<?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/2026-05-25/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 02:07:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[First search for Seamus Maguire, one of the Disappeared, to begin in Armagh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/first-search-for-seamus-maguire-one-of-the-disappeared-to-begin-in-armagh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/first-search-for-seamus-maguire-one-of-the-disappeared-to-begin-in-armagh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maguire went missing in 1970s, but was not added to list of Disappeared until 2022]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BF5YLT3W3MKBYY76HKGDSM352E.jpg?auth=91e39351c22631ac25cef62c2d042954c1034f1fb10f7acf79f2c02e01754e84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seamus Maguire was described by his family as 'our much-loved eldest brother'. Handout photograph: ICLVR/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ICLVR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pandemonium and despair at Dalymount as Rovers score last-minute winner over Bohs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/pandemonium-and-despair-at-dalymount-as-rovers-score-last-minute-winner-over-bohs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/pandemonium-and-despair-at-dalymount-as-rovers-score-last-minute-winner-over-bohs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Enda Stevens hits the back of the net in the 95th minute leaving Shamrock Rovers five points clear at top of the table]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 21:33:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KDMZHWB5TSTKE6NJOVPLLHUI4.jpg?auth=b7a7737c88a43c355e3cb508922e52eb642386d3075796c0b7c05eb0c30dac8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers’s Enda Stevens celebrates scoring his side’s second goal late in the game against Bohemians in Dalmyount Park on Monday night. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[May temperature record broken at Shannon Airport with more hot weather to come]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/may-temperature-record-broken-at-shannon-airport-with-more-hot-weather-to-come/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/may-temperature-record-broken-at-shannon-airport-with-more-hot-weather-to-come/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thermometer hit 28.6 degrees on Monday, breaking a spring record in place since 1997]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 20:26:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3NK6F7SUJGRDOZNIKQARO5XIM.JPG?auth=05ce98fba4d87b986d76139b0aade5161699fad583101c4245987a6fbf236413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A spokesperson for Met Éireann said that the record being broken again on Tuesday is 'not out of the question'. 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 EU-UK relations: no easy way to undo Brexit damage ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/25/the-irish-times-view-on-euuk-relations-no-easy-way-to-undo-brexit-damage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/25/the-irish-times-view-on-euuk-relations-no-easy-way-to-undo-brexit-damage/</guid><description><![CDATA[The EU should be prepared to go the extra mile, if there is willingness in London.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C7B7DFGXBRABNGA35V3EIO47K4?auth=2a0a48549148a23ddff37f9974e005723a4fa104ef0ccfeda0dae5b7d7a5503b&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 European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at last year's  UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House, in central London. Photograph: Carl Court/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the pope and AI: an important plea for proper regulation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/25/the-irish-times-view-on-the-pope-and-ai-an-important-plea-for-proper-regulation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/25/the-irish-times-view-on-the-pope-and-ai-an-important-plea-for-proper-regulation/</guid><description><![CDATA[The wide-ranging encyclical represents Pope Leo’s determination to protect human dignity and agency]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZENSMRCAWL24UQOSZ6RXUOPKR4.jpg?auth=c17897271e32b44bce51f80c978ace64e05924ce88fa7a462aac6cd17f8fa94f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo attends the presentation of his first encyclical letter, 'Magnifica Humanitas', focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in the Vatican on Monday. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deportations to continue for EU citizens who commit serious crimes in Ireland, says Minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/deportations-to-continue-for-eu-citizens-who-commit-serious-crimes-in-ireland-says-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/deportations-to-continue-for-eu-citizens-who-commit-serious-crimes-in-ireland-says-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It comes as 12 Polish and 22 Lithuanian nationals deported because of the serious crimes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:21:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVR67NUHI5XTPMJHQMJFTZDFBY.jpg?auth=c2ef6988107ad97378144d1971bffed8d90699ca04ee53ebf5642a0bbd451cf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan doubled down on his commitment to deport those convicted of serious crime. Photograph: Bairbre Holmes/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bairbre Holmes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressed for time – Colette Sheridan on the story behind exhibition of 1916 Proclamation copy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/25/pressed-for-time-colette-sheridan-on-the-story-behind-exhibition-of-1916-proclamation-copy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/25/pressed-for-time-colette-sheridan-on-the-story-behind-exhibition-of-1916-proclamation-copy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colette Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[University College Cork’s Printed in Defiance: Making the 1916 Proclamation exhibition reveals logistics behind Ireland’s most acclaimed document]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ACND3OF7BZAZBLYK6PJIKHNKZM.jpg?auth=d5079c4bb8e050f90c8df80c93d77d662990c37ebaa73ca74c3508246168abb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work being carried out at Univesity College Cork  on conservating a copy of the 1916 Proclamation]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constitution River favourite to deliver O’Brien a third French Derby success ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/25/constitution-river-favourite-to-deliver-obrien-a-third-french-derby-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/25/constitution-river-favourite-to-deliver-obrien-a-third-french-derby-success/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regally-bred Daryzan could be the main home hope in €1.5 million Prix du Jockey Club]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:57:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCX6ZSBRTVA6RMTX2X3HTQM3NY.jpg?auth=bff3ede9f5b253da1b1b2c1a921e4ff649c948bd0ab17cd989caf3b355cf2de9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wayne Lordan onboard Constitution River on their way to victory at the 2025 Galway Racing Festival. 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[Labour court member in unfair dismissal claim against State]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/labour-court-member-in-unfair-dismissal-claim-against-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/labour-court-member-in-unfair-dismissal-claim-against-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran of 18-and-a-half years service pursuing a complaint at the Workplace Relations Commission against Minister for Enterprise]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:56:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adjudicator Christina Ryan adjourned the matter so that the parties can file further submissions, with the matter now not set to resume until the autumn. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McEntee expresses ‘deep regret’ over non-renewal of EU Mediterranean naval mission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/mcentee-expresses-deep-regret-over-non-renewal-of-eu-mediterranean-naval-mission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/mcentee-expresses-deep-regret-over-non-renewal-of-eu-mediterranean-naval-mission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Operation Irini, mandated by UN Security Council, focused on enforcing an arms embargo on Libya]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORG66AW7A45XXXRENXWAMOXKSQ.jpg?auth=3538c9515ec6ea874c4cf4b798c8a122a8213e66dbff6690ff2f12a7b8bd66e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The LÉ William Butler Yeats, a patrol vessel of the Irish Naval Service, took part in Operation Irini in the summer of 2023.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlingford Lough ferry service suspended for 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/carlingford-lough-ferry-service-suspended-for-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/carlingford-lough-ferry-service-suspended-for-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cross-Border ferry service linking Louth and Down will not operate this year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:47:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFFODKLNUVF5HFVRGGG2PLMOLU.jpg?auth=9bc547e15582ad5d3c3b3f17437db9f296e41871ad8fc52e07c2e8179012c570&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Carlingford Lough ferry service has been suspended for 2026. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record-high May temperatures sweep across France  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/record-high-may-temperatures-sweep-across-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/record-high-may-temperatures-sweep-across-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley in Paris, Sam Jones in Madrid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Extreme heat settles upon western Europe, with values in Spain set to reach 40 degrees ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:47:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ATIBFKRDK4RCIWWJUSTBDVN6U.jpg?auth=32b5e4112fe55fde048b07882de781c664b93f269aa5a921afefbb175a7b869e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hot Monday weather on Day Two of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clive Brunskill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators clear Kingspan takeover of Duggan division]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/regulators-clear-kingspan-takeover-of-duggan-division/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/regulators-clear-kingspan-takeover-of-duggan-division/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal will not substantially lessen competition, says mergers watchdog]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:46:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXOUXXCOMXDOC2MSF6FZU4SRJE.jpg?auth=462ccf9e0e89d4c1166e0d2e132b55386d0dc956e2ac971707c8813d94102b86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mergers regulators have approved Kingspan's purchase of Duggan Profiles & Steel Services]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage girl who died while swimming in Dublin is named]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/teenage-girl-who-died-while-swimming-in-dublin-named/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/teenage-girl-who-died-while-swimming-in-dublin-named/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abbie Carmody-Pepper, from Ballymun, had been visiting Burrow Beach, a popular swimming spot between Howth and Sutton]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:39:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7OATAXDGE6W4PHTE4FLTUUVMPY.JPG?auth=ce50254003786278bc4f1dc3529473bb655582ee1a6a178383aba2ee8d3dad26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A small bunch of roses left on Burrow Beach, Sutton, in memory of Abbie Carmody-Pepper. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin market gains as banks, travel stocks boost index amid light volumes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/dublin-market-gains-as-banks-travel-stocks-boost-index-amid-light-volumes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/dublin-market-gains-as-banks-travel-stocks-boost-index-amid-light-volumes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trading on Irish market was light with US and UK stock markets closed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:35:22 +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[Oil fell amid renewed hope for a deal that could see the Strait of Hormuz reopened. Photograph:Amirhosein Khorgooi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activists occupy Dublin pub closed since 2010, planning to reopen as community space]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/25/activists-occupy-dublin-pub-closed-since-2010-planning-to-reopen-as-community-space/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/05/25/activists-occupy-dublin-pub-closed-since-2010-planning-to-reopen-as-community-space/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revolutionary Housing League entered former Ardee House pub in Liberties which is owned by an investment company]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:28:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5TF3XF63BFUZGLZA5UNC73AMQ.jpeg?auth=dbcfceac6aa4d40f63441ed26142a530cecfe0b26b8f05f2690417114f8a810c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The group said in a flyer distributed in the area that its move has been made 'in response to calls for more community spaces for the people of the Liberties'. Photograph: Kitty Holland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans used 1926 Census to attack Cumann na nGaedheal failings, historian says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/republicans-used-1926-census-to-attack-cumann-na-ngaedheal-failings-historian-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/republicans-used-1926-census-to-attack-cumann-na-ngaedheal-failings-historian-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Critics, including William Butler Yeats, warned housing shortages and poverty were driving stagnation and depopulation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:13:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYIPMQDJ5BBPXFGXQ7YXT4ZWXQ.jpg?auth=e6d18d41b899270c929208f3696ca9f4ec926a533878729182cced2bdc78b370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Historian Donal Ó Drisceoil that the statistical data gathered in the census was used by republicans to attack the Cumann na nGaedheal government as early as August 1926. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: Referees get an armchair ride as Leinster and Ulster crash and burn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/owen-doyle-referees-get-an-armchair-ride-as-leinster-and-ulster-crash-and-burn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/owen-doyle-referees-get-an-armchair-ride-as-leinster-and-ulster-crash-and-burn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discipline, defence and breakdown decisions shape European deciders for Leinster and Ulster]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:59:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CB4FB5TURHDBCSMA54WNEXT2A.jpg?auth=0a495e3dafdc77296416039c47741c6b651e874de9255bb126aec01f3bd6e6dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe McCarthy of Leinster has his hair pulled by Maxime Lucu of Union Bordeaux-Bègles, for which Lucu was shown a yellow card during the Champions Cup final. Photograph: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Manuel Serrano Arce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola doctors grapple with attacks on medical facilities sending patients fleeing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/25/ebola-doctors-grapple-with-attacks-on-medical-facilities-sending-patients-fleeing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/25/ebola-doctors-grapple-with-attacks-on-medical-facilities-sending-patients-fleeing/</guid><description><![CDATA[More than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths in current outbreak, says WHO chief]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:57:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4H3NXUQ6BQPJBVK7FSGF3QY7M.jpg?auth=a53d71361d442297b577ecc8998f4aa3b2384dd4947eaebf6b97799dc61cd07c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tents serving as isolation spaces stand at the main hospital in Bunia, as part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday. 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Niamh and Bertie Donohue, Aran Island Seafoods; Joe and Dolores Gorman, Garryhinch Mushrooms; Lisa Gifford, Leitrim Hill Creamery; Leonie and Andrew Workman, Dunany Flour; Teresa Roche, Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese; Dermot Allen, Winetavern Farm; Jessica Conneely, Micil Distillery.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gui Possa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman arrested over disappearance of Kyran Durnin (6)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/25/woman-arrested-over-disappearance-of-kyran-durnin-6/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/25/woman-arrested-over-disappearance-of-kyran-durnin-6/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice ‘pleased’ about investigation’s development as search carried out Drogheda property]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:11:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7V5ZBT4WFILO2LYFOHHN5MSVA.jpg?auth=2cc032f686e238199c40f782087e7e577759c08056cd743fba040f926c26d6b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda at the scene of a property being searched in Drogheda, Co Louth, on Monday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Crowley is a doubt for Ireland’s Nations Championship games with ‘obscure’ leg injury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/jack-crowley-is-a-doubt-for-irelands-nations-championship-games-with-obscure-leg-injury/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/jack-crowley-is-a-doubt-for-irelands-nations-championship-games-with-obscure-leg-injury/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Captain Tadhg Beirne may be fit for URC semi-finals should Munster progress]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJ5XOPGIBHGODWZSQU3B3P7UBI.jpg?auth=1e256bb4a69030ef63c3e95a71bc240427f9ff40d3325dc3f70969d574ce1d8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Jack Crowley may need to see a specialist after injury. 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[Iran denies deal with US is imminent despite some progress ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/25/us-and-iran-inch-closer-to-peace-deal-as-trump-faces-criticism-from-within-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/25/us-and-iran-inch-closer-to-peace-deal-as-trump-faces-criticism-from-within-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:54:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U53OM3LOBVLYFJ3RKDSF4AHMLI.jpg?auth=122bb4a5c771add53d2d315e321244020f98b299792d9db0721f77d11fabe6f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Attendees at a memorial ceremony in Tehran for the victims of the war with the US and Israel. 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[Two hospitalised after incidents in Coolock and Finglas, Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/25/two-hospitalised-after-incidents-in-coolock-and-finglas-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/25/two-hospitalised-after-incidents-in-coolock-and-finglas-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (50s) in critical condition after alleged serious assault in Coolock and teenager injured in Finglas incident]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:48:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VM3FD2NAKRHZTIPPLXYHXJWV7A.JPG?auth=d5b852b7373f7f5b70c8df294b4fd86a4bdb155f5332bc5d0eae8b477fa0ef90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are investigating a serious incident in Coolock last Wednesday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everyone’s happy, there’s no negativity’: Dubliners revel in hot Irish weather]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/whats-there-to-be-sad-about-when-the-sun-is-out-dubliners-revel-in-hot-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/whats-there-to-be-sad-about-when-the-sun-is-out-dubliners-revel-in-hot-weather/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Drury Street and beyond, city dwellers enjoy the warm temperatures outdoors]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VH2XTKBVHVBCPN4EDTSWFKIVOY.jpg?auth=4a78595de23a2942599b7e927e79fe403ddd2092fab3bcc36c63230f3ea830ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crowds enjoy the sunshine and high temperatures on Sandycove beach, Dublin, on Monday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worker called ‘negative virus’ awarded more than €40,000 after hours cut amid CCTV complaint]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/worker-awarded-more-than-40000-after-hours-cut-amid-cctv-complaint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/worker-awarded-more-than-40000-after-hours-cut-amid-cctv-complaint/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Norbert Batho claimed system was installed ‘without lawful basis’ under data protection law]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:18:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TIFKOZKOMEX3Y4IBY3EAP57GXQ.jpg?auth=adba1faeb9b5d52bcd39e9bdb8f0008d4b73c22dae25f72d441ffa7a841f061c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Timber Frame Projects Ltd, trading as Timber Frame Ireland, was directed to pay the sum to its former employee Norbert Batho on foot of a complaint under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/ai-guardrails-stripped-from-meta-and-google-models-in-minutes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/ai-guardrails-stripped-from-meta-and-google-models-in-minutes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Software designed to remove safety protections creates systems that provide responses on biological weapons and malware]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:15:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/447SNXPCYBFX5IW3VYZXVTQTSE.jpg?auth=b3a176fbd0e4826fa777ea00b3883b111b1632b473418693b629cdb3e576378a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A version of Google’s open-source model Gemma 3 responded to a question on how to disperse chlorine gas through a crowded indoor space, generated code to steal credit card information and wrote stories describing child sexual abuse. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vertigo3d</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge pleads with Tusla to provide proper placement for boy ‘going missing every second day’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/25/judge-pleads-with-tusla-to-provide-proper-placement-for-boy-going-missing-every-second-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/25/judge-pleads-with-tusla-to-provide-proper-placement-for-boy-going-missing-every-second-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family Law Court previously told teenager ‘had made a sawn-off shotgun, albeit it was in no way real’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:08:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCSLHCS622222DEQQDQGYQI7ZY.jpg?auth=1f7716d7a4a76a8e56dc591e5a0550814eb45ab31065bcc67c456d6cd1080c1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The boy’s court appointed-independent voice said that when he went to see the boy in recent days, the teenager refused to come out of his bedroom to see him and told him to 'F-off'. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from party]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/25/former-snp-chief-executive-peter-murrell-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-400000-from-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/25/former-snp-chief-executive-peter-murrell-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-400000-from-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Severin Carrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon admits reduced charges in court after agreeing deal with prosecutors]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:53:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F52VFMMOQCNHPDP4V3WAMPC4TE.jpg?auth=6df493ee44e0afd3d6cd7821a5edac3327e451ca9564d41282db2dc17cb30408&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell arrives at Edinburgh high court. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jane Barlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short sellers reap more than $2bn profit betting against Paddy Power owner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/short-sellers-reap-more-than-2bn-profit-betting-against-paddy-power-owner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/short-sellers-reap-more-than-2bn-profit-betting-against-paddy-power-owner/</guid><description><![CDATA[Online groups under pressure from jump in prediction markets’ popularity in US and steep tax rises in UK]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:46:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSIWP2GRDJCH5IPRVD2B5D3UYA.jpg?auth=7a24d9c43f808ea3e85965d910c55bbaae6e28fb09d3de2b8ee3d57e6e4c13dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Short sellers have made a paper profit of $2bn from betting on the share price of Flutter, led by chief executive Peter Jackson (centre, ringing bell), falling. Photograph: NYSE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Courtney Crow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Left-wing Irish government ‘within touching distance’, says Holly Cairns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/left-wing-irish-government-within-touching-distance-says-holly-cairns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/left-wing-irish-government-within-touching-distance-says-holly-cairns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats leader says party will work with others to provide ‘real alternative’ to current Coalition]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:43:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VZRIXU3MEATWH6CBG2TGF7HHX4.jpg?auth=5f1b74e4d6ed7c9a89d5544fbf8a9f8a310dbde426a3c218dff3e58e260afc4b&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 (cnetre) celebrates with party leader Holly Cairns (right) as he is declared the winner of the Dublin Central byelection at the RDS on Saturday. Photograph: Conor O Mearain/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor O Mearain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Moylan and Dara O’Shea recalled to Ireland squad for Qatar friendly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/jack-moylan-and-dara-oshea-recalled-to-ireland-squad-for-qatar-friendly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/jack-moylan-and-dara-oshea-recalled-to-ireland-squad-for-qatar-friendly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several players who featured in Championship playoffs ruled out of end of season games]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:43:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKO427KT7JEGTNQLZPQZVXBWZY.jpg?auth=97ad8709be5c097f4b3271894ed9b6b26cfa7465997cb61d4f4770b891e07e4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Moylan celebrates after completing his hat-trick in the 5-0 win over Grenada in Murcia. 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Photograph: Tierney L Cross/The New York Times                     ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tierney L. Cross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB summons banks to urge them to fix flaws exposed by latest AI models]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/ecb-summons-banks-to-urge-them-to-fix-flaws-exposed-by-latest-ai-models/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/ecb-summons-banks-to-urge-them-to-fix-flaws-exposed-by-latest-ai-models/</guid><description><![CDATA[Supervisor to stress seriousness of risks to financial system at hastily arranged meeting]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:23:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7Y3QKGCKTUKAQKHHJBRTW3E2GE.jpg?auth=234196952123e6cbffe10dd13535f5bd507e7284d253a74013f62cde14eb7210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ECB plans to stress the seriousness of the threat to the financial system revealed by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview and similar AI models, while urging US banks that have been using the latest technology to share information with European rivals that lack such access. Photograph: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liesa Johannssen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do these men want to strip women of the right to vote?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/the-rise-of-anti-feminism-with-helen-lewis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/the-rise-of-anti-feminism-with-helen-lewis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:20:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCQVNXJEH5DEXF4ZT5ELGJXSMQ.jpg?auth=67f2b39c3ee08cf2c0932fb5f969900b955deefa3c831f3d0b4e6ce4c21b958d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helen Lewis]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three lifetime bests inside five days puts Sharlene Mawdsley on exciting new trajectory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/25/three-lifetime-bests-inside-five-days-puts-sharlene-mawdsley-on-exciting-new-trajectory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/25/three-lifetime-bests-inside-five-days-puts-sharlene-mawdsley-on-exciting-new-trajectory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Tipperary athlete is now within touching distance of the 50-second barrier in the 400m]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:16:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HN5VQUIJRQ2I5WIRZHNT3MO4M4.jpg?auth=4d0d6a77797a14a8fa6c63a777ea0eb57dcb3c291bfd24a326dbca4d067f0ce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley is now in sight of breaking the 50-second barrier in the 400m after setting a new PB of 50.17 seconds at the weekend. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager charged with arson at Goat Bar and Grill in Co Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/25/teenager-charged-with-arson-at-goat-bar-and-grill-in-co-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/25/teenager-charged-with-arson-at-goat-bar-and-grill-in-co-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy appeared before Dublin Children’s Court on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:56:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HVUPJ2PDNVINBMIGRKIVVJ7Q24.jpg?auth=a34255aee6d99b5a4ff95a137f136de5900db92f2a6d4fe531843724d9eca71c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Goat Bar and Grill in Goatstown, Co Dublin. File photograph: Laura Hutton]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food service group Sysco reports 19% jump in pretax profit to €28.24m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/food-service-group-sysco-reports-19-jump-in-pretax-profit-to-2824m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/food-service-group-sysco-reports-19-jump-in-pretax-profit-to-2824m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group formerly known as Pallas Foods serves hotels, shops, restaurants. pubs, healthcare and educational facilities]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:50:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELYIRQ6UVUVSBJ2XLYXD5WOI64.jpg?auth=769e832b26506d89d377e877b8c6ae19306fba0777b1a1d69b22c74af150df08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pretax profits at the Irish arm of US food giant, Sysco Foods last year jumped by 19 per cent to €28.24 million. Photograph: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo urges new rules to ‘disarm’ artificial intelligence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/pope-leo-urges-global-rules-to-disarm-artificial-intelligence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/pope-leo-urges-global-rules-to-disarm-artificial-intelligence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In landmark encyclical, pontiff compares AI to nuclear power and urges global rules grounded in conscience and responsibility]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:34:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3GL5WJRYGFDBJLWYHHUWZISWLE.jpg?auth=36c511f2ce072506dc9982c1a19ca150384734fe03cc607661d3d31cd775b801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Olah (right), co-founder of US artificial intelligence company Anthropic, shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV (left) before the presentation at the Vatican of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, focused on the ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plight of Ebola-engulfed region laid bare by lack of medical supplies and a cynical public]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/25/plight-of-ebola-engulfed-region-laid-bare-by-lack-of-hand-sanitiser-and-a-cynical-public/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/25/plight-of-ebola-engulfed-region-laid-bare-by-lack-of-hand-sanitiser-and-a-cynical-public/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Intervention has become less about vanquishing the virus than trying to slow its steamroller advance]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:09:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHHRCPCQQEASJ7A7JSSYJUKN4Q.jpg?auth=eecd2094b15a2d7c00e660a470edc86604fa8a67f3260a414782ccb15ab6b552&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health workers disinfect the entrance to a house in Bunia on Sunday as part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photograph: Arlette Bashizi/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arlette Bashizi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain announce World Cup squad with no Real Madrid players for the first time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/spain-announce-world-cup-squad-with-no-real-madrid-players-for-the-first-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/spain-announce-world-cup-squad-with-no-real-madrid-players-for-the-first-time/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eight Barcelona players feature in squad as reward for La Liga-winning campaign]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:09:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUM2YYSFTKQPCOWQP5IHB57IKA.jpg?auth=741af263708a5e8e6c799e47bb31783f0c1eddd49ee415b7796611ede70c69d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's head coach Luis de la Fuente speaks during a ceremony to unveil the Spain squad for the 2026 World Cup. Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pierre-Philippe Marcou</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim McGuinness made a huge error of judgment – there will be a price to pay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/jim-mcguinness-made-a-huge-error-of-judgment-there-will-be-a-price-to-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/jim-mcguinness-made-a-huge-error-of-judgment-there-will-be-a-price-to-pay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Donegal manager could get a 12-week ban after an incident with a Kerry player in Killarney on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:47:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXNOSZI4BPV6F2LPPX3PIFDJOY.jpg?auth=17fa0c5564da5aa3127bedfed2399a84d267d7ca3e1970c1253a64eb2224e74a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donegal manager Jim McGuinness pushed a Kerry player on Saturday. Everybody knows that. 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: Down to play Longford as tournament hits full knock-out stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/tailteann-cup-down-to-play-longford-as-tournament-hits-full-knock-out-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/tailteann-cup-down-to-play-longford-as-tournament-hits-full-knock-out-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fermanagh drawn to play New York in the preliminary quarter-final stage]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:38:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3GTEDOYK3VDFYA724SQATRMBKY.jpg?auth=fe87bfcd97ba91f10e36a9a9b711865e0738c4629ef3c61ad2e673f6d1e8d033&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Down’s Pat Havern. Down will play Longford in round three of the Tailteann Cup after losing to Offaly. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soul-searching for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald after party falls short in byelections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/soul-searching-for-sinn-fein-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-after-party-falls-short-in-byelections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/soul-searching-for-sinn-fein-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-after-party-falls-short-in-byelections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump misses son’s wedding amid fresh hopes of compromise with Iran]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNWIYTOT6ZYQP66IAQFNZ74HEE.jpg?auth=7134f4081dc702aa5e08125ccd01a8358c7ca14b0b08ce01a2e48ce0006ca71a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald was peppered with questions about her suitability to remain as leader of Sinn Féin after disappointing results for the party in Dublin Central and Galway West. 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[Norma review: Irish National Opera’s priority needed to be finding the right soprano. It did ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/25/norma-review-irish-national-operas-priority-needed-to-be-finding-the-right-soprano-it-did/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/25/norma-review-irish-national-operas-priority-needed-to-be-finding-the-right-soprano-it-did/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dungan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Salome Jicia surmounts every vocal challenge of the role. She is well matched with Mario Chang, William Guanbo Su and Siobhan Stagg]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 11:22:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5473PVA5JBMFN3MTCJ6EMG4NA.jpg?auth=1a716bcfba6a20a8076611f8420591139c20579e88ef4207fb4702231bdc61f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Norma: Salome Jicia in the title role. Photograph: Ruth Medjber]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RUTH MEDJBER</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 80% of drivers admit to distracted driving in survey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/nearly-80-of-drivers-admit-to-distracted-driving-in-survey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/nearly-80-of-drivers-admit-to-distracted-driving-in-survey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Checking text messages, eating food and adjusting navigation apps among the distractions surveyed ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 11:09:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L5AZJFHIMCEWDOZU4JRONAD77A.jpg?auth=1267beb9daf8fd096baceaf50fa823db8cde6a52b746a285595fbc202019d405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seven per cent of survey respondents admitted to reading messages, scrolling social media or replying to messages while driving. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Cross at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre: Thrilling night shows that great pop is eternal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/25/christopher-cross-at-bord-gais-energy-theatre-thrilling-night-shows-that-great-pop-is-eternal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/25/christopher-cross-at-bord-gais-energy-theatre-thrilling-night-shows-that-great-pop-is-eternal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review: Slick, brisk Dublin concert features Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) and Ride Like the Wind, among other yacht-rock classics]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:45:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ADN7573TRAL5AMKBOQEUU64CQ.jpg?auth=88044332d5fa10eb0a65bf03b2cf1db5c482814fcb9930efa3a27f41498f6471&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yacht rock: Christopher Cross on stage earlier this month. Photograph: Frank Hoensch/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Hoensch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enhanced Games claim ‘we changed the world’ but only one record broken and three clean athletes win ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/25/enhanced-games-claim-we-changed-the-world-but-only-one-record-broken-and-three-clean-athletes-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/25/enhanced-games-claim-we-changed-the-world-but-only-one-record-broken-and-three-clean-athletes-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Ingle in Las Vegas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fred Kerley won 100m in 9.97 seconds, way off the world record despite doping being permitted]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:29:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GE4ERCSRPCM5ZPQDG5VDEOXXPQ.jpg?auth=cebfaa03cd91f4c587db4409b879cfaeeb7dd589c82f46573aaa6e8900a9ab4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mike Bryan, Emmanuel Matadi, Marvin Bracy-Williams, Fred Kerley and Clarence Munyai compete during the Enhanced Games. Photograph: Leon Bennett/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures in Ireland could reach 29 degrees on Tuesday as Met Éireann issues warning on sun exposure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/temperatures-in-ireland-could-reach-29-degrees-on-tuesday-as-met-eireann-issues-warning-on-sun-exposure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/temperatures-in-ireland-could-reach-29-degrees-on-tuesday-as-met-eireann-issues-warning-on-sun-exposure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highest temperature of the year so far at 24.9 degrees, recorded at Phoenix Park, Dublin on Sunday ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:08:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6OETYUWYCVFG3LK4C6IS2M3BXA.JPG?auth=52900ca51c3226e5b048cded4b5b3b2482d50ea7c88b3e6228d9aac095e6220b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Cannon, James Rhein, Isaac Stanley, Abbie Cannon, Lisa Cannon and Céire Rhein from Donabate on their way to Donabate beach as temperatures are set to remain in the 20s for the next few days. 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[State appeals ruling it breached Constitution by refusing spouse’s pension to bereaved partner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/25/state-appeals-ruling-it-breached-constitution-by-refusing-spouses-pension-to-bereaved-partner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/25/state-appeals-ruling-it-breached-constitution-by-refusing-spouses-pension-to-bereaved-partner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister argues case could have significant impact on private contractual arrangements and employer planning]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A panel of three Supreme Court judges agreed with the Minister that the case raised issues of general public importance. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures to peak on Monday and Tuesday as heat dome hits Europe ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/temperatures-to-peak-on-monday-and-tuesday-as-heat-dome-hits-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/temperatures-to-peak-on-monday-and-tuesday-as-heat-dome-hits-europe/</guid><description><![CDATA[Highest temperatures will be confined to France Spain and Portugal later this week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:58:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOEYWBF3VV2VN5676XIB34RHQM.jpg?auth=a24be470b79f0a4d5be0bd20be86f64720bbc6c9f4bdc0f4e63e62cce09b84f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A security guard takes shelter under an umbrella on the forecourt of the Louvre Pyramid during the current heatwave in Paris. Photograph: Gauthier Bedrignans/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gauthier Bedrignans</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paudie Clifford and Finnbarr Roarty have battle for the ages: What we learned from the GAA weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/paudie-clifford-and-finnbarr-roarty-have-battle-for-the-ages-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/paudie-clifford-and-finnbarr-roarty-have-battle-for-the-ages-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dublin find the Cats’ 10th life; Tyrone’s shooting stars hit the target]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:52:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIEEJDGSCJATZCX7JDNGLIS4SI.jpg?auth=2fe98ba9df3acdc98803fc8945bed85773d92dd0e21b29fc20968dd5bcc574cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paudie Clifford of Kerry has a shot blocked by Finnbarr Roarty of Donegal. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: A rumble of discontent, a swell of anxiety and a provocative Palme d’Or winner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/25/cannes-2026-a-rumble-of-discontent-a-swell-of-anxiety-and-a-provocative-palme-dor-winner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/25/cannes-2026-a-rumble-of-discontent-a-swell-of-anxiety-and-a-provocative-palme-dor-winner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People who haven’t seen Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord are already trading spittle-flecked invective on social media. It will generate furious debate all the way up to awards season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:34:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUSPBK4Y6FGHZNBA2KP6KO5PX4.jpg?auth=1c16c87127b828cee74a029e4df6d6f04b771c367fbe3a2fb1334447c7b280eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cannes 2026: Ruth Negga at the closing ceremony. Photograph: Sameer al-Doumy/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAMEER AL-DOUMY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost €280,000 spent by political parties during byelections ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/almost-280000-spent-by-political-parties-during-byelections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/almost-280000-spent-by-political-parties-during-byelections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael’s outlay of €72,300 was higher than that of any other party]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XV77V3AJKVGVLHY66AWTJ2CLPA.JPG?auth=6cbfd71d1aa7510b7afc6a9a7df605b3d5b04c1726b57899de38cc418f566e7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael spent more than any other political party on campaigning for the Galway West And Dublin Central byelections. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin and McDonald’s leadership not under threat after poor byelection results, say TDs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/martin-and-mcdonalds-leadership-not-under-threat-after-poor-byelection-results-say-tds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/martin-and-mcdonalds-leadership-not-under-threat-after-poor-byelection-results-say-tds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil’s defeat in Dublin was its worst byelection performance; Sinn Féin failed to secure a seat in either byelection]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:57:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJOJPLKSDZHABJHIHOX5YHGAIY.png?auth=787233e74cc6dfccbd8a6119d4e9589ccb627a987511bc31afc76b6864b70fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald’s leadership 'not under threat'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares hit two-month high and oil falls 6% on hopes for Strait of Hormuz deal ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/european-shares-hit-two-month-high-and-oil-falls-6-on-hopes-for-strait-of-hormuz-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/european-shares-hit-two-month-high-and-oil-falls-6-on-hopes-for-strait-of-hormuz-deal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pan-European Stoxx 600 was trading just shy of a record high touched in late February, just before the Middle ⁠East war erupted]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:39:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W77KGSTND77V5A3GJBLZ2USC7Y.jpg?auth=fbdc2847f070c8d0dafc9279e1ee6b486ccc6789c11e41f68662321ad42a45f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Markets jumped to two-month highs and oil prices fell on hopes that Donald Trump's administration may agree peace deal with Iran. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shane MacGowan had wine in one hand and vodka in the other’: Alan Stivell’s Celtic revival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/25/shane-macgowan-had-wine-in-one-hand-and-vodka-in-the-other-alan-stivells-celtic-revival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/25/shane-macgowan-had-wine-in-one-hand-and-vodka-in-the-other-alan-stivells-celtic-revival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The towering figure in French folk music, who revived the Celtic harp, is touring Ireland this week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:19:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEGTBBOKDZGTLBYOBM6HNRH2LM.jpg?auth=bede42b2b93f61e59578d8791140db2cd8ece427635a38055fd4b4d7b86ba6e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Stivell at this studio in Brittany. Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAMIEN MEYER</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI could impact more than 40% of all jobs in Ireland, IMF warns  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/25/ireland-more-exposed-to-economic-risks-of-ai-than-other-countries-says-imf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/25/ireland-more-exposed-to-economic-risks-of-ai-than-other-countries-says-imf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coalition will need to look at temporary targeted budget measures to support households in the aftermath of Gulf war inflation shock]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A477CXCVMFH53AEXQGT6T6KBHU.jpg?auth=5bedf61627ba4c5fc405b193604d9e117a44e00889f8ddabb3c2594da5ceab56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence could affect more than 40% of jobs in Ireland, the International Monetary Fund has warned following its latest staff mission to the country. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of Yves Sakila triggers ‘shock and anger’ in Democratic Republic of Congo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/25/death-of-yves-sakila-triggers-shock-and-anger-in-democratic-republic-of-congo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/25/death-of-yves-sakila-triggers-shock-and-anger-in-democratic-republic-of-congo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Livingstone in Kinshasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘There are millions of Congolese people, like Yves, who left to seek a more peaceful life,’ says pro-democracy activist]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RRPJKR4ORRHW5JLA3LI7CKFK7A.png?auth=cdfcff2d3ba049407c86d37d53a323ca7db4f07f70f49a34cdc4352d7170d1bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yves Sakila, the 35-year-old Congolese man who died on Friday on Dublin's Henry Street]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple ordered to return part of deposit after charging tenants for new carpets aimed at boosting value]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/couple-ordered-to-return-part-of-deposit-after-charging-tenants-for-new-carpets-aimed-at-boosting-value/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/couple-ordered-to-return-part-of-deposit-after-charging-tenants-for-new-carpets-aimed-at-boosting-value/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Landlords Gerard and Margaret Ryan found to have unlawfully retained €1,910 from the deposit]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 07:25:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2PBM57KJFBUTKBV3ESYVYIYPE.jpg?auth=78b6de3da9c865895b1890b299c49112e2ee97f3e56d5b78fea1604b21085295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The RTB found that landlords Gerard and Margaret Ryan had decided to replace carpets in the property before having an opportunity to assess their condition. Photograph: iStock ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">payphoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know about the proposed Iran ceasefire deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/25/what-we-know-about-the-proposed-iran-ceasefire-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/25/what-we-know-about-the-proposed-iran-ceasefire-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yohannes Lowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Truce extension would see Strait of Hormuz reopened]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 07:20:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HWJ535UAOFRCE363ULDNOBDFJM.jpg?auth=1b3e6e7d136bfbd8fbaecdd1f4d1e169350813ca96476761c2c3a7e0bce12926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump has said a “memorandum of understanding” in talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran “has been largely negotiated”. Photograph: Allison Robbert/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Allison Robbert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 32,000 adults waiting over a year for physiotherapy and other primary care assessments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/25/more-than-32000-adults-waiting-over-a-year-for-physiotherapy-and-other-primary-care-assessments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/25/more-than-32000-adults-waiting-over-a-year-for-physiotherapy-and-other-primary-care-assessments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Physiotherapy and occupational therapy waiting lists are particularly long, new HSE figures show]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7WY2DN5JBEZ3L2UAJFB56E74E.jpg?auth=8b1f93527ab2b07aae87736d43b7566e721833dd1e53c0315f0c4299e86583de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 12,000 adults are waiting more than two years for an primary care assessment on the HSE. Photo: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olga Pankova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Tá an pobal chun tosaigh ar an Stát maidir leis an Ghaeilge”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/25/ta-an-pobal-chun-tosaigh-ar-an-stat-maidir-leis-an-ghaeilge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/25/ta-an-pobal-chun-tosaigh-ar-an-stat-maidir-leis-an-ghaeilge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seoladh an Suirbhé ar Dhearcthaí i leith na Gaeilge an tseachtain seo caite]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 06:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EEVUUO6XCZHOHHEB2OW4RWCSC4.jpg?auth=ecd3038d3a0557472a1b6daa87b28fcccaf3a5ff111c08cfba73a2db273d29ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noel Ó Murchadh, Ollamh Comhlach le hOideachas Teanga i gColáiste na Tríonóide, a bhí ina phríomhthaighdeoir ar an tionscadal. Grianghraf: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran looks to have won important concessions in Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ peace deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/25/iran-looks-to-have-won-important-concessions-in-trumps-largely-negotiated-peace-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/25/iran-looks-to-have-won-important-concessions-in-trumps-largely-negotiated-peace-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran has reportedly made no commitment ‘to hand over nuclear stockpiles, shut down facilities or not to build a nuclear bomb’ ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 06:12:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFYIPF3AUOBE4BFHIOUBCVTJME.jpg?auth=a7939f530e9d84766c5e4eb94df778c7bce3e9617662040075a6ec9750c6d96a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man holds a photograph of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, at a memorial ceremony for the victims of the war with the US and Israel, in Tehran, on Sunday. 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[Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex offences trial set to start in Newry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/jeffrey-donaldsons-sex-offences-trial-set-to-start-in-newry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/jeffrey-donaldsons-sex-offences-trial-set-to-start-in-newry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Eleanor Donaldson ruled unfit to stand trial on medical grounds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EEUDHKINP45YFGWXYYYOSKH4Y.jpg?auth=066ab3cafae8ac4157d05d39f735e53e83ae8e71212d0f64ca6a838a7c42885c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader and MP Jeffrey Donaldson, who is accused of multiples offences, denies the charges. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The financial exposure of Irish households to flooding and lazy generational labels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/the-financial-exposure-of-irish-households-to-flooding-and-lazy-generational-labels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/the-financial-exposure-of-irish-households-to-flooding-and-lazy-generational-labels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:37:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y65A775RBAXGSZMFDYBXXDKZXE.jpg?auth=634e749aae753525b1893eae8b83e2816b3e0e35df978b764aa64ceb921e11fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waves crash against Balbriggan lighthouse in Co Dublin during storms earlier this year. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth of Dublin Central votes went to candidates who had used anti-immigration rhetoric]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/fifth-of-dublin-central-votes-went-to-candidates-who-had-used-anti-immigration-rhetoric/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/fifth-of-dublin-central-votes-went-to-candidates-who-had-used-anti-immigration-rhetoric/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But opinion is divided among political parties over how significant issue of migration was in campaign]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCJS3GPT6RB2JOAJZRK3CEG5SU.JPG?auth=8b324594b61d77b680b33ab12a22650562436ddf934648964a21d7e58b3d33f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ballots from the Dublin Central byelection are counted on Saturday at the RDS in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyne and Ennis elected to Dáil; HSE waiting lists; the trial of Jeffrey Donaldson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/kyne-and-ennis-elected-to-dail-hse-waiting-lists-the-trial-of-jeffrey-donaldson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/kyne-and-ennis-elected-to-dail-hse-waiting-lists-the-trial-of-jeffrey-donaldson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:20:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNDJTOUVHFAWBBBUHWP554M2K4.JPG?auth=9ceb5cc7f4e91008a78e5af20252f27df6fee61c509af6b1eae2613772a22eef&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, won the Dublin Central byelection. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Monk does a bunk as true-blue Daniel Ennis elevated to the Dáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/05/25/the-monk-does-a-bunk-as-true-blue-daniel-ennis-elevated-to-the-dail-in-dublin-central/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/05/25/the-monk-does-a-bunk-as-true-blue-daniel-ennis-elevated-to-the-dail-in-dublin-central/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Byelection marked a tough day for the big parties, and particularly Fine Gael rugby fan Neale Richmond, with Leinster also trounced]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:13:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are there opportunities for students to explore entrepreneurship while studying?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/25/are-there-opportunities-for-students-to-explore-entrepreneurship-while-studying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/25/are-there-opportunities-for-students-to-explore-entrepreneurship-while-studying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Across Irish universities there is a growing focus on helping students test ideas, solve real-world problems and, in some cases, develop start-ups]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPZ6IWF3AFGYRMPR555YEZMZ2Q.jpg?auth=527954ccb4a54166b41410c009771baf2c025f34617eb8cf22775cfb80fe9148&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship can begin with small steps such as joining a competition, taking part in a workshop or exploring an idea alongside studies. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do I avoid becoming frail and how is it different from normal ageing?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/25/how-do-i-avoid-becoming-frail-and-how-is-it-different-from-normal-ageing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/25/how-do-i-avoid-becoming-frail-and-how-is-it-different-from-normal-ageing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Experts emphasise early intervention and prevention, ideally starting in midlife]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7J2BK3S7BFA6FIPFOZORIQQVWQ.jpg?auth=fa67a623e1466f4b77a0e2559356624b833431837d03f24bd858d302bc41cabb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ageing is inevitable, but there are ways to stave off frailty. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Leinster’s defence unravelled in Champions Cup final defeat to Bordeaux-Bègles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/why-leinsters-defence-unravelled-in-champions-cup-final-defeat-to-bordeaux-begles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/why-leinsters-defence-unravelled-in-champions-cup-final-defeat-to-bordeaux-begles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fast ruck ball and dominant collisions prevented Jacques Nienaber’s system from taking hold]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WBCJ35BJ3TOPAUQQIQIO3FR2U.jpg?auth=73da549f584ef1b8398ff5c7a0f7bd48611e76735f0a02475c593c5b00883575&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 at the ruck vs Union Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup final. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airline passengers should be breathalysed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/25/airline-passengers-should-be-breathalysed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/25/airline-passengers-should-be-breathalysed/</guid><description><![CDATA[This would ensure the scourge of drunken misbehaviour on flights is eradicated ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, May 25th: On finding housing crisis solutions, Israel and Palestine and annoying expressions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/25/letters-to-the-editor-may-25th-on-finding-housing-crisis-solutions-israel-and-palestine-and-annoying-expressions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/25/letters-to-the-editor-may-25th-on-finding-housing-crisis-solutions-israel-and-palestine-and-annoying-expressions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surely the time has come for a genuine cross-party initiative on housing, similar in ambition to Sláintecare]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 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[Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/pilita-clark-please-stop-talking-about-gen-z-in-the-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/pilita-clark-please-stop-talking-about-gen-z-in-the-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mindless generational labels don’t help at a time when the workplace is one of the few places where young and old mix]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BAUAHRA54BHV3B42N2JIOG7PWU.jpg?auth=1bf99f4ed73839ba7d50414d731e3bd8dd74087b3b263dcebd89cc87a184014b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lumping everyone into age-related groups muddies genuine lines of race, gender and class. Photo: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marco VDM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 37,000 mortgaged households are in high-risk flood zones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/up-to-37000-mortgaged-households-are-in-high-risk-flood-zones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/up-to-37000-mortgaged-households-are-in-high-risk-flood-zones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Bank study highlights financial exposure of households to flooding events]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MBOP2G2MWRHUWKSAISOV6BCHY.jpg?auth=557cf4b492aebfb1231d1eb3f16332271b4905629fb1432d56ba44cc8e213eb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomastown in Co Kilkenny saw heaving flooding earlier this year after the Barrow burst its banks in the heavy rainfall following Storm Chandra. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: Compared with Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola had it easy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/ken-early-compared-to-alex-ferguson-pep-guardiola-has-won-his-titles-on-easy-mode/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/ken-early-compared-to-alex-ferguson-pep-guardiola-has-won-his-titles-on-easy-mode/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The unusual thing about Guardiola is that he started coaching at the very top and stayed there his whole career]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PAM3QPTZ6RQEVLQJPRS5VING4I.jpg?auth=ea11e05c20aacd45a324c12ce44f5f5e0616f682b762de23ddaee0e464971c1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says farewell to the fans following the match between City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best quotes of the football season from Roy Keane, Hallgrímsson, Messi and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/all-in-the-game-best-quotes-of-the-season-from-roy-keane-hallgrimsson-messi-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/25/all-in-the-game-best-quotes-of-the-season-from-roy-keane-hallgrimsson-messi-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Cristiano Ronaldo wisely hinted at what was to come this year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSWCGG56WVD6NGWKHXHSUKBQJE.jpg?auth=aa07f6a30179474d81e879c5b7351425457011ad2645546d621690383a4faaf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman, walking with his daughters, salutes Everton's fans after final home match for the club. Photograph: Richard Martin-Roberts/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Martin-Roberts - CameraS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kildare’s minor triumph, grandmother’s post-match gift and Offaly’s revival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/kildares-minor-triumph-grandmothers-post-match-gift-and-offalys-revival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/kildares-minor-triumph-grandmothers-post-match-gift-and-offalys-revival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From a birthday gesture in Portlaoise to Cork’s win, the weekend’s key GAA talking points]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGMDDFPM5FISYPOSXSWOCHV23Y.jpg?auth=cc6cd49500fff9a731a0429afda0126ef1059a4c281c47f773299855b82658e0&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 a goal against Meath in the Leinster Minor Championship final. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Leinster respond to another Champions Cup final blow is now the defining question]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/how-leinster-respond-to-another-champions-cup-final-blow-is-now-the-defining-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/25/how-leinster-respond-to-another-champions-cup-final-blow-is-now-the-defining-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare man Noel McNamara helps Bordeaux Bègles dismantle Leinster as familiar questions return after another final defeat]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DDQSXT2XDNJRJ2F72PSQZN7PVI.jpg?auth=f32b49b5a90fee56767a80847dfbc020575b4d8592317fdf54cf5a7c3e233021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster’s challenge after Bilbao is finding a way to begin again. Leinster's Thomas Clarkson and Josh van der Flier dejected after losing the Champions Cup final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis Walsh: Paywalls in GAA coverage make sense, our sense of entitlement does not]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/denis-walsh-paywalls-in-sports-coverage-makes-sense-our-sense-of-entitlement-does-not/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/25/denis-walsh-paywalls-in-sports-coverage-makes-sense-our-sense-of-entitlement-does-not/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Subscriptions have become part of everyday consumption, but the GAA is still being forced to explain itself]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NB563R64FXJROYIYLLBBAD7ZKY.jpg?auth=82cc1600763782678a8505ab99bd12d8b9b3610da1e89b901e0cde5ba4a62012&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe O’Connor of Kerry in action. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Magnier and JP McManus could see rich returns if €4m Liffey Valley lands are rezoned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/25/john-magnier-and-jp-mcmanus-face-rich-returns-on-4m-liffey-valley-lands-under-rezoning-proposal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/25/john-magnier-and-jp-mcmanus-face-rich-returns-on-4m-liffey-valley-lands-under-rezoning-proposal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council chief recommends 16 hectares of protected lands at St Edmundsbury, Lucan, be rezoned for housing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZ6T2K53ENFYDDLMYSFAQXTP74.jpg?auth=dc942a8fe10e72430ba0a8eeaddab44ef4cbbdb582b8761faa517016a6e880fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JP McManus and John Magnier bought the 110 hectares at St Edmundsbury near Lucan in 2013 for €4.3 million at a Nama-ordered auction. Photographs: Stephen Collins/Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s role in boycotts: ‘No woman in Ballinrobe would dream of washing him a cravat’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/25/womens-role-in-boycotts-no-woman-in-ballinrobe-would-dream-of-washing-him-a-cravat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/25/womens-role-in-boycotts-no-woman-in-ballinrobe-would-dream-of-washing-him-a-cravat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s not immediately obvious how boycotting a campy, polyglot song-contest like the Eurovision could be politically impactful, but boycotting has long history]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATOKBLPZNUZ4CIGZ3QJJWN2SWU.jpg?auth=a90b9697fdf748ddefc87db047de76b3ae180d8222c8a37868b9dfadf6aeb5a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cumann na mBan played an important role in enforcing the Belfast boycott during the War of Independence]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve lost money many times. If you’re building businesses, it comes with the territory’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/25/ive-lost-money-many-times-if-youre-building-businesses-it-comes-with-the-territory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/25/ive-lost-money-many-times-if-youre-building-businesses-it-comes-with-the-territory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: James Lenehan, WinWin founder and chief executive]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTODSGCSVVEAVLGFLKANJS243Q.jpeg?auth=c58cb0afd7b2cbd98901e839d4c7f5c9caf044be64a6dc6b9eddac2e8a4a5583&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Lenehan: 'I invest in shares, mainly growth companies, which can sometimes feel like a white-knuckle ride.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin caught between anti-establishment right and soft left in crucial transfers game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/sinn-fein-caught-between-anti-establishment-right-and-soft-left-in-crucial-transfers-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/25/sinn-fein-caught-between-anti-establishment-right-and-soft-left-in-crucial-transfers-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strength of transfers between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is a growing phenomenon of Irish elections]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VWI2NLFABX6LOD2NVIHFPJ77U.jpg?auth=5c5783122350e62d8aa29e7d9eaa2d9f8505e93929806b88982cf1716ecec8d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin party leader Mary Lou McDonald speaking to the media during the count for the Dublin Central byelection at the RDS, Dublin. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor O Mearain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All attempts to use a Ryanair voucher have failed, says ‘staunch supporter’ of airline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/25/all-attempts-to-use-a-ryanair-voucher-have-failed-says-staunch-supporter-of-airline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/25/all-attempts-to-use-a-ryanair-voucher-have-failed-says-staunch-supporter-of-airline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ray bought €200 gift card as an 18th birthday present for his granddaughter]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HADGPEK6IJAGDPFDX5CVIQUNTA.jpg?auth=7078f08e769e292d59815b10dfed9b2fcdb3d7b9998048a26f262dbacd96427b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway reader Ray says he and members of his family 'have spent hours' trying to resolve the issue but 'have never managed to actually speak to a human being'. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing modern costumes for an Oscar Wilde play: ‘It all has to feel a bit extra’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/25/designing-modern-costumes-for-an-oscar-wilde-play-it-all-has-to-feel-a-bit-extra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/05/25/designing-modern-costumes-for-an-oscar-wilde-play-it-all-has-to-feel-a-bit-extra/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Designer James McGlynn Seaver has created wild but impeccably crafted costumes for An Ideal Husband at The Gate Theatre]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34EYHRWEJBE3LHQNPVA3U63QLA.jpg?auth=09cf638a4bc7fd5ebddbdee261dec682267d3e8fc0515de1316edbec0dfdaccf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caitríona Ennis and Ayoola Smart in An Ideal Husband at the Gate Theatre, with costumes designed by James McGlynn Seaver. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ros Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When dinner in Dublin costs about the same as Switzerland, how do the Irish afford it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/05/25/an-irishman-in-switzerland-dinner-costs-the-same-as-at-home-but-salaries-are-far-higher/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/05/25/an-irishman-in-switzerland-dinner-costs-the-same-as-at-home-but-salaries-are-far-higher/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Jonathan Devlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I ended up in Switzerland by accident, with a view of the Matterhorn from my window]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQR2GUTBMNDBHPHNZDH7QWQ3FI.jpeg?auth=d2473d924f6a6a37b25c2704ffc7d452e4f06b9ad7ebf035184057a4738b3f5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Abroad: Conor Jonathan Devlin in Switzerland. Photograph: Annie Hartley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don’t like alcohol. People think I’m a recovering alcoholic and that’s fine by me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/25/i-dont-like-alcohol-people-think-im-a-recovering-alcoholic-and-thats-fine-by-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/25/i-dont-like-alcohol-people-think-im-a-recovering-alcoholic-and-thats-fine-by-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’m not insulted and if it makes others more comfortable to think that’s why I’m not drinking, it’s fine by me]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SPN6DFVFRRFWHF3JYPQNY5SX3U.png?auth=b42763a8e1c5bc0b54a162297d8f3190b2f25345dbb21d9d7c41f48f35ee0e10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Moss: When I first tried drinking I hated that first feeling of alcohol in my body. Photograph: Enda Bowe/The Guardian]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing crisis: Grants to turn space above shops into homes could be ‘game changer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/25/housing-crisis-grants-to-turn-space-above-shops-into-homes-could-be-game-changer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/25/housing-crisis-grants-to-turn-space-above-shops-into-homes-could-be-game-changer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government hopes grants of up to €165,000 will mean thousands of vacant properties return to use]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGC2DNVKMNBL3MUAGEQQSLUVHI.JPG?auth=2a6affc8c6828c665bc1e0e01d8fb8ace4f3e28777eab1e7aa80af8ba32d2974&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara O'Neill outside the property she is hoping to redevelop in John Street, Kells, Co Meath using the above-the-shop vacant property grant. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croí na doircheachta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/25/croi-na-doircheachta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/05/25/croi-na-doircheachta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is mór an easpa oideachais atá ar dhaoine i dtaca le tíortha na hAfraice, an Congó go háirithe]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6F2HAAU2YKYLPBNXAMYCQFKWA.jpg?auth=af557373a5ba8de73b42dbb2e03b8c233a734f896bc246920b476219d09a33c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ar éigean go mbeadh an Congó idir chamáin phléite in aon chor seachas go bhfuil an galar gránna tógálach Ebola tar éis a scaipthe ann. Grianghraf: Seros Muyisa/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Seros Muyisa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh bid to rezone ‘sacred’ lands near Lucan for housing sees vigorous local opposition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/25/fresh-bid-to-rezone-sacred-lands-near-lucan-for-housing-sees-vigorous-local-opposition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/25/fresh-bid-to-rezone-sacred-lands-near-lucan-for-housing-sees-vigorous-local-opposition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Objectors to planned housing at St Edmundsbury, Liffey valley say rezoning would be ‘an absolute disgrace’ and ‘tragic’ for the area]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GIX5IWVYLBDOWU3GXLGIDI7UBU.jpg?auth=7c0da2a9c32b61ba84b73d2d0aca3624e8213f948318b7736324cd297f53616b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael O’Flynn: ‘Without a functioning property industry you will not have a functioning economy and the sooner people realise that the better.’ Photograph:  Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Shelbourne Hotel: If this hotel is a barometer, the Irish economy ‘is good’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/shelbourne-hotel-gm-i-dont-think-ai-is-going-to-impact-the-chef-too-much/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/25/shelbourne-hotel-gm-i-dont-think-ai-is-going-to-impact-the-chef-too-much/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the Shelbourne Hotel begins a €50m renovation, general manager JP Kavanagh explains why AI won’t replace the human touch to how it delivers its customer service  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIQK2CNWVFA4ZJSTUBJQSJZT5U.JPG?auth=0ee120d2fb385c64ad5f205090b7fc1ca5329d825e6184c29bced2b17d806f22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shelbourne Hotel GM JP Kavanagh: ‘The suites here are like a good pair of shoes – if you mind them they’ll last you for years.’ 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[Surge in ecommerce means we need to reimagine retail on the streets of our towns and cities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/surge-in-ecommerce-means-we-need-to-reimagine-the-street-mix-in-our-towns-and-cities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/25/surge-in-ecommerce-means-we-need-to-reimagine-the-street-mix-in-our-towns-and-cities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The €20tn retail industry (excluding food) is migrating at pace from brick-and-mortar shops to online channels ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZQBYQWB4AJCL7OLHQIXYE747AU.jpg?auth=f81adcac412ddf5d3169c18e7c91fedd6ca7d79c96671158072e2b28c67339c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Henry Street in Dublin, one  of the busiest shopping streets in the country]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ are reaching a tipping point]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/25/amazons-flying-rivers-are-reaching-a-tipping-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/25/amazons-flying-rivers-are-reaching-a-tipping-point/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Gillespie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: Deforestation, beef farming, mining, drug trafficking, gold mining and land grabbing threaten the delicate balance of these vital systems]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EOX5X7V6T67DRZOQYCSUD23BLE.jpg?auth=c38610ea03b8100610f1b0a0b287eef7e16f75628d62a9e07b8597ec0e603b90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aerial view of small boats from residents of Furo do Paracuuba region, a small branch of the Amazon River that connects with the Negro River. Photo: Bruno Zanardo/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bruno Zanardo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jen Hogan’s end-of-year school report: B in cake sales, C+ in WhatsApp, E in lunches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/05/25/jen-hogans-school-report-whatsapp-group-participation-c-frequently-limited-to-a-confused-whats-this-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/05/25/jen-hogans-school-report-whatsapp-group-participation-c-frequently-limited-to-a-confused-whats-this-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Another school year is almost over. How would you score in your parenting end-of-term report card?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GNMW2D4R5DVPLQZNA27GZDMHA.jpg?auth=1900ca38b5bf5c4663198d61c363caaf2d11b854bb222e8049e858e1ba762dd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jen is full of great intentions, but there’s lots of room for improvement. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry into former Spanish prime minister leaves government reeling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/inquiry-into-former-spanish-prime-minister-leaves-government-reeling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/25/inquiry-into-former-spanish-prime-minister-leaves-government-reeling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero accused of benefiting from €53m bailout]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D53GPT4H7TRNKWN72XUSZQOXGY.jpg?auth=ababe30278587e20b040c152322c640910903dd7d94cd4f2751b8f2fc1e2d638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez in 2022. Photograph: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oscar Del Pozo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the scenes at Gravity & Other Myths: ‘So few people get to do what they love. I’ve won the lottery’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/05/25/behind-the-scenes-at-gravity-other-myths-so-few-people-get-to-do-what-they-love-ive-won-the-lottery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/05/25/behind-the-scenes-at-gravity-other-myths-so-few-people-get-to-do-what-they-love-ive-won-the-lottery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Australian contemporary circus troupe are on their way to Cork Midsummer Festival. What’s it like to be on the road 300 days a year?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PV4JG7HMWNC4BASATJDOCKQUJ4.jpg?auth=84b89c243b4f1759aef71b2b778e919d30db1a0e8095e34ac7a78a16fea55e9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork Midsummer Festival 2026: Ten Thousand Hours, by Gravity & Other Myths. Photograph: Darcy Grant]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance stakes his claim for the 2028 Republican nomination]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/25/vance-stakes-claim-for-republican-nomination-but-midterms-may-decide-who-is-trumps-heir-apparent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/25/vance-stakes-claim-for-republican-nomination-but-midterms-may-decide-who-is-trumps-heir-apparent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Fedor in Des Moines]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the 2028 battle for the White House, the vice-president could face off against secretary of state Marco Rubio]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYPRJ3H7ZEM2QC34BD4Z5P6FJU.jpg?auth=eb28e3ce429bd78193069760f797df8d248238e825d4660382045e9e1b4652f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JD Vance: At stake is whether the vice-president’s mix of economic populism and isolationist foreign policy will prevail or Marco Rubio’s more orthodox brand of Republican politics. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heather Diehl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First look: Inside Grano’s new bakery and takeaway in Stoneybatter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/25/first-look-inside-granos-new-bakery-and-takeaway-in-stoneybatter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/25/first-look-inside-granos-new-bakery-and-takeaway-in-stoneybatter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banco in Dublin 7 will serve pastries in the morning, focaccias at lunchtime and pizza in the evenings]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32VQB3GZ7FBEXA6WI2RELIBKL4.JPG?auth=f298c57618c5937190c30a80df43b852b88919a00fe0fe6812cc48a5923a4cb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grano’s Roberto Mungo in Banco, his new bakery coffee shop in Stoneybatter, Dublin 7. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €695,000 buy by the coast in Galway and in the heart of Dublin 6W?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/25/what-will-695000-buy-by-the-coast-in-galway-and-in-the-heart-of-dublin-6w/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/25/what-will-695000-buy-by-the-coast-in-galway-and-in-the-heart-of-dublin-6w/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: A detached four-bed near Kinvara or a three-bed in Harold’s Cross]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCETV4JDU5HLFL34WG7STGCZ54.JPG?auth=52c2738d32886781f9465d95d7080d5657c7925eb70f528e3defdb9a06ab9fe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Detached home at Mountscribe, Kinvara, Co Galway]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government is still paying the cost of Brexit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/25/uk-government-is-still-paying-the-cost-of-brexit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/25/uk-government-is-still-paying-the-cost-of-brexit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaving the European Union has proven to be an economic slow puncture, rather than a car crash]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJEBKMDS2QFSF4PVAELUUCZPZ4.jpg?auth=3e36d7b2b03ecdf87548e96cdb2a773be3d399f53c30a8d57afab9105061f12d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brexit has inflicted more damage on the UK economy than on European countries. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Parsons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why organisations need pace-setting leadership for AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/25/why-organisations-need-pace-setting-leadership-for-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/25/why-organisations-need-pace-setting-leadership-for-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tania Kuklina, director, people and change consulting, KPMG ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When AI moves too quickly for organisations to adopt]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2HLRUVYAFFJXMJR6ONHXPUTNE.jpg?auth=9a8bd2e8f6383afc67661113a8335973ab22a865f3e4bea4cd5af2cf2980d807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tania Kuklina, director, people and change consulting, KPMG: 'Pace is not simply about how fast technology can be deployed. It is about how well the organisation can adapt alongside it.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Will we need planning permission to install a staircase to our attic?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/25/will-we-need-planning-permission-to-install-a-staircase-to-our-attic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/25/will-we-need-planning-permission-to-install-a-staircase-to-our-attic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brigid Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I am conscious of possible planning and building regulation implications and resale considerations’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L5ETO4GXXZAYZG5NRKOZICYGV4.jpg?auth=8a8e8635364fdf75ea404a81e1ecf0b23d5f4034b4b3d25da2b62282e6203d3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Our intention would be to comply with applicable building regulations for the staircase itself.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">photovs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scéal: An Doras Beag ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/25/sceal-an-doras-beag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/25/sceal-an-doras-beag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clíodhna Ní Lochlainn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tháinig grúpa scríbhneoirí ón Idirbhliain i Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin ar an gCeathrú Rua le chéile i Leabharlann na Ceathrún Rua ‘chuile Aoine ar feadh sé seachtaine do ‘Club Cleite’. Seo thíos ceann de na scéalta a d’eascair as na seisiúin seo]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J37TUQGUPJEUDCK3PLTGZRXTLQ.jpg?auth=6deeeb57870b09690607221c7524b64a6f3f64fe4f677e9efffad61983eaecda&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">Mikhail Konoplev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lower-value human capital’: banking boss too honest about AI job losses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/25/lower-value-human-capital-banking-boss-too-honest-about-ai-job-losses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/25/lower-value-human-capital-banking-boss-too-honest-about-ai-job-losses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Insensitive wording cannot divert from the reality that investment in AI only makes sense if work requires fewer employees]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EQGDIMML7T2IJVCVCQ7TFNIPI.jpg?auth=cccf95b4242d79274056b8bc65589a827b61f3a01bc3a194f73bcc65683a0108&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winter's characterisation of some of his staff as 'lower-value human capital' has drawn criticism. Photograph: Lam Yik/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lam Yik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three calls, straight to voicemail. I realised I would never see you again ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/25/three-calls-straight-to-voicemail-i-realised-i-would-never-see-you-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/25/three-calls-straight-to-voicemail-i-realised-i-would-never-see-you-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlee Rutherford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A story by Charlee Rutherford, age 16, Co Donegal]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GULZYHXMANDPFH2YGTE4YDKVSY.jpg?auth=70b314d52cc050cdbaa0027693a0731982503e1bee1241d5bb1e2a793ecb1953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I listen to your voice telling me to leave a message.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Georgijevic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for 583 apartments in Walkinstown to proceed after appeal by waste facility rejected ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/23/plan-for-583-apartments-in-walkinstown-wins-backing-of-an-coimisiun-pleanala/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/23/plan-for-583-apartments-in-walkinstown-wins-backing-of-an-coimisiun-pleanala/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Appeals board reassures nearby waste disposal site that it should not fear objections from future residents over smells and noise ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LLQSKMTDNC6PASDLGU75ATA7I.jpg?auth=e1c7148ad962e60495288859e540935549c32d06238e2e6ad52b1186941a4c4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An appeal against plans for 583 apartments in Walkinstown has been rejected by An Coimisiún Pleanála. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BirdImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hobby holidays: Nine places to engage with your passions, from hiking to horseriding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/25/hobby-holidays-nine-places-to-engage-with-your-passions-from-hiking-to-horseriding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/25/hobby-holidays-nine-places-to-engage-with-your-passions-from-hiking-to-horseriding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Learn the harp, embrace meditation or just go for a walk with new friends in rural splendour ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KEEI25KVI5PKHDHH377PNTX34M.jpg?auth=d078bfded6cd00478966cb83e15c59415eee801cc20ba690517d5eae5cb46379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darina Allen and Skye Gyngell during a demonstration at Ballymaloe Cookery School. The world-famous school offers a wide choice of bespoke training, ranging from one-day non-residential to five-day residential courses. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EirGrid launches public consultation on critical grid upgrade in Kildare and west Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/25/eirgrid-launches-public-consultation-on-critical-grid-upgrade-in-kildare-and-west-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/25/eirgrid-launches-public-consultation-on-critical-grid-upgrade-in-kildare-and-west-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[Feedback invited on plans for a circuit to connect a proposed substation in Steelstown to an existing substation in Carrickmines]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QNCPI3MNEBGULEY5LCRVHR6JQU.jpg?auth=e7e5f3414f63e6d6e16de7be42237b7a1fa4f9dd420e3212d0727f20259af438&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Until July 10th, stakeholders in Kildare and west Dublin will have the opportunity to have their say on the plans]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fintan Clarke Coalesce Ltd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamas O’Reilly: ‘As I’ve grown older I’ve realised how formative the Troubles were’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/25/seamas-oreilly-only-as-ive-grown-older-have-i-realised-just-how-formative-the-troubles-were-for-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/25/seamas-oreilly-only-as-ive-grown-older-have-i-realised-just-how-formative-the-troubles-were-for-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author’s debut novel, Prestige Drama, channels humour, anger and sadness in story about a TV show set during the Troubles]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 03:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FX2TPK64JDCTCLX4GGM5RHQCY.jpg?auth=500db3a876bd28e84a49d584a35f0ae95a1ebd55cbbfca913f60bcdd16464219&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Writer Séamas O'Reilly says his new novel 'is a funny book about anger'. Photograph: Steve Ryan/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Vanities by Sarah Gilmartin: Near-flawless novel on relinquishing our self-delusions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/25/little-vanities-by-sarah-gilmartin-near-flawless-novel-on-relinquishing-our-self-delusions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/25/little-vanities-by-sarah-gilmartin-near-flawless-novel-on-relinquishing-our-self-delusions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Coffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In her three novels, Gilmartin excels at complex and authentic characters. Here, we meet various Dublin types]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 03:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OI3YLV6PYVFJZHNDW3JC3YQOBI.JPG?auth=03fd02ebd4377798ab8bd7d37ab022f85be0671ef59f5d1062c5924fb42cbc24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The overlay of the Harold Pinter play could feel heavy-handed, but Sarah Gilmartin uses it sparingly, knowing she only needs the tiniest tincture to colour her story. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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