-symbolism-and-the-first-long-weekend-of-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/may-day-traditions-in-ireland-superstition-symbolism-and-the-first-long-weekend-of-summer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Traditions span pagan beliefs, Catholic devotion and enduring Irish folklore]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:30:00 +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[In praise of Irish script]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/in-praise-of-irish-script/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/in-praise-of-irish-script/</guid><description><![CDATA[The cló Gaelach is an art form, elegant and simple to read ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:20:00 +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[Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV: 10 of the best new shows to watch in May]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/01/netflix-prime-video-disney-apple-tv-10-of-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-in-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/01/netflix-prime-video-disney-apple-tv-10-of-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-in-may/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Including Citadel, Legends, Off Campus, Star City and the second season of Rivals]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LCKCEZDVLZE5BI4TY6XXOT76YI.jpg?auth=cb335f50f92b1d9bac5b34a9f98c787594ac6cea389a6de3aa8db06a28754f84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rivals: Alex Hassell and Bella Maclean as Rupert Campbell-Black and Taggie O'Hara. Photograph: Hulu/Disney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kieran Cuddihy’s Liveline reveals ominous shifts in Ireland’s public mood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/01/kieran-cuddihys-liveline-reveals-ominous-shifts-in-irelands-public-mood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/01/kieran-cuddihys-liveline-reveals-ominous-shifts-in-irelands-public-mood/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio: Gambling bodies adopt altruistic airs in Lottery row, while removal of Ukrainian supports draws ominous note of discontent]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ODQTYZFKBD4VNVE4746L3LQ74.jpg?auth=c5bb6131eece037ccacc7e9c08a2785ca0d4645d7f463be19a042fc726753c04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The complaints Cuddihy fields don’t make for edifying listening. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two new Dunnes wines, one reduced to €10]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/01/two-new-dunnes-wines-one-reduced-to-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/01/two-new-dunnes-wines-one-reduced-to-10/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: We have a chardonnay from the Laurent Miquel Solas range and a Côtes de Bourg]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5CRZMOTBNGFRA6U5KECR7ZUXU.jpg?auth=22d6609ac78ca47ad6bc4f46e44e51316e6ee1c9b93f2c094b213e7645ed68c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This chardonnay is a new and welcome addition. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflection in a Dead Diamond review: Who needs a new Bond film when there’s this to be dazzled by?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/01/reflection-in-a-dead-diamond-review-who-needs-a-new-bond-film-when-theres-this-to-be-dazzled-by/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/01/reflection-in-a-dead-diamond-review-who-needs-a-new-bond-film-when-theres-this-to-be-dazzled-by/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Belgian duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have crafted the most convincing Bond film since A View to a Kill]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RKMRSZQF5AZHMEHAW7N4FRCEM.jpg?auth=1baf23e84d6742d26711982ee746d95a5b4819e62ff68fecc35d997e2eba26a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reflection in a Dead Diamond, directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The royal benefits of working for Guinness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/the-royal-benefits-of-working-for-guinness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/the-royal-benefits-of-working-for-guinness/</guid><description><![CDATA[The company marked the queen’s golden jubilee in 1897 by giving each labourer an extra week’s wages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:03:00 +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[Your community healthcare service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/01/your-community-healthcare-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/01/your-community-healthcare-service/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Our mission is to bring life-changing medicine to communities that we’re privileged to serve’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6OV4AKI7BGB3H62CI73OGPVYQ.jpg?auth=b5e3392467c6dbda14421dbba3bfc2a9489bc2dd5c0822c73c4dcc9cf5219e47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UPMC Ireland managing director Eamonn Fitzgerald]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Problematic parking at Irish train stations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/problematic-parking-at-irish-train-stations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/problematic-parking-at-irish-train-stations/</guid><description><![CDATA[Finding a space is rarely easy – we can do much better]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 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[Leinster out to heal Champions Cup trauma; and is Aviva Stadium fatigue creeping in?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-out-to-heal-last-years-champions-cup-trauma-ulsters-opportunity-in-the-challenge-cup-and-is-aviva-stadium-fatigue-creeping-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-out-to-heal-last-years-champions-cup-trauma-ulsters-opportunity-in-the-challenge-cup-and-is-aviva-stadium-fatigue-creeping-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck podcast: Ulster’s opportunity in the Challenge Cup]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKAJOLJSMFA5NPG4R6NX6DNZ2M.jpg?auth=69beb5a60953a4fc786d9e6ba01bfb81cf576f7a18197b6284fb455bae0c6c11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster players look dejected during the Investec Champions Cup semi-final match between Leinster Rugby and Northampton Saints at the Aviva Stadium on May 03, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Admaxxing: Why an AI agent might be what your digital campaign needs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/01/admaxxing-why-an-ai-agent-might-be-what-your-digital-campaign-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/01/admaxxing-why-an-ai-agent-might-be-what-your-digital-campaign-needs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Co-founder Kingsley Kelly tells Dentsu’s Dave Winterlich how Glitch’s AI powered solution is putting the performance back into performance marketing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHCTFDPCU5BYRFPDQWHYMF3TKA.jpg?auth=91c776964bca5c1c78dfb15856ddb4ff48a0a76962a10ca054a6d372e1c6a1f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glitch provides everything a business needs to scale Google Ads. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chong Kee Siong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €530,000 buy in Portugal, Italy, France, Scotland and Co Cork?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/01/what-will-530000-buy-in-portugal-italy-france-scotland-and-co-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/01/what-will-530000-buy-in-portugal-italy-france-scotland-and-co-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One price, home and away: Portuguese manor with chapel and vineyard, French farmhouse and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6JMQFNIGZFKTDQFKTPVNOOGFY.jpg?auth=94449db1bf808befb0d673efc6b5adac4569d7059563c5d065af946c1f504fd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Farmhouse in Eymet, Dordogne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stack ’em and rack ’em: Microcreds are the new building blocks of learning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/stack-em-and-rack-em-microcreds-are-the-new-building-blocks-of-learning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/stack-em-and-rack-em-microcreds-are-the-new-building-blocks-of-learning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Time-poor learners can avail of bite-sized courses to fit in around busy lives and careers ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCXPAWH7M5F23F3JOOH5OUNG6U.jpg?auth=3b1b3cde2ce7687f47c9f3f51c22cd0fa781f73983e1b2e77c0eac8144276e08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shorter courses allow people to access higher education while maintaining their work and family responsibilities. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">izusek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to shift our thinking from one-off retraining to continuous lifelong learning’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/we-need-to-shift-our-thinking-from-one-off-retraining-to-continuous-lifelong-learning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/we-need-to-shift-our-thinking-from-one-off-retraining-to-continuous-lifelong-learning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With a high concentration of knowledge-intensive sectors in Ireland, workers need to stay on top of skills required in a rapidly changing market]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LFGZ5KZP5CYRDI4J2RZ3DJJAM.jpg?auth=131884938fc325a98ca8851674e7f6dd3c86833938cc3645fc754e4a6023acb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As AI pushes work higher up the value chain, the traditional pyramid structure has become a diamond, with fewer entry-level roles]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alvarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing Professional Development Special Report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/continuing-professional-development-special-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/continuing-professional-development-special-report/</guid><description><![CDATA[From mentoring to microcreds, Continuing Professional Development explores what it takes to keep ahead of the learning curve]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NUXM35AJRBCCZAKVKR2BC7BC7A.jpg?auth=39d1845086da819d47c30bf398d2fc6ef0c1814fd8363b2ea6ee3c1682ed7783&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">Dimensions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reflect on your learning style, your commitment, your availability’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/reflect-on-your-learning-style-your-commitment-your-availability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/reflect-on-your-learning-style-your-commitment-your-availability/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With so many options out there, finding the right course to suit your needs and capacity is the first, most important step on the learning journey]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMV6ITHYCZEERAQXIVUMZHDJQ4.jpg?auth=dcf6898634b15e4e0927b54a8654539c7f8506cc1d5b247cc1daf66674aacda3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Delivery format is often the deciding factor on whether a learner finishes a course or abandons it]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DaniloAndjus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What we are building is the next step in the evolution of electronic health records’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/01/what-we-are-building-is-the-next-step-in-the-evolution-of-electronic-health-records/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/01/what-we-are-building-is-the-next-step-in-the-evolution-of-electronic-health-records/</guid><description><![CDATA[Top Doctors Group provides cutting-edge technology that offers health systems efficient and accessible digital solutions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMDOE5B7U5B6PCB5Q7MSZJSSWY.JPG?auth=7280d2ccdc85720fc80b7ff3d3b1cbd860fbd7f8a2dcaa82de714c8c866a8581&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jordi Cusidó, chief innovation officer at Top Doctors Group]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening doors to new cross-Border trade opportunities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/01/opening-doors-to-new-cross-border-trade-opportunities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/01/opening-doors-to-new-cross-border-trade-opportunities/</guid><description><![CDATA[As cross-Border trade surges to €17bn, InterTradeIreland announces a new strategy to boost indigenous SME growth, innovation, and all-island economic collaboration]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IOFUNMVHBREH7FTXDDZIPZLYWU.JPG?auth=442155cfc83df8b190e57018c4d6c941d8b6ec44735e447c1d1b42b91c09331a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photographed at the launch of InterTradeIreland’s 2026–2028 Corporate Strategy, aimed at strengthening economic collaboration and prosperity across the island of Ireland, are (L to R): Margaret Hearty, CEO, InterTradeIreland; Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy; and Richard Kennedy, Chair, InterTradeIreland. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highly educated and high-earning workers most at risk from AI disruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/highly-educated-and-high-earning-workers-most-at-risk-from-ai-disruption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/01/highly-educated-and-high-earning-workers-most-at-risk-from-ai-disruption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to stay ahead of it? Continuous learning, from microcredentials to Skillnets and mentoring ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O7URMGVO3NC5LGJBYH247DL5DM.jpg?auth=0abc060205f6dd574d27635d757a48fc7f1e6321204464eea94c7e02e2124ecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A report from ESRI advises that retraining and programmes that help workers shift into AI-complementary or currently under-supplied occupations will be crucial in the years ahead]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeopleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race-day littering]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/race-day-littering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/race-day-littering/</guid><description><![CDATA[An appeal to those taking part in the Dublin City Half Marathon]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 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[Iodine tablets at the ready]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/iodine-tablets-at-the-ready/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/01/iodine-tablets-at-the-ready/</guid><description><![CDATA[An old remedy for a new disaster]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 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[The Movie Quiz: Who has not played title character in a Francis Ford Coppola film?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/01/the-movie-quiz-who-has-not-played-title-character-in-a-francis-ford-coppola-film/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/01/the-movie-quiz-who-has-not-played-title-character-in-a-francis-ford-coppola-film/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: What sort of beans did Hannibal Lecter like with his liver?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6N4BWPARUBG3LMVFMMFWRXX2EY.jpg?auth=ae25984c2276c6bc54222e26371359ac14c3c3035f579e4c26ee77dffeaeb494&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Director Francis Ford Coppola on the set of his movie Finian's Rainbow. Photograph: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sunset Boulevard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tori Amos: In Times of Dragons review – This album wants to soar. But it’s firmly earthbound]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/01/tori-amos-in-times-of-dragons-review-this-album-wants-to-soar-but-its-firmly-earthbound/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/01/tori-amos-in-times-of-dragons-review-this-album-wants-to-soar-but-its-firmly-earthbound/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The LP tries to be both a plunge into Irish mysticism and an anti-Trump protest. The singer is reluctant to fully commit to either vision]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/226GIWDTYJGQPJYX5TDAZT24DU.jpg?auth=7b0072a844fe8308008fbf372a4e8614f9c15458faf8f412b1035ec7eefc1ecd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tori Amos. PR shot for release of her album In Time of Dragons]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A river runs through it: The local history, legend and language of our seas and inland waterways ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/01/a-river-runs-through-it-the-local-history-legend-and-language-of-our-seas-and-inland-waterways/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/01/a-river-runs-through-it-the-local-history-legend-and-language-of-our-seas-and-inland-waterways/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Clements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aquatic-themed books from Liam Campbell, Eithne Massey, Alanna Moore, John Feehan, Robert O’Leary, Tom Dredge, Colin Urwin and Emma Byrne]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSDTHIGTWBDMTGVNBDRJCDRYT4.jpg?auth=b7c37edf86eecd91a960ea02cb55472dbaf8644bd65c8b4d8a2f279d9e7f36b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Image from The Silver River of Slieve Bloom by John Feehan]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>