<?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/2026-05-11/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:41:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve got friends and connections in this country that I never believed I would have had’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/12/ive-got-friends-and-connections-in-this-country-that-i-never-believed-i-would-have-had/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/12/ive-got-friends-and-connections-in-this-country-that-i-never-believed-i-would-have-had/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When a job interview in Italy fell through, Clark Brydon moved from England to Ireland to sing with a choir]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4D6KGMA7RGQVNGUHLFE3RIWGE.jpg?auth=d5b469f855578b4fac238e21082a7120a94e56456c2191efe83addf67c6b540c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clark Brydon at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Housing proposes fewer beds in Oliver Bond flats complex in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/13/department-of-housing-proposes-fewer-beds-in-oliver-bond-flats-complex-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/13/department-of-housing-proposes-fewer-beds-in-oliver-bond-flats-complex-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fewer people would be housed in inner-city complex than proposed by city council]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMI2TJPAYZD7RKSLRXOPARJBVU.JPG?auth=c1b5395855f084d040110c7e0ea208231965e1d9463813296191c363f5a36b38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 16 blocks of 391 flats in the Oliver Bond complex in Dublin's south inner city have been plagued with social and structural problems with residents enduring damp, mould and rat infestations. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil ‘made a difference’ in housing, Taoiseach says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/fianna-fail-made-a-difference-in-housing-taoiseach-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/fianna-fail-made-a-difference-in-housing-taoiseach-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin speaks of attitude in his party to ‘get things done’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:17:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5J3OUJCIDZGDFCYDO6VM6EKHCU.JPG?auth=dbabe98b820637d220ffac659dac7f61d97aeb3d619801c780c4eacc8a65c78d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin announces package of supports last month in response to the fuel crisis. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of further hantavirus cases among cruise ship evacuees, WHO warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/risk-of-further-hantavirus-cases-among-cruise-ship-evacuees-who-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/risk-of-further-hantavirus-cases-among-cruise-ship-evacuees-who-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France and Spain among countries imposing mandatory hospital quarantines as more passengers test positive]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:26:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQ555ZM6GWAO4KMUGGJV2M3CYU.jpg?auth=df2449f673bd58919c5e5ef00310372384293da8db1bbce514799adbe9e7b404&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Passengers of the hantavirus-hit ship MV Hondius disembark on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jorge Guerrero</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer clings on as Labour ministers call on him to resign]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/keir-starmer-under-pressure-as-70-mps-call-for-him-to-go-or-set-out-timeline-for-departure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/keir-starmer-under-pressure-as-70-mps-call-for-him-to-go-or-set-out-timeline-for-departure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several cabinet members were understood to have called for him to set out a timetable for his departure as UK prime minister]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:20:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKRZLB77ULCJLX2URRZR4ZMTGU.jpg?auth=ee79d717a4f7a13b8dcfb039b9b116479b1c5b9ca2028580a2a12002ce83c8ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer giving a speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London, on Monday. Photograph: James Manning/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Manning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominic Calvert-Lewin rescues point for Leeds and leaves Tottenham in survival scrap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/dominic-calvert-lewin-rescues-point-for-leeds-and-leaves-tottenham-in-survival-scrap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/dominic-calvert-lewin-rescues-point-for-leeds-and-leaves-tottenham-in-survival-scrap/</guid><description><![CDATA[North Londoners had been on course for a crucial win, but draw leaves them with work to do in battle to avoid the drop]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:20:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3ZZHMCA54RBXCL5QAZE4TRTQU.jpg?auth=1a70f59a3f7979b048b61b7fed5769f0e40f3653cf876d7c598a27f909194efe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin celebrates after scoring his team's equaliser from the penalty spot in Monday's Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t have to prove to anybody how Irish I am’: Dublin Rose taken aback by racial abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/11/i-dont-have-to-prove-to-anybody-how-irish-i-am-dublin-rose-taken-aback-by-racial-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/11/i-dont-have-to-prove-to-anybody-how-irish-i-am-dublin-rose-taken-aback-by-racial-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Medical scientist Suad Mooge (25) was chosen last week to represent Dublin at Rose of Tralee festival in August. Photograph: Zara Feeley. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:35:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYWWJJ66D5GYZBE276PKMWOIUE.jpg?auth=b2769dc27dc5f46847f9cd81ee925c38ec93c2454d377bd7d938c6d43d8f456f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suad Mooge says racial abuse 'is nothing that I haven’t heard before' but she is surprised at the volume of hate directed at her since. Photograph: Zara Feeley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘To hell or Barbados’: Prime minister Mottley recalls shared history at Dublin embassy opening]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/to-hell-or-barbados-prime-minister-mottley-recalls-shared-history-at-dublin-embassy-opening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/to-hell-or-barbados-prime-minister-mottley-recalls-shared-history-at-dublin-embassy-opening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mia Amor Mottley said Ireland and Barbados were uniquely positioned to provide moral guidance at a time when the world needs it]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:29:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNHBCEV3QFBOHCWO35X3PNIAZY.JPG?auth=fba390d63c31292f68727229a7639e642412c81a51a095cfb9ece560c7046327&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley and Senator Aubrey McCarthy during the opening of the Barbados embassy office on Dublin's Baggot Street.  Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bray Boxing club shooter says jury should not have been shown photos of him holding a gun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/bray-boxing-club-shooter-says-jury-should-not-have-been-shown-photos-of-him-holding-a-gun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/bray-boxing-club-shooter-says-jury-should-not-have-been-shown-photos-of-him-holding-a-gun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gerard Cervi is advancing a total of 14 grounds in his appeal against murder conviction]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:15:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IMBB25UURXAFXITAC7NH2OWGP4.jpg?auth=b4a345e44969be3245a0408756705ca58f1cb520e68b3dd1b078f41b6d56d1ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerard Cervi was found guilty of Robert ‘Bobby’ Messett’s murder in June 2018 by a unanimous jury verdict after two trials lasting a combined 17 weeks over a two-year period and was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment in December 2023. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors can refrain from invasive care of man despite ‘likely’ early death, judge rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/doctors-can-refrain-from-invasive-care-of-man-despite-likely-early-death-judge-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/doctors-can-refrain-from-invasive-care-of-man-despite-likely-early-death-judge-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patient (78) with severe depression has long refused to engage with clinicians, High Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:08:53 +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[He is frail, has lost weight and spends his days in bed mostly, the court was told]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ to air Father Ted Eurovision episode in boycott of song contest ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/11/rte-to-air-father-ted-eurovision-episode-in-boycott-of-song-contest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/11/rte-to-air-father-ted-eurovision-episode-in-boycott-of-song-contest/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland, Spain and Slovenia decline to send competitors to 70th iteration of competition in protest at Israel’s war in Gaza ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:55:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6DHRP2OCMFEJLCOLISF3L5RVVI.jpg?auth=496e124f54738fa0135a4c3d8851befaae3162bcba9c69bce62e8e9c2a166798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dermot Morgan as Father Ted will appear on RTÉ2 in the Eurovision-themed episode, A Song for Europe. Photograph: Channel4
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You might end up on TV’: An Garda Síochána launches €345,000 recruitment drive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/11/you-might-end-up-on-tv-an-garda-siochana-launches-345000-recruitment-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/11/you-might-end-up-on-tv-an-garda-siochana-launches-345000-recruitment-drive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dog handlers, frogmen and officers on horseback drafted into publicity campaign to attract officers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:35:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2Z3BKMXBBFOFGDAGFRIKUPE5A.JPG?auth=3828948c757746a6c1d2f0618432bc0ca6ced6925466d60fd0386ecbb2775a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gda Alan Cummins at the launch of a Garda recruitment drive at Walter Scott House, Dublin. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Russia-Ukraine war: the calculus shifts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/the-irish-times-view-on-russia-ukraine-war-the-calculus-shifts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/the-irish-times-view-on-russia-ukraine-war-the-calculus-shifts/</guid><description><![CDATA[On the battlefield Russia’s small advances in Donbass have all but ground to a halt]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UG445DU4VX7TU5KU56UR6KUREM.jpg?auth=74de4c15f2937190c7e404d54057f1e006f7c76b24afc57a6fbb3f1179d9825f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin talks to the media after meeting foreign delegations at the Kremlin in Moscow. Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maxim Shipenkov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’, Trump says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/11/iran-ceasefire-is-on-life-support-trump-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/11/iran-ceasefire-is-on-life-support-trump-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigail Hauslohner in Washington, Bita Ghaffari in Tehran and Andrew England in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran’s response to Washington’s proposal ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’, says US president]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ON5NKIOGTXJTERYIHVPJ2D6V7A.jpg?auth=4669bc030b7b46722a1d69527c7e5de09337486060a3ff24ae64fc4e9961b3a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners pay their respects to the eight family members killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, in Sidon, Lebanon, on Sunday. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Berehulak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on AI and the workplace: women could be the losers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/the-irish-times-view-on-ai-and-the-workplace-women-could-be-the-losers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/the-irish-times-view-on-ai-and-the-workplace-women-could-be-the-losers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Female-dominated occupations are almost twice as likely to face disruption as male-dominated ones]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVW27TW2HTBDIGCM3Q2ZVW2XGY.jpg?auth=c8b23db8d3280deb569dc3497f80be8ddaccbac14e63831eda3a0afbbe4f9ce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nearly a third of roles where women predominate are now considered significantly exposed, against 16 per cent of jobs where men are in the majority. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug dealer threatened ‘to get junkies to rape woman’s son’ over €157k debt, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/drug-dealer-threatened-to-get-junkies-to-rape-womans-son-over-157k-debt-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/drug-dealer-threatened-to-get-junkies-to-rape-womans-son-over-157k-debt-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He also told her he would give her a month to pay up or ‘her son would be shot’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:31:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Salmon also told her he would drive over her son with his car. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer left to face the music as trickle of dissenters becomes a flood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/keir-starmer-close-to-end-of-the-line-as-trickle-of-dissenters-becomes-a-flood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/keir-starmer-close-to-end-of-the-line-as-trickle-of-dissenters-becomes-a-flood/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With British king due in parliament on Wednesday, focus shifts to Wes Streeting as more Labour MPs call on UK prime minister to go ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:26:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3EUO4S4VIUQNEXXFORKDX6XXBU.jpg?auth=0265e930ec1ad0999b02763e394542d2fe6f0738e8ed13e0bddcae1ae7434e19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer gives a speech at Coin Street Community Centre in London on Monday as rumours about his own position intensified. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair clashes with DAA over €5.6bn airport expansion plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/ryanair-clashes-with-daa-over-56bn-airport-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/ryanair-clashes-with-daa-over-56bn-airport-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary says plan is a ‘waste’ and calls for sacking of State company’s board]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:18:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K7PYMFZD4F37S2HG6JPWONGO7Q.jpg?auth=81f49bc24d59b3aecbec43181b233dba713bd2ac6d84b52461dbcbde9ae4fbd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said the DAA plan would double charges to airlines to €40 per passenger. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Alden</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aidan O’Brien hoping The Lion In Winter can roar to Lockinge glory ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/11/aidan-obrien-hoping-the-lion-in-winter-can-roar-to-lockinge-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/11/aidan-obrien-hoping-the-lion-in-winter-can-roar-to-lockinge-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champion trainer has won prestigious mile contest twice before with Rhododendron and Hawk Wing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7QYWXHIIBHUZO5HMLQ2DWGSDE.jpg?auth=787b1593b07661b2c7d3b9c1135fbcb1b488a1a69a0be0d13c0a21db5ae2ad37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lion In Winter, seen here under Ryan Moore winning the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes at York in August 2024, has a shot at a vital first Group One victory in Newbury on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five to watch at this week’s US PGA Championship, including an Irish star in the mix at Aronimink]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/11/five-to-watch-at-this-weeks-us-pga-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/11/five-to-watch-at-this-weeks-us-pga-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Lowry a perfect fit for course, as Cameron Young looks for Major breakthrough]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RIXIWRF3MQA2HUS7BPZKQ5IYXE.jpg?auth=19af606ea2349cef1e7f57a58e10253d8c698852ca49e9b7b0f3b6b655feba61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scottie Scheffler of the US reacts on the 18th green after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/European Pressphoto Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik S Lesser</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish photographer who put Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier at ease in early courtship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/11/the-irish-photographer-who-put-grace-kelly-and-prince-rainier-at-ease-in-early-courtship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/11/the-irish-photographer-who-put-grace-kelly-and-prince-rainier-at-ease-in-early-courtship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Edward Quinn also helped make Audrey Hepburn famous and took thousands of pictures of Pablo Picasso over a 20-year span]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O6Q3HAMCMVEQLM4XE6B7TDLDGI.jpg?auth=fa445b5e795e240aa11ce8656df984f6700cee02804fadd74bfdb01e70ecb47b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grace Kelly meets Prince Rainier for the first time at the Royal Palace in Monaco in 1955. Photograph: Edward Quinn]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Edward Quinn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares close flat as oil prices rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/european-shares-close-flat-as-oil-prices-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/european-shares-close-flat-as-oil-prices-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Irish market retreats as Kerry and Glanbia decline]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:54:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKIHX72MTRB4JLZCIABTREKYZA.jpg?auth=948e3df0a0c6cbfb7d3e20021507217508fef9a33434d01968a00f6e2acfd3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish market fell 0.7% on Monday, with declines in heavyweights such as Glanbia dragging the index lower. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in White House press dinner shooting pleads not guilty to all charges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/11/suspect-in-white-house-press-dinner-shooting-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/11/suspect-in-white-house-press-dinner-shooting-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-charges/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cole Tomas Allen did not speak in court on Monday as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:50:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVFBDPK4T6C7VNB3IQ472JCMRU.jpg?auth=c89b33a7d4f193282b9d79ceccc7ddf6f50c342f27e2e4fb0abd7768f84c8123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A courtroom sketch of Cole Tomas Allen and his lawyer (Dana Verkouteren) via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dana Verkouteren</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review warns of ‘toxic’ culture in Troubles legacy investigation body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/review-warns-of-toxic-culture-in-troubles-legacy-investigation-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/review-warns-of-toxic-culture-in-troubles-legacy-investigation-body/</guid><description><![CDATA[Urgent action needed to ‘grip the issues and address problem behaviours’, report says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:44:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IH5RUAL3DRD7RBRZJIPD3ARNQE.jpg?auth=1e2424944ed54e6cc255413be9bbb77fb289bb8edba348c7b877ddf87460c5f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Secretary Hilary Benn is 'deeply concerned' by the findings. Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alishia Abodunde</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risks to patients at University Hospital Limerick ‘intolerable’ despite numerous warnings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/risks-to-patients-at-university-hospital-limerick-intolerable-despite-numerous-warnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/risks-to-patients-at-university-hospital-limerick-intolerable-despite-numerous-warnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Medical board again calls for establishment of development board for new acute hospital ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:21:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXU67M4XLJB7RB6DLM3TFZQXVU.jpg?auth=d19e1debe74350ffada6fd4b5eec655f560de6d0415d6e6ffec06c3d1ccc9891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The hospital's medical board noted that conditions of 'severe overcrowding' and 'excessive trolley numbers' remain a persistent problem. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran ceasefire is ‘on life support’, says Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/11/iran-war-live-updates-us-middle-east-trump-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/11/iran-war-live-updates-us-middle-east-trump-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU foreign ministers agree to issue new sanctions targeting some Israeli settlers in the ​West Bank]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:12:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VV4U4IVVWQHZIG74AHNPASPQ64.jpg?auth=2072c20c2c4361c10dd173a3f677b9136950d7355026514ee8b8d8c68096fce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Tyre shows smoke rising from the site of Israeli bombardment that targeted the village of Tair Harfa in Lebanon on Monday. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kawnat Haju</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: Ulster fans booed the referee, but he got the penalty try decision right]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/owen-doyle-ulster-fans-booed-the-referee-but-he-got-the-penalty-try-decision-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/owen-doyle-ulster-fans-booed-the-referee-but-he-got-the-penalty-try-decision-right/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nathan Doak’s collision with Stomers’ Leolin Zas did not have great force, but it was to the head]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:11:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJSS6CQPVYILOS25253NLVQOT4.jpg?auth=8329ab5e4a9bd3a63271c5a92b34eebae78c9a3897cbb958bad791c6cc52c5aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Nathan Doak receives a yellow card from referee Andrea Piardi in Friday's game against Stormers. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former India captain Rahul Dravid to co-own Dublin franchise in European T20 league]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/11/former-india-captain-rahul-dravid-to-co-own-dublin-franchise-in-european-t20-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/11/former-india-captain-rahul-dravid-to-co-own-dublin-franchise-in-european-t20-league/</guid><description><![CDATA[Teams will also be based ​in Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Rotterdam and Amsterdam]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:58:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWAZQMPWKFBTUJKEFODOMJADG4.jpg?auth=77d39b5a3a3ace52607700b4312aef309d095784c0387a6c838daad975a9f06f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid has been named as  a co-owner of the Dublin Guardians in the new European T20 Premier League. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lindsey Parnaby</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen jnr ‘in desperate straits’ when seeking funds in late 2022, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/paddy-mckillen-jnr-in-desperate-straits-when-seeking-funds-in-late-2022-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/paddy-mckillen-jnr-in-desperate-straits-when-seeking-funds-in-late-2022-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lawyer rejects claims of ‘dishonesty’ on part of hotelier in his bid to overturn bankruptcy summons  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:55:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZWHGADIQJMOLJPLAHUZXBLXSY.jpg?auth=da1a5f04d1d734e316c43bd85d83418b6447c46efb33c8e73538734700738457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hotelier Paddy McKillen jnr has advanced a 'contradictory' and 'dishonest' narrative in his bid to have set aside a bankruptcy summons over an alleged €2.1m debt, it has been claimed before the High Court. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB seeks court approval for €1.6bn sale to Bawag amid minority-shareholder opposition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/ptsb-seeks-court-approval-for-16bn-sale-process-to-bawag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/ptsb-seeks-court-approval-for-16bn-sale-process-to-bawag/</guid><description><![CDATA[Three shareholders oppose bank’s process of approving the acquisition scheme]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:30:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7DSA3OBOJFEFZPG2C3FJ2MOY5I.jpg?auth=251405d7db2387e55b7c2ab403b13d5ea121018180a1f5bdf75eb0129c077d99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PTSB is seeking approval from the High Court for the proposed €1.6 billion sale of the bank to Austrian banking group Bawag.  Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultants to oversee RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal funds distribution set to cost €855,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/consultants-to-oversee-rte-late-late-toy-show-appeal-funds-spending-set-to-cost-855000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/consultants-to-oversee-rte-late-late-toy-show-appeal-funds-spending-set-to-cost-855000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since 2020, the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal has raised more than €31m in public donations for charities and community groups across Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVZRJRTIUDQU5JHCKTWDZPUFWM.jpg?auth=ea2bc3ed74a3e5d9a2b44c31df93f47067d79618784fc8dabf8325e565a921d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty with  Sophie Brennan from Carlow on last year's Late Late Toy Show. The popular annual Toy Show includes an appeal that raises funds for various community groups. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ham’s goal against Arsenal was correctly disallowed. The rest is just noise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/west-hams-goal-against-arsenal-was-correctly-disallowed-the-rest-is-just-noise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/west-hams-goal-against-arsenal-was-correctly-disallowed-the-rest-is-just-noise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Gunners’ title charge was strengthened by a goal called back, in a perfect encapsulation of what modern football has become                             ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27436YCVSERDMPOG2TUZTFGIOU.jpg?auth=f83c6cabe28d3e62d4a05bda2e10da75282a326aa51df62cc3764594975544ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya being fouled by West Ham United's Pablo Felipe in the build-up to Callum Wilson's disallowed goal. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambulance strike to begin at 8am on Tuesday, but emergency numbers still available ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/ambulance-strike-to-begin-at-8am-on-tuesday-but-emergency-numbers-still-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/ambulance-strike-to-begin-at-8am-on-tuesday-but-emergency-numbers-still-available/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:22:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSGFJQ3DYVC5FPNQKOKFAAPXC4.jpg?auth=42a5d550f288f45bf99436b58c3ca2fe542a2c5e2c19f58193940ef6c7d1eb48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ambulance staff will begin their strike on Tuesday. File photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine and Russia fight on despite US-mediated ceasefire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/ukraine-and-russia-fight-on-despite-us-mediated-ceasefire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/ukraine-and-russia-fight-on-despite-us-mediated-ceasefire/</guid><description><![CDATA[EU imposes sanctions on Russia for systematic ‌unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:20:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73AIGKG6IYGBPEB6QSUBB6MQZ4.jpg?auth=f53d477f2afc37dd6ef398227f4ccd3df8bd5b55de36517eb79f0af36824eccf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he thought the war was coming to an end. EU ministers have rejected his suggestion. Photograph: Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ramil Sitdikov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil’s century of pragmatism, power and political influence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/fianna-fails-century-of-pragmatism-power-and-political-influence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/fianna-fails-century-of-pragmatism-power-and-political-influence/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:04:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VPSTPMZFFBU7MNLW4IIRHFDQQ.jpg?auth=ded9e85817b3f51f202c10098e85132e9fc947226be58d6b08c8a0039ffb792c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamon de Valera and Seán Lemass. 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Photograph: An Garda Síochána/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">An Garda Siochana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork couple sentenced for role in criminal scheme with convicted money launderer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/cork-couple-sentenced-for-role-in-criminal-scheme-with-convicted-money-launderer-simon-gold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/cork-couple-sentenced-for-role-in-criminal-scheme-with-convicted-money-launderer-simon-gold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former accountant laundered almost €290,000, while partner failed to disclose information to gardaí ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:39:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defence counsel said the money was used by the couple to pay the mortgage and other bills. File Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guns bought on dark web ‘one of the big challenges’ for An Garda Síochána]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/11/guns-bought-on-dark-web-one-of-the-big-challenges-for-an-garda-siochana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/11/guns-bought-on-dark-web-one-of-the-big-challenges-for-an-garda-siochana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People previously needed to have ‘a lot of connections to get firearms’ but can now buy them online, commissioner Justin Kelly says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:31:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RM3IBS62AULGFYDNLHT5VPPCUU.JPG?auth=0ed74f737906524ea76f34d17bd74ce35f5cd6be55b6596773124891c89c8f99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly with Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan at the announcement of a Garda recruitment campaign in Dublin on Monday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentencing date for Alison and Bill Chawke adjourned to next month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/sentencing-date-for-alison-and-bill-chawke-adjourned-to-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/sentencing-date-for-alison-and-bill-chawke-adjourned-to-next-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daughter and son of prominent publican attacked two men without provocation at Limerick hotel in 2023]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:19:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVVWKJ6K3JG37LURPTWBR7PLTM.jpg?auth=1b88e8a8a594335cf793ecb8d8b20bdd9957ce60f65440a65b55f84c33fdac17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alison and Bill Chawke have pleaded guilty to assaulting two men at the Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare, Co Limerick. File photographs: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Gleeson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurovision 2026: When is it on, who is boycotting and could Israel win?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/12/eurovision-2026-when-is-it-on-who-is-boycotting-and-could-israel-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/12/eurovision-2026-when-is-it-on-who-is-boycotting-and-could-israel-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tensions and disunity haunt the song contest as it marks its 70th anniversary in Vienna]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:19:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNWC7OPV5UQPDE3EBYISPCP3YE.jpg?auth=d63bb855ab66899a7ce216416cfced0d2a855994d65cbb60e680fe9bfcaa8c8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noam Bettan (centre), representing Israel, attends the Eurovision Song Contest opening ceremony in Vienna on Sunday. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Bruna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ham to lodge complaint with referee chiefs over disallowed goal against Arsenal ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/west-ham-to-lodge-complaint-with-referee-chiefs-over-disallowed-goal-against-arsenal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/west-ham-to-lodge-complaint-with-referee-chiefs-over-disallowed-goal-against-arsenal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Steinberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Club plan to contact PGMO after Wilson strike was ruled out]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:13:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IY46UJYVQMICZM7DDRWELEMAI.jpg?auth=0fbb55ceef9d93505834eeeb0e76dc32f68c68eb02f5476021f9876fcc1ba900&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya being fouled by West Ham United's Pablo Felipe in the build up to Callum Wilson's disallowed goal. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slane bypass: former attorney general seeks High Court’s permission to appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/slane-bypass-former-attorney-general-seeks-high-courts-permission-to-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/slane-bypass-former-attorney-general-seeks-high-courts-permission-to-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Rogers questioned An Coimisiún Pleanála’s environmental expertise in granting approval for N2 bypass ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLPCMY6VIJPQVKNOMWIV4VUXPY.jpg?auth=8b6cdc3c72e65230860c03867316e265a31a830b9e4cfdf756f608443f98d65f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meath County Council was previously granted permission for an N2 bypass at Slane. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (32) messaged young girls on Instagram for nude pictures, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/11/man-32-messaged-young-girls-on-instagram-for-nude-pictures-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/11/man-32-messaged-young-girls-on-instagram-for-nude-pictures-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aaron Catchpole jailed for downloading more than 4,500 images of child sexual-abuse material over eight days]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:55:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the offender was jailed for 18 months. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man recorded eight videos of himself sexually assaulting sleeping woman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/man-recorded-eight-videos-of-himself-sexually-assaulting-sleeping-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/man-recorded-eight-videos-of-himself-sexually-assaulting-sleeping-woman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge jails Philip Dignam (41) for seven years, noting it is ‘remarkable that he does not seem to appreciate how utterly wrong his actions were’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:52:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Details of the videos were given during a sentence hearing at the Central Criminal Court]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers urged to rethink plan to abolish right to private hearings on tax appeals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/minister-urged-to-think-again-on-plan-to-end-right-to-private-hearings-on-tax-appeals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/minister-urged-to-think-again-on-plan-to-end-right-to-private-hearings-on-tax-appeals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas committee warns against forcing taxpayers to have their case heard in public]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:24:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WINERJRAAZYWY3M5K3FDXCA6PQ.jpg?auth=695828ad1c431d22f5fcfb9913ecd3380b0943402f739f09bb179555da0b8d66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Individuals and companies appealing a tax assessment retain right to have hearings held in private, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. Photograph: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager Jaden Umeh withdrawn from Ireland squad for Grenada friendly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/teenager-jaden-umeh-withdrawn-from-ireland-squad-for-grenada-friendly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/teenager-jaden-umeh-withdrawn-from-ireland-squad-for-grenada-friendly/</guid><description><![CDATA[18-year-old to remain with Benfica under-19 side as they look to qualify for Uefa Youth League  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:20:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57LQRARYIZEKPBGA7UUN2626AY.jpg?auth=16c03f7ca2242b94dbbd17ce0cf2e74c3a9e8a70ea6bf0986f7dfbfb4df5bfb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jaden Umeh will remain with Benfica and misses Ireland's training camp in Murcia. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tailteann Cup draw: Laois to face London in Round 2A]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/tailteann-cup-draw-laois-to-face-london-in-round-2a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/tailteann-cup-draw-laois-to-face-london-in-round-2a/</guid><description><![CDATA[Antrim at home to Tipperary, with Fermanagh hosting Wexford]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:14:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIGDAB34T2UCV3KOLEUAX4CEQ4.jpg?auth=599048817df81ac7c167afad08538f71d4208ae7093c12142c897159fac37fe6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Tailteann Cup trophy. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Short says daughter’s death has been ‘a nightmare for the family’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/11/martin-short-says-daughters-death-has-been-a-nightmare-for-the-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/11/martin-short-says-daughters-death-has-been-a-nightmare-for-the-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sian Cain]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Katherine Short died in February aged 42 at her home in the Hollywood Hills]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:02:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KXTDVTPDCRF6XD4GAGWZ5AXJRQ.jpg?auth=75ef2f39fc1d9b17f602075fcbe32d5d455583bd833620333edece1aa3c9404c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US actor Martin Short at the Netflix premiere of Marty, Life is Short in Los Angeles. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LISA O'CONNOR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Cork City FC player George O’Callaghan to be sentenced for theft of €23k from fitness centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/ex-cork-city-fc-player-george-ocallaghan-to-be-sentenced-for-theft-of-23000-from-fitness-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/ex-cork-city-fc-player-george-ocallaghan-to-be-sentenced-for-theft-of-23000-from-fitness-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Callaghan (46) had pleaded guilty to stealing €23,645 from Anytime Fitness of Eastgate, Ballincollig]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:59:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GF2DT2NB4JGALKLZHJKCKDIUK4.jpg?auth=e287ce29d192f165f718c491f82a0f4cb2ca0eed4e7dfb4ec2ad27112a08b14d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George O'Callaghan of Brighton and Hove Albion during a Coca-Cola League One match against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road in November 2007 in London, England.  Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster’s Jack Conan back in training ahead of Ospreys clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/leinsters-jack-conan-back-in-training-ahead-of-ospreys-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/leinsters-jack-conan-back-in-training-ahead-of-ospreys-clash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Paddy McCarthy and Alex Usanov have also been integrated into training, with Tommy O’Brien and Jordan Larmour fully fit]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:32:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C2QLKAUQQRRTA4NTXIXF6IOXQY.jpg?auth=d56b24d57873c1b73b7311f35ef8c55beeb59daa2014504dfaea2a607b768541&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. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruit giant Dole’s profit rises but warns of higher costs from Middle East conflict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/fruit-giant-doles-profit-rises-in-first-quarter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/fruit-giant-doles-profit-rises-in-first-quarter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Revenue rises 11.6% to $2.4 billion]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:15:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLMATU2UQVDRAGVA4OFVVGLATE.jpg?auth=352418d41ce2f1d00254473e88d3452733f0425fa984a9bf223d681b484eed74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fruit and veg giant Dole said it had a solid start to the year.  Photograph: aluxum/iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get back: Beatles to open museum in London on site of their last gig]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/get-back-beatles-to-open-museum-in-london-on-site-of-their-last-gig/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/get-back-beatles-to-open-museum-in-london-on-site-of-their-last-gig/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Beaumont-Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul McCartney hails plans for 3 Savile Row, which include access to rooftop where the band played their final public performance
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:57:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2KGREAAABF7FM3XZ7EFT3B7II?auth=69334eafc710956d18dbb04d9f4bc22d772b91121170c423604db3841f881db7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Beatles on the roof of 3 Savile Row in London, where a new fan attraction is set to open next year. Photograph: Apple Corps Ltd Images/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Apple Corps Ltd Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU agrees to place fresh sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/eu-expected-to-agree-to-place-sanctions-on-extremist-israeli-settlers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/eu-expected-to-agree-to-place-sanctions-on-extremist-israeli-settlers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Breakthrough sees blacklist imposed on violent settlers for first time in nearly two years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:57:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7OMIETEK6FEFR7QHZB3ISLMGA.jpg?auth=c70dbf5e4a17911b5b3b9a377441812cc142242fbf7320343dcef73f348a5002&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Union high representative for foreign affairs Kaja Kallas arrives for a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babysitter who sexually abused his two young cousins jailed for nine years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/babysitter-who-sexually-abused-his-two-young-cousins-jailed-for-nine-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/babysitter-who-sexually-abused-his-two-young-cousins-jailed-for-nine-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Edward McGregor (55) committed abuse from 1986 to 1993 when girls were between six and 13 years old]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:54:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXDKZQFQ3JUT7YYTLYZOV6QWNE.jpg?auth=f8ff6e6597418751d79763c2492a9c70c92f00a420f5ebca13372dd5390374b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frances McGregor (right) with her mother Kathleen outside the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday, after her cousin Edward McGregor of Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, was jailed. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roscommon, Westmeath, Monaghan, Leitrim – who says the provincial championships are dead?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/roscommon-westmeath-monaghan-leitrim-who-says-the-provincial-championships-are-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/roscommon-westmeath-monaghan-leitrim-who-says-the-provincial-championships-are-dead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It might feel logical and reasonable in the abstract to scrap the provincials but there’s a huge appetite for them on the ground]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:48:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q75CRIFTUBCB7MBEER6VUYVSKM.jpg?auth=8d5118f18a670dcbcdca68cd4447a8b7f160da8bac680387acd8afc972c651de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roscommon’s Robert Heneghan celebrates with fans after the 2026 Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Final at Hyde Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offaly captain Charlie Mitchell hospitalised after becoming unwell following Kilkenny match ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/offaly-captain-charlie-mitchell-hospitalised-after-becoming-unwell-following-kilkenny-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/offaly-captain-charlie-mitchell-hospitalised-after-becoming-unwell-following-kilkenny-match/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 22-year-old underwent a procedure in St James’s Hospital]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:45:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ATSDIGKD4CO5RUJFHZA3CUE5M.jpg?auth=b1e757586c7d40738a795bc5e00c7afba6d02ac936c71c7771ddeef2b77ad493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Offaly's Charlie Mitchell. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘TY changed my life’: Leaving Cert student wins global prize for microplastics ‘filter’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/05/11/ty-changed-my-life-leaving-cert-student-wins-global-prize-for-microplastics-filter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/05/11/ty-changed-my-life-leaving-cert-student-wins-global-prize-for-microplastics-filter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Donegal student Arya Satheesh (18) developed research interest in science after her Junior Cert]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:35:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRJHBA6L2ZCHDMUHM5PHGE5GVY.jpeg?auth=1cc5c8edc6889be2d05ef43221acd3e8795868ea57a2f226a57b9a476ee6bf09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eighteen-year-old Irish student Arya Satheesh has been named as the European Winner of the Earth Prize 2026. Photograph: The Earth Foundation]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shock’ in Wicklow after former rector accused of abusing girls in UK before move to Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/shock-in-wicklow-after-former-rector-accused-of-abusing-girls-in-uk-before-move-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/shock-in-wicklow-after-former-rector-accused-of-abusing-girls-in-uk-before-move-to-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Church of Ireland issued notice last week about ‘serious safeguarding disclosures’ regarding former Blessington rector Kesh Govan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:01:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5J77Z5LYVHP5OQZBTTKYSN7OQ.JPG?auth=55e17f440d1bfab225a98a09ce00548db70e6efe806d7daccdfadaba500792b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The late Anglican rector Kesh Govan, who served as a minister in Blessington in Co Wicklow from 2004 to 2007, is alleged to have abused girls in a UK youth club before moving to Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airlines across Europe cut prices to entice holidaymakers worried about jet fuel shortages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/airlines-cut-prices-to-entice-holiday-bookers-worried-about-jet-fuel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/airlines-cut-prices-to-entice-holiday-bookers-worried-about-jet-fuel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Campbell, Amy Borrett and Stephanie Stacey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies locked in a ‘confidence game’ with consumers to persuade them to book]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:24:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCQRDXUYEBGMFN4BH7VWAWY5G4.jpg?auth=61cbd38f1f16b92f71ece4068695609fe348c8ee1c2b41be789410fba7a10dd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[beautiful Lagos beach in the  Algarve in Portugal. Airlines across Europe are cutting prices for summer flights to counter a delay in bookings, as customers worry that jet fuel shortages will disrupt their holiday plans. Photograph: Carol Yepes/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carol Yepes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jostling continues as Jim O’Callaghan and Jack Chambers call for different types of change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/jostling-continues-as-jim-ocallaghan-and-jack-chambers-call-for-different-types-of-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/jostling-continues-as-jim-ocallaghan-and-jack-chambers-call-for-different-types-of-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is exerting more and more influence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:57:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2FMFHPDYFELZ74XS6UZ4U2Z6I.JPG?auth=3871918bc57777e31b362e4f007fc1230bcd3a20ebc1531ee3ee34a8a23d4105&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan says he wants to see budget proposals that ‘would benefit the working people in the country’. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The loss is immeasurable’: Costume business among those destroyed by Waterford fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/the-loss-is-immeasurable-theatre-costume-business-destroyed-by-waterford-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/the-loss-is-immeasurable-theatre-costume-business-destroyed-by-waterford-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy, Sarah Slater, Alex Cunningham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigators have found asbestos among debris from building that was home to 40 businesses ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:44:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74G7GG52YZDUNBXYOAZJPEFNJY.jpg?auth=c94291abcbde3be43047f5196cafc98f2f427bd6a4bf94f9674aecf17dba8a92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pictures from inside Waterford Business Park show large scale damage from a fire on Saturday, May 9th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration not prominent issue on Dublin Central doorsteps, Social Democrats candidate says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/immigration-not-prominent-issue-on-dublin-central-doorsteps-social-democrats-candidate-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/immigration-not-prominent-issue-on-dublin-central-doorsteps-social-democrats-candidate-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Ennis expected to perform well in byelection - and could even emerge as early front-runner]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:36:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRP37TMZSZCTNN3C4C4DHGUAAU.jpg?auth=e5655351653121930ddbffd6fb572e6d201bc497e9c2cab1b10d91729c4ec23d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats, a candidate in the Dublin Central byelection, on a canvass in Stoneybatter. Photograph: Tom Honan ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing home group pursues estate of deceased ward of court for €185,000 care costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/nursing-home-group-pursues-estate-of-deceased-ward-of-court-for-185000-care-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/11/nursing-home-group-pursues-estate-of-deceased-ward-of-court-for-185000-care-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman was a resident of nursing home for six years until her death in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHIEM5MDRBCPHITMHATIQRVDUY.jpg?auth=b9a7e6ad3f90b5f32e63985ef71159c58f8fa92e4853b7485677b68e856cdc0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There was default of payment obligations from about six months after the woman became a resident of the home, it is claimed. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shapecharge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enrolments in primary schools set to fall significantly, Department of Education says   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/11/enrolments-in-primary-schools-set-to-fall-significantly-department-of-education-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/11/enrolments-in-primary-schools-set-to-fall-significantly-department-of-education-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Student numbers at first year in second level also starting to decline but there will be significant local variations, briefing document says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BGOWO4XORZFFJFJZK7SC4HB7B4.jpg?auth=a5106d45830ecca5fb3348728abd04c862fd0ca1a9e974f9a7d798618d69396f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The department indicated that spare capacity at primary and second level was being targeted at special education where demand is growing significantly. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">izusek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roscommon conjure up one of their greatest ever days ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/11/roscommon-conjure-up-one-of-their-greatest-ever-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/11/roscommon-conjure-up-one-of-their-greatest-ever-days/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nicky English on more Munster agony for Waterford; Ken Early on the Premier League getting the champions it deserves]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:43:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PD274F2KIH3DLTD4N3TRVSBYIA.jpg?auth=c61a5fb5058a30d378a7f141deabd082e22bf1ad86a061301abbfa4a8e8cf78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roscommon’s Diarmuid Murtagh celebrates after his county's Connacht final victory over Galway. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tea in a China Cup review: Before Derry Girls, there was Christina Reid’s knockout comedy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/11/tea-in-a-china-cup-review-before-derry-girls-there-was-christina-reids-knockout-comedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/11/tea-in-a-china-cup-review-before-derry-girls-there-was-christina-reids-knockout-comedy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amy Molloy, Mary Moulds, Marie Jones and Katie Tumelty star in Dan Gordon’s revival of the Belfast writer’s first play]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:43:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PEYXMJWVURFTJL67UR226YALBM.jpg?auth=9ad9f491fe0d88e83bf464a598897df70f5c0c075f311c69f2afb2f83725f9a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tea in a China Cup: Mary Moulds, Amy Molloy and Katie Tumelty. Photograph: Neil Harrison]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster hurling’s Waterford conundrum: What we learned from the GAA weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/munster-hurlings-waterford-conundrum-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/munster-hurlings-waterford-conundrum-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</guid><description><![CDATA[Roscommon’s red-letter day; homegrown managers rule; Kerry’s strength in depth; Liam Rushe stars]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:22:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3ZZEG7DKZEKY6IX55NWBMFHMQ.jpg?auth=a4e1f519af0775082a754873c08eeb6b506f5961e32ab52832dced9bd6688200&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Brian Hayes and Waterford's Paddy Leavy. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple ordered to pay damages after ‘appalling’ unlawful termination of elderly man’s tenancy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/11/couple-ordered-to-pay-damages-after-appalling-unlawful-termination-of-elderly-mans-tenancy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/11/couple-ordered-to-pay-damages-after-appalling-unlawful-termination-of-elderly-mans-tenancy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Late tenant’s son argued the couple’s reasoning could set a ‘dangerous precedent’, allowing landlords to make an ‘unqualified medical decision’ to terminate tenancy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ3ENUVTYJA6NEBKF6VREJTENM.jpg?auth=3fa6f6f42296f2631f1dee64d7321695ea0a124c8a15d4baf2986d8fdcd85c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Landlords Mary and Joe Farrell were found to have illegally evicted Seamus O'Neill from a property on Grand Canal Street in Dublin 2]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TanawatPontchour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marcus Rashford says goal that helped Barcelona seal title is ‘perfect way to end’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/marcus-rashford-says-goal-that-helped-barcelona-seal-title-is-perfect-way-to-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/marcus-rashford-says-goal-that-helped-barcelona-seal-title-is-perfect-way-to-end/</guid><description><![CDATA[Manager Hansi Flick sees team to victory hours after his father died overnight]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:51:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CAJHS2SODFBZWGDVBI5GCLTJU.jpg?auth=8103a4c58e279b243d2b26c42d257999ffca39726a446fa6eef52486446aa692&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ferran Torres of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team's second goal with team-mate Marcus Rashford. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Ramos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy says game has ‘straightened out’ ahead of PGA as Reitan wins Truist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/11/rory-mcilroy-says-game-has-straightened-out-ahead-of-pga-as-reitan-wins-truist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/11/rory-mcilroy-says-game-has-straightened-out-ahead-of-pga-as-reitan-wins-truist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Norweigan wins first PGA Tour event after finishing two ahead of Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:34:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPCGKUNY7P32MSNKPWOEUW7QYI.jpg?auth=d60e48a9b160ee16ba4c84baf2cdea515d0fe242399f5fdb8668db88b201b241&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kristoffer Reitan of Norway poses with the trophy. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jared C. Tilton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside The George at 40: The stories behind Dublin’s most famous and beloved gay bar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/11/the-george-bar-in-dublin-at-40-the-stories-behind-the-citys-most-famous-gay-bar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/11/the-george-bar-in-dublin-at-40-the-stories-behind-the-citys-most-famous-gay-bar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathal O'Gara]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opened before the decriminalisation of homosexuality, The George has become Dublin’s best-known gay bar, a nightclub, a cabaret stage, and a local and a living archive]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:16:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y7HHCCFVW5ECFNG5BH3UBZSC3E.jpg?auth=46fd8dbc3066fbfcaee7eee4a7f2697b45a0b5a821a090181535abe1b99b3734&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The George has grown in scale through the years. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diageo opens first phase of new €700m Kildare brewery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/diageo-opens-first-phase-of-700m-kildare-brewery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/diageo-opens-first-phase-of-700m-kildare-brewery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brewer will produce its range of ales and lagers from new €300m ‘green’ brewery for the domestic and international markets ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:03:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7EXZIVGUJDVNAWZWY3LMEEW3E.JPG?auth=986646c1ee409eeb6ad50904d38cec20292bf17744afe9235fe086cb78837798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Michael Martin at the official opening of Diageo’s Littleconnell Brewery, in Co Kildare.  He is pictured with brewer Caroline Judge. and Dave Lewis, Diageo's chief executive. 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[Polish ex-minister flees from Hungary to US after Orbán is ousted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/polish-ex-minister-flees-from-hungary-to-us-after-orban-is-ousted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/polish-ex-minister-flees-from-hungary-to-us-after-orban-is-ousted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Agnieszka Barteczko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Development may add thorn in relations between Poland and the US]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:32:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LF2N4SFJCNHI7CNM6HW5HW6YHU.jpg?auth=d1aa96bdc47b9b79f0363e9fcce26c20d6d61e7be7d413bb3587420d6baefec8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who was granted asylum in Hungary during Viktor Orbán’s time as prime minister, has fled to the US. Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WOJTEK RADWANSKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra freed from prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/11/thailands-former-prime-minister-thaksin-shinawatra-freed-from-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/11/thailands-former-prime-minister-thaksin-shinawatra-freed-from-prison/</guid><description><![CDATA[Release could help revive his once dominant Pheu Thai party, a junior ‌party in the country’s governing coalition]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:09:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KP7O6RTUIFCGXDQGMO5D2UGCJI.jpg?auth=97d9be2d34757b2a8efd5e836a2a8842f41eff7d7a1353003a685462a6cbb303&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra hugs his youngest daughter, former premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra, after being released from prison on parole at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rungroj Yongrit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ár sinsir uile go léir]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/11/ar-sinsir-uile-go-leir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/11/ar-sinsir-uile-go-leir/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is féidir linn, an chuid is mó againn, a bheith cinnte d’aon rud amháin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTXQRTFFRZCLHAEGGAKTOCHLD4.jpg?auth=0a9434d95ca74b462adf8ae9a7422b86f0a00c1916c4ba156123ef2d11e04df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Imircigh ar Oileán Ellis, Nua-Eabhrac, thart ar 1920. Is as an Iodáil don bhean agus don pháiste atá chun tosaigh, agus is Éireannach an fear leis an hata. Grianghraf: FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FPG</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar: saol déthoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/11/oscar-saol-dethoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/11/oscar-saol-dethoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Collinge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Baineann saothair liteartha Wilde níos mó le seomraí suite galánta Shasana ná le saol na hÉireann, cé gur Gael bródúil ba ea é.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RLJFYS4FCZVTMQADLBVWAFFXTI.jpg?auth=2f04f1fe798f5f4e186beb35af632f8084640bb4ab19060f388a1fc4b8f6865d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar Wilde agus Alfred Douglas in Oxford sa bhliain 1893. Grianghraph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thousand new homes in Dublin and oil prices on the rise again ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/a-thousand-new-homes-in-dublin-and-oil-prices-on-the-rise-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/a-thousand-new-homes-in-dublin-and-oil-prices-on-the-rise-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:53:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OEYPGEHQNDQTKD5XZ42VMUXTQ.jpg?auth=36467434176e1775661757a6b34253c560720913d90e91ff011764a0babff4eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Builder John Sisk & Son and the Durkan family-owned developer D/RES Properties will begin selling affordable houses in a new project.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[American and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/french-passenger-from-ship-shows-symptoms-of-hantavirus-as-irish-duo-start-five-week-isolation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/french-passenger-from-ship-shows-symptoms-of-hantavirus-as-irish-duo-start-five-week-isolation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two Irish people on board the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by virus returned home on Sunday on Air Corps plane]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:49:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IBJS66I2KS4YXEOSBXCY3PAJQU.jpg?auth=220c31ddb4eb8266d597926572caed6cd80293b13fa56347c4e9796d9abddaed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British nationals, repatriated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, arrive by coach at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, northwest England, on Sunday for isolation. Photograph: Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Shepheard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southeast Asian countries try to increase co-operation to reduce impact of US war on Iran ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/11/global-briefing-southeast-asia-seeks-greater-co-operation-to-reduce-impact-of-us-war-on-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/11/global-briefing-southeast-asia-seeks-greater-co-operation-to-reduce-impact-of-us-war-on-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaders’ summit dominated by question of what to do about fuel shortages ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:39:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D7FB3EWC5BFRHNO7FESUOT5DAQ.jpg?auth=d710575d552e6a8a4d2d34ce5f285a8f54a8bfdb0fea902a3368a187ccfb5a66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Singapore prime minister Lawrence Wong (second from left) and his wife Loo Tze Lui with Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos jnr and his wife Liza Araneta Marcos before the gala dinner at the Asean summit in Cebu, the Philippines last Friday. Photograph: Eloisa Lopez/Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is money laundering on the rise in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-money-laundering-is-on-the-rise-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-money-laundering-is-on-the-rise-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Online fraud drives rise in bank account exploitation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:37:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NB24DNSZZCJNP5AS2HBGWP7H4.jpg?auth=60abd520bd6b635ea8305db62b3c3d7a7609b62eff33a9881e32b84b50a5db9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dirty money: Some of the cash seized by gardaí as part of a money laundering investigation. Photograph: Garda Press Office]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If cabinet members start resigning, Keir Starmer is probably finished]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/if-cabinet-members-start-resigning-keir-starmer-is-probably-finished/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/if-cabinet-members-start-resigning-keir-starmer-is-probably-finished/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour leader under pressure from within his ranks of MPs as he prepares fightback speech]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:37:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZIGLUHIYJYWEXPLJDZVP23WY4.jpg?auth=a60cd2343cfb11a10f9fe1e803545059d9d362626f5a955ceb64e76638aa31e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to step down following heavy election losses for Labour. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefan Rousseau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices climb again as US-Iran talks teeter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/11/oil-prices-climb-again-as-us-iran-talks-teeter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/11/oil-prices-climb-again-as-us-iran-talks-teeter/</guid><description><![CDATA[US stock futures wobbled and in Asia gains in a handful of AI-related stocks lifted share markets in Seoul and mainland China]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:32:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q454YA3CC4VR7TRFNBOHAGPKII.jpg?auth=d01bf374f1f683782b063f9ef2ac69ffd67a555c23836a33eaab4f1c8c132e9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A US Air Force C-17 lands at Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing on Monday ahead of a visit by US president Donald Trump.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Greg Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin dereliction, Louth sisters in Miami plastic surgery, and richest man in the Seanad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/dublin-dereliction-louth-sisters-in-miami-plastic-surgery-and-richest-man-in-the-seanad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/dublin-dereliction-louth-sisters-in-miami-plastic-surgery-and-richest-man-in-the-seanad/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:28:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6SYDOJVLFAMNKPM7JYOS6GFQQ.jpg?auth=d99b1dfe176926f15a57d3eafdbcc05d340cff8377331a42693a9403f314d12d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abroad: Sidhbh and Neasa Gallagher at their plastic surgery business in Miami, Florida.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All hell wouldn’t break loose if Irish people were allowed a few cans in the park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/11/all-hell-wouldnt-break-loose-if-irish-people-were-allowed-a-few-cans-in-the-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/11/all-hell-wouldnt-break-loose-if-irish-people-were-allowed-a-few-cans-in-the-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In plenty of other European cities, drinking in public places in moderation is permitted. Only in Ireland is it associated with anarchy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BSIHOI44JGSVHMXDQYYP4L6WY.JPG?auth=12685fd53b25eb7f24f9c852a5f46d47465a76e49edcd127d65a02e7c4dbcb16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is a big difference between consuming alcohol in a public place and being hammered in a public place. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paula was ‘disappointed with Ireland’s premier airline’ but Aer Lingus followed the rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/11/aer-lingus-flight-from-izmir-no-turkish-delight-but-compensation-rules-are-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/11/aer-lingus-flight-from-izmir-no-turkish-delight-but-compensation-rules-are-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline says flight cancellation was due to extraordinary circumstances that were outside its control]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3B7BHLN4FEPZJQN2IGIXASMMU.jpg?auth=23058b0e5c3213110cd097200482ca3b7e7d851c4322b68e54c5585b543d3e20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus said it 'sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused by this disruption to Paula’s journey'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Craig Hastings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the US conspiracy theorist who championed ‘pizzagate’ so interested in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/11/why-is-the-us-conspiracy-theorist-who-championed-pizzagate-so-interested-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/11/why-is-the-us-conspiracy-theorist-who-championed-pizzagate-so-interested-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aidan O'Brien, Marcy Wheeler]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[American conspiracy theorists and figures in the alt-right media ecosystem were paying close attention during the recent fuel protests]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4A4TYL43SSZIUVRK6BEU2Y7DXY.jpg?auth=b5291b278cff629ded7751de28d90db9fd787767aba56e36e55f9c4e222edc0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[American alt-right political activist Jack Posobiec. His name may not be well known in Ireland, but with 3.3 million followers on X, he is one of the most prominent alt-right media conspiracy theorists in the US. Photograph: EPA 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Etienne Laurent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[With my daughter planning to go to college, what financial supports are available?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/11/with-my-daughter-planning-to-go-to-college-what-financial-supports-are-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/11/with-my-daughter-planning-to-go-to-college-what-financial-supports-are-available/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Brian: Maintenance grants and fee grants are available to eligible undergraduate students]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPOP5JG46ZEQNKTLPPE6FLQONI.jpg?auth=b88b06636d54c1e87800158b3c943a65037d8bf36f069603f05740fc006b1783&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[To qualify, the total household income must fall under specified thresholds. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photobuay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women at the sharp end as AI takes over administrative roles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/women-at-the-sharp-end-as-ai-takes-over-administrative-roles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/women-at-the-sharp-end-as-ai-takes-over-administrative-roles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor Telford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Female-dominated clerical work is among the most vulnerable to automation, and labour market losses are already being felt]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3HXPG7YEBEQTCX5QL45EVCQP4.jpg?auth=fe08c426b5fe91c786c6e29a13463a130621076e0ed4bc80feff42de79ffef78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As employers invest in AI and cull staff, back-office roles have been particularly affected. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">a40757</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht’s win over Munster brings province within single point of URC playoffs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/connachts-win-over-munster-brings-province-within-single-point-of-urc-playoffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/connachts-win-over-munster-brings-province-within-single-point-of-urc-playoffs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After victory over Munster, a tricky fixture awaits next Friday away to Edinburgh ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRTKNIRXIZB2RCD42XDTIBGIDQ.jpg?auth=7c2644b9caa9298facf3604cdf4fca43fd25e5ac787330cd33ace9964ed45e80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht's Finlay Bealham is tackled by Munster's Tom Ahern and Michael Ala’alatoa during the URC match on Saturday. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning farewell from Connacht stalwart Jack Carty marks URC victory over Munster  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/winning-farewell-from-connacht-stalwart-jack-carty-marks-urc-victory-over-munster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/winning-farewell-from-connacht-stalwart-jack-carty-marks-urc-victory-over-munster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Connacht’s all-time leading scorer with 1,260 points has seen considerable change since his home debut against Leinster in January 2013 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QLBHCOQ3EFC3ZB6NH22BOX7CIE.jpg?auth=0f4673791abbd4f3ad22207dc1d3d4b4f9caf838ae4ba33b18d98edf1e76aa8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht’s Jack Carty is congratulated after the win against provincial rivals Munster in the URC on Saturday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oksana Dudar: ‘I told him it’s better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/oksana-dudar-i-told-him-its-better-to-be-the-widow-of-a-hero-than-the-wife-of-a-coward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/oksana-dudar-i-told-him-its-better-to-be-the-widow-of-a-hero-than-the-wife-of-a-coward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Her grief at the death of her husband four years ago seemed emblematic of the grief of Ukraine. Yet, like her country, she is moving forward with a sense of purpose even as the war continues ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZX52BBV5UBFXFDXAW76633EXBI.jpg?auth=dfb607cc126679d354cc6d67249a6400866b3d43b22d952f2ae691e9293b6d09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oksana Dudar’s husband Viktor was killed by a Russian sniper in the first weeks of the full-scale invasion. Photograph: Lara Marlowe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossie revelry proves there’s life in the provincial championships yet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/11/rossie-revelry-proves-theres-life-in-the-provincial-championships-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/11/rossie-revelry-proves-theres-life-in-the-provincial-championships-yet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roscommon put a stop to Galway’s drive-for-five while Kerry do it all over again in Munster]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3H5BGRVYEVYSRQ3IVYHMRBETDY.jpg?auth=81c9b150d3e0232e07abbfae061e2d2c07395f3dbb4b4a5484742103b41ce609&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2026 Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Final, King & Moffat Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon 10/5/2026 Roscommon vs Galway
Diarmuid Murtagh of Roscommon celebrates after the game
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Lawlor ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Schemozzle: Roscommon clinch Connacht football Grand Slam]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/the-schemozzle-roscommon-clinch-connacht-football-grand-slam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/the-schemozzle-roscommon-clinch-connacht-football-grand-slam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Waterford going through the doldrums, David Clifford nets magic number 24]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/STKM2HZBQKEPEXAXZL3XCB5N6A.jpg?auth=7ff156d95e98f2474334b827e2cf65c989112a1f7e97fd0dbc1718163162d127&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmuid Murtagh celebrates after Roscommon's Connacht final win over Galway at Dr Hyde Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spurs and Peppa Pig: Tottenham’s strangest season takes another turn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/spurs-and-peppa-pig-tottenhams-strangest-season-takes-another-turn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/11/spurs-and-peppa-pig-tottenhams-strangest-season-takes-another-turn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tottenham’s unlikely collaboration and a Panamanian goalkeeper under scrutiny headline a bizarre few days]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MLQ7MTYOGN2NKLNN7JNFRUH6AQ.jpg?auth=da2c110408bbae203ea4677c0fefa22dafd550450319fb5fce003f12c4da8e86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tottenham Hotspur supporters on May 3, 2026. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Dennis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer makes pitch to deepen EU-UK ties as he fights for his job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/keir-starmer-makes-pitch-to-deepen-eu-uk-ties-as-he-fights-for-his-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/11/keir-starmer-makes-pitch-to-deepen-eu-uk-ties-as-he-fights-for-his-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour leader and UK prime minister facing backbench revolt over elections disaster]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EEDFMZPAXJYT2CZPNG4BUB4WKQ.jpg?auth=dad1d311d9dbece97ef4e2cbecef485f0301375533849bbb4c5b8a5039179462&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer is set to give a speech outlining his vision for closer ties between Britain and the EU after elections in which his Labour Party suffered huge losses. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maja Smiejkowska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Frawley strengthens Leinster case as Leo Cullen weighs Champions Cup final selection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/ciaran-frawley-strengthens-leinster-case-as-leo-cullen-weighs-champions-cup-final-selection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/11/ciaran-frawley-strengthens-leinster-case-as-leo-cullen-weighs-champions-cup-final-selection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Versatile back impresses in win over Lions as Leinster secure URC quarter-final place ahead of Ospreys clash]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSZQNLSZVFATPCIBQHCONOYL64.jpg?auth=4bf8679774ed394476809f3fa967814fce22c234796bd9d529cd5cf5ec7a4552&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Ciarán Frawley supported by Rieko Ioane against the Lions. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temporary train station for Ryder Cup in Adare costing €3m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/11/temporary-train-station-in-adare-costing-3-million/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/11/temporary-train-station-in-adare-costing-3-million/</guid><description><![CDATA[If only other events received as much attention]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIV Golf: The greed of top golfers has left the professional game in a precarious state]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/11/players-greed-has-driven-golf-into-a-hazardous-financial-position/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/11/players-greed-has-driven-golf-into-a-hazardous-financial-position/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The demise of LIV Golf seems nigh, and there are questions over how long the PGA Tour can sustain current level of spending]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQOYKQSA5UZDQMLWAXZJTL3BFY.jpg?auth=bd732651dc1be823b9969dbd4274222b3e7797b4553a87715731078e47bd67a2&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, his son Eric Trump (second right) and LIV Golf chief executive Scott O'Neil (right) watch play during the LIV Golf Virginia 2026 tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, USA, on Saturday. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: Cork get expected win but in unexpected circumstances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/nicky-english-cork-get-expected-win-but-in-unexpected-circumstances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/nicky-english-cork-get-expected-win-but-in-unexpected-circumstances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Waterford undermined by injuries but battle to the end while Offaly present further evidence of their resurgence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YW3PV63MQMJ4JBZIL6V7NXYVOQ.jpg?auth=51f98feb76fad4c6b8be0628dd6013081c62b0aea005425a4eb87d301228fa78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's William Buckley and Waterford's Ian Kenny. Photograph: Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old hands Kerry and renascent Roscommon upset the neighbours in contrasting provincial finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/kerry-run-out-eight-point-winners-against-rivals-cork-to-take-munster-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/11/kerry-run-out-eight-point-winners-against-rivals-cork-to-take-munster-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roscommon end Galway’s run while Kerry continue Munster marathon]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7OQYQRBSLAJLRBCR7LROMCOPDU.jpg?auth=2be6afe001b1461e48c7c534e51eac640d134d7da749d492bdd92693970c240f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s Paul Geaney lifts the Corn Pháidí Uí Shé after victory over rivals Cork in the Munster championship final. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peanut farmer-intellectual Jimmy Carter was just what Americans needed. They still need his ilk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/11/peanut-farmer-intellectual-jimmy-carter-was-just-what-americans-needed-they-still-need-his-ilk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/11/peanut-farmer-intellectual-jimmy-carter-was-just-what-americans-needed-they-still-need-his-ilk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is a neat symmetry to Carter’s story and to his hometown’s quietly glowing presence in the US]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTVZ7S2R7YOXTSY67NIBBFHEOE.jpg?auth=a69030b76e4b7992efcd6d63d27502a7ec1bde14d4d1f2001d7cdb7261f72d03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plains, Georgia, hometown of late US president Jimmy Carter: If the gas station is an emblem of 20th-century America, then his brother Billy Carter’s place is a timepiece. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik S Lesser</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish sisters in Miami: Weight-loss drugs have changed our plastic surgery business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/05/11/irish-sisters-in-miami-weight-loss-drugs-have-changed-our-plastic-surgery-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/05/11/irish-sisters-in-miami-weight-loss-drugs-have-changed-our-plastic-surgery-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louth woman Sidhbh Gallagher disagrees with the stereotype that plastic surgery is ‘for deeply miserable people’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6SYDOJVLFAMNKPM7JYOS6GFQQ.jpg?auth=d99b1dfe176926f15a57d3eafdbcc05d340cff8377331a42693a9403f314d12d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sidhbh and Neasa Gallagher at their plastic surgery business in Miami.  Their story airs on Monday and Tuesday on Channel 4. Photograph: Escape to Florida/Channel 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, May 11th: On official languages, going nuclear and Liffey water]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/11/letters-to-the-editor-may-11th-on-official-languages-going-nuclear-and-liffey-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/11/letters-to-the-editor-may-11th-on-official-languages-going-nuclear-and-liffey-water/</guid><description><![CDATA[We have enough borders on this island without erecting a linguistic one too]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +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[One phrase has always annoyed me: ‘Remember there’s always someone worse off than you’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/11/one-phrase-has-always-annoyed-me-remember-theres-always-someone-worse-off-than-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/11/one-phrase-has-always-annoyed-me-remember-theres-always-someone-worse-off-than-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Am I supposed to take comfort or pleasure in the greater hardship of others? Or is it that there’s a suffering competition?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/52JI2CCCVVHBTAWKCSMIV3ZZ4E.jpg?auth=25d59750d8aa7065f0cc6464d59f35816c702f2a9fdf09f5963646716ca03449&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The message seems to be that expressing pain invalidates it. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Halfpoint</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stressful, torturous and a scramble: report highlights issues around access to special school places]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/11/stressful-torturous-and-a-scramble-report-highlights-issues-around-access-to-special-school-places/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/11/stressful-torturous-and-a-scramble-report-highlights-issues-around-access-to-special-school-places/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother recounts one of ‘worst times in my life’ in her bid to secure placment for autistic son ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSZ5VA4SCRD4RLNL5537EIYSXM.jpeg?auth=4189dcc6da195563e5b011e58e1eafa70385badb79b717f063540dbaaf3e581c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caitríona, Rían and Tadhg Rohan: The family are looking for a more appropriate school place for their son]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistleblower initiates legal action against Tusla, says WRC agreement is void]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/whistleblower-initiates-legal-action-against-tusla-says-wrc-agreement-is-void/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/whistleblower-initiates-legal-action-against-tusla-says-wrc-agreement-is-void/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ciarán Kenneally case ‘points to a troubling pattern’ with protected disclosures, says solicitor]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GS55PRUC6ZFQBFX76QKLEEEYIY.jpeg?auth=4f05556cc2c6b8aeabcf0f3b3ccebfd2af8af418f809f649b8be1e77636a3bdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciarán Kenneally lodged a complaint with the DPC in 2021, alleging Tusla had unlawfully processed his personal data  by carrying out 'an unauthorised background check'. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asylum seeker housing providers sue State over reduced demand for their services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/state-may-face-significant-liabilities-over-asylum-seeker-accommodation-contracts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/state-may-face-significant-liabilities-over-asylum-seeker-accommodation-contracts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Committee of Public Accounts chairman says details outlined in Department of Justice letter ‘deeply concerning and raises serious questions’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGBUEFSXJ5AFLGVFECJVUNOLDU.jpg?auth=a83c5eb8ec0001680b155863a9941438d2b277490ddb13c8284b48c1d972bbeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dáil’s Committee of Public Accounts is set to seek details of how much has been paid in compensation. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jade Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE fails in challenge to ‘off the scale’ legal fees awarded in personal injuries case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/hse-fails-in-challenge-to-off-the-scale-legal-fees-awarded-in-personal-injuries-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/11/hse-fails-in-challenge-to-off-the-scale-legal-fees-awarded-in-personal-injuries-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solicitor’s instruction fee sought was €703,000 but HSE believed €375,000 was more appropriate]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +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[Following a decision on costs by the Chief Legal Costs Adjudicator, the HSE took a case to the High Court in respect of the size of the solicitor’s instruction fee, the brief fee for a senior counsel, and the brief fee for a junior counsel. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers for Irish man on trial in Germany for Israeli arms-plant break-in demand new judge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/lawyers-for-irishman-on-trial-in-germany-for-israeli-arms-plant-break-in-demand-new-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/11/lawyers-for-irishman-on-trial-in-germany-for-israeli-arms-plant-break-in-demand-new-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence lawyers argue the panel led by Kathrin Eichstädt is an impediment to a fair trial]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DS4XUDCVTNASBBDKPJI4SN3W24.JPG?auth=852247c0fba813b334135542e31d8d10fe08bb2568b818cbba9efe208151228a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protest outside the German embassy in Dublin in October in support of Daniel Tatlow-Devally and other protestors arrested after a break-in at an Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems in the German city of Ulm. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People are geared towards voting left’: Helen Ogbu hopes for a Labour win in Galway West ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/people-are-geared-towards-voting-left-ogbu-hopeful-of-labour-win-in-galway-west/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/people-are-geared-towards-voting-left-ogbu-hopeful-of-labour-win-in-galway-west/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hamilton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Independent candidate Sheila Garrity believes recent poll not reflective of what she is hearing on ground on byelection canvass]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LGWCHPJFJARNNQTXUZRLBAU5E.jpg?auth=4a0a798a6978c65ef71fe361426e37990db4d4478b4004f86e5dc88e97c8da4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helen Ogbu canvasses Mary O'Sullivan in the Sandyvale Lawn estate in Galway City ahead of the 2026 Galway West byelection. Photograph: Andrew Hamilton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish failure to recognise Armenian genocide creates awkward moment for Martin in Yerevan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/irish-failure-to-recognise-armenian-genocide-creates-awkward-moment-for-martin-in-yerevan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/11/irish-failure-to-recognise-armenian-genocide-creates-awkward-moment-for-martin-in-yerevan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJ2INAJZNIN6XSLDAWHVT6JMXQ.jpg?auth=f92cae021d594d55a71b9f0729bcbe30f2f6abf5ebf1d4284b101ca9e10878f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Tsitsernakaberd Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ludovic Marin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver-run Irish taxi apps aim to challenge the dominance of the market’s big players]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/11/driver-run-irish-taxi-apps-aim-to-challenge-the-dominance-of-the-markets-big-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/11/driver-run-irish-taxi-apps-aim-to-challenge-the-dominance-of-the-markets-big-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tap a Taxi and Hola Taxi offer drivers a service at a fraction of the commissions charged by Freenow which can run to 25% of fares  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIKQJUQ3JNEHLN7NYKRIS567AY.JPG?auth=c19a99180feb9dd1e7a3cc94799ef4691ae5585128f74c372293c9af6662adaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Con Greahan and David Knox of Tap a Taxi, which is looking to compete with Freenow and Uber. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nineties style: it’s never too late to embrace the Love Story look]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/11/nineties-style-how-to-the-get-the-love-story-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/11/nineties-style-how-to-the-get-the-love-story-look/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Love Story, the hit Disney+ show has renewed interest in Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s stylish, elegant wardrobe]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UK4TOUGLBBH3BJVL7XRPI6ORCU.jpg?auth=c766a90787d600bb2a0f6e5f0224343edc83ed6c121ef440284f0bd73f6e67a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's posthumous style and influence has been referenced more than ever this year. Photograph: Tyler Mallory/Liaison)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tyler Mallory</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vacant and derelict houses bought by Dublin City Council unused due to severe dilapidation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/11/vacant-and-derelict-houses-bought-by-dublin-city-council-unused-due-to-severe-dilapidation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/11/vacant-and-derelict-houses-bought-by-dublin-city-council-unused-due-to-severe-dilapidation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior council engineer says a number of houses bought ‘regardless of their condition ... really shouldn’t have [been] bought at all’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/II5XJRV2JFD5JNRDZHTKFJVYFE.JPG?auth=51ad4962e59fa3b81021e6f5a784605bbf5b528082678451c7ce72f58d597f7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The property at 6 Creighton Street in Dublin 2 is one of more than 30 houses bought by Dublin City Council that remain unused due to their condition. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don’t want to shoe-shame anyone, but is wearing €500 super shoes on a Parkrun ethical?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/11/i-dont-want-to-shoe-shame-anyone-but-is-wearing-500-super-shoes-on-a-parkrun-ethical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/11/i-dont-want-to-shoe-shame-anyone-but-is-wearing-500-super-shoes-on-a-parkrun-ethical/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let’s applaud those Parkrun flâneurs in tatty, 10-year-old trainers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2FZR4P6RXMTVGL7LIHOXZM6YJU.jpg?auth=a8a3cbbe5f6fc429d3a89268325a73fe69775fccb7cecbe4c4fa5a12ce96bd44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Parkrun at Malahide Castle in 2025. Photograph: Ben McShane/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the richest person in the Seanad? The smart money is on this man ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/aubrey-mccarthy-the-richest-man-in-the-seanad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/11/aubrey-mccarthy-the-richest-man-in-the-seanad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seanad register of interests shows Kildare man has an extensive list of business, property and other interests ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJZHFPZSWNA7NCYE7IHDUTQM3M.jpg?auth=112d1d820e9be4cb03b520861741d228756a177a3c578b6cf392d2c6c3ef2203&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aubrey McCarthy (54) was elected to the Seanad last year, winning a seat on the University of Dublin panel.  Photograph: Bryan Meade/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/02/colin-murphy-online-platforms-are-engines-of-outrage-but-theatre-is-one-of-empathy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/02/colin-murphy-online-platforms-are-engines-of-outrage-but-theatre-is-one-of-empathy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life characters]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O76DV52S7BHPZAEBLHTCE5HJSY.JPG?auth=7009a6007f7afe94fb4d6adb3b798973078ca279763bea77db4652ff7c4ddcc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin Murphy: 'Our politics is very local. People don’t get overawed if the Taoiseach passes in the street.' Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is a strange thing to never see your own money, apart from on the screen of a phone’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/11/it-is-a-strange-thing-to-never-see-your-own-money-apart-from-on-the-screen-of-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/11/it-is-a-strange-thing-to-never-see-your-own-money-apart-from-on-the-screen-of-a-phone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: Fiona Breheny, children’s book author and illustrator]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFC4WAMIEVHBHMQAUITNSUNMX4.jpeg?auth=db6f78831bf461f15e211de99fd0891edb4477b09dbf4998a28a713bf790c082&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Children's author and illustrator Fiona Breheny: 'I love the arcade games and coin games in Salthill. They bring back a lot of wonderful childhood memories.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building offshore wind farms could reduce Irish energy bills, as has happened in the UK ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/as-in-the-uk-and-spain-building-offshore-wind-farms-could-reduce-irish-energy-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/11/as-in-the-uk-and-spain-building-offshore-wind-farms-could-reduce-irish-energy-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British energy bills are significantly lower on average than here, due largely to its offshore wind sector, the largest in Europe ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5LGHLEVPF7OJ2F424UMOVNATE.jpg?auth=65b4ebdaac75f3706cce8f734357e4db708143f1c718bc663e1e6704e8a28e63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Britain. Offshore wind has helped to keep a lid on energy prices in the UK since the Middle East conflict flared up. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Palestine’s Mandela’: concerns grow for unifying leader jailed by Israel 24 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/palestines-mandela-concerns-grow-for-unifying-leader-jailed-by-israel-24-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/05/palestines-mandela-concerns-grow-for-unifying-leader-jailed-by-israel-24-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marwan Barghouti retains broad support among fractured Palestinian factions, and calls for his release have become louder]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2HCJHAEHI5BJPMLAH2WVQI6ZSY.jpg?auth=06450b8f87896897acab52e8d262b8d604b9e19c57b59d401fdf1e3d6d159e8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arab Barghouti, the son of jailed Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti, believes his father could lead a new Palestinian democracy. Photograph: Hannah McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Clarke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking the 700km Beara Breifne Way: ‘I wanted to test myself, test my body’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/11/walking-the-700km-beara-breifne-way-i-wanted-to-test-myself-test-my-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/11/walking-the-700km-beara-breifne-way-i-wanted-to-test-myself-test-my-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[By walking through Ireland, I carved a line of connection in time, not only to history, to the Gaelic Irish, but also, back to myself]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHNK7GW765D2TNG2XG65GMD6TY.jpg?auth=ab041fef021ece4dc7b6b97a2c87e34e4c94e26bdff874ed34cb8f38eedaf98c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy on the Beara Breifne Way: 'I wanted to break through the limits home, work and children imposed on me']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’d like to fix up the apartment my parents gave me to live in. How much should it cost?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/11/id-like-to-fix-up-the-apartment-ive-been-living-in-how-much-should-it-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/11/id-like-to-fix-up-the-apartment-ive-been-living-in-how-much-should-it-cost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brigid Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property Clinic: It is damp sometimes and the window insulation isn’t great]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4PGDWRQ3ZB6PEW4272RNO7574.jpg?auth=aa702cb4d4362d3bfb53362f68c8a86c9bf5bd0df76a49d3dd22f722546d76bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most chartered building surveyors will help you prioritise items that need to be repaired. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roberto Jimenez Mejias</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your first eight novels disappear into the ether. Then you strike gold]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/11/your-first-eight-novels-disappear-into-the-ether-then-you-strike-gold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/11/your-first-eight-novels-disappear-into-the-ether-then-you-strike-gold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s no surprise that Virginia Evans has found huge success with The Correspondent, which is now up for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7OJJUCH4LJGRLMYCO6U2ZYPBLU.jpg?auth=cf0ffeb75dee35249d39cb98ee851458e4d28aaa8b17b10eed8e4bcf4f719bd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Virginia Evans spent two decades writing without recognition before her ninth novel, The Correspondent, met with massive acclaim]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: Which Irish stars will be there and what will win the Palme D’Or?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/11/cannes-2026-which-irish-stars-will-be-there-plus-nine-more-questions-about-the-film-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/11/cannes-2026-which-irish-stars-will-be-there-plus-nine-more-questions-about-the-film-festival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Distinguished line-up of auteurs grace festival as documentary on Traveller family flies green flag]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NAW3DHRMJCXXAZRFRINAKQAFQ.jpg?auth=055f17e6aff547039462d5ce63a2815b87035c7f1fcdfe0369d8cc89fa6bc88f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: Alexander Murphy’s documentary Tin Castle will play in the prestigious Critics Week strand]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How high can oil prices go?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/11/how-high-can-oil-prices-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/11/how-high-can-oil-prices-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government needs to plan in case peace deal on Strait of Hormuz proves elusive and prices surge to anything between $170 and $460 a barrel ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FASW7MQQCLLUYEMDTSX6ATM4XU.jpg?auth=db70937c5890dfe62aa0f778f672e82562a73ff346a631e75fd88fb2ea20d656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Faith in the markets that Donald Trump and Iran's ayatollahs can bring the Gulf war to a speedy conclusion may be misplaced. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung hits $1tn valuation as big stocks keep getting bigger]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/11/samsung-hits-1tn-valuation-as-big-stocks-keep-getting-bigger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/11/samsung-hits-1tn-valuation-as-big-stocks-keep-getting-bigger/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI surge defies received wisdom which says that as companies grow ever larger, it becomes harder to maintain high growth rates]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SP3VPT4XZLRTU43NP5K4UWIP3Q.jpg?auth=98a2edf4da9534d47c04a59ebccedb620f3e06023678993a7b92ce591b49efcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Korea's benchmark stock index (Kospi) has hit record highs driven by a surge in the value of Samsung Electronics. Photograph: Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jung Yeon-Je</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to get involved in Bike Week 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/11/how-to-get-involved-in-bike-week-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/11/how-to-get-involved-in-bike-week-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist, just starting out or getting back in the saddle, Bike Week 2026 has something for you]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQSMJQ3GARBATE5U3X2IHIEA7M.jpg?auth=631140a375c41895decfd2f25c0ee3991890a50ef0f25e009d44ba08d1921e8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ To get involved in Bike Week 2026, visit bikeweek.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prestige Drama by Séamas O’Reilly: Warm satire on TV melodrama about the Troubles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/11/prestige-drama-by-seamas-oreilly-warm-satire-on-tv-melodrama-about-the-troubles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/11/prestige-drama-by-seamas-oreilly-warm-satire-on-tv-melodrama-about-the-troubles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Houman Barekat]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author’s debut novel navigates sombre and emotionally complex terrain with impressively light touch]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/757BPDWWSZHVFDDNX3GFKJMWAM.jpg?auth=df0a3afd1b2d6ff80bc6b85ec9be5b580622c10c611594831fac4a9b89ae924d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly's protagonist is a Derry screenwriter on a high-production television series crassly titled Dead City. Picture: Orfhlaith Whelan]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>