<?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/2026-05-03/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:36:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[In a Word ... List]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/04/in-a-word-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/04/in-a-word-list/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reasons to be cheesed off, Part 4]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[List, from Old English liste, for 'series of names'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship in Atlantic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/03/three-dead-in-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-in-atlantic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/03/three-dead-in-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-in-atlantic/</guid><description><![CDATA[World Health Organisation says investigation under way and at least one case of infection confirmed]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:36:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MAUIED2LYY7H6A2OGPMQGZA64.jpg?auth=35c70cc5c4509ceaf03f64e2246201e578a3d6ffe1fec1f75b246557da487090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30s) dies in Co Cavan tractor crash ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/03/man-30s-dies-in-co-cavan-tractor-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/03/man-30s-dies-in-co-cavan-tractor-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardai have sought witnesses to single vehicle collision on Sunday ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:04:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a fatal Co Cavan crash. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick’s noise, Clare’s silence and a hurling statement made in Ennis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/after-the-whistle-limericks-noise-clares-silence-and-a-hurling-statement-made-in-ennis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/after-the-whistle-limericks-noise-clares-silence-and-a-hurling-statement-made-in-ennis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brian Lohan’s men left chasing shadows as a reshaped Limerick deliver a commanding statement]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:01:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6WQ3DMZPM7PT2VQNYIKA66AYM.jpg?auth=285a95c80a4e6e5c8fdacb59814e19fabb8d5a6868f1e62c297b92e5098e1846&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Limerick’s Barry Nash and Shane O'Donnell of Clare. Photograph: James Crombie/ Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kimi Antonelli produces gutsy drive to hold off Lando Norris and win Miami Grand Prix]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/03/kimi-antonelli-produces-gutsy-drive-to-hold-off-lando-norris-and-win-miami-grand-prix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/03/kimi-antonelli-produces-gutsy-drive-to-hold-off-lando-norris-and-win-miami-grand-prix/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards at the Miami International Autodrome]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Italian teenager claims third win of the season and extends championship lead to 20 points]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 19:48:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CENYW7HA2G4EPATWMPMQU5M36Q.jpg?auth=979fb5c9829ead2764a1e10e23aa3bf3ae62c61197aa55a3572fa0c32a634d9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates after winning the Miami Grand Prix. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Graythen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish player tracker: Dara O’Shea deservedly heading back to the Premier League ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/03/irish-player-tracker-dara-oshea-deservedly-heading-back-to-the-premier-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/03/irish-player-tracker-dara-oshea-deservedly-heading-back-to-the-premier-league/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McEvoy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keith Andrews’s Brentford are on course for Europe, and Armstrong Oko-Flex becomes top-flight champion]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 19:41:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBE5GR32KYTJ2ZQE6YQMRDAHGI.jpg?auth=7d3e9a0055d5e5cd3686b26c8cf0ca9c16c2c2ff158c19e85b974a0e81eb245b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dara O'Shea completed a remarkable Championship campaign by captaining Ipswich Town to promotion back to the Premier League. Photograph: Nigel French/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel French</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on fossil fuels: searching for a roadmap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/the-irish-times-view-on-fossil-fuels-searching-for-a-roadmap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/the-irish-times-view-on-fossil-fuels-searching-for-a-roadmap/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government needs to underline its credibility by setting out Ireland’s plan to phase out polluting fuels ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2KZV2GPCREKJJE6AC3R5BHJD4.jpg?auth=88fb7af1cd0047dc76c76bc976c1f9c0325a4c474765aa63cabca570c19b7211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coal fueled power station, in Nottingham, England,: the search continues for international agreement on phasing out fossil fuels ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">enviromantic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh shoot the lights out for a second week as Down tumble into Tailteann Cup ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/armagh-shoot-the-lights-out-for-a-second-week-as-down-tumble-into-tailteann-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/armagh-shoot-the-lights-out-for-a-second-week-as-down-tumble-into-tailteann-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kieran McGeeney’s side score an Ulster SFC record 42 points as they crush opponents in Clones ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 19:32:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NWSUEQOMRHPTJXBGY6NUANCUM.jpg?auth=4c2870a5245c21454da6e0fb86318870ce0d32ff67e05482114720e3f9e3a04c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armagh's Tomás McCormack score his side's first goal during the Ulster SFC semi-final against Down at St Tiernach's Park in Clones. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the New IRA : still carrying a violent threat ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/the-irish-times-view-on-the-new-ira-still-carrying-a-violent-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/the-irish-times-view-on-the-new-ira-still-carrying-a-violent-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fundamentalist republicans can cause disruption but they must not be permitted to undermine political progress]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GNCKW3BIGOU5UPN4ZURJZDIF7I.jpg?auth=2302c1262561d700f89beb7f25a0fcd4fbd2246b1fbac3f964dd712202a05fd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forensic investigators at the scene in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland after a New IRA car bomb exploded outside a PSNI station. (Photograph: Niall Carson/PA) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick overwhelm Clare with impressive show of strength]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/limerick-overwhelm-clare-with-impressive-show-of-strength/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/limerick-overwhelm-clare-with-impressive-show-of-strength/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite missing key players, John Kiely’s team easily claimed victory in the Munster SHC game in Ennis]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:20:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LIDBEMMHNEMJA366ZT3YFPUVE.jpg?auth=00776a94b8ce97954cb53ff11df190d4b0f91166e8f08245a0ade7c1b2f047d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick’s Aidan O'Connor celebrates scoring the first goal of a game that ended in an emphatic defeat for Clare. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway edge Connacht final as Tyrone, Dublin and Waterford also claim championship wins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/galway-edge-connacht-final-as-tyrone-dublin-and-waterford-also-claim-championship-wins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/galway-edge-connacht-final-as-tyrone-dublin-and-waterford-also-claim-championship-wins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry respond to early setback, Leitrim lift intermediate crown in Ladies Football]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:19:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQTCYPWHZKRLBUON4ZDTABBSWE.jpg?auth=dd8a7e4e8d27bac893e88642f5455906db5c316aa8c5b9d99c7594ac7d273fa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate Slevin of Galway. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How brilliantly cheeky of RTÉ to essentially launch their version of Who Do You Think You Are? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/03/come-to-your-census-on-rte-one-a-shocked-dermot-bannon-shivers-sensing-ghosts-all-around/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/03/come-to-your-census-on-rte-one-a-shocked-dermot-bannon-shivers-sensing-ghosts-all-around/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review: The programme brings a satisfyingly human touch to our understanding of the 1926 census, showing the complicated lives behind the raw facts and figures]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WD4GGLG2OZEPHMD47EQ2NA263Y.jpeg?auth=79e2bc2de984c1c941099a45bc5f9f2c2ac50eb4292ede91317893cf6c0389a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Come to Your Census: Architect Dermot Bannon in the National Archives]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA: Armagh hammer Down in Ulster SFC; Westmeath beat Kildare in extra-time – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/gaa-live-updates-clare-v-limerick-in-munster-shc-kildare-v-westmeath-in-leinster-shc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/gaa-live-updates-clare-v-limerick-in-munster-shc-kildare-v-westmeath-in-leinster-shc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick hammer Clare in Munster SHC clash
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:06:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NWSUEQOMRHPTJXBGY6NUANCUM.jpg?auth=4c2870a5245c21454da6e0fb86318870ce0d32ff67e05482114720e3f9e3a04c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tomas McCormack score Armagh's first goal in a superb first half against Down. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US move on long-range missiles creates problems for Europe ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/03/us-move-on-long-range-missiles-creates-problems-for-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/03/us-move-on-long-range-missiles-creates-problems-for-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Pitel , Henry Foy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fear US will withdraw weapons faster than Europe can develop alternatives]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWJL3KJU6ODKLC6UMV5MNTKQ4I.jpg?auth=cc1715743e2df75977ee018d2510b7f0d64db1a1a8c9a8821f31b1fdac2db68f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A spat between US president Donald Trump and German chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war in Iran led Washington to cancel the deployment of a US contingent armed with several types of long-range weapons. 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[Gardaí release man (20s) arrested over Edenderry fatal fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/03/gardai-release-man-20s-arrested-over-edenderry-fatal-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/03/gardai-release-man-20s-arrested-over-edenderry-fatal-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He was the fifth to be detained last week over suspected petrol bomb attack]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:36:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXBNM3BRXKR7LLI67CCRVMJ7FA.jpg?auth=fc1aebb14dbcf06e5cf27cdef8b2edeb36875a44f41033404b484275e33febe4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the fire service and Garda Technical Bureau at the scene of a fatal house fire in Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co Offaly, in December. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United seal Champions League return as Kobbie Mainoo ends Liverpool comeback ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/03/manchester-united-seal-champions-league-return-as-kobbie-mainoo-ends-liverpool-comeback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/03/manchester-united-seal-champions-league-return-as-kobbie-mainoo-ends-liverpool-comeback/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[United had led 2-0 at half-time before gifting their great rivals two goals early in the second half]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:08:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W47C5O7BTRJUEFMI6TXSB3RMBA.jpg?auth=7c5c49909cbf30ecae14c40449d93a7c518fe5ca83dd39f55039d72bf2c1cea5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kobbie Mainoo celebrates scoring Manchester United's third goal during the Premier League game against Liverpool at Old Trafford. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shaun Botterill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bordeaux Bègles sink Bath to set up Champions Cup decider against Leinster ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/03/bordeaux-begles-sink-bath-to-set-up-champions-cup-decider-against-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/03/bordeaux-begles-sink-bath-to-set-up-champions-cup-decider-against-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Kitson at Stade Atlantique]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defending champions scored five tries in a gripping contest against the English side in Bordeaux]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:52:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RRMLOR56K5FENF3P47ZZYK6LTM.jpg?auth=914efda62914d9c8e86ef80ccd6f46cdcf21fef0f9bdacf42e54a213a530cc91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bordeaux Bègles' Louis Bielle-Biarrey celebrates scoring his side’s second try during the Investec Champions Cup semi-final against Bath at Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Metropole. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael D Higgins criticises foreign affairs staff over alleged leaks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/03/michael-d-higgins-criticises-foreign-affairs-staff-over-alleged-leaks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/03/michael-d-higgins-criticises-foreign-affairs-staff-over-alleged-leaks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former president says it ‘wouldn’t have been on my agenda’ to meet Donald Trump at Doonbeg ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:38:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PD5HES2FII3F2CUOEITUC7SV4.jpg?auth=352867a95df11c035a19f2a2af56b96d69292450ece4cbf9db3036ea5c423e53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In an interview on Sunday, Michael D Higgins was critical of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Photograph: Rollingnews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">XXX</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Player watch: Tommy O’Brien influence looms large as Leinster withstand late Toulon surge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/03/player-watch-tommy-obrien-influence-looms-large-as-leinster-withstand-late-toulon-surge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/03/player-watch-tommy-obrien-influence-looms-large-as-leinster-withstand-late-toulon-surge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Brien’s impact central before cramp forces reshuffle as Leinster wobble late on]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:29:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3Z3KLL2FQ326GVMFC5FIGILGIE.jpg?auth=5a233cc334420dad95edeae923624a25842dcce6ac10f30aad7e780e10fb0965&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toulon’s Tomas Albornoz is tackled by Leinster’s Tommy O’Brien. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westmeath secure Dublin date in Leinster decider after outlasting wasteful Kildare ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/westmeath-secure-dublin-date-in-leinster-decider-after-outlasting-wasteful-kildare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/03/westmeath-secure-dublin-date-in-leinster-decider-after-outlasting-wasteful-kildare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Buckley at O'Connor Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark McHugh’s side will be looking to follow Páidí Ó Sé’s groundbreaking side from 22 years ago]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:28:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNO7GND2ZZBI7A2RUS4OVYLQKQ.jpg?auth=71403ea78b9b1e22c4ff082cf62cf67196f1e478bc73572ef122e6de0d1f1b7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath players including Stephen McGonagle and Eoghan McCabe celebrate the victory over Kildare in the Leinster SFC semi-final at O'Connor Park in Tullamore. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/03/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/03/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, May 4th – 10th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[True Love delivers O’Brien an eighth success in 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/04/true-love-delivers-obrien-an-eighth-success-in-1000-guineas-at-newmarket/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/04/true-love-delivers-obrien-an-eighth-success-in-1000-guineas-at-newmarket/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World’s top-rated filly, Minnie Hauk, returns to action at the Curragh on bank holiday Monday ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:54:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEDF7KSULOIABZKCSP4Z5JA2WM.jpg?auth=dc68abd0b2c1644f577a6c374e7722554e89b333abe01dfa24e24da29b0711e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[True Love ridden by Wayne Lordan on their way to winning the Betfred 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket on Sunday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Ferguson taken to hospital after health scare at Old Trafford ahead of Liverpool game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/03/alex-ferguson-taken-to-hospital-after-health-scare-at-old-trafford-ahead-of-liverpool-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/03/alex-ferguson-taken-to-hospital-after-health-scare-at-old-trafford-ahead-of-liverpool-game/</guid><description><![CDATA[84-year-old former United manager was conscious and had precautionary checks ⁠before ​being taken away]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:43:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HNZOI5CRZZBX3IEPEVE7JXGKBI.jpg?auth=cafb8b6d2a3a0b08b10e961a97772b484ac27f6e16811ad473d6d7be68a9ec52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital from Old Trafford ahead of Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OLI SCARFF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s books: from an innovative warts’n’all American history to art without men]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/03/childrens-books-from-an-innovative-wartsnall-american-history-to-art-without-men/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/03/childrens-books-from-an-innovative-wartsnall-american-history-to-art-without-men/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Keating]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reviews: America as it Happened; Pets Tell Tales of Ancient Rome; A History of Art without Men; Ireland; and Home Away from Home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DAZGG3RZNFDOZDQABQKIW3BEHQ.jpg?auth=dd9114e45f5d66f19a374e4028ac209a15215d19773a998caf1f121ac33102dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Juliet Margaret Cameron]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley runs blistering anchor leg to book Ireland’s place at World Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/03/sharlene-mawdsley-runs-blistering-anchor-leg-to-book-irelands-place-at-world-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/03/sharlene-mawdsley-runs-blistering-anchor-leg-to-book-irelands-place-at-world-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tipperary runner stormed from third to first to secure 4x400m victory at World Athletics Relays in Botswana]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:33:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W52ZCJ7YNKEV2I3AOG6GY2YEPM.jpg?auth=159e8531cc766488e75dccb5262fb493926ca62e12073b5f2564997f64048923&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Rachel McCann, Sophie Becker, Arlene Crossan and Sharlene Mawdsley celebrate after winning the 4x400m women's relay at the World Athletics Relay Championships in Botswana. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s radiation control lab]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/03/ukraine-launches-attack-on-key-russian-oil-hub-in-bid-to-weaken-kremlin-revenues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/03/ukraine-launches-attack-on-key-russian-oil-hub-in-bid-to-weaken-kremlin-revenues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Halpin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[International Atomic Energy Agency warns of safety risks and requests access to assess damage]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:18:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4D6IYR6IK3KS5HFYYM6VF6OBA.jpg?auth=ea04447d960a86a0db93d277975fd40b2514d8dabcef119edef4b9635c863353&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A drone struck an external lab that is part of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine on Sunday. Photograph: Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olga Maltseva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster to face Montpellier in Challenge Cup final after French side slay brave Dragons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/03/ulster-to-face-montpellier-in-challenge-cup-final-after-french-side-slay-brave-dragons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/03/ulster-to-face-montpellier-in-challenge-cup-final-after-french-side-slay-brave-dragons/</guid><description><![CDATA[Welsh side’s fightback stopped short of delivering decisive score despite a late series of attacks]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:07:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6AX5UUW4HKTFKU247QHSDBA3OY.jpg?auth=6e1720fbf47b633d80f228810680f6447f9f4af854ab60442f3539051fee2634&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Montpellier scrumhalf Alexis Bernadet scores a try during the Challenge Cup semi-final  against Dragons at the Septeo Stadium in Montpellier. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabriel Bouys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Lydon’s sudden death comes before release of film in which he took a rare leading role ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/03/late-actor-gary-lydons-could-express-crumpled-dignity-hammering-rage-and-quiet-sorrow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/03/late-actor-gary-lydons-could-express-crumpled-dignity-hammering-rage-and-quiet-sorrow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lydon’s death comes before the release of a film in which he took a rare leading role]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:48:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3PRPD7EF5GSTJWOXCEVTPITQE.jpg?auth=ebbb59daa43c53b38c3af947290d581d275b53d9dd123e182d29e420fb10e74d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Lydon, who has died suddenly, had amassed a significant body of acting work. Photograph: Sasha Bratkova]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greg Abel tells Berkshire shareholders to be patient in post-Buffett era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/03/greg-abel-tells-berkshire-shareholders-to-be-patient-in-post-buffett-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/03/greg-abel-tells-berkshire-shareholders-to-be-patient-in-post-buffett-era/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Platt , Julia Rock ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New CEO ‘not anxious to deploy capital into subpar opportunities’ as he picks up baton from legendary predecessor]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:43:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3CQJIKZ3WQP5GXI6VLVBWQZDE.jpg?auth=2341dcf9dfe8a37974b84e67acc2866a92070cfeabcb4278c8ac3800da2a55a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Signage depicting former Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Greg Abel inside the convention hall during a shareholder shopping day ahead of the company’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 1. Photograph: Dan Brouillette/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Brouillette</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli court extends detention of two activists arrested aboard Gaza-bound flotilla]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/03/israeli-court-extends-detention-of-two-activists-arrested-aboard-gaza-bound-flotilla/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/03/israeli-court-extends-detention-of-two-activists-arrested-aboard-gaza-bound-flotilla/</guid><description><![CDATA[The activists were ⁠part of a second Global Sumud flotilla, launched in an attempt to ‌break ‌Israel’s ​blockade of Gaza ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:39:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLNFZA26QGIXMANUX5ITMKK5VA.jpg?auth=0a0c368d9c8999cc5c2c64b65fe4d2031f273fa114ebfc2c4be29cfa9880b129&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, arrives to attend his trial for a remand extension at the Ashkelon Magistrate's Court in Ashkelon, Israel, on Sunday. Photograph: Shutterstock/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abir Sultan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marco Rubio to meet Pope Leo in first contact with US cabinet since Trump attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/03/marco-rubio-left-waiting-on-request-to-meet-giorgia-meloni-ahead-of-rome-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/03/marco-rubio-left-waiting-on-request-to-meet-giorgia-meloni-ahead-of-rome-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington relations with Italy are strained following US president’s criticism of prime minister and pontiff]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:10:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAE4MCCEKMUH7WWFJ2E3BS57WY.jpg?auth=d263880a80232b1639149f9e55242d105dce6f5584bd83ccdf7d533d20c7e473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of state Marco Rubio is expected to meet the pope in Italy on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30) charged after cocaine worth estimated £1 million seized in Co Tyrone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/03/man-30-charged-after-cocaine-worth-estimated-1-million-seized-in-co-tyrone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/03/man-30-charged-after-cocaine-worth-estimated-1-million-seized-in-co-tyrone/</guid><description><![CDATA[The man has also been charged with making indecent images of children and attempting to pay for sexual services]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:47:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEPDF643INLTT4AIMACNMQ6UVE.jpg?auth=411b5a6eaaede7a81cc4ea92ffd78b611754a5be871000204e76f20378018176&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photo issued by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of drugs seized from Dungannon property. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Tobin and Sorcha Nic Dhómhnaill take the honours in Dublin City Half Marathon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/03/sorcha-nic-dhomhnaill-signs-off-on-maternity-leave-with-dublin-city-half-marathon-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/03/sorcha-nic-dhomhnaill-signs-off-on-maternity-leave-with-dublin-city-half-marathon-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clonmel runner stormed to victory in the men’s race while West Limerick AC athlete took women’s title after lengthy spell out]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KR2ETV3D4QGAX5KKPRY57KWLWE.jpg?auth=f077cfda2ac096bccb20ba27a9d0fb2c9c6650cbd4ce281e6a1138852d830c51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sorcha Nic Dhómhnaill of Limerick AC with Sean Tobin of Clonmel AC, Co Tipperary, following their victories in the women's and men's editions of the Dublin City Half Marathon. 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Photograph: George Wood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">George Wood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin half marathon: Road closures as winners cross the line]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/03/dublin-half-marathon-road-closures-as-winners-cross-the-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/03/dublin-half-marathon-road-closures-as-winners-cross-the-line/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seán Tobin of Clonmel AC, Tipperary won the men’s race and Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill was the first woman across the line]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 11:33:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXMMI5HGXOOXBQEUBMR3QF5PKA.jpg?auth=7f628a29f4fc2c5ae4951079170c2634522d2369b88e789bdabd64db344107cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Ward of Cherry Orchard Running AC, Dublin, during the second edition of the  Dublin City Half Marathon on Sunday morning.  Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd: His Majesty gave Our Travesty Donald Trump a schooling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/03/maureen-dowd-his-majesty-gave-our-travesty-donald-trump-a-schooling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/03/maureen-dowd-his-majesty-gave-our-travesty-donald-trump-a-schooling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a country rife with No Kings protests, Charles was a tonic, presenting himself with elegance, intelligence and wit]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFQLBPY2YABKUUOULUWMAVWHV4.jpg?auth=da6156884ff26808a62c0df256c7b3513cbd026751f82bb8879d28557f94c07a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Charles and Donald Trump during a state dinner in White House on Tuesday. Photograph: Craig Hudson/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Craig Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New trial boosts cancer recovery among women in Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/able-to-feel-like-me-again-new-survivorship-trial-boosts-cancer-recovery-among-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/able-to-feel-like-me-again-new-survivorship-trial-boosts-cancer-recovery-among-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patients placed on Linking You to Support and Advice programme found to have enjoyed significantly improved quality of life ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUKKBLSFZVDMLF2GYRXTTRGBK4.JPG?auth=2e582d91f59b6c9efcff86b7ef63898478b6700a1915f15f12012fdff0a4ef9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cancer survivor Elaine Walsh in Cork City. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Lydon: Actor best known for Banshees of Inisherin role dies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/03/gary-lydon-actor-best-known-for-banshees-of-inisherin-role-dies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/03/gary-lydon-actor-best-known-for-banshees-of-inisherin-role-dies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The actor, who also had roles in The Clinic and Love/Hate, was born in London to Irish parents and returned to Wexford as a child ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:47:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J3JEULMQ45BTZJG6QMHHD7T2O4.jpg?auth=7815b2c23541095a6d322b0d44973fe79f03c33b2dedc9f1d84f55978890789c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actor Gary Lydon has died. Photograph: Ray Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RAY RYAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/03/uk-airlines-given-green-light-to-cancel-or-consolidate-flights-to-conserve-jet-fuel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/03/uk-airlines-given-green-light-to-cancel-or-consolidate-flights-to-conserve-jet-fuel/</guid><description><![CDATA[The measures are being taken to avoid major disruption for the summer holiday period]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:32:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IJMK6N7DQV5YZDTZAIAALLWQQ.jpg?auth=1cfbe423137244594e97e365f93c890d5e08e8bf34670ef6ba72dfffb71f3ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New legislation would allow for actions such as consolidating schedules on routes where there are multiple flights to the same place on the same day, which could be put in place to stop last-minute cancellations.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: the mechanics of murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/03/message-from-the-editor-the-mechanics-of-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/03/message-from-the-editor-the-mechanics-of-murder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A chilling set of messages gives a rare insight into the business of gangland violence]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:22:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSPPXDQ6Q7AMZPSGKBSYOI2DMU.jpg?auth=14e97f6e81224c03a6543832b03f769e8d31bc13e42711dbe3342989e67d112e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Special Criminal Court heard private messages written by Estonian hitman Imre Arakas, who had been flown to Dublin to kill James 'Mago' Gately.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump had not seen details of Iran offer despite insisting he was ‘not satisfied’ with it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/03/trump-had-not-seen-details-of-iran-offer-despite-insisting-he-was-not-satisfied-with-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/03/trump-had-not-seen-details-of-iran-offer-despite-insisting-he-was-not-satisfied-with-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Ahn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran has shown a willingness to open Strait of Hormuz, but its nuclear ambitions are more complicated]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:01:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJG3VKXLN3HD2KV3YXJZDOMBYQ.jpg?auth=68a86debeadff8fcefaf53971b713dbb3808d2bdf1c364780736540b479f554f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ceasefire between the US and Iran remains in limbo after US president Donald Trump said he was reviewing Iran’s latest proposal but 'can’t imagine that it would be acceptable'. Photograph: Tom Brenner/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Brenner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can I get the bank to take my husband off our €120k mortgage as part of our divorce? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/03/how-can-i-get-the-bank-to-take-my-husband-off-our-mortgage-as-part-of-our-divorce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/03/how-can-i-get-the-bank-to-take-my-husband-off-our-mortgage-as-part-of-our-divorce/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mortgages are legal contracts so it is understandable that there are detailed processes to go through but it is possible]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin player scoops €8.7m National Lottery jackpot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/03/dublin-player-scoops-87m-national-lottery-jackpot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/03/dublin-player-scoops-87m-national-lottery-jackpot/</guid><description><![CDATA[The player is the second Lotto jackpot winner of the year to date ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:57:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAYJZO4LCCYEHLKON34KMVALRY.jpg?auth=ef7a1f18a05349a4b46b71ef9781c0a634ea259d9f268be7f47e165efbf283d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Lotto player in Dublin has officially become Ireland’s newest millionaire Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian police charge man with murder of girl (5) that sparked outback riots]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/05/03/australian-police-charge-man-with-murder-of-girl-5-that-sparked-outback-riots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/05/03/australian-police-charge-man-with-murder-of-girl-5-that-sparked-outback-riots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel McKeith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jefferson Lewis (47) has past convictions for physical assault ​and had recently been released from prison]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:13:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VNV6VMF6CZACBNN7D4U2T4I6EU.jpg?auth=bfc30db43e4b66c19292b751fe84d0e4247e1003c3bce7228b71e049f2ca2961&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jefferson Lewis will appear in court in Darwin on Tuesday. Photograph: NT Police]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel instructs residents of multiple towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/03/israel-instructs-residents-of-multiple-towns-in-southern-lebanon-to-evacuate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/03/israel-instructs-residents-of-multiple-towns-in-southern-lebanon-to-evacuate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tala Ramadan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Military continues to destroy homes and buildings it describes ‌as infrastructure ⁠being used by Hizbullah]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 06:34:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQG6Y3G6AL7ZJ5N3XKAKYNY5F4.jpg?auth=4e46b8a47169d5ed49ebacdec1f2c12705391f8409e624df9cf3716945fcc053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district on Saturday. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Strout: ‘It’s a deeply sad time in the US’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/03/author-elizabeth-strout-its-a-deeply-sad-time-in-the-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/03/author-elizabeth-strout-its-a-deeply-sad-time-in-the-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author returns with a new character, a despairing history teacher Artie Dam, in The Things We Never Say, overshadowed by Trump]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7NRR5I3ZFHGZDQSX6ZWRJFAIM.jpg?auth=75ad8b789f46522439dc528e8e2e26a2569a7e42ba7b68e25b7eadc6b1a68dc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elizabeth Strout: 'There is a need, I think, in this country for people to be kind to each other']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dario Lasagni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepfake Simon Harris is only the start of the Government’s AI problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/03/deepfake-simon-harris-is-only-the-start-of-the-governments-ai-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/03/deepfake-simon-harris-is-only-the-start-of-the-governments-ai-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence will bring significant changes in the world of work, and soon present very considerable political challenges]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy: 'Ireland, remember, has a highly – perhaps dangerously – progressive income tax system where the top 10 per cent of earners pay two-thirds of all income tax. Many of that top 10 per cent are employees of multinationals.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a psychological war’: A family divided by Cuba’s quiet exodus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/05/03/its-a-psychological-war-a-family-divided-by-cubas-quiet-exodus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/05/03/its-a-psychological-war-a-family-divided-by-cubas-quiet-exodus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inflation, migration barriers and distance weigh on a family divided between Havana and the United States, as Cuba’s slow drain of people continues]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIF6H5ZLXZCO3FJDTZC4AOEYUE.jpg?auth=d2165b273a90c3634ffbf96f7696fb3158bdb2ac462c03a8eaec354eae06b1c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Missy is worried about leaving her ageing parents in Havana. Photograph: Hannah McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Clarke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robust criticism and mockery are not the same as urging murder and mayhem ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/02/robust-criticism-and-mockery-are-not-the-same-as-urging-murder-and-mayhem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/02/robust-criticism-and-mockery-are-not-the-same-as-urging-murder-and-mayhem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Something is seriously awry in US culture that an attempted assassination of a president is just another day in Washington]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4SJO44HYKRRTQCWAVOIYKAT5I.jpg?auth=a4486ff13a72851210d309f82e2091af513ad52d97052079c937cac2a0bb5221&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trump is well able to be extremely nasty, everything from rejoicing at the death of Rob Reiner to using the crimes of some illegal immigrants to dehumanise all of them. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gonzaga College plan for additional needs school is appealed to planning authority]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/03/gonzaga-college-plan-for-additional-needs-school-is-appealed-to-planning-authority/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/03/gonzaga-college-plan-for-additional-needs-school-is-appealed-to-planning-authority/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Sylvan setting of our client’s rear garden will be degraded,’ objector’s representatives say]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3V4Z5TZZZQ43LEKQKGAG2CQQA.jpg?auth=ca48b77b9cb2015ecb9cf5678153f4c77beca01edf18159b5ef9bd0a7f5d0cd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Council was accused of being more concerned to preserve playing pitches at Gonzaga than evaluating appropriate site for proposed school. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m very clear on dating apps that I want love. The dates agree initially but then disappear’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/03/im-very-clear-on-dating-apps-that-i-want-love-the-dates-agree-initially-but-then-disappear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/03/im-very-clear-on-dating-apps-that-i-want-love-the-dates-agree-initially-but-then-disappear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: Much to the dismay of my nervous system, situationships seem to have become the default setting]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7OK6LGWEVGPZE4ZB5FNR3Q7MI.jpg?auth=d0883d00303f7299c96149e6644caca696c0b6fcc45ce95461da4304f02ab350&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[During Covid we all naturally became more self-centred, as we were forced to spend so much time isolated, thinking about ourselves, scrolling online being fed our individual little algorithms. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Milky Way</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Kerry Group director Frank Hayes leaves estate worth €5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/03/former-kerry-group-director-frank-hayes-leaves-estate-worth-5m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/03/former-kerry-group-director-frank-hayes-leaves-estate-worth-5m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former hotelier David Doyle had homes in Portugal and Dublin and assets in Ireland, UK and US, probate office papers show]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNM3UJFOTNHALIWJHJGMEM5ZUM.jpeg?auth=50301772d9e9859f7513563bba84f92468fc6ff0ee156539c187a96296fd887b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frank Hayes, former director of corporate affairs for Kerry Group, left an estate valued at more than €5 million, according to papers published by the Probate Office]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry Girls actor Kathy Kiera Clarke: ‘I feel like everything I did before doesn’t exist in many ways’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/03/derry-girls-actor-kathy-kiera-clarke-i-feel-like-everything-i-did-before-doesnt-exist-in-many-ways/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/03/derry-girls-actor-kathy-kiera-clarke-i-feel-like-everything-i-did-before-doesnt-exist-in-many-ways/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actor Kathy Kiera Clarke, best known as Derry Girls’ Aunt Sarah, on how the Troubles shaped her early life]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SIQ726CEFRF3PEPHHS3ZWEC5LY.jpg?auth=0aedb4a43ef5aab4a43136daa0d0af9ad557d3fa8bd02250c140b65b7eb2d384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Kiera Clarke: 'With hindsight, I’m very aware of the actual horror of growing up in all that']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors back Glanbia as a rare food company that might benefit from people eating less]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/03/investors-back-glanbia-as-a-rare-food-company-that-might-benefit-from-people-eating-less/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/03/investors-back-glanbia-as-a-rare-food-company-that-might-benefit-from-people-eating-less/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glanbia finds growth in a GLP-1 world ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKIHX72MTRB4JLZCIABTREKYZA.jpg?auth=948e3df0a0c6cbfb7d3e20021507217508fef9a33434d01968a00f6e2acfd3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glanbia: Growth in the first quarter came from volumes rather than pricing, with obvious strength in performance nutrition and health. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there an Irish river I can drink from without vomiting?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/05/03/is-there-an-irish-river-i-can-drink-from-without-vomiting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/05/03/is-there-an-irish-river-i-can-drink-from-without-vomiting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best but, today, there are about 20]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4TG7OHS6VAODG7TVWH2XKT7EQ.jpg?auth=7c2421807ee73edcd2f788d779227b1d7aebd9afaa028b429334f2f22b35b3a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Killaloe and Ballina on the river Shannon. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cormac Wall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork man Morgan McSweeney perplexes Westminster as he finally speaks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/03/a-cork-ney-accent-morgan-mcsweeney-perplexes-westminster-as-he-finally-speaks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/03/a-cork-ney-accent-morgan-mcsweeney-perplexes-westminster-as-he-finally-speaks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: high tempers in the art scene, the world’s quietest communications firm, and Michael D Higgins’s gift to the nation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WK5LPJZ5ZOXIZKV6ZBXKLO5I24.jpg?auth=08564015e108206c4c1aef420f3fd9c1f6f54a2f36ddc17fbc3ed8f453ff3fc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former 10 Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney appearing during the week before the British parliament's foreign affairs committee over Peter Mandelson's vetting process, at the Houses of Parliament in London. Screengrab: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons/UK Parliament</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you’re in crisis the world is kinder and you’re kinder to yourself]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/03/when-youre-in-crisis-the-world-is-kinder-and-youre-kinder-to-yourself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/03/when-youre-in-crisis-the-world-is-kinder-and-youre-kinder-to-yourself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A year on from my son’s treatment for leukaemia, I find myself back in a world of expectations I can’t quite meet. The bar feels impossibly high again]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZMKOELSG5H6XCAIMRVWUN3EP4.jpg?auth=f0d27031bccbee2033b5f722ba0de366c94038d32cf8709d8cd295669be9013c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What I hadn’t expected was that crisis would feel, in some ways, simpler than normal life. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AegeanBlue</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the number of young Irish adults still living in their family home on the decline? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/is-the-number-of-young-irish-adults-still-living-in-their-family-home-on-the-decline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/30/is-the-number-of-young-irish-adults-still-living-in-their-family-home-on-the-decline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eurostat’s latest figures on proportion of 18-34 year olds living with their parents makes for interesting reading in an Irish context]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJEEOMJ5NRHFBAINNEDQVSRMPU.jpg?auth=b9f244b735d4c68c1ea4e48cc747b1e9a1d3808b7e8eda99787f9902fdd586bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2025 statistics show that 61.7 per cent of young Irish adults still live in the family home. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">milan2099</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian O’Riordan: Sub-two-hour marathon record leaves the world of athletics asking ‘how?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/02/ian-oriordan-sub-two-hour-marathon-record-leaves-the-world-of-athletics-asking-how/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/02/ian-oriordan-sub-two-hour-marathon-record-leaves-the-world-of-athletics-asking-how/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sebastian Sawe’s coach and shoe sponsor were confident he would break barrier]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBY4N6XJRL6TXFD76TDNYT3D7Q.jpg?auth=891a24f6e00baba550e3f046665843dfd273a2ace5154464d97d76c1dc7a5fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sabastian Sawe crosses the line to win the London Marathon last Sunday in a world-record time of 1:59:30. 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His statements are a perfect example of misdirection  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URQM2NL55MZVWVITMT6MZEFVR4.jpg?auth=b3d0fea8f817c391aa61abd9d06bdf91bbfdc6cab25752660667836fe90b7a8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A young magician levitates his female assistant on Fleet Street, Dublin in April 1961. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a writer, I have a horror of upsetting someone I know by crossing a boundary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/03/as-a-writer-i-have-a-horror-of-upsetting-someone-i-know-by-crossing-a-boundary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/03/as-a-writer-i-have-a-horror-of-upsetting-someone-i-know-by-crossing-a-boundary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen MacMahon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kathleen MacMahon: Of all the difficulties I’ve experienced in writing fiction, this has been the most unsettling]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHXYPZAK4RJYBFILGOCST2AM6M.jpg?auth=d55321db99295d52cd5490cfaa57eaffccd166ebfcd45943c8b6ef429c9188bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathleen MacMahon with her mother in Nicaragua in the 1970s]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurling’s full forwards have come full circle as the game evolves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/02/hurlings-full-forwards-have-come-full-circle-as-the-game-evolves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/02/hurlings-full-forwards-have-come-full-circle-as-the-game-evolves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Big men are back in fashion on the edge of the square, but they are different specimens now]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3WETARQKJA3JFI4FGTFGFNID4.jpg?auth=f355a4aaec7619ae89f5489cc8fcaf609df5bbc33a6f4f2d8786e6e361a48dbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Duggan of Clare in action against Aaron O'Neill of Waterford in their Munster SHC round one game at Cusack Park On April 19th. 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Photograph: Iryna Somova]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk of New York-Jersey World Cup trek fuels one of history’s longest-running conflicts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/03/talk-of-new-york-jersey-world-cup-trek-fuels-one-of-historys-longest-running-conflicts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/03/talk-of-new-york-jersey-world-cup-trek-fuels-one-of-historys-longest-running-conflicts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US authorities have warned against soccer fans walking 15km to the MetLife Stadium but train tickets reportedly cost $150]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PVMSBX4S3ZFEHLDECYWCMLRFQI.jpg?auth=d2e9c0b410f6d1ace9a0a5fe7eef8f21a1e9472068e2940832f91d7059f413dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fawlty Towers: It's as if we are forever trapped in the Waldorf Salad episode]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can I get rid of scutch in my favourite flower bed?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/03/how-can-i-get-rid-of-scutch-in-my-favourite-flower-bed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/03/how-can-i-get-rid-of-scutch-in-my-favourite-flower-bed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It comes back again with a vengeance whenever I dig it out]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIFF7XZLKBFKDMU3E2KTMNIZMQ.jpg?auth=9ee8c4de8fcbff4172c0b293e1ccd536961fac496e20cc726715117ce51bdcab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scutch, also known as couch grass or twitch grass, releases natural phytotoxins that suppress growth in rival plants. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AzmanL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Kelly’s Mayo holiday hideaway: ‘Maybe her dream will come true some day’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/03/grace-kellys-mayo-holiday-hideaway-maybe-her-dream-will-come-true-some-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/03/grace-kellys-mayo-holiday-hideaway-maybe-her-dream-will-come-true-some-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Late Hollywood star and Monégasque princess visited her ancestral home in 1961, later buying the plot, with a view to transforming it into a holiday home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/676IYALWSVEZ5EHZQKF67J6KKU.jpg?auth=2c21503045dcef0be7585e3b947ae4fb10d329a543687d9a160157ed18573ae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Princess Grace Kelly on a visit to Co Mayo in June, 1961, with her husband, Prince Rainier III. 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Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Song Cycle, Hokum, Reflection in a Dead Diamond]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/03/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-the-devil-wears-prada-2-the-song-cycle-hokum-reflection-in-a-dead-diamond/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/03/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-the-devil-wears-prada-2-the-song-cycle-hokum-reflection-in-a-dead-diamond/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adam Scott and Nick Kelly feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of May 1st, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CEEZDZBRNNEUNMQHO3AHNSVZ5I.jpg?auth=2d22757b2b2a2bb0e0f57f41d4f8ab9b45a3e7105887bf3862a8015c2a6eb607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Devil Wears Prada 2. Photograph: 20th Century Fox]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New poetry: Leontia Flynn; Martina Dalton; Blake Morrison; and Joe Carrick-Varty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/03/new-poetry-leontia-flynn-martina-dalton-blake-morrison-and-joe-carrick-varty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/03/new-poetry-leontia-flynn-martina-dalton-blake-morrison-and-joe-carrick-varty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Declan Ryan reviews Selected Poems; Midnight at the Saltmarsh; Afterburn; and Before Violence]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIQEVJMBGVAYPBUMMIKXUMV6AM.jpg?auth=4befb18618d13fb50bf8a9f3633b1d12ff6d7dfba3fb4667c00cf5e3570efc6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leontia Flynn, whose Selected Poems is published by Carcanet]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercedes’ new CLA EV arrives in Ireland with big range and bigger questions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/05/03/mercedes-new-cla-ev-arrives-in-ireland-with-big-range-and-bigger-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/05/03/mercedes-new-cla-ev-arrives-in-ireland-with-big-range-and-bigger-questions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CLA’s range seems to hold up in Irish conditions, and it now charges properly, but what’s happened to the quality?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FVBVVAXNEZCN3GNUYHUBYSDJMA.jpeg?auth=d85a3df9f8c753efd5aa33a9c0eb68996b6286f3984a52fd6100e9a6814f5d79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Mercedes Benz CLA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>