<?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/2026-05-05/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:32:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Migration concerns undermine strong support for European Union in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/06/migration-concerns-undermine-support-for-european-union-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/06/migration-concerns-undermine-support-for-european-union-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 30% indicate bloc moving in wrong direction, with respondents citing ‘immigration control issues’  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWH3SIOXA5B4VGY7NOCYY6C2QQ.jpg?auth=849ddcf5876e25eda509b619976d56dc0ce37194e61eb24c530e7770a639d78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When Northern Ireland respondents were asked if they would vote for a 'united Ireland in the EU', 63% said they would vote in favour. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine: 27 killed in latest Russian attacks before Kyiv deadline on proposed ceasefire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/ukraine-27-killed-in-latest-russian-attacks-before-kyiv-deadline-on-proposed-ceasefire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/ukraine-27-killed-in-latest-russian-attacks-before-kyiv-deadline-on-proposed-ceasefire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Not an option for Russia to halt strikes for one day for military parade ⁠while continuing strikes, says Zelenskiy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:42:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZBGZIEQXZB3SGMQKLKPMY26WM.jpg?auth=5185c5ad4b746ba80750e22128a29a132c7f8da6a8293dc680b713137d115c2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian air attack in Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday. Photograph: Darya Nazarova/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darya Nazarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US effort to help stranded ships exit Strait of Hormuz to be paused, says Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/iran-renews-attack-on-uae-as-middle-east-braces-for-resumption-of-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/iran-renews-attack-on-uae-as-middle-east-braces-for-resumption-of-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran renews drone and missile attacks on United Arab Emirates]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:40:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/524RFU5HWKG6CIGJZ3MXCXVZ3E.jpg?auth=15c195936a011bb0cbc7562e316e38dc520af63760e254ffd55a59c075a2bda2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US defence secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff gen Dan Caine speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Could you imagine being known as the woman who hung up on the pope?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/could-you-imagine-being-known-as-the-woman-who-hung-up-on-the-pope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/could-you-imagine-being-known-as-the-woman-who-hung-up-on-the-pope/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Bosman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite answering the security questions for his bank in Chicago, Leo was left unable to change his account details over the phone]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:29:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C65A4H57BWSHFNVGUSC7RZBKHU.jpg?auth=e3066b5db327d943f78ce86f16b6de386542c8b5bebc5f248dd68ec832decb48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new pope identified himself as Robert Prevost, saying that he wished to change the phone number and address that the bank had on file. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filippo Monteforte</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bukayo Saka edges Arsenal past Atlético Madrid to reach Champions League final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/05/bukayo-saka-edges-arsenal-past-atletico-madrid-to-reach-champions-league-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/05/bukayo-saka-edges-arsenal-past-atletico-madrid-to-reach-champions-league-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arsenal hearts skipped beats at various points of the second half at the Emirates]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:10:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ROBLD5QTX5Z33BPNCCDBMSYK5U.jpg?auth=31b707342c3bfa59edacfc46ad6cad13dd1f32a64847a10c194fa562be4b3ed3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring for Arsenal against Atlético Madrid at the Emirates Stadium. Photograph: John Walton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus cruise ship to sail to Canary Islands, Spanish authorities confirm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/05/human-to-human-transmission-suspected-on-hantavirus-cruise-ship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/05/human-to-human-transmission-suspected-on-hantavirus-cruise-ship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Kim, Lynsey Chutel, Claire Moses]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some of the ill aboard MV Hondius may have been infected through human-to-human transmission, says WHO]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:01:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KUBHYZVJGESPPIPL7NYPGP3GM.jpg?auth=e2d792d7e9551ee2bfb53585ed3da47229bced97e971b7c0760e4f2b512e9063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits, approaches a pilot door of the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Tuesday. Photograph: AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentence tripled for man (24) who punched then-girlfriend for ‘liking’ TikTok]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/sentence-tripled-for-man-24-who-punched-then-girlfriend-for-liking-tiktok/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/sentence-tripled-for-man-24-who-punched-then-girlfriend-for-liking-tiktok/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gavin Lawlor repeatedly assaulted victim (18) and continued to attack her while on bail for assaults  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:56:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZFH6XACSHFEXYRP55ZOWTUM7Y.jpg?auth=fb7da3b817244c82c34feacd09181fafe116da08c56a91c874ca549672d984a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gavin Lawlor, with a previous address at Páirc Cluain, Wexford, will be returned to jail after the Court of Appeal tripled his original sentence. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Simpson inquiry: What the independent report revealed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/katie-simpson-inquiry-what-the-independent-report-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/katie-simpson-inquiry-what-the-independent-report-revealed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Katie Simpson PSNI explainer]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:45:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PGC6ULEXVGTFGRPSQISOU7XFQ.jpg?auth=1b86e196c7c61f164b0e475fbe6c3dd45604182d3d25750e9a32cec0a6f52124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Simpson's repeated attendance at A&E departments was examined during the review.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch’s comments on immigration described as ‘absolutely racist’ by Dublin Central candidate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/gerry-hutchs-comments-on-immigration-described-as-absolutely-racist-by-dublin-central-candidate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/gerry-hutchs-comments-on-immigration-described-as-absolutely-racist-by-dublin-central-candidate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I think they should be all interned, they should be put in the Curragh camp’, gangland figure said]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:30:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPNJYN6URJNQ55ZOWV4J6QB6MA.jpg?auth=cc431c2ba4b3bf6665482c2697450c44f377ddd386517d2c097672cdbf2d28b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch: 'We don’t want our kids working in McDonalds, we need foreign workers for them type of jobs.' Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Devastating problem’ for prosecution as man accused of rape when he was four, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/devastating-problem-for-prosecution-as-man-accused-of-rape-when-he-was-four-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/devastating-problem-for-prosecution-as-man-accused-of-rape-when-he-was-four-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six men on trial facing combined total of 20 charges, 16 of which pertain to the main complainant, who is deaf]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:26:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The abuse is alleged to have occurred over a 19-year period between 1995 and 2014. 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[US ‘not looking for a fight’ in new ‘temporary mission’ in Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/trump-threatens-to-blow-iranian-troops-off-face-of-the-earth-if-they-target-us-ships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/trump-threatens-to-blow-iranian-troops-off-face-of-the-earth-if-they-target-us-ships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Live updates as tensions rise in the Middle East over shipping passing through the Strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKEIHOTUV2Q3OPQTBJ6OZUNJBE.jpg?auth=8cb08df608b52a7cbd0a0e643952617551266c3d198bda25f1b2887225534d1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth and the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Dan Caine, during a press briefing at the Pentagon. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who absconded from mental health facility and falsely imprisoned woman jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/man-who-absconded-from-mental-health-facility-and-falsely-imprisoned-woman-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/man-who-absconded-from-mental-health-facility-and-falsely-imprisoned-woman-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears woman was in ‘total state of shock’ after incident and her life has changed significantly since ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:38:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4RSQI277ZAUHESRDD5OYJ3BQQ.jpg?auth=9ec5ad70662833236e9a689c6eac9f46200e157c6ac801ef6f2f104135f9df3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexander Crowley was ‘labouring in a serious misapprehension’ that he was in a relationship with the woman. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on  ending accommodation for Ukrainians: this must not be an abandonment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/05/the-irish-times-view-on-ending-accommodation-for-ukrainians-this-must-not-be-an-abandonment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/05/the-irish-times-view-on-ending-accommodation-for-ukrainians-this-must-not-be-an-abandonment/</guid><description><![CDATA[The people most at risk from these changes are those least equipped to manage them]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WELQ25EJOTHSA456BDCZJYWRI.JPG?auth=a98e3e49ed06db18480e9ca67941f073399ba0a437599559e6d238802c47f402&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State at the Department of Justice with special responsibility for Migration Colm Brophy. Photo: 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[Thierno Barry provides human touch with fresh twist in title race full of uncertainties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/06/thierno-barry-provides-human-touch-with-fresh-twist-in-title-race-full-of-uncertainties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/06/thierno-barry-provides-human-touch-with-fresh-twist-in-title-race-full-of-uncertainties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Ronay]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manchester City didn't choke at Everton to hand Arsenal the advantage, but it was another reminder the Premier League’s random qualities are still key]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:27:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEOBVLAH5GCS2G2N4YE6F2GLJI.jpg?auth=c39a24157532125c07ff67396cbef47019e65f39d4f4d9e81294f6815175746f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (right) and Everton manager David Moyes (left) during Monday's Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman sues over claim of distorted vision after delayed diagnosis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/woman-sues-over-claim-of-distorted-vision-after-delayed-diagnosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/woman-sues-over-claim-of-distorted-vision-after-delayed-diagnosis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mother of three taking action against family GP and out-of-hours service over alleged delay]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:11:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The case in the High Court is expected to last three weeks. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the UK elections: Starmer on the brink]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/05/the-irish-times-view-onthe-uk-elections-starmer-on-the-brink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/05/the-irish-times-view-onthe-uk-elections-starmer-on-the-brink/</guid><description><![CDATA[The old duopoly is crumbling under pressure from populists and nationalists]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SF5PYRSXU5O3SOO3XWQCDGF2UU.jpg?auth=9af4c27c98cd33e573b201d761aaa491f91359044e1535e5653e60e4c2b28088&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer. Photograph: Hannah McKay/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannah McKay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland football championship: A complete guide to the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup competitions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/all-ireland-football-championship-a-complete-guide-to-the-sam-maguire-and-tailteann-cup-competitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/all-ireland-football-championship-a-complete-guide-to-the-sam-maguire-and-tailteann-cup-competitions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tailteann Cup winners guaranteed a spot in next year’s All-Ireland series]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:48:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NMMOLDQMJDX7FWEXEJMTABV5Y.jpg?auth=8a9f78fd110f4ecffa188cc5df10c97921fcb4ee3b33cfd7aff6936189fb31a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sixteen counties are in the running for the Sam Maguire Cup as part of the All-Ireland series. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men arrested over attack in which woman was set on fire in Clondalkin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/three-men-arrested-over-attack-in-which-woman-was-set-on-fire-in-clondalkin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/three-men-arrested-over-attack-in-which-woman-was-set-on-fire-in-clondalkin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men in their 20s, 30s and 40s being questioned over the 2025 attempted murder of Alexis Lee Campion]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:22:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ED354IZWLS6LVHRCUVI6V34XC4.jpg?auth=4a1085c563ea73b4fe82f4763841b36ac392ec2859c3dcb726ad10546d48f67f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexis Lee Campion had flammable liquid poured on her before being set on fire after answering the door of her Dublin home. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon Snell was a ‘force for good’ and ‘endlessly generous’, funeral hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/05/gordon-snell-was-a-force-for-good-and-endlessly-generous-funeral-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/05/gordon-snell-was-a-force-for-good-and-endlessly-generous-funeral-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author, who was married to Maeve Binchy, had ‘an enormous capacity for friendship’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:19:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4WTJCJFGFHWXHR3SCOGJRYXWU.JPG?auth=7e2a2df2fcbeb7a5378f616cd3eaf8e72d8ee70a340995c8b13b369aff3ebc28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The funeral of Gorden Snell took place in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All about the Bass – Frank McNally on a Joycean angle to a million-pound question]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/05/all-about-the-bass-frank-mcnally-on-a-joycean-angle-to-a-million-pound-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/05/all-about-the-bass-frank-mcnally-on-a-joycean-angle-to-a-million-pound-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No small beer for winner of TV quizshow’s jackpot]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6VEF7TQTRC2ZHLFDDUHEWPT7E.jpg?auth=51fd55179acea5a62f32415f83f8560e9eb1f6b06933110d0b1ae0f968e3c92d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bloomsday in Dublin city centre: Among Joyceans, there was an outbreak of preseason excitement from an unexpected source. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver travelling at 120km/h in 60km/h zone among 4,000 detected speeding ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/driver-travelling-at-120kph-in-60kph-zone-among-4000-detected-speeding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/driver-travelling-at-120kph-in-60kph-zone-among-4000-detected-speeding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí find more than 300 drivers holding a mobile phone or not wearing seat belt in roads policing operation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:58:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGFTVD6YPRCP3PW566KTOEJMKY.jpg?auth=044620e65ea40ce8e4ca3849b3ced4d09669faf538478b3d227bf76cca460f60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Throughout the operation, gardaí said they conducted statutory mandatory intoxicant testing and regular, high-visibility policing checkpoints. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who indecently assaulted teenage girl more than 35 years ago jailed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/man-who-indecently-assaulted-teenage-girl-more-than-35-years-ago-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/man-who-indecently-assaulted-teenage-girl-more-than-35-years-ago-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman said going to gardaí was ‘most traumatic experience of my life, second only to the assault’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:53:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2YKSPTV2BXE3FKVPQKVNEFCHY.jpg?auth=1431523e81c3dca5e896417c90e754c6f28b6a83e9790bb836473df09cae3b77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman made a complaint to gardaí after reading a media report about the man's previous conviction for possession of child sexual abuse material. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instagram and Facebook are being investigated over content recommender systems]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/instagram-and-facebook-are-being-investigated-over-content-recommender-systems/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/instagram-and-facebook-are-being-investigated-over-content-recommender-systems/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coimisiún na Meán to ascertain if Meta platforms failed to provide information and transparent options to customers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:51:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQROU6GYASBMTTD5452HXIFNSE.jpg?auth=1be51e661c2075de59e7ed8d05baf6b41d1f1763edda2b613f1916fe3c322c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If Instagram and Facebook are found to have breached the Digital Services Act, Meta could potentially face fines of up to 6% of turnover. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish smokers buying more tobacco abroad due to ‘stark’ price differences, say retailers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/irish-smokers-buying-more-tobacco-abroad-due-to-stark-price-differences-say-retailers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/irish-smokers-buying-more-tobacco-abroad-due-to-stark-price-differences-say-retailers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spain is biggest market for tobacco purchases, with excise duty on pack of cigarettes about €3 compared to almost €11 in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:30:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOYCOFAARJFNJIBOZDT4MD2QKA.jpg?auth=95e613c8af37ab65a013f1cbb1c1a41b8ddf81e49e65988f5637ee0f3ec5a8e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revenue figures indicate illegal cigarettes now account for more than a quarter of the market, representing an estimated loss to the exchequer of €590 million a year. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wu Yize cements China’s status as premier snooker force as younger generation takes over]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/05/wu-yize-cements-chinas-status-as-premier-snooker-force-as-younger-generation-takes-over/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/05/wu-yize-cements-chinas-status-as-premier-snooker-force-as-younger-generation-takes-over/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Bower]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The new world champion is the fourth consecutive first-time winner and the UK game faces a challenge to keep up with investment in Asia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:24:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTB3TCBXGJCVVNFVTR4HH3JU2Y.jpg?auth=468196096205b3213146cef87f75ae2c609c19aaa583cc349417661e99555f53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wu Yize after winning the 2026 World Snooker Championship Final against Shaun Murphy at the Crucible in Sheffield. Photograph: Richard Sellers/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Sellers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares advance as robust earnings offset concerns over Middle East]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/european-shares-advance-as-robust-earnings-offset-concerns-over-middle-east/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/european-shares-advance-as-robust-earnings-offset-concerns-over-middle-east/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brent crude oil prices hold above the $110 a barrel mark]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KKGXFJFVCZVDCP5CULTKTXYWY.jpg?auth=615da7a1f916847f76faac57665d22e92cb0e8172f854fd4cc43ef83f6299269&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HSBC shares fell after the UK bank reported an unexpected $400m loss linked to a fraud case. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former garda remanded in custody over fatal Drogheda hit-and-run]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/former-garda-remanded-in-custody-over-fatal-drogheda-hit-and-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/former-garda-remanded-in-custody-over-fatal-drogheda-hit-and-run/</guid><description><![CDATA[Niall McEneaney catastrophically injured and died after being hit by Michael Ball’s car on St Patrick’s Day 2024]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:19:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YB4NNXIMH7EPZ65PS2IUCHJ6UM.jpg?auth=772a7dce4750269b607536d2ff2c31193603878302a261ef96ba9b122ab5b189&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Ball arriving at Dundalk Circuit Court, Co Louth, on Tuesday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus denies flight attendant’s trade union position influenced decision on dismissal – WRC ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/05/aer-lingus-denies-flight-attendants-trade-union-position-influenced-decision-on-dismissal-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/05/aer-lingus-denies-flight-attendants-trade-union-position-influenced-decision-on-dismissal-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dismissal followed alleged refusal to allow passenger on delayed flight use a toilet for up to 45 minutes after take-off]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:16:42 +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[An Aer Lingus flight attendant is challenging his dismissal for gross misconduct over his alleged refusal to allow passenger on delayed flight use a toilet. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McGuirk criticised by High Court judge after adjournment of libel action against Paddy Cosgrave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/john-mcguirk-criticised-by-high-court-judge-after-adjournment-of-libel-action-against-paddy-cosgrave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/john-mcguirk-criticised-by-high-court-judge-after-adjournment-of-libel-action-against-paddy-cosgrave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trial of McGuirk’s case, in which he alleges he was defamed by Cosgrave in 2021, was due to begin on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:12:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ADGO5DTDFF27ACHT5IH45G7KQ.jpg?auth=94104b410cbebc42f4d44e71fbc25badc4092913d6a1a465277e7c77d68449c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy Cosgrave (left) and John McGuirk. Photographs: Collins & Conor O Mearain/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices slide 3% as fragile US-Iran ceasefire holds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/05/oil-prices-slide-3-as-fragile-us-iran-ceasefire-holds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/05/oil-prices-slide-3-as-fragile-us-iran-ceasefire-holds/</guid><description><![CDATA[At least one vessel passes through Strait of Hormuz as US continues to try to force reopening of route for shipping]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:02:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z26FJK7KZPDSDOE5EN5KB2AJ3A.jpg?auth=55e9217ef04f533971beb09ce6c0ad26b2dcb3cf8ddaa66ba0569fa4039e52c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crude oil prices fell on Tuesday as the fragile US-Iran ceasefire held. Photograph: Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesco fails to get order forcing homeware retailer to stay open in superstore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/tesco-fails-to-get-order-forcing-homewares-retailer-to-stay-open-in-superstore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/tesco-fails-to-get-order-forcing-homewares-retailer-to-stay-open-in-superstore/</guid><description><![CDATA[Choice Stores outlet in Waterford will not have to trade pending the full hearing of dispute]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:51:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APLRI46TFSBULZ3KHL55XUZUPQ.jpg?auth=1a4ff5ec47531b20ae8320082dc1c7c65d97621885b277b55cc373aebcdfa159&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court has ruled that a loss-making independent homeware retailer in a Tesco superstore does not have to continue to stay open. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Institutional misogyny’ blamed for warning signs missed in PSNI Katie Simpson inquiry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/katie-simpson-let-down-at-every-step-by-psni-probe-into-her-death-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/katie-simpson-let-down-at-every-step-by-psni-probe-into-her-death-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Showjumper (21) from Armagh, who was murdered in 2020, was ‘let down at every step’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:33:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PGC6ULEXVGTFGRPSQISOU7XFQ.jpg?auth=1b86e196c7c61f164b0e475fbe6c3dd45604182d3d25750e9a32cec0a6f52124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The PSNI investigation into Katie Simpson's death was characterised by a 'culture of misogyny and complacency', the report found. Photograph supplied by family]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre €100m revamp erases building’s character - objector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/stephens-green-shopping-centre-100m-revamp-erases-buildings-character-objector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/stephens-green-shopping-centre-100m-revamp-erases-buildings-character-objector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Save Stephen’s Green campaign lodges appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála on back of 24,000-signature petition]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:30:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMH2QZZNWRBB7IZOPEULMGW6EY.JPG?auth=fcdeac9f72f1f9e23db932537b9d88c22ecdb0b7111f9560ffc0f200e0ed56a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephens Green Shopping Centre: 'much-loved by Dubliners', according to the Save Stephen’s Green campaign. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Abusive’ taxi driver to pay €12,000 to visually impaired couple for refusal of service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/abusive-taxi-driver-to-pay-12000-to-visually-impaired-couple-for-refusal-of-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/abusive-taxi-driver-to-pay-12000-to-visually-impaired-couple-for-refusal-of-service/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC hears Anthony Clarke and Lisa O’Donovan left ‘hugely embarrassed and humiliated’ following incident]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:45:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSUDLZXZRBC6NFC5CTHWQKFO5U.jpg?auth=63adf285596d3e024f81314b1876788c85ea3a10e290c1199fb718732d6435ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adjudication officer Valerie Murtagh found the couple were 'discriminated against on grounds of disability'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick’s intensity and execution underline gap as Clare struggle to cope with pressure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/limericks-intensity-and-execution-underline-gap-as-clare-struggle-to-cope-with-pressure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/limericks-intensity-and-execution-underline-gap-as-clare-struggle-to-cope-with-pressure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Lynskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For the Banner, the issue now is how they respond to issues that Limerick exposed in Ennis]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HX7TG5MEPFCHVJK36QBYFJL2NU.jpg?auth=859e44583c47e197c70c92a5e05685cf25de2eebc0102b30a9c72f19ff0bde0e&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 is tackled by Peter Duggan of Clare during their Munster SHC game in Ennis. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FG and FF TDs clash as education overspend puts planned student fee cuts under threat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/minister-defends-loan-plan-for-medical-students-conditional-on-them-working-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/minister-defends-loan-plan-for-medical-students-conditional-on-them-working-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James Lawless says levy to support department creates ‘additional challenges’, but FG colleague insists Ministers ‘always have choices’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7QK5OS3ABGL3OYKCWSOV4TNXE.JPG?auth=930ffcb207822928e9d3cb8a74f3762101b55a38da75a753ca546060196ba0dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A row over reductions in student fees is threatening to reignite among Coalition parties. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life in Iran: ‘People haven’t had the internet for months. This is not normal’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/life-in-iran-people-havent-had-the-internet-for-months-this-is-not-normal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/life-in-iran-people-havent-had-the-internet-for-months-this-is-not-normal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suzanne Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLYI5UF6QYWOZPFKGMUREXCI64.jpg?auth=9f2cbf1769735b3030032eea42650fbff355cd9a6441402ea5ec3aa64929ed39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The communications shutdown began in early January, as the Iranian government responded to anti-regime protests sweeping across the country. Photograph: Arash Khamooshi / The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arash Khamooshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who killed pensioner in Dublin with ‘back spin kick’ jailed for five years ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/man-who-killed-pensioner-with-back-spin-kick-jailed-for-five-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/man-who-killed-pensioner-with-back-spin-kick-jailed-for-five-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes, Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charles McCaughley (69) was ‘going home with a bag of chips’ when attacked by Joshua Rush in Dublin in 2021]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRDKP4XCFVXGQMFB7KB3MIOUTM.jpg?auth=ee8711b959e6d5388c1149f2a57bfc809a9d2b08a80ed05b6195e96ab928f1b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said Joshua Rush had given a 'self-serving' account of what occurred. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to be lodged for 223-bedroom hotel in Rathmines]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/plans-to-be-lodged-for-223-bedroom-hotel-in-rathmines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/plans-to-be-lodged-for-223-bedroom-hotel-in-rathmines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beresford Street scheme in Dublin 7 featuring 267-bedroom hotel and 191 apartments also given go-ahead]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:10:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGVT6YMGMJEELGIDNEO7E2GEKE.jpg?auth=03dbe5bb076b0d378b304352394b5f03e4cc2dc0cb1e617a106ee7776cb7e3c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A developer seeks to refurbish the existing aparthotel at 121 to 125 Lower Rathmines Road. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">"                                "</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE and Ethiopia involved in Khartoum airport drone attack, say Sudan army]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/05/uae-and-ethiopia-involved-in-khartoum-airport-drone-attack-say-sudan-army/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/05/uae-and-ethiopia-involved-in-khartoum-airport-drone-attack-say-sudan-army/</guid><description><![CDATA[Strikes hit military targets and civilian areas in city ‌where ‌people, ​ministries and international agencies had started returning to]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:02:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AX6J44U6XVGQYGNMPFFRAIUBGM.jpg?auth=daefc1e50f5809f47807035846332cc9bd194ade20bfdb74bff809ab276584ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heavily damaged aircraft are seen at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum on April 28th. Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khaled Desouki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s monuments are about more than ego – they hint at a dynasty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/donald-trumps-monuments-are-about-more-than-ego-they-hint-at-a-dynasty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/donald-trumps-monuments-are-about-more-than-ego-they-hint-at-a-dynasty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s appetite for self‑memorialisation appears boundless. Yet his true legacy project may not be architectural at all, but familial]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BAXLXAB7AY2V5E7DBTJAPBPY4.jpg?auth=e76debe231616109e29e19102db7f9d22c7cca48a0ef538bca734e43145048bf&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 with son Donald Trump jnr at the White House on the weekend. Photograph: Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Rose Layden</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk and SEC agree to settle Twitter lawsuit for just $1.5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/elon-musk-and-sec-propose-to-settle-twitter-lawsuit-for-just-15m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/elon-musk-and-sec-propose-to-settle-twitter-lawsuit-for-just-15m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Miller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US regulator claimed billionaire delayed disclosing his ownership stake in the social media platform now known as X]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:49:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PORNLQ4GIUGTVYWBADYZLDFDE.jpg?auth=4efdbfa5d4bd982c2e4ec215d9cf9c35f4450728c0d49c24fb298f9e54e0334b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, who claimed Musk benefited by $150 million by breaching regulations. Photograph: Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benjamin Fanjoy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus: Risk of wider spread ‘low’ despite suspected person-to-person transmission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/hantavirus-risk-of-wider-spread-low-despite-suspected-person-to-person-transmission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/hantavirus-risk-of-wider-spread-low-despite-suspected-person-to-person-transmission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Infectious diseases expert says ‘majority’ of cases are typically found in Asia and Europe, with fatality rate of between 1 and 15% ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:39:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QNY5D4B6TNQJ7F3N5UORLD2KLE.jpg?auth=dd615dd21242b36b27f59fea0df9443457638b8546ae52d6da9df2b8b02bd68b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This is not the first time hantavirus has been in the news. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joao Luiz Bulcao</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last month was 12th-warmest April since 1900 despite being wetter than normal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/05/last-month-was-12th-warmest-april-since-1900-despite-being-wetter-than-normal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/05/last-month-was-12th-warmest-april-since-1900-despite-being-wetter-than-normal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The highest temperature recorded last month was 21.3 degrees at Claremorris, Co Mayo]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:35:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVKDVYX4TBFAXGTAPAXGAZ3BRM.jpg?auth=22efe5e25fd29dc8a229ca8910acd9549b72a784ff903b9cc3ab9d4d08264d98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[April saw warmer-than-average conditions despite wet and windy weather]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marccophoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golf must be careful of soaring prize money, says head of R&A]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/golf-must-be-careful-of-soaring-prize-money-says-head-of-ra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/golf-must-be-careful-of-soaring-prize-money-says-head-of-ra/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Agini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Darbon says golf must heed lessons of English rugby, where clubs raised wages beyond what revenues could support]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:07:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPSDCBTRGJ2SPIA4SI23WUYG2Y.jpg?auth=c74037386c85ee94611e04f77e41a90f2d4c10efd0636bf60bcff3fca98f2f01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy teeing off on the 15th hole on day one of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland last year. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. No commercial use. Still image use only. The Open Championship logo and clear link to The Open website (TheOpen.com) to be included on website publishing.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of marriages dropped by nearly 10% in last decade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/05/number-of-marriages-dropped-by-nearly-10-in-last-decade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/05/number-of-marriages-dropped-by-nearly-10-in-last-decade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average ages of brides and grooms have risen]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:02:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ECEBB2SW5NHCFNNA4GG3HWG2SI.jpg?auth=786f6396174487ff98184e435301a169719ba18540a3633a30449baa2b6182f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of marriages fell by 9.7 per cent last year compared with 2015, according to the Central Statistics Office. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ozgurcankaya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US ship is escorted through the Strait of Hormuz. Is this a breakthrough?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/us-ship-is-escorted-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-this-a-breakthrough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/us-ship-is-escorted-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-this-a-breakthrough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strait has been virtually closed since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran in February]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:59:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OHD2M74XO3PRYCE5BJSQAHQLY.jpg?auth=18422e247e8838d5b689b182ebcf2434e800c2e2360480486a0ea0da91b9e57d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhossein Khorgooei</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Pope Leo is ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ in continuing row over Iran war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/trump-says-pope-leo-is-endangering-a-lot-of-catholics-in-continuing-row-over-iran-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/trump-says-pope-leo-is-endangering-a-lot-of-catholics-in-continuing-row-over-iran-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Giuffrida in Rome]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president launches fresh verbal attack on pontiff in advance of Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:54:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4VB6HMEFLYHPQTY553SILWZCBI.jpg?auth=abc76c7185390184c206111ccbaed6ebdb58de8576e631029d1df4c9cc7fa437&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump: ‘I guess if it’s up to the pope, he thinks it’s just fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.’ Photograph: Allison Robbert/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Allison Robbert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romanian government collapses after no-confidence vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/romanian-government-collapses-after-no-confidence-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/romanian-government-collapses-after-no-confidence-vote/</guid><description><![CDATA[Toppling of prime minister Ilie Bolojan’s cabinet leaves country facing period of uncertainty]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:10:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZUX6ODM3T7UKRCMQBQTCGY635A.jpg?auth=901494dfa2deba83db46d615a66eb27d8a59686f4350d0040e7f711010e0de17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan in parliament in Bucharest on Tuesday as he prepared to give a speech before the vote of no-confidence in his cabinet. Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robert Ghement</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugo Keenan signs two-year extension with Leinster and Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/05/hugo-keenan-signs-two-year-extension-with-leinster-and-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/05/hugo-keenan-signs-two-year-extension-with-leinster-and-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Loosehead prop Jerry Cahir will move from Leinster to Connacht ahead of the 2026/27 season]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:10:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CI7EG4Z3FAQFI7R7CU3Y2P73U.jpg?auth=48487be3b5512f0693557ff9e325674b520a94c1332f6dc957ae5e53e07b75aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland and Leinster fullback Hugo Keenan has signed a two-year contract extension with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and Leinster Rugby. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke to remain in prison after telling High Court he was not trespassing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/enoch-burke-to-remain-in-prison-after-telling-high-court-he-is-not-trespassing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/enoch-burke-to-remain-in-prison-after-telling-high-court-he-is-not-trespassing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burke to remain in prison after refusing to purge his contempt of court order banning him from his former workplace ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:04:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RK5T3OBZ7BE4VBQJDVHUMHKDEU.jpg?auth=68c90a43c6412704c1e51aed40b435df29dcf8ca01339a5939409f6311ae1484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke: ‘I shouldn’t be in prison, I should be in my classroom, I should be with my students.’ Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idéil agus an saol iarbhír]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/ideil-agus-an-saol-iarbhir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/ideil-agus-an-saol-iarbhir/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Castacht an mhaorlathais agus an ghrá fite fuaite san úrscéal Rúnaí an Aire]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25HA54AFPNDBBB75EWDX3DA65Y.jpg?auth=995f58966656cb5689ebc446237460c190f652511b5073044ecc9460d1e51e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is é a chuireann cor sa scéal ná go gceaptar Aire nua ar an Roinn, Aire atá tiomanta ar rud éigin a dhéanamh, is é sin, a bheith ‘dáiríre’ faoin ngnó.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MOF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson calls up nine uncapped players including Benfica’s Jaden Umeh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/05/heimir-hallgrimsson-calls-up-nine-uncapped-players-including-benficas-jaden-umeh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/05/heimir-hallgrimsson-calls-up-nine-uncapped-players-including-benficas-jaden-umeh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager names 21-man squad for friendly against Grenada on May 16th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X25Q65CFGRH6JGZJ3SBRA7PNIU.jpg?auth=aeeb5a8e5e06e59daacb9d7be095fd678f0376d2b008b47b941826ae2433532e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Benfica winger Jaden Umeh has been named in Heimir Hallgrímsson’s Republic of Ireland squad for a friendly against Grenada. Photograph: Gualter Fatia/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gualter Fatia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officers hurt and vehicles damaged as PSNI attacked at Belfast car event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/officers-hurt-and-vehicles-damaged-as-psni-attacked-at-belfast-car-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/officers-hurt-and-vehicles-damaged-as-psni-attacked-at-belfast-car-event/</guid><description><![CDATA[Arrests will follow, police say]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:18:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I7ZPDZ3YSNCOFGHPM5V3TIYJNE.jpg?auth=b5089425f5bdcdeab6384629bf25846c4ba2f81fffae974328147eab8baa2752&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ 

A damaged Police Service of Northern Ireland vehicle following disorder at a car event in west Belfast on Monday night. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson trial on historical sex offences ‘expected’ to proceed this month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-on-historic-sex-offences-expected-to-open-this-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-on-historic-sex-offences-expected-to-open-this-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Further medical evidence is expected regarding the fitness of Eleanor Donaldson to stand trial]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:13:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSYKSKNNFW7XVJFJA4HLEJ5UD4.jpg?auth=2c77a1f40e05086f740f671b646496f6db1afe7c181210a10b533b9aeca35f9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man and woman arrested after seizure of firearms and replica grenade in Co Wicklow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/man-and-woman-arrested-after-seizure-of-firearms-and-replica-grenade-in-co-wicklow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/man-and-woman-arrested-after-seizure-of-firearms-and-replica-grenade-in-co-wicklow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Army bomb disposal team and members of Garda armed support unit involved in operation in Baltinglass on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:08:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXBQ5XGQI5DWNJ3BDARPGHL4N4.jpg?auth=3d1755a73940d035b0690c1f03e23e0e73e8f56dcf5435a080989e59c892d15c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí seized a number of firearms, including two semi-automatic pistols, along with ammunition and a replica grenade at a house near Baltinglass on Monday. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Chruthaigh an dianghlasáil spás agus am do dhaoine féinmhachnamh a dhéanamh agus céimeanna nua a ghlacadh i dtreo na healaíne in áit a bheith gafa san oifig óna naoi go dtí an cúig”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/chruthaigh-an-dianghlasail-spas-agus-am-do-dhaoine-feinmhachnamh-a-dheanamh-agus-ceimeanna-nua-a-ghlacadh-i-dtreo-na-healaine-in-ait-a-bheith-gafa-san-oifig-no-cibe-ait-ona-naoi-go-dti-an-cuig/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/chruthaigh-an-dianghlasail-spas-agus-am-do-dhaoine-feinmhachnamh-a-dheanamh-agus-ceimeanna-nua-a-ghlacadh-i-dtreo-na-healaine-in-ait-a-bheith-gafa-san-oifig-no-cibe-ait-ona-naoi-go-dti-an-cuig/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is ceoltóir as Tír Chonaill í Catriona Ní Ghribín atá bunaithe i mBéal Feirste. Is ball den ghrúpa Huartan í, le Múlú agus Stiofán Ó Luachráin.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7Y5LA2KWIZF6JJH2Z2YP35R2NY.jpg?auth=d8b27f0d2f3983e6de9a3c6adc77c004cf67e45f8d4f191e2b7f2bd245bfec6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Huartan beo in Mandela Hall. Grianghraf: Claire Loughran]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks bounce and oil slips as mideast truce holds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/05/shares-falter-oil-prices-stay-elevated-as-us-iran-hostilities-ramp-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/05/shares-falter-oil-prices-stay-elevated-as-us-iran-hostilities-ramp-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Flare-up of violence in the Middle East has injected fresh uncertainty]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:45:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OHD2M74XO3PRYCE5BJSQAHQLY.jpg?auth=18422e247e8838d5b689b182ebcf2434e800c2e2360480486a0ea0da91b9e57d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhossein Khorgooei</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fireworks factory blast in China kills at least 26]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/05/fireworks-factory-blast-in-china-kills-at-least-26/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/05/fireworks-factory-blast-in-china-kills-at-least-26/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Buckley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:05:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPTXC6N244VTQ46VOHL2JK3FDY.jpg?auth=34060b057db202ef2daf91ccdb1863f71c207de20ee7bec495a2c60d25d7ae11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters battle to put out the fire. Photograph: Chen Sihan/Xinhua via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chen Sihan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How should I replace a 26-year-old diesel ‘jeep’?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/05/how-should-i-replace-a-26-year-old-diesel-jeep/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/05/how-should-i-replace-a-26-year-old-diesel-jeep/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76L2EE4VVZFSNO6V5KNQJJX5CM.jpg?auth=a4bc81ed21a905016f79eda69ff4672e1c5d61ead5b19c4c6ca4ba98e21de4d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dacia Bigster Hybrid 4x4 is simply one of the best cars you can buy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrien Cortesi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scríbhneoir ildána atá ar aistear athshealbhaithe teanga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/scribhneoir-ildana-ata-ar-aistear-athshealbhaithe-teanga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/scribhneoir-ildana-ata-ar-aistear-athshealbhaithe-teanga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá Naoise Dolan ag feiceáil an tsaoil mórthimpeall uirthi trí lionsa na dteangacha éagsúla]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RISQFUZY3RFBXC6QNALDCFYU7M.JPG?auth=7ed2775de41fd54258403c924f5de1cf5e70c11e47aa24a1434118042962bd1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[06/04/2023 - NEWS - Author Naoise Dolan photographed at the Museum of Literature Ireland, St Stephen’s Green (Mandatory credit, for access) 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[Valerie French’s brother welcomes plan to strip parenting rights from spouse killers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/valerie-frenchs-brother-welcomes-plan-to-strip-parenting-rights-from-spouse-killers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/valerie-frenchs-brother-welcomes-plan-to-strip-parenting-rights-from-spouse-killers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bill known as ‘Valerie’s Law’ to be presented to Cabinet on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:41:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZ4UTG4234GW55QMFKUTFCLQCY.jpg?auth=8b29f52f727ea03e3dac50a49a35e07d7b637d1a8bed81587547aeb86b156e21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Regardless of so-called rights of a killer, the best interests of the children are the most important thing,' said David French, brother of Valerie French. Photograph:
Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions and obsessions still surround this Leinster team ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/05/questions-and-obsessions-still-surround-this-leinster-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/05/questions-and-obsessions-still-surround-this-leinster-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robbie Henshaw will miss the weekend action; the All-Ireland football draw has given us a standout tie]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:28:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDEB6V4QASX6RI46YD4C72JLBA.jpg?auth=55a298030ef188e9b4eeb63e746cab0b5a4479fe149c20e1d1b6b108af208e82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster’s Robbie Henshaw running in a try against Ulster last month in their URC meeting. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on illegal burning must be enforced  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ban-on-illegal-burning-must-be-enforced-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ban-on-illegal-burning-must-be-enforced-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Our precious natural heritage needs protection ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:20:19 +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[Court dismisses appeal by couple who alleged fertiliser use damaged their health]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/court-dismisses-appeal-by-couple-who-alleged-fertiliser-use-damaged-their-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/court-dismisses-appeal-by-couple-who-alleged-fertiliser-use-damaged-their-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marlena Aurich and Scott Manning from Co Roscommon fail to establish link between health issues and neighbours’ activities]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:17:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGY2SPBIKRA4TAYYP4LCUG4EXY.jpg?auth=f2f51e30cff993a8f10bf15af9beb57a9a44b4df1c52efa11b7d428e8c525354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal refused to grant an injunction imposing a 100m 'pesticide free safety zone' to a Co Roscommon couple. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">majkii</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People with rare ‘butterfly skin’ condition to get first authorised treatment ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/people-with-rare-butterfly-skin-condition-to-get-first-authorised-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/people-with-rare-butterfly-skin-condition-to-get-first-authorised-treatment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Debra says introduction of new gel treatment Filsuvez is ‘transformative moment’ for those with epidermolysis bullosa]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:11:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJY4PBI4OTOPX4APGHLBYLBU44.jpg?auth=a6c8e96d76986a43be3a48321f738f28fd9b0583270bb32a00e3f31998d7e56b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The drug Oleogel-S10 – also referred to as Filsuvez – is a gel therapy for patients with epidermolysis bullosa. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaeilge 365 ag spreagadh úsáid na teanga lasmuigh de gheataí na scoile]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/gaeilge-365-ag-spreagadh-usaid-na-teanga-lasmuigh-de-gheatai-na-scoile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/gaeilge-365-ag-spreagadh-usaid-na-teanga-lasmuigh-de-gheatai-na-scoile/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá an grúpa ag leathnú úsáid na Gaeilge i mórán spásanna trí chur chuige nuálaíoch cruthaíoch ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ALYPZUPLXFCI7DAH7A27OZ7VSY.jpg?auth=126076ac59bf24edffd9c3e00aeb1d773e879818f40fa9afc378cb68ac11429b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daithí de Buitléir ina shuí ar Bhínse Comhrá i bPáirc San Anna i Rath Éanaigh.  Grianghraf: Dara Mac Dónaill.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buama Dhún Muirí - níl fonn filleadh ar na laethanta dorcha]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/buama-dhun-muiri-nil-fonn-filleadh-ar-na-laethanta-dorcha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/buama-dhun-muiri-nil-fonn-filleadh-ar-na-laethanta-dorcha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In ainneoin cáineadh forleathan, léirigh roinnt polaiteoirí míshástacht maidir leis an mbealach ar cáineadh an ionsaí]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTHZ2427PWPWHBFHEFDELWDKYQ.jpg?auth=33346f896171e82e607b8cb234cea6b159ca556daf5ccfba86722bc6bf27c1a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I ráiteas leis an Irish News, ghlac an IRA Nua freagracht as an bhuama i nDún Muirí. Grianghraf: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Look: The Irish artists at Venice Biennale 2026, the ‘Olympics of the art world’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/05/05/first-look-the-irish-artists-at-venice-biennale-2026-the-olympics-of-the-art-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/05/05/first-look-the-irish-artists-at-venice-biennale-2026-the-olympics-of-the-art-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Isabel Nolan, Alice Maher, Rachel Fallon, Alan Phelan and a perhaps unexpected name are taking part in this year’s event, which is about to open in the Italian city]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKNSXHFTPRFTRAA2IIQW2YQKNA.jpg?auth=2946ea7b77b5953e12d69fd52e4f6038b10a5d1129e2f6489b3f89f05e2d541b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Venice Biennale 2026: Isabel Nolan. Photograph: Rich Gilligan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in critical condition in hospital following Cork assault]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/man-in-critical-condition-in-hospital-following-cork-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/05/man-in-critical-condition-in-hospital-following-cork-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after the man was found with serious injuries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:52:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3Y3E2XNGNDGLP7QZEM36SBLMU.JPG?auth=cda9e082529f7bf3aa7d5eff67a47d6be81e532a3f12f8af70c35ec6c1166bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward. 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[Merz’s first year: Germany’s impulsive chancellor sees poll ratings slump to record low]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/merzs-first-year-germanys-impulsive-chancellor-sees-poll-ratings-slump-to-record-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/merzs-first-year-germanys-impulsive-chancellor-sees-poll-ratings-slump-to-record-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Merz hampered by poor political communication and even worse political co-ordination]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6ARS4PQIVRONQU3GY4SMEILRE.jpg?auth=3985dcda0d1e88b82449c21a2615a7240044934223efc5c58bc7e592300370c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz in a GTK Boxer tank at the German army barracks in Munster, northern Germany. Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Markus Schreiber</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency over health issues: ‘Everything I have is treatable’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/05/dolly-parton-cancels-las-vegas-residency-over-health-issues-everything-i-have-is-treatable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/05/dolly-parton-cancels-las-vegas-residency-over-health-issues-everything-i-have-is-treatable/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dolly Parton says she is ‘responding really well to meds and treatments’ and is ‘improving every day’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:13:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNXW6U2OJONJBDVKJM5NKMP2ZY.jpg?auth=c500971506fd119c77d6d888bcaa4c64c36975ada1e6c4fecdd9e2b8b358fdaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton had originally been scheduled to perform six shows at Caesar’s Palace last December. Photograph: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlie Riedel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ag ceiliúradh fiche bliain de chéimithe teilifíse agus meán]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/ag-ceiliuradh-fiche-bliain-de-cheimithe-teilifise-agus-mean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/ag-ceiliuradh-fiche-bliain-de-cheimithe-teilifise-agus-mean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Foley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Le linn na hócáide ceiliúrtha, luadh an tionchar mór atá imeartha ag an Ard-Dioplóma i Léiriú Teilifíse agus na Meán ar an earnáil in Éirinn ón uair a cuireadh ar bun é
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGZWLDV3VNCM7JN7KZG4RR4EGA.JPG?auth=e934357347288a0981ad5060b39604fe83ac9aba6d9feef9e1dc1a98a80043d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Oirdheiscirt: cuireadh tús leis an cúrsa dar teideal Ard-Dioplóma i Léiriú Teilifíse agus na Meán fiche bliain ó shin.   
Grianghraf: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People have been stranded here for decades’: Limerick priest helps undocumented Irish in New York]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/06/imagine-not-being-able-to-go-back-for-your-own-mothers-funeral-the-limerick-priest-helping-undocumented-irish-in-new-york-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/06/imagine-not-being-able-to-go-back-for-your-own-mothers-funeral-the-limerick-priest-helping-undocumented-irish-in-new-york-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luan Rogers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some people have lived in the US for 40 years, own their homes and pay taxes, but these are uncertain times]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NBGG3JDSNBAZFXQQ43SYXNKWU.jpg?auth=fcfe0485380f369fcdf9697f21f9565c885f64a8e9b87ee3fabe9f22e55a4ca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My major expertise is knowing what to get for whoever needs it at any given time': Fr Patrick Maloney has been dispensing advise to illegal immigrants for years in New York City]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiff City FC: ardú céime cinntithe faoi stiúir Chorcaíoch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/cardiff-city-fc-ardu-ceime-cinntithe-faoi-stiuir-chorcaioch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/cardiff-city-fc-ardu-ceime-cinntithe-faoi-stiuir-chorcaioch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Éacht bainte amach ag Brian Barry-Murphy agus ardú céime bainte amach ag a fhoireann, Cardiff City ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5G54YI56OK57HHJKSD6UPNLKE.jpg?auth=ceaea899b8036301f12643c3bb468ab67c990b959911d1538870d57823961529&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bainisteoir Cardiff City, Brian Barry-Murphy. Grianghraf: Nigel French/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel French</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle legal dispute over It Ends With Us film]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/05/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-settle-legal-dispute-over-it-ends-with-us-film/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/05/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-settle-legal-dispute-over-it-ends-with-us-film/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Yang]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Baldoni claimed that Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds attempted to tarnish his reputation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:49:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLORXODTSJEW3AXRRUQLMTHSZ4.jpg?auth=5a70d87f2c7c39f45e06c87c973540ffebe93d221e8db79f91e170261bfe1405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Photographs: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voter registration for Dublin Central and Galway West byelections to close at midnight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/voter-registration-for-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections-to-close-end-of-tuesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/voter-registration-for-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections-to-close-end-of-tuesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Voters in each constituency will take to the polls on May 22nd to elect new TDs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:42:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I7ZRY3E4KRBWBACUUYPFEP2QRQ.jpg?auth=2a8e7cd2b5be21811412b5cdd3c4bb0ce9d00a682b24b2572d2a3d82f47a5463&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fourteen candidates are running in Dublin Central and 17 in Galway West in the byelections. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an ocean cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/05/how-an-ocean-cruise-turned-into-a-hantavirus-nightmare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/05/how-an-ocean-cruise-turned-into-a-hantavirus-nightmare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Cocks]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First victim’s body remained on-board for 13 days; his wife died three days after repatriation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:34:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UAFOX3PUINRBFRJFJZGUWJOU5Y.jpg?auth=ea529a60ccafbbbf4a67c82efabbc570a629f8bd6b4754755db2e5f62c347c57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Las Palmas or Tenerife are being 'considered' for disembarkation of the boat, which has 150 people on board, after Cape Verde refused entry, Oceanwide Expeditions said in a statement. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vodafone to take full control of UK mobile operator with Three’s owner to sell its stake ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/vodafone-to-take-full-control-of-uk-mobile-operator-with-threes-owner-to-sell-its-stake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/vodafone-to-take-full-control-of-uk-mobile-operator-with-threes-owner-to-sell-its-stake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Sandlund]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CK Hutchison’s decision to sell 49% stake is latest in series of asset disposals]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:17:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DAQYJWVKIAEMHFVN2PWYZEWRXQ.jpg?auth=eaf24e26f916b20e18009563d6a67942527fe2ca6ac994b25516f71ade42123f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vodafone has agreed to buy CK Hutchison's stake in UK mobile operator VodafoneThree for £4.3bn. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Alden</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Gala 2026: From Beyoncé to Blake Lively and an unrecognisable Bad Bunny ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/05/met-gala-2026-from-beyonce-to-blake-lively-and-an-unrecognisable-bad-bunny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/05/met-gala-2026-from-beyonce-to-blake-lively-and-an-unrecognisable-bad-bunny/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey: Results veered from literal to art history lessons to predictable naked dressing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:14:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HV2VNQTEZRF2XDVBWPLKF3KHDA.jpg?auth=a372087b0aced35d0f48009e27f2a6431462fb67fcb2a2a9fcf0f7e1300ba51f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beyoncé attends the Met Gala for the first time in a decade. Photograph: Mike Coppola/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Coppola</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair traffic rises 5% in April]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/ryanair-traffic-rises-5-in-april/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/ryanair-traffic-rises-5-in-april/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline carried 209.3m passengers in 12-month period to end of April]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:01:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3EILVEDAZKG2XPHGSDT3EVDSU.jpg?auth=b4a5256d89d8a24df6f684dc4643c6e7eaff00acfe308d9654e6e971889450a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair said passenger figures rose 5 per cent in April.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Divisek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[With range anxiety and cost concerns, what will it take to get electric HGVs trucking? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/06/with-range-anxiety-and-cost-concerns-what-will-it-take-to-get-electric-hgvs-trucking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/06/with-range-anxiety-and-cost-concerns-what-will-it-take-to-get-electric-hgvs-trucking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Government claims to be making them affordable, but  electric HGVs make up just 1% of Ireland’s fleet]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LL4ODJKD6QKX6GNHOYX5PNWKGU.jpg?auth=ce932594c1a459337da4b63fb4e86c2d600b4961fd447d89956437a3fb60153d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A HGV draws goods on a motorway. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has acknowledged that the weight of the new vehicles is a significant sticking point for the industry. Photograph:  Steve Parsons/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Parsons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears of a new era of black-voter suppression amid rush to remap US voting districts  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/fears-of-a-new-era-of-black-voter-suppression-amid-rush-to-remap-us-voting-districts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/05/fears-of-a-new-era-of-black-voter-suppression-amid-rush-to-remap-us-voting-districts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymandering]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:38:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTHPNFV7V5CFFEINQ6CZ2AYNNI.jpg?auth=917ce148f019a55f3d624185f9bde40f41a80a206fac45a4db64649749610733&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senator Raphael Warnock said last week's US supreme court decision represented a 'colossal step backwards' for multiracial democracy. Photograph: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Williams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A murder-suicide in Iceland and the Irish connection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/a-murder-suicide-in-iceland-and-the-irish-connection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/a-murder-suicide-in-iceland-and-the-irish-connection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Emeric Mancel, his wife Ming Ting and their 29-year-old daughter Catherine travelled to Reykjavik from Dublin  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JP7PX55C4BHPVOXKQRBGYE3FVY.jpg?auth=6943738da5d43b8e863a14b28ca2e7c68b85c7547932ea50a9df786d0f9a7466&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Mancel (left) with her father Emeric Mancel (centre) at a martial arts competition in 2014. Photo credit: Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin retreats to bunkers as Kremlin tightens security amid assassination fears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/vladimir-putin-hunkers-down-for-fear-of-assassination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/vladimir-putin-hunkers-down-for-fear-of-assassination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anastasia Stognei and Max Seddon in Berlin , and Leila Abboud in Paris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Security around Russia’s president tightens after audacious drone attacks from Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:04:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRHNB5WYPJWI6IUP7QYKBV6S3Y.jpg?auth=cd51041001fbd1fb913eeade1582ff4826329242afb633da9ae0528264933125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In recent months, Russia’s Federal Protective Service, which guards top officials, has sharply tightened security around Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Alexander Kazakov/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Kazakov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money laundering cases surge; king Charles to visit Ireland and hantavirus experience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/money-laundering-cases-surge-king-charles-to-visit-ireland-and-hantavirus-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/money-laundering-cases-surge-king-charles-to-visit-ireland-and-hantavirus-experience/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:57:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGNYOREYE3Z7JDRL3FBTJYOQKQ.jpg?auth=8c5c79135e83db860d7161b6cac633807987a71cd3a0e17547a7a4a1f936228a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Charles: expected to visit Ireland as soon as next year. Photograph: Chris Jackson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Jackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Hantavirus, can it spread and what are the symptoms?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/hantavirus-qa-what-is-the-infection-can-it-spread-and-what-are-the-symptoms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/05/hantavirus-qa-what-is-the-infection-can-it-spread-and-what-are-the-symptoms/</guid><description><![CDATA[The outbreak was reported on the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, which was travelling between Argentina and Cape Verde]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QNY5D4B6TNQJ7F3N5UORLD2KLE.jpg?auth=dd615dd21242b36b27f59fea0df9443457638b8546ae52d6da9df2b8b02bd68b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orthohantaviruses, more commonly known as hantaviruses, are a group of viruses primarily found in rodents, but which can infect humans. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joao Luiz Bulcao</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer could make a bold move on Brexit to avoid being pushed out of office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/05/keir-starmer-could-make-a-bold-move-on-brexit-to-avoid-being-pushed-out-of-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/05/keir-starmer-could-make-a-bold-move-on-brexit-to-avoid-being-pushed-out-of-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pressure on the UK prime minister is set to rise this week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:52:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3T2QKTHGHCEDATBIQUIEBFJXQ.jpg?auth=26d4cd9cc9afce702d7b03b7765572b6c399d44c8361b39bf637e7cd672c6a78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer faces an ominous convergence of international and domestic woes. Photograph: Jack Taylor/WPA Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepper seeking to develop new lines of business ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/pepper-seeking-to-develop-new-lines-of-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/pepper-seeking-to-develop-new-lines-of-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conn Ó Midheach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:31:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JCBOF3PZBFXFFFHZMPHHLFALM.jpg?auth=67970d9f88e3ba7f4e209b08d6df98b9565069d0ef302b5664c4ef6f094f7cb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Whether you have €100, €10,000 or €100,000 to invest, there are options available to you, writes Fiona Reddan,]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ajcabeza</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight against hepatitis C: How is it spread, diagnosed and treated?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/05/hepatitis-c-how-is-it-spread-diagnosed-and-treated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/05/hepatitis-c-how-is-it-spread-diagnosed-and-treated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Viral infection is spread through contact with blood of an infected person]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NIQHYTJNIFCZLHA53SLQQ3NATA.jpg?auth=da2bf92f7b8aa5454fc54c0475dfa8a63221c9044dbb54b891fc28906b8b5da9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most hepatitis C cases are contracted through the sharing of drug-taking equipment. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">jarun011</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The drive to eliminate ‘silent but potentially deadly’ hepatitis C]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/05/the-drive-to-eliminate-silent-but-potentially-deadly-hepatitis-c/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/05/the-drive-to-eliminate-silent-but-potentially-deadly-hepatitis-c/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 5,000 people in Ireland are living with the virus, and most are unaware they have been infected]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5AQ7OLXFRFVVOS3ZKOSQ63DAA.jpeg?auth=6337b1f3ec7ee1c52b72620061dcb7a5e3344ad6c6a3548cf19ac37bec2ad4a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Margaret Bourke, GP co-ordinator for addiction services, and Gail Hawthorne, clinical nurse specialist. Photograph: Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Education is very important for people with Down syndrome... You can do this’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/05/education-is-very-important-for-people-with-down-syndrome-you-can-do-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/05/education-is-very-important-for-people-with-down-syndrome-you-can-do-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlene Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having many  opportunities to learn, grow and develop have been instrumental to Kim O’Kelly’s success ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XIZGJZKG5CYJIUETHXG7KQJ2A.jpg?auth=d47cc78691b659f65482027b2818011a48a104fe40bd87247ea1172b1d79b165&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kim O’Kelly: 'I am a people person, and I love chatting and trying new things.' ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ordination of women is supported by most Catholics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ordination-of-women-is-supported-by-most-catholics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ordination-of-women-is-supported-by-most-catholics/</guid><description><![CDATA[This must become a headline issue at National Synodal Assembly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Irish households face increases in their grocery, electricity and gas bills ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/homes-face-higher-food-and-energy-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/homes-face-higher-food-and-energy-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EY predicts economic growth but warns of energy price rise impact]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWA2XM25754YL756WJRDKFEDP4.jpg?auth=c38f23b19cb490eadff865bd9260fdf2e9d417882f5bc77f46c595dc4814f078&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cost of living in the Republic will rise 3.1% this year, against 2.2% in 2025, the EY report predicts. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley: Leinster and Ulster prepare for European finals from very different perspectives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/05/gerry-thornley-big-weekend-looms-for-irish-rugby-in-late-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/05/gerry-thornley-big-weekend-looms-for-irish-rugby-in-late-may/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[History and expectation conspire to ensure provinces head to Bilbao in sharply contrasting fashion]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XDLNMEU2FBUNHD35GVRT4QBGA.jpg?auth=02ec7c6096c92ef662d5bc5eddb7040730e52fa2e938392bdfaa71b365f8cf55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Jack Conan with Melvyn Jaminet of RC Toulon during the Champions Cup match at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, which the home side won 29-25. Photograph: Evan Treacy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in sport deserve more and better coverage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/women-in-sport-deserve-more-and-better-coverage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/women-in-sport-deserve-more-and-better-coverage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plenty of events, such as Champions League semi-final, merit reporting in newspaper]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Media regulator faces 33 appeals over broadcasting levy hike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/media-regulator-faces-33-appeals-over-broadcasting-levy-hike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/media-regulator-faces-33-appeals-over-broadcasting-levy-hike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increases described as ‘unsustainable’ by sector]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BCVEAAALBHX3IB5EVNO5QRFSM.jpg?auth=ffed676e47f9547fa811215f950d0aa6f9d77633db420c203a96e7083df9af4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Media regulators are facing multiple appeals from national and local radio stations against a €1m increase in the annual broadcasting levy. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">avdyachenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is what it is]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/it-is-what-it-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/it-is-what-it-is/</guid><description><![CDATA[More superfluous language]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[A tale of two golfers: Paul McBride and Cameron Young]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/05/a-tale-of-two-golfers-paul-mcbride-and-cameron-young/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/05/a-tale-of-two-golfers-paul-mcbride-and-cameron-young/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[College friends score on either side of the pond; headline act at Flogas Irish Amateur Open; word of mouth; and much more ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQPU2X7NNJBVJDRBDRLPJOSDVU.jpg?auth=4ba644c0f2b0f870af1a0ec22541bd1df5d0892a9a2e488d5e5047d77dea6ace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cameron Young waits to play his tee shot with Rory McIlroy and their caddies, Paul McBride and Harry Diamond, during the final round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at The Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, in January, 2024. Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Cannon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: An injury is a setback, but from that comes opportunity for another player]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/stephen-rochford-an-injury-is-a-setback-but-from-that-comes-opportunity-for-another-player/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/stephen-rochford-an-injury-is-a-setback-but-from-that-comes-opportunity-for-another-player/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Much of the mood and energy in a dressingroom can be set by the injured player ... if they can deal with the disappointment’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JWN7HV3KJCWZC4PDYQHOIUUBY.jpg?auth=9cabba5f1b4d03349c006e061b9a4de4edec91bc1d257b49650ecc436b4f38fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Loughlin celebrates with Ronan Wallace of Westmeath and Tadhg Baker of Westmeath after the victory over Kildare on Sunday. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster sweat on injuries after Toulon as Henshaw sidelined for Lions clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/05/leinster-sweat-on-injuries-after-toulon-as-henshaw-sidelined-for-lions-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/05/leinster-sweat-on-injuries-after-toulon-as-henshaw-sidelined-for-lions-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coaches balance recovery and momentum ahead of European final run-in]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZQTNWV5MCCJTAEQKWJCUMHOCU.jpg?auth=4acf96cc1b6cf264cb7058e0dcc51a234bf42fb6c2d3b1127f00bef6185257d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Robbie Henshaw leaves the pitch injured during the Investec Champions Cup semi-final match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: An injury is a setback, but from that comes opportunity for another player]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/stephen-rochford-an-injury-is-a-setback-but-from-that-comes-opportunity-for-another-player/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/stephen-rochford-an-injury-is-a-setback-but-from-that-comes-opportunity-for-another-player/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Much of the mood and energy in a dressingroom can be set by the injured player ... if they can deal with the disappointment’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JWN7HV3KJCWZC4PDYQHOIUUBY.jpg?auth=9cabba5f1b4d03349c006e061b9a4de4edec91bc1d257b49650ecc436b4f38fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Loughlin celebrates with Ronan Wallace of Westmeath and Tadhg Baker of Westmeath after the victory over Kildare on Sunday. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Cathal O’Connor, the Sligo-based property developer facing jail for assault? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/ex-td-marc-macsharry-to-continue-lobbying-for-beldare-as-ceo-faces-jail-for-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/ex-td-marc-macsharry-to-continue-lobbying-for-beldare-as-ceo-faces-jail-for-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company was one of the first clients Marc MacSharry  took on with new consulting firm Pontis Advisory]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJY6W7IHECTMF6HLAEOTBR4O3Q.JPG?auth=abf2786ed03cf887d83cb7f80cbb23281dcc23131045cfc5cc59b9bb638afa7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beldare chief executive Cathal O’Connor was given a five-year sentence over his violent attack on three 13-year-old boys. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drinking from the Liffey ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/handfuls-of-liffey-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/handfuls-of-liffey-water/</guid><description><![CDATA[When Irish waterways were in a better state]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Examining nuclear power options for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/examining-nuclear-power-options-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/examining-nuclear-power-options-for-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Discussion is worthwhile but must stick to the facts]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[AI and the classroom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ai-and-the-classroom-why-the-neurosurgery-analogy-misses-the-mark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ai-and-the-classroom-why-the-neurosurgery-analogy-misses-the-mark/</guid><description><![CDATA[The struggle against artificial intelligence shortcuts is a matter of character and motivation rather than brain architecture]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Rebalancing the employment landscape]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/rebalancing-the-employment-landscape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/rebalancing-the-employment-landscape/</guid><description><![CDATA[Traditional university-led education is not the only way]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Money laundering surges to unprecedented levels in Republic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/gardai-grapple-with-worrying-surge-in-money-laundering-crime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/05/gardai-grapple-with-worrying-surge-in-money-laundering-crime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Detected crimes likely just a fraction of true level as investigators urged to ‘follow the money’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VKE2MWY3OJAYLO6WHTQNWUVKJM.jpg?auth=a754de247a4f3150f83015ffa395c352a504555250f86e8a7836d65ecd02ae32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda investigations have resulted in the identification of thousands of suspects who have allowed their bank accounts to be used, for a fee, to move and launder money. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ArisSu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles likely to visit Ireland next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/british-king-charles-likely-to-visit-ireland-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/british-king-charles-likely-to-visit-ireland-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expectations building ahead of official trip to Britain by President Catherine Connolly later this month ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGNYOREYE3Z7JDRL3FBTJYOQKQ.jpg?auth=8c5c79135e83db860d7161b6cac633807987a71cd3a0e17547a7a4a1f936228a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Expectations are mounting that British king Charles III will be invited to visit Ireland as early as next year. Photograph: Chris Jackson/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Jackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish EU presidency offers strong opportunity to re-energise relationship with UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/irish-eu-presidency-is-opportunity-to-re-energise-uk-relationship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/irish-eu-presidency-is-opportunity-to-re-energise-uk-relationship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aidan Scollard]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Close partnership is of benefit to all parties concerned]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5D2MKKFJKYGWBDI3XK5YNSB4LE.jpg?auth=f95e6ce90c26a4ed358d31c6553354a3d916d959f9864689e3ca13fcb7bf9405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A rally in London in support of the UK rejoining the European Union. Photograph: Justin Tallis/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tallis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceiliúradh 10 mbliana d’Fhéile na Gealaí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/ceiliuradh-10-mbliana-fheile-na-gealai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/ceiliuradh-10-mbliana-fheile-na-gealai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile, Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Féile na Gealaí, Paraidím nua, Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisg agus Spleodar]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2MMA4V4DJCYTOAXX4DJEIYHTE.jpg?auth=6f5885711d0f5a04acb4ba913dfc1e2fccf3e22c6419b6629bd368fa3bfba901&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Féile na Gealaí]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts cooler weather across Ireland as high pressure dominates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/met-eireann-predicts-cloudy-skies-and-cooler-temperatures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/met-eireann-predicts-cloudy-skies-and-cooler-temperatures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This week will be quite cool for this time of year as high pressure dominates, forecaster says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MPGRRR4SBVDC3G3XJT5M6FZI6Q.jpg?auth=bf87717f80f582a0eab5e4cddd1c9a732c06fa81fba2bbdb6edfe685bcd6e090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is likely to turn cooler and more mixed towards the end of the week, Met Éireann said. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular Dublin food truck owner told planning permission would set ‘undesirable precedent’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/05/popular-dublin-food-truck-owner-told-planning-permission-would-set-undesirable-precedent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/05/popular-dublin-food-truck-owner-told-planning-permission-would-set-undesirable-precedent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunni Bean ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands have leant their support to La Papessa Pizza which has been operating since the Covid pandemic ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MBTI453JZCKZPDSGAFNY5M6PA.jpg?auth=f93fc86eec1e85334ff19a1a5a514ca9e0b5fe526445587f9a813038f27c0026&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damien Smyth at La Papessa Pizza and Deli, beside St Colmcilles GAA club in Swords, Co Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 






]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate under attack from those who thrive on the division of identity politics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/05/climate-under-attack-from-those-who-thrive-on-the-division-of-identity-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/05/climate-under-attack-from-those-who-thrive-on-the-division-of-identity-politics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social media amplifies the problem, giving a megaphone to people who are angry about everything]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PS3EKKBG7JDHZNDT26DJSC3JQA.jpg?auth=caa1a629f7da0efd72746280732ae0f5e12d823a9b966b5d2a12f9b9f20b8664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Identity politics has played a key role in paralysing attempts to address the climate crisis, keeping us stuck in a car-dominated transport system. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ElcovaLana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s last stone-built cathedral: ‘It can be seen for many miles out at sea’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/05/a-rocket-to-the-government-building-galway-cathedral-cost-no-more-than-1-million/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/05/a-rocket-to-the-government-building-galway-cathedral-cost-no-more-than-1-million/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cathedral’s construction fund contained only £250,000 when John Sisk & Son Ltd agreed a tender price of £600,000 in 1957]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVIWP4ZCYFM6LHSKBCUG5CJDQY.jpg?auth=57dc347e0a7242455e5a82ba0ce05ad229dc5302af22a9f5743eb65a36487f9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway Cathedral was constructed in limestone from local quarries just over 60 years ago. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does a politician conclude a big truck needs three times more public money than a pensioner?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/05/how-does-a-government-conclude-a-big-truck-needs-three-times-more-public-money-than-a-pensioner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/05/how-does-a-government-conclude-a-big-truck-needs-three-times-more-public-money-than-a-pensioner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We have a political economy in which the only currency is the decibel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDQG2RAMF5C5NKV7DJJIDZ4K7M.jpg?auth=a43ae2e1aeb70c24335e403f8bb400930af67176a456b789e82caa6aaf118646&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Energy costs: For those who have the least money, the choice between eating and heating becomes all too real. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeopleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepper plans new revenue lines as era of large loan sales ebbs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/pepper-plans-new-revenue-lines-as-era-of-large-loan-sales-ebbs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/pepper-plans-new-revenue-lines-as-era-of-large-loan-sales-ebbs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New venture to manage unsecured credit banks, utility firms and semistate agencies]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T77PZAMYBOH5CGMDUMSTTBG2VU.jpg?auth=fe54cb5a93be61e4812ddabc4f7ae62044138c14f7d8b8422b5d7f2106afd14b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pepper Advantage Ireland assets under management – mainly mortgages – fell to €20.4bn at the end of 2024 from €22.8bn a year earlier. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I can compete with these people’: teen gymnast James Hickey reaches for the stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/05/i-can-compete-with-these-people-teen-gymnast-james-hickey-reaches-for-the-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/05/i-can-compete-with-these-people-teen-gymnast-james-hickey-reaches-for-the-stars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Third-place finish behind Olympian Rhys McClenaghan on the pommel horse has inspired the UCD student]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/23X7MCINBLUAYBEVZY46L4NF2Y.jpg?auth=c589f0665385f8810dd28a3713a329fb9aa6e94f66d3f117e7c441d67642a189&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Hickey remembers watching Kieran Behan compete in the Rio Olympics and says it lit a flame in him. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tithíocht ‘an gad is gaire don scornach’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/tithiocht-an-gad-is-gaire-don-scornach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/tithiocht-an-gad-is-gaire-don-scornach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá Conradh na Gaeilge ag tarraingt aird na n-iarrthóirí sna fothoghcháin ar cheisteanna na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUJ52B5OHVHK5FM7UTEQTFACKQ.jpg?auth=feee0709e6605746c1a73088d64463f885746a364c5fe41265282ca8f57511d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tionól Cearta. Gníomhaithe teanga lasmuigh de Óstán Wynne's i lár chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath. Grianghraf: Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Responsible artificial intelligence practices still ‘in their infancy’ across Irish firms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/responsible-artificial-intelligence-practices-still-in-their-infancy-across-irish-firms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/05/responsible-artificial-intelligence-practices-still-in-their-infancy-across-irish-firms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish organisations significantly trail their US counterparts in terms of AI governance execution on every dimension measured]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERMS6BU4BNGK3LEV6XS5HSWZCU.jpg?auth=434b413dc31f616ac13804104dae139dd8bcc3c48047556ff291253d7a8de95f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Responsible artificial intelligence is defined as 'making sure AI is useful and innovative while also being safe, secure, fair, transparent, and accountable'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khanchit Khirisutchalual</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In all topics, asking difficult questions is uncomfortable - but essential]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/05/asking-difficult-questions-is-uncomfortable-but-essential/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/05/asking-difficult-questions-is-uncomfortable-but-essential/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Asking necessary questions is sometimes genuinely tough - it can look like prejudice or punching down at vulnerable people]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It seems unfair to hold blurb-writers or book reviewers to account for failing to investigate a communication method most of them had never heard of.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seisiún scríbhneoireachta amhrán le John Spillane i nDoire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/seisiun-scribhneoireachta-amhran-le-john-spillane-i-ndoire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/seisiun-scribhneoireachta-amhran-le-john-spillane-i-ndoire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: John Spillane i nDoire, Club Reatha Pháirc an Fhionnuisce, Connemarvellous agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóir Éireannach]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXPQXHNL4ZF7JAV2R2ZJH2FXKE.jpeg?auth=aaaf0fc5ac0497245e4681bc2d61edc04b8db44aa420b056c88b02e7690d6d42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Spillane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My family and friends said, if you can stay in Europe, stay in Europe’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/05/my-family-and-friends-said-if-you-can-stay-in-europe-stay-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/05/my-family-and-friends-said-if-you-can-stay-in-europe-stay-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An old colleague approached Kimberly Osborne, an American then living in Germany, and asked her to help with a Kennedy Summer School in New Ross. She now lives in Blackrock]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TD2DP3OCNHOBP55QB6SJHUOGQ.JPG?auth=b0621ec2d30918a73f0ba1ba7f1eefc9c1cca03f83729063c793b78cbed59d9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kimberly Osborne: 'I didn’t know where Blackrock was before moving here. It could have been Timbuktu but it’s a very lovely place to live.'  Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose Anne Kenny: Why are ages 30, 50 and 70 vital moments in determining how we grow old?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/05/much-of-the-ageing-process-is-within-our-control-and-it-is-never-too-late-to-do-something-about-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/05/much-of-the-ageing-process-is-within-our-control-and-it-is-never-too-late-to-do-something-about-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rose Anne Kenny]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The publication of the 2026 census brought a renewed focus on ageing and the factors that influence it]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICUD24Y7O3DROVYJP2MSXNXT7M.jpg?auth=8c40a2202d68f4dd64bdadd1c5de1422d1d217d81aa3d0516474dcd5d1af70f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keeping active, maintaining relationships and engaging with the community are linked to better health and longer life. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It makes no sense’: Parents devastated by proposed SNA cuts in schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/05/it-makes-no-sense-parents-devastated-by-proposed-sna-cuts-in-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/05/it-makes-no-sense-parents-devastated-by-proposed-sna-cuts-in-schools/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Letters highlight family concerns in lead up to Government U-turn on controversial review]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SE3IY2QB6VHJBMICVHWKXTBBIU.JPG?auth=01fc28bb65778441bc4470fcce581f33e92dfa10ef5965552cc42a5bcdc2d48f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Special needs assistants and parents of children with additional needs protesting outside the Dáil last February. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid-era wage subsidies of €301m returned to Revenue after inspections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/covid-era-wage-subsidies-of-301m-returned-to-revenue-after-inspections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/05/covid-era-wage-subsidies-of-301m-returned-to-revenue-after-inspections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax ‘audit and compliance’ examinations continue long after salary-support schemes closed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TVBE7DKUZKODKV5NUROI6CK6A.jpg?auth=a2c3446f5b26114dea982114d1f5c10c151efbaef8fe02020e9646559641bf6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pedestrians wear facemasks on Dublin's Henry Street in September 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair emissions rise again as other large Irish carbon polluters show reductions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/05/ryanair-emissions-rise-again-as-other-large-irish-carbon-polluters-show-reductions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/05/ryanair-emissions-rise-again-as-other-large-irish-carbon-polluters-show-reductions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline’s rapid growth outstrips emission reductions per passenger ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCK7JVAUN5HTDEFC22TMPQOY4E.jpg?auth=be3d0599475579d88c77309cebcfd61b44077ab7685c7de3936c50a7ae853f98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair now emits two-thirds more carbon than it did 10  years ago. Photograph:  Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AlxeyPnferov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invest €100, €10,000 or €100,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/05/how-to-invest-100-10000-or-100000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/05/how-to-invest-100-10000-or-100000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regardless of your budget, there are lots of options if you have the ability to regularly save or invest a lump sum ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNJCFQDUIRCDBFTYO3POEKPQ5M.jpg?auth=d14fd2f6928baedf88deef45b33cfdd82dac4d7ca535f7de2108991ed470dc65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan Columnist Image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The goal is to know our enemy’: why a Ukrainian university now offers Russian studies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/the-goal-is-to-know-our-enemy-why-a-ukrainian-university-now-offers-russian-studies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/05/the-goal-is-to-know-our-enemy-why-a-ukrainian-university-now-offers-russian-studies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recent evening at PEN Ukraine was dedicated to identity of people from occupied Donetsk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYL7UX4M25HHRLH3R2TUGAZ4CQ.jpeg?auth=499fd445e7c71feedea62c432e917b4b7b6c932a63e1a7fdbe778f0e8923d1a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Professors Anton Suslov and Maksym Yakovlyev of the respected Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Photograph: Lara Marlowe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lara Marlowe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence mounts that Long Covid is damaging the hearts of those affected]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/05/evidence-mounts-that-long-covid-is-damaging-the-hearts-of-those-affected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/05/evidence-mounts-that-long-covid-is-damaging-the-hearts-of-those-affected/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are also increasing signs that the condition can disrupt the autonomic nervous system]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QWVVOEPZ2NGTFBUYVXNGDUFTCI.jpg?auth=4ad83644f957483eb27cfab9df9d595c27cc14d71bebbe354fed88696188b5e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Among women with Long Covid, 18 per cent experienced some form of cardiovascular event, according to researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergej Jovicic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spitting in public places]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/spitting-in-public-places/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/spitting-in-public-places/</guid><description><![CDATA[Health awareness campaign is needed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[The trees next door are blocking out the sun from my garden and home office. What can I do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/05/the-trees-next-door-are-blocking-out-the-sun-from-my-garden-and-home-office-what-can-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/05/the-trees-next-door-are-blocking-out-the-sun-from-my-garden-and-home-office-what-can-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Shine]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property Clinic: I have asked the property owner to trim these trees but have been met with blank refusal]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHULGR5RSVGYTFTYLX3UC352GU.jpg?auth=cb4be650e9251c1f094a0c913ecc8fbf487e0866502506a2f6c7e0d3d1c7b3e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In your case, your right to light – that is, indirect sunlight to your office – would be acquired over time. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Faull</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musician and composer Mary Halvorson: ‘I’m not trying to be weird. It’s just how I see things’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/05/musician-and-composer-mary-halvorson-im-not-trying-to-be-weird-its-just-how-i-see-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/05/musician-and-composer-mary-halvorson-im-not-trying-to-be-weird-its-just-how-i-see-things/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American jazz guitarist, who is on her way to Ireland, may have the feel of a modern folk musician, but she can shred and distort like a death-metal band]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ISXXUOVQZHYDHYQWBNVIK3JKQ.jpeg?auth=b0b274fa832607a0e45c9bd61854b08b586e74e17f1d5e3e09acebfe89f69b93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Halvorson: 'Some people were condescending or didn’t take me seriously']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ELENA OLIVO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-bed terrace offers modern blank canvas in Drumcondra                ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/05/two-bed-terrace-offers-modern-blank-canvas-in-drumcondra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/05/two-bed-terrace-offers-modern-blank-canvas-in-drumcondra/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stylish Elizabeth Street home was thoroughly renovated in 2017]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BNLOOCQDKBC2LNPNKB6GLUBYHY.JPG?auth=414e5cf437d57a797336615e314d2f1cb2fc3a3757c55e0a2dd53b8fe8cf5f32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Livingroom inside 42 Elizabeth Street]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Keith Owens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Ireland’s coffee culture: ‘I said I was a barista, people thought I worked in the Four Courts’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/05/irelands-coffee-pioneers-when-i-first-told-people-i-was-a-barista-they-thought-i-worked-in-the-four-courts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/05/irelands-coffee-pioneers-when-i-first-told-people-i-was-a-barista-they-thought-i-worked-in-the-four-courts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Dunworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From instant coffee to cappuccino art within a couple of decades – the people behind the shift in Irish coffee culture tell us how it happened]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HR5PGA4OOVGX5LGXY3S74RVBZM.JPG?auth=cd0e4b038d14f64ea4c9b9ee2c44e0fb8310f90a88b71f6f4af364e987ec97a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin Harmon at his 3FE Clancy Quay outlet. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seventeen of the best exercises personal trainers recommend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/05/05/farmers-carry-to-face-pull-the-17-exercises-personal-trainers-recommend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/05/05/farmers-carry-to-face-pull-the-17-exercises-personal-trainers-recommend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Phillips]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whether beginners, enthusiasts, desk-bound, young or old, we all need to move more. Fitness experts share their single key exercise]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JG3MJJ2FUJAVBMOFIX3NK4T7MQ.jpg?auth=958c0d409d8d87d7fc7b1edad4d26058bbf73f40a7927d43faee2b517fe66ce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The plank exercise 'really helps develop the core', says personal trainer Mollie Millington. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maskot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetLife’s launch helps Ireland’s employees – and employers – build a more confident future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/05/metlifes-launch-helps-irelands-employees-and-employers-build-a-more-confident-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/05/metlifes-launch-helps-irelands-employees-and-employers-build-a-more-confident-future/</guid><description><![CDATA[A longstanding determination to be there for customers during the moments that matter]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7C7OSV4TUBHONBCAGEIVBGL2HY.jpg?auth=1f4e685b0d37463359a91f59ba77cb9d25fe8965ae2ff3907a2c06995a982e3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wayne Gibbons, MetLife’s Ireland country lead: 'At those times when our customers are most in need, MetLife is there for them']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant reviews]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/restaurant-reviews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/restaurant-reviews/</guid><description><![CDATA[Points of interest]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Leinster reach a record ninth Champions Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-reach-a-record-ninth-champions-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/leinster-reach-a-record-ninth-champions-cup-final/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJ7E6VQCUZGABAQGYVFIQJRLAI.jpg?auth=44a06aa70d2564f2f822839d5f43fb39e957d32ca53b99eb321cc41e1ae23db0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Garry Ringrose celebrates with Hugo Keenan after scoring his sides third try against Toulon. Photograph: Ben Brady/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuar na bhFothoghchán]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/tuar-na-bhfothoghchan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/05/tuar-na-bhfothoghchan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá éiginnteacht ann i dtaca leis na fothoghcháin ag teacht aníos agus go leor iarrthóirí láidre gob ar ghob
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQW6IEV2HLJP4WSAHCJMH6DEJI.JPG?auth=1fced9fd9f27a5e5ef87e753aca70fef6c9917ded1c00a551296b9a62e7db582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is dáilcheantar casta é Baile Átha Cliath Láir. Níl dabht ar bith go bhfuil claonadh ann i dtreo na heite chlé. Grianghraf: Sam Boal/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shingles vaccine is a necessity for older people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/shingles-vaccine-is-a-necessity-for-older-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/shingles-vaccine-is-a-necessity-for-older-people/</guid><description><![CDATA[Vaccine is available privately but is not covered by medical card or drug payment scheme]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Ban on illegal burning must be enforced ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ban-on-illegal-burning-must-be-enforced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/05/ban-on-illegal-burning-must-be-enforced/</guid><description><![CDATA[Precious natural heritage needs protection ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 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[Murder in Paris ’68: Enthralling account of a scandal that even now seems hard to believe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/05/murder-in-paris-68-enthralling-account-of-a-scandal-that-even-now-seems-hard-to-believe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/05/murder-in-paris-68-enthralling-account-of-a-scandal-that-even-now-seems-hard-to-believe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Farry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sensational case - in which movie star Alain Delon was a suspect - exploded further when former prime minister and wife were accused of orgy involvement ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2Q6BD3MBKM3HOUG6WWQORGQX3Y.jpg?auth=52962e10530dc82d31112a0e963976b4a046293471d9c8d5cdfcfb7dc07bebe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alain Delon with Marianne Faithful on the set of Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>