<?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/2026-05-24/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:59:26 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Could Ireland end up with the climate of Newfoundland or Malmo?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/25/could-ireland-end-up-with-the-climate-of-newfoundland-or-malmo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/25/could-ireland-end-up-with-the-climate-of-newfoundland-or-malmo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a Word ... Climate]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SYS Financial hits €1bn threshold with latest acquisition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/sys-financial-hits-1bn-threshold-with-latest-acquisition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/sys-financial-hits-1bn-threshold-with-latest-acquisition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group founded by former Tipperary hurler Tony Delaney acquires IRS Financial Services]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5F3CBEQUPBFFPF6Z33ZCJV7SQY.jpg?auth=40f5e05c9d500a286996ad702f9c5a3af92548a37f7c2825469e468ab4ca2b98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tony Delaney, founder and chief executive of SYS Financial, said reaching €1 billion was a significant milestone]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Johnny Bambury/Source Photo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear England review: Hugely watchable account of one man’s effort to reverse World Cup woes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/24/dear-england-review-hugely-watchable-account-of-one-mans-effort-to-reverse-world-cup-woes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/24/dear-england-review-hugely-watchable-account-of-one-mans-effort-to-reverse-world-cup-woes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let’s face it, many will watch this for the sheer pleasure of witnessing England lose – not once or twice, but thrice]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 21:47:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LU27YBFWPDN7K2MGS5ARQ6OPB4.jpg?auth=da8711de2d177098df9dc51c53593d02fee3fc41826ebda93d4b338e7425cd78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dear England. Garteh Southgate is played by Joseph Fiennes. Photograph: BBC/Left Bank/Olly Courtney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BBC/Left Bank/Olly Courtney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: First day of real hurling summer sees Dublin bring curtain down on Kilkenny]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/nicky-english-first-day-of-real-hurling-summer-sees-dublin-bring-curtain-down-on-kilkenny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/nicky-english-first-day-of-real-hurling-summer-sees-dublin-bring-curtain-down-on-kilkenny/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Much to admire in how Niall Ó Ceallacháin’s team defied an unforgiving tradition]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 20:52:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M532AXP7NKF7GKD7MCTS3KGRNY.jpg?auth=e3c3d9fae7c8fc571bcefe3e200e7d74a612b68654039a0c494375bd22e65fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny’s Eoin Cody is tackled by Brian Hayes with Fergal Whitely of Dublin at Parnell Park on Sunday. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Gael and Social Democrats land morale-boosting byelection wins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/fine-gael-and-social-democrats-land-morale-boosting-byelection-wins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/fine-gael-and-social-democrats-land-morale-boosting-byelection-wins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Harry McGee, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne clinches Galway West contest after Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis takes Dublin Central seat]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 20:45:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUB3ONAVUFV5Y5LLAAJII3QX54.jpg?auth=464190a68a67bd06ec7df56929206ab6b9722c99d39b5f43fcf7b0655569105b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael candidate Seán Kyne celebrates with Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke (left) and Tánaiste and party leader Simon Harris after winning the Galway West byelection in Galway. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byelections: FG’s Seán Kyne elected in Galway West, defeating Noel Thomas in nailbiting finish - as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/galway-west-byelection-live-latest-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/galway-west-byelection-live-latest-results/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kyne receives 19,218 votes after 4,249 transfers from Helen Ogbu, elected without reaching quota]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 20:41:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CA3LEGZ24QFWEX3N7YFQAV76SQ.jpg?auth=f8698d822ca778b47a9b266125d65f13107ad080eebd23fa83fb81c8407ea60f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael's Seán Kyne celebrates with Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and supporters after winning the Galway West byelection at the count at Galway Lawn Tennis Club, Galway, this evening. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Seán Kyne? Fine Gael politician returns to the Dáil after Galway West byelection win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/who-is-sean-kyne-fine-gael-politician-returns-to-the-dail-after-galway-west-byelection-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/who-is-sean-kyne-fine-gael-politician-returns-to-the-dail-after-galway-west-byelection-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former TD and senator reverses political retirement to reclaim a seat in Galway West]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 20:06:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SAZKNJLZZSBR7L6U3C7S3DSFM.jpg?auth=08be13bad0f56c959314dc205c7402c1fe4d69cc838276bee12316141ad39cd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael candidate Seán Kyne celebrates after winning the Galway West byelection. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the byelection results: clear winners and losers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-byelection-results-clear-winners-and-losers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-byelection-results-clear-winners-and-losers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Conclusions will be drawn about the state of Irish politics and the direction of travel]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IMX62O2RV4SQH5OVNXPSTZGZKM.jpg?auth=2ed8989f37ae8529b07f325febfa48a71b284975c851d03bb732f90359754aa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats candidate, Daniel Ennis, celebrates with his fiancee, Chloe and party leader, Holly Cairns (right), as he is declared the winner of the byelection at the RDS, Dublin. Photograph: Conor O Mearain/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor O Mearain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish player tracker: John Egan returns to the Premier League with Hull, Liam Scales bags more silverware at Celtic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/24/irish-player-tracker-john-egan-returns-to-the-premier-league-with-hull-liam-scales-bags-more-silverware-at-celtic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/24/irish-player-tracker-john-egan-returns-to-the-premier-league-with-hull-liam-scales-bags-more-silverware-at-celtic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McEvoy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Disappointing final day for Keith Andrews as Brentford miss out on European spot]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:29:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGHM3HLHYZENHGS65HNQ3R7FFU.jpg?auth=cfd3c19281594651fcc4196e57cc01806eef64d7210e90b0f1aba61460359a7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Egan celebrates after Hull City win over Middlesbrough in Saturday's Championship playoff final. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julian Finney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thirty-four men deported to Poland and Lithuania from Ireland on grounds of criminality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/24/thirty-four-men-deported-to-poland-and-lithuania-from-ireland-on-grounds-of-criminality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/24/thirty-four-men-deported-to-poland-and-lithuania-from-ireland-on-grounds-of-criminality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The charter removal flight had 22 Polish and 12 Lithuanian nationals on board]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:14:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U3AJTWBIXVDKTDX2DDOAGWPJKA.jpg?auth=3c61c824b4e2ef992eb8657ee6949e48419cf683eed7236e0d44a1f5a4101cbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thirty-four men were deported from Ireland to Poland and Lithuania. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RobsonPL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conn McDunphy overcomes past disappointment to claim Rás Tailteann win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/24/conn-mcdunphy-overcomes-past-disappointment-to-claim-ras-tailteann-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/24/conn-mcdunphy-overcomes-past-disappointment-to-claim-ras-tailteann-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Stokes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liam Flanagan takes stage win in day of double success for APS Pro Cycling team]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:12:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CEFTQJ4VHJBTVH5XC2IWJJSTJE.JPG?auth=8e37415887ff7a68bb20be5e7badab4949f7d8785c79a5298d385b54b6c7c299&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Conn McDunphy celebrates winning the 2026 Rás Tailteann as he crosses the finish line in Dunboyne. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorraine O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Cuba: in Trump’s sights]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/24/the-irish-times-view-on-cuba-in-trumps-sights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/24/the-irish-times-view-on-cuba-in-trumps-sights/</guid><description><![CDATA[If the US does take military action the consequences are highly uncertain]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YRP5ZERTFBWUU72QXJSRVMV3SM.jpg?auth=69444ad56612132e1abd02e6a36dddcff5c28594d4e874b3fc9fef0d73a3aace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A  rally in support of former Cuban president Raul Castro, 94, who has been indicted by a US court, outside the US Embassy in Havana on Friday. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adalberto Roque</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway West count: Full byelection results data]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/23/galway-west-count-full-byelection-results-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/23/galway-west-count-full-byelection-results-data/</guid><description><![CDATA[Follow results as they emerge from the Galway West byelection count]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:06:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWORYQNORZCDPHA7R5HIVFNHX4.png?auth=4e78814e41ab045b3c8fe0d5f6d215709c148a71eea1e38e8678daeb23dc831c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork and Limerick into Munster final; Kilkenny knocked out in Leinster – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/live-gaa-updates-roscommon-face-tyrone-at-the-hyde-cork-out-for-statement-result-against-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/live-gaa-updates-roscommon-face-tyrone-at-the-hyde-cork-out-for-statement-result-against-clare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offaly through to All-Ireland quarters; Tyrone narrowly beat Roscommon at the Hyde]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:01:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YLUBUZUPKCGKXOF444LJHH72VE.jpg?auth=b4b7622d462ca12046549d87fa74128046a7d0dfa3052c0db1876f908dabea4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Hayes notched Cork's goal as they hammered Clare in the Munster SHC. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry and Armagh both secure third successive provincial crowns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/kerry-earn-third-successive-munster-crown-with-hard-fought-win-over-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/kerry-earn-third-successive-munster-crown-with-hard-fought-win-over-waterford/</guid><description><![CDATA[One-point wins the order of the day in Kilmallock and Owenbeg]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:45:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FP4AHMHKFWHT4EOONWNFVPHMWM.jpg?auth=fcab36c92c71bad202d997bf0647e34093952f8e15424f96652d439b1fabcb81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leah McMahon was one of Kerry's two goalscorers in Sunday's Munster final against Waterford. Photograph: Tom Beary/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork outclass Clare to set-up another Munster decider against Limerick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/cork-outclass-clare-to-set-up-another-munster-decider-against-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/cork-outclass-clare-to-set-up-another-munster-decider-against-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banner suffer another blistering provincial defeat but still claim All-Ireland quarter-final spot]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:38:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XSBAWQ3VHPDCGZVSALJ6PL4J2A.jpg?auth=e1beb44a862029710f7334839da9db71bd2f170e47b35c21f8e8f5b52b69c5ec&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 Clare's Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway fight back to overpower Wexford and reach Leinster final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/galway-fight-back-to-overpower-wexford-and-reach-leinster-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/galway-fight-back-to-overpower-wexford-and-reach-leinster-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Furlong]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tribesmen recover from 13-point deficit as second-half surge seals eight-point win at Wexford Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:33:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PC42HNP6BQO453UVZAJVNFVHM4.jpg?auth=b0b336140386c2af7df9a3ec27d0b6eadbb929c84b80a0a3344fa307977076d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Jason Rabbitte celebrates scoring a goal against Wexford. Photograph: Martin Kennedy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Kennedy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proper inquiry could have stopped ex-garda Paul Moody’s abuse, head of Fiosrú says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/24/proper-inquiry-could-have-stopped-ex-garda-paul-moodys-abuse-head-of-fiosru-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/24/proper-inquiry-could-have-stopped-ex-garda-paul-moodys-abuse-head-of-fiosru-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emily Logan accepted if agency investigated first allegations in 2017 Moody would not have been free to abuse second woman]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:30:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIFZHDICGFSQADU3QSCSW3NBZQ.jpg?auth=70ef32d7480d6b19507308662264933be61105023f3dfeb3ce610421be94e9bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ex-garda Paul Moody was last week jailed for four years and nine months for his crimes against his first victim. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOTO AGENCY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/winners-and-losers-what-weve-learned-from-the-byelections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/winners-and-losers-what-weve-learned-from-the-byelections/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:21:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XG7ANVEZ6DPNRQRRLIKADBDIPQ.jpg?auth=b076609ff488aeb79ea595203cdc9b756ba679bc741d703331c15f341d26acb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway West byelection candidate Sean Kyne with Tanaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris at the count centre in Galway Lawn Tennis Club as counting continues in the Galway West byelection. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Tyrone are mourning a legend’: Malachy O’Rourke pays tribute to Frank McGuigan after win over Roscommon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/tyrone-are-mourning-a-legend-malachy-orourke-pays-tribute-to-frank-mcguigan-after-win-over-roscommon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/tyrone-are-mourning-a-legend-malachy-orourke-pays-tribute-to-frank-mcguigan-after-win-over-roscommon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I think the boys wanted to put on a performance that would make the McGuigan family proud’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:07:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54NF37Q6BZHHNFHDMAXPWYR6VM.jpg?auth=3810e90533d2a87a6dcbd4460650dcd1efec84d10d869c06244dfb5ee39b6236&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tyrone's Frank McGuigan in action during the 1984 All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">�INPHO/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-star Limerick crush Tipperary to sail into Munster final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/five-star-limerick-crush-tipperary-to-sail-into-munster-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/five-star-limerick-crush-tipperary-to-sail-into-munster-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All-Ireland champions fall to heavy defeat and finish bottom of the pile in Munster for third time in five years]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:02:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CUL4KQEXSDSERIISBEIUMNV2KE.jpg?auth=5cb3a26ab3784d5163da60bc2d22cf0934215dc0d544ca69667b51b59a4ab8ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Kyle Hayes is challenged by Eoghan Connolly of Tipperary during their Munster SHC game at the Gaelic Grounds. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t let them into my house’: The night John B Keane’s pub got raided]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/24/dont-let-them-into-my-house-the-night-john-b-keanes-pub-got-raided/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/24/dont-let-them-into-my-house-the-night-john-b-keanes-pub-got-raided/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mae Leonard]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Irish Diary: We slid away like criminals that night during Listowel Writers’ Week]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4R2OTOFS7UOBQ3WBJUX7HYSHM.jpg?auth=28b54f83749084b9d81325c950a444bc273039880ad5253833a36721462038ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John B Keane: ‘I see you’re a writer,’ he said, pointing to the badge pinned on my lapel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ham relegated to Championship despite emphatic win over Leeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/24/west-ham-relegated-to-championship-despite-emphatic-win-over-leeds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/24/west-ham-relegated-to-championship-despite-emphatic-win-over-leeds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Steinberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spurs hold on to Premier League spot with win over Everton]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:52:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DIPZ727EML3UK3PCPD5PDQM6CE.jpg?auth=8ac95e651b2ce9a5369d81cba90576d7abac480fa414274e15294e1e49360e85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[West Ham's Axel Disasi and Mateus Fernandes after being relegated from the Premier League despite a win over Leeds. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald says she is under ‘no pressure whatsoever’ after Sinn Féin defeats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/mary-lou-mcdonald-says-she-is-under-no-pressure-whatsoever-after-sinn-fein-defeats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/mary-lou-mcdonald-says-she-is-under-no-pressure-whatsoever-after-sinn-fein-defeats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party leader dismisses questions over her leadership after candidate fails to win seat in McDonald’s own constituency of Dublin Central]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OK6IEZ54UVFR7LZUNL6Z2VHIKY.JPG?auth=00da959f039208de4721423cc9cd13d4641215d28770a4982c485d64ad1b2331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin's candidate Janice Boylan and party leader Mary Lou McDonald at the Dublin Central byelection count centre in the RDS on Saturday.
Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wayne Lordan makes most of another ‘spare’ to land first Irish classic victory on Precise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/24/wayne-lordan-makes-most-of-another-spare-to-land-first-irish-classic-victory-on-precise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/24/wayne-lordan-makes-most-of-another-spare-to-land-first-irish-classic-victory-on-precise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kieran Shoemark secures Group One success on Almaqam in Tattersalls Gold Cup]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:34:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QX7TZTBRAKBMZPK32NDDKQOV7Y.jpg?auth=6bf157ee79e34954982ead5e82a78dd33a9b2fa949be393c9e1e1580ff2ab989&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Precise, under Wayne Lordan, wins The Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin withstand the heavy hand of history to dump Kilkenny out of the championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/dublin-withstand-the-heavy-hand-of-history-to-dump-kilkenny-out-of-the-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/dublin-withstand-the-heavy-hand-of-history-to-dump-kilkenny-out-of-the-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubs secure their second win over the Cats in 84 years]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:24:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WO2DDZU766IMMOA6Z7A6BAXZZE.jpg?auth=3f0d1fb3802b3a397b384f4b03a3610559dbb404cc9663b2125da135deb7af19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny’s Mikey Carey looks to halt Conal Ó Riain of Dublin during their Leinster SHC game at Parnell Park. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last-gasp point squeezes Tyrone past Roscommon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/last-gasp-point-squeezes-tyrone-past-roscommon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/last-gasp-point-squeezes-tyrone-past-roscommon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mattie Donnelly goal halts Rossie momentum at Dr Hyde Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:21:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZDJ5FDJR5U6FLQAUXYKH4MHFQ.jpg?auth=4e297003c5571db381dd2093408d626666e4398611a74bb4f5f63801c56b392c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin McElholm celebrates scoring Tyrone's opening goal. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tailteann Cup: Offaly book place in quarter-finals after surprise defeat of Down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/tailteann-cup-offaly-book-place-in-quarter-finals-after-surprise-defeat-of-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/tailteann-cup-offaly-book-place-in-quarter-finals-after-surprise-defeat-of-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gareth Cauldwell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Laois overcome London, while Darragh McGurn powers Fermanagh to seven-point victory over Wexford]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32JNNEXX7JFMTAOUA33KMXGSSA.jpg?auth=4e9c54bdd3ed1aaa21b752a9dd2d7bf0d3f2739f6c699d1fc82001ad576e3cca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wicklow ended Limerick’s Tailteann Cup aspirations with a nine-point victory. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley: Leinster beaten decisively by Bordeaux on bruising weekend for Irish rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/24/gerry-thornley-leinster-beaten-decisively-by-bordeaux-on-bruising-weekend-for-irish-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/24/gerry-thornley-leinster-beaten-decisively-by-bordeaux-on-bruising-weekend-for-irish-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second-half resolve offered little consolation as a ruthless Bordeaux side dismantled Leinster’s Champions Cup dream in Bilbao]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 16:20:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMRF4JL4K5DODCFD4WTFFUQ6ME.jpg?auth=9c9ab9bd78c0fe6cdc894ba7015b024276dce17aaa5c9cfa531b06f4310f1dbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Union Bordeaux Bègles' Damian Penaud capitalises on Leinster's Jamison Gibson-Park miss handling the ball. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran close in on deal to wind down war and reopen Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/24/us-and-iran-close-in-on-deal-to-wind-down-war-and-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/24/us-and-iran-close-in-on-deal-to-wind-down-war-and-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Farnaz Fassihi, Julian E. Barnes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emerging details of accord suggest several main points of contention yet to be addressed in negotiations between Tehran and Washington]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 16:17:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OR7EP5LAAG7ROOPIFFYFILWDMA.jpg?auth=819e726a75b48e7001c42edfd757d2baf50bb7a07dba09d6a6d2b4fba3ee513c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People walk through a junction in Tehran, Iran, beneath a billboard showing the former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photograph: Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arash Khamooshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/24/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/24/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, May 25th – 31st)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential ban for Donegal’s Jim McGuinness likely to depend on referee’s report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/potential-ban-for-donegals-jim-mcguinness-likely-to-depend-on-referees-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/potential-ban-for-donegals-jim-mcguinness-likely-to-depend-on-referees-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A melee broke out at the end of the first half in Killarney which saw Kerry’s Micheál Burns sent off]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:37:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4LL4S7UA454N2DJ6P6WDY7BKY.jpg?auth=a42a9f6f89936d157fc3928e7c931dba826218bb6191dcd3ce022f7e6e7a724c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Sean Hurson speaks to Kerry manager Jack O'Connor and Donegal manager Jim McGuinness before the start of the second half following a melee at the end of the first half. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offaly rock Kildare to march on to All-Ireland knockout stages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/offaly-rock-kildare-to-march-on-to-all-ireland-knockout-stages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/offaly-rock-kildare-to-march-on-to-all-ireland-knockout-stages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ger McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defeat for Kilkenny at Parnell Park sees Offaly through to All-Ireland quarter-final]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:15:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MO4DRIBCP334VV2VIKBYQNWLU.jpg?auth=4b2b001337ea1187c852e8702e55610bc88d7f0b0e51ceba7084be698318c10f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Offaly's Brian Duignan celebrates scoring a goal against Kildare. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning rules for one-off housing to be eased under new proposals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/24/planning-rules-for-one-off-housing-to-be-eased-under-new-proposals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/24/planning-rules-for-one-off-housing-to-be-eased-under-new-proposals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Changes will be a ‘loosening’ of current restrictions but ‘not a free for all’, Government source says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUTUZILBVRFZDL66EXJF4FX7HE.jpg?auth=29001a54349724fb8df2594f18b5e2b21b85f7a0de88602b5d9e5972d0eff784&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Currently rural housing policy varies from county to county in Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RyanJLane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venture funding for Irish tech SMEs falls  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/24/venture-funding-for-irish-tech-smes-falls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/24/venture-funding-for-irish-tech-smes-falls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Venture Capital Association survey finds Irish SMEs raised €221.7m in first three months]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:20:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LRVMCRVLPZLQEQVATAYSI4ERY.jpg?auth=31a6d5a0242fba997af331e5a2f558a62ecce71de1245d82da24e535113fd2be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Venture funding fell in most deal categories during the year. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump pushes ahead with politically unpopular ideas, despite a bad week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/24/trump-pushes-ahead-with-politically-unpopular-ideas-despite-a-bad-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/24/trump-pushes-ahead-with-politically-unpopular-ideas-despite-a-bad-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Broadwater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His grip over Republican lawmakers is beginning to slip after proposing deeply unpopular spending items, prompting unusual revolt from Senate]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 12:31:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMTFX5M24CGOOETFL2722TWYLA.jpg?auth=1287a20f617db830d49a0ebcdd092fdcee1334e78b77743688e1863f9cdd9990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trump seems comfortable burning whatever political capital he has in order to leave his legacy, even if it drags his party down in the process. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byelections showed increasingly fractured politics with dangerous consensus on one issue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/gerard-howlin-byelections-showed-increasingly-fractured-politics-with-dangerous-consensus-on-one-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/gerard-howlin-byelections-showed-increasingly-fractured-politics-with-dangerous-consensus-on-one-issue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Howlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Among 31 candidates in two constituencies, no one questioned the giving powers of the magic money tree]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCVGP2RPJZBQ5HZPJAHJCLIZAY.JPG?auth=29d4118685bb3a41c1666d407fcaa7794c48646f40f528e1d03ca8cd84dc59e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats candidate, Daniel Ennis, wins the Dublin Central by-election: The good showing of Kyne notwithstanding, Fine Gael’s problem is that blue is turning purple and its support is leaking to the Social Democrats. Picture: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joey Carbery set for Leinster return, Ulster had eyes on the wrong prize: What we learned from the European finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/24/joey-carbery-set-for-leinster-return-ulster-had-eyes-on-the-wrong-prize-what-we-learned-from-the-european-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/24/joey-carbery-set-for-leinster-return-ulster-had-eyes-on-the-wrong-prize-what-we-learned-from-the-european-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defeats for Leinster and Ulster in Bilbao leaves Irish rugby with some food for thought]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:40:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AM6KRYOGB2EKW5XHMS3V4K5KVQ.jpg?auth=8bcc60560cda9aa1334a39e87925eb68d0e17356210a86f618e9085bba0b8537&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caelan Doris collects his runners-up medal after Leinster's Champions Cup final defeat to Bordeaux. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Whitley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoy your life, but pick your friends wisely, says D-Day veteran on 100th birthday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/24/enjoy-your-life-but-pick-your-friends-wisely-says-d-day-veteran-on-100th-birthday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/24/enjoy-your-life-but-pick-your-friends-wisely-says-d-day-veteran-on-100th-birthday/</guid><description><![CDATA[George Spencer describes himself as being lucky, as he reflects on his life]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:30:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3HATLJ54LS3DQIUPATCRYICEYQ.jpg?auth=63591ca892a246a7ea3a6a517fd5167e4db183335ff4188674f35cf375541b9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Royal Navy veteran George Spencer, who is celebrating his 100th birthday, has urged people not to be shy and enjoy their lives. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This could only happen in Ireland’: How a son’s death in New York has led to almost 2,500 grieving families being helped]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/24/this-could-only-happen-in-ireland-how-a-sons-death-in-new-york-has-led-to-almost-2500-grieving-families-being-helped/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/24/this-could-only-happen-in-ireland-how-a-sons-death-in-new-york-has-led-to-almost-2500-grieving-families-being-helped/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kevin Bell was 26 when he was killed in the US. Amid their grief, his parents created a unique organisation which continues to help people who’ve lost loved ones overseas]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CFA2BLN4ANERTMTN7NDPQMTBRI.JPG?auth=82e4402673f0743d856b567bacc85e79235089ccb1af0317d8ba355102139615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin and Eithne Bell founded the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust as part of their late son's legacy. Photograph: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan: More than a dozen killed in suicide blast targeting train]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/24/pakistan-more-than-a-dozen-killed-in-suicide-blast-targeting-train/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/24/pakistan-more-than-a-dozen-killed-in-suicide-blast-targeting-train/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Sattar and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Force of the explosion caused two of the train carriages to overturn and catch fire]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 09:26:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUITMSRPTFRWWCMDKH6AQ4TIVU.jpg?auth=907a4befdb9b2e014f6ed62849bde0270d9d6d7947415ea0121feaed592290c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Security officials and rescuers gather near wrecked train carriages at the scene of a deadly blast in Quetta. Photograph: Fateh Muhammad/ Shutterstock/ EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fateh Muhammad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners and losers clear after Dublin Central and Galway West byelections   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/24/winners-and-losers-clear-after-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/24/winners-and-losers-clear-after-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Labanyi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are two party leaders with much to ponder following the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 08:50:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXYDHW4FGNF65LSKFZFVC36GPQ.JPG?auth=994a14aa6c8e92a04ae8d6d11c31b5004beb4aa90c747b721fc21954002ffb18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin byelection candidate Janice Boylan in Dublin Central with party leader Mary Lou McDonald at the Dublin count centre on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: Cristian Mungiu wins top Palme d’Or for provocative drama Fjord]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/24/cannes-2026-cristian-mungiu-wins-top-palme-dor-for-provocative-drama-fjord/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/24/cannes-2026-cristian-mungiu-wins-top-palme-dor-for-provocative-drama-fjord/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ceremony, presented this year by actor Eye Haïdara, was a combination of slick passion and euro-oddness]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 08:06:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4T2S7S2W47M5ZRETJ3PSV2ZLUU.jpg?auth=093d88ebde5fd75fbc99b4a212e46552f4e1b17d38b6f15195cbecc47c6ee075&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristian Mungiu poses with the Palme d'Or award for Fjord. Photograph: Laurent Hou/ Hans Lucas/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laurent Hou</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I entitled to the money in a joint account I had with my late father?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/24/am-i-entitled-to-the-money-in-a-joint-account-i-had-with-my-late-father/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/24/am-i-entitled-to-the-money-in-a-joint-account-i-had-with-my-late-father/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not all joint accounts are created equal and that affects who gets any money that is in them when one accountholder dies]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Ennis: Former League of Ireland footballer becomes a TD]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/daniel-ennis-former-league-of-ireland-footballer-becomes-a-td/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/24/daniel-ennis-former-league-of-ireland-footballer-becomes-a-td/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[North Strand native, whose father was allegedly a close associate of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, entered politics after working in the community ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJOUI7ZXO5AFVAARWZKTJ25Z2I.JPG?auth=6c307454779107f3b8518450856bb59157e9273a13b0dfde63c0d9aa53968ceb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Ennis, the new Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central, lives in the North Strand with his fiancee and children. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after shark attack on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/05/24/man-dies-after-shark-attack-on-australias-great-barrier-reef/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/05/24/man-dies-after-shark-attack-on-australias-great-barrier-reef/</guid><description><![CDATA[The death is the second ​fatal shark attack in Australia this month]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 06:59:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64CTZVWL35SOACY3RMEGAOLPEQ.jpg?auth=42d59fa60748c0e9a9b4ac18c217be8a5b958e38457de5e6c5fe068598b08dd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was rushed to shore after being bitten near Kennedy Shoal, ​a shallow reef around 45km (28 miles) off ⁠the coast. Photograph: Mark Baker/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A terrible night’: Russia uses powerful hypersonic missile in major attack on Kyiv region]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/24/a-terrible-night-russia-uses-powerful-hypersonic-missile-in-major-attack-on-kyiv-region/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/24/a-terrible-night-russia-uses-powerful-hypersonic-missile-in-major-attack-on-kyiv-region/</guid><description><![CDATA[Four reported dead and dozens injured after assault involving some 600 drones and 90 missiles around Ukrainian capital]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 06:37:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YY3MLT3J3O664WKYXPQQZX4ODU.jpg?auth=702e19f02e71d22418f93b8b5da1f857257c7e42a5866069d8b2fbbf5d7537dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman seen on a smoke-filled road beside heavily damaged buildings following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 24th. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roman Pilipey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect shot dead near White House after firing at security checkpoint]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/24/suspect-shot-dead-near-white-house-after-firing-at-security-checkpoint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/24/suspect-shot-dead-near-white-house-after-firing-at-security-checkpoint/</guid><description><![CDATA[Officers returned fire and hit the suspect – named as Nasire Best (21), who later died in hospital]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 06:16:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLSNPDQFNJIEKYI5OTJCFPVQ6Y.jpg?auth=0a7f6591dadc13d681cc0e98b3db16cb66d2ea6139271515fb125edf39995a28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reporters take cover following reports of gunfire near the White House complex in Washington, DC on May 23rd. Photo: Aaron Schwartz/ EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bench warrant still ‘live’ for nurse accused of exposing himself to female colleague, hearing told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/24/bench-warrant-still-live-for-nurse-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-female-colleague-hearing-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/24/bench-warrant-still-live-for-nurse-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-female-colleague-hearing-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nurse found guilty of professional misconduct by professional standards committee]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HFQYULQTG3NWS27G6ICC3JSJ4E.jpg?auth=95c769a6ac16a270994817af0b3e001e0ca0c290c31ea477a4706675e91b472e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jishnu Madhusudana Kurup inappropriately touched the female nurse on her shoulders, the fitness-to-practise committee found ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s politics of strategic ambiguity served us well – until it didn’t]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/23/sinead-osullivan-irelands-politics-of-strategic-ambiguity-served-us-well-until-it-didnt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/23/sinead-osullivan-irelands-politics-of-strategic-ambiguity-served-us-well-until-it-didnt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sineád O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Not Fine Gael’ is not a policy platform for Ireland’s opposition, any more than ‘not Trump’ helped the US Democrats]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T73Z5PBKBNFJBMDRRQEWFZAVMI?auth=9fec59c8eb8e872ef3381448af936a90803b9770006969d297c75193412ffc48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste  Simon Harris, along with Northern secretary Hilary Benn (second right) at a UK-Ireland Summit in Fota House, Cork, in March. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggling to get your children off Fortnite? There’s a reason for that]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/fortnite-gaming-addiction-roblox-robux-children-age-control-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/fortnite-gaming-addiction-roblox-robux-children-age-control-technology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Games are designed to offer something to capture your attention every 40 seconds. No wonder it’s a battle]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RICORAHMSRDDLLCZRHF5L4WCNQ.jpg?auth=3160cc8bb43975048b1095ea6e386eadae7f21ec9f376bcef26ff7dee31e912a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer people are having babies. Could smartphones be the reason?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/mark-oconnell-fewer-people-are-having-babies-could-smartphones-be-the-reason/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/mark-oconnell-fewer-people-are-having-babies-could-smartphones-be-the-reason/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We already knew smartphones are the product of a kind capitalism that is profoundly anti-human]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4BEVZH74FH4NG55J2SBDXR72I.jpg?auth=4b9c699eecfe8675923e3fbb6d54393cd8e3c5c584c67b6cc76310a5fc4c2147&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Research suggests smartphones have transformed how young people spend time with one another, sharply reducing in-person socialising. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc Dufresne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech workers are so well paid, many don’t bother to join a union. That’s going to change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/tech-workers-are-so-well-paid-many-dont-bother-to-join-a-union-thats-going-to-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/24/tech-workers-are-so-well-paid-many-dont-bother-to-join-a-union-thats-going-to-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech companies are demonstrating AI’s prowess by shifting workers internally to AI projects. In turn, AI will reduce the number of employees]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUIU6CQIVZGC3OGAPTFXFEWSNQ.jpg?auth=57e9cc1ad8e75dfc4cb198779d2379d90eccf2d5a890ba78e18eeb22eec0604b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Around 20 per cent of Meta’s staff in Dublin have been made redundant. Photo: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kilkenny find themselves fighting for their lives, and their identity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/kilkenny-find-themselves-fighting-for-their-lives-and-their-identity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/24/kilkenny-find-themselves-fighting-for-their-lives-and-their-identity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doubts about once-dominant Kilkenny make Sunday’s showdown with Dublin much harder to predict than such clashes used to be]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JYF2ZLXZZCH5CQI4BETQLMQG4.jpg?auth=3229667a7549e42d2687620c54b9440243152c0c30160d0ac3ecbcfeb23b2b38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny face Dublin at Parnell Park on Sunday knowing defeat would deepen doubts about the Cats. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the shape and colour of a wine bottle influence the taste?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/24/will-the-shape-and-colour-of-a-wine-bottle-influence-the-taste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/24/will-the-shape-and-colour-of-a-wine-bottle-influence-the-taste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: Wine producers from different regions tend to use different bottle shapes, sometimes as an identifier]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KOL5BLEOBEQ7F5QWZHC7UTBXY.jpg?auth=f7701923b565997d6baabb6e5e9d00899457e32aa414ac8376915df79c2e2fad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judging by John Wilson's local bottle bank, green is still the most popular bottle colour for wines. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">malerapaso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can I help my hydrangeas to thrive?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/24/how-can-i-help-my-hydrangeas-to-thrive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/24/how-can-i-help-my-hydrangeas-to-thrive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The foliage is slightly yellowed and the growth is poor]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LIMZVXJGBG67DL7Q2LTMC6RIY.jpg?auth=63a0fd6e5b43bb3ebe10c58ccf6c85c552e42e9dc597a5a3c1679eb94ce397d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’ is probably the best known variety. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">T. Kurachi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining entrepreneur and academic Richard Conroy leaves estate valued at almost €5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/24/mining-entrepreneur-and-academic-richard-conroy-leaves-estate-valued-at-almost-5m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/24/mining-entrepreneur-and-academic-richard-conroy-leaves-estate-valued-at-almost-5m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Racehorse trainer Kevin Prendergast leaves €5.7 million, probate office records show]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJ6VK3NDL5BCZNIT4G7Y6XG7ZQ.jpg?auth=0c17334ea356eccead3a056104d171b13f299b2a2b228f9155980766e5647329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Richard Conroy’s career spanned the fields of medicine, academia, mining and business. Photograph: Mac Innes Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Mac Innes / Mac Innes Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the scenes at one of Ireland’s oldest jewellery stores Weir & Sons: workshops, rare jewels and €100,000 watches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/24/behind-the-scenes-at-one-of-irelands-oldest-jewellery-stores-weir-sons-workshops-rare-jewels-and-100000-watches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/24/behind-the-scenes-at-one-of-irelands-oldest-jewellery-stores-weir-sons-workshops-rare-jewels-and-100000-watches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘People might come in with a budget, but they often leave with something way above.’ To spend time behind the scenes at Weir & Sons jewellers is to understand a little of the meticulous skill these craftspeople possess ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6G24R266JHGZBPOZEQSMRTNGM.jpg?auth=eb6fe3f63e33a9414104e8e2cd53b5eb36bbaa966f11ceecf1e3d9e96b236dee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chris Andrews, managing director of Weir & Sons: 'People appreciate vintage and antique pieces a lot more now.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one couple brought an Irish country house back from the brink ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/24/how-one-couple-brought-an-irish-country-house-back-from-the-brink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/24/how-one-couple-brought-an-irish-country-house-back-from-the-brink/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dromdiah House, a Georgian country house in Cork, lay in ruins for eight decades before a couple bravely took on its restoration]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27LBQTSTU5G65FVOISVUDKG24E.jpg?auth=44f5b83b82e5db830077cb2c35cc7d01e297281553b67fc4296f6c27cfd49319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dromdiah House, Killeagh, East Cork. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My cat brought this into the house. What is it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/05/24/my-cat-brought-this-into-the-house-what-is-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/05/24/my-cat-brought-this-into-the-house-what-is-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your queries on lizards, caterpillars, little egrets and more]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQJY6TVIU5AGXH3ZPXJT3ZWSRY.jpg?auth=c9e5bbfb64bef86069adb1204488c6b6281da84d3b0026dd575915c2eace6969&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lacerta viviparous, our only native lizard species. Photograph via Rosemary McCreery]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I take hours to orgasm and my husband can’t last that long’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/24/i-take-hours-to-orgasm-and-my-husband-cant-last-that-long/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/24/i-take-hours-to-orgasm-and-my-husband-cant-last-that-long/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: Our current approach upsets me because I feel my man  doesn’t want to continue for my pleasure or orgasm]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JHNIZKVYZESXOZUPTM6SUCODM.jpg?auth=01489eeee6fbe46622553ae3722bd80deb96fc98dd9806b02413a047b5c5da78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I just want some advice that could help him to not ejaculate quickly.' Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fiordaliso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Eliza Griffiths: ‘One of the gifts my mother gave me is I’m now not afraid to die’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/24/rachel-eliza-griffiths-one-of-the-gifts-my-mother-gave-me-is-im-now-not-afraid-to-die/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/24/rachel-eliza-griffiths-one-of-the-gifts-my-mother-gave-me-is-im-now-not-afraid-to-die/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US multimedia artist, poet and novelist who is married to Salman Rushdie on her ‘kaleidoscope of quirks’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQIUJVCDHRAXHI5P7WV6MWUQZ4.jpeg?auth=6fa6945c7e47c55fee8422e997c79b4e146ee16e9e6b5a282eb409f841b08af9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rachel Eliza Griffiths: 'With me, it was a very vigorous, rigid and strict Catholic household']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic credit Beowulf Sheehan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can’t force people to stay’: How to stop the exodus of Irish medical graduates?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/24/you-cant-force-people-to-stay-how-to-stop-the-exodus-of-irish-medical-graduates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/24/you-cant-force-people-to-stay-how-to-stop-the-exodus-of-irish-medical-graduates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last year, 630 Irish doctors got visas to work in Australia, this year so far it’s 437. A senior medic says the numbers leaving are ‘off the charts’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S24UGF6CLK3NUI5XOBRVZZG6ZA.jpg?auth=73e0596e8153c442b26445aaa0852a7653171a5591efd73db9cdc9a3fa4d8420&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Niamh Humphries, head of research at the graduate school of healthcare management at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), says doctor emigration to Australia in particular is “only going in one direction”. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s housing story has two narratives: one good, one bad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/24/irelands-housing-story-has-two-narratives-one-good-one-bad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/24/irelands-housing-story-has-two-narratives-one-good-one-bad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If supply is ticking up, so are prices, creating insurmountable affordability challenges for many young people]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URH3SLQERJHL5D3HRFPI24ZAUI.jpg?auth=fae604b663fbb9a6ec0c07ee01b8f7748a3f8929b92a4aa6e892088c1bb93742&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Housing supply may be improving but prices and rents continue to rise. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">dobrovizcki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art Riddler, Dublin’s anonymous art patron: ‘People must think I’m a millionaire, but I’m not’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/05/24/the-art-riddler-dublins-anonymous-art-patron-people-must-think-im-a-millionaire-but-im-not/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/05/24/the-art-riddler-dublins-anonymous-art-patron-people-must-think-im-a-millionaire-but-im-not/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mimi Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What began as a distraction from grief for Dublin’s anonymous art patron has become an annual event providing exhibition space  – and a €10,000 prize – to artists]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYMRVBR4FRCSPISZWKXHTYJIKY.JPG?auth=645b110b17c161db407fcd8088b40aaae2f050f90d1acc1c6935bcc9b9025527&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Art Riddler at Atelier Maser on Charlemont Street, Dublin 2. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The only surprise is that you’re still cooking it’: There are reasons I stick to cooking just one dish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/24/the-only-surprise-is-that-youre-still-cooking-it-there-are-reasons-i-stick-to-cooking-just-one-dish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/24/the-only-surprise-is-that-youre-still-cooking-it-there-are-reasons-i-stick-to-cooking-just-one-dish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quentin Fottrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Storytelling and cooking require similar panache ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIHNQ6OCVNGNOFFSP7PSZ3IX6Y.jpg?auth=9c586938b7d0a30282e02c6d4d6ff0d40a39fdf016dd9e6bcf38f0853725263b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Everyone has a go-to dish that comes with its own collection of memories. Photograph: Alamy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/24/how-irish-is-andy-burnham-arguably-more-irish-than-joe-biden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/24/how-irish-is-andy-burnham-arguably-more-irish-than-joe-biden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Patrick O’Donovan’s famine-memorial socks, TDs ignored by everyone and a marksman for the birds]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6TQVFKKHKMFZIXOUHELLDPK24.jpg?auth=45ee736ee0abe9c3ced349a49f01b2a0c8dc12989dc340489eb49a5c0fd591eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham: somewhat Irish. Photograph: James Manning/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Manning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman under scrutiny as OpenAI heads for IPO  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/24/sam-altman-under-scrutiny-as-openai-heads-for-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/24/sam-altman-under-scrutiny-as-openai-heads-for-ipo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT group founder’s reputation has taken a battering in a courtroom battle that was ultimately decided on a technicality]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U6HE3ONBHBFCVKNIAF7P7S4WFE.jpg?auth=87621185175a9e210372a9ad87cce2cffc1ac977c23c61d9548ae0ed7212aad3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Court battle with Elon Musk has come at a critical time for OpenAI's Sam Altman as his group plans an IPO later this year. Photograph: Michael Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiction in translation: ‘Chiquitita is a stunning achievement’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/24/fiction-in-translation-chiquitita-is-a-stunning-achievement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/24/fiction-in-translation-chiquitita-is-a-stunning-achievement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New from Agnes Lidbeck, Khalid Lyamlahy, Agnes de Clairville, Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Claudia Piñeiro]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4HZQYDVEJBLTIJXKN62VBDPAI.jpg?auth=3bc494a6a9c1328c80855786c832a67420f560c8430a1599ac70b7de35055516&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiston Mwanza Mujila, author of The Villain’s Dance, 'a raucous and fevered novel'. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dimitrios Kambouris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Irish schools are combating the decline in reading ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/how-irish-schools-are-combating-the-decline-in-reading/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/how-irish-schools-are-combating-the-decline-in-reading/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Hegarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boys especially are reading for pleasure less than they used to. It’s a global trend. But there are ways to fight back]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGZHNBZTUJG4JA4UG3VYL4QEIY.jpg?auth=91d9daa09ce932b2fc4ea21ee0a7617ef6e7a92e06562d8fe1b0479ff6194239&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pupils reading in St Michael's College, Donnybrook, during Children’s Books Ireland: Every Child a Reader event. Photograph: Julien Behal Photography/Children's Books Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ‘Tolkien’s Epic Pooh’: Top books list is rage bait but it’s of the highest quality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/its-rage-bait-look-at-the-fatheads-pontificating-but-its-of-the-highest-quality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/its-rage-bait-look-at-the-fatheads-pontificating-but-its-of-the-highest-quality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Guardian’s much talked-about ‘100 best novels’ ranking is a surprisingly old-fashioned list largely composed of long-established greats]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSKRQM63JBGVRODRZWOJHXR7OA.jpg?auth=9beed3e228d3d1a256e5ede27806522231f0522c5d80d13a6929e3b4f930e9b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nobel laureate: Toni Morrison. Photograph: Damon Winter/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAMON WINTER</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/24/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/24/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[May 24th-29th highlights, including Bloom 2026, Make That Movie, Spider-Noir and Star City]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RD276LHRRFBGDPHBZZCOV3CE2Y.jpg?auth=2e98c867cec9f069d159e43ca30541a38f3c5947e25f58112c1561f41a539489&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dear England: Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate. Photograph: Justin Downing/Left Bank/BBC]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: Keep your friends close and ChatGPT closer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/poem-keep-your-friends-close-and-chatgpt-closer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/poem-keep-your-friends-close-and-chatgpt-closer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McLoughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A poem by Ella McLoughlin, age 17, Co Wexford]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YUAG4JUUVZGGVHCPGT5OIUB2X4.jpg?auth=2b32444ec0fea77cef41895508e8f1d20b530a4ab64f874d86a9326dcb35cdcd&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">Thai Liang Lim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short story: A pickle and cucumber get married in Vegiland. Then The Blender shows up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/short-story-a-pickle-and-cucumber-get-married-in-vegiland-then-the-blender-shows-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/short-story-a-pickle-and-cucumber-get-married-in-vegiland-then-the-blender-shows-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[An extract from a story by 4th and 5th class, Christ the King Boys National School, Cabra, Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JGVM2GTXKRBR7AHPUH35RXSAQY.jpg?auth=f2edcdcc759115462133605f2f11df590ba916e4f30b08b500a3d4ab6893b785&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration by a Fighting Words volunteer]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Finding Emily, Hen and Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/24/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-finding-emily-hen-and-tom-jerry-forbidden-compass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/24/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-finding-emily-hen-and-tom-jerry-forbidden-compass/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Angourie Rice and Spike Fearn feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of May 22nd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PO73WEJ7F5QG4DWAORFVGPM6IU.jpg?auth=d01ef032e77a80f454a02623e7e883e49170a469566a300c9567214beb4fc2ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver. Photograph: Justin Lubin/Lucasfilm]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lucasfilm Ltd/Justin Lubin. All Rights Reserved.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 years since Nuala O’Faolain’s Are You Somebody? ‘Vibrating with hurt. It leaves a mark’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/30-years-since-nuala-ofaolains-are-you-somebody-vibrating-with-hurt-it-leaves-a-mark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/30-years-since-nuala-ofaolains-are-you-somebody-vibrating-with-hurt-it-leaves-a-mark/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emilie Pine, Doreen Finn, Dermot Bolger, Patrick Freyne, Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In her best-selling memoir the Irish author and journalist ‘excavated her own soul and, in so doing, helped us look more closely at ourselves’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XH4QAZCQ7SRPKILI24ZAXXG56A.jpg?auth=2f2308e144eacb9e880e910764b68443a26d6d9fe50da40a092c28ab42439b07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nuala O’Faolain: 'She gave permission to herself and all of us who come after her to see our lives as meaningful.' Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Help author Kathryn Stockett on being fired by her publisher and feeling like a failure ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/the-help-author-kathryn-stockett-on-being-fired-by-her-publisher-and-feeling-like-a-failure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/24/the-help-author-kathryn-stockett-on-being-fired-by-her-publisher-and-feeling-like-a-failure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Midway through writing The Calamity Club, her ‘difficult second novel’, the bestselling Mississippi author was fired by publisher. In retrospect, she says, it was a blessing]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMMKBQD6TZFJDEP6DC5HJDLPRQ.jpg?auth=30aa32f60b10019ec30dccfa52ed7fc9a9dc770dcb3658c818305c27d2878d91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathryn Stockett, author of The Calamity Club: 'I don’t know any novelists that write with the intention of just going to make a quick buck.' Photograph: Taylor Cooley]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>