<?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/2026-05-31/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:40:44 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[In a Word... June]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/01/in-a-word-june/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/01/in-a-word-june/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June began to ‘clean’ my place weekly after she had done the same for my landlady. ‘Weakly’ might be a more appropriate term]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDFW4FIUZWE4GKAEXZKAGJ7TLY.jpg?auth=b73e57a70f0ee731c14311263c8ac9df96cec5d4d310ffd932a1d9f84e02e534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin in June: 'Dear, sweet June. Prettiest of them all. Welcome.' Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government plans to end triple lock within weeks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/01/major-dail-row-on-the-cards-as-government-plans-to-end-triple-lock-within-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/01/major-dail-row-on-the-cards-as-government-plans-to-end-triple-lock-within-weeks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under new proposal, UN Security Council approval would no longer be required for overseas deployment of Irish troops]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYK3V4LLZBCA3FVSJ4NIRAWD4Q.jpg?auth=9a6542b022255577281f99beca7b19c4ef90d67078b8e6d0a097662a7d3c01b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ministers argue that the triple-lock system leaves Ireland vulnerable to decisions taken by other countries and can prevent Irish participation in international peacekeeping and security operations. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (50s) dies in crash involving two motorcycles and jeep in Co Louth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/man-50s-dies-in-crash-involving-two-motorcycles-and-jeep-in-co-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/man-50s-dies-in-crash-involving-two-motorcycles-and-jeep-in-co-louth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Driver of one of the motorcycles was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 21:15:42 +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 are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Photograph: Collins Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wee County dig deep to beat the Dubs, as Mayo survive late Monaghan surge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/wee-county-dig-deep-to-beat-the-dubs-as-mayo-survive-late-monaghan-surge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/wee-county-dig-deep-to-beat-the-dubs-as-mayo-survive-late-monaghan-surge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louth manager Gavin Devlin hails spirit of the ‘new game’ as Sky Blues slump to back-to-back Croke Park defeats for the first time]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:52:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2DKYN7ZWX4CXZ446SOG6LAR7JI.jpg?auth=9163334d1565301605fb1af77556724f2dfc6e4a95d1e8ffedadd658375ceb1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth’s Sam Mulroy celebrates at there final hooter. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel pushes deep into Lebanon with evacuation orders issued to residents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/31/israel-pushes-deep-into-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/31/israel-pushes-deep-into-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France requests meeting of United Nations Security Council over latest escalation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:35:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRWH5PYVKIOJO7TSBN22ZKNYHI.jpg?auth=93db252f8e097f5ae9742955d62655382248e31c83c29cb5f34b1722355903a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Israeli incursion into Lebanon is the deepest in more than 25 years. Photograph: Jack Guez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jack Guez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo hold off late Monaghan charge to win in Clones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/mayo-hold-off-late-monaghan-charge-to-win-in-clones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/mayo-hold-off-late-monaghan-charge-to-win-in-clones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Moran’s side bounce back from Connacht final disappointment to take one-point victory]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:16:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUU46JJZP5UC7GIFRQNGJO2DXM.jpg?auth=de361a31fd9587e49e5337e496de039c6b4fcdbe7c379374a5ef3e310645de4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Carney celebrates scoring a two-pointer for Mayo against Monaghan. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four arrested and two treated in hospital after brawl at cemetery Mass in Co Laois]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/four-arrested-and-two-treated-in-hospital-after-brawl-at-cemetery-mass-in-co-laois/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/four-arrested-and-two-treated-in-hospital-after-brawl-at-cemetery-mass-in-co-laois/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Knives brandished during violent incident involving up to 50 people]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:13:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RNLJWMEVANDF5KZ7GPSZC4ZP6E.jpg?auth=780fde5e20dae17ad2099b4f5d0f8116432f72f424686e8fcf8bc8a6aec7a6ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The four people arrested will appear before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court on Monday morning. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conditions at largest US immigration detention centre under scrutiny as rights groups file lawsuit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/31/conditions-at-largest-us-immigration-detention-centre-under-scrutiny-as-rights-groups-file-lawsuit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/31/conditions-at-largest-us-immigration-detention-centre-under-scrutiny-as-rights-groups-file-lawsuit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hay]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three people have died at the facility in El Paso, Texas, since it opened nine months ago]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:16:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ODG6TB3WHPP6RWBT523ZM4OKJE.jpg?auth=2e8dbf0f182fef23f89082a95db1b9879c0fda4c1a73e306548c9b1afca5fb7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Camp East Montana, an Ice facility in El Paso, Texas, where there are more than 2,700 detainees. Photograph: Paul Ratje/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Ratje</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard wins Giro d’Italia to capture fourth Grand Tour title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/31/jonas-vingegaard-wins-giro-ditalia-to-capture-fourth-grand-tour-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/31/jonas-vingegaard-wins-giro-ditalia-to-capture-fourth-grand-tour-title/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two-time Tour de France winner takes overall victory, Jonathan Milan sprints to final stage win]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:01:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HWM6QHZXHCBWAOY3ILZLKEL4Q.jpg?auth=f12440d16c05a6f02104a584c0a89c051b7bb336969bd9f27186340f121bb4a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard after winning the 2026 Giro d'Italia. 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[The Irish Times view on one-off housing changes: populism trumps planning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/31/the-irish-times-view-on-one-off-housing-changes-populism-trumps-planning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/31/the-irish-times-view-on-one-off-housing-changes-populism-trumps-planning/</guid><description><![CDATA[This Government has been increasingly candid about how little weight it attaches to climate targets]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO4F7ABWNJAVXDTJHPLJNSI4ZE.jpg?auth=7b9ad087739ae66279e099056aed0348f28c9c81b16ea485926aa925367de637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on food security: an important focus for Ireland’s EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/31/the-irish-times-view-on-food-security-an-important-focus-for-irelands-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/31/the-irish-times-view-on-food-security-an-important-focus-for-irelands-eu-presidency/</guid><description><![CDATA[Europe needs to help Africa deal with the fall-out from the Gulf crisis]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5DRTH4PVFCDVGE66TEPYGJLBY.JPG?auth=5014dcb8a4fc650a6d3d9fb775308b2a67ccf4e1effd4ba846166981b9599ca1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Empty water jugs at a refugee camp in Chad, close to the border with Sudan: regional conflict is a key driver of food insecurity, which may now be worsened by the fall-out from the Gulf crisis. (Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defiant Louth end 53-year wait for championship win over Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/defiant-louth-end-53-year-wait-for-championship-win-over-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/defiant-louth-end-53-year-wait-for-championship-win-over-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gavin Devlin’s side overcome six-point half-time deficit to win at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:37:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5H5LV24REM7VOFUSESK7GVDMI.jpg?auth=fc83689b50989167f06f0c92a3ab488a0cd31b6e13c89b298cd739fbf2db70a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth’s Ciarán Byrne celebrates a score during the All-Ireland SFC Round 1 game against Dublin at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s mini marathon: ‘Until you’re on the start line, you can’t grasp the magic of it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/01/womens-mini-marathon-until-youre-on-the-start-line-you-cant-grasp-the-magic-of-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/01/womens-mini-marathon-until-youre-on-the-start-line-you-cant-grasp-the-magic-of-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands gather to run and raise money for favourite good causes on streets of Dublin ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:32:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6BRPQNM2VEXJLZMMGKXFURTMU.jpg?auth=ad6dd4444169a2605dfbce24c76908ff270de64656337dfa2800d66f5a6d3547&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ready for the off at the women's mini marathon in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret garden: the first Catholic cemetery built in Ireland since the Reformation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/31/secret-garden-the-first-catholic-cemetery-built-in-ireland-since-the-reformation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/05/31/secret-garden-the-first-catholic-cemetery-built-in-ireland-since-the-reformation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver O'Hanlon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Body snatching was a constant fear, as newly interred remains would be dug up and sold to medical students for study purposes]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXCL5CZIANFLBLEAO3SWETTQPE.jpg?auth=1e6ec5ccb32ca544da91bb0ffe1663442137a0297c08c5ad058b740fd9bb2b78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Goldenbridge Cemetery in Inchicore, Dublin, which opened almost 200 years ago in 1829]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East on edge as Donald Trump considers decision about Iran deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/31/middle-east-on-edge-as-donald-trump-considers-decision-about-iran-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/31/middle-east-on-edge-as-donald-trump-considers-decision-about-iran-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Boxerman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US struggles to find a resolution the president will find acceptable]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXP6LHLNWUXFOHU3HXYAFIIN4Y.jpg?auth=0eca8b7664210d7e5b1303b49b244340def026d701ecec5f1e1a8b3e9b1047f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump during a meeting with his cabinet in the White House on May 27th,  2026. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (27) arrested after PSNI officer hit by stolen police vehicle ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/man-27-arrested-after-psni-officer-hit-by-stolen-police-vehicle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/man-27-arrested-after-psni-officer-hit-by-stolen-police-vehicle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Badshah]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attempted murder investigation has been launched following incident in Co Down on Sunday morning]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:41:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPE5UN46MRBZRKKQ7ABPWBJGCE.jpg?auth=fe3f622773eb897280d1c944049ef790b4a616c5ed667ac272df62e8a421cc6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a PSNI officer]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Trevor McBride</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA: Mayo beat Monaghan in Clones; Louth take Croke Park win over Dublin – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/live-gaa-updates-dublin-face-louth-at-croke-park-before-monaghan-host-mayo-in-clones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/live-gaa-updates-dublin-face-louth-at-croke-park-before-monaghan-host-mayo-in-clones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare claim All-Ireland Under-20 hurling title over Galway]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:30:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BT4L53XBZPF4FQF44F52IF6R2I.jpg?auth=78e5c52da83a0208f69935aa56f647c72620be343e0d9ef533a059bb188b4d2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kobe McDonald is hauled down in the first half of Monaghan-Mayo. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO calls for ceasefire and greater cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/31/who-calls-for-ceasefire-and-greater-cooperation-to-contain-ebola-outbreak-in-drc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/31/who-calls-for-ceasefire-and-greater-cooperation-to-contain-ebola-outbreak-in-drc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rory Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fighting between rival armed groups in the mineral-rich Ituri region has complicated relief efforts]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:28:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7QYTC24DFXSKV7D7NH3ONTPNQ.jpg?auth=2c140d0b27d211083a34204ac1c657f33f43f96b3dc580558ea13e64c31d4f90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health workers carry a coffin with the body of Rev Sylvestre Atama, a preacher who died of Ebola in the mining town of Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photograph: Arlette Bashizi/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arlette Bashizi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigner and Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental dies aged 90]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/holocaust-survivor-tomi-reichental-dies-aged-90/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/holocaust-survivor-tomi-reichental-dies-aged-90/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he leaves a ‘lasting legacy of dignity, courage and enlightenment’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:26:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JG2CGWVLZNGPDOIMXJYS6HFMI.jpg?auth=5ac191007239e1803e924f451cef375e7617cf407494edf52d63646145ade036&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tomi Reichental: 30 members of his family were killed in the Holocaust. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young runner who died at Cork City Marathon remembered at this year’s event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/young-runner-who-died-at-cork-city-marathon-remembered-at-this-years-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/young-runner-who-died-at-cork-city-marathon-remembered-at-this-years-event/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family and friends pay tribute to Ellen Cassidy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:50:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2JNQRCG4FAQFHD2PTOGNPIVQE.jpg?auth=bad6effa19d1e96141c9b74ead5d7d4baa009e1416d82367c52514da1c208775&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The parents of Ellen Cassidy, Tom and Violet, embrace at the finish line after completing the half marathon in Cork city in memory of their daughter. Photograph: Darragh Kane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former UUP leader Doug Beattie leaves party over ‘toxic atmosphere’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/31/former-uup-leader-doug-beattie-leaves-party-over-toxic-atmosphere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/31/former-uup-leader-doug-beattie-leaves-party-over-toxic-atmosphere/</guid><description><![CDATA[MLAs ‘marginalised, ignored, isolated and discredited’ by new leader, Beattie says in statement]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:49:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4UEDLH3ASZH7RNEYTQD2CAYASA?auth=e5326ad79d27eb178b4ed3772b949a3db154d7812f5afd6fa01a61004143efeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Ulster Unionist Party leader photographed in 2024. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Moore labels Constitution River ‘a special horse’ after French Derby win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/31/ryan-moore-labels-constitution-river-a-special-horse-after-french-derby-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/31/ryan-moore-labels-constitution-river-a-special-horse-after-french-derby-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hardy Warrior tops five Joseph O’Brien runners in €200,000 Gowran Classic on bank holiday Monday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:24:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/53DZBPQS4JEEPESWEDP7DGCIVA.jpg?auth=2a70c79015da66017f2ddb02af28280f8d98e8b6fd1b582d277120ce7429ffce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Moore has described the Aidan O’Brien-trained French Derby winner Constitution River as a 'special horse'. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constitution River leads remarkable Aidan O’Brien clean sweep in French Derby ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/31/constitution-river-leads-remarkable-aidan-obrien-clean-sweep-in-french-derby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/05/31/constitution-river-leads-remarkable-aidan-obrien-clean-sweep-in-french-derby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First four home in €1.5 million Prix Du Jockey Club are Irish trained as Donnacha O’Brien’s A Boy Named Susie finishes fourth]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:10:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCX6ZSBRTVA6RMTX2X3HTQM3NY.jpg?auth=bff3ede9f5b253da1b1b2c1a921e4ff649c948bd0ab17cd989caf3b355cf2de9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Constitution River led home an Aidan O'Brien 1-2-3 in the French Derby at Chantilly. File photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK pathologist to conduct independent postmortem of Yves Sakila body at family’s request]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/uk-pathologist-to-conduct-independent-postmortem-of-yves-sakila-body-at-familys-request/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/uk-pathologist-to-conduct-independent-postmortem-of-yves-sakila-body-at-familys-request/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Potential conflict of interest’ as Garda station involved in incident tasked with investigation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:05:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RRPJKR4ORRHW5JLA3LI7CKFK7A.png?auth=cdfcff2d3ba049407c86d37d53a323ca7db4f07f70f49a34cdc4352d7170d1bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yves Sakila, the 35-year-old Congolese man who died after being restrained by security guards in Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/31/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/31/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, June 1st – 7th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicola Sturgeon says she is ‘serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/31/nicola-sturgeon-says-she-is-serving-a-sentence-for-a-crime-i-did-not-commit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/31/nicola-sturgeon-says-she-is-serving-a-sentence-for-a-crime-i-did-not-commit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Halliday, Pippa Crerar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scotland’s former first minister paying the price for estranged husband’s embezzlement]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:53:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7VYU46Q373J7EBDZFZWPIHMJY.jpg?auth=4aacfab45026527bece3dc422479ed0181daf8bea7f1e0e9a7847eacb959cf4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon appearing on the BBC1 current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Overs/BBC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four-goal Clare overpower Galway to win All-Ireland Under-20 hurling title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/four-goal-clare-overpower-galway-to-win-all-ireland-under-20-hurling-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/four-goal-clare-overpower-galway-to-win-all-ireland-under-20-hurling-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry at Semple Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tribesmen rally too late as Banner end 12-year wait for under-20 silverware]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:49:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PJQJTZTEFIMLP4RKEKPCXTRLY.jpg?auth=e92a43d8f1255c4979d97f2bcf49c36775740f5633a6f4017463bd37e281c050&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Captain Eoghan Gunning celebrates with the James Nowlan Cup after Clare's win over Galway at Semple Stadium. Photograph: Stephen Heaney/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Heaney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool to hold talks with Andoni Iraola, seeking swift appointment of new head coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/liverpool-to-hold-talks-with-andoni-iraola-seeking-swift-appointment-of-new-head-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/liverpool-to-hold-talks-with-andoni-iraola-seeking-swift-appointment-of-new-head-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liverpool want to name Slot’s successor before World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:28:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XRQYTT7U63VIHTHFNSGEWXX3E.jpg?auth=fc313823ed3589ed0b3278f9881d8ef6ca78b16532a0c2d3b29a825281762e2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Formal talks between Liverpool and Andoni Iraola are expected to take place over the coming days. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lara Gillespie suffers in heat but takes second on stage two of Giro d’Italia Women]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/31/lara-gillespie-suffers-in-heat-but-takes-second-on-stage-two-of-giro-ditalia-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/05/31/lara-gillespie-suffers-in-heat-but-takes-second-on-stage-two-of-giro-ditalia-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Stokes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish rider remains second overall after back-to-back second places over the weekend]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:14:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WASC3NOYFVANHEMRHABSR6K3DM.jpg?auth=a6b17e6fb2bd3064c6841ebef7452b0c38beef0e0346294fe435c83bae2c68c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Lara Gillespie of UAE Team ADQ wears the red jersey during stage two of the 37th Giro d'Italia Women, a 156km stage from Roncade to Caorle. Photograph: Tommaso Berardi/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal progress under Arteta is clear but flaws still remain for the ultimate glory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/arsenal-progress-under-arteta-is-clear-but-flaws-still-remain-for-the-ultimate-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/arsenal-progress-under-arteta-is-clear-but-flaws-still-remain-for-the-ultimate-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Penalty misses from pre-season were repeated in Budapest while summer signings could help Gunners exert more control in biggest games]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:08:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y6CZ2ZBYHT5FRVHBX4D365EMUA.jpg?auth=e5aedf1624988bfcf966b6688691ea676913005b6a50af45fb61a7a8b72078d7&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 after Saturday's Champions League Final. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the posturing, Pete Hegseth’s remarks on China told the real story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/31/behind-the-posturing-pete-hegseths-remarks-on-china-told-the-real-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/31/behind-the-posturing-pete-hegseths-remarks-on-china-told-the-real-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton in Singapore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beijing sent no high-level political representation to the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s leading defence and security summit]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YX4TSL67BLRYKJM475QSKNVMFU.jpg?auth=e6369fb6e431d9732666fe7cba5e998d99784c3d661babd71695bd7ecb7d5dd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US defence secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ezra Acayan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reuben Murray’s goal helps Longford secure Lory Meagher Cup title over Leitrim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/reuben-murrays-goal-helps-longford-secure-lory-meagher-cup-title-at-leitrims-expense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/31/reuben-murrays-goal-helps-longford-secure-lory-meagher-cup-title-at-leitrims-expense/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane at Croke Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Longford secure a third title at the grade and first since 2014 with comeback win over their neighbours]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:39:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YEDNH4EZ5BCNZGZYBIJPCPR57M.jpg?auth=35d7eb2525c9a4e86d57fc4f2a96dd7cb563d2829aac4850c74e378332874b30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Longford celebrate with the Lory Meagher Cup after their win over Leitrim at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pundits put ‘dark arts’ in the spotlight as Gunners misfire in shoot-out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/31/pundits-put-dark-arts-in-the-spotlight-as-gunners-misfire-in-shoot-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/05/31/pundits-put-dark-arts-in-the-spotlight-as-gunners-misfire-in-shoot-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[RTÉ crew take opposing sides on Arne Slot sacking at Liverpool]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:35:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMZWBU364VXG4LARU5WSWT2TJU.jpg?auth=1c5bebf148d0741fd1cc84194c76e695c3eb8eb34e0013f8b5bd701702188da8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel of Arsenal reacts to penalty miss as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates victory in the Champions League final. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Ramos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next for Liverpool? The major challenges facing Arne Slot’s successor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/what-next-for-liverpool-the-major-challenges-facing-arne-slots-successor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/what-next-for-liverpool-the-major-challenges-facing-arne-slots-successor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What are the fault lines within Anfield and what’s needed in the aftermath of Slot’s sacking]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:33:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBQENLC4BMA7TFNH5RUSSZMLRQ.jpg?auth=06494ae0c88228c31de21763eb832eba303a9b2ac6f3b1b4c57295bc9ae97edf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supporters and Arne Slot suffered from a disconnect in the final months of his tenure. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Livesey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iga Świątek has an unhappy birthday after falling to Kostyuk at French Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/31/iga-swiatek-has-an-unhappy-birthday-after-falling-to-kostyuk-at-french-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/05/31/iga-swiatek-has-an-unhappy-birthday-after-falling-to-kostyuk-at-french-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pole becomes latest big-name Roland Garros casualty]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:13:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKGMXA5RX2BQRA4G3JXUV6GIZA.jpg?auth=f2d5bbfb156f6fb2396943f674e46865669d9f24cfe2a7e1b2ef0f52c1d83427&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iga Swiatek after her defeat to Marta Kostyuk their Women's Singles fourth-round match at the French Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clive Brunskill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 780 arrested in France amid violent clashes during PSG Champions League celebrations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/31/paris-police-arrest-hundreds-as-psg-fans-celebrate-champions-league-win-over-arsenal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/31/paris-police-arrest-hundreds-as-psg-fans-celebrate-champions-league-win-over-arsenal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Badshah]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rioting takes place in 15 French cities after Paris Saint-Germain won their second consecutive title on penalties]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:47:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKGHND76C2PC3BBULICJXNHWQY.jpg?auth=251dcb1956d14fb07631751f1ecc463eb1fbf84110e212c71e8de86ce34331f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PSG supporters gather on the Champs-Élysées in Paris after the club won the Champions League final against Arsenal. Photograph: Romeo Boetzle/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romeo Boetzle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (60s) killed in Co Roscommon crash, marking second road death of weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/man-60s-killed-in-co-roscommon-crash-marking-second-road-death-of-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/31/man-60s-killed-in-co-roscommon-crash-marking-second-road-death-of-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total number of deaths this year reaches 71, as gardaí crack down on road offences over bank holiday weekend]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:18:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ6CY4XA6RD23GDCDGE2XCFCMU.jpg?auth=7444a2c61fef524ecb25b60e759ee300e850f9e2adab4d1112ea1d180aa3916d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The death is the second on the State’s roads over the bank holiday weekend.
Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fans on CMAT’s St Anne’s Park gig: ‘She speaks the language of love and the language of Ireland’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/31/fans-on-cmats-st-annes-park-gig-she-speaks-the-language-of-love-and-the-language-of-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/31/fans-on-cmats-st-annes-park-gig-she-speaks-the-language-of-love-and-the-language-of-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some of the 20,000 people at the singer’s Dublin concert explain why they like her music, her positivity and her stance on Bertie Ahern]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:20:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN5UH5V2FVDFDPUUKAC2IPGZHE.jpg?auth=84df7d300321b321dc68dc9d65b1fe8901ab122cebf971fef394e26d60edc020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Body positivity: CMAT at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend festival. Photograph: Joseph Okpako/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joseph Okpako</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli army captures 900-year-old Beaufort Castle as troops push into Lebanon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-beaufort-castle-as-troops-push-deeper-into-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-beaufort-castle-as-troops-push-deeper-into-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence minister announces seizure of medieval fortress as Israeli forces move beyond Litani river]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:19:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GUB46OFIPO7ANVTE2EKIDHSM7Q.jpg?auth=0ffd95689e8bebd970715fd16c6f8210c2d7dbbf6ba9b20bf96a159f3e375064&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli flags fly over Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif. The medieval fortress overlooks much of southern Lebanon, giving it strategic importance. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victor Costello’s 36-year-old shot put record finally falls at Irish Schools Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/31/victor-costellos-36-year-old-shot-put-record-finally-falls-at-irish-schools-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/05/31/victor-costellos-36-year-old-shot-put-record-finally-falls-at-irish-schools-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theo Hanlon from Kildare Town Community School throws new mark of 18.24m]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:46:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NV37BWKT5MBHE3ZLBDJP5I2VO4.jpg?auth=58f15e328fe158646fa923b9bfa5b4f0e3fd091415ebdaee90a9388b38cd58df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conrad Latham of St Paul's Raheny celebrates winning the senior boys' 800m during day two of the 123.ie All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships at Tullamore Harriers Athletics Club in Offaly. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Cullen kicks for touch on James Lowe’s Leinster future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/31/leo-cullen-kicks-for-touch-on-james-lowes-leinster-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/31/leo-cullen-kicks-for-touch-on-james-lowes-leinster-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully at the Aviva Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘James will come out in terms of his own individual situation, so it’s not really right for me to comment’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:29:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVMORV7UQYSYUQNMQARLJHAUA4.jpg?auth=e185b307cfa40958ae945272dee6d342f014657b6dd6182108e3b77280368ae6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's James Lowe leaves the field after making his 100th appearance and becoming the all time leading try scorer for Leinster. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Dalrymple: ‘The Scots and Irish like to be the ones who resisted empire, but we were deeply complicit’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/31/william-dalrymple-the-partitions-of-ireland-india-palestine-have-been-running-sores/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/31/william-dalrymple-the-partitions-of-ireland-india-palestine-have-been-running-sores/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The bestselling author and co-presenter of the Empire podcast has brought the Jaipur Literature Festival to Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:27:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXRF6ASXHRGA7E77XYYV6QKUZI.jpg?auth=aeea94d0daf2295bfdd2630fe53d46187ea427c2ddbf87826c13901e65d18902&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Historian William Dalrymple says he started the Empire podcast to teach people stories that are 'off the curriculum'. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Levenson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[€80,000 Luke Kelly statue in need of extensive repairs due to visitors taking mementos]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/31/luke-kelly-statue-in-need-of-repairs-due-to-visitors-taking-mementos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/05/31/luke-kelly-statue-in-need-of-repairs-due-to-visitors-taking-mementos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attraction on Dublin’s Sheriff Street has had pieces of copper snapped off]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:18:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWEZG7TDMQ6CSRLWHLCH336UCI.jpg?auth=ee3f077263ea5a2aa06bbccd00c7ce94e6cfa8e44b42b4d1e60934506c049cf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Luke Kelly statue at the corner of Guild Street and Sheriff Street in Dublin 1. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMAT at St Anne’s Park review: Five-star performance by a pop star at the top of her game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/31/cmat-at-st-annes-park-review-cowboy-hats-feather-flags-and-a-pop-star-at-the-top-of-her-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/05/31/cmat-at-st-annes-park-review-cowboy-hats-feather-flags-and-a-pop-star-at-the-top-of-her-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘My dream is to see a CMAT show,’ the singer tells the 20,000 or more people in front of her in Dublin. The crowd are thrilled to be seeing this one]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 09:27:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRJ5GONJJNFA3F7LYQ7MMCBML4.jpg?auth=d8696a6e6e6bb4e9d4bca8f82c3ea923309b4b175d598cc42b5e84aa4a1d3f21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Euro-Country: CMAT onstage last weekend. Photograph: James Klug/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Klug</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/what-if-remote-working-not-ai-is-to-blame-for-weak-junior-hiring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/what-if-remote-working-not-ai-is-to-blame-for-weak-junior-hiring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Burn-Murdoch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New evidence suggests the rise of working from home has made entry-level hires a less attractive proposition]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2R656GQWUVAS5GXMT7TYPNOBYI.jpg?auth=7ea107fd938720b9d785174decfa128443bbfcda825353e9e917497dffd66f3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graduates and other new entrants to the world of work have had a rough few years. A cool labour market for everyone has been icy for the youngest, with hiring of junior workers lagging the more experienced across a wide range of countries. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prostock-Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did Whispering Angel rosé become so popular?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/31/how-did-whispering-angel-rose-become-so-popular/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/05/31/how-did-whispering-angel-rose-become-so-popular/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: The idea was to create a wine that consumers, particularly women, would enjoy all year round]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 08:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPV4IIZXCRGGDPBVKJLA64AK24.jpg?auth=80c8028ea49c380a735c54e768cb71307c64ea7f60c6cd141f88c7bb428b2603&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are now very few producers in the south of France who don’t produce a pink wine of some sort. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lajst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: Everyone knows AI changes everything. Nobody knows how ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/31/message-from-the-editor-everyone-knows-ai-changes-everything-nobody-knows-how/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/05/31/message-from-the-editor-everyone-knows-ai-changes-everything-nobody-knows-how/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday: Ireland is exposed to a revolution that is exercising everyone from Silicon Valley to the Vatican]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 08:30:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6ULKHPOFRDKFNMFAEZBP4OFBQ.jpg?auth=b53c5d97956a66b87bd740a03df0e8ae186677acb5f65bc4d8c0a7cd5ec85d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The current AI boom recalls the chaotic days of the early internet. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BlackJack3D</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine’s ramped-up drone power is transforming its fortunes against Russia ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/31/ukraines-ramped-up-drone-power-is-transforming-its-fortunes-against-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/31/ukraines-ramped-up-drone-power-is-transforming-its-fortunes-against-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Miller in Kyiv, Max Seddon in Berlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The country’s war effort was at a nadir. But mass drone production has come to the rescue]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TL5RZPY3AS6DJ22O3JWGFRAHE.jpg?auth=6ff5cb2d00f52d59d60708ad0dd507f04aa7d7f92ad226b92a192042b2d61421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian servicemen of Khartia brigade launch a drone towards Russian positions at the front line in the Kharkiv region. Photograph: Andrii Marienko/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrii Marienko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am selling a Celtic Tiger-era apartment I bought with a friend. What are the tax implications?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/31/i-am-selling-an-apartment-i-bought-with-a-friend-what-is-the-tax-implication/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/31/i-am-selling-an-apartment-i-bought-with-a-friend-what-is-the-tax-implication/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If someone simply moves out of the home they own, they may well lose access to principal private residence relief ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The joy of obituaries: Celebrating people who ‘wrinkled the social fabric’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/31/the-joy-of-obituaries-celebrating-people-who-wrinkled-the-social-fabric/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/31/the-joy-of-obituaries-celebrating-people-who-wrinkled-the-social-fabric/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Down]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In what feels like a trick of postmodernism, reading New York Times obituaries has become a treat. Writing them is ‘one of the great jobs in journalism’ - and a huge responsibility ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S66SCUQWPDHUKELBTGQDKYIL7A.jpg?auth=8a8bb05a421c4155ee2ad46c66154d078e360cb73fa3764ee14bb5136e7cffb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The first death recorded in the New York Times was published in October 1851. Photograph: Sasha Maslov/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sasha Maslov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington’s National Mall looks like a dog’s dinner, as Trump prepares for UFC White House spectacle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/31/washingtons-national-mall-is-a-vast-construction-site-and-it-looks-like-a-dogs-dinner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/31/washingtons-national-mall-is-a-vast-construction-site-and-it-looks-like-a-dogs-dinner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the White House prepares for a UFC spectacle, the capital’s grandest vista is swallowed by dust, noise and the president’s restless appetite for building]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 06:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTBJUHG5YVDOHKK674ZDNJNLC4.jpg?auth=6066a5d0a42b45df0b43029325857d7852da853c096417ec9a6e642a0491bb27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Duggan: 'For the past few days, images of the UFC octagon cage under construction on the south lawn of the White House have been circulating around the world. It’s a fascinating and vaguely alienist sight.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yuno Energy price increase underlines the power of switching providers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/31/the-power-of-switching-is-key-to-energy-savings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/31/the-power-of-switching-is-key-to-energy-savings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yuno Energy the latest provider to hike prices ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3P7HIMKU2JCD3BU3TGG5Z3URIM.JPG?auth=48cba9b714582bae4b38389cd97aeeeb1aeb208b44e3fab21905b3113d19d41a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If the other companies feel compelled to ape Electric Ireland and Yuno Energy by increasing their prices, consumers need to take matters into their own hands. Photograph: Bryan O Brien 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times,Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert and diabetes: ‘I used to be going constantly in and out of class, going to the first aid room’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/31/leaving-cert-id-be-going-constantly-in-and-out-of-class-going-to-the-first-aid-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/05/31/leaving-cert-id-be-going-constantly-in-and-out-of-class-going-to-the-first-aid-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Danny Goff is the eldest child in his house - a positive and a negative when it comes to exam pressure]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UMUFB6IN7VBNNI3KIUTYGMMET4.jpg?auth=ae3ec1f071318595c5321aa8b13a66191108a30e27ac5030910fe8e25b192f9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny Goff: Really looking forward to the end of the Leaving Cert, in particular the infamous Leaving Cert holiday.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My wife lets the children sleep in our bed while I am kicked out to the guest room every night’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/31/my-wife-keeps-letting-our-kids-sleep-in-our-bed-and-its-preventing-any-intimacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/05/31/my-wife-keeps-letting-our-kids-sleep-in-our-bed-and-its-preventing-any-intimacy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: I was away for work for a while and the children started sleeping in our room every night. I feel excluded]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CSZU2JY3QRADRH3PMTA47V6I7Y.jpg?auth=bcc031f1747384526f6daa673cb321a711c8fffb8bea86196ad11af9a1a7176a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It sounds like you feel very lonely, deprioritised and even unwelcome in your own bedroom, which is really difficult and painful.' Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Visions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic: a mega-IPO wave is coming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/31/spacex-openai-and-anthropic-a-mega-ipo-wave-is-coming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/05/31/spacex-openai-and-anthropic-a-mega-ipo-wave-is-coming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With listings now occurring later in a company’s life cycle, there could be implications for post-IPO share price performance ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZPLZVAZ2NDEJBXYDUU5ZEQ23A.jpg?auth=cbe25553e842f455d24696d486fef5c97dc913586506d3fc6607abc18fd24ec6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The New York Stock Exchange is gearing up for a mega-IPO wave with SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic all eyeing up flotation. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis O’Brien’s once ‘uninhabitable’ Raglan Road house sells for €10m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/denis-obriens-once-uninhabitable-raglan-road-house-sells-for-10m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/31/denis-obriens-once-uninhabitable-raglan-road-house-sells-for-10m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Republican Taytos sneak into London, Kildare goes dry even before data centres, and Pope Leo the geek]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6ETRDUTA5EUZEETC2WFWKSZP4.jpg?auth=d82ee10681da607de711dfa58dea90bc1803a6fb359a763599bf1ef7e167a78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis O'Brien: Number 6 Raglan Road, Ballsbridge, in Dublin has sold for €10.4 million. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling and soccer: ‘I want the likes of Roy Keane to say we can no longer endorse this’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/feeding-frenzy-how-gambling-firms-plan-to-win-bigger-than-ever-at-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/30/feeding-frenzy-how-gambling-firms-plan-to-win-bigger-than-ever-at-the-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry J Whyte ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The relationship between football and gambling is getting closer and more problematic - and stars serving as ‘brand ambassadors’ are not helping ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6Y5QA62PEVBLJETSKNZLQP7RPI.jpg?auth=e825f2b06a0eb3960d3b3a8cb113ae9a6970e400b2e73a00e60659a6e5423c07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Brentford, in which Ivan Toney scored, told us a lot about the gambling industry's influence in football. Photograph: Andrew Kearns/CameraSport via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Kearns - CameraSport</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish priest behind the scenes of the Vatican’s work on artificial intelligence ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/31/the-irish-priest-behind-the-scenes-of-the-vaticans-work-on-artificial-intelligence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/31/the-irish-priest-behind-the-scenes-of-the-vaticans-work-on-artificial-intelligence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bishop Paul Tighe became a link between Silicon Valley and the Vatican dialogue going back a decade]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DHG5T242QRA5TL3HC3F7NOWIOA.jpg?auth=b07b7c8e75091f1ac7d5fe97aa8056ad570dce468c2fa253931192eb5dc0d725&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For Bishop Paul Tighe, the church can point the way, but others have to walk that path. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish senior cycle reforms have resulted in some farcical situations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/31/teachers-are-frustrated-by-some-of-the-dafter-aspects-of-reformed-senior-cycle-exams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/31/teachers-are-frustrated-by-some-of-the-dafter-aspects-of-reformed-senior-cycle-exams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How Additional Assessment Components are working in classrooms and an increasing dependence on iPads and Chromebooks raise concerns]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NK2DZM6E4RBJNJBTYPK55ELRA4.jpg?auth=ca9e3c5536d0c819d38fdc7a548b3b5eeefc38dcb46136d4e24ea43f63517b53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leaving Cert students are adapting to new-look curricula]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">panitan punpuang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The maddest job’: How competitive video games led one Wicklow native to Norway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/wild-geese-heroic-esports-wicklow-sam-molloy-computer-gaming-norway-oslo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/wild-geese-heroic-esports-wicklow-sam-molloy-computer-gaming-norway-oslo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Sam Molloy runs the commercial wing of esports group Heroic in Oslo]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UI7UC52YXVGHXOTB4UMKZCYQWQ.jpeg?auth=0cfd5181eda74a7468170e2309eebc33c83bec193ce6d6cc6db46154518f26a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Esports company Heroic's commercial manager Sam Molloy: 'To a lot of Norwegians, just chatting to strangers is abnormal']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They turn on you’: Mayo’s love/hate relationship with the febrile world of Twitter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/they-turn-on-you-the-common-thread-between-mayo-fans-and-english-soccer-fans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/30/they-turn-on-you-the-common-thread-between-mayo-fans-and-english-soccer-fans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In his research, Michael Lang examined nearly half a million tweets about the greatest Mayo team never to win an All-Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RPP3SWQ6GNEETOS32NFT4K2QLU.jpg?auth=6d3629709a3bef754950c8856e9866e22fe5e23defeaf69c2d8abff9f7aa1df4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Aidan O’Shea holds off Brian Fenton of Dublin during the 2017 All-Ireland SFC final at Croke Park. O'Shea was targeted more than any other Mayo player by online trolls from the period of 2011 to 2022. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love going home to see the horses and to see my parents, obviously’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/31/i-love-going-home-to-see-the-horses-and-to-see-my-parents-obviously/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/05/31/i-love-going-home-to-see-the-horses-and-to-see-my-parents-obviously/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The RDS Dublin Horse Show director Fiona Sheridan on silently fuming at bad drivers, her cherished childhood pony, and obsessing over details]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ZPAHQ2JXJENREM7YSACMSXY4U.jpg?auth=de0b15eacb6c90939ecf736262cc4731e6fda5b4499d8cee1bdb93e2699ae118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Sheridan. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who believes ex-husband watches her with ‘hidden cameras’ granted protection order]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/31/woman-who-believes-ex-husband-watches-her-with-hidden-cameras-granted-protection-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/31/woman-who-believes-ex-husband-watches-her-with-hidden-cameras-granted-protection-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman in separate case who is ‘paying all the expenses’ claimed husband ‘punched’ her in the face]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWLS7A3PEZP7OBR7LYIOJBFMNM.jpg?auth=bcd9e3fc811dece18b65c85a838e43df07266572f2027b0108bfa8129c6f7c27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dublin District Family Court at Dolphin House, East Essex Street. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe we should ask Ireland’s small population of Jews what they think about anti-Semitism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/31/maybe-we-should-ask-irelands-small-population-of-jews-what-they-think-about-anti-semitism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/31/maybe-we-should-ask-irelands-small-population-of-jews-what-they-think-about-anti-semitism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Occupied Territories Bill might not be the biggest issue involving relations with Israel in the coming months]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Elding on his rivalry with Melia: ‘Whenever I scored, I’d check if Mason had scored too’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/owen-elding-on-his-rivalry-with-melia-whenever-i-scored-id-check-if-mason-had-scored-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/05/31/owen-elding-on-his-rivalry-with-melia-whenever-i-scored-id-check-if-mason-had-scored-too/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Young Hibernian striker is linking up with the Ireland squad as a training player as he waits for Irish passport to come through]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XYGHMN7BHGBI2URY7MRDJL3R4A.jpg?auth=badac340937f7834bb4f12d1f66988ae65a1483e7682c3250650f3a0850016c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Mason Melia and Owen Elding in training. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamnet’s Maggie O’Farrell: ‘I turned down an OBE because I didn’t want British Empire as part of my name’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/31/hamnets-maggie-ofarrell-i-turned-down-an-obe-because-i-didnt-want-british-empire-as-part-of-my-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/31/hamnets-maggie-ofarrell-i-turned-down-an-obe-because-i-didnt-want-british-empire-as-part-of-my-name/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After the ‘bonkers’ Oscars, the Co Derry-born author of Hamnet is poised to publish Land, a novel inspired by her own family history in post-Famine Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XSXVCJOXTFAFNPL3TMHZ6JHIQ4.JPG?auth=b80f64e6ee8a9567394ad248170b3db73be693d1b9f511b1e54b8873d139534e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maggie O'Farrell: 'I don’t think my parents ever thought we would be leaving Ireland for good.' Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can I grow my own irises?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/31/how-can-i-grow-my-own-irises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/05/31/how-can-i-grow-my-own-irises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hybridising bearded irises is both a scientific and artistic process]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIHW7ISYTFESRJ4UU7JATUK5BY.jpg?auth=70d8cfb7e5c09535536905f099bdcfd27e50c5551387bf8ee070c1c6e6b6b592&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patch of purple Starwoman bearded irises in a garden. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SondraP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon: ‘When my father died there was no great mourning, as I’d been doing it for a decade’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/31/the-divine-comedys-neil-hannon-on-fame-and-farming-im-a-grumpy-old-bastard-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/31/the-divine-comedys-neil-hannon-on-fame-and-farming-im-a-grumpy-old-bastard-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Divine Comedy songwriter on his journey from pop star to accidental country gent and why he’s ‘less willing to put on a happy face’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTXHZJWVXREOHFOURHDZ3VQXOM.jpg?auth=a680b1af1ed14b03b6c7f4e0f0a80d45d61e6b7a6867014014a51bbf9f8eac42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Divine Comedy songwriter Neil Hannon. Photograph: Kevin Westenberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Westenberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horror films Backrooms and Obsession are doing something astonishing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/31/the-horror-films-backrooms-and-obsession-are-doing-something-astonishing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/31/the-horror-films-backrooms-and-obsession-are-doing-something-astonishing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The building success of Obsession speaks to the power of strong reviews and stronger word of mouth – and twentysomething YouTube film-makers]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7AZF2RFY6G3DNAVIYAUFR7NDI.jpg?auth=bcdb673a09c54c731f8588117772e422fcabf317fc33d422d2f6fcb46368cd15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Backrooms: Renate Reinsve in Kane Parsons’s film. Photograph: A24]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">A24</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Kildare couple built their dream garden for half its original €25k quote ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/31/how-a-kildare-couple-built-their-dream-garden-for-half-its-original-25k-quote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/05/31/how-a-kildare-couple-built-their-dream-garden-for-half-its-original-25k-quote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When quoted as much as €25,000 to landscape the area around their newly built home, this Kildare couple opted to cut their bill in half by doing the work themselves]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TNNJFDKGVZAH3JIAPELBZZC5KM.JPG?auth=5e42fcf5fbc418a74f74a010071e1a444e6da044fbd7853fb675a3540f12d3cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare Griffiths with her daughter, Pearl Una in their new garden.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: 10 of the best new shows to watch, starting tonight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/31/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/31/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[May 31st-June 4th highlights, including The Mother of All Cons, Wild Conamara, The Vardys and Tip Toe]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BKDUZEH7JDX3EN26FOPSNF2AA.jpg?auth=af2c570340f75593af3c4cff26d60b17b9da987b20a7098b97f9c8c741e77ff7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bryan Dobson and presenter Dermot Whelan in Museum of Me. Photograph: Lieke Dirkx]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lieke Dirkx</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: Power Ballad, Tuner, Backrooms and Fairyland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/31/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-power-ballad-tuner-backrooms-and-fairyland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/05/31/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-power-ballad-tuner-backrooms-and-fairyland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Rudd, Dustin Hoffman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Emilia Jones feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of May 29th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RL6UYXXPORF6LLEJTCDY5K4EBQ.jpg?auth=ba9ecdb24b65be5c2f1c63fbe98f4f62f0ee443906ab44e4e883c41bb6cede8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fairyland: Maria Bakalova, Cody Fern, Scoot McNairy, Nessa Dougherty and Ryan Thurston in Andrew Durham’s film. Photograph: Icon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New poetry: Emma McKervey; Tim MacGabhann; Shannon Kuta Kelly; and Rishi Dastidar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/31/new-poetry-emma-mckervey-tim-macgabhann-shannon-kuta-kelly-and-rishi-dastidar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/31/new-poetry-emma-mckervey-tim-macgabhann-shannon-kuta-kelly-and-rishi-dastidar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martina Evans]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Martina Evans reviews God-Head Contraption; Found in a Context of Destruction; The Tree Is Missing; and Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 03:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPJXSA3MSFA3XNVXQZJOCIWQJQ.jpg?auth=9439279d2ec30ac05bd40962fe6dce7294a16dc1d9383508d41c983b682c47ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tim MacGabhann: His collection Found in a Context of Destruction is intensely physical, brimfull of startling imagery. Photograph: Sido Lansari]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meena Kandasamy’s message to women on online misogyny: ‘You need to meet it with brazenness’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/meena-kandasamys-message-to-women-on-online-misogyny-you-need-to-meet-it-with-brazenness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/30/meena-kandasamys-message-to-women-on-online-misogyny-you-need-to-meet-it-with-brazenness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The anti-caste activist and author, whose new novel is Fieldwork As a Sex Object, has become synonymous with fearless writing]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BB5UFQ3XFNHRFFQZUA5LLD4Z6E.JPG?auth=41bc205baacc010c78da60041bc9b41332aaabc3039a1c8074e8fe8d8a4ee2ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Meena Kandasamy: 'I want young women to understand another option exists ... to be yourself with courage.' Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>