<?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/2026-05-30/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:40:42 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI is a striking manifesto of Christian humanism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/31/pope-leos-encyclical-on-ai-is-a-striking-manifesto-of-christian-humanism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/31/pope-leos-encyclical-on-ai-is-a-striking-manifesto-of-christian-humanism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Hargaden ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite and Reason: Magnifica Humanitas considers what it might mean to safeguard the best parts of being human in the time of artificial intelligence]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V23SHSX346RRMK3RS4IZVMMZ5Y.jpg?auth=ec1b979fad3313b7151a5131caec507f2f916a7fc4da0ef75b2165631c296493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV's acknowledges the benefits of AI but does not shy away from describing the risks. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man appears in court accused of murdering mother of two in Co Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/man-appears-in-court-accused-of-murdering-mother-of-two-in-co-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/man-appears-in-court-accused-of-murdering-mother-of-two-in-co-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ali Sohrabi charged after hotel worker Masoumeh Jafri Manojan found dead in Clifden]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 21:48:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJLLHM7ICJBLFOK4X7FJVESLME.jpg?auth=ec76c1f890a6cb28670b088d60adee783e31ea69030ae8c2b9dc6362d6419435&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ali Sohrabi arrives at a special sitting of Galway District Court late on Saturday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Lowe becomes record try-scorer as Leinster maul Lions to set up Stormers semi-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/james-lowe-makes-statement-with-two-tries-as-leinster-maul-lions-to-set-up-stormers-semi-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/james-lowe-makes-statement-with-two-tries-as-leinster-maul-lions-to-set-up-stormers-semi-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully at the Aviva Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winger becomes the record try-scorer in Leinster history at the end of a week where his future at the province was cast in doubt]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 21:20:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LTB73IMTMB6TEOOPCHP6G4WSDU.jpg?auth=7208c073edca1371c7a816193a5218df40138d37f71f5abe99c9ca119aab5545&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Lowe is mobbed by his team-mates after scoring his 70th try for Leinster and going past Shane Horgan as the province's top try scorer. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inph0]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta finds Arsenal’s Champions League loss to PSG ‘very tough to accept’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/mikel-arteta-finds-arsenals-champions-league-loss-to-psg-very-tough-to-accept/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/mikel-arteta-finds-arsenals-champions-league-loss-to-psg-very-tough-to-accept/</guid><description><![CDATA[Arsenal’s dreams of winning on Europe’s biggest stage for the first time in their 140-year history ended in agony]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:59:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75E3GVMKGCV2NU5L5PASR726H4.jpg?auth=ea460ffc68a05b99d2b8fb0c88ab561500c28ab4c82eef48e2e421e759da2638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta walks past the trophy after losing the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Fife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lara Gillespie begins Giro d’Italia Women with superb second place after race leader disqualified]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/30/lara-gillespie-begins-giro-ditalia-women-with-superb-second-place-after-race-leader-disqualified/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/30/lara-gillespie-begins-giro-ditalia-women-with-superb-second-place-after-race-leader-disqualified/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Stokes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lorena Wiebes expelled from the race after her bike failed to make the minimum weight ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:41:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWWNW2JURVCBRIBJ6OTOXVWBEI.jpg?auth=93955d820b3063319de7223abd1372ffcce1618173e296f158d5abad4129b219&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lara Gillespie was moved up to second place after stage one of the Giro d’Italia Women after stage winner Lorena Wiebes was expelled from the race after her bike failed to make the minimum weight. Photograph: Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Szymon Gruchalski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh prove too strong for misfiring Derry as they progress to Round 2A in comfortable fashion   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/armagh-prove-too-strong-for-misfiring-derry-as-they-progress-to-round-2a-in-comfortable-fashion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/armagh-prove-too-strong-for-misfiring-derry-as-they-progress-to-round-2a-in-comfortable-fashion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul McIntyre at the Athletic Grounds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ulster champions run out five-point winners in all-Ulster clash at the Athletic Grounds]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:31:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PWDBIULDF4QN2CJY2VHB5NEIE.jpg?auth=2e3453293bf07dea0ca7caa9b5e5092034ebc80a6193d86483b96a18e8489abc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armagh's Tiernan Kelly celebrates after scoring a goal during the All-Ireland SFC game against Derry at the Athletic Grounds. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh easily beat Derry in the rain, Westmeath beat Cavan after extra-time – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/live-gaa-updates-westmeath-take-on-cavan-and-armagh-and-derry-meet-in-an-all-ulster-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/live-gaa-updates-westmeath-take-on-cavan-and-armagh-and-derry-meet-in-an-all-ulster-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A full house awaits the new Leinster champions at Cusack Park as they open their All-Ireland campaign]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 19:57:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ENLOE23MP6HTD2LVL3LCOPQCNQ.jpg?auth=afd5d30ef6bb33d16e621170491d16d66749e968034ca231ebcab6f61148e830&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
Armagh's Peter McGrane collides with Shea Downey of Derry 
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Nick Elliott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westmeath continue winning run with thrilling extra-time win over battling Cavan side ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/westmeath-continue-winning-run-with-thrilling-extra-time-win-over-battling-cavan-side/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/westmeath-continue-winning-run-with-thrilling-extra-time-win-over-battling-cavan-side/</guid><description><![CDATA[Home side came from six points down at the start of the second half of extra-time]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 19:36:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYUMYT3UU3YIBNHN4LZ7JUQ7UU.jpg?auth=68f1fd54d6f1c04d406e005f46663481353777e0f7acd546e75705401dcb909f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath manager Mark McHugh celebrates late in extra-time of the All-Ireland  SFC game against Cavan at Cusack Park in Mullingar. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal suffer penalty heartbreak as Paris Saint-Germain retain Champions League title  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/arsenal-suffer-penalty-heartbreak-as-paris-saint-germain-retain-champions-league-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/arsenal-suffer-penalty-heartbreak-as-paris-saint-germain-retain-champions-league-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner at Puskás Aréna in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eberechi Eze and Gabriel both missed from the spot as PSG recorded a 4-3 shoot-out victory]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 19:14:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VM5Y2MDFHONYUIXCAX2M3DNA3A.jpg?auth=dbcce545256462f16ad3398c8662112f47b7b977dc2c7659593468da3bf3bc66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marquinhos celebrates with the trophy after Paris Saint-Germain's penalty shoot-out victory over Arsenal in the Champions League final in Budapest. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Fife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/30/cancer-jab-can-eradicate-entire-tumours-in-patients-trial-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/30/cancer-jab-can-eradicate-entire-tumours-in-patients-trial-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Gregory]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amivantamab also shrank tumours of more than third of patients, with dramatic changes ‘seen in weeks’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:53:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3TW6KAHEBBAWBLKMNC7YQS3C4A?auth=752dd4712f91b09ca4a2b51e376eb2f8d282f1ae5fec46ed59e1c518585cf25a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the first patients to benefit was Carl Walsh, who was diagnosed with tongue cancer in May 2024. Photograph: Institute for Cancer Research/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Institute for Cancer Research</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry dig deep to pull off remarkable turnaround win over Tyrone in All-Ireland Under-20 decider ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/kerry-dig-deep-to-pull-off-remarkable-turnaround-win-over-tyrone-in-all-ireland-under-20-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/kerry-dig-deep-to-pull-off-remarkable-turnaround-win-over-tyrone-in-all-ireland-under-20-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane at Croke Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tomás Ó Sé’s side completed a 16-point swing on the scoreboard to take a first title since 2008]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:45:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCA2FWVRJM7IE6LJBJS3NXGEBQ.jpg?auth=cf265b109cce1b92325f27e9e195f71189db068193efc2ede8d82b779f3bc596&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Kerry team celebrate at the full-time whistle after beating Tyrone to win the All-Ireland Under-20  football final at Croke Park. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Open champion Coco Gauff knocked out by Anastasia Potapova in third round]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/30/french-open-champion-coco-gauff-knocked-out-by-anastasia-potapova-in-third-round/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/30/french-open-champion-coco-gauff-knocked-out-by-anastasia-potapova-in-third-round/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jannik Sinner’s conqueror Juan Martin Cerúndolo beats Spain’s Martin Landaluce in six-hour epic
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:27:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBTXXFZKCHUTMQ5LYHI3QV6KRQ.jpg?auth=6c2c78e8d22ef6b95fa992394f8364c29d2e975a0eab019bc578f3fe8cbb76dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Austria's Anastasia Potapova celebrates after beating defending champion Coco Gauff of the United States during their third-round match at the French Open. 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[Sinn Féin plans Dáil motion demanding boycott of Ireland-Israel football fixtures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/sinn-fein-plans-dail-motion-demanding-boycott-of-ireland-israel-football-fixtures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/sinn-fein-plans-dail-motion-demanding-boycott-of-ireland-israel-football-fixtures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government urged to cover any financial penalty faced by FAI if Nations League games not played]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:20:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3B275PFYUBMFMBKKLKV2DLFENI.jpg?auth=e5abdac523b5d576361867ddd4eeaaf768c60b7ec57dcfea71bf8a9a0030e5cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A banner against the games is displayed at the Aviva Stadium during Ireland's friendly against Qatar on Thursday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let us be no more silent’: Protesters keep up pressure over death of Yves Sakila]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/let-us-be-no-more-silent-protesters-keep-up-pressure-over-death-of-yves-sakila/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/let-us-be-no-more-silent-protesters-keep-up-pressure-over-death-of-yves-sakila/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congolese man died after being restrained on Henry Street, Dublin, followed alleged shoplifting]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 17:15:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6OMR3IKXPFF2FA23WICJFP4AGY.jpg?auth=046e5369cc9d914e04539c467fd34110d74c648a3875aaad75e52b502770e3c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yves Sakila should be alive today, one speaker told the crowd at Saturday's peaceful protest. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard clinches solo victory in Giro stage 20 to consolidate overall lead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/30/jonas-vingegaard-clinches-solo-victory-in-giro-stage-20-to-consolidate-overall-lead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/30/jonas-vingegaard-clinches-solo-victory-in-giro-stage-20-to-consolidate-overall-lead/</guid><description><![CDATA[29-year-old Danish rider on the verge of winning his fourth Grand Tour]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 16:28:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BTPR2VGGMZABFOLVU6Y4KUVME.jpg?auth=e1dc51e8201ca349a08e1fdc1830bff1bae389b1d5b97e99f390ab38857243b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard crosses the finish line to win in the 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia between Gemona del Friuli and Piancavallo. Photograph: Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luca Bettini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry put years of final misery behind them as they see off Kerry in Christy Ring Cup decider]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/derry-put-years-of-final-misery-behind-them-as-they-see-off-kerry-in-christy-ring-cup-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/derry-put-years-of-final-misery-behind-them-as-they-see-off-kerry-in-christy-ring-cup-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Egan at Croke Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry’s poor shooting in front of the posts proved costly in Croke Park decider]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 16:06:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNZ2DQMS5ZLLGP2OK2WRGIGXJ4.jpg?auth=26a0f3d6465677b61eaa25377a9e69f681a0f25f5b21d2bb781b7b86dc01e1ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry's Connor Melaugh scores a goal during the Christy Ring Cup final against Kerry at Croke Park. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over stabbing ‘during motorcycle event’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-over-stabbing-during-motorcycle-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-over-stabbing-during-motorcycle-event/</guid><description><![CDATA[Victim stabbed in chest and suffered head injuries in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DDQACLPI75F53OCCGOLOBPRNCA.jpg?auth=f464e27f95e56065e2689c54f4d48194c768d8f560fa2345e29faaf7ee56654c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Detectives arrested the suspect following a search on Saturday. Photograph: Paul McErlane/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PAUL MCERLANE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ireland midfielder Glenn Whelan takes first head coaching job with Livingston]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/former-ireland-midfielder-glenn-whelan-takes-first-head-coaching-job-with-livingston/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/former-ireland-midfielder-glenn-whelan-takes-first-head-coaching-job-with-livingston/</guid><description><![CDATA[Whelan, 42, was most recently assistant manager at English League One side Wigan]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJJZIRDXSJOOJCOLNDGAHQVBTU.jpg?auth=dfb60d5e4431777f7268fc9d4c4282f3f5488a7073e080b71f7b8abc1153a035&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Ireland midfielder Glenn Whelan has taken over Scottish side Livingston. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil servant accused of leaking confidential information to foreign ‘handlers’, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/30/civil-servant-accused-of-leaking-confidential-information-to-foreign-handlers-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/30/civil-servant-accused-of-leaking-confidential-information-to-foreign-handlers-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yevgen McKeeffe, an Irish citizen originally from Ukraine, was arrested at Dublin Airport on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:55:05 +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[Yevgen McKeeffe was refused bail by Judge Máire Conneely. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daryl Horgan’s brilliance, Shamrock Rovers dominance as the seasons reaches half-time: Friday’s League of Ireland lessons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/daryl-horgans-brilliance-shamrock-rovers-dominance-as-the-seasons-reaches-half-time-fridays-league-of-ireland-lessons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/daryl-horgans-brilliance-shamrock-rovers-dominance-as-the-seasons-reaches-half-time-fridays-league-of-ireland-lessons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers strolling into the sunset; Bohemians strikers find form; Shelbourne extend unbeaten run  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:37:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WD4IXV6UXFVX5TFBYCCFZ56SWM.jpg?auth=979d5af42329b24b8c291e3c0d55e8b67303e165a273aa288c72550e1276437b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley celebrates after the victory over St Patrick's Athletic at Tallaght Stadium, a win that put his side six points clear at the mid-season break. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Up the Bohs’: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani backs League of Ireland club in video message]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/up-the-bohs-new-york-mayor-zohran-mamdani-backs-league-of-ireland-club-in-video-message/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/up-the-bohs-new-york-mayor-zohran-mamdani-backs-league-of-ireland-club-in-video-message/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solidarity message for political festival featured mention of Premier Division side]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:35:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFIKJLYGU2NN4EOMQFVPKU7ICQ.jpg?auth=707755e92e1ed070ff1f24cd9f882e256a3a253a27ec3c6877106497a78eb476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani recorded the video for the Robert Tressell Festival. Photograph: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amir Hamja</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York too strong for Tyrone as they take Nicky Rackard Cup honours at Croke Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/new-york-too-strong-for-tyrone-as-they-take-nicky-rackard-cup-honours-at-croke-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/new-york-too-strong-for-tyrone-as-they-take-nicky-rackard-cup-honours-at-croke-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Egan at Croke Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New York enjoyed a superior cutting edge up front and had the contest won with 10 minutes to go]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:06:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SAI7EV5SVSDCWRCQUPLY27CJQU.jpg?auth=e979d9668975acc69045fce459aefae18d7c01d625037f703346b6d51a30863f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New York's Cian Barron is challenged by Cormac Munroe, Dean Rafferty and Niall McGarel of Tyrone during the Nicky Rackard Cup final at Croke Park. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20s) dies after car crash in Co Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/man-20s-dies-after-car-crash-in-co-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/man-20s-dies-after-car-crash-in-co-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bank holiday roads policing operation in place as busy roads lead to risk]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:03:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ireland means a lot to us in India with our own freedom struggle,’ Gandhi’s grandson says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/gopalkrishna-gandhi-trinity-college-dublin-jaipur-literary-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/gopalkrishna-gandhi-trinity-college-dublin-jaipur-literary-festival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Academic and writer Gopalkrishna Gandhi is participating in Jaipur Literary Festival in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:57:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCIX55IUV5AZZFK3YNM4ZSVRDA.jpeg?auth=542b8c30f4e34fb3f950281374864bcbe7b9a3cf1f11e1b1a2abef9682a5ea65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Gandhi saw himself as an ordinary man who felt compelled to do things for those who had been brutalised by the partition of India': Gopalkrishna Gandhi at the Jaipur International Festival in Trinity College Dublin. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster’s season ends in disarray as Bulls run over and through them in Pretoria]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/munsters-season-ends-in-disarray-as-bulls-run-over-and-through-them-in-pretoria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/munsters-season-ends-in-disarray-as-bulls-run-over-and-through-them-in-pretoria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South African side’s pack set the terms from the off as Munster were taken apart up front]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:53:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WICMNXX7CGP7ZWV5KFBYI6SMZM.jpg?auth=4ffeccd26dccc9786a4df0bc296a5f0d00e450bb25dbe999f85023896a7aaa5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johan Grobbelaar of the Bulls scores a try during the URC quarter-final against Munster at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Photograph: Christiaan Kotze/Inpho/Steve Haag Sports]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Haag Sports</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool sack Arne Slot after two years with Andoni Iraola in line to replace him ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/liverpool-sack-arne-slot-after-two-years-with-andoni-iraola-in-line-to-replace-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/liverpool-sack-arne-slot-after-two-years-with-andoni-iraola-in-line-to-replace-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dutchman departs after disappointing title defence with club looking to change playing style]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:36:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6NR4XWX2DAJL6PPE4EUJNZQ35Q.jpg?auth=0f4d11541ff36fb263be239e099702b42e570d4bb712437bb7c41977eb250418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool have sacked Arne Slot one year after the club won the Premier League title. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob King</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living with multiple sclerosis: ‘What I think matters has completely changed’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/30/living-with-multiple-sclerosis-what-i-think-matters-has-completely-changed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/30/living-with-multiple-sclerosis-what-i-think-matters-has-completely-changed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MS diagnosis means adapting to a new reality – but it can also bring a fresh perspective, says Katie O’Loughlin (44)]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:03:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCTKGH6XRVBUDEFGIYZ2SKIBPI.jpg?auth=ba58586493e7cc200ac7598a4c0aa4c368b242b2b8844f0dd3ff9626a8c406a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mother of two Katie O'Loughlin says she has to take each day as it comes after her MS diagnosis]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Truly beautiful soul’: Alex Coughlan remembered at funeral after Blanchardstown assault]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/truly-beautiful-soul-alex-coughlan-remembered-at-funeral-after-blanchardstown-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/truly-beautiful-soul-alex-coughlan-remembered-at-funeral-after-blanchardstown-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sister Zara leads tributes to ‘glue of the family’ who died aged 37]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 12:27:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORGDNIZBEZBTFJ4JGQUBMZ5ZAM.jpg?auth=6bef52dbbb46baf1a52e9179c56b7775555f9d6b064e5d4759adc2668d4adb38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex Coughlan (37) died in hospital on May 20th after being assaulted in Blanchardstown]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have had to put up with this paranoia all my life’: Woman married for 50 years granted order against husband]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/30/woman-granted-order-against-husband-after-years-of-jealousy-and-paranoia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/30/woman-granted-order-against-husband-after-years-of-jealousy-and-paranoia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man never ‘changed a nappy or tied a shoe’ for family’s children, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 11:09:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2STJND555VFEBDCMEW45UGP72M.jpg?auth=65605e63678dbfa627e42ed2b2d659f57b5fef6984d2819ca28035ff31617fa6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman said she believed her husband had an affair with someone he was ‘obsessed’ with. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Queer Bookshelf: A Reader’s Guide – a useful framework, but by its nature a book of omission ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-queer-bookshelf-a-readers-guide-a-useful-framework-but-by-its-nature-a-book-of-omission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-queer-bookshelf-a-readers-guide-a-useful-framework-but-by-its-nature-a-book-of-omission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hegarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author Layla McCay excludes queer Irish writers who have more than earned their place in any survey of LGBT culture]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U37FXSZFFZFUJOA55URI33DNN4.jpg?auth=1c8be78334d6230a476d9d2a2dea93d9837fb6b2650419a7ccaa544c8948bbe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emma Donoghue is one of the established writers who feature in The Queer Bookshelf. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ADRIAN DENNIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescuers pull four men from flooded cave in Laos]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/30/rescuers-pull-four-men-from-flooded-cave-in-laos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/30/rescuers-pull-four-men-from-flooded-cave-in-laos/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two others remain missing after group became trapped by rising water last week]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:14:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BOYIZHWAPQCEMZR5JYS4HFFUDY.jpg?auth=ec0e9e2a6876828e15631922c32640f9d7248222e23ec94638782025fcb8fed8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The men were trapped in the cave for more than a week. Photograph: Benz Norrased Palasing Seascout Diving via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Sullivans gathering in Cork aims to break record for most people with same surname in one place]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/osullivans-gathering-aims-to-break-record-for-most-people-with-same-surname-in-one-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/osullivans-gathering-aims-to-break-record-for-most-people-with-same-surname-in-one-place/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gallaghers mustered almost 1,500 in Letterkenny to secure title in 2007]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 09:47:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPCC3FMKTFCWZBWUF2NJUN2HWQ.jpg?auth=a3069253a826d584ff801d2b3c3f68b6f8630579cdcca6c94afa12c14991e769&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The O'Sullivans and Sullivans will gather at Castletownbere, Co Cork, in the clan's historical heartland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular – You’ll never have heard the musical so brilliantly sung]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/30/les-miserables-the-arena-concert-spectacular-youll-never-have-heard-the-musical-so-brilliantly-sung/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/30/les-miserables-the-arena-concert-spectacular-youll-never-have-heard-the-musical-so-brilliantly-sung/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Keating]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: Killian Donnelly leads a cast that features some of the greatest voices associated with the production]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 09:24:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3U2D5P5SD5GBNKFVIK2ECAH65E.jpg?auth=7598ba47197228f7b942f0da8607dfe47a6a44b4e987d6a5b960abab53759c8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular. Photograph: Danny Kaan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Boud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish showjumper Bertram Allen did not understand rights after drink-driving arrest, US court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/30/irish-showjumper-bertram-allen-did-not-understand-rights-after-drink-driving-arrest-us-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/30/irish-showjumper-bertram-allen-did-not-understand-rights-after-drink-driving-arrest-us-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Gaffney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motion seeks to suppress statements made by Olympian after car crash on January 13th]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 08:51:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LFBFJM6O2MC3IA3JCEWYJCI4OE.jpg?auth=b2cb980c57560d6b4b6883a29252cb25afa1af16f6973237552fbe8034bf9dbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bertram Allen (30) represented Ireland at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is moving fast. Official Ireland is not]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/ai-is-moving-at-great-speed-not-that-you-would-know-it-from-the-sluggish-official-response/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/ai-is-moving-at-great-speed-not-that-you-would-know-it-from-the-sluggish-official-response/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Looking at the AI boom now recalls the chaotic dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, though there is little doubt that jobs are on the line]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is literally incredible 100% of the time, to be honest – and so on and so forth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/still-annoying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/still-annoying/</guid><description><![CDATA[What does any of it actually mean?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Newton Emerson and the charge Sinn Féin cannot be trusted in government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/sinn-fein-and-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/sinn-fein-and-government/</guid><description><![CDATA[What your columnist lays bare is that Sinn Féin is a pragmatic party]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[No more manual election counts? Count me out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/no-more-manual-election-counts-count-me-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/no-more-manual-election-counts-count-me-out/</guid><description><![CDATA[Be proud of our transparent and informative system]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Why was there no boycott of the Ireland-Qatar match?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/why-was-there-no-boycott-of-the-ireland-qatar-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/why-was-there-no-boycott-of-the-ireland-qatar-match/</guid><description><![CDATA[A question for supporters about genocidal intent]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[EU’s six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/eus-six-big-economies-seek-move-on-capital-market-union-despite-irish-worries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/eus-six-big-economies-seek-move-on-capital-market-union-despite-irish-worries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland and Luxembourg fear negative impact on domestic financial sectors]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBVUJYO2PV54ZHIGFBWUHJUD7Y.jpg?auth=a192abc54999df7aa24f953dae58ee83dae154484cf663e6ff4e114661ea38d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European ministers for finance before their meeting at the Deutsche Bundesbank recreation centre in Berlin: Lars Klingbeil (Germany, third from right), Andrzej Domanski (Poland, left), Giancarlo Giorgetti (Italy, second from left), Roland Lescure (France, third from left), Carlos Cuerpo (Spain, second from right) and Eelco Heinen (Netherlands, right). Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filip Singer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: Arsenal go into PSG game aware they may be the most important cultural institution in the world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/ken-early-arsenals-battle-hardened-edge-could-be-the-difference-against-undercooked-psg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/ken-early-arsenals-battle-hardened-edge-could-be-the-difference-against-undercooked-psg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Gunners are determined to see out a historic campaign with their first ever Champions League]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDVXJLZ4XJSZNMXDJZECPQRGWQ.jpg?auth=95de87fc82fb01ad4b12e8f2f613dbab09716c299cbf99306e023e7463cd7689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal flags on seats ahead of Saturday evening's Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain at Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government keeps consumers in the dark regarding energy plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/government-keeps-consumers-in-the-dark-regarding-energy-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/government-keeps-consumers-in-the-dark-regarding-energy-plan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Costs keep rising but we don’t see contingencies in place]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Spurred to action by Finn McRedmond’s Arsenal column]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/spurred-to-action-by-finn-mcredmonds-arsenal-column/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/spurred-to-action-by-finn-mcredmonds-arsenal-column/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish fans of north London’s other Premier League football club make themselves known]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Night-and-day approaches to life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/night-and-day-approaches-to-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/night-and-day-approaches-to-life/</guid><description><![CDATA[Are you a time-keeper or a time-asker?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Player safety getting left behind in top-level rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/player-safety-getting-left-behind-in-top-level-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/player-safety-getting-left-behind-in-top-level-rugby/</guid><description><![CDATA[No good can come from absence of the bunker system in European competitions]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Amount of Irish-made alumina exported to Russia hits highest level since start of Ukraine war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/more-than-80-of-irish-made-alumina-exported-to-russia-in-first-quarter-of-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/more-than-80-of-irish-made-alumina-exported-to-russia-in-first-quarter-of-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Conor Gallagher, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figure emerges as Taoiseach argues sanctioning Aughinish Alumina would cause more harm to EU than Russia ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHPM7WDUJ5A35ETZJWWDDZTPPQ.JPG?auth=a5dba1e58b151f203d151aea9ba7dc6cfa1e564bebfe90eb1685f0a1e953fe02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish says it directly employs 475 staff and supports about 400 on-site contractors, with some 1,000 further jobs supported in the wider region. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence in GAA: ‘The doctors said if my son had continued playing he’d probably have had a heart attack’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/readers-respond-to-gaa-violence-debate-die-for-your-parish-rhetoric-a-real-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/readers-respond-to-gaa-violence-debate-die-for-your-parish-rhetoric-a-real-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some readers say Gaelic games no more violent than rugby or soccer, but many others point to a dangerous culture that breeds conflict]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DY7GZJ4KWPT56C34NPCPABV6NU.jpg?auth=92f3b5e5d066c0a68ac3dbcd230e2684ee0cea12c66cbef4bac602bd6b872b64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bloodied Ryan McHugh of Donegal with the team doctor at half-time of last Saturday's All-Ireland SFC round-one match against Kerry at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí seek international help to identify DNA found on Sophie Toscan du Plantier boot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/gardai-enlist-international-help-to-identify-dna-found-in-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-murder-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/gardai-enlist-international-help-to-identify-dna-found-in-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-murder-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unknown DNA was found on one of Toscan du Plantier’s boots]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRZPJEU72ZAHTBUPVBAZUNQ35M.jpg?auth=80c4c440a9ecd817c1c612d561841b3fa5f2bb3dcca8d6e92404695825ca6fa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found dead outside her holiday home in west Cork in December 1996]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupied Territories Bill shows a modicum of self-restraint]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/occupied-territories-bill-shows-a-modicum-of-self-restraint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/occupied-territories-bill-shows-a-modicum-of-self-restraint/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now the Irish Government should cease meddling in Middle East affairs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Men account for 84% of surviving drivers who test positive for alcohol after serious road crashes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/men-account-for-84-of-surviving-drivers-who-test-positive-for-alcohol-after-serious-road-crashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/men-account-for-84-of-surviving-drivers-who-test-positive-for-alcohol-after-serious-road-crashes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda operation over bank holiday weekend to target dangerous driving, speeding and mobile use at wheel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNBWGESTCRBNFLWI5L7H7BKKME.jpg?auth=67bd5dcd7db4ad4c82ec564040340c1212e8a0b512d2ee334f337883ba6c5fbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A roads-policing operation is in effect across the State for the bank holiday weekend. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Removing religious ethos from schools is fundamentally illiberal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/removing-religious-ethos-from-schools-is-fundamentally-illiberal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/removing-religious-ethos-from-schools-is-fundamentally-illiberal/</guid><description><![CDATA[All schools should be free to pursue their own ethos]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Israel-Ireland matches offer each of us an opportunity and a simple, personal choice ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/an-opportunity-to-be-heard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/an-opportunity-to-be-heard/</guid><description><![CDATA[Are we willing to participate in the normalisation of Israel's actions, or are we not?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Ireland to prioritise food security in EU presidency makes sense]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/prioritising-food-security/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/prioritising-food-security/</guid><description><![CDATA[Our food systems are simply not robust enough to withstand the shocks that the world is experiencing]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Data centres raise cost-of-living questions State cannot ignore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/questions-for-data-centres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/05/30/questions-for-data-centres/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish households need honest information about costs of corporate energy demand]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 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[Republic of Ireland players discuss releasing statement on Israel games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/ireland-players-likely-to-make-statement-on-israel-matches-heimir-hallgrimsson-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/ireland-players-likely-to-make-statement-on-israel-matches-heimir-hallgrimsson-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI emergency general meeting to hear motion in favour of boycotting Nations League fixtures with Israel ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XSLCWG5XP66L7FUKMBQKUISEI.jpg?auth=58cad0db3a6a6b8ebc7fbb24c9164771084f0dede9d1f52388717a5dbaba4840&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland manager Hallgrímsson removes tennis balls that were thrown on to the Aviva Stadium pitch during Thursday's match against Qatar as part of protests against playing against fulfilling Nations League matches with Israel this autumn. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOC president Kirsty Coventry doesn’t ‘believe in paying athletes’. That will age badly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/30/ioc-president-kirsty-coventry-doesnt-believe-in-paying-athletes-that-will-age-badly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/30/ioc-president-kirsty-coventry-doesnt-believe-in-paying-athletes-that-will-age-badly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former Olympic champion – who commands a six-figure salary – has been criticised for her stance]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EOL3737UJBLFACVP2VLPXOUMM.jpg?auth=f1055c9c84658d82399560c716b5c1c65fec3c22ffe3f6452c20a4dc8494c2ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kirsty Coventry won the race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee last year. Photograph: Luca Bruno/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LUCA BRUNO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of flood-warning system raises the question: what is the State’s job?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/difficulty-of-a-flood-warning-system-is-precisely-the-reason-co-ordination-must-be-paramount/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/difficulty-of-a-flood-warning-system-is-precisely-the-reason-co-ordination-must-be-paramount/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sineád O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Devoid of critical integration, our State retains no institutional memory, as lessons from failures remain trapped inside whichever department or agency handles it]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4STPOQMYUC24GPZMYX3AH262Y.JPG?auth=e03235391966292e8c641c712c54585a0914e20a389cc8f976b4409b240c4265&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storm Chandra's impact in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, earlier this year, when the river Slaney burst its banks. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s climate is on steroids. The extremes of recent days will become the norm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/our-climate-is-on-steroids-the-extremes-of-recent-days-will-become-the-norm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/our-climate-is-on-steroids-the-extremes-of-recent-days-will-become-the-norm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe as a whole is now warming twice as fast as the global average]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DD2S2T24PFHEJKU3JUG2LJ4SU4.JPG?auth=1c66cca69395d462d26044ae4b5fc9a56a71f3258b363240221711a568ac4a3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A dog rests in shade of trees in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where’s the Brazilian beef? Senators roast Ciaran Mullooly over school lunch claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/wheres-the-brazilian-beef-senators-roast-ciaran-mullooly-over-school-lunch-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/wheres-the-brazilian-beef-senators-roast-ciaran-mullooly-over-school-lunch-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Independent Ireland MEP can’t serve up evidence to back up his ‘farcical’ facts, but he has a theory  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2AVZHZKAZAENJTNK4EQLDQ2XU.JPG?auth=0f308b0499b53e3995129ad4acb8244ae9b40a46f4ee3e4f278f5d03ffe10b67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly was accused by Senators of 'scaremongering'. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence against women is increasing globally – and police forces are not immune]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/violence-against-women-is-increasing-globally-and-police-forces-are-not-immune/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/violence-against-women-is-increasing-globally-and-police-forces-are-not-immune/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Logan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fiosrú has been given wider powers to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated by serving gardaí]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIFZHDICGFSQADU3QSCSW3NBZQ.jpg?auth=70ef32d7480d6b19507308662264933be61105023f3dfeb3ce610421be94e9bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ex-garda Paul Moody is now serving his second jail term for offences including coercive control affecting multiple victims-survivors. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOTO AGENCY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Nobody can say I haven’t put my body on the line for this Leinster team’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/ross-ocarroll-kelly-nobody-can-say-i-havent-put-my-body-on-the-line-for-this-leinster-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/ross-ocarroll-kelly-nobody-can-say-i-havent-put-my-body-on-the-line-for-this-leinster-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We’re in Bilbao airport and I'm suddenly thinking, how am I going to face Sorcha when I get home? Maybe I'll check into Fitzpatrick's for a few days]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMYCJKN2XZCNDHTKMFSWFKCHVE.jpg?auth=10dc0d0d0f409d596a49687516861340e478f67499583d8e1ccde00c35732dda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘You can write all the letters to the Editor that you want, I’ve never said a word about Bray that wasn’t a hundred per cent justified.’ Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo essay: Skellig Michael reopens for summer visitors to sun, swells and puffins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/photo-essay-were-delighted-to-be-back-skellig-michael-reopens-for-summer-visitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/photo-essay-were-delighted-to-be-back-skellig-michael-reopens-for-summer-visitors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Bradshaw, John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Huge swells, high winds and lashing rain subside as the first visitors return to Skellig Michael this summer]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PEBM7A2YHBA7RKZ5EANWYH37VE.JPG?auth=2dd9c89d59a8255ea8fb517030e643da22d4cac0cbec5f4f0d32de70e6a7e909&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Skellig Michael: Tourists arrive by boat to visit the island renowned for its sixth century monastic site, 12km off the coast of Co Kerry. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This pair of centipedes was looking to escape the paparazzi]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/05/30/this-pair-of-centipedes-was-looking-to-escape-the-paparazzi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/05/30/this-pair-of-centipedes-was-looking-to-escape-the-paparazzi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V367HLZESNFJ5OOBBJ5OGI6GZQ.jpg?auth=6d4ed2fc00c4958d609d1bdd960ebe35bd2d14d0e5f312ab9f93768eb01027b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My wife photographed this pair going somewhere in a hurry on our doorstep.' Photograph via Eric Gill ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irish only or it burns’: Rise in racially-motivated attacks on Dublin council homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/irish-only-or-it-burns-rise-in-racially-motivated-attacks-on-dublin-council-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/irish-only-or-it-burns-rise-in-racially-motivated-attacks-on-dublin-council-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Far-right incidents often follow rumours about ethnic-minority families being allocated a home ahead of white Irish families]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APFVM2R2GFEANFS67JZYSNYT5E.JPG?auth=e788b0ef22eaa1f213ac2a4f9f1616769da1a3cb616abdd683950dc5ab72733c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The attacks have taken place in areas where streets are marked out by tricolour flags being flown on lamp-posts. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sinn Féin were never left’: Inside the political splits that threaten the Catherine Connolly coalition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/post-byelection-bitterness-ends-honeymoon-of-the-lefts-connolly-coalition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/post-byelection-bitterness-ends-honeymoon-of-the-lefts-connolly-coalition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil, the largest political party, bombed in the byelections but divisions among the left-wing parties drew most attention ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZ3VC5XFI5BWRDPSV7XJHYOPFU.JPG?auth=38d69d2a23f7a1870b15a96ca726e8571b0e0ced8d7e8afce54d939a7244e3a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour leader Ivana Bacik and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald are dealing with byelection fallout. 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[Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Under-20 finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/weekends-gaa-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-under-20-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/weekends-gaa-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-under-20-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin, Gordon Manning, Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tyrone face Kerry in All-Ireland under-20 football final as Clare meet neighbours Galway in hurling decider]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4IWEXGJRBNWKWI34FREYY7O6A.jpg?auth=ccf9f303264679ae3fa615cdc6690e926f0859e7706c45c1247b137da4bdf2ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth will look to emulate Westmeath's recent triumph when they take on Dublin at Croke Park in their All-Ireland SFC opener on Sunday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marty Whelan: ‘I’d like to be paid more, particularly when I see what other people are on’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/marty-whelan-id-like-to-be-paid-more-particularly-when-i-see-what-other-people-are-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/marty-whelan-id-like-to-be-paid-more-particularly-when-i-see-what-other-people-are-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The avuncular veteran broadcaster, who is turning 70, on facing some hostility on his return to RTÉ, his moustache, and his ‘threat’ to keep working for as long as he can]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XHB52LREFC23AGEJTKOCEO57U.JPG?auth=d603eb47742fb6986a601b626d3dcafae3e2186129071632a2d72f0c21a6dc77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marty Whelan, RTÉ Lyric FM presenter, in the studio in Donnybrook. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster forced to consider reboot after mounting catalogue of near misses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/leinster-forced-to-consider-reboot-after-mounting-catalogue-of-near-misses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/leinster-forced-to-consider-reboot-after-mounting-catalogue-of-near-misses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former players wonder if the coaching ticket is giving team the best chance of landing Holy Grail ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPESUUFWVBDPBKKPWWU2POTHRM.jpg?auth=0611974b6554e4958682bbf7499779a4c9a027a73906819eac34df6243c8e4b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has much to reflect on after loss to Bordeaux. Photograph: Ben Brady/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church Island: Lough Gill’s biggest island offers glimpses of Ireland’s literary history ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/30/a-strong-sense-of-liberation-comes-from-paddling-to-church-island/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/05/30/a-strong-sense-of-liberation-comes-from-paddling-to-church-island/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The biggest island on Lough Gill has, over the centuries, been a centre for religious, poetic and agricultural communities]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDEH3DBXRX6A7MG33RSLFQOUTY.jpg?auth=c482cafaa5d989056b7c6c789c3c32f7603d4a89daf1eaa3194cd504dae172b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lough Gill and Dooney forest, with Knocknarea mountain on the horizon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens to Bloom’s show gardens when the festival is over?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/what-happens-to-blooms-show-gardens-when-the-festival-is-over/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/what-happens-to-blooms-show-gardens-when-the-festival-is-over/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finding new homes for plants, trees and other elements of show gardens at Bloom has gained momentum in the last few years]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6UMEOTWLFCCHEM66LA5WFKXXU.jpeg?auth=7be9e7456aa901a41c7eedfcd18c2f8c94b8c2e95ad29aa9b35f4fca81e49634&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elements of Sarah Cotterill's Into the Forest show garden at Bloom 2025 that have now been incorporated into the Ballina Sensory Park in Co Mayo]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This, and worse, is what is happening to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/this-and-worse-is-what-is-happening-to-palestinian-prisoners-in-israeli-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/this-and-worse-is-what-is-happening-to-palestinian-prisoners-in-israeli-custody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Much was revealed by the way Israel’s minister of national security treated activists abducted while trying to bring aid to Gaza ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FWSTQ5UO5ZQNEI3GQDLXAKWBEI.jpg?auth=285f36be1c3f374614a5d9936096d39f58490ee67c5d6febb599559972579a20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israel's minister for national security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is a 'uniquely repellent figure'. Photograph: Photograph: Erik Marmor/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik Marmor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonny Rollins: ‘Genius’ saxophonist was one of the most inventive jazz musicians of his generation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/30/sonny-rollins-genius-saxophonist-was-one-of-the-most-inventive-jazz-musicians-of-his-generation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/30/sonny-rollins-genius-saxophonist-was-one-of-the-most-inventive-jazz-musicians-of-his-generation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Williamsburg Bridge practice sessions and sabbaticals from performing added to mystique of New York native and colossus of the saxophone]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SFLIYMGGIXRETIYL7CL6IY3HA.jpg?auth=771cc426487a2bd798fd6725d737033c2825b9d6b701ae2930d47dfb705aaec4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sonny Rollins, described by one critic as perhaps 'the greatest virtuoso ever produced by jazz'. Photograph: Stephanie Berger/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephanie Berger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are falling loans for home purchase a canary in the property coal mine?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/30/are-falling-loans-for-home-purchase-a-canary-in-the-property-coal-mine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/30/are-falling-loans-for-home-purchase-a-canary-in-the-property-coal-mine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Economic realism starts to weigh on monthly figures published by the banking sector ahead of high profile tech job losses]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OGSRJGGYHJHCDK4KCL5B2XPGCE.jpg?auth=b221b190908d8dfca0087c76cc46f92b14c6eb5fe83ad0483b1fa4223461e2c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In April, new mortgages agreed for home purchase fell across all categories of buyers. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nuttawan Jayawan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very disturbing’: How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/irish-only-or-it-burns-how-the-far-right-targets-dublins-council-houses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/30/irish-only-or-it-burns-how-the-far-right-targets-dublins-council-houses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5JXTR4LWBC3RINMMTAG5AURRU.jpg?auth=6815c9e9fff1d0bf98ee581599958da8bfc6569853cd8d025a24b8513ab1c3c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anti-immigrant graffiti on a boarded-up council house in Finglas, Dublin. Photograph: Conor Lally]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor Lally</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red cards have the power to turn the tide in modern football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/discipline-a-crucial-factor-as-red-cards-have-power-to-turn-the-tide-in-modern-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/discipline-a-crucial-factor-as-red-cards-have-power-to-turn-the-tide-in-modern-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It has become a real peril for any team to be at a numerical disadvantage]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUEJEH3WA5AFBDXS2KEEAJIWQE.jpg?auth=c3aa3346a48fe13f6b99ca007e1f89955de1086ca8f496e11f7688b0338a58ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Ian Maguire and Paul Walsh with Ronan Jones of Meath in the All-Ireland clash on May 23rd. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Irish rugby can learn from France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/speed-on-and-off-the-pitch-what-irish-rugby-can-learn-from-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/30/speed-on-and-off-the-pitch-what-irish-rugby-can-learn-from-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland need to consider expansion and finding a way to tap into the cultural zeitgeist to increase funds and playing numbers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIBCZVWSOWB35JRDM73NWHUOWM.jpg?auth=fbef6f8de62314b8079c0002c18fa5350954ef3e2e5cea95f6e3a3c2d756541a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bordeaux Bègles players gather during celebrations at the Chaban-Delmas Stadium in Bordeaux after winning Champions Cup. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romain Perrocheau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liz Howard obituary: camogie player and pioneer for female representation in Irish sport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/30/liz-howard-obituary-camogie-player-and-pioneer-for-female-representation-in-irish-sport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/30/liz-howard-obituary-camogie-player-and-pioneer-for-female-representation-in-irish-sport/</guid><description><![CDATA[Often referred to over the years as ‘a force of nature’, she left a lasting legacy across GAA]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICBB2SCCERDUFFFMD23TAWTBM4.jpg?auth=0cbc549076a12c0f1e51181f1ee20a2d23cfea277382b9ce4b36663da4a1c2f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liz Howard, the former president of the Camogie Association who became a familiar face on RTÉ's The Sunday Game as a hurling and football analyst]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemorating the US Declaration of Independence in Donald Trump’s America proves tricky]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/commemorating-the-us-declaration-of-independence-in-donald-trumps-america-proves-tricky/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/commemorating-the-us-declaration-of-independence-in-donald-trumps-america-proves-tricky/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Canny]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Present politics seem to explain the discordant interpretations being placed upon the US brief foundational statement]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XKFOGESU5NL424WW5O2YNAMG4.jpg?auth=2e56c78607972e0eb5e6ab389bf5ea3ecc79efdb60f080e6685cdb0beba749ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The US will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the nation's Declaration of Independence on July 4th. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manuel Balce Ceneta</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For €99, the Google Fitbit Air tracks your health and nothing else. That’s a good thing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/05/30/for-99-googles-fitbit-air-will-track-your-health-nothing-else/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/05/30/for-99-googles-fitbit-air-will-track-your-health-nothing-else/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The screenless tracker lives up to its name – you’ll probably forget you’re wearing it]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MFFHJYGGNEYZP3BIQPDGY5ALY.jpg?auth=5e1b67d6670345abb6650338fd65b36497461e09cab55863f2c7c42de22b4222&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google spent the past decade or so persuading us we needed screens everywhere. With the Google Fitbit Air, it is going after the holdouts.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX IPO prospectus raises more questions than answers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/30/spacex-ipo-prospectus-raises-more-questions-than-answers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/30/spacex-ipo-prospectus-raises-more-questions-than-answers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roughly 90% of the touted $28.5tn ‘market opportunity’ pertains not to space but to AI and adjacent data-centre services]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M673DPG777UG4ZP37MNMC7LJYI.jpg?auth=a86a25493bb4356b5a984ad2240594767ca120d8e58761884ab364fd3105b83c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX IPO prospectus says Elon Musk will retain 50 per cent ownership but more than 85 per cent of voting power. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirsty Wigglesworth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dún Laoghaire swimmers defiant despite water quality warning: ‘I’ve done worse things for me than swimming in the sea’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/ill-just-keep-my-mouth-closed-sea-swimmers-left-confused-by-water-quality-ratings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/30/ill-just-keep-my-mouth-closed-sea-swimmers-left-confused-by-water-quality-ratings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conflicting results about safety of Dún Laoghaire Baths sends mixed messages to the public]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKN5J6XB5JDQVMBMHNNVF2LPZM.JPG?auth=67493d5cd467c7362beafa278d5ed100404b21b7d9ee5ba56f0661267c3ab33e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Dún Laoghaire Baths, there are conflicting messages to the public about whether the water is safe to swim in. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney proves Donald Trump can win elections outside his own country ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/the-anti-trump-there-is-no-mark-carney-without-donald/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/30/the-anti-trump-there-is-no-mark-carney-without-donald/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carney’s unexpected victory in the Canadian election proved the US president is such a political force that he can win elections outside his own country]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2APABF4MJBOREPQO2RKIKLKHU.jpg?auth=7522f406fbc04f17f76d30f4608255ef78f400b709eff5f2435d10cf0e0d92d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David McWilliams: 'Today, as prime minster of Canada, Mark Carney is one of the few politicians to stand up to Donald Trump – and it’s a role he appears to relish.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I need some help,’ I said to strangers in parked cars in west Cork, explaining our predicament]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/roisin-ingle-like-martin-short-i-mostly-try-to-maintain-the-merry-theme-of-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/roisin-ingle-like-martin-short-i-mostly-try-to-maintain-the-merry-theme-of-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After seeing the Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short, I’ve adopted the actor as an affirming, joy-making mentor ,]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZ4P4WBGGZF5BMMAX46Q4Q5W6E.JPG?auth=d491b3d855e6ad91a5bfbb31d3968c40f7b7a03e10716386666a8f6d8d0e9a02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle: 'I’ve adopted Martin Short as an affirming, joy-making mentor. Photo: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emily O’Reilly: My brother’s HIV seemed under control. So why did he die?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/emily-oreilly-my-brothers-hiv-seemed-under-control-so-why-did-he-die/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/30/emily-oreilly-my-brothers-hiv-seemed-under-control-so-why-did-he-die/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brian had lived through the 1980s epidemic; the 21st century HIV narrative was optimistic, with Aids tamed and everyone expected to live long and healthy lives]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIPHLNJ2AZDLRHQRP2WPLBDDWY.jpeg?auth=45bacc37bb2b8091dfd481d3b38ddb7fc0a4db39a110225fc2cf3bef10b7a4c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily O'Reilly with her late brother Brian on the day she became European Ombudsman in 2013. 'His dying seemed impolite, offending against the narrative that, with treatment, the crisis had passed.' Photo: Maria Gallagher]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends reunited in all four All-Ireland football clashes as managers face former teams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/friends-reunited-in-all-four-all-ireland-football-clashes-as-managers-face-former-teams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/friends-reunited-in-all-four-all-ireland-football-clashes-as-managers-face-former-teams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Intriguing coaching subplots add some spice to a GAA feast ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3Q4NSYHLNRBFDM4HGRDB3WXQGM.jpg?auth=ed95cf7133570e84309b7e762892dfce36e673001020a3cfa28aa9ce80954eaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manager Ger Brennan and Niall Moyna celebrate Louth's 2025 Leinster win. Photograph: James Crombie/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden full of slugs? Here’s how to minimise the damage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/30/garden-full-of-slugs-heres-how-to-minimise-the-damage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/30/garden-full-of-slugs-heres-how-to-minimise-the-damage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As well as wreaking havoc in your garden, many of these molluscs do work that is crucial to a healthy planet]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZDQFYPNEE5BYZOZVC5ATHBTWVY.jpg?auth=c6207bd3d9934b601676dee4f7538ef0a6c4e65d811bdd07b39180c73240f0cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European large black slug, Arion ater, is by no means the most destructive. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ad_foto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye, Hacks, a TV comedy jewel that has ended at just the right time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/30/goodbye-hacks-a-tv-comedy-jewel-that-has-ended-at-just-the-right-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/30/goodbye-hacks-a-tv-comedy-jewel-that-has-ended-at-just-the-right-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This Emmy magnet HBO Max show was a battle of the generations, but also more than just that]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2EPQPQY4BFGPHV4DHZDKAHQKY.jpg?auth=4a5f2447a34e104a7b3a88e9890db26c6fb09087129a01b5048adf0da7996587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hacks: Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart. Photograph: Sky/Universal Television]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NBCU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get outside with art and sculpture at the Castlemartyr Resort in Cork ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/05/30/get-outside-with-art-and-sculpture-at-the-castlemartyr-resort-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/05/30/get-outside-with-art-and-sculpture-at-the-castlemartyr-resort-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile in Limerick, Antiques Roadshow expert Steven Moore will speak about his work in the world of antiques and collecting]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QUTMH6Y4FCNJM6BD6IQRHGYXI.jpeg?auth=b7b6d8f58380e1c68d31fb523c0f84ad98f2d4a8fd94fe9dd53a4b580dd3047a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Steven Moore will be the guest of honour at the Hunt Museum fundraiser in the Dunraven Arms Hotel, Adare, Co Limerick, on Saturday, June 6]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short story: ‘Every time you tell me I’m pretty, the more comfortable I feel in my own skin’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/short-story-every-time-you-tell-me-im-pretty-the-more-comfortable-i-feel-in-my-own-skin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/short-story-every-time-you-tell-me-im-pretty-the-more-comfortable-i-feel-in-my-own-skin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Harty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A story by Claire Harty, age 17, Co Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UA5J7WK45FAG5H5HJJZ55DY2XQ.jpg?auth=1a9bab07189abc610398cd41f0f8f2bcc8d9c568dda9582e0837484333c1bf25&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">freemixer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Macken saw his restaurant empire collapse. Now he’s back with a new business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/30/we-are-a-food-island-we-just-want-to-get-that-on-the-menu-joe-macken-on-his-new-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/30/we-are-a-food-island-we-just-want-to-get-that-on-the-menu-joe-macken-on-his-new-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tiller is an independent certification programme for all kinds of Irish food ventures]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBDGH2ZBSRE4BMVZFRKFHGLOTE.JPG?auth=65ee56d930f36ca605e1a6ee54f39147848ae085e8f167d9084deb88a585fa36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Healy and Joe Macken of Tiller at McNally’s Farm in Balrickard in Co Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 550,000 students reached through Microsoft Stem and artificial intelligence programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/more-than-550000-students-reached-through-microsoft-stem-and-artificial-intelligence-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/more-than-550000-students-reached-through-microsoft-stem-and-artificial-intelligence-programme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Communication tool for non-verbal students and road-safety system for country roads among projects presented at national showcase]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ETSZCSFPPZGOVAWRNHB4VMVZJ4.jpg?auth=77a265049578235f57995e992ae20a6e9cc793a5d7e6b1ebb9e751894df06f26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James O'Connor, Microsoft Ireland site lead, with students who had the opportunity to present their projects at the Dream Space national showcase this week.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve had a lifelong affair with Beaujolais. Here’s the most affordable way to enjoy it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/30/drink-to-the-romance-of-an-lifelong-affair-with-beaujolais/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/30/drink-to-the-romance-of-an-lifelong-affair-with-beaujolais/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The most affordable way to experience this joyous wine is with Beaujolais-Villages]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJOHG6WJDBHDZK4RABWAM67YQQ.jpg?auth=c0f211b446f26564de7e49c41b736a830fb294c26cd03a074e1326457018ab5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beaujolais of all kinds will be great with food]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty: Afraid of pork belly? These two recipes will change your mind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/30/mark-moriarty-afraid-of-pork-belly-these-two-recipes-will-change-your-mind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/05/30/mark-moriarty-afraid-of-pork-belly-these-two-recipes-will-change-your-mind/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People seem to view pork belly as complicated and better left to restaurants, but this is far from the truth]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJNC65XA2ZDWVBHEGBKKLGA3TY.jpg?auth=b5b360a93ad4e4f003b3475c5902564eeb12ab76a857c658e52763feae291cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bowl of fiery goodness: pork belly dandan noodles with peanut and spring onion. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP should never have made Albert Manifold chairman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/bp-should-never-have-made-albert-manifold-chairman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/bp-should-never-have-made-albert-manifold-chairman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Gapper]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The UK energy company’s board took an unwise gamble on a dominant executive]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XB4BOUOGVVERZLKHARW6CC26LI.JPG?auth=c355d3dbb4d22f8aa726a85d7c74bfcd1f64a404719aafe90cc985e3606c43af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Albert Manifold was 'accustomed to being in full control'. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/05/30/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/05/30/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[30th May, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSK2VFEFCNB3HLN6NC3G3WQVXE.jpg?auth=7ad5c2ff24232a7c1465b0b6523c7af3f2d644301f7aee920120207d3416f09f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: ‘I had a little house, I knew that it wouldn’t pick itself up’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/poem-i-had-a-little-house-i-knew-that-it-wouldnt-pick-itself-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/poem-i-had-a-little-house-i-knew-that-it-wouldnt-pick-itself-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[A poem by Zuzanna Snioszek, age 16, St Oliver’s Community College, Co Louth]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTNO6SHOZVELHDOTVEDMPF3264.jpg?auth=09fe51090c587a82f2c6171f0be9a5defada37a4c2062fd407646d2de7805a21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Living in my little house, joy I’d never felt before.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">stereohype</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Australia left me cold’: Irish Times writers on their favourite - and most overrated - holiday destinations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/30/want-to-go-on-holidays-somewhere-different-our-writers-share-their-favourite-destinations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/05/30/want-to-go-on-holidays-somewhere-different-our-writers-share-their-favourite-destinations/</guid><description><![CDATA[Whether you’re in search of a 48-hour break, a hidden gem or a bucket-list trip, these experiences will fuel inspiration]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3AATVA7EXBHLPENXJGRGRSVZR4.png?auth=fcd9f7463947a7df1cddaa81be877a37e203158fcc3f999e85fa50913eed1634&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clockwise from top left: Hunza valley, Pakistan; Symi, Greece; the Caribbean; Botswana; and London. Photographs: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Poor Book: A Poem by Fanny Howe – a radical final act by an extraordinary Irish-American]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/this-poor-book-a-poem-by-fanny-howe-a-radical-final-act-by-an-extraordinary-irish-american/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/this-poor-book-a-poem-by-fanny-howe-a-radical-final-act-by-an-extraordinary-irish-american/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Lyons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daughter of Dublin playwright Mary Manning was a ‘free spirit’ who dared to make the human soul her subject]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXJEXLI2URHFZPUXUHOCFVJ6WQ.JPG?auth=71cff7158f45ee822cd92a5f314c1b374d338529e2559096b45f0986f1de94ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fanny Howe (right) and Limerick poet Jo Slade on Achill Island in 2018. Photograph: Alice Lyons]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for sticky Korean pork belly sliders with Asian slaw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/05/30/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-sticky-korean-pork-belly-sliders-with-asian-slaw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/05/30/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-sticky-korean-pork-belly-sliders-with-asian-slaw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eaten with slaw on a soft floury roll, these sliders will prove how easy it is to make pork belly work at home]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CT4IGIUE5EGZK7ROILDVKLVIE.jpg?auth=ad6f693397c916c5fcbb7006ca0af0dc778ebe4dc21eed0552b2db101a60dfc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s sticky Korean pork belly sliders with Asian slaw. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for pork belly dandan noodles with peanut and spring onions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/05/30/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-pork-belly-dandan-noodles-with-peanut-and-spring-onions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/05/30/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-pork-belly-dandan-noodles-with-peanut-and-spring-onions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The pork belly cooks slowly in the oven but this dish comes together quickly at the end]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJNC65XA2ZDWVBHEGBKKLGA3TY.jpg?auth=b5b360a93ad4e4f003b3475c5902564eeb12ab76a857c658e52763feae291cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's pork belly dandan noodles with peanut and spring onions. Photograph: Harry Weir ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elites and Democracy by Hugo Drochon: Heavyweight contribution to long-running debate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/elites-and-democracy-by-hugo-drochon-heavyweight-contribution-to-long-running-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/elites-and-democracy-by-hugo-drochon-heavyweight-contribution-to-long-running-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Intensively researched and soberly written, but perhaps too academic for some]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WC47XKTWY3HPPUWNQSO3PEVDGE.jpg?auth=e554940ca9214793c4d8c7e70ecb65cfc21d1c8c1b2877beaf1ce851cc435969&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith were prominent campaigners for civil rights in the US. The success of that campaign is among the examples considered in Hugo Drochon's book Elites and Democracy. Photograph: Hatim Kaghat/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hatim Kaghat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lightning by Jamie Guiney: A beautifully observed, big-hearted debut novel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-lightning-by-jamie-guiney-a-beautifully-observed-big-hearted-debut-novel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-lightning-by-jamie-guiney-a-beautifully-observed-big-hearted-debut-novel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henrietta McKervey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The protagonist, a solitary lighthouse keeper south of Greenland, shines out strong and clear]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4A2GYXHRCNHCNFMVEXEDRUFUDQ.jpg?auth=fe5a072e4637ae87197460bd277e6d3d6515e7cebeb6c8895c248d013f0a21a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Every lighthouse has a unique flash; a repeating pattern of light and dark known as its 'character']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[See You on the Other Side by Jay McInerney: Life on the surface]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/see-you-on-the-other-side-by-jay-mcinerney-life-on-the-surface/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/see-you-on-the-other-side-by-jay-mcinerney-life-on-the-surface/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Gildea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In this fourth novel about Russell and Corrine Calloway, it’s hard to feel anything for these bland, shallow characters ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BS7F23PKFYZKOB7JYSBJBHVR54.jpg?auth=2edd7845223a1ce6b1aa28d1e3d516c2746d55ebfbcd97bd7a17043ec508270a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jay McInerney writes in neutral, functional prose in his latest novel, See You on the Other Side. Photograph: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Loccisano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviews in brief: A recommended read on Danny Blanchflower and a lost gem of American literature]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/reviews-in-brief-a-recommended-read-on-danny-blanchflower-and-a-lost-gem-of-american-literature/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/reviews-in-brief-a-recommended-read-on-danny-blanchflower-and-a-lost-gem-of-american-literature/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plus the fascinating and terrifying story of a woman’s escape from a sinister cult]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73GMRHZSYRAFQWNALXMZXWW3YM.jpg?auth=358e3895e938112e8e3cef144f7b6b2d15f664392521dcecbf695737054d96fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mike Donovan has written a deeply researched and smartly formatted book about Tottenham Hotspur captain Danny Blanchflower. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beginning Comes after the End by Rebecca Solnit: Renewal in a time of despair]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-beginning-comes-after-the-end-by-rebecca-solnit-renewal-in-a-time-of-despair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-beginning-comes-after-the-end-by-rebecca-solnit-renewal-in-a-time-of-despair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Wyeth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author blends political analysis, cultural history and philosophical reflection to examine a new kind of activism]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XS5K3HNYWJHRXFEFLIDKJVSSKA.jpeg?auth=c296d3df86d1f04057fc07415557958741b444d3b83e7a14f036cbb713c4bb4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In her new book Rebecca Solnit suggests that what often appears as collapse may in fact be a threshold]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Stephen Daly: ‘So little is acknowledged of the wounds people still carry from the past’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/author-stephen-daly-so-little-is-acknowledged-of-the-wounds-people-still-carry-from-the-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/author-stephen-daly-so-little-is-acknowledged-of-the-wounds-people-still-carry-from-the-past/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The YA author on his debut novel, the impact of the Belfast Agreement, and why queer voices are essential for young people finding their own identities]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4ZLCA2BJVH37ENTWDURVXT4SE.JPEG?auth=4003e4ffb6f941bb8397f567f1bac46ecf149ba4f28de2b181c62d504e4724d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Daly: 'We can’t escape the past and how it’s shaped us, but if we don’t try to heal we will never be present in the now.' Photograph: Ren McGuicken]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Tara Street Baths]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/poem-of-the-week-tara-street-baths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/poem-of-the-week-tara-street-baths/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maurice Devitt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Maurice Devitt]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGGG5J4GIJHALNRH4SHM3U7WSI.jpg?auth=f852543231b29b62953e6d171a1f6cf671951f48d22d479e1ee9aefb97c03251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maurice Devitt]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John of John by Douglas Stuart: A powerful, vibrant tale of secrets and lies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/john-of-john-by-douglas-stuart-a-powerful-vibrant-tale-of-secrets-and-lies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/john-of-john-by-douglas-stuart-a-powerful-vibrant-tale-of-secrets-and-lies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Set in a Hebridean island community, the third novel from the author of Shuggie Bain could be his best yet]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKQOTUW6HZGQ5C2FG6QD4EBODU.jpg?auth=2278087481831364a2e51bc332896e184f717d1afc53a4c7547a39e8ea6dcd33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Douglas Stuart's debut novel, Shuggie Bain, won the Booker Prize in 2020]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>