<?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/2026-05-26/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:00:21 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Seventy people a year in Ireland diagnosed with melanoma cancer due to sunbed use]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/27/seventy-people-a-year-in-ireland-diagnosed-with-melanoma-cancer-due-to-sunbed-use/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/27/seventy-people-a-year-in-ireland-diagnosed-with-melanoma-cancer-due-to-sunbed-use/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Campaign group calls for total ban on tanning machine use over links to most dangerous form of skin cancer]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWFSMD63FLB44Z4JMYOJ5CT7Z4.jpg?auth=983dc83fe6aa59c0b7c0f248e9315ba6b92da027a8349abd2fbd7b47f9680df5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Regular sunbed use by under-35s increases the risk of skin cancer by 75 per cent. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of Catholics in PSNI has stalled and likely to fall further, MPs say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/27/number-of-catholics-in-psni-has-stalled-and-likely-to-fall-further-mps-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/27/number-of-catholics-in-psni-has-stalled-and-likely-to-fall-further-mps-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Threat from dissident Republicans blamed, with officers unable to tell family or friends about job]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUCIBEA73BCR5KFHGATHTDW2MM.jpg?auth=9d9e4aa4b89327b851ec7eca099b8bc39281ed2902b7f60a214ed013e04cd0ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police officers on duty in Belfast. File image. Photograph: Stephen Barnes/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigating culvert where Noah Donohoe was found dead ‘not a priority’, inquest told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/investigating-culvert-where-noah-donohoe-was-found-dead-not-a-priority-inquest-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/investigating-culvert-where-noah-donohoe-was-found-dead-not-a-priority-inquest-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inquest into death of schoolboy in Belfast in 2020 now in its 17th week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:17:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34JA4SO63ZAEDIWQ2H7CE4LH5U?auth=4292b286e369d8359b9471c4ed804667923cb8e013308e057ec2a50fa66e032b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A postmortem examination found the cause of Noah Donohoe's death was drowning.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Family Handout</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainians who wish to stay in Ireland get clear roadmap after scheme approved by Cabinet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/ukrainians-who-wish-to-stay-in-ireland-get-clear-roadmap-after-scheme-approved-by-cabinet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/ukrainians-who-wish-to-stay-in-ireland-get-clear-roadmap-after-scheme-approved-by-cabinet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Separately, changes will be made to Ireland’s work-permit system to support under-pressure sectors in recruiting foreign workers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:47:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QG25UOYYKA2ZP73RPFFXLZ7UQ4.JPG?auth=0fed5f08a017d073bece29789dcf029d144d3b67872574fd54e74e7cedc88959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy with Taoiseach Micheál Martin during Zelenskiy's visit to Ireland last December. File photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on cracks in the left alliance: a new phase in politics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/26/the-irish-times-view-on-cracks-in-the-left-alliance-a-new-phase-in-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/26/the-irish-times-view-on-cracks-in-the-left-alliance-a-new-phase-in-politics/</guid><description><![CDATA[Byelection results have exposed differences between Sinn Féin and the rest]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJKSOGGZQ5F23NZWFYTJLWTTZI.jpg?auth=df170ca6bc70b63d577ed403b15391cc3cc42f70e8759bf0abd31626667c4831&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Lou Macdonald, Holly Cairns, Ivana Bacik, Paul Murphy, Ruth Coppinger and Roderic O'Gorman at a 'Ceol for Connolly' evening in Vicar Street, Dublin. Photo: Dan Dennison]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Iceland: deep divisions on EU membership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/26/the-irish-times-view-on-iceland-deep-divisions-on-eu-membership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/26/the-irish-times-view-on-iceland-deep-divisions-on-eu-membership/</guid><description><![CDATA[Icelanders will vote in August on whether to restart talks with Brussels]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IOKMYUGRVV7VEINOUXKXN222ZY.jpg?auth=0499ba60203a58f8fe37d75fc2e75a7eedcf6bbcb1179fb591a84a8606f1299b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iceland's prime minister Kristrun Frostadottir: a vote on whether to pursue EU talks will be held in August.
 (Photo by Lise Åserud / NTB / AFP via Getty Images) / Norway OUT]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lise Aserud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly black US House voting district]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/26/court-blocks-alabama-from-erasing-significantly-black-us-house-voting-district/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/26/court-blocks-alabama-from-erasing-significantly-black-us-house-voting-district/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judges say Republican-backed map intentionally discriminates against black voters and could not be used for November elections]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:12:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7EUAEA54LCT645P7KROBXBOLA.jpg?auth=a58b86ef263d78217b80d343dbb23599892507bb9a1466eea422a7acb6c8b029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republicans are defending narrow majorities in the US House and Senate in the upcoming November midterm elections. Photograph: Micah Green/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Micah Green</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man pleads guilty to stabbing teen sisters with broken bottle after rejecting his advances ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/man-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-teen-sisters-with-broken-bottle-after-rejecting-his-advances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/man-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-teen-sisters-with-broken-bottle-after-rejecting-his-advances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attack by Shando Alfa (27) was ‘violent, vicious and unprovoked’, court told]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:05:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There was no application for bail and Shando Alfa was remanded in custody pending sentence. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government’s plans to exclude services leaves Occupied Territories Bill ‘gutted’, claims Opposition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/ban-on-services-from-occupied-palestinian-territories-could-harm-ireland-most-says-martin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/ban-on-services-from-occupied-palestinian-territories-could-harm-ireland-most-says-martin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet has ‘taken a wrecking ball’ to original legislation, Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:37:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PV6O4RB3Q6ZMCIX5OYT5RIE54U.jpg?auth=860be7bb186403f93ebeef9cc129419b4cc6361686e28838a0bbe1356ed4676e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man walks across the rubble of a building in Nahhalin, occupied West Bank, that was demolished by Israeli forces. Photograph: Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mosab Shawer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s like Costa del Raheny’: Beachgoers in Dollymount make hay while the sun shines ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/its-like-costa-del-raheny-beachgoers-in-dollymount-make-hay-while-the-sun-shines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/its-like-costa-del-raheny-beachgoers-in-dollymount-make-hay-while-the-sun-shines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As temperatures continue to rise, some are starting to miss a more typical Irish climate]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:06:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3O4UNZNCZA6HCMY6M4N7Q5ZG4.JPG?auth=5f632e4ff19f77f67eac1a136ae3266ef1b255d8f5f162f39170521905f45a6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cody Hand (left) from Coolock and Brad Mulholland from Ballymun enjoying the sunny weather on Dollymount Strand on Tuesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economy ‘dangerously dependent’ on tech giants, Dáil told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/economy-dangerously-dependent-on-tech-giants-dail-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/economy-dangerously-dependent-on-tech-giants-dail-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government frightened they will pull investment and move jobs elsewhere, Labour leader Ivana Bacik says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:03:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HC2363P3GNR6UHSQU2SLC6JITQ.jpg?auth=04e16de619cbbbcea60049b3963c0b5ac933a60b3a7139080ea90fdd11ec0201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Republic’s economy “is dangerously dependent on a handful of tech giants” and they know the Government is frightened they will pull investment and move jobs elsewhere, Labour leader Ivana Bacik told the Dáil on Tuesday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond words: Denis McClean on how music is helping Palestinian children to heal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/26/beyond-words-denis-mcclean-on-how-music-is-helping-palestinian-children-to-heal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/26/beyond-words-denis-mcclean-on-how-music-is-helping-palestinian-children-to-heal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis McClean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The next time Fergal Keane saw Aboud, in a phone video sent from Gaza, the boy was smiling]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GKMZRTSP5BCHGKR5CASJHE2OM.jpg?auth=2bda738a24131ecd59eacb4ceb2586e5192d5a60480a3badca17324654a4eb49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aboud gets his oud in Gaza finally, thanks to Fergal Keane's reporting]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High temperature record for May broken twice in same day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/26/hot-weather-to-continue-with-temperatures-of-up-to-30-degrees-forecast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/26/hot-weather-to-continue-with-temperatures-of-up-to-30-degrees-forecast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reading of 30.5 degrees was recorded at Shannon Airport on Tuesday after previous high of 29.7 degrees in Carlow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:54:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTAEKGSL2BHONG6GOB2NVMUMV4.jpg?auth=192ba1db2b7f4dc8c487d49c7aca4aeb96fbd4be134622791f70f730b2e93a82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The temperature may get even higher on Wednesday, according to Met Éireann forecaster Siobhán Ryan with a possibility that the temperature will reach surpass 30 degrees again. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil rises again as markets digest fresh tension in the Gulf]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/oil-rises-again-as-markets-digest-fresh-tension-in-the-gulf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/oil-rises-again-as-markets-digest-fresh-tension-in-the-gulf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euronext Dublin finishes session down 1.2% with most major names in the red]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:45:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BG5TYCOR4BA72ZSCNOZ5ZX3LU.jpg?auth=b0cd82b6b18f5a41c858db1e25e7bda2d9cf5ef793885022cf22e2808ebaa408&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq traded near record highs. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural fertiliser aid schemes shelved despite rising cost of chemical variety  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/26/natural-fertiliser-aid-schemes-shelved-despite-rising-cost-of-chemical-variety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/26/natural-fertiliser-aid-schemes-shelved-despite-rising-cost-of-chemical-variety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six months ago, Minister said he was ‘delighted’ at interest farmers were showing in the scheme ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:37:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEFZ22QDAJAVPGPRFYWFRR3QMM.jpg?auth=042d34f8f43633c39ac2be46502b1d18bdc435cdf1824f92bbbd364e7eb1ba7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Red clover and the mixed grasses and herbs in multispecies sward excel at capturing nitrogen from the air and fixing it in the soil. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gregory_DUBUS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (50s) released without charge following arrest in Kyran Durnin murder investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/woman-50s-released-without-charge-following-arrest-in-kyran-durnin-murder-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/woman-50s-released-without-charge-following-arrest-in-kyran-durnin-murder-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[File being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:33:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTNJLUB4VC6DYVXLJADRYGO6HM.jpg?auth=32c3866a4e364a1a9126456a2c4e6cd13fc4e55be3f4754c07aa7bafee4eed38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardai at the scene of a domestic residence in Drogheda, Co. Louth, on Monday 25 May, as part of their ongoing investigations into the disappearance of Kyran Durnin. 
Pic Garrett White/Collins Photos.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McGuinness and Clifford getting off scot-free is a bad look for the GAA’s disciplinary process]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/mcguinness-and-clifford-getting-off-scot-free-is-a-bad-look-for-the-gaas-disciplinary-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/mcguinness-and-clifford-getting-off-scot-free-is-a-bad-look-for-the-gaas-disciplinary-process/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The current iteration of the GAA’s disciplinary committee has been notably non-interventionist]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:29:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXEMVDPSQZDRPMGHN34IQTAVDU.jpg?auth=2c5aff7b32c818e74c7b8ad8b8112d7a701203e226821dfe480669301cf703d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Seán Hurson speaks to Kerry manager Jack O'Connor and Donegal manager Jim McGuinness Donegal at the start of the second half in last Saturday's All-Ireland SFC opening round game at Fitzgerald Stadium. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union membership comparable with a century ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/26/union-membership-at-same-level-it-was-a-century-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/26/union-membership-at-same-level-it-was-a-century-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost a third of women workers are in a union compared to just over a fifth of working men, conference told]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:09:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFHQUTVT4VEEJLLIG4BW2HJLQI.jpg?auth=99550752f98cd4dff980d5008640dc68818718a0c47afe62539f864ac897b676&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A decline in union membership is evident in the public and private sectors, an employment conference has heard. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim McGuinness to face no disciplinary action over incident during Kerry-Donegal game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/jim-mcguinness-diarmuid-oconnor-incident-understood-not-to-be-mentioned-in-referees-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/jim-mcguinness-diarmuid-oconnor-incident-understood-not-to-be-mentioned-in-referees-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee deemed the matter to have been dealt with by referee Seán Hurson]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:08:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7TVCSJ4ZYFN6OUBFNTE6R7MJE.jpg?auth=2f78dc650f6b9eeb26e48047be8da6f36518bc331aa19042c4c5fa9f74ab5cfc&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 on the sideline during the All-Ireland SFC game against Kerry at the weekend. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four dead, including two children, after train collides with schoolbus in Belgium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/belgium-train-collision-with-school-bus-has-killed-several-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/belgium-train-collision-with-school-bus-has-killed-several-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Further five children were seriously injured but in ‘stable condition’ after incident at level crossing in north of country]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:05:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZO6MYCXBZA4XJUGP2GK44DRYU.jpg?auth=68a2aafc6ba855a5a24c582ba9744e403b82a6b22753dd556fceeeeb41fc6223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency services at the scene of a collision between a train and a minivan at a railway crossing in Buggenhout. Photograph: Dirk Waem/Belga Mag/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dirk Waem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Schools Track and Field Championships to receive World Athletics Heritage Plaque]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/26/irish-schools-track-and-field-championships-to-receive-world-athletics-heritage-plaque/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/26/irish-schools-track-and-field-championships-to-receive-world-athletics-heritage-plaque/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plaque acknowledges championship’s ‘outstanding contribution to the worldwide history and development’ of athletics]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:04:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRYGOASHYW7YTUUOVDQ72IRNSI.jpg?auth=f179f528333c0cb8d19a3b5c03a60303e07e5adba2876d2abea1e90bbc6cf8f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This year's Irish Schools Track and Field Championships, hosted by Tullamore Harriers AC, gets under way on Friday. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says US strikes were ‘a gross violation’ of ceasefire deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/26/rubio-says-iran-deal-could-take-days-as-us-launches-fresh-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/26/rubio-says-iran-deal-could-take-days-as-us-launches-fresh-strikes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Israeli forces expand operations in southern ​Lebanon after warning of escalated attacks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:59:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PY5X2B6Z4WFTJIJITX2GESOBUA.jpg?auth=96f6c5593de8861912ff944d4376e50fc42f9c3914075ba35c04c1bef10bd341&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and paramilitary Basij forces in downtown Tehran on May 24th. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vahid Salemi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Albert Manifold and why has he been removed as chairman of BP?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/who-is-albert-manifold-and-why-has-he-been-removed-as-chairman-of-bp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/who-is-albert-manifold-and-why-has-he-been-removed-as-chairman-of-bp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hailing from Templeogue and an accountant by trade, Manifold spent 11 years as CRH chief executive and was appointed BP chairman last October ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:59:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTMGWCH7DBIDMNMFSOVCBJYZEM.jpg?auth=39315f91ae9fef75a51df5ab140e755f36060b4da915ecac560ecb7acab8196b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Albert Manifold spent 11 years as CEO of Irish building materials giant CRH.   Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyne defends record raising concerns over Inland Fisheries Ireland as he returns to Dáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/kyne-defends-record-raising-concerns-over-inland-fisheries-ireland-as-he-returns-to-dail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/kyne-defends-record-raising-concerns-over-inland-fisheries-ireland-as-he-returns-to-dail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Other byelection winner Daniel Ennis said he tried without success to leave a former job after it was raided by Revenue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:50:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UEE7TGSCOREZ3EPRNOYVYBC7Q4.jpeg?auth=cc27d479bc42ebb025716ef0417f8d7d491a8245f33e69d9e6c885da6c34e39f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Kyne, new Galway West Fine Gael TD, at Leinster House, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupied Territories Bill: What’s in it, how it has changed and its potential implications]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/05/28/governments-occupied-territories-bill-whats-in-it-how-it-has-changed-and-what-the-implications-might-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/05/28/governments-occupied-territories-bill-whats-in-it-how-it-has-changed-and-what-the-implications-might-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even without some of the provisions contained in Senator Frances Black’s original Bill, it could face opposition]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:40:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54H24KCR3NH3JEKI4I4A4FSJ2E.JPG?auth=c425873a24f1896d6189ba6162eb72c66415ecf60b7a0d237950b810a82f97de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters push for enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill outside the Dáil late last year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French teenager Moïse Kouamé underlines huge promise by beating Marin Cilic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/26/french-teenager-moise-kouame-underlines-huge-promise-by-beating-marin-cilic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/26/french-teenager-moise-kouame-underlines-huge-promise-by-beating-marin-cilic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kouamé is the youngest player to win a men’s singles Grand Slam match since 2009 and the youngest at Roland Garros since 1991]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:33:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XTLCFSCJEIS6GR4YHCEKS7LPA.jpg?auth=cca022c960374aa969eb559900803ff4c7e30fa1cd167d6302797d0ffd8f950f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's Moïse Kouamé celebrates his victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic during their men's first-round singles match on Court Simonne-Mathieu at Roland Garros in Paris. Photograph: Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julien De Rosa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGFA hopeful dialogue with AFLW can facilitate players representing both codes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/lgfa-hopeful-dialogue-with-aflw-can-facilitate-players-representing-both-codes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/lgfa-hopeful-dialogue-with-aflw-can-facilitate-players-representing-both-codes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Onus on us to keep communication open to see if we can work together,’ says LGFA CEO Lyn Savage ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:22:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GUOKRHQSE3FZZ6LYBGHKIIZYE.jpg?auth=8ddc036f257cc3c80b0e764304abd8c7d62d6bd53d1f0d4492adf5f71cf809c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Ella Brennan with the Brendan Martin Cup at the launch of the 2026 All-Ireland Women's Football Championships on Tuesday. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people chasing jobs in tech and professional services hit hardest by AI – conference hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/26/young-people-chasing-jobs-in-tech-and-professional-services-hit-hardest-by-ai-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/26/young-people-chasing-jobs-in-tech-and-professional-services-hit-hardest-by-ai-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Finance economists tells Neri conference that impact of AI on labour markets remains uncertain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:19:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6ULKHPOFRDKFNMFAEZBP4OFBQ.jpg?auth=b53c5d97956a66b87bd740a03df0e8ae186677acb5f65bc4d8c0a7cd5ec85d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young people are being hit hardest as the rollout of AI technology negatively impacts employment in higher risk sectors. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BlackJack3D</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Von der Leyen calls for unified drone alert system for Baltic States ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/von-der-leyen-calls-for-unified-drone-alert-system-for-baltic-states/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/von-der-leyen-calls-for-unified-drone-alert-system-for-baltic-states/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Milda Seputyte]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission president wants improved co-ordination following Ukrainian drone incursions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:06:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OBEVM2ZLT53IUCXBJMUKDEDKUI.jpg?auth=5a903cb00ba3343983387bfbd58b6102a9cf2421217192bab83a1eee1b473950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Latvia's president Edgars Rinkevics, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen  and Lithuania's president Gitanas Nauseda in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photograph: Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Petras Malukas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Cleary appointed Deputy Garda Commissioner after interim stint ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/paul-cleary-appointed-deputy-garda-commissioner-after-interim-stint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/paul-cleary-appointed-deputy-garda-commissioner-after-interim-stint/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cleary previously served as Assistant Commissioner, responsible for leading policing of Dublin metropolitan region]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:05:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCUJ73IBLVDQ7I2HYEGWRCOT3A.jpg?auth=e3d78f3ef9f3677f4fbe6c235d73ffdc31b57990878bc83073e6dba5208b6d2e&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 congratulated Paul Cleary on the role, which comes following more than 30 years in the organisation. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for 463-bed hostel on Camden Street get green light]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/plans-for-463-bed-hostel-on-camden-st-gets-green-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/plans-for-463-bed-hostel-on-camden-st-gets-green-light/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Coimisiún Pleanála inspector had recommended permission not be given]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:01:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4WFKZXBSNG7ZF7B6VFVSIG5CQ.jpg?auth=570a63836e742c0c6f4e130ec4480033e56420652408c83eb6397166928a0fe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plans for a six-storey, 463-bed hostel for Dublin’s Camden Street Lower have secured the green light despite local opposition.
Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s first Test against New Zealand at Stormont is one for the romantics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/26/irelands-first-test-against-new-zealand-at-stormont-is-one-for-the-romantics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/26/irelands-first-test-against-new-zealand-at-stormont-is-one-for-the-romantics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expectations are low, but this week could set a precedent for Irish red ball cricket]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:51:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K7PTFUC5E5C6DKMHWJC4E4YQ5I.jpg?auth=490024af565888808c87ce35cd252e2ddbd0132e4ae81636695f202c52cb2ed7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reuben Wilson (right) is set to make his Test debut against New Zealand. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision on first offshore wind farm since Arklow Bank due within months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/26/decision-on-first-offshore-wind-farm-since-arklow-bank-due-within-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/26/decision-on-first-offshore-wind-farm-since-arklow-bank-due-within-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister wants progress on renewable energy, says public are ahead of Government on issue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KDOINK4CWVG2HKJVQ5NHAZV4YE.jpg?auth=cd8d12eb1c1cdb4538f262a482c52fb7758982ed6d8a7d6c09600229f971a206&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Energy security and affordability is now core to what we need to do:' Darragh O'Brien addresses wind energy conference. Photograph: Conor McCabe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor McCabe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We shouldn’t be playing’: Some Opposition TDs call for cancellation of Ireland-Israel game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/we-shouldnt-be-playing-some-opposition-tds-call-for-cancellation-of-ireland-israel-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/we-shouldnt-be-playing-some-opposition-tds-call-for-cancellation-of-ireland-israel-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Onus on Government and FAI to prevent Nations League fixture from happening, Ruth Coppinger and Daniel Ennis say]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:41:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZ3FMPBMWRDQFH2L5LTUPAHQKM.jpg?auth=9dedc0e5398de93cd5ffc8c372ef86104ab035bbe9960645706352a9e9046f1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters at the FAI headquarters in Dublin earlier this year demanded the boycott of Ireland's matches against Israel. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Dublin spots for a dip, a walk and food during the hot weather]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/26/five-dublin-spots-for-a-dip-a-walk-and-food-during-the-hot-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/26/five-dublin-spots-for-a-dip-a-walk-and-food-during-the-hot-weather/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Looking for a spontaneous micro-escape and want to avoid crowds? Here are a few outings accessible from the city centre]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:36:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXLEVEMAUZG6DG4YAJADTYV3WY.JPG?auth=7649006da7458a496a7b385c76b97d8d033f6bba4a05a37073bad3745d5e120e&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 making the journey to Donabate Beach. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar energy surges as grid taps into Ireland’s of sunny spell ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/solar-energy-surges-as-grid-taps-into-irelands-of-sunny-spell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/solar-energy-surges-as-grid-taps-into-irelands-of-sunny-spell/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solar Ireland warns  renewable energy is being ‘wasted’ as national grid and related infrastructure is not keeping pace with power generated ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:26:37 +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[Ireland’s early summer heatwave is boosting solar power generation. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy: Can Leinster’s coaching group unlock what this squad is capable of achieving? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/27/gordon-darcy-can-leinsters-coaching-group-unlock-what-this-squad-is-capable-of-achieving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/27/gordon-darcy-can-leinsters-coaching-group-unlock-what-this-squad-is-capable-of-achieving/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a fifth Champions Cup final defeat, the conversation about what comes next will not go away]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:10:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZLXCBWLAKOTLFXAYRCIJM4BJE.jpg?auth=9d2a1cb129cb285d08ca9cb9142651745b5421901df6cacac3eaf5bb271ad84f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bordeaux-Bègles's Pablo Uberti scores a try during last weekend's Champions Cup final against Leinster. 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[Over 80% of SMEs say costs have increased over past six months - CAI survey ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/over-80-of-smes-say-costs-have-increased-over-past-six-months-cai-survey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/over-80-of-smes-say-costs-have-increased-over-past-six-months-cai-survey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SMES say they are being ‘squeezed from all sides’ against backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty and rising fuel prices]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:07:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWNAACEYWDS6IAZW66CL5NK3IE.jpg?auth=4defb6c5ddcecf9fa4d639649eae6f43819ccafb8ee950d21895a9097d866269&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Half of small and medium business say energy supports are not effective. Photograph: Justin Tallis / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tallis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A momentous day’: Search begins for man believed ‘disappeared’ by IRA 50 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/a-momentous-day-search-begins-for-man-believed-disappeared-by-ira-50-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/a-momentous-day-search-begins-for-man-believed-disappeared-by-ira-50-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seamus Maguire (29), from Co Armagh, is believed to have been killed by republican paramilitary in 1976]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:03:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEOB2HPJ5Y7Z2MOVTOTDQGTALI.jpg?auth=fcef7222367d5536c5b4c5e2b3ebb5f81ec770cf4093903cdfc9d3608518033c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Equipment at the scene in Derryclone, Co Armagh, where a search is underway for one of the final four members of the Disappeared, Seamus Maguire. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top ECB policymakers lay groundwork for June rate rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/top-ecb-policymakers-lay-groundwork-for-june-rate-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/top-ecb-policymakers-lay-groundwork-for-june-rate-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olaf Storbeck]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Philip Lane and Isabel Schnabel warn higher energy prices are spilling over into wider economy ahead of central bank’s next meeting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:01:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3673L5PBGK3N3QVGBKOA53VFXE.jpg?auth=f63648d053f58390c0cb4cf18932203a8566af19f109558900e179bfa46eaa6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philip Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank has warned that the longer the Iran war goes on the likelier it is that a rate rise will occur.  Photograph: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Corum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly half of Irish adults do not think they are financially literate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/nearly-half-of-irish-adults-do-not-think-they-are-financially-literate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/nearly-half-of-irish-adults-do-not-think-they-are-financially-literate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women less likely to directly invest in shares, hold private pensions and have personal savings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:47:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QAAGKCR65FEN3ATW65ESFZNB6A.jpg?auth=9c1110e3d87fc716d1bff5f885b95daf2e651a05321c3263a583dd9c2a7f16b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost half of Irish adults do not consider themselves financially literate, with women less likely to directly invest in shares, hold private pensions and have personal savings, new research has found. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MarianVejcik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial and insurance sector earnings surge as job vacancy rate remains low]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/26/financial-and-insurance-sector-earnings-surge-as-job-vacancy-rate-remains-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/26/financial-and-insurance-sector-earnings-surge-as-job-vacancy-rate-remains-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech workers remain the best remunerated in Ireland, according to CSO data]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:45:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RTJ562OVQJD3PANROE3H7S5YWU.jpg?auth=1de78b837281e499294c3b85e6ec44248f46cbde57127cebde2d4f0910e6e939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Average weekly earnings across the economy stood at €1,074 in the first three months of this year, up 4.4 per cent on the same period last year. Photo: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MarianVejcik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin councillor to emigrate to Australia as she ‘can’t afford to live here any more’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/dublin-councillor-to-emigrate-to-australia-as-she-cant-afford-to-live-here-any-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/dublin-councillor-to-emigrate-to-australia-as-she-cant-afford-to-live-here-any-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin South Dublin councillor Niamh Fennell (26) says ‘I shouldn’t have to be struggling the way I’m struggling’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:34:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T3MLWB73NRCOJML6AIXM4ZDJNQ.jpg?auth=2769d1e3ca3d2fe780245b85836bed154905ad27a531118c70aede2720d53060&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niamh Fennell of Sinn Féin plans to make the move in August, having travelled to the country previously. Photograph: Niamh Fennell/Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature Valley to hand out 250,000 snack bars at Ryder Cup in Adare Manor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/nature-valley-to-hand-out-250000-snack-bars-at-ryder-cup-in-adare-manor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/nature-valley-to-hand-out-250000-snack-bars-at-ryder-cup-in-adare-manor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Granola bar and snack brand named an official brand partner of golf tournament]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:32:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSOKSEWGAIXNWBA33SFROMIZAA.jpg?auth=fd94f3bc3eb54be4318b837a67ae182b41f16e46eec620941bcd7d23e46972d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry celebrating victory at the last Ryder Cup: Nature Valley has signed up as brand partner for the next Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child and two adults fired at in Limerick drive-by shooting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/child-and-two-adults-shot-at-in-limerick-drive-by-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/child-and-two-adults-shot-at-in-limerick-drive-by-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attack occurred on Hyde Road last Friday, with footage shared across social media on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:17:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXY7RYAFJRB3HKTFHBIOUYTHSA.jpg?auth=4e0d8c7c87c0a26044955565ff92312e37a197812d2543d224a308911a501181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí suspect the attack is connected to an ongoing feud between rival organised crime groups based on the south side of Limerick city. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland players ‘won’t be held back’ from taking stand on Israel, says Nathan Collins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/26/ireland-players-wont-be-held-back-from-taking-stand-on-israel-says-nathan-collins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/26/ireland-players-wont-be-held-back-from-taking-stand-on-israel-says-nathan-collins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The captain suggested most players will be guided by the FAI’s judgment in fulfilling the fixtures]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:17:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6X4MMBFAD64LED3P2KKW2FBJQQ.jpg?auth=3e4e312c334c7da0b21d9886eafb4571e8154858402b8e6fb418f173319c5775&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins (centre) during training in Dublin ahead of Thursday's friendly against Qatar at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Extreme event’: Here is what’s causing record-breaking temperatures in Ireland and Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/what-is-causing-record-breaking-temperatures-here-is-what-you-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/what-is-causing-record-breaking-temperatures-here-is-what-you-need-to-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With climate change, such extreme weather events ‘happen with more ferocity’ and could lead to deaths]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:47:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4NWDANDVNGCTJPCFAOW2ANJOY.jpg?auth=9be45bc3d5203210ffdb9e01f9509cc4233e9f4a41c30181dad5d52674398739&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hot weather is being caused by “an intense area” of high pressure over parts of Europe and Ireland. Stock image ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven deaths in France as ‘exceptionally early’ heatwave blankets Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/france-issues-heat-warning-as-uk-experiences-tropical-night-after-hottest-ever-may-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/france-issues-heat-warning-as-uk-experiences-tropical-night-after-hottest-ever-may-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Record temperatures caused by heat dome, with hot air from Morocco trapped under an area of high pressure]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:37:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CC74PDFF37ZSCYYYYK2DZ2AQ4.jpg?auth=22950c089752d742017aeea3bcddc1520f2f2f74c904396303619da6fa6ae89b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People cooling off under water spray during the Roland Garros tennis tournament in Paris. Photograph: Pierre Larrieu/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pierre Larrieu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you sweat during a workout, and how to do it safely in the sun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/05/26/why-you-sweat-during-a-workout-and-how-to-do-it-safely-in-the-sun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/05/26/why-you-sweat-during-a-workout-and-how-to-do-it-safely-in-the-sun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Allessandra DiCorato]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When you sweat, you lose water and electrolytes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:33:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVCRQGCL5RAYJCIEWOYYVY4NMU.jpg?auth=ecd6d028d85c9985bf7030b0fe3c5d7f2b56bf6e1d988c2a31b74119fb7e8e0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In general, the more intense your workout is, the more your core temperature increases and the more you sweat. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">coldsnowstorm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotify chief defends AI-generated music]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/spotify-chief-defends-ai-generated-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/spotify-chief-defends-ai-generated-music/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Nicolaou]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Streaming app strikes deal with Universal allowing subscribers to create ‘controlled’ covers and remixes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:23:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXFYSL4BNFZVNFKJD6F3SRKOZM.jpg?auth=02647952911ce4a41dadaf93d57161ecbf0e5354cd5520fc0345bffa88c91f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spotify co-chief executive Alex Norström has defended the company’s expansion into artificial intelligence-generated music, arguing that “controlled” products offer a better alternative to the unregulated AI “slop” already spreading online. Photograph: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Bedder</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meath council ran up €683k bill during 20-year saga over Bohermeen house demolition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/26/meath-council-ran-up-680000-bills-during-20-year-saga-over-bohermeen-house-demolition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/26/meath-council-ran-up-680000-bills-during-20-year-saga-over-bohermeen-house-demolition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local authority’s spending in relation to 588sqm home, knocked down last March, soared this year, FOI records show]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:20:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PVLLBE7ZYRAS5GQWI6T2ZAI32E.jpg?auth=13de77f849c18b58c3cc6c4ae5691659b7987752068b84ade995deb2ffab738d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The house at Bohermeen, Co Meath, that was built without planning permission before being knocked down in March after a long running planning saga. Photograph: Barry Cronin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clubeo ar ais i dTábhairne Leo mar ba mhian le Máire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/clubeo-ar-ais-i-dtabhairne-leo-mar-ba-mhian-le-maire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/clubeo-ar-ais-i-dtabhairne-leo-mar-ba-mhian-le-maire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Clubeo ar ais i dTábhairne Leo, ‘Gaylí’ don phobal aiteach, giota beag ióga agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóirí Éireannacha - Absolute Lilt]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJQCQ7ZTSNG3HEQAAIW4FFSGHE.jpeg?auth=fffd4b5ad6b1f93fa7e77b309dfc598f19dfe31196658f9ebc68460e53058d20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Trump pressing Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/26/why-is-trump-pressing-arab-countries-to-normalise-ties-with-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/26/why-is-trump-pressing-arab-countries-to-normalise-ties-with-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s demand was met with silence on a recent conference call with Middle East leaders]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:36:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PGFMO6QSJAZ7NYYSM7GFVMD6Y.jpg?auth=45d8accb3e3442efe9b2275cb6338c8137404e6e779f2fbc96cea00be0239332&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 speaking during a Memorial Day event on Monday. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza teenage sisters win award for turning rubble into reusable bricks  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/26/gaza-teenage-sisters-win-award-for-turning-rubble-into-reusable-bricks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/26/gaza-teenage-sisters-win-award-for-turning-rubble-into-reusable-bricks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donegal student gets recognition for  biodegradable plastic that breaks down safely]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:35:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDLYQ3AM5JF4TAQHLOV75UJHDU.jpeg?auth=f97be7c31072feac7a1ada7e160672db8d7ca9ed12f75485dc15838684cab098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tala and Farah Mousa said they 'refused to see rubble only as destruction". Photograph: The Earth Prize]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP ousts Irish chairman Albert Manifold over ‘serious’ governance and conduct concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/bp-removes-chair-albert-manifold-over-serious-governance-and-conduct-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/bp-removes-chair-albert-manifold-over-serious-governance-and-conduct-concerns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former CRH chief lasted eight months in role but goes shortly after 18% of investors voted against his election at AGM last month  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:16:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KCL367TKBAHLKW64CNOIYMUJI.jpg?auth=c190b71bc25aec24b58afe576d06d1b1de63fda88ff40464b59cc27eb284ff7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BP has removed its chairman, Albert Manifold, with the oil company’s board saying it had “serious concerns about “important governance standards, oversight and conduct”. Photograph: NYSE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Allie Joseph</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury sworn in for sexual offences trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/former-dup-leader-donaldson-arrives-at-court-for-sexual-offences-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/former-dup-leader-donaldson-arrives-at-court-for-sexual-offences-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecution to open case on Wednesday, with trial of facts of Eleanor Donaldson, accused of aiding and abetting, to run concurrently]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VH7OJ3PG32EVG6XJHSRVQ5YFQU.jpg?auth=147d77de83432c52e75d61d8231bdc0bba90f1ca14de0988e9745a6de7239f91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sir Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Crown Court, where he and his wife Eleanor Donaldson are accused of  sexual offences. Photograph:  Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Dubh ina gheal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/an-dubh-ina-gheal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/an-dubh-ina-gheal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá EP nua, FUFO, eisithe ag an gceoltóir Dubh Lee. Labhair sí le Emma Ferrari.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XK45U6ONWBD5DNZ5UDKGQC3BY4.jpg?auth=8600cb9986db276e48d7d9f241c5561abdd9365173cd94ccca671ceba0a27631&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá Dubh Lee tar éis a dara EP, dar teideal Fufo, a eisiúint. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cíoradh agus ceiliúradh ar an lon dubh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/cioradh-agus-ceiliuradh-ar-an-lon-dubh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/cioradh-agus-ceiliuradh-ar-an-lon-dubh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Weakliam]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhí an lon dubh faoi chaibidil ag comhdháil ildisciplíneach i gColáiste na Tríonóide inar pléadh ról an éin dhuibh sa litríocht agus sa chultúr trí chéile]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCTBEG4BIBHJ5ERLENCJADLXAI.jpg?auth=1324991a324db7cc4a3b5dabaeba15497c6d98d45577a936c4377a130c4acf07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá canadh na lonta (an turdus merula) tar éis tionchar mór a imirt ar cheol traidisiúnta na hÉireann le os cionn 200 bliain anuas. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SanderMeertins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents warned not to give young children slushy drinks due to potential loss of consciousness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/26/new-safety-advice-issued-against-slushy-drinks-for-young-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/26/new-safety-advice-issued-against-slushy-drinks-for-young-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Severe effects of glycerol ingredient can include shock, hypoglycaemia and loss of consciousness
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:58:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKG3RZIS25FQ3JXX4HMJQLIUDQ.jpg?auth=053b4c6a72f98e3a7416fa6ef702c8fe9c7f28307cb7d14518bf2480160422c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glycerol is an EU-approved additive and is typically used in the context of food reformulation to lower the sugar content of drinks. Photograph: Nenad Stojnev/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nenad  Stojnev </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonny Rollins, saxophone ‘colossus’ who honed his sound on a New York bridge, dies at 95]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/26/saxophone-colossus-sonny-rollins-dies-aged-95/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/26/saxophone-colossus-sonny-rollins-dies-aged-95/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Beaumont-Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jazz musician was regarded as one of the greatest of all time]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:31:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJYJ6ET5WVAK3NGS76QGNKRIGY.jpg?auth=62a43c150df42777b912e295575ca67f12fe83e3369b85ddcfb04c6738c12652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Close-up of American jazz musician Sonny Rollins playing the tenor saxophone mid 1950s. (Photo by Bob Parent/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bob Parent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway footballer Seán Fitzgerald confirmed as Love Island contestant ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/26/galway-footballer-sean-fitzgerald-confirmed-as-love-island-contestant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/26/galway-footballer-sean-fitzgerald-confirmed-as-love-island-contestant/</guid><description><![CDATA[Popular dating show hosted by Maya Jama returns for its 13th series on Monday, June 1st]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:23:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BB6MVUKM65ABBJQTKIO43EP3HE.png?auth=281faa6a668f3e8723c708f4b66182e319b2701307cf997e63638f31f3fd4032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway footballer Seán Fitzgerald will feature as a contestant on the upcoming series of Love Island. Photograph: ITV/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ireland striker Noel Hunt appointed among FAI underage coaching restructure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/26/former-ireland-striker-noel-hunt-appointed-among-fai-underage-coaching-restructure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/26/former-ireland-striker-noel-hunt-appointed-among-fai-underage-coaching-restructure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Reading manager one of nine coaches who will work with international underage squads]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:08:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5ITY3GUDXZQN5KQNMADK7S3VM.jpg?auth=843bfa82b304a89fa9a95050f41397052e0144907978e097ee8982edb2c7e0be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Ireland international striker Noel Hunt has been named one of nine full-time coaches as part of the new FAI underage coaching structure. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Thompson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/26/iran-is-beating-trump-at-the-art-of-the-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/26/iran-is-beating-trump-at-the-art-of-the-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gideon Rachman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The war could end with Tehran more confident, more hardline and with new resources to rebuild its nuclear programme]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:04:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2YS2543BNQKVFELUQDYAFKXBQ.jpg?auth=28767f553993475c82bcb96a91f34631294f7530938af4a502458038bc3e3d0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump signs his book The Art Of The Deal for boxer Evander Holyfield in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1989. Photograph:  Jeffrey Asher/ Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BÁNÚ ag iarraidh ar an Údarás cás láidir a dhéanamh ar son na tithíochta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/banu-ag-iarraidh-ar-an-udaras-cas-laidir-a-dheanamh-ar-son-na-tithiochta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/banu-ag-iarraidh-ar-an-udaras-cas-laidir-a-dheanamh-ar-son-na-tithiochta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deir an brúghrúpa gur cheart torthaí suirbhé tithíochta an Údaráis a úsáid mar bhonn le cás láidir a dhéanamh le maoiniú riachtanach a shlánú]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RONE73G7BFAIRHH4LI6FZJVMUE.jpeg?auth=86bd527b938e129661347bb1977958effac31e38230fbed78518dc5e1afe0c44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá BÁNÚ ag iarraidh ar an Aire Tithíochta aitheantas a thabhairt don Údarás mar áisíneacht a d’fhéadfadh suíomhanna le seirbhísí a fhorbairt i bpobail Ghaeltachta.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Is treibh mhór Ghaelach sinn agus is é an ceol a cheanglaíonn sinn le chéile mar chlann. Bhí m’athair agus m’uncail ag seinm le Na Casaidigh agus bhí mé ag suí isteach ar na cleachtaí ó aois an-óg, ag sú isteach na fuaime sin.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/is-treibh-mhor-ghaelach-sinn-agus-is-e-an-ceol-a-cheanglaionn-sinn-le-cheile-mar-chlann-bhi-mathair-agus-muncail-ag-seinm-le-na-casaidigh-agus-bhi-me-ag-sui-isteach-ar-na-cleachtai-o-aois-an-og-ag-su-isteach-na-fuaime-sin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/is-treibh-mhor-ghaelach-sinn-agus-is-e-an-ceol-a-cheanglaionn-sinn-le-cheile-mar-chlann-bhi-mathair-agus-muncail-ag-seinm-le-na-casaidigh-agus-bhi-me-ag-sui-isteach-ar-na-cleachtai-o-aois-an-og-ag-su-isteach-na-fuaime-sin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is píobaire uilleann aitheanta é Maitiú Ó Casaide ar ar bronnadh gradam Ceoltóir Óg na Bliana TG4 in 2015 agus a bhíonn ag seinm le The Bonny Men.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MPROM7D7HBE3PCDNSJZNG32NF4.JPG?auth=64fd87193d0edfa764a095f0df79afa3cd310e9480dd3f4d7b7b21eb91eba473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá sé bliana déag caite ag Maitiú Ó Casaide lena ghrúpa ceoil, The Bonny Men. Grianghraf: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceas, ceasaí agus lagú ‘ng’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/ceas-ceasai-agus-lagu-ng/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/ceas-ceasai-agus-lagu-ng/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dónall P Ó Baoill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Léirítear arís an tseachtain seo gurb iomaí casadh a chuireann an Ghaeilge di]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QP342LVXTVGSDGXFAVSVFIPJHU.jpg?auth=81f100f9125db6d3a96d10dd3b8071369136e632eb34239a26def169ab437da1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá Mín na Cuinge i bparóiste Ghaoth Dobhair in aice le hEaragail (thuas).]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WolfgangSchwarz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferrari’s first electric car is courting controversy at 310km/h ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/26/ferraris-first-electric-car-is-courting-controversy-at-300kmh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/26/ferraris-first-electric-car-is-courting-controversy-at-300kmh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Luce is packing 1,050hp but its styling, by Jony Ive and Marc Newson, is already riling up the traditionalists]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:16:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPQTBRPVH5FHBF4EXM6GHI3SNE.jpg?auth=dc7f10dd6e70bf3b87a376e82534667e031b578219c6da03931080238b886135&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ferrari Luce is a dramatic deviation from the norm of Ferrari design]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oileán an Oilbhéasa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/oilean-an-oilbheasa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/oilean-an-oilbheasa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie Nic Shim]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhí ról lárnach ag Manainn sa smuigléireacht i Muir Éireann ar feadh na gcéadta bliain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KD6VJNJ335GC5C33FWFQIAALXA.jpg?auth=9a257335f018e08dbf458b6f0d99d455c9661c86a73546a3b1a2f1f0a00058ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trá Yn Niarbyl, cuan Phurt ny hInshey, ar Oileán Mhanainn. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal for information following suspected arson attack on Garda station in Wexford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/appeal-for-information-following-suspected-arson-attack-on-garda-station-in-wexford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/appeal-for-information-following-suspected-arson-attack-on-garda-station-in-wexford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident took place at Blackwater shortly before 3am on Tuesday ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:22:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3R67JA4EBFYDMKNORESXNC444.jpg?auth=f2d0547652c421a753d763be9f2ff7f2f7c81d511a4d107206727e0cddf9f9b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The incident took place around 3am on Tuesday night. Photograph: Derick Hudson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picnics: From blankets to barbecues, these additions will style up your outdoor dining  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/26/picnics-from-blankets-to-barbecues-these-additions-will-style-up-your-outdoor-dining/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/26/picnics-from-blankets-to-barbecues-these-additions-will-style-up-your-outdoor-dining/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Sloane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Classic hampers, swish portable barbecues and napkins set the tone for outdoor eating]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:08:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SAOXUGXCBRE45HERICCZKJXNZI.jpg?auth=095c066862c7cbc312b3873ce9068c1ad39411ff54e27a6bf1e8a02a885ed8e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Now is the time to stock up for summer picnics. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">milan2099</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí renew appeal on 35th anniversary of Edward Fullerton murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/gardai-renew-appeal-on-35th-anniversary-of-edward-fullerton-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/gardai-renew-appeal-on-35th-anniversary-of-edward-fullerton-murder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donegal Sinn Féin councillor was shot dead at his home in Buncrana in 1991]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:48:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3AP2BC4BFJ2KL25JM5DRBOWN4.jpg?auth=8cb0af549b823ddf829e3f46a6dc42d2dab083e502f72e43a96656c548a8ad0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eddie Fullerton: the Donegal county councillor who was murdered in 1991.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystal Palace – ar thairseach na staire arís ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/crystal-palace-ar-thairseach-na-staire-aris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/crystal-palace-ar-thairseach-na-staire-aris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá ról lárnach ag an Duibhlinneach Paddy McCarthy ar fhoirne cóitseála Palace le deich mbliana anuas]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JFBGHQDK73KYLUC63M4ZQ4KBI.jpg?auth=f564cc0dd40d99fcf9a5edae60188e3297d5aabff9ff6e071dc21678cba7e486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá Paddy McCarthy le Crystal Palace o 2008. Rachaidh a chlub chun páirce i gcoinne Rayo Vallecano i gcluiche ceannais Shraith na Comhdhála de chuid UEFA. Grianghraf: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shaun Botterill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruno Fernandes accuses Roy Keane of telling lie after assists record remarks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/26/bruno-fernandes-accuses-roy-keane-of-telling-lie-after-assists-record-remarks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/26/bruno-fernandes-accuses-roy-keane-of-telling-lie-after-assists-record-remarks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Manchester United captain says words were twisted by Keane, who appears to respond with post about donkey]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:25:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADTFVYB5IO6722EORK57VR2TAA.jpg?auth=62be1b10261ffc333c5716a2291ef9307163cd86a09df7ae4dc3804e0a9959b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bruno Fernandes said: ‘I accept that he might like me as a player or not, like me as a person or not. But what I don’t like is that he puts words in my mouth.’ Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Hewitt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferrari marks high-stakes shift with first fully electric car]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/26/ferrari-marks-high-stakes-shift-with-first-fully-electric-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/26/ferrari-marks-high-stakes-shift-with-first-fully-electric-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giulio Piovaccari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ferrari’s first five-seater, the Luce, aims to appeal to families with deep pockets]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:18:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGZXWJJCERGB7CF27ZVMOXCXKI.jpg?auth=666db00245ff71cbb3da8e531979f9f064f30d0ab1077e387e524e4c4908319e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Luce is Ferrari's first fully electric car. Photograph: Ferrari]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cos ar chos, ó bhéal go béal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/cos-ar-chos-o-bheal-go-beal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/cos-ar-chos-o-bheal-go-beal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leabhar cumhachtach corraitheach is ea Miñan, a bhfuil leagan Gaeilge de anois ar fáil]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JP5EFF6RQJB7PFLHJOSJIKX5VA.jpg?auth=3580d599966489632785648ef1d6af6ec2584bdcb7a3be719a08bc1f1090bc35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bunaíodh an Gúm in 1926 chun leabhair a aistriú go Gaeilge agus chun ábhar léitheoireachta a chur ar fáil do phobal na Gaeilge.  Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nomadsoul1</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin’s struggles suggest uneasy left-wing alliance may be crumbling ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/sinn-feins-struggles-suggest-uneasy-left-wing-alliance-may-be-crumbling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/sinn-feins-struggles-suggest-uneasy-left-wing-alliance-may-be-crumbling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: New TDs in the House; and ghost estates return to the news
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:22:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGBWXJVOZLXNGV7RH3KR3IJQM4.jpg?auth=aeab18c18d76814786cd3816f659d98968c01e6597afa8acb8c6137d14b6d543&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The heyday of the left-wing alliance: Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik, Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald at Catherine Connolly's final presidential campaign rally last October. Photograph: David Young/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Young</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athrú mór ar an vóta i gConamara Theas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/athru-mor-ar-an-vota-i-gconamara-theas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/athru-mor-ar-an-vota-i-gconamara-theas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tháinig laghdú suntasach ar vóta FF agus SF sa limistéar]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34V5VKESRLF2EWLTT6MMHIAPV4.jpg?auth=72dabcfb9193743f78219968c927258a92bcf89c9efcf24ba4251d6538d9c35c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toghadh an t-iar-aire stáit Gaeltachta Seán Kyne ó Fhine Gael mar Theachta Dála i nGaillimh Thiar ar an 11ú comhaireamh tráthnóna Dé Domhnaigh. Údar buartha a bheidh ann do phríomhpháirtí an fhreasúra, Sinn Féin, nár éirigh leo dul chun cinn a dhéanamh i gceachtar den dá fhothoghchán. Grianghraf: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tension between left-wing parties; new anti-drone technology; and job growth set to fall short ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/tension-between-left-wing-parties-new-anti-drone-technology-and-job-growth-set-to-fall-short/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/tension-between-left-wing-parties-new-anti-drone-technology-and-job-growth-set-to-fall-short/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 06:43:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AE6UD27JEJEHPH34VRC6XQQ3MY.JPG?auth=487ab51181a9313a40fb09c07188713b7416101a2c5b230c4ba97692103141e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin Councillor Janice Boylan with party leader Mary Lou McDonald at the Dublin Central byelection count centre in Dublins RDS. 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[‘Things have definitely shifted’: Iceland, rattled by Trump, weighs joining the EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/things-have-definitely-shifted-iceland-rattled-by-trump-weighs-joining-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/things-have-definitely-shifted-iceland-rattled-by-trump-weighs-joining-the-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Nierenberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iceland has stood apart from the rest of Europe. But Washington’s threats to Greenland have provoked a reconsideration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 06:35:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGYE6U6HREMT27PBNJWGHIKLAQ.jpg?auth=49eae9717a49f659823ac5635fd2526c0d0f61605e6ef6b01cfd655b5db27a87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Icelandic coast guard ship sails in front of EU and Ukraine flags in Reykjavik, Iceland at a Council of Europe summit in 2023. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s subdued Memorial Day speech sounded like a denial of reality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/26/no-fire-no-energy-memorial-day-speech-finds-trump-still-seeking-to-deny-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/26/no-fire-no-energy-memorial-day-speech-finds-trump-still-seeking-to-deny-reality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The war with Iran and an inflation crisis is turning the ground beneath the US president into quicksand]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 06:25:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFD5CPFLM3XJ7NNFOLXNRHV3MA.jpg?auth=1ae1b38e365451d88e5c78cc93f49650f79e42d2fa6a759983626bfd44ecb073&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Dietsch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia tells US to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/russia-tells-us-to-evacuate-its-diplomats-and-citizens-from-kyiv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/russia-tells-us-to-evacuate-its-diplomats-and-citizens-from-kyiv/</guid><dc:creator></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 06:19:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAOPXPVSXJWGNBVXV2FE5LAG5Q.jpg?auth=5d39e05d2c0b8ec9811d70b563a87eb5e77f5f7c9367e040844668197fc787ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Local residents stand near a damaged shopping centre following Russian strikes in Kyiv on Monday. Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tetiana Dzhafarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil rises, stocks waver as new US strikes dampen peace deal hopes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/26/oil-rises-stocks-waver-as-new-us-strikes-dampen-peace-deal-hopes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/26/oil-rises-stocks-waver-as-new-us-strikes-dampen-peace-deal-hopes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rae Wee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister in Doha for talks on potential deal]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 06:08:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBPB2CGKDQ6IJF7BDZGAMQHNHI.jpg?auth=8c7e56f79ab39a790fc88f173823f05c437ddf9adaee6a6688a9844d5986def8&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 returns to the White House Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one Irish school is teaching children about AI ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-one-irish-school-is-teaching-children-about-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-one-irish-school-is-teaching-children-about-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: US company Merlyn is trialling its AI tool in 48 Irish schools]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCIROWK2NRDSNLGNCNML3O24TU.JPG?auth=6540c00c67d60c1388c7cfee9695374bd60297c14cd774737a61a25bfce349ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Merlin AI is used in the junior infants class at St Joseph's NS Dundalk, Co Louth. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My children showed me what to do’: Dr Suzanne Crowe on raising kids after loss ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/raising-kids-after-loss-my-children-showed-me-what-to-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/raising-kids-after-loss-my-children-showed-me-what-to-do/</guid><description><![CDATA[Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:47:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CG4BY7WGPFBNXFO6K5RVT24SGU.JPG?auth=dbdd4ad3d98f6e3a158afd9db4cfc0a2005c1267135264c2b0f7ef22b8abb335&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Suzanne Crowe, author, doctor and president of the Irish Medical Council. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are diverging geopolitical interests among Quad members making it an irrelevance?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/26/are-diverging-geopolitical-interests-among-quad-members-making-it-an-irrelevance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/26/are-diverging-geopolitical-interests-among-quad-members-making-it-an-irrelevance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump has shown little interest in group comprising the United States, India, Japan and Australia that was at core of US efforts to counter China]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:42:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUM2UXJDVXZLL46EFJB2LRL6YI.jpg?auth=9312b7be7b4c1075609cecbc8058e81be72710677e31c0dcb68b37a75113ed76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(L-R) Australian foreign minister Penny Wong, Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US secretary of state Marco Rubio after a Quad meeting in New Delhi on May 26th, 2026. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCPC inspects retail prices, and green light for 250 new homes in Blackrock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/ccpc-inspects-retail-prices-and-green-light-for-250-new-homes-in-blackrock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/ccpc-inspects-retail-prices-and-green-light-for-250-new-homes-in-blackrock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:22:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARIFVJ2MCRBGQGGXUBNZSOLQEA.jpg?auth=d9b31937c2bae85a2aea19781abb4246af1110f9fa656902f7102372aad13824&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission carried out 80 retail inspections across the country to check for compliance on pricing. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RollingNews.ie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Donovan gave women’s museum immediate backing to replace failed Limerick rugby project  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/02/odonovan-gave-womens-museum-immediate-backing-to-replace-failed-limerick-rugby-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/02/odonovan-gave-womens-museum-immediate-backing-to-replace-failed-limerick-rugby-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Advisory report noted establishment of museum commemorating women was a ‘long-term vision’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:12:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C37FP3LEGPEGRZFI4WI347YGLA.jpg?auth=4383bb941090ebd241ee0f0de8524aa7628f11a4f36e67f0e9b7683e3cc50e31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Culture and TD for Limerick Patrick O’Donovan. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Ireland copy the UK’s generational ban on smoking? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/26/should-ireland-copy-the-uks-generational-ban-on-smoking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/26/should-ireland-copy-the-uks-generational-ban-on-smoking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Murphy, Larissa Nolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Debate: UK move seeks to balance personal freedom and benefits to individuals’ health and the common good]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UILD74RFTBEFLO3CL4HFNU3MYY.jpg?auth=6f1e03927314913d0a4f55bc37d238901bfaa3042fb68875da54b132f58d83cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The UK legislation aims to creates a smoke-free generation by permanently prohibiting tobacco sales to anyone born after January 1st, 2009, gradually phasing out smoking across the population. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mixmike</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected charges and damage claims highlight widespread problems with car hire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/26/unexpected-charges-and-damage-claims-highlight-widespread-problems-with-car-hire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/26/unexpected-charges-and-damage-claims-highlight-widespread-problems-with-car-hire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Readers’ woes show there can be many bumps on the road for holidaymakers
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VAOUPOSFJFED7GK4JO74GZKGJI.jpg?auth=1800b9541e7b6de2314e078cbaf1c1e8ef8ee2679dfaf1a58e46250d28fa1499&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Picking up a car for your holidays can be a hassle. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">xijian</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Drama can offer every child an opportunity to explore their imagination’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/26/drama-can-offer-every-child-an-opportunity-to-explore-their-imagination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/26/drama-can-offer-every-child-an-opportunity-to-explore-their-imagination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlene Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One expert says when children are playing pretend or acting, they are learning to trust themselves – ‘and that builds confidence and self-esteem’ ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U3OJRAFN2ZCCVGHYBWPR4DZQB4.png?auth=a711f99808e89631e48ce35a52cef6660ff5a001b255b1792b6f12f1fd43a7fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Notable Irish actors Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More annoying expressions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/more-annoying-expressions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/more-annoying-expressions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thank you for having us on your letters page to discuss this very important topic]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resistance to meaningful sanctions on Israel raises question about economic complicity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/resistance-to-meaningful-sanctions-on-israel-raises-question-about-economic-complicity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/resistance-to-meaningful-sanctions-on-israel-raises-question-about-economic-complicity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government’s latest announcement about Occupied Territories Bill was curiously timed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland can learn a lot from Italy’s value-for-money health spend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/ireland-can-learn-a-lot-from-italys-value-for-money-health-spend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/ireland-can-learn-a-lot-from-italys-value-for-money-health-spend/</guid><description><![CDATA[Key factor is the lack of an evidence-based approach to health-service delivery]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 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[Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for SUVs?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/26/are-we-witnessing-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-suvs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/05/26/are-we-witnessing-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-suvs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-door saloons are making a comeback in the US, while European brands are pondering a return to MPVs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYYU5JARAQDUQBQDNSG5X3NBBA.jpg?auth=811d31784c559f0b941837d89ffcf362762aae12f8acaf42c4e203aa84cccbf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have we crossed the Rubicon with SUVs? Photograph: Brittany Greeson/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brittany Greeson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections’ results tell us]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/government-failure-in-the-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/government-failure-in-the-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelections/</guid><description><![CDATA[Extraordinary performance by Helen Ogbu]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 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[Small gardens: A designer’s top tips on how to make best of the space]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/26/a-designers-top-tips-on-how-to-make-the-most-of-small-gardens-in-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/26/a-designers-top-tips-on-how-to-make-the-most-of-small-gardens-in-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denise O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Designer Denise O’Connor: With a bit of creative thinking, it’s possible to get more from the space you have]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MMAZ46TENFO5PYLBVN7PSBYRU.jpg?auth=d02a7c2dc4e9b2b830df351de1c6bacff20a3d4b8fa87873415e3fccf6f13166&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A good rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t see the whole garden in one go. Photograph: Ruth Maria Murphy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Maria Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centre demands vs energy conservation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/data-centre-demands-vs-energy-conservation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/data-centre-demands-vs-energy-conservation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Becoming Europe’s server room comes at a very high price for Irish consumers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leader of the left or left behind? Sinn Féin scepticism grows among progressive parties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/leader-of-the-left-or-left-behind-sinn-fein-scepticism-grows-among-progressive-parties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/leader-of-the-left-or-left-behind-sinn-fein-scepticism-grows-among-progressive-parties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats, Labour and People Before Profit raising concerns about party’s direction]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OK6IEZ54UVFR7LZUNL6Z2VHIKY.JPG?auth=00da959f039208de4721423cc9cd13d4641215d28770a4982c485d64ad1b2331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin byelection candidate Cllr Janice Boylan with party leader Mary Lou McDonald at the Dublin Central count. 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[What happens when Trump administration fails?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/what-happens-when-trump-administration-fails/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/what-happens-when-trump-administration-fails/</guid><description><![CDATA[Will we have to wait until Trump leaves the Oval Office, or will wise minds step in?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 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[Kingspan slips back into motor racing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/kingspan-slips-back-into-motor-racing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/kingspan-slips-back-into-motor-racing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cavan building materials group sponsored Conor Daly’s car at Indianapolis 500]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDNENPN6F2LFNWBQTGG42O2CXY.jpg?auth=e1db5036b50e1e0b4d31ce44c770046b934c643d0c062aab1f3766eab45d9998&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kingspan sponsored Conor Daly's car at the weekend's Indianapolis 500. Photograph: James Gilbert/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Gilbert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leader of the left or left behind? Sinn Féin scepticism grows among progressive parties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/leader-of-the-left-or-left-behind-sinn-fein-scepticism-grows-among-progressive-parties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/leader-of-the-left-or-left-behind-sinn-fein-scepticism-grows-among-progressive-parties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats, Labour and People Before Profit raising concerns about party’s direction]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OK6IEZ54UVFR7LZUNL6Z2VHIKY.JPG?auth=00da959f039208de4721423cc9cd13d4641215d28770a4982c485d64ad1b2331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin byelection candidate Cllr Janice Boylan with party leader Mary Lou McDonald at the Dublin Central count. 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[Stuart Lancaster expects fierce test against a Glasgow team that could feature his son]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/26/stuart-lancaster-expects-fierce-test-against-a-glasgow-team-that-could-feature-his-son/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/26/stuart-lancaster-expects-fierce-test-against-a-glasgow-team-that-could-feature-his-son/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley Mackenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Connacht head coach says confidence is high ahead of URC quarter-final following impressive wins]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HX2JQP6WVAS33NJNISIKKQ4DL4.jpg?auth=c563700e29b87f511c1d770c0639e7ea08a534e5e2242447a306305e0787dbd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Head coach Stuart Lancaster during Connacht training at Dexcom Stadium, Galway, on Monday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Frawley explains why he’s leaving Leinster for Connacht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/26/ciaran-frawley-explains-why-hes-leaving-leinster-for-connacht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/26/ciaran-frawley-explains-why-hes-leaving-leinster-for-connacht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frawley says consistent game time and reunion with Stuart Lancaster shaped decision to leave province]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPRST3MOCA4LQZ2FJTC6UFK4TA.jpg?auth=83addc831bdf470d4d4714f3dcb0f79351c016352828a1a8889fff3ff25670a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Ciarán Frawley and Matthieu Jalibert of Bordeaux. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: Jim McGuinness was in the wrong, but he deserves to be cut some slack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/stephen-rochford-jim-mcguinness-deserves-to-be-cut-some-slack-for-killarney-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/26/stephen-rochford-jim-mcguinness-deserves-to-be-cut-some-slack-for-killarney-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donegal manager knows he was wrong to put his hand on a player, but context is important]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HNMQ2KNGAZDMDKX7QL2LV7NRXQ.jpg?auth=5289b6a916d9d0659f1d00398bd84499a877df6a11e0775737357b5405538d7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Seán Hurson sends off Micheál Burns of Kerry during last Saturday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship round-one match between Kerry and Donegal at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enhanced Games and sporting reputations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/enhanced-games-and-sporting-reputations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/enhanced-games-and-sporting-reputations/</guid><description><![CDATA[Max McCusker and Shane Ryan deserve to get something back from a sport that has given them little financially]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup $98 train tickets versus value of a hurling match]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/world-cup-98-train-tickets-versus-value-of-a-hurling-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/world-cup-98-train-tickets-versus-value-of-a-hurling-match/</guid><description><![CDATA[It makes me fully appreciate the wonderful sporting occasion in Parnell Park]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 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[Trump’s ‘big, beautiful Bill’ has closed gap on Ireland, US multinationals tell Ibec ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-has-closed-gap-on-ireland-us-multinationals-tell-ibec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-has-closed-gap-on-ireland-us-multinationals-tell-ibec/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State obliged to work ‘an awful lot harder’ to secure next wave of investments, says business lobby group]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISSRTY3M2RAUG5JLHLOUVOELPY.jpg?auth=77833fe0ef9b8331e2c7b6768a4ff05dbfc76964a6b9d88387824c99aae4b203&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ibec has said new legislation has made the US 'significantly more attractive'. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kent Nishimura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job growth set to significantly fall short of Government targets, according to internal report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/job-growth-set-to-fall-short-of-government-ambition-according-to-in-house-analysis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/job-growth-set-to-fall-short-of-government-ambition-according-to-in-house-analysis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report says amount of labour supply a ‘real constraint’ to creating 300,000 extra jobs by 2030]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXSIKAB2GZGYPLHGMK3KM3NM7U.jpg?auth=30aeb2110699819b6f7042cea557e7a6d5e595c208b64dd79dcc29a32c4cf65e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Department of Enterprise study has looked at constraints on growing the country's labour force to 2030]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Monkey Business Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leona Maguire hoping switch to former coach of Tiger Woods brings upswing in fortunes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/26/different-strokes-leona-maguire-hoping-change-of-coach-brings-upswing-in-fortunes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/05/26/different-strokes-leona-maguire-hoping-change-of-coach-brings-upswing-in-fortunes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Upcoming US Open will be the first of four majors in a short space of time for the Irish golfer]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSZZPSHLK5DEYO4Y2XPVZMLJHA.jpg?auth=09c0022b08dd8738b945c0faa52aa6870bfd4a0651128d7ca1ecbe90dbf50b83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leona Maguire plays a shot during the second round of the Kroger Queen City Championship at Maketewah Country Club in Ohio earlier this month. Photograph: Dylan Buell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dylan Buell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnout at elections higher than previously thought]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/turnout-at-elections-higher-than-previously-thought/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/turnout-at-elections-higher-than-previously-thought/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Larger register mistakenly used to calculate turnout]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZ37BKHIJFBPLDZLTZH62Q73RY.JPG?auth=1b13064386005ecfce8ccb9f498e515058c36d0d4bb81e82dcda48db46d3bd63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Figures supplied by returning officers in the byelections in Dublin Central and Galway West last weekend have highlighted the difference between the total electorate and the total number of people entitled to vote in Dáil elections. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep new doctors in Ireland with better health service, not fee cuts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/keep-new-doctors-in-ireland-with-better-health-service-not-fee-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/keep-new-doctors-in-ireland-with-better-health-service-not-fee-cuts/</guid><description><![CDATA[A profound misunderstanding of why so many Irish-trained doctors leave]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 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[Leinster and that final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/leinster-and-that-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/26/leinster-and-that-final/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tackle talk, money madness ... and the heat]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 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[Household supports in Budget 2027 must be temporary and target most vulnerable, says IMF]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/household-supports-in-budget-2027-must-be-temporary-and-targeted-at-most-vulnerable-imf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/household-supports-in-budget-2027-must-be-temporary-and-targeted-at-most-vulnerable-imf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coalition must broaden tax base by closing ‘VAT gap’ and increasing property tax take]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BBD2FPWWUADROMBGFJG2VGK34.jpg?auth=0c58b07029fa8f69f4c7d49be98a79932be132f2c4af4e258bad241ab536afd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris said last week he considered cutting income tax to be an appropriate budgetary measure to support households during a cost-of-living spike. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Left-wing parties round on Sinn Féin over policy direction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/tensions-between-left-wing-parties-and-sinn-fein-over-policy-direction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/tensions-between-left-wing-parties-and-sinn-fein-over-policy-direction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Differences fracturing progressive alliance formed during Catherine Connolly’s presidential campaign]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 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[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s sexual offences trial due to get under way ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldsons-sexual-offences-trial-due-to-get-under-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/26/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldsons-sexual-offences-trial-due-to-get-under-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trial of the facts of wife Eleanor Donaldson to run concurrently ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5VTAOPPWFPVPS2BQUQMXQUQGY.jpg?auth=b32c4d2bd3af9f2ed043b82c5401bc1eb45afa02cd802f7067cfce3152e541e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Courthouse. Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shotguns, helicopters and ‘airburst’ ammunition to guard against rogue drones during EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/shotguns-helicopters-and-airburst-ammunition-to-guard-against-rogue-drones-during-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/shotguns-helicopters-and-airburst-ammunition-to-guard-against-rogue-drones-during-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence Forces details ‘layered’ security against potential drone incursions during EU presidency and in operations at home and abroad]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MXVTC327FABNHGWPCJEX5U6QA.jpg?auth=9ba592587422c8653c06ad36f5b351aa2d1964f540282c5725cc6951b8d2c9e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new Defence Forces 'counter unmanned aerial system (C-UAS)' programme is a response to the changing nature of warfare. 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[Channel 4: where did it all go wrong?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/26/channel-4-where-did-it-all-go-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/26/channel-4-where-did-it-all-go-wrong/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once acclaimed for its creativity and originality, the broadcaster is now a purveyor of cheap reality TV and manufactured sensationalism]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We had to learn that Irish people refuse tea three times when they come to your house’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/26/we-had-to-learn-that-irish-people-refuse-tea-three-times-when-they-come-to-your-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/26/we-had-to-learn-that-irish-people-refuse-tea-three-times-when-they-come-to-your-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Award-winning author Jen Thorp says Ireland ‘is one of the great countries for people doing literary work in English’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5S6Y3LWA5DBFHDKWRIQIT3YFM.jpg?auth=cb59cae311eea4e838088951dbe14b2143c1d5889162546c8534336bca72cad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jennifer Thorp: 'I will have four books published by the time I’m 40. That’s astonishing by any metric.' Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ghaoth i seolta na nDaonlathaithe Sóisialta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/an-ghaoth-i-seolta-na-ndaonlathaithe-soisialta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/05/26/an-ghaoth-i-seolta-na-ndaonlathaithe-soisialta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tréimhse chinniúnach pholaitíochta a bheidh sa chéad chúpla bliain eile]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3SANVBQ6OMKL7ZBKYE4TOEHCKU.jpg?auth=81fe3f017b820f7a46956538138a03872767c20ceee0fedfcbbb557a7e8b4a4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seo an dara suíochán ag na Daonlathaithe Sóisialta i dtoghcheantar Bhaile Átha Cliath Láir. Grianghraf: 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[Jeffrey Donaldson: consequential figure in four-decade political career before arrest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/jeffrey-donaldson-influential-across-almost-40-year-political-career-in-advance-of-arrest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/26/jeffrey-donaldson-influential-across-almost-40-year-political-career-in-advance-of-arrest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former UUP man led Belfast Agreement walkout, broadening DUP’s support base]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2O46SJ3OFZ6SQNJ5S3QEZPZM7I.jpg?auth=09825f48bafcb38ec3d4eec2ae29cfbf57cd3fc643b3c7b573530720fa9ae23c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson became politically aware at a young age. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside a Quaker-ethos secondary school in Ireland: ‘There is a high expectation of good behaviour’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/26/inside-a-quaker-ethos-secondary-school-in-ireland-you-have-to-get-out-of-the-boat-if-you-want-to-walk-on-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/26/inside-a-quaker-ethos-secondary-school-in-ireland-you-have-to-get-out-of-the-boat-if-you-want-to-walk-on-water/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are currently 86 boarders in Newtown School in Waterford City, with more than half from abroad]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSXZOVQODJGLXOKWYZJDY56FUM.JPG?auth=11dabcf29069aa0ff6e2fb9c39ce96cc29c61da20418554ed135ea94c8a5333b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newtown School, Waterford: The atmosphere is informal and relaxed on the spacious campus. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A party that cannot get a tenth of the vote in Dublin or Galway retains power. This is dangerous]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/26/a-party-that-cannot-get-a-tenth-of-the-vote-in-dublin-or-galway-retains-power-this-is-dangerous/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/26/a-party-that-cannot-get-a-tenth-of-the-vote-in-dublin-or-galway-retains-power-this-is-dangerous/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It feels like we’re in that strange hiatus now. Fianna Fáil has no ground beneath its feet]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SG7X3DZHAJF3XWVLV5CIDQJAI.jpg?auth=38c0a2b902aaab73a69756cea459aaa1ae1d89151d517d5cd03d730ae188dacc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Galway West, Fianna Fáil got nearly 9 per cent of the vote: much better than Dublin Central but not out of line with the larger trend. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Taj Mahal of dereliction’: A ghost estate on the outskirts of Castlebar, Co Mayo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/26/the-taj-mahal-of-dereliction-a-ghost-estate-on-the-outskirts-of-castlebar-co-mayo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/05/26/the-taj-mahal-of-dereliction-a-ghost-estate-on-the-outskirts-of-castlebar-co-mayo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twenty years after the Waterways estate was granted permission, it remains an unfinished, unresolved memento of the Celtic Tiger]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJUKNUDKMZE75MMM3ICQR4O75E.JPG?auth=d53782ab655a99a9707056feade364d4412193985cc92fd9249ac6737609693d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Waterways, a derelict housing estate outside Castlebar, Co Mayo. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-delayed Occupied Territories Bill to be brought to Cabinet but will exclude services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/long-delayed-occupied-territories-bill-up-for-discussion-at-cabinet-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/26/long-delayed-occupied-territories-bill-up-for-discussion-at-cabinet-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation proposes to ban the import and sale of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VY3KZNIFKARBYZ5Y5QEZRGBVQM.jpg?auth=38b4f92ab60575c251ef391e29f2ae1cbbf2701a626a7a6ec9f1d6878583ab9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee will seek to enact the Bill before the Dáil's summer recess. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone wars: Irish Defence Forces watching the skies as EU presidency set to begin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/drone-wars-irish-defence-forces-watching-the-skies-as-eu-presidency-set-to-begin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/26/drone-wars-irish-defence-forces-watching-the-skies-as-eu-presidency-set-to-begin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lessons learned from Ukraine and Middle East are informing Ireland’s strategy for developing defence systems ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5RUJAMBXE5J37WLQMG5ZXM5ARI.jpg?auth=755c99ce275a74c10d9710c8c5d6513df3b7e10189daef20b7dc04ce0b86be99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers fire at a Russian FPV drone in Kostiantynivka in January. Photograph: Tyler Hicks/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tyler Hicks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ijen volcano: Can this East Java marvel live up to the Instagram hype?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/26/the-ijen-volcano-can-this-east-java-marvel-live-up-to-the-instagram-hype/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/26/the-ijen-volcano-can-this-east-java-marvel-live-up-to-the-instagram-hype/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is the much Instagrammed destination worth the hype?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BO64BN6FYRCIBMLXY2FE2E74MM.jpg?auth=daaa6f370064f624b2d80eac94960e454babb4aa9f8f5552752627d1d6c3c61f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blue flame in the crater of the Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia. Photograph: Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chef Eve Meehan: I had to remove gluten from my diet. Here’s how it went]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/26/chef-eva-meehan-i-had-to-remove-gluten-from-my-diet-heres-how-it-went/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/26/chef-eva-meehan-i-had-to-remove-gluten-from-my-diet-heres-how-it-went/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eve Meehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eve Meehan offers five key tips (and a cake recipe) to others seeking to successfully maintain a gluten-free lifestyle]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJFZ4SIMXZAUJDVTL4RAQE4NHM.jpg?auth=385e60cb700a5569764dba8cd7cbb92e42a5fe8ee2671b4aca23bf1c8fc6dac5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef Eve Meehan has developed many effective strategies for managing her gluten intolerance]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a disability and worry about escaping from my apartment in the event of a fire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/26/i-have-a-disability-and-worry-about-escaping-from-my-apartment-in-the-event-of-a-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/26/i-have-a-disability-and-worry-about-escaping-from-my-apartment-in-the-event-of-a-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Keenan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Would my apartment management company be at fault if the building went on fire and I died? ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3RVQES5Z4VBTHN4UPUHFNBJRBE.jpg?auth=317951c281887c8904251acc4feecbf0337e2a40272afcd6378b0f2474e5dcd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The safety concerns of residents in apartment buildings are legitimate and should not be dismissed. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JGI/Jamie Grill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish architect Níall McLaughlin: ‘Home is home, but moving to London felt like home in a different kind of way’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/05/26/irish-architect-niall-mclaughlin-home-is-home-but-moving-to-london-felt-like-home-in-a-different-kind-of-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/05/26/irish-architect-niall-mclaughlin-home-is-home-but-moving-to-london-felt-like-home-in-a-different-kind-of-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dublin designer was awarded British architecture’s highest honour this year. His buildings prioritise their users’ wellbeing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERF5WZUWPZCI3PRSBUDNO2VUUQ.jpg?auth=0dd4c751c1353b11154ee056fa213342aa59684348229d411ff6d1bc12fa9f1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Níall McLaughlin says finding he could study architecture helped him learn how it 'unpacks these incredible worlds']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleepy Corfu fishing village may soon have 241 yachts for company]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/sleepy-corfu-fishing-village-may-soon-have-241-yachts-for-company/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/26/sleepy-corfu-fishing-village-may-soon-have-241-yachts-for-company/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Pine]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Behind language of sustainability, transformation of this quiet corner of Greece tells more complicated story of tourism]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJMQNQQGWBCVZC64S2H67S5DNE.png?auth=8917bbaf981fa170443b7705d1dddc066b030e94e0551a7c13c85e7fc749a96f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fishing village of Imerolia, with 125 inhabitants and a deserted beach, with turquoise and, unfortunately, deep water. Photograph: Richard Pine]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-living life is great in Dublin 8 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/26/co-living-life-is-great-in-dublin-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/26/co-living-life-is-great-in-dublin-8/</guid><description><![CDATA[At Liberties House in Dublin 8, thoughtfully designed spaces and standout facilities bring residents together, making community living both effortless and enriching ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZKMYTTSKBA55E3VES7FVFWTUA.jpg?auth=cdca40c154626feca403ee90fd304ecea9f605d223b07a4e1f60d1d6c7be4f23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alessio De Cristofaro enjoys the community at Liberties House, with weekly events including movie nights, book clubs, wine tasting, cooking, and fitness classes]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley: A deflating and damaging weekend for Leinster, Ulster and Irish rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/26/irish-provinces-have-never-seemed-farther-away-from-a-champions-cup-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/26/irish-provinces-have-never-seemed-farther-away-from-a-champions-cup-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish provinces have never seemed farther away from a Champions Cup win]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLNGN7Y6XNENTHHKAMKWFPLNL4.jpg?auth=24dcac52687b18a532d330a3a889bc8aaa804a55606d9589e4ab8ee436c905c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bordeaux-Begles' players celebrate atop a double-decker bus during a parade with supporters in Bordeaux on Monday, following the club's victory in the Champions Cup final against Leinster. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ROMAIN PERROCHEAU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo’s encyclical turns spotlight firmly on AI dangers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/papal-encyclical-turns-spotlight-firmly-on-ai-dangers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/papal-encyclical-turns-spotlight-firmly-on-ai-dangers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First encyclical from Pope Leo XIV comes as fears of AI’s power grow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +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 XIV attends the presentation of his first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, focused on the rise of artificial intelligence. Photo: 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[Pension millionaires to benefit from higher tax relief over coming years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/26/pension-millionaires-to-benefit-from-higher-tax-relief-over-coming-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/26/pension-millionaires-to-benefit-from-higher-tax-relief-over-coming-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government relented on raising standard fund threshold only when it became hard to fill top public-sector jobs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7AYVQOA4VEXDM7FEMEJQXCTBU.jpg?auth=82345cf4cbc9eec39430dfebd974cc0f122c3c536102d19dcea62857809c9740&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The standard fund threshold represents the maximum pension fund that can be accumulated under attractive tax relief. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nevarpp</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cairn Homes secures permission for 250 new units in Blackrock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/cairn-homes-secures-permission-for-250-new-units-in-blackrock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/cairn-homes-secures-permission-for-250-new-units-in-blackrock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Appeal from local residents concerned over density of accommodation in the area was rejected]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CBY7TSQJJBQDGOQGO4MFRIAMM.png?auth=729fbc352ef5c5b6af36cd019629687929a6544de252a0f180d2013775568e04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A digital impression of the proposed development at Chesterfield Road, Blackrock. Photograph: Model Works]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Revenue seek more tax on a gift to my child if tax-free thresholds fall in the future?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/26/will-revenue-seek-more-tax-on-a-gift-to-my-child-if-tax-free-thresholds-fall-in-the-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/26/will-revenue-seek-more-tax-on-a-gift-to-my-child-if-tax-free-thresholds-fall-in-the-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The amount you can receive tax-free in a gift or inheritance changes often making it tricky for estate planning]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballsbridge mews once home to member of family behind Irish retail empire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/26/ballsbridge-mews-once-home-to-member-of-roches-stores-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/26/ballsbridge-mews-once-home-to-member-of-roches-stores-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Diana Roche, whose family owned Roches Stores, built four-bed mews adjacent to Herbert Park in 1985]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4QFDIB2UZARRJMU6JEDYHFO24.JPG?auth=8137d08965d73a05b12b644089e5dff7c0b02b2e03141f961bbbcd95815351c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clyde Mews, Clyde Lane, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commuter towns – Kildare: Why move there, and where to buy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/26/commuter-towns-kildare-why-move-there-and-where-to-buy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/05/26/commuter-towns-kildare-why-move-there-and-where-to-buy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kildare town offers prospective buyers a flourishing food scene and a wealth of outdoor amenities]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K763UO4OHBAP7J5BE7SLKNA2QU.jpeg?auth=cd7228fbb4fb365595cb77518c8fcc8ffa6fc08661e05bfac7b339934e34c388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kildare town centre. Photograph: Mags Sheahan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US investment in Ireland: ‘I’m not sure there is a better time in Ireland’s history’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/26/us-investment-in-ireland-im-not-sure-there-is-a-better-time-in-irelands-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/26/us-investment-in-ireland-im-not-sure-there-is-a-better-time-in-irelands-history/</guid><description><![CDATA[The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland’s Global Business Conference will return to Croke Park on Wednesday, February 24th, 2027]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGTNS2GPPFELXHVRW3T3XQQFNU.jpg?auth=c9ddfe6d4599349024eb6ac031f9e3fe2cc87ee503e045d4c764d35b82912018&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Edward S Walsh, US ambassador to Ireland; Marjorie Chorlins, senior vice president for European affairs, US Chamber of Commerce; Paul Sweetman, chief executive, American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland; and Mark Cockerill, 2026 president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR MCCABE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electronic health record: A year of progress brings benefits to patients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/26/electronic-health-record-a-year-of-progress-brings-benefits-to-patients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/05/26/electronic-health-record-a-year-of-progress-brings-benefits-to-patients/</guid><description><![CDATA[Delivery of Ireland’s Digital for Care 2030 goals is eagerly anticipated, with significant progress made over the past year, according to Oracle Health]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SAXXALTJFJAI5HMPEUJUGWGMSI.jpg?auth=5f71db93fcb674127a3a75a9d1a973977d5b66bd0249d3a225cb8578c5aad2d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Every maternity hospital serving the greater Dublin area and beyond now has a shared electronic health record, meaning two out of every three children born over the last couple of years are starting their life out with an electronic patient record]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five ancient walking routes that lead through Italy to Rome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/26/five-ancient-walking-routes-that-lead-through-italy-to-rome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/05/26/five-ancient-walking-routes-that-lead-through-italy-to-rome/</guid><description><![CDATA[From the Tuscia of Viterbo to the valleys of Lazio, the Italy you discover on foot is slower, quieter and richer than the one you see from a window]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WD7DDZHTCNBDJCRZBHMCGVHHNA.jpg?auth=4e42eeada4d2225711b0016adc9c444b86bfd62d87beff4121df76b2b9cdd519&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's ancient walking routes combine history, spirituality and memorable landscapes]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do Leinster and Ulster go from here?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/where-do-leinster-and-ulster-go-from-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/where-do-leinster-and-ulster-go-from-here/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QW567LPVMIOWZW2SSJU3WXWSQ.jpg?auth=0e24d0489401eef47c6a719ae97b4129326929317c2e83c8af1e8bbc02f96f68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leo Cullen's thoughts now turn to retaining the URC title. Photograph: Nick Elliott/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short story: Gossip, chips and a knife up her sleeve]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/26/girls-night-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/26/girls-night-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Norah Ronni Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A personal story by Norah Ronni Coyle]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRDBZK5QI5A5DO7PNQUM4CRXUM.jpg?auth=b3509b29a7b5eb1ea3c2c5b52f7fca9076421a85162b1cbfb88623e4c8a23b0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Norah Ronni Coyle participated in the Did I Ever Tell You? storytelling project]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: ‘The puddle opened up to me, a safe place – my imagination’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/27/poem-the-puddle-opened-up-to-me-a-safe-place-my-imagination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/27/poem-the-puddle-opened-up-to-me-a-safe-place-my-imagination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonie Hanan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A poem by Leonie Hanan, age 18, Co Down]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHRAE3Z42VGWFLIA57EIPNC4MI.jpg?auth=8490df19279724ee939a6eac7fc7316ad196e9f6f69368331d676f2f8acff273&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">LSOphoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Said the Dead by Doireann Ní Ghríofa: Interesting stories from the lunatic asylum]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/26/said-the-dead-by-doireann-ni-ghriofa-interesting-stories-from-the-lunatic-asylum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/26/said-the-dead-by-doireann-ni-ghriofa-interesting-stories-from-the-lunatic-asylum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Self]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This book is at heart an account of the records of the female patients in Cork District Lunatic Asylum at the turn of the 20th century]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FL6C3PY2XJDY7KX7OXSUL5XKUM.jpg?auth=9dd11087f1c69807b98744cf76a2f82b10eb905744557176dbeabe1ab42d61a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Doireann Ní Ghríofa. Photograph: Bríd O'Donovan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BRID O DONOVAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misleading pricing among potential law breaches found at tourist hotspot shops by watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/misleading-pricing-among-potential-law-breaches-found-at-tourist-hotspot-shops-by-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/26/misleading-pricing-among-potential-law-breaches-found-at-tourist-hotspot-shops-by-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin’s Temple Bar, Dingle and Kenmare in Kerry and Tramore in Waterford among the locations visited by CCPC inspectors]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KYFYKWXWMNGCLF5MV4H747J7A.jpg?auth=c3c932550a4642c7bb09e227fbe3da0ddb5343570393c45e1d1ac878b3209e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kenmare in Co Kerry was one of a number of locations across the country visited by CCPC inspectors who checked prices across a number of retailers. Photograph: Don MacMonagle]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>