<?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/2026-05-22/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 02:46:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘Incredible’ Rob Baloucoune brings joy despite Ulster’s defeat in Challenge Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/incredible-rob-baloucoune-brings-joy-despite-ulsters-defeat-in-challenge-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/incredible-rob-baloucoune-brings-joy-despite-ulsters-defeat-in-challenge-cup-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The winger impressed as his team-mates wilted around him in stifling heat in Bilbao]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:01:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4F7RHKPHB3UYF6BZYZWTZSFZXY.jpg?auth=4f935ca414fc98d15033bbc26c9a7abacdf7ca428ef1985ae8e3d2fc0c1eb5b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster’s Robert Baloucoune with Donovan Taofifenua of Montpellier. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest turnout figures show Galway West 44% and Dublin Central about 40% as polls close]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/21/voters-in-galway-west-and-dublin-central-byelections-go-to-the-polls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/21/voters-in-galway-west-and-dublin-central-byelections-go-to-the-polls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran, Cormac McQuinn, Jack Horgan-Jones, Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New TDs could change speaking rights in Dáil if Social Democrats gain a seat, overtaking Labour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:52:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35NJ5J45DVA6TBKOMLO7RYPYQU.JPG?auth=fbd9913cbbe060989839f224d3d3ea57bb5b157ec24e775d7e4190bafa644235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Central byelection voters arrives at the polling station to cast their ballots. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster hammered by Montpellier in Challenge Cup final - as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ulster-v-montpellier-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-challenge-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ulster-v-montpellier-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-challenge-cup-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish province second best to a dominant French side in Bilbao]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:47:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VE6AA2VLSETZQIEBNHVJWZVQLE.jpg?auth=73f13f84610d11f3be0c7ae1b75e527f922758a71faaf8216be55236cfa2c824&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Montpellier's French flanker Alex Becognee runs with the ball challenged by Ulster's South African flanker Juarno Augustus. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool to appoint new coach in strong show of support for embattled boss Arne Slot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/liverpool-to-appoint-new-coach-in-strong-show-of-support-for-embattled-boss-arne-slot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/liverpool-to-appoint-new-coach-in-strong-show-of-support-for-embattled-boss-arne-slot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Feyenoord assistant manager has been top of Slot’s wish list since he took charge at Anfield in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMFTKNC2YC3IJ2BOJCKE3SOXS4.jpg?auth=565fe7a11d2ccf5a1b9509992c6c9b45cf76a325d7c774f39b621b5e86323d35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool manager Arne Slot reacts on the touchline during his team's Premier League defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park last Friday. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob King</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another draw for Derry with scoreless stalemate against St Pats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/another-draw-for-derry-with-scoreless-stalemate-against-st-pats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/another-draw-for-derry-with-scoreless-stalemate-against-st-pats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candystripes in sixth spot with just four wins on the board, while Saints remain in second spot]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:29:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WB5QRHQO2KIQNDRYUBLNWCQRKU.jpg?auth=7bf81b1d40db1a2055549163f4b539b37c3b8da24682c0b81d5097dc24c0cb7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry’s James McClean and James Brown of St Patrick's Athletic. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kildare overcome Meath on penalties in tense Leinster minor final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/kildare-overcome-meath-on-penalties-in-tense-leinster-minor-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/kildare-overcome-meath-on-penalties-in-tense-leinster-minor-final/</guid><description><![CDATA[Substitute Logan Tennyson a crucial element in Kildare’s victory]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:27:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXAULGEH75TF3ABUTEHOEBHBMY.jpg?auth=db0e079596de50aeee23da84ab70c512f676db50e460917a139d55d182b8e82d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kildare's Logan Tennyson celebrates scoring the point making the game end in a draw ahead of extra time with Rory Cooke. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weakened Ulster burn out against ruthless Montpellier in Challenge Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/understrength-ulster-burn-out-against-ruthless-montpellier-in-challenge-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/understrength-ulster-burn-out-against-ruthless-montpellier-in-challenge-cup-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richie Murphy’s team no match for awesome French side as trophy wait extends into a 21st season]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:27:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCJ6YHZVSG3FC7HP5A7BYQVSFU.jpg?auth=b3f234c1060e923d66613009c6beb0a1f9e8884f6add3c49ce7dbb3d3ec6912e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Montpellier's French centre Arthur Vincent goes over for the last try. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster ratings v Montpellier: Rob Baloucoune a rare shining light for exhausted Ulster ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ulster-ratings-rob-baloucoune-a-rare-shining-light-for-exhausted-ulster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ulster-ratings-rob-baloucoune-a-rare-shining-light-for-exhausted-ulster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zac Ward and Tom Stewart among those with games to forget in Challenge Cup final]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:57:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LOVZYKW5YJQGCFSUC542BPCIY.jpg?auth=8236cb0fa7a14f582fb576c47fcb54733e5bce9b721901a7a522af752c6e1b4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster’s Robert Baloucoune scores a try against Montpellier. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish aid flotilla detainees due to fly home on Saturday as Israel denies claims of sexual assaults]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/irish-aid-flotilla-detainees-due-to-fly-home-on-saturday-after-being-deported-to-turkey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/irish-aid-flotilla-detainees-due-to-fly-home-on-saturday-after-being-deported-to-turkey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Jade Wilson, Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fourteen Irish citizens among more than 400 pro-Palestine activists Israel deported on Thursday ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:26:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UGIMUWAXLJYHQLLMKJNZBQVRLY.jpg?auth=ae6521ca3236b89384bea817c6000a427e4ef8f8b65397a60c9930c5ca0aaa93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Injured activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla arrive at Istanbul Airport on Thursday. Photograph: Burak Kara/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Burak Kara</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is Also a Love Story by Sally Hayden details ‘extraordinary people’ in ‘unthinkable situations’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/book-on-love-in-times-of-crisis-details-extraordinary-people-in-unthinkable-situations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/book-on-love-in-times-of-crisis-details-extraordinary-people-in-unthinkable-situations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is Also a Love Story, written by Irish Times journalist Sally Hayden, was launched in Dublin on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:45:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZOAIMLJIIVBVXM7Q6VRV3QXFXU.JPG?auth=08ea876409a48fd5eb75a40779a09706189e5e335c37d86a57685b64d35d73d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sally Hayden at the launch in Dublin on Friday of her book This Is Also A Love Story, This is Also a Love Story: Searching for Good in a Divided World, which features stories of love and connection among those suffering war, displacement and crisis in nine countries. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on tech jobs: Ireland finds itself exposed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/the-irish-times-view-on-tech-jobs-ireland-finds-itself-exposed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/the-irish-times-view-on-tech-jobs-ireland-finds-itself-exposed/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Meta redundancies were a warning sign and more cutbacks in the sector are likely]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DET3MHROWJDBMWKRYVIALZAR24.jpg?auth=f6c12a14a4508f3d7ba2960d1755347d9e9741d1eee60624426c4b0dd26daa80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ballsbridge offices of Meta, owner of the social media company Facebook: the company is cutting 20 per cent of its Irish staff. ( Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conn McDunphy now second overall as teammate Flanagan wins third stage of Rás Tailteann]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/22/conn-mcdunphy-now-second-overall-as-teammate-flanagan-wins-third-stage-of-ras-tailteann/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/22/conn-mcdunphy-now-second-overall-as-teammate-flanagan-wins-third-stage-of-ras-tailteann/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Stokes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish cyclist well placed to push for title after going agonisingly close in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:19:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3NVVU4OV5C6PBE2ISU3UJ3HXY.JPG?auth=63d8351010da0b230ba8ab0218f0f3bfc0c9b649081cc08643be0f6a7f21afca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liam Flanagan of USA: APS Pro Cycling team wins Friday's Rás Tailteann stage in Enniscorthy. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorraine O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus executive takes ‘exception’ to sacked pilot’s claim of ‘falsifying’ safety report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/aer-lingus-executive-takes-exception-to-sacked-pilots-claims-about-falsifying-safety-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/aer-lingus-executive-takes-exception-to-sacked-pilots-claims-about-falsifying-safety-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee claims he was ‘poisoned’ by toxic fumes while in command of an Aer Lingus jet]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:01:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARK2TV57RNNHPOERUEPB44LMTU.jpg?auth=9481cdb65ed9a0c2c5174b33910c211d7e23b70d50e51d1ec7342f0dea12de15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus on Friday continued its defence against complaints of whistleblower penalisation and unfair dismissal by the pilot]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The Irish Times view on the  RTÉ payments controversy:  the price of transparency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/the-irish-times-view-on-the-rte-payments-controversy-the-price-of-transparency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/the-irish-times-view-on-the-rte-payments-controversy-the-price-of-transparency/</guid><description><![CDATA[Correction of Derek Monney’s status has reopened wounds that had barely healed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKLLOYB46FHKJCSJYWUDJ532DA.jpg?auth=59565c8a807d42d723f14d28acd8cd14b051839632a6109ab92cd7b6b84dc337&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Bakhurst leaving Leinster House following apperance at Oireachtas Committee.
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[Man given suspended sentence for harassing female colleague with ‘relentless’ sexual innuendo ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/man-given-suspended-sentence-for-harassing-female-colleague-with-relentless-sexual-innuendo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/man-given-suspended-sentence-for-harassing-female-colleague-with-relentless-sexual-innuendo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge said case derived from a male culture where speaking disrespectfully of women ‘is excused by the manosphere and the likes of the Tates’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:58:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LHPFPUB55BBTPWRGY5AUM34EA.jpg?auth=323329d9534e748b6da8697aff83d560cbfed6b33108fc9dabfd2f32c405c0c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man has been ordered to pay his former colleague €5,000 compensation. Photograph: Collins Courts.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister prohibited from practice for not holding valid insurance policy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/barrister-prohibited-from-practice-for-not-holding-valid-insurance-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/barrister-prohibited-from-practice-for-not-holding-valid-insurance-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joseph Sallabi made ‘extraordinary’ allegations about lawyers in case brought by LSRA, High Court president says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:36:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2OZNR7TQVC5JAZTDFQ3NUBZYI.jpg?auth=ca82f67128304d85e139dcc4496518e1a357b134dd4b7a2c0c6dab9aeb9ddf82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High Court president Judge David Barniville granted orders sought by the LSRA prohibiting Joseph Sallabi from providing legal services in the State. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marco Rubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deployments in Europe ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/22/marco-rubio-tries-to-reassure-nato-allies-over-us-troop-deployments-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/22/marco-rubio-tries-to-reassure-nato-allies-over-us-troop-deployments-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rubio has said on his way to a Sweden meeting of Nato foreign ministers that the US is upset that European allies didn’t join its misadventure in Iran ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:09:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THGOCT6IRQDDXFRCX7IN33HWGA.jpg?auth=d205bb8c9708da1302d464a6405a11a42c917bec8ce86677ee5191409929d18c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) with Poland's foreign minister Radosaw Sikorski (left) at the Nato foreign ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, on Friday. Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Nackstrand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence in US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/22/tulsi-gabbard-resigns-as-director-of-national-intelligence-in-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/22/tulsi-gabbard-resigns-as-director-of-national-intelligence-in-us/</guid><description><![CDATA[She is the fourth cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:08:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUVZLAMO5KZJTD5XOOCIGXFEBM.jpg?auth=2636b6d97833e7a243cc7fe957e641c6fa3ed44c2948bf461e7dbe0d147ac9b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as US president Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. Photograph; AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprise(d) guest: Frank McNally on the mysteries of Irish-English and the story behind the world’s greatest collection of Joyceana ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/22/surprised-guest-frank-mcnally-on-the-mysteries-of-irish-english-and-the-story-behind-the-worlds-greatest-collection-of-joyceana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/22/surprised-guest-frank-mcnally-on-the-mysteries-of-irish-english-and-the-story-behind-the-worlds-greatest-collection-of-joyceana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Invited to join a conversation on Irish-English, I found my biggest challenge was to shut up]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRWRMLA27JGNNI5UQ6E7DE6WXA.jpeg?auth=081c1f469f27f74f22d1b5e4126dff5120c73d29cee9683e9c5ca3db499299f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Desmond J Green speaking at the launch of a book about his collection of Joyceana]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor cleared of misconduct over €10,000 he returned to couple after their bankruptcy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/solicitor-cleared-of-misconduct-over-10000-he-returned-to-couple-after-their-bankruptcy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/solicitor-cleared-of-misconduct-over-10000-he-returned-to-couple-after-their-bankruptcy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All misconduct allegations dismissed against Anthony Joyce, who argued €10,000 was legal fees]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:56:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6CCI4ITCFCZ5H3IO6AUILGGSI.jpg?auth=1bf9a42ce06e468e5b21b7058bfeab0774e2011c9d2da7fae72e693bac2eb418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the conclusion of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, Anthony Joyce welcomed the decision, saying he had for decades 'worked with integrity and dedication to help clients'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hirun</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s population grew by 1.6% last year, EU figures show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/irelands-population-grew-by-16-last-year-eu-figures-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/irelands-population-grew-by-16-last-year-eu-figures-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland is one of only seven EU countries where birth rate continues to exceed death rate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:35:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHPFLM5GLJGBLIKLY6FOHHP4AY.jpg?auth=97e35992118d905d27f8718373fc3cd64cb915077bebe0dead6eac7be577ed55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eurostat predicts that the population of the State will reached six million in 2035. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qatar sends mediators to Tehran as talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz reach climax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/22/qatar-sends-mediators-to-tehran-as-talks-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-reach-climax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/22/qatar-sends-mediators-to-tehran-as-talks-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-reach-climax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran has threatened to impose tolls on shipping, while US demands that Iran hand over its highly enriched uranium may be deferred]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:18:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSFZQEHRLQGRWKRALIJTDNGLOY.jpg?auth=1abd32c0ef651150acfcdb391fb0b868e5ccb6f7c196776f8680e009ef7937e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two men sit in a small boat on the water as cargo ships are anchored in the background in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pádraig O’Hora on climbing Everest: ‘I’m over the moon to have achieved what I set out to do’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/22/padraig-ohora-on-climbing-everest-im-over-the-moon-to-have-achieved-what-i-set-out-to-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/22/padraig-ohora-on-climbing-everest-im-over-the-moon-to-have-achieved-what-i-set-out-to-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Mayo footballer was part of three-man Irish team to reach the summit on Wednesday morning]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:15:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOSD5IQLJBEZJCMDFXD73ATHLE.jpg?auth=19b22f5aeb70565c72309d311d2d232da063af8f514d57b9edaa35ecd6599155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pádraig O'Hora on top of Mount Everest, after a trip of just short of eight weeks]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never showed fear’: Gardaí who freed IRA hostage while under fire in 1975 receive honours]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/22/i-never-showed-fear-gardai-who-freed-ira-hostage-while-under-fire-in-1975-receive-honours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/22/i-never-showed-fear-gardai-who-freed-ira-hostage-while-under-fire-in-1975-receive-honours/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twelve gardaí were awarded Scott Medals for bravery in a ceremony on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:04:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIPEGNTISIYJRTSBCYASZKJ2PI.jpg?auth=97808b339a2768214a045755ca49e99c09ebff6047f1a61af9be19bc29d30f50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bernadette O'Dea, holding a photograph of her late husband assistant commissioner Edward O'Dea along with his bronze Scott Medal, alongside with bronze Scott Medal recipient det chief supt Patrick Sheil. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally says German arms plant break-in motivated by ‘urgent humanitarian concerns’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/daniel-tatlow-devally-says-arms-plant-break-in-motivated-by-urgent-humanitarian-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/daniel-tatlow-devally-says-arms-plant-break-in-motivated-by-urgent-humanitarian-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Berlin-based Dubliner and four others on trial in Stuttgart accused of illegal entry and criminal damage at Elbit Systems Deutschland in Ulm]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:01:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/646YTIDYRZDQLKUWTNYKF4A7K4.JPG?auth=85fad8f9abd427dc8ac4d77645e0cb4d0bebfb1528c2a9aee22e46ac0146c572&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Climate and Palestine activist Greta Thunberg claps in the direction of the defendants as a spectator in a courtroom in Stuttgart-Stammheim on Friday. Photograph: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bernd Weißbrod</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worker claims employer reneged on deal to require Lithuanian co-workers to speak English]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/22/worker-claims-employer-reneged-on-deal-to-require-lithuanian-co-workers-to-speak-english/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/22/worker-claims-employer-reneged-on-deal-to-require-lithuanian-co-workers-to-speak-english/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warehouse worker claims Lithuanian women colleagues refused to speak English to isolate and bully him at work]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:53:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIEATYDRWVD3VP2VOBQV6NN5JA.jpg?auth=f4bcfb62fa63eda8db4cd6cb0a8f0a94cbc7a7e8a7ec706ca90b2251c3e4681e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A warehouse worker claims his employer failed to implement a policy requiring employees to speak English in the workplace. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Bradbury</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I used to think I was going to be a writer’: Paschal Donohoe awarded library medal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/i-used-to-think-i-was-going-to-be-a-writer-paschal-donohoe-awarded-library-medal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/i-used-to-think-i-was-going-to-be-a-writer-paschal-donohoe-awarded-library-medal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Minister for Finance cited Isaac Asimov and Philip Pullman as early favourites]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:52:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OEFVGC6JPFBALAZDP6GPDRPIBA.JPG?auth=5ed236c5067c8b96bc818735717aee984f8b03beb189ffbd7962ba41857b5311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former minister for finance Paschal Donohoe receiving a gold medal from the president of the Library Association of Ireland, Lorna Dodd. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares rise on technology stocks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/european-shares-rise-on-technology-stocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/european-shares-rise-on-technology-stocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Markets optimistic about signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:47:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7U6CUUETXINKMPFEZH2VGZYBAY.jpg?auth=17fd978d2258e7755d52d9bef4f250a8d3a9f430287d49332a6a0ab2d594f909&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Friday ahead of a long weekend, with the blue-chip Dow hitting a record high for the first time ​since the Iran war began. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DublinBikes scheme to be discontinued after 18 years with plans for new service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/22/loss-making-since-day-one-dublinbikes-scheme-to-be-discontinued-after-17-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/22/loss-making-since-day-one-dublinbikes-scheme-to-be-discontinued-after-17-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under the council’s new scheme, it will own the stations and possibly also the bikes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:11:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ACP7ENMBZOA5PMMMZ3FMMPBZA.jpg?auth=b992e8fe15fe5e8887dd1373d363865701958800fdbfccfedde066c16c99fbb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DublinBikes was introduced in 2009 with JCDecaux funding the scheme in exchange for advertising panels on the city streets. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach raises abuse redress by religious orders with Pope Leo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/taoiseach-raises-abuse-redress-by-religious-orders-with-pope-leo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/taoiseach-raises-abuse-redress-by-religious-orders-with-pope-leo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin offers help of Irish officials involved in peace process to Vatican Middle East efforts]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:59:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXOVBVOZNFIWUNLGH2HMT52MYY.jpg?auth=457ee5ee3fcb0576dc10caa8d3b4376b39a7ec751b3e691aa961b1d86ef52569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin is welcomed by Archbishop Petar Rajič, head of the papal household. Photograph: Liam McBurney/ PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scar tissue or ravenous hunger? Leinster prepare for Champions Cup final with a lot of motivation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/scar-tissue-or-ravenous-hunger-leinster-prepare-for-champions-cup-final-with-a-lot-of-motivation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/scar-tissue-or-ravenous-hunger-leinster-prepare-for-champions-cup-final-with-a-lot-of-motivation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five players in Leinster’s matchday squad have featured in all four of their losing European finals]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:52:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35WNBV22TNGQBKT6J2JFB7A4FA.jpg?auth=2e2a2a198b2e20e7679966d3cad7420923234c7dfad680aa997100a0a5da17c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster’s Joe McCarthy dejected after his team lost the Champions Cup final to Toulouse in 2024. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fingal County Council rejects Dublin 15 Manna drone hub]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/22/fingal-county-council-rejects-dublin-15-manna-drone-hub/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/22/fingal-county-council-rejects-dublin-15-manna-drone-hub/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company had applied for retention of hub, which flies groceries, medicines and takeaways ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:42:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQQH4IUMRRE25CNNLZ5KMRCMUY.jpg?auth=381f99f25384a5cfdd5a64326f8fb28f08f052d7b4b51d8e28ce0a1fe9addcbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manna has four weeks to appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Madigan: ‘I’m not emotionally detached. Leinster is my boyhood club. I want them to win’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ian-madigan-im-not-emotionally-detached-leinster-is-my-boyhood-club-i-want-them-to-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ian-madigan-im-not-emotionally-detached-leinster-is-my-boyhood-club-i-want-them-to-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is a busy weekend for the player turned pundit, with his former teams in both European finals]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:38:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKIKZIGOZVAONLXOMWF7QZQPFY.jpg?auth=41deabde53fc80d4f6cb6bcc6f97101f46e3728f65036ec32294ed6756f0ba29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Ian Madigan in action against Ospreys in the Guinness Pro12 at Dublin's RDS in March 2016. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers at Meta contractor Covalen not allowed to work for other platform service providers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/22/workers-at-meta-contractor-covalen-not-allowed-to-work-for-other-platform-service-provider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/22/workers-at-meta-contractor-covalen-not-allowed-to-work-for-other-platform-service-provider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee representatives critical of Facebook owner policy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5URBZFWUBDLPKWUTXBEP5CJUM.JPG?auth=1c0480a53043a79741ca96117dbb0b5fda1e56511395e6b2b8a948adfe9af943&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Covalen staff at a previous protest outside the Dáil in the wake of the announcement that up to 720 jobs are to be lost at the contracting firm.
Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Central and Galway West byelections: How The Irish Times is covering the results]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/dublin-central-galway-west-byelection-live-results-coverage-explainer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/dublin-central-galway-west-byelection-live-results-coverage-explainer/</guid><description><![CDATA[With long lists of candidates in both constituencies the counts are likely to be long and could run into Sunday 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:30:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I7ZRY3E4KRBWBACUUYPFEP2QRQ.jpg?auth=2a8e7cd2b5be21811412b5cdd3c4bb0ce9d00a682b24b2572d2a3d82f47a5463&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Polling stations in both constituencies will be open from 7am to 10pm on Friday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach has Gaza on his mind amid European tour ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/taoiseach-has-gaza-on-his-mind-amid-european-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/taoiseach-has-gaza-on-his-mind-amid-european-tour/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:30:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAHB6G5KI5GLHA2CJCUPYNMMZQ.jpeg?auth=f00977fae42e8e404862f2901ee114425f5a930d16fa973162803f191bcbf2e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Photograph: Vatican Media]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Tomassetti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMAT calls out Bertie Ahern’s immigration remarks while accepting Best Album award]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/22/cmat-wins-best-album-at-ivor-novello-awards-its-nice-to-finally-win-an-award-in-england/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/22/cmat-wins-best-album-at-ivor-novello-awards-its-nice-to-finally-win-an-award-in-england/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish singer-songwriter also urged fellow artists not ‘to sit on the fence’ as ‘fascism is on the rise’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:28:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KH5XZCNIEJPBLJTIQN5JGB3Y3Q.jpg?auth=f604f8bb1e5b1fe3b78da5a9f832d25c5887dcab7079dd30b10050bb1da4ab0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CMAT with her best album award for Euro-Country at the Ivor Novello Awards in London. Photograph: Ian West/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian West</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learner driver ran over and seriously injured then girlfriend in act of ‘horseplay’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/learner-driver-ran-over-and-seriously-injured-then-girlfriend-in-act-of-horseplay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/learner-driver-ran-over-and-seriously-injured-then-girlfriend-in-act-of-horseplay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lana Dowling (20) given suspended sentence over incident in which young woman fell from bonnet of Nissan Micra and was run over]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:21:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJRZP4EJYDJOPNQE6UZJAREFIQ.jpg?auth=026ca1494ab74b7792eff24d194207bb7683da5821fc76ad77717e7b82378ddb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lana Dowling, of Shankill, Co Dublin, was given a suspended sentence after she pleaded guilty to  dangerous driving. Photograph: Colins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ journalist with ‘huge sense of self-importance’ fails in bid for higher pay ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/22/rte-journalist-with-huge-sense-of-self-importance-fails-in-bid-for-higher-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/22/rte-journalist-with-huge-sense-of-self-importance-fails-in-bid-for-higher-pay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour Court rules that one complaint has already been determined by uncontested internal appeals process and other is too old ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:08:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7RXBAYTANUA3OKJNTDAVTXKRQ.jpg?auth=b3a6ccbbd7304d688c718c3f4abc3e83bc67045f48bf365f7581587dcf116a69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An RTÉ journalist has failed in a Labour Court claim that he was unfairly paid. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbie Keane to leave role as head coach of Ferencváros amid Celtic links]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/robbie-keane-to-leave-role-as-head-coach-of-ferencvaros-amid-celtic-links/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/robbie-keane-to-leave-role-as-head-coach-of-ferencvaros-amid-celtic-links/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish striker has spent a year-and-a-half in Hungary, having previously managed Maccabi Tel Aviv]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:55:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNVX3WZVANEWREXZ7VHXYGAENE.jpg?auth=6def4e300fa82e733293be5a25d800c49cc17c6618b0edcbf80c8247008f2db0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robbie Keane is set to leave Ferencvaros, with Celtic linked. Photograph: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Kaspar-Bartke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Dunne challenge to bankruptcy officials ‘a complete waste of court time and legal resources’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/sean-dunne-challenge-to-bankruptcy-officials-dismissed-by-high-court-as-ai-fantasy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/sean-dunne-challenge-to-bankruptcy-officials-dismissed-by-high-court-as-ai-fantasy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge described case as ‘complete waste of court time and legal resources’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:35:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIGASIC74KTOZXXQADCIBTS7AA.jpg?auth=8878a6c95623a27ffacef369ba009a7ef852846b788f3e1d1442849c61a394cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businessman Seán Dunne represented himself in the proceedings]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record rent-rise was seized upon by candidates in last dash before byelections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/record-rent-rise-was-seized-upon-by-candidates-in-last-dash-before-byelections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/record-rent-rise-was-seized-upon-by-candidates-in-last-dash-before-byelections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Taoiseach questioned nature of property-group report while elsewhere, RTÉ faced a familiar line of questioning]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y5QRZBAX5SKVTBNJTSHNNCHE3M.jpg?auth=579872d5cc5a7da8bab5c680848b109c0bdd9b95131a0a4d81f7fb226aa96dec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin was called a “slíbhín” by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald in relation to rent costs. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí notified over Gerry Hutch stencilled graffiti near polling station]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/gardai-notified-over-gerry-hutch-stencilled-graffiti-near-polling-station/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/gardai-notified-over-gerry-hutch-stencilled-graffiti-near-polling-station/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Central Returning Officer aware of matter and appropriate action being taken]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OC57KWYJZJEEBBKPWAYWXYZ6YA.JPG?auth=40e5d9a4d94f74f66491ad5ea7112ff4dd562e548bcd800490fcf731fab2336a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stenciled grafitti outside a polling station in Phibsborough in support of Dublin Central byelection candidate Gerry Hutch. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling club helps Spaniard saddle up for Irish citizenship – and pick up his cúpla focal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/22/cycling-club-helps-spaniard-saddle-up-for-irish-citizenship-and-pick-up-his-cupla-focal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/22/cycling-club-helps-spaniard-saddle-up-for-irish-citizenship-and-pick-up-his-cupla-focal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Meana says Castleknock group shows the power of a strong community and close social bonds  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4TR5FKE2JDYFMVRLBFNCBFG5Q.JPEG?auth=6bad901a409b827e13ca2d9c47810263b52338e3c2bfa564c67914b595efd714&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Meana (second left) with Castleknock Cycling Club team-mates Rory Egan, Kevin Race and James Condon.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola misinformation and community tensions in DRC prompts aid volunteer action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/22/ebola-misinformation-and-community-tensions-in-drc-prompts-aid-volunteer-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/22/ebola-misinformation-and-community-tensions-in-drc-prompts-aid-volunteer-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Outbreak is  the third-largest on record, ​with 160 suspected deaths out of 670 suspected cases]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:59:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJ7GJQ2G2IVJ2W4KZBLQJFHWTE.jpg?auth=527f5817235588a14e5b155d00787e0bd25f9021c7a891bcb56bd5c920cef099&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Medical staff bury a patient deceased at a hospital in Rwampara. Photograph: Seros Muyisa/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Seros Muyisa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two murder accused allegedly heard ‘gloating’ about assaulting man who died in hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/two-murder-accused-allegedly-heard-gloating-about-assaulting-man-who-died-in-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/two-murder-accused-allegedly-heard-gloating-about-assaulting-man-who-died-in-hospital/</guid><description><![CDATA[Christopher Colin Nobes (31) and Andrew John Matthews (25) charged with murder of Nicholas Gordon (51) in Belfast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LVN5IPFM2JCZPLQ36P6J34JGF4?auth=a5bf999e758ef9105300236cba629f133eb03e931e3d8d960f75d2a895f6fb1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicholas Gordon (51) died in hospital after being injured at an apartment building in east Belfast earlier this month. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He deserved better’: Partner of Seán Rocks seeks meeting with RTÉ over pension issue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/22/he-deserved-better-partner-of-sean-rocks-seeks-meeting-with-rte-over-pension-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/22/he-deserved-better-partner-of-sean-rocks-seeks-meeting-with-rte-over-pension-issue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financial reality of ‘misclassified’ job role kept presenter ‘up at night’, says Catherine Bailey]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:36:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJNFBYHISFHVHLPRGEEXU74P6A.jpg?auth=5292a5ba31838190314d9f8e972d1001319fae7c7dc29e78964d5799b9d070c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Rocks, who died at the age of 64 last July after a brief illness, presented the Radio 1 arts and culture programme Arena for 16 years. Photograph: Andres Poveda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Poveda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster v Bordeaux Bègles: TV details, weather, kick-off times and team news for Champions Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/18/leinster-v-bordeaux-begles-tv-details-kick-off-times-and-team-news-for-champions-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/18/leinster-v-bordeaux-begles-tv-details-kick-off-times-and-team-news-for-champions-cup-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know as Ulster play Montpellier in the Challenge Cup final in Bilbao on Friday night]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:16:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLHFOPDTU6JSHLQA5IQRGCNOVE.jpg?auth=bf4c6f16cf2b5bdf226ec3ce11e7a1d1abad6fa52be1c2255b0866e8a399fdcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Dan Sheehan. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former elite boxer jailed for six years for ‘vendetta’ attack on cousin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/former-elite-boxer-jailed-for-six-years-for-vendetta-attack-on-cousin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/former-elite-boxer-jailed-for-six-years-for-vendetta-attack-on-cousin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unprovoked knife attack has left ‘blameless’ victim traumatised and with life-changing injuries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7XI3MQE4FDSPNVGVU56ETXYG4.JPG?auth=6a8c831a7066cbace4a0d09bfd0f0e4c94d8eab2df2d82ff013c3694b089262b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Nevin (25) pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to stabbing a female cousin 12 times, causing 'catastrophic injuries'. Photograph: Tom Tuite]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Tuite</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: Nothing is perfect in the GAA so enjoy the football championship when it’s in a good place]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/malachy-clerkin-nothing-is-perfect-in-the-gaa-so-enjoy-the-football-championship-when-its-in-a-good-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/malachy-clerkin-nothing-is-perfect-in-the-gaa-so-enjoy-the-football-championship-when-its-in-a-good-place/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The latest format change comes at a time when the game isn’t just better, it’s more democratic than it’s been for ages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:59:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLFRZOENMRHIPH6PWTG6KL3I4E.jpg?auth=ef57d311822889884d4e23497607833cc77a73dc9cd295c50239682dd7dad041&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Paul Geaney with his son Páidí and the Corn Pháidí Uí Shé after victory over Cork in the Munster final in Killarney on May 10th. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is what you want’: Leo Cullen glad to be back in Bilbao chasing more European glory with Leinster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/this-is-what-you-want-leo-cullen-glad-to-be-back-in-bilbao-chasing-more-european-glory-with-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/this-is-what-you-want-leo-cullen-glad-to-be-back-in-bilbao-chasing-more-european-glory-with-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach paid a pre-Christmas visit to northern Spain to visualise goal for the season]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:58:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4E6GBGCSPKMTFXBLKHNHHTCQM.jpg?auth=fb78df1cc39c6543ebc906d679d467ca77112f0ef3d7c7f9141b1c46bbc3314f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Leo Cullen speaks to the media ahead of Saturday's Champions Cup final against Bordeaux-Bègles. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Artem_Egorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Donald Trump’s AI ‘slopaganda’ machine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/22/inside-donald-trumps-ai-slopaganda-machine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/22/inside-donald-trumps-ai-slopaganda-machine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Clark in London and Anna Nicolaou in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s stream of fake imagery on Truth Social is reshaping the boundaries of political communication
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YD35CBPXYJBLHF62XGBDSF3CUQ.jpg?auth=4c8c443948db2ab133f966f44453811181d14848dcd873154295c667c3fdaf24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI has allowed Donald Trump to produce faster, more resonant posts that attack opponents, dramatise policy ideas and mythologise himself. 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Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor Murray: Nienaber’s Springbok defence may not matter against all-out Bordeaux attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/conor-murray-nienabers-springbok-defence-may-not-matter-against-all-out-bordeaux-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/conor-murray-nienabers-springbok-defence-may-not-matter-against-all-out-bordeaux-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor  Murray ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leinster’s opponents in Champions Cup final are a side packed with internationals who win games any which way]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ODYU5PLCRFATDL4EC3USQYN7SA.jpg?auth=4ab6d80e0431138a2fb6f684ce92c8ba56596e71bb806054913f53eb10f1e13b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster senior coach Jacques Nienaber with head coach Leo Cullen take a squad training session. 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Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiring a car abroad: The dos and don’ts for holidaymakers this summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/22/the-dos-and-donts-of-hiring-a-car-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/22/the-dos-and-donts-of-hiring-a-car-this-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All you need to know, from doing your research, insurance tips and why that upgrade is not always good news]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:45:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBLDYA5WRZARTGPUPAIQJTFOLM.jpg?auth=669b28515c543b6b4fb0e3f8d6ab5116bacd49a373ae599793b52b92b7bc976c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are steps you can take to ensure you are not among the holidaymakers reporting a negative car hire experience]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">asiandelight</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Devastating’: Overnight fire rips through Cherrymore Kitchens in Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/devastating-overnight-fire-rips-through-donegal-kitchen-factory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/22/devastating-overnight-fire-rips-through-donegal-kitchen-factory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roads closed as emergency services respond to incident]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:37:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2G2JK2V56NAWLJIJLKJM2GEPUQ.png?auth=ca5b871c9b6e654e24988b68bb582d262d16b4bdf13ca268ca165430e1fb2928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fire at a business premises in Ardlenagh outside Donegal town. Image: Donegal Weather Channel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France rolls out €1 three-course student meals – here is what’s on the menu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/22/france-rolls-out-1-student-meals-but-whats-on-the-menu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/22/france-rolls-out-1-student-meals-but-whats-on-the-menu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cheap three-course lunches are aimed at easing financial hardship among young people]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:36:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZITAP5KUJHRLB2UL2OKHMDCRI.jpeg?auth=46bdfc9b42ee57ce531d604d38572f592defac34fc2bda2fbe624ddd30794067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The barge in Paris serves students from nearby universities and has noticed rising demand since €1 meals were introduced]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naomi O’Leary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City confirm Pep Guardiola departure, United hand Michael Carrick permanent appointment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/manchester-city-confirm-pep-guardiola-departure-united-hand-michael-carrick-permanent-appointment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/manchester-city-confirm-pep-guardiola-departure-united-hand-michael-carrick-permanent-appointment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Enzo Maresca has agreed in principle a three-year deal to succeed Guardiola]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:32:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMCRWDKG7IMOQDCYC7MHIVA3MA.jpg?auth=66b02bebd0f4a83c090293378573da994c87533282d35aa937392bbc04445c62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City after 10 years with the club. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK borrowing rises and retail sales slide in April]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/22/uk-borrowing-rises-and-retail-sales-slide-in-april/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/22/uk-borrowing-rises-and-retail-sales-slide-in-april/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Fleming , Valentina Romei ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strains on economy and public finances come as ruling Labour Party engulfed in leadership crisis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:14:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVE37FKDAZ6ZFDY6HRPAKKVRAI.jpg?auth=09a34fdff106e5745cbc90943ef3c8e301297bea4ba278957831da18ee4c8491&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. Photograph: Kin Cheung- WPA Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambulance service staff call off next week’s planned strike ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/22/ambulance-service-staff-call-off-next-weeks-planned-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/22/ambulance-service-staff-call-off-next-weeks-planned-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes after progress made in talks between health service management and unions at Labour Court]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:06:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZH6YJMYRR2MMQTUZRUOMEHW62Y.jpg?auth=95b7d9cd84595d62c763d100d489844f5729c30a3d5c09f0a4771d9645f5f411&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of Siptu and Unite unions on the picket line outside National Ambulance Service depot at Davitt Road in Dublin on May 12th. 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Photograph: Julien Behal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are Katseye? And why did my kids want me to remortgage the house to go to their Dublin show?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/22/who-are-katseye-and-why-did-my-kids-want-me-to-remortgage-the-house-to-go-to-their-dublin-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/22/who-are-katseye-and-why-did-my-kids-want-me-to-remortgage-the-house-to-go-to-their-dublin-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The K-pop group, who racked up more than 30 billion views on TikTok in 2025, kick off their tour of Europe and North America in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:46:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KID63V25EZC5HN73XRH54CR7K4.jpg?auth=4d0510c053c17aa4ff0344902bfbd104fbd66d1977d63d93f388a4c2a2208a7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katseye: the group at Coachella – minus Manon Bannerman – in April. 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Photograph: John Walton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provinces’ two-pronged assault on Europe reaches Bilbao]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/22/provinces-two-pronged-assault-on-europe-reaches-bilbao/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/22/provinces-two-pronged-assault-on-europe-reaches-bilbao/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ulster and Leinster vie for silverware as All-Ireland SFC gets under way]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:06:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTQYI5KN5ZWSBHCE7EGII7QE3M.jpg?auth=656850c63fb2dc8d3a1e438d68e31d75169a3b610d4be865bb2de133b73b5678&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Robert Baloucoune in training at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao on Thursday. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes First Look review: Lola Petticrew shines in I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’s Irish line-up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/22/cannes-first-look-review-lola-petticrew-shines-in-i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightnings-irish-line-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/05/22/cannes-first-look-review-lola-petticrew-shines-in-i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightnings-irish-line-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daryl McCormack and Anthony Boyle join the actor in Clio Barnard’s portrait of friends confronting stalled lives and dashed hopes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:49:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PVOLSS7LL5BFZKP6AO7TSR2BJM.jpg?auth=dad3c04b274acf371a4fc2cf16c6e73cc30602681132faf4dd13c86cf66f69b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: Anthony Boyle and Lola Petticrew in I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jessie J reveals she is cancer free: ‘I sobbed for hours’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/22/jessie-j-reveals-she-is-cancer-free-i-sobbed-for-hours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/22/jessie-j-reveals-she-is-cancer-free-i-sobbed-for-hours/</guid><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Jessie J announced last year she had been diagnosed with breast cancer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:29:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXZPPQUH2FDH3OGJJXW4UEQE7Q.jpg?auth=eba74b88bc550c5bdd17f0993cc7abaf9d6291feb39430ac1e7b5abf48f0c278&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jessie J at the Royal Albert Hall in London last year. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Jackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda inspector was in fear of his life when Longford man set dog on him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/garda-inspector-was-in-fear-for-his-life-when-longford-man-set-dog-on-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/garda-inspector-was-in-fear-for-his-life-when-longford-man-set-dog-on-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Couple sentenced after officer shot dog that was ‘frothing at the mouth’ and had launched at his neck]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRMA3ZIGFRH5PKKGDQIWDQCNCM.jpg?auth=92faa95471f9ac971d12f9c1877df0dbd6c95f1858e3f2493a7f959527d24e0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Edward and Sharon Stokes appeared before Longford Circuit Court this week. File photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS COURTS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US House Republicans cancel vote to end Iran war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/22/us-house-republicans-cancel-vote-to-end-iran-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/22/us-house-republicans-cancel-vote-to-end-iran-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Zengerle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Democrats, ⁠and some ​Republicans, have called on Trump to ask Congress for authorisation to use military force]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:13:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TT2AJPZS4RKT2CAKSKANE2OQYY.jpg?auth=418c0ba0e934ac6e7d5aaa0c0273ac49823c2647b12c0b006964684d9d5599f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign ‌Affairs Committee: "We had the votes without question, and they knew it." Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Harnik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of role in smuggling cocaine worth nearly €60m into Ireland loses bail appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/man-accused-of-role-in-smuggling-cocaine-worth-nearly-60m-into-ireland-loses-bail-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/22/man-accused-of-role-in-smuggling-cocaine-worth-nearly-60m-into-ireland-loses-bail-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Dunne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Raul Tabares Garcia (50) one of 10 men arrested in Cork by gardaí in March 2024]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:03:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMJVBC67A5BATIETONUXEFL4WA.jpg?auth=39ab72f0febf2c191fb0d36b7d922899ca4f18c9ce9c3d7367026c5c8b5145c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Raul Taberes Garcia (50), of Cadiz in Spain, has lost his appeal against a High Court ruling denying him bail. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK police ‘engage with’ lawyer for woman claiming she was trafficked to former prince Andrew]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/22/uk-police-engage-with-lawyer-for-woman-claiming-she-was-trafficked-to-former-prince-andrew/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/22/uk-police-engage-with-lawyer-for-woman-claiming-she-was-trafficked-to-former-prince-andrew/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Wright in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Series of inquiries by police relate to US justice department’s release of files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:49:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBAG4ZQUZJC7LAGIKSR5IPCB5M?auth=241871ab2864f8375af8b0eb8226686cca4f1cbe90a2e4e650b0c2f8c5426343&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK police are also investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s time as a special representative for UK Trade and Investment. Photograph: Toby Melville/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Melville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estée Lauder and Puig end merger talks to create beauty powerhouse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/estee-lauder-and-puig-end-merger-talks-to-create-beauty-powerhouse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/estee-lauder-and-puig-end-merger-talks-to-create-beauty-powerhouse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Barnes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shares in US cosmetics giant jump 11.5% in post-market trading as investors welcome end of discussions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:38:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VC6SSG56NZU27C3XAUGITVY6NU.jpg?auth=7ec2b1680f2ff607b4886530a1c7e215ef47fbfc22e6011785c1a93f5ef6bbe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The merger would have brought together Puig's Charlotte Tilbury (pictured) and Estée Lauder’s vast portfolio of high-end brands, including Clinique and Tom Ford Beauty. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Presley Ann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We were lucky’: Stephen Colbert marks end of The Late Show with emotional finale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/22/we-were-lucky-stephen-colberts-marks-end-of-the-late-show-with-emotional-finale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/22/we-were-lucky-stephen-colberts-marks-end-of-the-late-show-with-emotional-finale/</guid><description><![CDATA[CBS and Paramount announced show’s controversial cancellation last year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:57:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DP26MKSCO5A57BAOKDFIT57QPA.jpg?auth=b422c4dc45cb3fd07611bc9e8708bbd24b334ae30695415255e57216d24e20ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert began hosting The Late Show in 2015. Photograph: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CBS Photo Archive</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget watchdog’s warning and how Ireland is at the centre of the weight loss drug revolution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/budget-watchdogs-warning-and-how-ireland-is-at-the-centre-of-the-weight-loss-drug-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/budget-watchdogs-warning-and-how-ireland-is-at-the-centre-of-the-weight-loss-drug-revolution/</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, 22 May 2026 05:34:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFJZUJGROFGVJMZRGR7FGGLLGU.JPG?auth=06184f79eaac32417fd6abcc9da3b6865e46b9dd491d90085e2fbfa2ced03a42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ifac's warnign will be food for thought for Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yves Sakila’s tragic story a reminder that immigrant assimilation is not an easy challenge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/yves-sakilas-tragic-story-a-reminder-that-immigrant-assimilation-is-not-an-easy-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/yves-sakilas-tragic-story-a-reminder-that-immigrant-assimilation-is-not-an-easy-challenge/</guid><description><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo native who died in Dublin had lived in Ireland since 2004]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw first hand the grotesque violence Israel uses to deal with flotilla activists ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/i-saw-first-hand-the-grotesque-violence-israel-uses-to-deal-with-flotilla-activists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/i-saw-first-hand-the-grotesque-violence-israel-uses-to-deal-with-flotilla-activists/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 2010 raid on Challenger 1 showed disregard for international law - sadly not much has changed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flotilla’s bravery stands in stark contrast to political inertia over Israel’s actions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/flotillas-bravery-stands-in-stark-contrast-to-political-inertia-over-israels-actions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/flotillas-bravery-stands-in-stark-contrast-to-political-inertia-over-israels-actions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland can no longer have dealings with Netanyahu’s Israel]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marita Conlon-McKenna: ‘I write what I see and what I feel. I can sense things. I always have’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/22/marita-conlon-mckenna-i-write-what-i-see-and-what-i-feel-i-can-sense-things-i-always-have/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/22/marita-conlon-mckenna-i-write-what-i-see-and-what-i-feel-i-can-sense-things-i-always-have/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marita Conlon-McKenna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our senses lead a pathway to what’s going on in a story, says the bestselling author]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGCU4XKE6BMA7GSJ7ZMAMFKZOY.jpg?auth=0dae99478ed2430f53a57c7405236eac34d9341529d2e5f6f9a846ebfb677b33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marita Conlon-McKenna: 'People sometimes say I’m scatty or that I’m a bit dreamy.' Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Steps by Juliano Zaffino: A debut of rare confidence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/16/the-steps-by-juliano-zaffino-a-debut-of-rare-confidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/16/the-steps-by-juliano-zaffino-a-debut-of-rare-confidence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Wyeth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author transforms the familiar terrain of family life into something formally assured and psychologically sharp]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XP3SB6IJCRBXNFQEBM3CT6NYJI.JPG?auth=c335a8c2628e38f65e7c81614b7484c72f17553d164f93d77e0888c596945b2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Juliano Zaffino: a literary stylist. Photograph: Antony Zacharias]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best exam essay I read this year was an angry – and refreshingly human – one]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/22/diarmaid-ferriter-the-best-exam-essay-i-read-this-year-was-an-angry-and-refreshingly-human-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/22/diarmaid-ferriter-the-best-exam-essay-i-read-this-year-was-an-angry-and-refreshingly-human-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s a fatuous assumption that linking thinking and writing is some sort of inefficiency]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSYET7GHXROV7MTGDR3OOUIDZM.jpg?auth=4ab47926d7d3e703ad0240d2c86c86696364d2049979e323ca86618d548a06d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the 1970s, there was a view that exams were better than continuous assessment because they allowed 'leeway for periods of self-discovery, disordered reading, friendship and general loafing'. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bring our game to another level’: Cork’s Brian Hayes hails progress, lauds William Buckley]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/bring-our-game-to-another-level-corks-brian-hayes-hails-progress-lauds-william-buckley/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/bring-our-game-to-another-level-corks-brian-hayes-hails-progress-lauds-william-buckley/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rebels moving on from last year’s All-Ireland hurling ruination by Tipperary]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJOUZWIJZBJU25IGVUW57NDJRI.jpg?auth=456072f4e021923bddfa9c484ded95cf3ca5df3e00662f348bad75f03bf0168d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Brian Hayes in action against Waterford's Iarlaith Daly in the Munster SHC this month. Photograph: INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing crisis will prevail until politicians legislate to prioritise owner-occupiers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/housing-crisis-will-prevail-until-politicians-legislate-to-prioritise-owner-occupiers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/housing-crisis-will-prevail-until-politicians-legislate-to-prioritise-owner-occupiers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Successive governments have facilitated mega-wealthy individuals and funds in purchasing large swathes of new and existing housing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 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[Eurovision voting rules need more robust changes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/eurovision-voting-rules-need-more-robust-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/eurovision-voting-rules-need-more-robust-changes/</guid><description><![CDATA[People around the world, including in the US, can vote multiple times]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 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[Shamrock Rovers release pair for Ireland duty but Dawson Devoy must fulfil Bohs obligations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/shamrock-rovers-release-pair-for-ireland-duty-but-dawson-devoy-must-fulfil-bohs-obligations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/22/shamrock-rovers-release-pair-for-ireland-duty-but-dawson-devoy-must-fulfil-bohs-obligations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin derby goes ahead as scheduled on Monday night despite international call-ups]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TW47VIQB2RHRLCL5M2FNY63FCA.jpg?auth=bb2dc4a71e3ed5e9fb27a24a9cc9e3b5387ee4a464915c79af9cf314cd0e0c58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Adam Brennan celebrates scoring against Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park a fortnight ago. The 18-year-old has been called up to the senior Ireland squad. Photograph: Evan Logan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Evan Logan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster’s Ward and Baloucoune offer inspiration, but key to victory rests with someone else]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ulsters-ward-and-baloucoune-offer-inspiration-but-key-to-victory-rests-with-someone-else/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/22/ulsters-ward-and-baloucoune-offer-inspiration-but-key-to-victory-rests-with-someone-else/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scrumhalf is top of the URC for kicks in play and try assists – and a big performance in Bilbao could yield long-overdue silverware]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ENBAFEMCWCNZYWYXSUGZBWGIT4.jpg?auth=ed05d96488e1f84212ff17dec20fcc288ef9ff4155476f0ec46b0d59cbfcfddb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Zac Ward is tackled by Damian Willemse of DHL Stormers during the sides' recent URC match at Affidea Stadium. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[To call Irish people anti-Semitic is a collective punch to the stomach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/22/justine-mccarthy-to-call-irish-people-anti-semitic-is-a-collective-punch-to-the-stomach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/22/justine-mccarthy-to-call-irish-people-anti-semitic-is-a-collective-punch-to-the-stomach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those who wrongly label Ireland in such vile terms fail to see protests against Israel’s barbarity are motivated by humanity, not hatred]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 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[US fintech Payoneer paid $13m to acquire Irish employment firm Boundless]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/us-fintech-payoneer-paid-13m-to-acquire-irish-employment-firm-boundless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/us-fintech-payoneer-paid-13m-to-acquire-irish-employment-firm-boundless/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Announcement of deal in January did not disclose price, but filings in United States now reveal sum paid]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQZCXNAGNZDTNKZFQUZX3IXP5A.jpg?auth=629c070276bfe7004e41a1f21bab7ba167f22d3e88b0f0f55875bb61e5f80690&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boundless founders Dee Coakley and Emily Castles were shareholders in the business before its sale]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/22/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/22/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, May 23rd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +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[Government exceeds annual budget by average of €5.1bn since 2023]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/government-exceeds-annual-budget-by-average-of-51bn-since-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/government-exceeds-annual-budget-by-average-of-51bn-since-2023/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Fiscal Advisory Council rebukes Department of Public Expenditure for poor budgeting]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NVTDJJRH3HB445XB2ZI2FYAJA.jpg?auth=8c5941c9c8506583205daba89f2479142da52a22cb971a675d7e249cf6eb813a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has in recent weeks written to all government departments warning them to rein in spending and says he plans to introduce enhanced oversight mechanisms ahead the budget. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ironic that data centres are contributing to job cuts in the world’s data centre capital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/22/ironic-that-data-centres-are-contributing-to-job-cuts-in-the-worlds-data-centre-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/22/ironic-that-data-centres-are-contributing-to-job-cuts-in-the-worlds-data-centre-capital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Bresnihan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s problem is not a lack of State planning, but rather planning that concentrates on making the country a profitable environment for foreign investment]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VC32YD2RDBE2ZEWT53SOLQ7LEI.JPG?auth=b600400de7695841efb0c82223566f06f83d97b80f3580f81a22fccccfdd93f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft’s data centre in west Dublin. What is the social pay-off that comes from organising our economy around the needs of multinational tech companies? Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupied Territories Bill to ‘move forward’ – but without restriction on services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/occupied-territories-bill-to-move-forward-but-without-restriction-on-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/22/occupied-territories-bill-to-move-forward-but-without-restriction-on-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helen McEntee to raise EU-wide action again in Brussels as long-proposed legislation to be revived in Dáil]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRA54ZPLMZEUFABAS5FWCMPNN4.JPG?auth=3f2f44e5143105ae1d2308373dea9ea7c008b25b0e4b75df0cbcb9a2b4c5ba33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters demonstrate outside the Dáil in March to demand the Occupied Territories Bill be enacted. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland must rethink its tax strategy in this year’s budget, KPMG says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/ireland-must-rethink-its-tax-strategy-in-this-years-budget-kpmg-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/ireland-must-rethink-its-tax-strategy-in-this-years-budget-kpmg-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group calls on Tánaiste to increase entry point to marginal income tax rate in ‘increasingly challenging’ environment]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTC56EQDOZD77MT4UMBG3XRBW4.jpg?auth=892067a044837ed57fe887142bcd2864b8dc6292c65b4bb58b86f403f8f00c0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KPMG offices in Dublin. Almong other measures, the firm called for the enhancement and simplification of the research and development tax credit. Photograph: Bryan Meade]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annoying expressions in interviews? Thanks, but no thanks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/annoying-expressions-in-interviews-thanks-but-no-thanks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/annoying-expressions-in-interviews-thanks-but-no-thanks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Guests need to come up with a new line]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 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[Report finds most doctors who go to Australia return to Ireland to train and work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/report-finds-most-doctors-who-go-to-australia-return-to-ireland-to-train-and-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/report-finds-most-doctors-who-go-to-australia-return-to-ireland-to-train-and-work/</guid><description><![CDATA[The National Doctors Training and Planning medical recruitment and retention report 2025 was published this month]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 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[Questions raised over political handling of RTÉ controversy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/questions-raised-over-political-handling-of-rte-controversy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/questions-raised-over-political-handling-of-rte-controversy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Letter writers say focus on presenter pay has eclipsed broader concerns about public service broadcasting and political priorities]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 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[Polls open in byelections, Paul Rudd on filming in Dublin, and Under the Hawthorn Tree]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/polls-open-in-byelections-paul-rudd-on-filming-in-dublin-and-under-the-hawthorn-tree/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/polls-open-in-byelections-paul-rudd-on-filming-in-dublin-and-under-the-hawthorn-tree/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAMNIBUXJIJP4UFITRXVR2JF2A.jpg?auth=8f6b1137bdf89d00966126ceb5b564353f9a98e63dce19cebf8384525643fab9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Rudd, whose new movie Power Ballad was filmed in Dublin. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Theo Wargo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My life has collapsed’: Migrant labour abuses alleged in World Cup sponsor’s supply chain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/22/my-life-has-collapsed-migrant-labour-abuses-alleged-in-world-cup-sponsors-supply-chain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/22/my-life-has-collapsed-migrant-labour-abuses-alleged-in-world-cup-sponsors-supply-chain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pete Pattisson in Morang, Nepal, Nepal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A report claims vulnerable workers injured in Saudi Arabia – including one who says his legs were crushed – received no compensation ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QZIRCLUQ4BEEJF4YKHHJCYOZYA.jpg?auth=383529570237c1391a95b92c66da777ccdd3ac5622da44641f6737d289124036&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Migrant workers at a construction site near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandatory abortion waiting periods do not create compassion, they create extra distress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/mandatory-abortion-waiting-periods-do-not-create-compassion-they-create-extra-distress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/22/mandatory-abortion-waiting-periods-do-not-create-compassion-they-create-extra-distress/</guid><description><![CDATA[Women facing fatal foetal diagnoses have almost always reflected extensively before presenting for care. These are not casual decisions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 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[Ireland ranked 15th in Europe last year for foreign direct investment attractiveness – EY report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/ireland-ranked-15th-in-europe-last-year-for-foreign-direct-investment-attractiveness-ey-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/ireland-ranked-15th-in-europe-last-year-for-foreign-direct-investment-attractiveness-ey-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland rated highly as a location for investment, innovation and deployment in artificial intelligence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4F4YWD3J4FZKZ6O7VWL4MWZMCM.jpg?auth=fe52956a8b9acd8e1e103f2a2df786b9721217141e110d4dec2822c6cae52fa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Investors pointed to a range of factors that make Ireland an attractive location]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond vultures circle British government as threat of renewed political upheaval returns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/22/bond-vultures-circle-british-government-as-threat-of-renewed-political-upheaval-returns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/22/bond-vultures-circle-british-government-as-threat-of-renewed-political-upheaval-returns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Markets fear moves to topple Keir Starmer will entail a leftward shift politically and looser spending protocols]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to expand ‘freebie’ experiment at horseracing tracks and see if it proves a winner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/22/time-to-expand-freebie-experiment-at-tracks-and-see-if-it-proves-a-winner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/22/time-to-expand-freebie-experiment-at-tracks-and-see-if-it-proves-a-winner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s no getting away, either, from how a free-entry policy contains an admission of defeat]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GO35KANEDFFA5LLAOV6BUCV3KE.jpg?auth=f9e40aa3d3c6e2467d52ec44b6316210ae68e414cce7e4f228b659ee5f37f54d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Officials at the Curragh are desperate for imaginative ways to attract people to its race days. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Irish factory at the centre of the global weight-loss revolution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/inside-the-irish-factory-at-the-centre-of-the-global-weight-loss-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/inside-the-irish-factory-at-the-centre-of-the-global-weight-loss-revolution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eli Lilly’s huge 50-hectare manufacturing hub in Kinsale has placed Ireland at the centre of the biggest shift in global medicine in decades]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T77AT5Q6R5DAZFZ6NL46XTPJ2A.jpg?auth=211302c5c6e09ba3d9a9cbe5014edd2196638ca2935dc6b3612a05fef483b861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eli Lilly's plant in Kinsale is its biggest manufacturing facility outside the US, and produces the active ingredient in the company's drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Kilkenny get into a Leinster final, would you bet against them?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/if-kilkenny-get-into-a-leinster-final-would-you-bet-against-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/22/if-kilkenny-get-into-a-leinster-final-would-you-bet-against-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Canning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The general feeling is Dublin will never have a better chance of beating the Cats, but I find it hard to buy into that]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7UIYNV7ZGLL254TVIMOS6THKM.jpg?auth=d594ededbadac5092a3ca02a814845a0b21b8d5a2ef9f4b26ad4c3efa5a66980&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny’s TJ Reid scores against Dublin in 2024. Dublin have only beaten Kilkenny once in the championship in 80 years. 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Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m riddled with ADHD apparently, and medication has changed my life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/22/im-riddled-with-adhd-apparently-and-medication-has-changed-my-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/22/im-riddled-with-adhd-apparently-and-medication-has-changed-my-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s not all speed and roses, but with five medicated months under my belt I can tentatively say something is working]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6DFLQ5OCWJDFRBOGNO6A5HMJOI.jpg?auth=7c28a30d27965b4442698f597cbea54719cb3f8bafce19ec1d339670f87f52c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: 'Before diagnosis I hadn’t realised my thoughts were going as fast as they were and trapping me in such spirals']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving to a new beat: China’s businesses buoyed in Brazil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/22/moving-to-a-new-beat-chinas-businesses-buoyed-in-brazil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/22/moving-to-a-new-beat-chinas-businesses-buoyed-in-brazil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Struggling in a flat domestic market, many businesses are expanding overseas ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AQRGFGJQVAXZBV7KM4N4XU75Y.jpg?auth=9a4815941f44b6fcd3bcc34a34a155fbcbbf3b9ba052be5d6ff267ac42d62ac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Staunton Columnist Pic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time this disgusting habit was deemed socially  unacceptable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/21/its-time-this-disgusting-habit-was-deemed-socially-unacceptable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/21/its-time-this-disgusting-habit-was-deemed-socially-unacceptable/</guid><description><![CDATA[We need an environmental health warning about cigarette butts ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most outstanding gardens in Ireland to visit right now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/22/the-most-outstanding-gardens-in-ireland-to-visit-right-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/22/the-most-outstanding-gardens-in-ireland-to-visit-right-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s splendid gardens are in full bloom this time of year and brilliant festivals lie ahead]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUD5NB2HXI2X553NEOE5AOXYXU.JPG?auth=e17bfcb86de8fc0c8dc1b2d3e9c8f90b4616d001382dd252058cce43c38b69e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the many peacocks at the gardens at Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Rudd on filming in Dublin: ‘The people here are so hilarious. It was kind of a hoot’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/22/paul-rudd-on-filming-at-dundrum-town-centre-there-was-something-specifically-irish-about-it-it-was-kind-of-a-hoot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/22/paul-rudd-on-filming-at-dundrum-town-centre-there-was-something-specifically-irish-about-it-it-was-kind-of-a-hoot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Ant-Man of the last decade says he’s a big fan of Ireland - ‘The people here are so hilarious and down to earth’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T3T7OUYMHZDCJJHHEG2DU2BCMA.jpg?auth=595554d33e76974351f6b689bdab42bb7f3f5848a254a8ffb310435674013ae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Eve Hewson, Paul Rudd is the latest Hollywood star to feature in a John Carney movie. Photograph: Bryan Derballa/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Derballa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two summer wines from Aldi, including a rosé for €9]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/22/two-summer-wines-from-aldi-including-a-rose-for-9/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/22/two-summer-wines-from-aldi-including-a-rose-for-9/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: This Gavi is the ideal summer drink, while the rosé is also great on its own]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZ4NUJPVRBFA7LDEDC4W2Z7S7Q.jpg?auth=5833ac6a1b53f1cd4b73547b8931bf330776c855c47460eb6640d89459a0d399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two Aldi wines perfect for sipping on summer days]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Mooney spots a rat in the RTÉ car park. Insert your own joke here]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/22/derek-mooney-spots-a-rat-in-the-rte-car-park-insert-your-own-joke-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/22/derek-mooney-spots-a-rat-in-the-rte-car-park-insert-your-own-joke-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio: Controversy about wildlife host’s pay comes at an awkward time for Radio 1 as its new schedule fails to gel]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MFP24BMCBBCBBKHWVJXXZBP4M.jpg?auth=875979fc92e5b1ceb196bb14f5210fdd8ce637b21eb7717a0fec4fab09cda2c4&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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking personal savings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/unlocking-personal-savings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/unlocking-personal-savings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Making capital work harder for both households and the economy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCX7EPDZUZFKBKID7EZA3EJQWA.jpg?auth=0f867d86be978e8d4b47775f22bd6cd98c3dd3e6740651be99759ca207f14a3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Ensuring our domestic savings and investment framework reflects Ireland’s global funds capability only strengthens Ireland’s credibility at EU level']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Le Moal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delivering today, for future us]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/22/delivering-today-for-future-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/22/delivering-today-for-future-us/</guid><description><![CDATA[For energy utility ESB, the publication of its first CSRD-aligned sustainability report reflects a broader transformation as it embeds sustainability across the organisation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CARGEHO4PJCF5LXREYUX5HJUJ4.jpg?auth=fac9392de435f3ed8997ca4da88d6c696260b8d8c145813ab31b0a3933ffa1f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharon McManus, group head of sustainability, ESB: 'The transition to CSRD reporting is not a sudden departure for ESB, it’s a continuation – more structured, more comprehensive and more assured']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charming period home with garden for family gatherings in the heart of Slane for €525,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/22/charming-period-home-with-garden-for-family-gatherings-in-the-heart-of-slane-for-525000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/22/charming-period-home-with-garden-for-family-gatherings-in-the-heart-of-slane-for-525000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Meath home is more than 300 years old and is close to amenities and river Boyne walks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXYZBHJBCVHG3EQNTUHV275WBE.jpg?auth=904d0f1b792bb3d9ed9f1b4933f9fe2f3bf593f4c922d3e1172a7eca0a88f9d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[51 Chapel Street, Slane, Co Meath]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Gosling</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hayes Solicitors announces 11 promotions amid continued growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/22/hayes-solicitors-announces-11-promotions-amid-continued-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/22/hayes-solicitors-announces-11-promotions-amid-continued-growth/</guid><description><![CDATA[The promotions include two new partners as the firm invests in sector-focused advisory services ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WQVPRYB5NEXZEFXB7HLMLJ3EQ.jpg?auth=939ae85218fe1449a3edd1a1feca919fd21bb1bc1447339329795812c2526cb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hayes Solicitors announces eleven promotions across key practice areas]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ireland is open for private markets business’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/ireland-is-open-for-private-markets-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/ireland-is-open-for-private-markets-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The opportunity for Ireland with private assets is driven by international sources of capital seeking better structures]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EEB5ZQ3IGNDKTBTQ27GYHVR4KU.jpg?auth=8638d38488f13118d923750d5e7b40a88040928ae580e3781d26fdd596ed265c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Driven by international sources of capital, the rapidly evolving private assets market will not wait for Ireland to keep pace. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peshkov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI adoption across funds industry: Driving faster processes and greater cost efficiency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/ai-adoption-across-funds-industry-driving-faster-processes-and-greater-cost-efficiency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/ai-adoption-across-funds-industry-driving-faster-processes-and-greater-cost-efficiency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As margins tighten, funds firms are embedding generative and agentic AI to speed up processes, automate legacy workflows and drive operational efficiency]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXLDUM3RCJGBDBVK6UFCHZSPY4.jpg?auth=3747eb66e2ae6aab8070a6dd6d8fc418b35ceb552f8aebff2635afb90a13da35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is transforming the funds industry. Illustration: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nuthawut Somsuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can €190,000 buy in Mexico, Canada, Spain, Italy and Co Galway?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/22/what-can-190000-buy-in-mexico-canada-spain-italy-and-co-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/22/what-can-190000-buy-in-mexico-canada-spain-italy-and-co-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One price, home and away: A three-cone trulli in Puglia, thatched cottage in Galway and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LAJNY4KUI5EU3KRB24RKS26XDI.jpg?auth=8ca9656f188fe0ddaac28453d980047a472c22f04189194b68fc177ee25703d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy: A traditional Puglian house near the historic town of Ostuni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything comes full circle on Omey Island. Iomaí translates as ‘resting place’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/20/iomai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/20/iomai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eabha McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A story by Eabha McLaughlin, age 17, Co Mayo]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZHQGNSD2BBTXL62WW7NKANYZ4.jpg?auth=5f8c0f3299be60b4b25f561696cf5928301aab85ed8dac5ca30fbb58db0518c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MendelPerkinsPhotography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed O’Brien: Blue Morpho review – Like a sobbing friend you’d spend all night in the pub with]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/22/ed-obrien-blue-morpho-review-like-a-sobbing-friend-youd-spend-all-night-in-the-pub-with/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/22/ed-obrien-blue-morpho-review-like-a-sobbing-friend-youd-spend-all-night-in-the-pub-with/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The guitarist’s album might be the most Radiohead side project yet to emerge from the mother ship, both bombastically bereft and compelling company]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQKMC4LOFJHMJMU33HMUCG53MA.jpg?auth=d19d372dd6d4bbe8767496735a4e58b28bd0fc321f1c650a49884e7505646d39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blue Morpho: Ed O’Brien. Photograph: Steve Gullick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the alternatives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/exploring-the-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/exploring-the-alternatives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opening up a wide range of investment options]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5DHZQXOKSRGURE43VWCPWE3YZU.jpg?auth=e0f73a7535767c832fbe6ee8dc77a3b46dbd2a6a7ada1b4745f7d78ec81327dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mainly designed with retail investors in mind, AIFs can hold illiquid assets or more concentrated portfolios, with fewer investment restrictions. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish consumer sentiment improves, but public still ‘nervous’ about household finances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/consumer-sentiment-improves-but-public-still-nervous-about-household-finances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/consumer-sentiment-improves-but-public-still-nervous-about-household-finances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Middle East ceasefire and government energy support measures have helped confidence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOBZVP6XIJGVZKZWPKRO3K43FU.jpg?auth=1c643efd78f72841dc0f9518f114e7e3180f3945c96e7c84c6dd0f6d7d60b932&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some Irish consumers are 'comfortable and coping, but others are just clinging on'. File image. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBM’s global CFO: ‘There I was, top of my class. And I had no job’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/ibms-global-cfo-to-sustain-lasting-relevance-you-have-to-continuously-reinvent-yourself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/22/ibms-global-cfo-to-sustain-lasting-relevance-you-have-to-continuously-reinvent-yourself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having seen two potential careers cut short, James Kavanaugh is set to become IBM’s longest serving CFO]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELAB4SSCLZCB7K6OPWCSXNRP6I.JPG?auth=8ca7b2b9a3a0555efe67e9300b1cef421424255511bbad3b9e1a96eab24bb17a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim Kavanaugh, chief financial officer of IBM: 'What is required today as a CFO is strategic vision about where the markets are going, how you create value, how you create competitive advantage.' Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unlocking household savings – with over €170bn sitting in bank deposits – could boost local fund participation’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/unlocking-household-savings-with-over-170bn-sitting-in-bank-deposits-could-boost-local-fund-participation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/unlocking-household-savings-with-over-170bn-sitting-in-bank-deposits-could-boost-local-fund-participation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a future-ready global centre of excellence for investment funds and asset management, the expertise is here. Now Irish savers need to invest]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3OTWLZQORGVFDIJEG57F3VZRI.jpg?auth=88ea5e5a8df23f02a3040482ddb91ab061e771d4032513ac179119707a8a64ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland has emerged as a leading European centre for alternative and private assets, supported by proven servicing models and regulatory certainty. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">honster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial services sector invests in education to support disadvantaged young people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/financial-services-sector-invests-in-education-to-support-disadvantaged-young-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/financial-services-sector-invests-in-education-to-support-disadvantaged-young-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industry-led education investment targets disadvantage to drive social mobility and build a more diverse financial services sector]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJQ7BWPHMRHQPEPFS4MVP2AT6E.jpg?auth=122419deff3c869afa6e375be1a229213c030730c5e0d26e4ce413d2f49bcc0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work experience and mentoring create pathways into financial services careers for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, strengthening the industry through greater diversity and talent. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">travelism</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold rush: What role should the precious metal play in portfolios?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/gold-rush-what-role-should-the-precious-metal-play-in-portfolios/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/gold-rush-what-role-should-the-precious-metal-play-in-portfolios/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In an overbought market is the shine going off gold, or is it best viewed as strategic insurance?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3YS3J4ZKVDFNFKQK5FICRDU5M.jpg?auth=166fbd803c0d392d971a09fde776150fb2ba6287991e25a281b1fb01687a84ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gold has traditionally been seen as a safe haven investment during volatile market conditions, but is it too late to buy in now? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">wildpixel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why tokenisation could remake Ireland’s funds industry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/why-tokenisation-could-remake-irelands-funds-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/why-tokenisation-could-remake-irelands-funds-industry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tokenisation could speed settlement and cut risk. Ireland has potential to be a leader in the space—with swift legal and regulatory action]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWMLKSEL4JDGTN2OKLSGCSSMM4.jpg?auth=cf8fb07a64f19de804a9d39e7f87704dba0602b7326e991501bbe9f0cc66d188&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blockchain technology, or tokenisation, is a method of representing an asset, or a right in an asset, as a digital ‘token’ on a shared digital record. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chaloemphan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: ‘I honoured a woman who wasn’t my mother, but who had treated me like her son’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/20/funeral/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/20/funeral/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clodagh Maye]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A poem by Clodagh Maye, age 16, Co Kilkenny]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IPKJ65TNTFB6ZBYZUG5EPH2UNQ.jpg?auth=5ab3443e28b0820faa48bd32e4539a64c8dc38e9000ed60f143d7bc0716aa16b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">D-Keine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green funds holding their own]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/green-funds-holding-their-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/green-funds-holding-their-own/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While green investing was once seen as a value-led choice, now ethical investments are also appealing to financial sense ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NHFIDNPJ5JEDZI7DPY5RJ7ZPRE.jpg?auth=806174e5a06d7e6a825f5e4bcdb3f973c42f2ced50dcc1f277e7b7a0e3dbb69d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Macro conditions are strengthening the case for sustainable investing.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eoneren</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving women the holistic, life-stage-based approach to care they need]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/15/giving-women-the-holistic-life-stage-based-approach-to-care-they-need/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/15/giving-women-the-holistic-life-stage-based-approach-to-care-they-need/</guid><description><![CDATA[Women have been historically underrepresented in clinical trials – it’s time to change that]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/277L2CRSDBF4TFFTY7H4D3KVNE.jpg?auth=f6cd3e4255433d81feb6d14a2b626e286c86e6566cac817ad7f40e82ad04693f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Lynda Keaveney: 'If we redesign services with women in mind across every life stage, we improve outcomes and build a more sustainable health system.' Photograph: Tony Maxwell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solving the ETF conundrum]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/solving-the-etf-conundrum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/solving-the-etf-conundrum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax reforms and increased financial literacy could be keys to unlocking interest from Irish investors]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6UWSQTFGFHIDBZQWD7KDMPEE4.jpg?auth=6f233f0347d867ff003d491355e1d3876073abf9e000ceb54b68b0d64998376d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tax treatment of ETF holdings currently places Irish investors at a significant disadvantage relative to their counterparts in other European markets]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">damircudic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Thornton to deliver ‘state of the nation’ address at upcoming Future Health Summit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/22/grant-thornton-to-deliver-state-of-the-nation-address-at-upcoming-future-health-summit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/22/grant-thornton-to-deliver-state-of-the-nation-address-at-upcoming-future-health-summit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Infrastructure, capacity, AI and electronic health records to be discussed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHIC35XN6RCGBMIHUJ22D57V4M.jpg?auth=bcc4a1b075daddcb854bfc84902f69de77bd89357bf778ec259f72be8a8eeea6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['We are about to enter into the biggest transformation journey that we've ever seen in the public health system']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LaylaBird</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Funds Industry Special Report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/irish-funds-industry-special-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/05/22/irish-funds-industry-special-report/</guid><description><![CDATA[As a global centre for investment funds, the expertise is here. But are Irish savers willing to invest?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWANN4SAWBG7PH2XAEO62VAF5Y.jpg?auth=8fedc9da9fd3b292651394e09624f48940d4f67558a95951afb47d99ee83f16b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dilok Klaisataporn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: How does Star Wars begin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/22/the-movie-quiz-how-does-star-wars-begin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/22/the-movie-quiz-how-does-star-wars-begin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Who does not appear anywhere in Michael?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJTHSDLD6FGVLGJFKUSLV4XKJ4.jpg?auth=710796a4665ee8edbf1f561970f433d401cd45459bfe760fea78f54d45be8467&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill are shown in a scene from Star Wars: Episode VII. 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Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>