<?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/2026-05-15/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:12:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Heimir Halgrímsson sticks with tried and tested formation for Grenada friendly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/16/ireland-to-deploy-same-formation-against-grenada-as-used-in-budapest-and-prague/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/16/ireland-to-deploy-same-formation-against-grenada-as-used-in-budapest-and-prague/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I know Grenada quite well ... Like all Caribbean teams, they have fit, fast players’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3O2DMFUZHG6NQ5MJQUR3OEVMWM.jpg?auth=f9135f6be8e3f3a1534f5c2e51e385d5a21de87b5337d782d17489abf9967b14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland squad training, La Finca Resort, Alicante, Spain, on Friday, where  
head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson takes note of Chiedozie Ogbene's ball control.
Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht reach URC playoffs with bonus-point win in Edinburgh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/connacht-reach-urc-playoffs-with-bonus-point-win-at-edinburgh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/connacht-reach-urc-playoffs-with-bonus-point-win-at-edinburgh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stuart Lancaster’s side were dominant throughout to seal a place in the knock-out stages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:55:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BDMRK67MCUCXRTE6DND3PWMVZU.jpg?auth=884587f05f104111c5b14b4b3da60b508869512c97eb14040e4f997a3104d696&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht’s Sean Jansen and Cian Prendergast during the URC game against Edinburgh. Photograph: Craig Watson/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Craig Watson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel kills at least six in fresh strike on Lebanon after ceasefire extension agreed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/top-us-commander-dismisses-reports-of-civilian-deaths-in-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/top-us-commander-dismisses-reports-of-civilian-deaths-in-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Jaffe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:46:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GIZ66UVYEKXR5HANOMRJGEE44E.jpg?auth=d1ecc80bfd8b287a47a139f4f3a97b09762ae7bffbe625df5664e0e2c61fd637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First responders inspect the destruction at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the headquarters of a local NGO, in the southern coastal city of Tyre on Friday. Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kawnat Haju</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelbourne strike late against St Patrick’s Athletic to extend excellent away form ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/shelbourne-strike-late-against-st-patricks-athletic-to-extend-excellent-away-form/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/shelbourne-strike-late-against-st-patricks-athletic-to-extend-excellent-away-form/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Substitute Daniel Kelly pounces with eight minutes left to move Shels into fifth place    ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:27:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSJQV4WFOCHSOJWCXYPPXDDXYE.jpg?auth=70e1831980984b451b49b548a5069a60523dd72a414e3524537124a6bf4fc3f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shelbourne's Kameron Ledwidge and James Brown of St Patrick's Athletic challenge for the ball at Richmond Park. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing bonus points leave Ulster with anxious wait over URC playoffs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/losing-bonus-points-leave-ulster-with-anxious-wait-over-urc-playoffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/losing-bonus-points-leave-ulster-with-anxious-wait-over-urc-playoffs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richie Murphy’s side in final playoff spot but only a point ahead of Munster who host the Lions on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:20:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EVU3SIW2DDUQSQSFG5S247LZUQ.jpg?auth=d9a68933f9fd640d4c5bd102f053fbd8e4da2c1bb83cd68f2bd0a96e86d2367a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glasgow's Sione Tuipulotu is tackled by Ulster's Nick Timoney. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel kills at least seven in latest attack on Gaza that it says targeted Hamas commander]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/15/israel-says-it-targeted-head-of-hamas-armed-wing-in-latest-attack-on-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/15/israel-says-it-targeted-head-of-hamas-armed-wing-in-latest-attack-on-gaza/</guid><description><![CDATA[At least 50 injured with women and child among dead after in air strikes on apartment and vehicle in Palestinian enclave]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:44:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWY44MFKBGUEMGRTUXPQSA3CY4.jpg?auth=4dd982fe0ceef4a627667f505ff0f4ee39958e3b98ddd85108c549b337c693ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on Friday. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Al-Qattaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 50 partially finished homes overlooking Rock of Cashel to be demolished]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/15/more-than-50-partially-finished-homes-overlooking-rock-of-cashel-to-be-demolished/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/15/more-than-50-partially-finished-homes-overlooking-rock-of-cashel-to-be-demolished/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey, Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision by Tipperary County Council comes after long-running planning row between it and developer Liam Campion]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:30:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7TMMPAE7JGPZGTECT24VFA3QM.jpg?auth=61397246ae33ec161c921cddc352d1e6e0b995b2a007797cfe22a5d0be8732b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the 52 partially completed homes in Ballypadeen in Cashel, Co Tipperary that are due to be demolished by the council. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tipperary shake off determined Limerick to win Munster minor hurling title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/15/tipperary-shake-off-determined-limerick-to-win-munster-minor-hurling-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/15/tipperary-shake-off-determined-limerick-to-win-munster-minor-hurling-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conall Morrisson haul of 2-4 aids Premier to third title in five seasons]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:20:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGWEKXLAACJUGYHOKUVBSJKAUQ.jpg?auth=4dc09735fef61dbebfb0df038f9f982c801bb939887a5a22faa9db44af507bf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick’s Sam Mitchell challenges Tipperary's Zach O’Keeffe. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil will not seek to stop Ahern from canvassing despite immigration remarks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/fianna-fail-will-not-seek-to-stop-ahern-from-canvassing-despite-immigration-remarks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/fianna-fail-will-not-seek-to-stop-ahern-from-canvassing-despite-immigration-remarks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party struggling to make impact in upcoming Dublin and Galway byelections, polls show]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:09:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IG5FRCBJ2SBFR6RPEJGRS6G4LU.jpg?auth=d3e08bd9dba4f1a35d00b4fb94c1b9a91e09e4177262457f604841d2dc7a6b05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to the media at Fianna Fáil ardfheis at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre on Friday. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finger marks on walls of drain tunnel seen near body of Noah Donohoe, inquest hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/finger-marks-on-walls-of-drain-tunnel-seen-near-body-of-noah-donohoe-inquest-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/finger-marks-on-walls-of-drain-tunnel-seen-near-body-of-noah-donohoe-inquest-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Police constable who found body of 14-year-old in tunnel says he believes marks were made by Noah himself]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:07:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OEOVGILFKLPJX6YOCFVFAJLPA.jpg?auth=c2eb102734eddab8cb2e2000f94b2a95845b6576c88609b32b3ac6bbb76f3651&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noah Donohoe (14), who was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he went missing. Family handout photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Family Handout</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thirteen years in the making: Madrid’s search for a saviour set to end in Mourinho return]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/thirteen-years-in-the-making-madrids-search-for-a-saviour-set-to-end-in-mourinho-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/thirteen-years-in-the-making-madrids-search-for-a-saviour-set-to-end-in-mourinho-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sid Lowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The idea that one day Mourinho might return to the Bernabéu had hung in the air. Now the impossible is probable]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:03:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQP3MQBQZR7VRQ2AF2EVL2E7DY.jpg?auth=7631727d63224ff4a95b07bd5b3f706ea6f17958fb8f19a5dc34f998b84f6ab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A clause in José Mourinho’s contract means he can leave Benfica during the 10 days after the season ends. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government approves €750,000 support scheme for businesses and groups impacted by Waterford fire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/government-approves-750000-support-scheme-for-businesses-and-groups-impacted-by-waterford-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/government-approves-750000-support-scheme-for-businesses-and-groups-impacted-by-waterford-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under the scheme businesses can apply for up to €30,000 in funding]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:54:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5342XH4IZGYDFK2XCVXOK7NQI.jpg?auth=f8dbfc439b5057ac99e7732132f58f0e8ebe3df493326bea6e73372d96ea0b43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Up to 40 small businesses and 200 jobs have been affected by the fire at Tycor Business Centre. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on budget planning: surrounded by an air of unreality ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/15/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-planning-surrounded-by-an-air-of-unreality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/15/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-planning-surrounded-by-an-air-of-unreality/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government appears to be ignoring the risk of a prolonged energy crisis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4XMS77LUVDLTL2D62SUZI7OWU.JPG?auth=0f29f9a807b33c19f4e4ceacc2da8b0addc88da679184f781ccf0f18a9bab8dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers and Simon Harris: dealing with uncertainty in budget planning. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry makes PGA cut despite tough day: ‘I felt like every pin was on the bonnet of a car’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/15/lowry-makes-pga-cut-despite-tough-day-i-felt-like-every-pin-was-on-the-bonnet-of-a-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/15/lowry-makes-pga-cut-despite-tough-day-i-felt-like-every-pin-was-on-the-bonnet-of-a-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-putt bogey on the 10th set the tone for Offalyman’s second round]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:17:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WG7XELN3Z5BFRLZRR4L7B6YAIY.jpg?auth=2be6f23f00598eb41796463495509872f11652c183639cad9fa5ebc143d6cac3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Shane Lowry on the 11th green during the second round of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on Friday in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emilee Chinn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Mooney pay controversy compounds image of dysfunction and distrust at RTÉ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/derek-mooney-pay-controversy-compounds-image-of-dysfunction-and-distrust-at-rte/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/derek-mooney-pay-controversy-compounds-image-of-dysfunction-and-distrust-at-rte/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wildlife presenter’s sudden inclusion among top 10 earners is the latest blow to the embattled network]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OWWRI5HGCJG73II4XFLKKLLXQQ.jpg?auth=216b9ddd8eb880f72215c290660ea5fa1ca156f6b7f69860bd7e65aaacb52eea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ broadcaster Derek Mooney is best known as the host of Radio 1's weekly nature show Mooney Goes Wild]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on  the Eurovision boycott: the future is  unclear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/15/the-irish-times-view-on-the-eurovision-boycott-the-future-is-unclear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/15/the-irish-times-view-on-the-eurovision-boycott-the-future-is-unclear/</guid><description><![CDATA[There will be no ‘hello from Dublin’, no Irish televote and no broadcast on Irish television]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ODWZL5ONNFETSZT2VKM53LVLKY.jpg?auth=e135ebdf2ef47ef92c4297d936b1ab80bdd0e818fcff7a0cc168314773072af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Activists hold a banner reading "Stop Genocide-Boycott Israel" to protest against the participation of Israel ahead the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Photograph: Radek Mica/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Radek Mica</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m finally being honest’: Tommy Fleming comes out as gay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/15/tommy-fleming-comes-out-as-gay-in-interview-discussing-marriage-breakdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/15/tommy-fleming-comes-out-as-gay-in-interview-discussing-marriage-breakdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sligo singer expressed regret for hurting those he loved after ‘hand was forced’ by leaked recording]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:42:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTKRJDZ2PWKTKF5CWMUW33G64Q.jpg?auth=820c58d9c96f4d82462951ae802b23e718b9b09f62df7dde24d0cbbe3dcaa645&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tommy Fleming told Newstalk he had been ‘living a lie my whole life ’]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl who suffered burst appendix after being discharged from CUH settles case ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/girl-who-suffered-burst-appendix-after-being-discharged-from-cuh-settles-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/girl-who-suffered-burst-appendix-after-being-discharged-from-cuh-settles-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[Failure to admit Liana Cirule to hospital on January 9th caused her clinical course to deteriorate to the point she needed open surgery, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:28:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWJDYQWM65DTBOHZYNCPR75OPU.jpg?auth=58893157bb85950f602873a89545e71b43e699473366dfb9ce1245e5b06c9c6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liana Cirule was not admitted to Cork University Hospital until January 11th, 2019, at which point she needed open surgery. Photograph: Andy Gibson.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham approved to run in byelection; Pound heading for worst week in 18 months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/starmer-allies-will-not-block-burnham-reports-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/starmer-allies-will-not-block-burnham-reports-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns, Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British government bonds, stocks and sterling fall]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BA3LCW3JBAQXBAYHWPNXDCHOHA.jpg?auth=ba73be7d99d9354f084bdc3b3a55b857721ee0600a20962d00cf385753d6cfd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer meets police officers to discuss operational planning ahead of this weekend's protests in London. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man to face trial over three counts of attempted murder following Stoneybatter attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/man-to-face-trial-over-three-counts-of-attempted-murder-following-stoneybatter-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/man-to-face-trial-over-three-counts-of-attempted-murder-following-stoneybatter-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alleged victims sustained slashing-type neck wounds in February last year ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:21:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSEXBNTDWFBKXPOVTSJUWUXI3U.jpg?auth=3a8549f5c02c8784687b5fd7740c585ee93817d2c0bd149d0bcf60475db6eaae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí on Oxmantown Road, Stoneybatter, Dublin following the attack last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham clears Labour committee hurdle as possible date for crucial byelection emerges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/andy-burnham-clears-labour-committee-hurdle-as-possible-date-for-crucial-byelection-emerges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/andy-burnham-clears-labour-committee-hurdle-as-possible-date-for-crucial-byelection-emerges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s biggest leadership rival edges closer to race that could open path to Downing Street]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:20:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DVX75ZD7ZVDENKFOKSPKIXYLBE?auth=287b9784b44c3b72f057e8988632107c86f2e0c9e807a6b5168cb331eacc1413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham outside his house in Warrington, Cheshire, on Friday. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global indexes fall as bond yields rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/global-indexes-fall-as-bond-yields-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/global-indexes-fall-as-bond-yields-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inflation fears increase as traders anticipate Fed interest rate hikes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:02:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOBODITH7QTC6EKZUM6AQBIAFA.jpg?auth=253df39c260e9f17be6ab526ec5b821eaf91e022d9c1809621282825154c255f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Irish market ended the week 1.5 per cent lower, with declines in financial stocks. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman’s Everton exit marks end of an era for captain fantastic ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/seamus-colemans-everton-exit-marks-end-of-an-era-for-captain-fantastic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/seamus-colemans-everton-exit-marks-end-of-an-era-for-captain-fantastic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Club boss David Moyes pays tribute to player and leader, whom it has been ‘a genuine privilege to watch’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:02:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY5SCSBU3TQWY2OYVDP4IPBDNE.jpg?auth=4924a4dd21906bf616ed0ab6a707c7406c8454b06f9a01f51be12399c88f7803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman in action for Everton in a Premier League game against Newcastle United. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jan Kruger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster shaping up for a big performance against Ospreys as players jockey for Bilbao positions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/leinster-shaping-up-for-a-big-performance-against-ospreys-as-players-jockey-for-bilbao-positions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/leinster-shaping-up-for-a-big-performance-against-ospreys-as-players-jockey-for-bilbao-positions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Province boosted by injury returnees one week out from Champions Cup final]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFAALXIRNUUNMDLOBDJ2EG6RCU.jpg?auth=7181b03177a59a8212a0e2b27eecfc9e03b7e2254433a7685d88113d40b4becf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Harry Byrne and Hugo Keenan during a squad session on Monday. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballinode to Joy: Frank McNally on quiet roads, noisy weather and the perils of Monaghan football ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/15/ballinode-to-joy-frank-mcnally-on-quiet-roads-noisy-weather-and-the-perils-of-monaghan-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/15/ballinode-to-joy-frank-mcnally-on-quiet-roads-noisy-weather-and-the-perils-of-monaghan-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A fellow county man has taken on the challenge of getting people out on their bikes in Monaghan - although not, alas, on Inniskeen Road]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUFVBIVUU5G7LFINN6O7YO3RQU.jpeg?auth=72054439326d660da7ec12330b51a7916bad61e800e375a896d53929c2b08b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pedestrians shelter from a May hailstorm in Dublin. Random weather or the work of the Ice Saints?]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wexford lagoon will take up to 20 years to recover from decades of pollution, says Senator]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/15/wexford-lagoon-will-take-up-to-20-years-to-recover-from-decades-of-pollution-says-senator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/15/wexford-lagoon-will-take-up-to-20-years-to-recover-from-decades-of-pollution-says-senator/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local campaigners say they have been left out of plans to save Lady’s Island Lake, Ireland’s largest saltwater lagoon]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:59:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCT6HZQTLVDNDERVZKE7ZFL54Y.png?auth=0d57c031255ee032bec97596be14cc275d7afeaae05b74e63b0e34f1418047f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lady’s Island Lake in Co Wexford turned entirely green last year after being gradually smothered by algal growth for more than 40 years. Photograph: Google maps]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/15/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/15/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, May 16th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:57:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German chancellor says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/german-chancellor-says-he-would-not-advise-my-children-to-go-to-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/german-chancellor-says-he-would-not-advise-my-children-to-go-to-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Cole in Berlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz tells conference he no longer sees country as a land of opportunity]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:51:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y353OFPAKEJSJOI2A754ONXGPE.jpg?auth=f91b58a5c1f84cb89b7cd016dfc0c62014931f0735d0552cc38dd72ffefe3f4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz: 'Today, even the best educated people in America are finding it very hard to get a job.' Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sascha Schuermann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/harvey-weinsteins-third-new-york-rape-trial-ends-in-mistrial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/harvey-weinsteins-third-new-york-rape-trial-ends-in-mistrial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jury failed to reach unanimous verdict on charge he raped actor Jessica ​Mann in 2013]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:46:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FJFWJPX647PTCUPWQL2DANA4A.jpg?auth=5c92ad102cda8c3a912b981ae7bd6225d0f37351febaf89ee3127ce06bb629f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein (centre) pleaded not guilty ​to one count of third-degree rape and has denied assaulting anyone or having non-consensual sex. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/Pool Photo via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Mooney among RTÉ’s 10 highest-paid presenters since 2020 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/rte-defends-paying-claire-byrne-and-ray-darcy-almost-100k-after-they-left-broadcaster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/rte-defends-paying-claire-byrne-and-ray-darcy-almost-100k-after-they-left-broadcaster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster paid almost €100,000 to Claire Byrne and Ray D’Arcy after both left roles in Radio 1 last year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/55U2KEWFTVD2BJADPJ5DB632ZE.jpg?auth=ed154469dad68fbe22a1dcd1a1cd9e392dcf77fa3f45ade8d542fa7e0c8a0fb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Culture Patrick O'Donovan (left) and RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhrust. Photographs: James Crombie/Inpho & Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian philosophers rebel over plan to drop Marx from school curriculum]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/italian-philosophers-rebel-over-plan-to-drop-marx-from-school-curriculum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/italian-philosophers-rebel-over-plan-to-drop-marx-from-school-curriculum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meloni government accused of attempt to impose ‘right-wing hegemony’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:32:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JT32O5MAHFDTTCGO6XDX5MYDL4.jpg?auth=abfd6c30427702a325249d3e5ded8272c633c51b988ff5635ab271af2b82e49f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A graffiti by Italian artist Ozmo depicting Italian writer Antonio Gramsci in Rome. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALBERTO PIZZOLI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former WHO director ‘blown away’ by low life expectancy in inner-city Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/15/former-who-director-blown-away-by-low-life-expectancy-in-inner-city-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/15/former-who-director-blown-away-by-low-life-expectancy-in-inner-city-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Mike Ryan tells conference that average life expectancy of 61 in Summerhill is shocking when compared to national average of 83 ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:23:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFK7DLYXC5BJ3IPOR6WJ7F65HU.jpg?auth=f37aa5d49c2211558c6e84904ceb5761d03c766eb2d583970d482372e1094d6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former World Health Organisation executive director Dr Mike Ryan: ‘I would not be here today if the State had not educated me.’ Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manager sacked over ‘industrial scale’ use of firm’s plant to build son’s house loses claim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/manager-sacked-over-industrial-scale-use-of-firms-plant-to-build-sons-house-loses-claim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/manager-sacked-over-industrial-scale-use-of-firms-plant-to-build-sons-house-loses-claim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Duo sacked by construction firm Murphy International  after complaint by an anonymous whistleblower, WRC told]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:14:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PD4LGIMCBFGBNDH7RFAWLMXY4E.jpg?auth=d71c6aae40bf0a1e99f453c10ae5785a29d1c041d14e364781879296d2eb4fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In 2024, Dermot Murphy and his son were both sacked from senior positions at Murphy International Limited. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DaveBolton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family ‘haunted’ by woman’s final moments after partner stabbed her 13 times and left]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/family-haunted-by-womans-final-moments-after-partner-stabbed-her-13-times-and-left/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/family-haunted-by-womans-final-moments-after-partner-stabbed-her-13-times-and-left/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean Egan was found guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility over the killing of Sharon Crean (35)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:11:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GS3ID75MUVBQHDPN35L2UD4XVE.jpeg?auth=f0966793f1798f065fe82266d28f1f625f621a25d297bcf8aaf56413f51025d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Crean holding a picture of her daughter Sharon (supplied by the family).]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full list of all the Blue Flag beaches across Ireland revealed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/15/blue-flags-awarded-to-beaches-and-marinas-in-14-counties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/15/blue-flags-awarded-to-beaches-and-marinas-in-14-counties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Duncannon, Co Wexford and Bunmahon, Co Waterford regained flags for first time in 19 years and 14 years respectively]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:03:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WMGGKBJJANFXNCTPUQ3FBLLPEE.jpg?auth=5cd17b352258f1791ef5110a2d795f33dacacd6f97874de5e9a6c13e65b0813a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All counties with a coastline, excluding Limerick and Leitrim, received at least one Blue Flag]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">aluxum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Walker: Hearts and Celtic conspire to produce season-ending finale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/michael-walker-hearts-and-celtic-conspire-to-produce-season-ending-finale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/michael-walker-hearts-and-celtic-conspire-to-produce-season-ending-finale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hoops must be held at bay in stadium containing 60,000 fanatical supporters and just 750 clad in Midlothian maroon if Edinburgh visitors to claim champions’ flag]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:02:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJ43WTNWD2L6DKMGHRY2PGGEEE.jpg?auth=c9c8d256a6fbc94dbb4b7ad0142c51dbe739b2599fceea02974fb309016c55ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saturday's game against Hearts will be Celtic manager Martin O'Neill's last match in the home dugout. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA  

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Milligan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who sexually assaulted Ryanair worker on flight given suspended sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/man-who-sexually-assaulted-ryanair-worker-on-flight-given-suspended-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/man-who-sexually-assaulted-ryanair-worker-on-flight-given-suspended-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd, Fiona Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman says her sense of safety and peace has been ‘completely shattered’ following assault]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:57:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5SUGDSPG5CJNOEIIGT3GE256E.jpg?auth=da11e6077c6f81ef6ddd3a806a47e6deaac514697a1c9666b31b43bb471d2420&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Brady of Main Street, Killeshandra, Co Cavan pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the woman on the flight. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death toll from Russian attack in Kyiv rises to 24 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/death-toll-from-russian-attack-in-kyiv-rises-to-24/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/death-toll-from-russian-attack-in-kyiv-rises-to-24/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian air force said barrage was the largest of the full-scale invasion]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:45:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGLH5ME6ZP6JUPCMRGGP3ZT4EQ.jpg?auth=0452c3560f7218fbd369c27da7ff2755d44884b64e21eac54850699392c8ea8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rescue workers clear the rubble after a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv. Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evgeniy Maloletka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redundancy rules ‘worthless’ if Meta contractor can simply ignore them, says union ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/redundancy-rules-worthless-if-meta-contractor-can-simply-ignore-them-says-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/redundancy-rules-worthless-if-meta-contractor-can-simply-ignore-them-says-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Covalen declined invitation to WRC to discuss more than 700 planned redundancies as workers stage one-day strike]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:36:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNXMM3AMLRD2LHHYWX2V22CRKU.JPG?auth=390662f1b72b4db9d47e106edd67226740529a1e301ac87a9a2b6454c5288cdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Covalen staff protest outside the Dáil on May 7th as 720 workers are due to lose their jobs. 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[Drake: Iceman review – The rapper can write great pop. But this is a listless, forgettable album]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/15/drake-iceman-review-the-rapper-can-write-great-pop-but-this-is-a-listless-forgettable-album/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/15/drake-iceman-review-the-rapper-can-write-great-pop-but-this-is-a-listless-forgettable-album/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For all the Kendrick Lamar background heat, Drake sounds like an artist adrift, with little to cling to beyond an enthusiastically nurtured sense of victimhood]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:27:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIAU2O5JZRHBRG6ILQNU5RL4OM.jpg?auth=8a935f5e7704fe6f3521ac21e71a4008ff6b885000151002736ed8538926426d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iceman: Drake on stage in London in 2025. Photograph: Joseph Okpako/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joseph Okpako</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes First Look review: Fatherland – Five stars for Pawlikowski’s icy draught of a film]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/cannes-first-look-review-fatherland-five-stars-for-pawlikowskis-icy-draught-of-a-film/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/cannes-first-look-review-fatherland-five-stars-for-pawlikowskis-icy-draught-of-a-film/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hanns Zischler and Sandra Hüller play Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika in a feature that completes a remarkable trilogy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:07:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLDMFUTMAFA6LKH7DFLLZI457Y.jpg?auth=d67b8641070136bbc18db9d554170810ca9ce3b2404000e5192fd10ff2f31f21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fatherland: Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler in Pawel Pawlikowski’s film. Photograph: Agata Grzybowska]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mason Melia fast-tracked into Ireland squad for summer friendlies ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/mason-melia-fast-tracked-into-ireland-squad-for-summer-friendlies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/mason-melia-fast-tracked-into-ireland-squad-for-summer-friendlies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rory Finneran set to be capped against Grenada to avoid a repeat of Declan Rice situation ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3GIT5DUUABUVAJEHW3ITC6RCA.jpg?auth=54f76b8d56fe9e5bf2d8ed414d95f1c8529be5a19b45f82c9bac149f39e0431e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Patrick's Athletic's Mason Melia. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes First Look review: The Match – Maradona, Lineker and the ‘hand of God’ goal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/cannes-first-look-review-the-match-maradona-lineker-and-the-hand-of-god-goal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/cannes-first-look-review-the-match-maradona-lineker-and-the-hand-of-god-goal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This film about England’s quarter-final against Argentina at the 1986 World Cup is immaculately balanced ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:51:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4ZHZSNXDZBJ7CUEWX3FH7FM6A.jpg?auth=6728c9bf2a08435ab3a839c59957a78369ac745928eb0410a40481bab3fe3d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hand of God: Diego Maradona scores against England in 1986. Photograph: Allsport/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer finds himself in office without power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/keir-starmer-finds-himself-in-office-without-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/keir-starmer-finds-himself-in-office-without-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:47:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FBDCYPTR3J7WJLBU5PGO7MCRDQ.jpg?auth=1b997b181e1f83e497a3cb32c1162c39488ed07b61caccd6d7ec78e57393201a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The trickle of resentment towards Keir Starmer within Labour has become a deluge. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cage fighter seeks miscarriage of justice ruling for 2014 murder conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/cage-fighter-seeks-miscarriage-of-justice-ruling-for-2014-murder-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/cage-fighter-seeks-miscarriage-of-justice-ruling-for-2014-murder-conviction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leszek Sychulec (40s) was jailed over killing of man (23) beaten and left to drown in river Shannon]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DG6OUQZJV6HU7EDK53YZP5QGJI.jpg?auth=e1472aed584a21c586f1af745c003680ff0bc33e1f284d5a95c74dd5edb02286&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barrister Stephen Faulkner said a miscarriage of justice arose in the context of 'undisclosed material relevant to State witnesses'. Photograph: Collins Courts.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes First Look review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a film-making triumph]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/cannes-first-look-review-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-is-a-film-making-triumph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/cannes-first-look-review-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-is-a-film-making-triumph/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson star in Jane Schoenbrun’s Sunset Boulevard of slasher films]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:34:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XGKSAZLL5BP5FEXGCUYTXZ7AU.jpg?auth=4e38876cd625d121c3f0448e1f4c5d8a66351e5ffbc8c685b85962246ae2cc87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, directed by Jane Schoenbrun]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Plummer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China calls for Strait of Hormuz reopening ‘as soon as possible’, as Trump meets Xi again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/china-calls-for-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-as-soon-as-possible-as-trump-meets-xi-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/china-calls-for-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-as-soon-as-possible-as-trump-meets-xi-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Xi says China will not provide military equipment to Iran and ‘would like to help’ on issue, Trump says in Beijing ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAHVK7TSQCKYLPWNCRC53BRKXY.jpg?auth=4c96a9f02fd58c178ed483f7d55f0e2695b1035f2270aa88c917e01c7d4b7483&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump gestures as he poses for photographs with China's president Xi Jinping during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. Photograph: Evan Vucci/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lion In Winter hunting Group One Lockinge glory ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/15/the-lion-in-winter-hunting-group-one-lockinge-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/15/the-lion-in-winter-hunting-group-one-lockinge-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cheltenham and Aintree hero Home By The Lee bids to continue peak form in French Champion Hurdle]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TNMZOTT6IZH2DPBR2P75Y7J35Y.jpg?auth=4e6984dd91dc74dfb72b413df5b1d8af0b34219d45209c845ba4100a32ac691f&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 on the gallops at Ballydoyle. 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Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boylan, Ennis and transfer tennis in Dublin Central as polls show second preferences vital ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/15/boylan-ennis-and-transfer-tennis-in-dublin-central-as-polls-show-second-preferences-vital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/15/boylan-ennis-and-transfer-tennis-in-dublin-central-as-polls-show-second-preferences-vital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer on the brink; and Bertie Ahern’s long shadow over Fianna Fáil Ardfheis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:45:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJZALYT66NGB7IVVRKMSSCFCNY.jpg?auth=05e26a0e23e583fec02fe577fca2203347a69df647b95874b4dc328f90ba0346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Transfers will be pivotal in Dublin Central, so it’s worth delving into what the poll tells us about where the candidate’s preferences will scatter. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thorny issues set aside as Trump and Xi reach rosy consensus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/thorny-issues-set-aside-as-trump-and-xi-reach-rosy-consensus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/thorny-issues-set-aside-as-trump-and-xi-reach-rosy-consensus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fundamentals of the US-China relationship remain the same after US president’s visit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YY2BR2L35F2W2Z5ZRIZPUNMSA.jpg?auth=e8e7f9190e2fa43763f1b6d516252a3ce778799e5716420613e40f89d9b16856&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[China's president, Xi Jinping, meets US president Donald Trump during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. Photograph: Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rome sees German Catholics’ new blessing regime as a curse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/rome-sees-german-catholics-new-blessing-regime-as-a-curse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/rome-sees-german-catholics-new-blessing-regime-as-a-curse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Red flag raised over blessing ceremonies for remarried and same-sex couples]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:45:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BR7ZC2U6UNGXFNXT3KPTWUP44E.jpg?auth=e19440e0ef39bc3afd7ce4dcf33008f8844b3c99e1e8cc4687986d67c0c6bd9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bishop of Wurzburg Franz Jung and Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) president Irme Stetter-Karp attend the opening church service of the 2026 Catholic Convention (Katholikentag) on Wednesday in Wurzburg, Germany. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Lohnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boylan, Ennis and transfer tennis in Dublin Central as polls show second preferences vital ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/boylan-ennis-and-transfer-tennis-in-dublin-central-as-polls-show-second-preferences-vital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/boylan-ennis-and-transfer-tennis-in-dublin-central-as-polls-show-second-preferences-vital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer on the brink; and Bertie Ahern’s long shadow over Fianna Fáil Ardfheis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:35:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJZALYT66NGB7IVVRKMSSCFCNY.jpg?auth=05e26a0e23e583fec02fe577fca2203347a69df647b95874b4dc328f90ba0346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Transfers will be pivotal in Dublin Central, so it’s worth delving into what the poll tells us about where the candidate’s preferences will scatter. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s awkward selfie moment with rival Chinese billionaire in Beijing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/elon-musks-awkward-selfie-moment-with-rival-chinese-billionaire-in-beijing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/elon-musks-awkward-selfie-moment-with-rival-chinese-billionaire-in-beijing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A few seconds of awkwardness between Musk and Lei Jun, a prominent Chinese entrepreneur, has spread like wildfire on China’s social media]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:20:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DAGOPRXPPBASPMNOFF4F4KUN4Y.jpg?auth=28c76ce51bdc5ec6b7dd0b65d4033fffff3ae2c81a9ff50910c9bc7a36c83127&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk at a state banquet for US president Donald Trump and China's president Xi Jinping. Photograph: Brendan Smalowski/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extend assault leave to school secretaries injured at work, says Fórsa union]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/15/extend-assault-leave-to-school-secretaries-injured-at-work-says-forsa-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/15/extend-assault-leave-to-school-secretaries-injured-at-work-says-forsa-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fórsa delegates call on Government departments to provide more support for staff assaulted ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFHGQIJXT5BORFD3N7QB6XWO4Y.jpg?auth=da023434a959ff3d7fc22b5ed2295c346524f76a52faa1a177f086fbb14611c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa delegate and school secretary Victoria Luke at the union's biennial delegate conference in Killarney. Photograph: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus Ltd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Domnick Walsh www.dwalshphoto.ie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barry Keoghan on his directing ambitions: ‘I don’t think people would understand what I’m saying’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/15/barry-keoghan-on-his-directing-ambitions-i-dont-think-people-would-understand-what-im-saying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/15/barry-keoghan-on-his-directing-ambitions-i-dont-think-people-would-understand-what-im-saying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cannes film festival 2026: The Cailín Ciúin team returns, panic at the Marriott, and The Fast and the Furious at 25]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:05:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FGLDL3RX35GCREULO2NJR6QTKQ.jpg?auth=c668533b0b03022ccedbd97caea7c34340b52a0a31e3b2e5c78aea2960e1cf53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Keoghan now counts as part of the Cannes furniture. Photograph: Taylor Hill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Taylor Hill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic violence reports to gardaí rise by 10% this year so far, figures show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/domestic-abuse-reports-to-gardai-rise-by-10-this-year-so-far-figures-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/domestic-abuse-reports-to-gardai-rise-by-10-this-year-so-far-figures-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda data released on Go Purple Day shows almost 18,000 reports in first four months of 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:37:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CE6TBP3LIKNH2VVZUI47JWCKBU.JPG?auth=08f54e1ce8fab60b42e78f8fde4ec21ea741eeef11293d42a5b96d12db24a432&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Domestic violence services, outreach and training manager Leanne Ryan speaking at the launch of Go Purple Day, An Garda Síochána’s day of awareness for domestic abuse. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinness owner to part ways with several top executives as part of revamp plan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/05/15/guinness-owner-to-part-ways-with-several-top-executives-as-part-of-revamp-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/05/15/guinness-owner-to-part-ways-with-several-top-executives-as-part-of-revamp-plan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Departures a signal of Diageo chief executive Dave Lewis’s desire for change at drinks-making multinational]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:30:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKXN7WZJ7RC4LI3A3MU4ON62JI.JPG?auth=7d997b17580888540893d2badd7e62d436e570462e421207d90986d694ccfd7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diageo chief executive Dave Lewis (left) with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the official opening of Diageo’s new Littleconnell Brewery in Co Kildare on Monday. A number of senior executives are to depart the company under Lewis's revamp plan. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland make one change for Aviva Stadium clash with Scotland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/ireland-make-one-change-for-historic-aviva-stadium-clash-with-scotland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/ireland-make-one-change-for-historic-aviva-stadium-clash-with-scotland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sam Monaghan comes into the Ireland secondrow with Dorothy Wall moving to the replacements ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:23:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNUUPJATRLOWKEX3G4EPZJGMYU.jpg?auth=207534af49d7cb473eec6ae04f031ee1d5a3f791e5738e867fff430ec0abe9f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Monaghan will start in the secondrow for Ireland against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner case: Judge’s order for girl to be psychologically assessed not yet carried out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/scarlett-faulkner-case-judges-order-for-girl-to-be-psychologically-assessed-not-yet-carried-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/scarlett-faulkner-case-judges-order-for-girl-to-be-psychologically-assessed-not-yet-carried-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court ordered seven weeks ago that 16-year-old accused be evaluated]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:08:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPOUIDW5ABGZ7AF3LCZ3T6TJV4.jpg?auth=81fd2be4a4f963a653bd2e9483ff9764f2e43b67f894ad727c2f9cae9eb7eb6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died after she was found on a road at Birdhill, Co Tipperary with critical head injuries after reports of a violent assault. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordan Larmour and Robbie Henshaw return to Leinster side for Ospreys clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/15/jordan-larmour-and-robbie-henshaw-return-to-leinster-side-for-ospreys-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/15/jordan-larmour-and-robbie-henshaw-return-to-leinster-side-for-ospreys-clash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Larmour has not played since Champions Cup win over Harlequins in December ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72QE3ENPJBG5ZKQBYBJFDTUC7Y.jpg?auth=8afe1b6b0986a2bd05333bad37d063053de035d4fa549aebed6850f5a5096875&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jordan Larmour returns to the Leinster team for the first time since December. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham: the political chameleon making a bid for Labour’s top job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/andy-burnham-the-political-chameleon-positioning-for-a-return-to-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/andy-burnham-the-political-chameleon-positioning-for-a-return-to-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having traversed Labour’s ideological spectrum, the Greater Manchester mayor is recasting himself as the party’s potential saviour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NT2QZEVQZPN2IW6P7LDZIUF76Q.jpg?auth=5a14ee29de257e4688d8665ded0f463a9ec2412010cab9c4c685b18213b96936&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In his 25-year career as an elected politician, the Greater Manchester mayor Burnham’s political leanings have stretched the full width of Labour’s spectrum. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Milligan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: Ground zero in Thurles for the last two All-Ireland champions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/15/nicky-english-ground-zero-in-thurles-for-the-last-two-all-ireland-champions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/15/nicky-english-ground-zero-in-thurles-for-the-last-two-all-ireland-champions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Which is more of an outlier: Clare’s Limerick meltdown or Tipperary’s best half of hurling since last year’s final?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AA74CD3CJHNVH6N77HUFGAQEU.jpg?auth=9dd7854f46bbb3b4ca5c8ff185f65b1c4b6cad03a907f38f98acaa3ebf24c9c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tipperary's Sam O’Farrell shoots at goal during their Munster SHC game against Waterford. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Royal College of Physicians admin worker unfairly dismissed, tribunal hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/former-royal-college-of-physicians-admin-worker-unfairly-dismissed-tribunal-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/former-royal-college-of-physicians-admin-worker-unfairly-dismissed-tribunal-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Nobody talked to me,’ says Monsurat Balogun, a mother of three who was out of work for more than a year ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:50:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QTPDMA2ZE5OBDFR4VCU6PHYT44.jpg?auth=213a515c927fc9dfe631edc57801c0297e8cdcd058f738420ded2094fd703671&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in Dublin. Photograph: David Sleator]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outlander: Caitríona Balfe’s steamy time-travel adventure has been one of TV’s wildest journeys]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/outlander-caitriona-balfes-steamy-time-travel-adventure-has-been-one-of-tvs-wildest-journey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/outlander-caitriona-balfes-steamy-time-travel-adventure-has-been-one-of-tvs-wildest-journey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hollie Richardson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now that it is ending, you can’t help but breathe a sigh of relief for Balfe and Sam Heughan, whose chemistry sizzled across eight seasons]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:28:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25CDIPUSUVBUZMKXYQSJSIGPRE.jpg?auth=0f6c0c555d662467034fe34f483fda6c0776224ab424dcdd95e8747ab41479ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan in Outlander. Photograph: Sony]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISA savings model in UK is easy-to-understand option for Government’s new savings scheme ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/15/isa-savings-model-in-uk-is-easy-to-understand-option-for-governments-new-savings-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/15/isa-savings-model-in-uk-is-easy-to-understand-option-for-governments-new-savings-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Returns from Individual Savings Accounts are tax free but there is a cap on how much you can invest annually]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:27:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIGEMXNGENCVPJGKCESQST6ZCE.JPG?auth=1c370fcd44efb6f52d9c8dd069b3133a4b6b76c305a3fcd2b3c32f3eac3b85ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There has been strong industry lobbying of Government to favour the UK model for Ireland's new tax-friendly investment accounts. Photograph: IG Capital
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Investing and trading platform IG 'takes a chance' on drumming up public support for their preferred Saving and Investment Account model for Ireland, taking a mobile billboard to government buildings on Wednesday. Responding to reports that the Irish government initially favoured Sweden's ISK model, IG playfully highlights their position that the UK's stocks and shares ISA scheme is the most appropriate for Ireland to replicate. Michael Healy, UK &amp; Ireland Managing Director at IG says “We welcome reports that the government appears to be shifting away from a Swedish ISK-style approach on the plans for an investment tax wrapper. Taxing people every year on unrealised gains - and even unrealised losses - would effectively be deemed disposal on steroids. It’s a stealth wealth tax and it is hard to see how that would ever have gained public acceptance. Ireland has a real opportunity to get this right and help people build real wealth for generations to come. If we want Ireland to embrace this, we need a system which is simple, transparent and predictable such as the UK’s stocks and shares ISA.”</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish goods exports to US drop by 82% amid tariff turmoil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/irish-exports-to-us-drop-by-82-amid-tariff-turmoil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/irish-exports-to-us-drop-by-82-amid-tariff-turmoil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO figures chart dramatic decline in trade volumes with US ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:16:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZP5CIV5S4OLIAMT4TRXXPZDNU.jpg?auth=07cc598a8c25660a9e21a76543eb5220e75d4b535bc40342dc999afa5522a20c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Central Statistics Office figures showed the value of goods exports to the US dropped by €21 billion in March. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor Murray: How the battle for the number nine shirt is shaping the future of Irish rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/conor-murray-how-the-battle-for-the-number-nine-shirt-is-shaping-the-future-of-irish-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/conor-murray-how-the-battle-for-the-number-nine-shirt-is-shaping-the-future-of-irish-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor  Murray ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Munster’s hurling culture and the influence of the GAA on Irish rugby’s development pipeline]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5K5A6YNMOARFVYZ5N7UT4DIJA.jpg?auth=edbaaa5610dd62d1684270131796faf65fcfff5cb72fdfbc41ea1e604a2ffb20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht's Matthew Devine against Munster. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning issued on overcharging scams at Irish pubs and restaurants ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/15/bank-customers-urged-to-be-vigilant-for-card-tap-scams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/15/bank-customers-urged-to-be-vigilant-for-card-tap-scams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland urges customers to be vigilant when making card payments]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:18:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDJ3NXLZGVFVZF2YM7KQBAN4TM.jpg?auth=afedc8d0c1dfe239c7f096f6b5e72c434696178861740ee786dbc9fccdc5a016&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland is urging customers to check the total before tapping their card. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AzmanL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman calls time on Everton playing career after 17 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/seamus-coleman-calls-time-on-everton-playing-career-after-17-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/seamus-coleman-calls-time-on-everton-playing-career-after-17-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 37-year-old will decide this summer whether to go into coaching or continue playing for Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:55:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYH7MK73RVA6VH5P47WBXLQTCA?auth=66824f340c18f17a4f3761ce3cbfe066eb41a36ec7aa1388fdb8315eed737ce7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Everton announced on Friday morning that their captain Séamus Coleman is to end his playing career at the club. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ an ‘active member’ of European broadcast group despite Eurovision boycott ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/rte-an-active-member-of-european-broadcast-group-despite-eurovision-boycott/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/rte-an-active-member-of-european-broadcast-group-despite-eurovision-boycott/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noel Curran says European Broadcasting Union engaging ‘proactively’ to get boycott members back in future song contests]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:43:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AIEAXZCDKOK7YBSDY3AEWAICNE.jpg?auth=e6e397dc26f0f700fc40eddb0927b8d1c0029629be84b6d5a725a23202a968c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australian singer Delta Goodrem, representing Australia with the song 'Eclipse', performs in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Photograph: Georg Hochmuth/ Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Georg Hochmuth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contrasting fortunes for Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy at USPGA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/15/contrasting-fortunes-for-shane-lowry-and-rory-mcilroy-at-uspga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/15/contrasting-fortunes-for-shane-lowry-and-rory-mcilroy-at-uspga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The long and winding road for women’s rugby in Ireland; Matt Williams on the joy of the URC]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:41:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRPTOGFJNXJFAGQ2KTFTII5GTU.jpg?auth=84155a3c2843a28cd900ce30bcccfc60f91c4f84264af88e7e4f2eb8551d2405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A frustrated Rory McIlroy during his first round at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fifth Sun review: Mufutau Yusuf’s rare artistry comes to beautiful, moving life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/15/the-fifth-sun-review-mufutau-yusufs-rare-artistry-comes-to-beautiful-moving-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/15/the-fifth-sun-review-mufutau-yusufs-rare-artistry-comes-to-beautiful-moving-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Dance Festival 2026: Luail displays remarkable interconnectedness as tableaux combine into a profound interpretation of the nature of being alive]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:07:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XEVD3BKOPVDAZL7LKZOF24EJLM.jpg?auth=53e8175e0972b196953d6b4a1de915bd52965e4be181c4f3465c195d70a39244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Dance Festival 2026: Chi Liu, Sean Lammer, Hamza Pirimo, Meghan Stevens, Tom O'Gorman, Clara Kerr and Robyn Byrne in The Fifth Sun. 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Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shard review: Utterly compelling, flawlessly performed portrayal of a disintegrating society]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/15/shard-review-utterly-compelling-flawlessly-performed-portrayal-of-a-disintegrating-society/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/15/shard-review-utterly-compelling-flawlessly-performed-portrayal-of-a-disintegrating-society/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: Neill Fleming evokes real fear in Stewart Roche’s intricate, intellectually daring tale for our confused and troubling times]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:54:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSK7NOLHZFGFFPEB4IODYSXL3A.jpeg?auth=cbd05da7dfdb9693abad1c9185c1ff9f9775d774c8ddd692032c78cce0324bc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shard: Neill Fleming in Stewart Roche's play. Photograph: Pati Guimarães]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts sunny spells today, but heavy rain is on the way this weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/heavy-rain-predicted-for-weekend-with-mixed-conditions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/heavy-rain-predicted-for-weekend-with-mixed-conditions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friday will be mainly dry but persistent rain and possible thunderstorms are in the mix ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:21:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQEE5MFNCDAWETMPPBKDKNJHJU.jpg?auth=c8729610c84e6e945f5a7700b752b00249d5e4eac64e88e00369a61b3bc049dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Persistent rain is expected to develop in the west and move eastward across Ireland throughout Saturday. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filippo Monteforte</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times/TG4-Ipsos B&A poll for the Dublin Central byelection: the full results in charts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/15/the-irish-timestg4-ipsos-ba-poll-for-the-dublin-central-byelection-the-full-results-in-charts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/15/the-irish-timestg4-ipsos-ba-poll-for-the-dublin-central-byelection-the-full-results-in-charts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Scott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Janice Boylan leads Dublin Central byelection race with Gerry Hutch in third, poll shows ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:16:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJHXCBOZQFGG3A2MDTYLLBPG3I.jpg?auth=1f70249f47704bc7799db0fef07fbb4cd5bd018b4f926863524b03dd524f82e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Voting in the Galway West and Dublin Central byelections takes place on May 22nd. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivals season two: Irish duo Aidan Turner and Victoria Smurfit seem appropriately embarrassed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/rivals-season-2-on-disney-a-celebration-of-tumescent-twits-and-jump-scare-sex-scenes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/rivals-season-2-on-disney-a-celebration-of-tumescent-twits-and-jump-scare-sex-scenes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Did someone look at the personal life of Boris Johnson and think, hey, you could get some really great telly out of that?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:09:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EAVCTJFLZJM5DK7IJB2UHO4GRY.jpg?auth=09cc67fd20717c112c8b1508a99f10f50737b4247fe6224259fc7b205060d004&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rivals season two: Victoria Smurfit as Maud O'Hara and Aidan Turner as Declan O'Hara. Photograph: Disney +]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Disney +</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glenveagh Properties expects to build 2,750 new homes this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/glenveagh-properties-expects-to-build-2750-new-homes-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/glenveagh-properties-expects-to-build-2750-new-homes-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin-listed house builder says it is ‘on track’ to complete approximately €45m of land sales this year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:04:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJVCIBUF3NCFLG7GLBHWYSUEN4.jpg?auth=18d63591232d70203d9924ae11ebb6996b707aca85a7846ee3c51bd7f38f433f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The housebuilder said it was “on track” to complete approximately €45 million of land sales in 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Dyball</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finland says Helsinki drone threat has ended as airport reopens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/finland-says-helsinki-drone-threat-has-ended-as-airport-reopens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/finland-says-helsinki-drone-threat-has-ended-as-airport-reopens/</guid><description><![CDATA[Traffic at ‌the Finnish capital’s airport has resumed after three-hour suspension]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:01:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q6XLMTQ72TWPMR4QCLNB6UNMEA.jpg?auth=ae88011b01969bb984529802191b98ac0846dfb488e75f16a1e5416dd2afd710&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finnish prime minister Petteri Orpo. File Photograph: Hannu Huttu/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannu Huttu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who raped brother says some evidence used in trial should not have been admitted ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/man-who-raped-brother-says-some-evidence-used-in-trial-should-not-have-been-admitted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/15/man-who-raped-brother-says-some-evidence-used-in-trial-should-not-have-been-admitted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Dunne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Barristers for the State argued this was merely an ‘academic exercise on phraseology’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +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[Paul Kelly (47) was convicted in 2024 of 12 sample counts of sexual assault, two counts of oral rape and 12 counts of anal rape of his younger brother Anthony Kelly. Photograph: Dave Meehan
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIA director visits to Cuba to demand ‘fundamental changes’ as oil runs dry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/05/15/cia-director-visits-to-cuba-to-demand-fundamental-changes-as-oil-runs-dry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/05/15/cia-director-visits-to-cuba-to-demand-fundamental-changes-as-oil-runs-dry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jude Webber and Geoff Dyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second US official flight to island in 10 years comes after communist nation runs out of diesel amid four-month blockade
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:56:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F2KLEI7QAVHYTAXC22A2KRPCX4.jpg?auth=db1c41ed63605930d646985e61c376df21900031fb5bc30fff6ec956dc176219&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People walk on a street during a blackout in Havana earlier this week. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">YAMIL LAGE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodies parent suffers 5% hit to British revenue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/woodies-parent-suffers-5-hit-to-british-revenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/woodies-parent-suffers-5-hit-to-british-revenue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grafton Group ‘managing supply chain risks’ arising from Middle East conflict]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:48:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2HFOM45H65H4POGMAATIZRP2VY.jpg?auth=4fec33a6ecfb5d6177b07b97f4c883dfacd424edd6d3012535a5a772db248f92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Woodie’s hardware store is owned by the Grafton Group]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moscow military parade could prove to be requiem for Putin’s Ukraine ambitions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/moscow-military-parade-could-prove-to-be-requiem-for-putins-ukraine-ambitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/moscow-military-parade-could-prove-to-be-requiem-for-putins-ukraine-ambitions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajan Menon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After four bloody years of war, signs of anxiety within the Kremlin are unmistakable]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:43:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W4ZPGYTVVIYCCD2DNXFOLK44HA.jpg?auth=e8dc01f46128f0a27560164fd853807aead701838822f60f713e74954a94b1d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russia's president Vladimir Putin attends the Victory Day military parade in Moscow's Red Square on May 9th along with senior officers. Photograph: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vyacheslav Prokofyev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the Thucydides trap and why did Xi Jinping mention it in his meeting with Trump?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/what-is-the-thucydides-trap-and-why-did-xi-jinping-mention-it-in-his-meeting-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/what-is-the-thucydides-trap-and-why-did-xi-jinping-mention-it-in-his-meeting-donald-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Lamb]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China’s leader raised the ancient Greek historian Thucydides when he met the US president in Beijing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:17:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXOPALEBGNDEDJOMIVNL7VXSGY.jpg?auth=6dc4271c76ba49e55af96f219ad9a3fd69a719607b6caac47a0b244f7f79d3dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A statue of Thucydides, the Greek philosopher and historian. The Thucydides Trap refers to the idea that when a rising power threatens to displace an established one, it can lead to war. Photograph: Eye Ubiquitous/Universal Images Group/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eye Ubiquitous</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No jet fuel shortage this summer and the future of the insurance market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/no-jet-fuel-shortage-this-summer-and-the-future-of-the-insurance-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/no-jet-fuel-shortage-this-summer-and-the-future-of-the-insurance-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:46:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZETFUNZKMZ3N3JBP63MZDIS2Y.jpg?auth=ee71ce4aeefc59bb964c172c62f58c09527ffb9226f68d792e6de251f3fcb44b&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 believes worry about Europe's jet fuel supply have eased.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil trades above $107 per barrel after Trump says no need to reopen Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/oil-trades-above-107-per-barrel-after-trump-says-no-need-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/oil-trades-above-107-per-barrel-after-trump-says-no-need-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><description><![CDATA[Stocks fell on Friday amid deepened concern about inflation and as investors questioned the longevity of the artificial intelligence trade]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:43:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYNIKA66BNLVJJ6MK4KGEW7L4A.jpg?auth=0937a35b3fcb3fd9ed660fc64b39d137a30a474fb8ae72bda980b1078883953d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brent crude extended gains to more than 1 per cent to trade above $107 per barrel.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re much more likely to be an incel if you live with your parents, if you can’t find a stable job’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/15/youre-much-more-likely-to-be-an-incel-if-you-live-with-your-parents-if-you-cant-find-a-stable-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/15/youre-much-more-likely-to-be-an-incel-if-you-live-with-your-parents-if-you-cant-find-a-stable-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James Bloodworth, author of Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere, on how boys and men go from looking for a girlfriend to extreme misogyny]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KY4VSVQ5CBA2LICAV4SGNI672A.JPG?auth=a3e4875f09ed10681bcbff401b59b32430fac9deb23c45d5414011f0f96b8ef9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lost Boys: James Bloodworth during the Men of Action mentorship in Las Vegas, which he joined as part of his research for his book about the manosphere]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump in China: What is at stake? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-donald-trump-is-in-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-donald-trump-is-in-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Two-day state visit by US president was deferred due to Iran war]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3NNRTS5T2EM352SD53Z6DYWZI.jpg?auth=879ca5ce3274b3d1f55645dc49fb5099099aedd1da3b8cb16722cbfd9f013cdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China arrive for a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during their two-day summit, on Thursday. 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[Here’s a fine idea for a new job for traffic wardens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/heres-a-fine-idea-for-a-new-job-for-traffic-wardens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/heres-a-fine-idea-for-a-new-job-for-traffic-wardens/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some may cry foul]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil at 100 is a white man’s party with a woman problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/fianna-fail-at-100-is-a-white-mans-party-with-a-woman-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/fianna-fail-at-100-is-a-white-mans-party-with-a-woman-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No party can claim to have ‘something for everyone’ when it has a woman problem like Fianna Fáil’s]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIDTK4VVFNBPXIEZY7UU6JM6MA.jpg?auth=1083d2b8ac65aaaf83817c8f9a4ead80e0baca8072a06d0ffde6cca5f63564db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Canning: Can Clare rediscover belief as Tipperary search for spark in Thurles?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/15/joe-canning-can-clare-rediscover-belief-as-tipperary-search-for-spark-in-thurles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/15/joe-canning-can-clare-rediscover-belief-as-tipperary-search-for-spark-in-thurles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Canning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After chastening defeats, mental freshness and hunger may decide a pivotal clash]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWACITIYWVFYHN7463HVIJXMIE.jpg?auth=8c2799f3c9dc08dd8f16e930ebd0498a926bfc058b36d9dd69580ccac4352032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare’s Peter Duggan with Barry Nash, William O'Donoghue and Sean Finn of Limerick. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Michael McDowell aware people in half of rural Ireland’s one-off houses are commuters?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/one-off-rural-houses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/one-off-rural-houses/</guid><description><![CDATA[If sustainable communities in rural Ireland are to be created, the system of planning and land zoning must be radically changed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/call-to-suspend-eu-israel-association-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/call-to-suspend-eu-israel-association-agreement/</guid><description><![CDATA[Words are no longer enough]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graffard’s rise to top of the tree underlines emergence of new racing powerbroker   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/15/graffards-rise-to-top-of-the-tree-underlines-emergence-of-new-racing-powerbroker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/15/graffards-rise-to-top-of-the-tree-underlines-emergence-of-new-racing-powerbroker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French trainer saddled record 14 top-flight winners around the globe in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXSBCT73I5CRTJJT4HKQ7QBHSI.jpg?auth=4b4351a391571fd19f89ec6b8fbad014ca5f98a881719ed89c2ed34e7d005b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Calandagan (front) ridden by Mickael Barzalona, crosses the finish in the Japan Cup horse racing at Tokyo Racecourse on November 30, 2025. Photograph: JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">STR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What matters is how, not whether, children use laptops in schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/what-matters-is-how-not-whether-children-use-laptops-in-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/what-matters-is-how-not-whether-children-use-laptops-in-schools/</guid><description><![CDATA[Most schools are adopting laptops in response to increasing digitisation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Northern Ireland residents who voted for Brexit believe it has failed, poll finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/most-northern-ireland-residents-who-voted-for-brexit-believe-it-has-failed-poll-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/most-northern-ireland-residents-who-voted-for-brexit-believe-it-has-failed-poll-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite dwindling support, Queens University study finds ‘leaver’ and ‘remainer’ identities are valued]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PYZFQEV2IFRZOX5LOEDARY46QY.jpg?auth=de53ffa1252d3aeab3e2aeb7f7779ae924eaa0119b10a2fcf137c0eba243ceb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU by 56%, but the UK as a whole voted to leave. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Edition Podcast: Dublin Central byelection; trouble for Keir Starmer; Trump in Beijing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/dublin-central-byelection-trouble-for-keir-starmer-trump-in-beijing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/dublin-central-byelection-trouble-for-keir-starmer-trump-in-beijing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition podcast brings the top stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFTDO6OOVTOBJ2NKEOIUJPOHWA.JPG?auth=ffdc001a90f9f507eb0c1a7e6e2fde668c983bfbaebf63f3a4e756e0c14d5140&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Central candidate Janice Boylan (Sinn Féin) makes her speech to special needs assistants next to fellow hopeful Gerard Hutch (Independent). Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s a fine idea for a new job for traffic wardens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/heres-a-fine-idea-for-a-new-job-for-traffic-wardens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/heres-a-fine-idea-for-a-new-job-for-traffic-wardens/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some may cry foul]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What matters is how, not whether, children use laptops in schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/what-matters-is-how-not-whether-children-use-laptops-in-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/what-matters-is-how-not-whether-children-use-laptops-in-schools/</guid><description><![CDATA[Most schools are adopting laptops in response to increasing digitisation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil at 100 is a white man’s party with a woman problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/fianna-fail-at-100-is-a-white-mans-party-with-a-woman-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/fianna-fail-at-100-is-a-white-mans-party-with-a-woman-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No party can claim to have ‘something for everyone’ when it has a woman problem like Fianna Fáil’s]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIDTK4VVFNBPXIEZY7UU6JM6MA.jpg?auth=1083d2b8ac65aaaf83817c8f9a4ead80e0baca8072a06d0ffde6cca5f63564db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hurling club in Buenos Aires will not help answer the question of why Irish people leave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/diarmaid-ferriter-hurling-club-buenos-aires-irish-emigration-diaspora/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/diarmaid-ferriter-hurling-club-buenos-aires-irish-emigration-diaspora/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest ‘diaspora strategy’ sidesteps reality of emigration and how difficult it is to come home]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster walk selection tightrope against Glasgow ahead of defining week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/ulster-walk-selection-tightrope-against-glasgow-ahead-of-defining-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/ulster-walk-selection-tightrope-against-glasgow-ahead-of-defining-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richie Murphy balances Challenge Cup final priorities against URC qualification in Belfast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MM4JPMUR6RG2BPEIRIXFWFAO3U.jpg?auth=a193a95535732b289d39bb040fc31f1f3cb17a4fd70b6e3bb8061d65fd46c919&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Jack Murphy (right). Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahern remarks give voice to a fear many who grew up visibly different in Ireland live with]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/aherns-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/aherns-comments/</guid><description><![CDATA[Long overdue investment in antiracism education and public awareness is urgently needed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/05/15/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/05/15/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[May 15th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZ3POELENJHW5OII6JNH2OCLHM.jpg?auth=bb1f2bd07d5dc8329de3401492693c3323d2068ad24a47f8da9195d3a957277c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling and buses don’t always offer a solution to our transport conundrum  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/cycling-and-buses-dont-always-offer-a-solution-to-our-transport-conundrum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/cycling-and-buses-dont-always-offer-a-solution-to-our-transport-conundrum/</guid><description><![CDATA[Those living outside urban areas have limited options]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An obvious solution to MetroLink and Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/an-obvious-solution-to-metrolink-and-stephens-green-shopping-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/an-obvious-solution-to-metrolink-and-stephens-green-shopping-centre/</guid><description><![CDATA[Taking an integrated approach to the projects would prevent the needless destruction of a large area of Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The childminder exodus: ‘I love it ... Leaving was not an easy decision’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/15/the-childminder-exodus-i-love-it-leaving-was-not-an-easy-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/15/the-childminder-exodus-i-love-it-leaving-was-not-an-easy-decision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leigh Ann Gilmore (54) said decision, due to introduction of new regulations for sector, ‘came at great personal upset’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TA6J4LUJOVE2FAUSCWNF635BBE.JPG?auth=6e670311b6cac21d88d4fc3c150754187ffc739b5ada7d7b6b88811630ba9644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leigh Ann Gilmore plans to finish up as a childminder next month as she feels new rules being applied to the sector are disproportionate. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s kind of scary’: Residents told not to mow lawns and to rewash clothes days after Wateford fire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/after-the-inferno-counting-the-costs-from-the-tycor-fire-in-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/15/after-the-inferno-counting-the-costs-from-the-tycor-fire-in-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Tycor Business Centre – much of which was destroyed in the blaze – is full of potentially deadly asbestos]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZULNUN4KAZEPNKM5UQ4L5FETCE.jpg?auth=becd6a85ffe4f0c2020c36797b262f4cb60c94e74a5686ce6489812e005ca606&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tycor Business Centre, in Waterford, where fire broke out last weekend. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pressure is privilege’: Linda Djougang relishing Ireland’s Six Nations finale at Aviva]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/pressure-is-privilege-linda-djougang-relishing-irelands-six-nations-finale-at-aviva/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/15/pressure-is-privilege-linda-djougang-relishing-irelands-six-nations-finale-at-aviva/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Closing game against Scotland to unfold in front of record near-30,000 crowd]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4QKPMF75OKNJDWCLZ4KMUHTX4.jpg?auth=423a142ae78ad8cb68fef9dd038003290639611ddd120842284182870691099d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Linda Djougang has amassed more than 50 caps since her debut in 2019. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Moylan’s Ireland rise shows how League of Ireland is reshaping the national team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/jack-moylans-ireland-rise-shows-how-league-of-ireland-is-reshaping-the-national-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/jack-moylans-ireland-rise-shows-how-league-of-ireland-is-reshaping-the-national-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lincoln City forward’s journey from release at Bohemians to Ireland contention reflects wider trend]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKLDFWSGV5U7GBDMIDNPFEVWLI.jpg?auth=2fe6c28e881d3a21451c4e37b2c4e84f8da3a4c1217f240f731c93976afa1adb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Moylan at Republic of Ireland Squad Training, La Finca Resort, Alicante, Spain. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Healy out to catch Heimir Hallgrímsson’s eye as Shamrock Rovers look to stay top]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/matt-healy-out-to-catch-heimir-hallgrimssons-eye-as-shamrock-rovers-look-to-stay-top/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/15/matt-healy-out-to-catch-heimir-hallgrimssons-eye-as-shamrock-rovers-look-to-stay-top/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[League leaders’ midfielder hopeful of Ireland cap after he was in preliminary squad for World Cup playoff]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DRNN7HJWTFFJ3XWSUNLEMMTBWQ.jpg?auth=add9527907af5e91c06e10d3b4eefa1b6c0c2e8d0d20324c4a7304597b76932f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jimmy Keohane, of Galway United, and Shamrock Rovers’ Matt Healy in last week's 3-1 win for the Dublin club. Photograph: Evan Logan/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Logan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer’s troubles must be worrying Micheál Martin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/keir-starmers-troubles-must-be-worrying-micheal-martin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/15/keir-starmers-troubles-must-be-worrying-micheal-martin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Byelections don’t matter - until they do. And this one matters for Martin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YLTIC7XCZNFLZCWU4VTCTWCOCE.JPG?auth=0a40de38e3a405e69119e756357fdbf40f1c448bec03452d2606e5a1fc078a0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A really bad result for Fianna Fáil in the upcoming byelections will have implications for how long Martin remains party leader and Taoiseach. 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[Safety concerns for sea swimmers in Dún Laoghaire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/safety-concerns-for-sea-swimmers-in-dun-laoghaire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/15/safety-concerns-for-sea-swimmers-in-dun-laoghaire/</guid><description><![CDATA[A shock to many local residents]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty ways Ireland can leave fossil fuels behind set out to Government  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/05/15/fifty-ways-ireland-might-leave-fossil-fuels-behind-set-out-to-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/05/15/fifty-ways-ireland-might-leave-fossil-fuels-behind-set-out-to-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposals from Friends of the Earth say public backs the move but supports are needed  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L6ZM3C7ZX5DK5F3Z5GKUU2ABXM.JPG?auth=e788dd81b853b5a3a1fe46011104159f7376b892eb294c3f21487cfa5c2aec19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Among a number of initiatives, Friends of the Earth has proposed making public transport free during certain times of the day to combat fossil fuel use. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foul judgment from Premier League referee a Hammer blow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/14/foul-judgment-from-premier-league-referee-a-hammer-blow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/14/foul-judgment-from-premier-league-referee-a-hammer-blow/</guid><description><![CDATA[Arsenal decision was a case of double standards]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 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[An unusual Galway byelection canvass involves a seven-minute flight ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/15/an-unusual-galway-byelection-canvass-involves-a-seven-minute-flight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/15/an-unusual-galway-byelection-canvass-involves-a-seven-minute-flight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne heads to Inis Oírr, while Sinn Féin contender Marc Lohan pounds pavements in a Galway city suburb]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2LZ5227OFH5JPMGKWLFD4VYYQ.JPG?auth=61cd729b78e17ec4dab7caf7c273e274a3b62ce47c46f14c65efe058081a7922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael's candidate in the Galway West byelection, Seán Kyne, on the campaign trail on Inis Oírr.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamas O’Reilly: One of those days that makes you realise parenting is properly hard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/15/seamas-oreilly-one-of-those-days-that-makes-you-realise-parenting-is-properly-hard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/15/seamas-oreilly-one-of-those-days-that-makes-you-realise-parenting-is-properly-hard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A skin infection, rejection from nursery, a bit of light shoplifting, and to top the day off, a not-entirely-glowing review of my new book ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly: 'Last week I might have implied I enjoy my children’s company'. Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Angela Merkel set to return as EU envoy on Ukraine?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/could-angela-merkel-be-drawn-out-of-retirement-to-serve-as-an-eu-envoy-for-ukraine-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/15/could-angela-merkel-be-drawn-out-of-retirement-to-serve-as-an-eu-envoy-for-ukraine-peace-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nearly five years after leaving office, the former German chancellor may be drawn back into diplomacy – despite questions over her record on Russia]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXQZ4CBI33BOKIWMNRFH47ZFQ4.jpg?auth=4b381fd78efd99d7b33edeab45859b7e2bc5c5dfd00745cd31cfa20d880fa5de&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 and former German chancellor Angela Merkel in 2021.  Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have alopecia – I always have at least one small patch of hair loss on the go]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/15/i-have-alopecia-i-always-have-at-least-one-small-patch-of-hair-loss-on-the-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/15/i-have-alopecia-i-always-have-at-least-one-small-patch-of-hair-loss-on-the-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A woman’s relationship with body hair is a strange one. The hair grows where we don’t want it and vanishes where we do]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYMMYP43OZE5XGIFRLMANY5BJI.jpg?auth=ab46658256d40a3a14d937ed1099fa1d9783e1e127ffdf8ead22bb1e7b535546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I have so much empathy for those who suffer from alopecia totalis (loss of all scalp hair) – and alopecia universalis (complete body hair loss).' Photograph: iStock ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JulPo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intact chief Kevin Thompson: ‘We want to be Ireland’s most respected insurance company’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/intact-chief-kevin-thompson-we-want-to-be-the-most-respected-insurance-company-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/intact-chief-kevin-thompson-we-want-to-be-the-most-respected-insurance-company-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick native leads an insurer once known as RSA, with an ambition to be a top three player by 2030]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BFHI6JTLVGGPGGQXZFF4CWPZI.JPG?auth=08231e09561ffe0222f9a4619ec4f98739c9a6ec6c07ff7eec3c12559239e959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Thompson, chief executive of Intact Insurance Ireland: 'People are constantly talking about consolidation. We’re in a mature market. It wouldn’t be unsurprising if there was more consolidation.' 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[The skin check you should never skip, plus great products to protect you from the sun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/15/the-skin-check-you-should-never-skip-plus-great-products-to-protect-you-from-the-sun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/15/the-skin-check-you-should-never-skip-plus-great-products-to-protect-you-from-the-sun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month, a timely reminder to check your skin, wear SPF daily and take changing moles seriously]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A737U6UOFJAEZCH7O4QCZJDMKI.jpg?auth=4a45d9bc1feeb7f1df6971061867800cc693f15103cb8351c24db6e834328643&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You can never apply too much sunscreen – but you can, and most people do, apply too little. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ridofranz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Family of philosopher Bertrand Russell once owned this stately home by the Boyne  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/19/look-inside-family-of-philosopher-bertrand-russell-once-owned-this-stately-home-by-the-boyne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/19/look-inside-family-of-philosopher-bertrand-russell-once-owned-this-stately-home-by-the-boyne/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances O'Rourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Substantial Tudor revival house near Navan has been in family of local builder since the 1930s. The protected structure now requires substantial renovation ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HW3BBTH27ZA6TDN6YXWRSH6Q2I.JPG?auth=516d54c64e30f99ba4c170c13ae4a144f7d2656ff6b11f6e20653bc8dcb435d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ardsallagh House, Navan, Co Meath: seeking €3.5 million.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Aimee Connolly, CEO of Sculpted by Aimee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/the-irish-times-business-person-of-the-month-aimee-connolly-ceo-founder-of-sculpted-by-aimee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/the-irish-times-business-person-of-the-month-aimee-connolly-ceo-founder-of-sculpted-by-aimee/</guid><description><![CDATA[Founder’s goal is to establish her company as a top 10 beauty brand globally in the next decade]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4IJZJRNNNFKZDUF2YEV3FL6XA.jpg?auth=a8090102072126d1736a73d97f54054380b21622b6090ea69757261dcc5ff387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Entrepreneur Aimee Connolly says US expansion plans are progressing well]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two very modern wines for the conscious drinker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/15/two-very-modern-wines-for-the-conscious-drinker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/15/two-very-modern-wines-for-the-conscious-drinker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: These two Italians are lower in alcohol, organic and vegan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AG742SSVSNGPTOIY67UA2XQTR4.jpg?auth=c12942cf571afce900ccd8789dbfb4e5af42f30b4535d4e9df726d140be2cec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These two bottles are made from lighter glass and labels and closures use recycled plastic.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imelda May: I was told, ‘You will amount to nothing. Aim for not getting pregnant’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/15/imelda-may-i-was-told-you-will-amount-to-nothing-aim-for-not-getting-pregnant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/15/imelda-may-i-was-told-you-will-amount-to-nothing-aim-for-not-getting-pregnant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Working-class children were routinely underestimated when the singer was at school. She wants her gigs to give people the sense of connectedness that sustained her community]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ILY7U3ZJFHIPMCAJFGO6MFPAI.jpg?auth=17ed4b4125cc98dcb63dbf8fefa677e32999f5a41382a7d8cd93a4f0536f47f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Imelda May: ‘I never remember music not being a huge part of my life.’ Photograph: Mark Stedman]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Stedman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A spirit-sapping encounter between Shane Coleman and Graham Linehan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/a-spirit-sapping-encounter-between-shane-coleman-and-graham-linehan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/15/a-spirit-sapping-encounter-between-shane-coleman-and-graham-linehan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are cruising comfortably even when they deal with controversial matters  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B7PT7IGVB5HYZOLNAMYYBGO2OU.jpg?auth=e9883e4e9745afa660240b2989b7cc7c087c3f3e067c3b66c4705576c5898664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newstalk presenter Shane Coleman. Photograph: Newstalk
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo review: Sexual desire becomes contagion and curse in haunting debut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/the-mysterious-gaze-of-the-flamingo-review-sexual-desire-becomes-contagion-and-curse-in-haunting-debut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/15/the-mysterious-gaze-of-the-flamingo-review-sexual-desire-becomes-contagion-and-curse-in-haunting-debut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Writer-director doesn’t name the infection, but leaves little doubt that the spectre spooking the Chilean desert is the Aids crisis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPS5QUMPIJHMNC37X7VUL3PDLY.jpg?auth=e4ce337942753fb24aa6c0c3d1c133d5d90ec6bede611764fc5d567f4382fb8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo: Tamara Cortés and Matías Catalán.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ takes over the Federal Reserve. What happens next? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/donald-trumps-sock-puppet-takes-over-the-federal-reserve-what-happens-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/15/donald-trumps-sock-puppet-takes-over-the-federal-reserve-what-happens-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fed faces uncertain future as chairman, known for his backbone rather than economic steerage, steps down ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKIZGLCJPZEYFHGK2OY3OTKTMQ?auth=b63dc87136a67169b80f8293c94f454544c24c6d48235d659d97b4e2bb7f25c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh, Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Reserve. 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[‘Oncology innovation is moving forward, and healthcare systems need to evolve in parallel’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/15/oncology-innovation-is-moving-forward-and-healthcare-systems-need-to-evolve-in-parallel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/15/oncology-innovation-is-moving-forward-and-healthcare-systems-need-to-evolve-in-parallel/</guid><description><![CDATA[Novartis: A long-term partner to the healthcare ecosystem, providing the sustained investment in oncology innovation, system readiness and partnership essential to improve cancer outcomes ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QKFW4XXLZFP7M747Z3RM6NBTY.jpg?auth=6fe084f5b3e431ef0b0e25449cf306107a0fa71bbe62b2429b4c19fe51a9d285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With cancer affecting one in five people in Ireland, innovation, infrastructure and collaboration are critical to ensuring equitable access to cutting‑edge oncology treatments. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fly View Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alliance Medical builds multi‑million euro radiopharmacy to cut PET‑CT waits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/15/alliance-medical-builds-multimillion-euro-radiopharmacy-to-cut-petct-waits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/15/alliance-medical-builds-multimillion-euro-radiopharmacy-to-cut-petct-waits/</guid><description><![CDATA[New Alliance Medical radiopharmacy will boost PET‑CT capacity, reduce waiting times and support earlier cancer diagnosis across Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXXYK7MR45ENBKKAKIGAO4DHHA.jpg?auth=58d9a8245ea3ac4cc02cb2c5e427e00553269f408beed9c33919128aec41641e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Moore Gilpin (left), radiopharmacy production unit head of quality control, and Austin Craig, radiopharmacy production unit site manager, Alliance Medical Ireland.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whiskey Live Dublin 2026: Ireland’s premier whiskey festival returns to the RDS]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/15/whiskey-live-dublin-2026-irelands-premier-whiskey-festival-returns-to-the-rds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/15/whiskey-live-dublin-2026-irelands-premier-whiskey-festival-returns-to-the-rds/</guid><description><![CDATA[The event will feature masterclasses, a Celtic Whiskey pop-up shop and unparalleled access to the biggest names in the industry]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJQGPB3CSRC5NBZNQEZA4U5TRE.jpg?auth=0cec3bc5a381b9faaaa07faf10fbeeb7b2df4a386279fbede4ce30b8368f022f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Whiskey Live Dublin will host more than 100 exhibitors under one roof]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marketing lessons from the music industry: Time to connect with the ‘glocal’ village]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/15/marketing-lessons-from-the-music-industry-time-to-connect-with-the-glocal-village/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/15/marketing-lessons-from-the-music-industry-time-to-connect-with-the-glocal-village/</guid><description><![CDATA[With globalisation in retreat it’s all about what’s local right now, author and former chief economist of Spotify Will Page tells Dentsu’s Dave Winterlich]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7LYIUGHBVGYDLFV3IX34V4ABA.jpg?auth=35b0fcab85c5b369323a5ab631309971ed70bc8567481985a465bb6cacf4441a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Economist Will Page posits the music industry is a bellwether - and right now consumers want to listen to 'local content, in their local, mother tongue']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neustockimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 10-acre site in Dublin 6 exposes the depth of Ireland’s planning paralysis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/15/a-10-acre-site-in-dublin-6-exposes-the-depth-of-irelands-planning-paralysis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/15/a-10-acre-site-in-dublin-6-exposes-the-depth-of-irelands-planning-paralysis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Real estate developer Ardstone bought the land in 2019 for €69m. Seven years later, construction is yet to start]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDG4RACFNBBUVC7EKGAVVJP5KU.jpg?auth=fddf686cd51ec5209aba5b801acf53091addcacd7d5b404ab0d655a21c034455&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Milltown Park, Sandford Road
Dublin 6. 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Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>