<?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/2026-06-03/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:15:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[All EU members agree to open accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/03/all-eu-members-agree-to-open-accession-talks-for-ukraine-and-moldova/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/03/all-eu-members-agree-to-open-accession-talks-for-ukraine-and-moldova/</guid><description><![CDATA[Both are pressing for membership of 27-nation bloc amid Russia’s four-year invasion of Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:53:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJ2WSKEY4ZAKLH2G337NG7ZH5Q.jpg?auth=b3e9362b8df671707cd1f1b659cca42355782ed68eb7d7cb98aebaac29dfc895&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The first group of negotiating chapters cover rule-of-law and ​democratic standards for both countries. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeskyMonkey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man wanted in connection with Qayyum Balogun stabbing believed to have fled country]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/03/two-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-stabbing-of-qayyum-balogun-in-dublin-city-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/03/two-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-stabbing-of-qayyum-balogun-in-dublin-city-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two people arrested following death of student (21) on Clarendon Street after gig on Grafton Street]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:17:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHL6VHOGOLJFCCEHRSB2CZO57M.jpg?auth=ab8451b7670faa8bddc04b477c6cda1650a773f1fc1056d93c90da650dceee2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda forensic officers on Clarendon Street, Dublin, on Monday following the stabbing of Qayyum Balogun. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US continues strikes near Strait of Hormuz after one killed in Iranian attacks on Kuwait]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/03/us-and-iran-launch-fresh-strikes-amid-stalled-ceasefire-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/03/us-and-iran-launch-fresh-strikes-amid-stalled-ceasefire-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:01:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6O3LYB5HW7CC7CY5BBP4HVP55M.jpg?auth=d074e34e973792849caea9b294796f7165dfc99636366eb0dcaa3371ceec5532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian women walk through the Enghelab Square in Tehran on Wednesday. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savage House review: Richard E Grant, Claire Foy and much boozing, humping and double dealing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/03/savage-house-review-richard-e-grant-claire-foy-and-much-boozing-humping-and-double-dealing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/03/savage-house-review-richard-e-grant-claire-foy-and-much-boozing-humping-and-double-dealing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This film feels like an elaborate, if mid-priced, tribute to Stanley Kubrick’s immortal Barry Lyndon
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SHBYBLWFKRBVZKD3HJHVGZTNKQ.jpg?auth=347f93829e5f8defee980d049aab352b0e052cd631ff130bfa5a6bced2cd55ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Savage House: Claire Foy and Richard E Grant in Peter Glanz's film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wim Wenders withdraws early film from distribution after campaign by Nastassja Kinski]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/03/wim-wenders-withdraws-early-film-from-distribution-after-campaign-by-nastassja-kinski/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/03/wim-wenders-withdraws-early-film-from-distribution-after-campaign-by-nastassja-kinski/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actor was 13 when she appeared in controversial sexualised scene]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:55:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBSV7AYZXMIPV7SCSTYWJUE5CU.jpg?auth=fbec83890fd29443132726893ac1482ba29041f50057fad65087454533a4e763&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of the jury of the international competition German film director Wim Wenders poses at the red carpet of the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) in Tokyo, Japan, 23 October 2023. The Tokyo International Film Festival will be held until 01 November.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Robichon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was trained into being compliant’: Man jailed for coercive control of wife]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/i-was-trained-into-being-compliant-man-jailed-for-coercive-control-of-wife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/i-was-trained-into-being-compliant-man-jailed-for-coercive-control-of-wife/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man agrees to allow Probation Service to notify any future partners of his conviction]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:16:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court heard the man has serious anger issues as well as an alcohol problem. Photograph: Getty Images/iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man convicted in Thomas ‘Tom’ Dooley murder trial loses appeal bid ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/man-convicted-in-murder-trial-of-thomas-tom-dooley-loses-appeal-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/man-convicted-in-murder-trial-of-thomas-tom-dooley-loses-appeal-bid/</guid><description><![CDATA[Defence argued case should have been withdrawn from jury as a result of unfairness ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:10:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TQWJ6Q25G5CEXE5DZ6XQ7EBOHQ.jpg?auth=36034470c51895ad8fc6961a2d98627435572d996fc7650ecf6a882e781a4845&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas Dooley was killed during a funeral in Tralee, Co Kerry.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to back FAI’s bid for 2029 Women’s Champions League Final in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/government-to-back-fais-bid-for-2029-womens-champions-league-final-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/government-to-back-fais-bid-for-2029-womens-champions-league-final-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State approval sought for €75m funding package to underpin post office network]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:44:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YCN3NLF6BUMTS2H7UC4RSVPGI.jpg?auth=e397761e156ffe229dc5196f1cc3165ca62dd11ec463c2c65f95d03e39215fb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claudia Pina of FC Barcelona lifts the Uefa Women's Champions League trophy following their victory in the 2026 final. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maja Hitij</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathan Gill challenges extradition to Northern Ireland to face Robbie Lawlor murder charge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/jonathan-gill-challenges-extradition-to-northern-ireland-to-face-robbie-lawlor-murder-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/jonathan-gill-challenges-extradition-to-northern-ireland-to-face-robbie-lawlor-murder-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears Gill has provided no evidence to support a claim that a risk of unfair trial exists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:37:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27GP6WNK75HX7M33XNJWMVATX4.jpg?auth=f207a1816280986b05f7f5659beda6aeec4f1945480de028d7aef57c53df5ded&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Gill claims he will not receive the same protections in the UK courts that he would in the European Union. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert home economics paper was ‘unpredictable and will leave some with mixed emotions’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-home-economics-a-student-friendly-and-fair-exam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-home-economics-a-student-friendly-and-fair-exam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Accessible’ higher level paper ‘fully aligned with the syllabus’ across ‘wide range of topics’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:31:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XMC7R52QRVDAXM6QN5ZMCW64HA.JPG?auth=02e1bd76c6fd6b1b36fd52cd4a352cd6327e29972cb2d0c229101a8d2a1f2817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The higher level exam included topics such as housing development, changing shopping patterns, processed foods and protein bars. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Government’s data centre argument: how  not to make the case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/03/the-irish-times-view-on-the-governments-data-centre-argument-how-not-to-make-the-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/03/the-irish-times-view-on-the-governments-data-centre-argument-how-not-to-make-the-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[The figures earnestly recited by Minister for Finance Simon Harris deserve scrutiny]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPTBSN3GIBB4DKZMGTP77NBPMM.JPG?auth=3e127bdb1198104670d68d090c7e9c3cfc36c3bb9d33065935aef11902032d72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data centres close to the Castlebaggot 220kV substation in Newcastle, west Dublin  Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[School will not lose more than one SNA per year under new redeployment plans ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/school-will-not-lose-more-than-one-sna-per-year-under-new-redeployment-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/school-will-not-lose-more-than-one-sna-per-year-under-new-redeployment-plans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet signs off on scheme following earlier public backlash over plans to cut roles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:18:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSJ6JBWN36UVFYM2M7UW2Z6KFI.JPG?auth=07732b00e3d38b1420fbf3408395bdc7f405594fd022c97f260bb4fa2137f9e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton and Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education Michael Moynihan speak to the media about their plans for special needs assistants on Wednesday. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Irish weather stations recorded temperatures of more than 30.6 degrees in May]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/seven-weather-stations-recorded-temperatures-over-30-degrees-in-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/seven-weather-stations-recorded-temperatures-over-30-degrees-in-may/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann says stations will undergo investigation to determine new Irish air temperature record for month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:13:38 +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[The month’s highest temperature at a synoptic station was reported at Shannon Airport, Co Clare on Tuesday, May 26th with a temperature of 30.6 degrees. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupiers of former pub in Dublin’s Liberties ordered not to allow members of public access]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/occupiers-of-former-dublin-pub-ordered-not-to-allow-members-of-public-access/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/occupiers-of-former-dublin-pub-ordered-not-to-allow-members-of-public-access/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge grants injunction restraining anyone other than two defendants from going on to Liberties property]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:13:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5TF3XF63BFUZGLZA5UNC73AMQ.jpeg?auth=dbcfceac6aa4d40f63441ed26142a530cecfe0b26b8f05f2690417114f8a810c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The interior of Ardee House, a disused pub in Dublin's Liberties. Photograph: Kitty Holland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mason Melia eager for first-team football at Tottenham after Ireland debut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/03/mason-melia-eager-for-first-team-football-at-tottenham-after-ireland-debut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/03/mason-melia-eager-for-first-team-football-at-tottenham-after-ireland-debut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Callaghan in Montreal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After recovering from back injury, the young striker’s career continues to progress ahead of Canada friendly]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:05:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7L25ZQPXFRMTNYIJL6LC7UTJM.jpg?auth=51fd029945dc0e41a8690cc13eab967a077a32ba25ad461d47fa63d0ffbcd60e&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, who made his Ireland debut last week against Qatar. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Denmark’s new government: continuity in Copenhagen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/03/the-irish-times-view-on-denmarks-new-government-continuity-in-copenhagen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/03/the-irish-times-view-on-denmarks-new-government-continuity-in-copenhagen/</guid><description><![CDATA[Despite a disappointing election, Mette Frederiksen is back for a third term]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWQHFTSFLZYLSVDLJHSDHJB2XM.jpg?auth=254b2ad638fd3da64bd130342ec36cf372736a266cbe15d1582b90b1b390ad53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(L-R) Martin Lidegaard, leader of the Social Liberal Party, Pia Olsen Dyhr, Leader of the Green Left (SF), incoming Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of the Social Democrats, and Lars Loekke Rasmussen, leader of the Moderates, present the government platform for a new government in Denmark, at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby. Photograph: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liselotte Sabroe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Media case involving TV footage of dead man with addiction issues goes to hearing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/virgin-media-case-involving-tv-footage-of-dead-man-with-addiction-issues-goes-to-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/virgin-media-case-involving-tv-footage-of-dead-man-with-addiction-issues-goes-to-hearing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Station argues ‘fly-on-the-wall’ documentary has counterbalancing public interest]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:59:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JHJOKWZ3ZHUHNYMW64LLJGLSM.png?auth=2d6f51b00a6f146341747cf3c2e11abf87bff896c97169094c7452671203e9ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High Court proceedings issued against Virgin Media over its broadcast of certain footage in documentary series First Timers on the Frontline. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: The Ger Brennan saga would have fizzled out without Jarlath Burns making his snide aside]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/malachy-clerkin-the-ger-brennan-saga-would-have-fizzled-out-without-jarlath-burns-making-his-snide-aside/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/malachy-clerkin-the-ger-brennan-saga-would-have-fizzled-out-without-jarlath-burns-making-his-snide-aside/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The GAA president has a habit of holding forth as if he’s still a media pundit rather than the head of a massive, knotted, deeply territorial organisation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:48:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YEQCMREFJFDYBM5K5Y3JF4NMMI.jpg?auth=6b8fe89c83733d32ff64a87542f1ebf2e84e508607422bc35f9c6a82b8e14de1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA President Jarlath Burns. It’s not the first time in his presidency that his inclination to overcommunicate has got him into trouble. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family settles action against HSE over daughter’s death by suicide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/family-settles-action-against-hse-over-daughters-death-by-suicide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/family-settles-action-against-hse-over-daughters-death-by-suicide/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maxine Maguire’s family call on Government to implement key recommendations made at inquest]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:41:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KHCQWI2T3YA4S4X7BRIGS5Q3H4.jpg?auth=a1fd851828f85fc923687b394961439f66fb7d43adc48ec9a6748f03bc77e3cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Maguire holds a photo of her daughter Maxine Maguire, who died on February 7th, 2017, in hospital in Dublin. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland will not hit 2030 carbon targets and could face billions in fines, says Darragh O’Brien ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/we-wont-hit-target-obrien-admission-leaves-ireland-braced-for-hefty-climate-fines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/we-wont-hit-target-obrien-admission-leaves-ireland-braced-for-hefty-climate-fines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland to fall way short of 50% carbon emissions reduction by 2030, with fines estimated between €8bn-€26bn]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:23:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWDMAGF3TC65YH3TCKPBGT4LWY.JPG?auth=3c5f171bdc2e5e1a211e66eb82dd0a61110b9d20a39cadeaf17b5e5bf493db27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[During an interview on The Irish Times Inside Politics podcast, Darragh O’Brien acknowledged there was no hope of hitting the legally-binding target. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German-owned online agent Tickets.ie faces liquidation after ceasing trading]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/german-owned-online-agent-ticketsie-faces-liquidation-after-ceasing-trading/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/german-owned-online-agent-ticketsie-faces-liquidation-after-ceasing-trading/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business advises customers with tickets for upcoming events to wait to hear from the relevant event promoter directly ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:08:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXSC6J5L6ICQCBPQIGOVVC5EEU.jpg?auth=c6a23313807e6f0d432f085431a9af5feffbd03377ddf9eaa6916e3ddd1dc995&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John O’Neill founded Tickets.ie back in 2004. Photograph: David O’Shea]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aldous and Joyce too: Frank McNally on a literary pilgrimage to Zurich]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/03/aldous-and-joyce-too-frank-mcnally-on-a-literary-pilgrimage-to-zurich/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/03/aldous-and-joyce-too-frank-mcnally-on-a-literary-pilgrimage-to-zurich/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The odd circumstances that brought our visit about were in part the influence of another Irish novelist – Flann O’Brien]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNJAUOHSUVHNJM6KNHSTVGOBIM.jpeg?auth=e23a14b0d6570af480263d7818eb7e6cbc5910279eed224e762655e71cf4c74f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Joyce catching up with the news last weekend in Zurich]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tariff threats puncture truce with Brazilian president and spark political storm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/03/trump-tariff-threats-puncture-truce-with-brazilian-president-and-spark-political-storm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/03/trump-tariff-threats-puncture-truce-with-brazilian-president-and-spark-political-storm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Dyer in London and Michael Pooler in Brasília]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Lula lashes out at lead election rival Flávio Bolsonaro over US lobbying effort]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:46:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VG6AFHNMEBMUUNZ3IFCEDBO6JM.jpg?auth=56f082156db2c7333dd7605511d065008392d163b72e05feae37476282338d70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro greets supporters upon his arrival home from the US last week, where he met US president Donald Trump and secretary of state Marco Rubio. Photograph: Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergio Lima</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endangered salmon among victims of ‘significant’ fish kill in Co Louth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/03/significant-fish-kill-in-co-louth-being-investigated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/03/significant-fish-kill-in-co-louth-being-investigated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Definite line of inquiry’ being pursued by Inland Fisheries Ireland following incident in river Glyde near Tallanstown]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:45:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UT5OC5KQZFDBRE737BA5QQ2OCY.jpeg?auth=7d47910172038f15fe145536ca24bdacde2931fe46d1574ac7518483d686ca44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the dead fish recovered from the Glyde river by members of the Dee and Glyde Fishing Development Association.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aryna Sabalenka says she wants ‘to quit tennis’ after shock French Open defeat by Diana Shnaider ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/03/aryna-sabalenka-says-she-wants-to-quit-tennis-after-shock-french-open-defeat-by-diana-shnaider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/03/aryna-sabalenka-says-she-wants-to-quit-tennis-after-shock-french-open-defeat-by-diana-shnaider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[22-year-old Russian left-hander makes stunning comeback against title favourite in Paris]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:42:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAOSILJIE6XG2REVXWQSENG254.jpg?auth=0133737e3013b170511d114595457a2ddb3583d78962f4f078792348ad9220bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her French Open quarter-final defeat to Diana Shnaider. Photograph: Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Samson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/irelands-data-centre-strain-a-cautionary-tale-for-rest-of-world-un-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/irelands-data-centre-strain-a-cautionary-tale-for-rest-of-world-un-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data processing accounts for 21% of Irish electricity use – compared to just 4% in the US and 1% in China]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:32:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNROITGADJHB3IXZHA2KDWS3LI.JPG?auth=24af503c21a36ebf306c982cc47b85a9879686d46a5f4b24354a939c9872d9d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data centres are forecast to use more than 30% of Ireland's electricity in the next few years. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife of jailed Ballyseedy Garden Centre owner summonsed over drug-driving]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/wife-of-jailed-ballyseedy-garden-centre-owner-summonsed-over-drug-driving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/wife-of-jailed-ballyseedy-garden-centre-owner-summonsed-over-drug-driving/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lucey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jacqueline O’Duffy appeared in court in Tralee after exceeding the blood drug limit in August 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:27:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3KHTJDAU5ELBF26AS6ZYWO3HY.jpg?auth=268c76ed8f390361cad092c6e77a4b53b42328bc68b84b9f44974026c77f4374&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jacqueline O'Duffy with her husband Nathan McDonnell who is currently serving a 12-year sentence.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports coach (63) jailed for 14 years for rape and sexual assault of two teenage girls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/sports-coach-63-jailed-for-14-years-for-rape-and-sexual-assault-of-two-teenage-girls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/sports-coach-63-jailed-for-14-years-for-rape-and-sexual-assault-of-two-teenage-girls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abuse of two minors was pervasive and systematic, says judge, noting it occurred over prolonged periods of time]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:21:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man began abusing one of the victims when she was 12-years-old.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares fall amid heightened Middle East tension]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/european-shares-fall-amid-heightened-middle-east-tension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/european-shares-fall-amid-heightened-middle-east-tension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banks and travel stocks suffer setback in Dublin while collapse of Akzo Nobel takeover wipes over 17% off its market cap ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:13:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXLVJSYYMPY4EHCGB2HX5KGVEM.jpg?auth=102e7ec39017125c8b1dc2571bc6a72fbb9b53acebeab9249bb4b2368dae265e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zara owner, Inditex gained 1.5 per cent after reporting a strong start to summer trading. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online travel agent agrees not to use Ryanair’s booking system to resell flights]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/online-travel-agent-wont-use-ryanairs-booking-system-to-resell-flights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/online-travel-agent-wont-use-ryanairs-booking-system-to-resell-flights/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[eDreams move ends litigation with Irish carrier]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCYGLZBXTZIIFPI4WICRWKNR5E.jpg?auth=e26021e84f30ba6667d5dae598cce0bb8135647b4408f7864ea0b299ebddab61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On-line agent eDreams has agreed not to access Ryanair's booking systems following a court case. 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[Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin’s flagship economic forum opens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/03/ukrainian-drones-hit-st-petersburg-as-flagship-economic-forum-opens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/03/ukrainian-drones-hit-st-petersburg-as-flagship-economic-forum-opens/</guid><description><![CDATA[Zelenskiy says operation demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to hit strategic targets deep inside Russia]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:38:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULAKKUIGXKMGDOYXY77THH2BCE.jpg?auth=1420e1be91898051aab29143e428a7af72f9cb78faa935386aa54c5c6f353ba7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Black smoke rises over the port of St Petersburg after a Ukrainian drone attack on Wednesday. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For 17 days in 1997, Ken Doherty was at the centre of the Irish sporting universe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/03/for-17-days-in-1997-ken-doherty-was-at-the-centre-of-the-irish-sporting-universe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/03/for-17-days-in-1997-ken-doherty-was-at-the-centre-of-the-irish-sporting-universe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Bracken]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This morning, the 56-year-old announced his retirement from snooker]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:34:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P4DUJ3TSEMCYIBJT2GODRRFWXM.jpg?auth=4601cb6c884147ae52107375a45336cadcb20f184b5cf0b47d6ba33bed409eaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ken Doherty arrives home in Dublin Airport with the Embassy World Trophy after winning the 1997 Snooker World Championship. Photo: Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s reliance on US multinational tax take ‘poses risks’, European Commission warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/reliance-on-us-multinational-tax-take-poses-risks-european-commission-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/reliance-on-us-multinational-tax-take-poses-risks-european-commission-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Corporate tax receipts from US companies  well in excess of what could be explained by their domestic economic activity in Republic ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJ2WSKEY4ZAKLH2G337NG7ZH5Q.jpg?auth=b3e9362b8df671707cd1f1b659cca42355782ed68eb7d7cb98aebaac29dfc895&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reliance on corporation tax revenue from big US multinationals continues to “pose risks to the stability of public finances”, European Commission warns. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeskyMonkey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the Healy-Raes? A guide to Ireland’s biggest political dynasty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/an-enduring-kerry-dynasty-who-are-the-healy-raes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/an-enduring-kerry-dynasty-who-are-the-healy-raes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since the time of their patriarch, Jackie Healy-Rae snr, the family has strengthened its grip on county politics ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:12:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFGFWZVKZNG6RC32GDH57LTTJI.jpg?auth=78381310ec4bd845f8add6f3abf3bbab806547dd61bc4611bbcdff9002906c6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Healy-Raes: Michael, Jackie jnr, Maura, Johnny and Danny. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert day one: See English paper one and home economics exams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-certificate-junior-certificate-2026-day-one-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-certificate-junior-certificate-2026-day-one-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State exams season for 2026 gets under way with English paper one and home economics]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ2JWCCDN5GM3OBHWINZOUZO2I.jpg?auth=f1e776bf62eca173b049c32c7f92c6feafac87c559c7f13c5ee5133c2b90024a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 140,000 Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students begin their exams today. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert: One down, half-a-dozen or so days to go]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-one-down-half-a-dozen-or-so-days-to-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-one-down-half-a-dozen-or-so-days-to-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thank you to each of the students, parents and teachers who have shared their views with us]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:53:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NZFZEULZNALLA5ZXG6W2BX2J4.jpg?auth=c09cd5bf98bd73e1fbc8399d171ef70edaf887e56b9da64ffaa96281df1289bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Well done to everyone who can this evening say, “one down, half-a-dozen or so days to go”.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vectorscore</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who claims she was abused by Jeffrey Donaldson blames herself for not going to police]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/woman-who-claims-she-was-abused-by-jeffrey-donaldson-blames-herself-for-not-going-to-police/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/woman-who-claims-she-was-abused-by-jeffrey-donaldson-blames-herself-for-not-going-to-police/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence questions Complainant B about contact with former DUP leader as an adult ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:47:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUJR2MP2Q2LIMHPQ2PVQWTJRZM.jpg?auth=75b87fb5263027cbb5db5672de165dbba21c456953ca3b730d9614e2753c7359&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court on Wednesday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy targets first Memorial win: ‘I’d love to walk off 18 and shake Jack’s hand’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/03/rory-mcilroy-targets-first-memorial-win-id-love-to-walk-off-18-and-shake-jacks-hand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/03/rory-mcilroy-targets-first-memorial-win-id-love-to-walk-off-18-and-shake-jacks-hand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Lowry is also in the field in Ohio, while Leona Maguire and Olivia Mehaffey take part in US Women’s Open]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:47:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDOWBBLYWWM4JOGEFNQMLCDKZQ.jpg?auth=b957144e89ae8ea8d9fc28645ff67393813f44f6c01b5c95d1345ce42edec7a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Nicklaus shakes hands with Rory McIlroy during the final round of the Memorial Tournament. Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Reaves</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla effort to declare Somali an adult days before 18th birthday ‘farcical’, says judge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/tusla-effort-to-declare-somali-an-adult-days-before-18th-birthday-farcical-says-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/tusla-effort-to-declare-somali-an-adult-days-before-18th-birthday-farcical-says-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Barrister for person accused of murdering Ukrainian teen questions ‘purpose’ of continuing age inquiry ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:44:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2HIFYDWDJBCNXBNXCXUA7UB7CE.jpg?auth=951f3cd22be888c577454e926869eabc30638ac57960d663d0222ae648febbf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vadym Davydenko, the 17-year-old Ukrainian boy killed in Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh O’Brien on new help to buy EVs, Ireland’s missed climate targets and Fianna Fáil’s leadership ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/darragh-obrien-on-new-help-to-buy-evs-irelands-missed-climate-targets-and-fianna-fails-leadership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/darragh-obrien-on-new-help-to-buy-evs-irelands-missed-climate-targets-and-fianna-fails-leadership/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:43:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4F6PVTCHVBC37HFKUWN6N2RRQY.jpg?auth=a7638dd9bb16f9ed60ed0c31c208e4095726586f4329980aedf0c0238146685a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inside Politics]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran insists any US-Israel ceasefire must cover conflict in Lebanon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/03/iran-insists-ceasefire-must-cover-conflict-in-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/03/iran-insists-ceasefire-must-cover-conflict-in-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is demanding an end to Tehran’s nuclear programme]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:43:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMDMLW5YQ7DGE72THAFMIJ324A.jpg?auth=77d362cc23edd5205cec0b1bb156c9f76defd3630dab6bcae23db83487525123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Civil defence workers at the scene of an Israeli air strike in front of Jabal Amel Hospital, Tyre, on Tuesday. At least four people were killed and 127 injured in the attack, according to Lebanese authorities. Photograph: Adri Salido/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adri Salido</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen McCullagh jailed for 31 years for murder of Natalie McNally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/stephen-mccullagh-ordered-to-serve-31-years-for-murder-of-natalie-mcnally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/stephen-mccullagh-ordered-to-serve-31-years-for-murder-of-natalie-mcnally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[YouTuber (36) will serve full prison term for ‘cold-blood and calculated’ killing of pregnant 32-year-old in Co Armagh]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:42:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYFKUG4WXFAP26INC6WZKHBSM4.jpg?auth=0285b51c4ddebf5476b02e415de05aff89f70afb52ddeb444971dfbadcf414bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen McCullagh was told by Judge Patrick Kinney he had committed a 'brutal and senseless murder' of 'someone you professed to love'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David McRedmond: ‘O’Connell Street needs high density housing’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/david-mcredmond-oconnell-street-needs-high-density-housing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/david-mcredmond-oconnell-street-needs-high-density-housing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:42:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OWHVBP6EMJEJROAMQKLTRJBMMM.JPG?auth=3bf655138b862aa07dfced539d7299a724124d38f56e6db238bcc9890f70d0e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Post CEO David McRedmond outlines how he believes we need to reimagine the streetscape in our towns and cities to reflect the shift to E-commerce. Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Taylor set to fight in Croke Park for farewell bout in September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/03/katie-taylor-set-to-fight-in-croke-park-for-farewell-bout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/03/katie-taylor-set-to-fight-in-croke-park-for-farewell-bout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French boxer Flora Pili is a front-runner to be opponent for final fight of storied career]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:32:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R3CBAAM2V5D2NEEZ5HZKOCPYXQ.jpg?auth=3b133301797831f38d3a00981d689e840dffacc1ef734b6a7a38e82c47249f36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Taylor is set to fight in Croke Park for her farewell bout. Photograph: Ed Mulholland/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ed Mulholland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann warns of thunderstorms in Leinster and Ulster today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/03/status-yellow-thunderstorm-warning-for-dublin-kildare-meath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/03/status-yellow-thunderstorm-warning-for-dublin-kildare-meath/</guid><description><![CDATA[Status yellow thunderstorm warning for Dublin, Kildare and Meath expires ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:23:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGTS5VKDERBG7MRPS6NTGFXXKE.jpg?auth=0b0b8b518c5d40b3ce24e347f5b141ee92ba95031abc03815fa517502d60442b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann  said tomorrow will be cool and blustery with widespread showers, merging into longer spells of rain at times. 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[Childcare fees to be capped at €183.70 per week for 45 hours of care ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/03/parents-using-childcare-to-benefit-from-cap-on-maximum-fees-from-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/03/parents-using-childcare-to-benefit-from-cap-on-maximum-fees-from-september/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Childcare providers will be required later this year to share more data with the Government about fees ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:05:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYRDYFTLPBW4O3LXPKI4UTNZOY.JPG?auth=782c85d5d5e00940a2140e9fab815edf162fe9729d9456b0ce4f0c9a766322d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Children Norma Foley. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trinity College Dublin paid €77,000 to Revenue over staff accommodation provided by university]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/trinity-college-paid-77000-to-revenue-over-staff-accommodation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/trinity-college-paid-77000-to-revenue-over-staff-accommodation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[College subsidiary also paid €922,000 to Revenue over VAT issue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTWLXW3VVVGJ3GZTQPLQ3DFL74.jpg?auth=b1bfa133463112fdf92021ed6daaf56d908e5758fe1cf8945d0f4e79bd643973&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A spokeswoman for TCD confirmed the unprompted disclosure concerns six members of staff. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aitor Muñoz Muñoz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel undervalued’: Dublin boss Ger Brennan issues statement through solicitor on Jarlath Burns comments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/dublin-boss-ger-brennan-issues-statement-of-clarification-through-solicitor-over-jarlath-burns-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/dublin-boss-ger-brennan-issues-statement-of-clarification-through-solicitor-over-jarlath-burns-comments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brennan says he ‘feels disenfranchised, undervalued and a lack of belonging to the association given the events of the past three months’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:49:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OW4LQBEBSK26OWOGCN7KMTEKSM.jpg?auth=131c6edfa93a8f6ce962454581ba5b2b15677f821661ed1eca9ed9704b611bd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin manager Ger Brennan has issued a 'statement of clarification' through his solicitor in relation to comments made by GAA president Jarlath Burns on recent disciplinary cases. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert English paper one a ‘lovely’ exam, teachers say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-english-paper-one-a-lovely-exam-teachers-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-english-paper-one-a-lovely-exam-teachers-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students relieved and happy after sitting test with ‘terrific’ essay options and variety in reading comprehensions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:37:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FFU4RGGVZD4TO7NECLX5YU5VU.jpg?auth=0af4b5bfd0058b056326d4401bcee8b5a5986a03429c0a80cdb781bae04c20a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ordinary level paper 'held no surprises' and 'allowed students to demonstrate their skills', one teacher said. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company has to pay ex-CFO €60k after  failure to explain redundancy, WRC rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/wrc-orders-company-to-pay-ex-cfo-60k-after-failure-to-explain-redundancy-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/wrc-orders-company-to-pay-ex-cfo-60k-after-failure-to-explain-redundancy-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Unreasonable’ failure by Horizon Controls to explain decision to let her go ‘undoubtedly caused difficulty’ in search for new job]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:36:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z66J3YC5XUL3ZRR4T4VJDQC3ZU.jpg?auth=7bbfa545048de06ec977c904b729378f0173cbd6e0ad6dec907e92f8b99839eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A company executive has been awarded full losses of €60,000 after spending six months out of work. Photograph: Colin Keegan / Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke no longer receiving Department of Education salary after formal dismissal, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/enoch-burke-no-longer-receiving-department-of-education-salary-after-formal-dismissal-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/enoch-burke-no-longer-receiving-department-of-education-salary-after-formal-dismissal-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burke remains in prison after again refusing to give a court undertaking not to trespass at his former workplace]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:23:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATUQ372GXKUJCVTUOLC2YE5MZE.jpg?auth=712ffcf28c10587d7d0fb620a8039b8e2d83790b4628046b5d512222839d494e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke has now been incarcerated for some 700 days for repeatedly breaching a court order to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medtronic beats quarterly estimates on robust demand for heart devices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/medtronic-beats-quarterly-estimates-on-robust-demand-for-heart-devices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/medtronic-beats-quarterly-estimates-on-robust-demand-for-heart-devices/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish-headquartered medtech giant working through spin out of diabetes business and focus on smaller, targeted acquisitions ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:11:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYJICAVG5HVJO6BKMABLQILDOQ.jpg?auth=baf6eb0f0c8da3dc713e5daa2ea4795aaba660923c13aaa7ce667efdb9e29bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Medtronic results were boosted by steady demand for its heart devices. Photograph: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland SFC round two: Full list of confirmed fixtures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/ger-brennan-returns-for-dublins-game-against-cavan-as-all-ireland-sfc-round-two-fixtures-are-set/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/ger-brennan-returns-for-dublins-game-against-cavan-as-all-ireland-sfc-round-two-fixtures-are-set/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louth will play Armagh in Inniskeen for clash on Sunday at 1pm, live on RTÉ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:11:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4KBD4SHUKZY5QD4ORIEVJTK2A.jpg?auth=76019bd74df7fd99e2c07284ed13ba92a067f3e0b7ebb81ff6942fd689e1c735&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin manager Ger Brennan, who will be back in the dugout. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer apologises for British army ‘overreaction’ in 1972 killing of five people in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/starmer-apologises-for-british-army-killing-of-five-people-in-belfast-in-1972/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/starmer-apologises-for-british-army-killing-of-five-people-in-belfast-in-1972/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coroner found at least four of those shot dead in Springhill Westrock massacre were unarmed, including a girl shot in face]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:10:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGVN6VZCSXIXRWTKPWO5F7FJFI.jpg?auth=bf269dda5b0fd66fba4aafb93c398e0a8fbee931da83b769e3b9f5509db6404e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons/UK Parliament</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed €8,500 EV grants scheme is not policy, it’s a canny PR move ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/03/proposed-car-scrappage-scheme-is-not-policy-its-a-canny-pr-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/03/proposed-car-scrappage-scheme-is-not-policy-its-a-canny-pr-move/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An €8,500 incentive may get motorists thinking about EVs, but it distracts from a lower grant price cap]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:08:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43ZVFM325BBNRHMGYUVBEVACSI.jpg?auth=0471c0bf98956e815529a38477f99936223ac37f60d75d16872c928d8709af24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Foregoing a higher annual motor tax bill and the rising cost of fuel can make EVs an attractive prospect. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">24K-Production</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OECD warns of ‘dark scenario’ if Gulf energy crisis drags on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/oecd-warns-of-dark-scenario-if-gulf-energy-crisis-drags-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/oecd-warns-of-dark-scenario-if-gulf-energy-crisis-drags-on/</guid><description><![CDATA[Growth rates would tumble to levels rarely seen outside of big global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, report says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:52:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M27N7TKJX4SYJ6AJRF4SFTDPUU.jpg?auth=e192927b3d8dd68971a7415da563a26bf79077dff90b7f4d53e876229e05f635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OECD secretary-general, Mathias Cormann said around a third of OECD economies will experience negative real wage growth this year. Photograph: Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Wohlfahrt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach proposes referendum to create new ministerial office for maritime issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/taoiseach-floats-referendum-to-increase-minister-numbers-amid-serious-maritime-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/taoiseach-floats-referendum-to-increase-minister-numbers-amid-serious-maritime-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin said ‘there’s something missing where we don’t have a stronger department of the marine’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:12:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U4A7QSYGJNOHFENY5HMGPKOV7A.jpg?auth=64827085a601c04d56fec25ff48f7a9b934a232158effbbc3b9b0eaa6e953a8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin: 'It probably wouldn’t be the most popular constitutional referendum to suggest we need additional Cabinet seats but we do need to discuss it and debate it because it’s a serious issue.' File photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB mops up almost half of shareholders by buying out small legacy holdings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/06/03/aib-mops-up-almost-half-of-shareholders-by-buying-out-small-legacy-holdings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/06/03/aib-mops-up-almost-half-of-shareholders-by-buying-out-small-legacy-holdings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over 40% of those with fewer than 50 shares in bank after holdings were diluted chose not to sell into odd-lot offer ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:02:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAZM5EZGKDCJXRZ6SELFCT64D4.jpg?auth=e1149fbeb8324f21ac387ac30533143adddeb865efc013e098b755fffd2238c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AIB said in March that of the 14,360 shareholders on the share register, 11,453 held 50 or fewer shares. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 300 people come forward with information on Defence Forces allegations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/defence-forces-tribunal-faces-formidable-task-investigating-historic-allegations-of-sexual-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/defence-forces-tribunal-faces-formidable-task-investigating-historic-allegations-of-sexual-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 300 witnesses have come forward for tribunal arising out of ‘Women of Honour’ allegations ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:02:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MPHLYGBQCMQP5RFJFQXARALPDU.jpg?auth=dd5dd856635a4ad30b623a34f8ab9f8392d73430da2641f6ad8021f4c8d19255&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A tribunal investigating how the Defence Forces dealt with complaints of sexual abuse took evidence at public hearings for the first time on Wednesday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t think Christopher Nolan will make another $300m movie’: Is AI drama Dreams of Violets the future of film-making?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/03/i-dont-think-christopher-nolan-will-make-another-300m-movie-is-ai-drama-dreams-of-violets-the-future-of-film-making/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/03/i-dont-think-christopher-nolan-will-make-another-300m-movie-is-ai-drama-dreams-of-violets-the-future-of-film-making/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cath Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ash Koosha made Dreams of Violets, the first fully-AI feature accepted at a major film festival, in less than six months]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:49:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CBLVN5G4VDGPCPYNQJOEQHS4A.jpg?auth=d0b3c0c36f2695bfd1267be28a46c069c8e5288b25c815b41e9cfb6233386b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dreams of Violets. Photograph: Ash Koosha]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU plans energy standards for data centres amid concerns over soaring power use]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/eu-plans-energy-standards-for-data-centres-amid-concerns-over-soaring-power-use/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/eu-plans-energy-standards-for-data-centres-amid-concerns-over-soaring-power-use/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Abnett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU data centre capacity is expected to more than double in the coming years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:30:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJ33JR5MFFHGFD2AO2ZDEQ77MY.jpg?auth=c3acf491da3088a41e4fe7ed3504d1ee9cf888ec3423b486c52201d1b27fc1d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Commission said it would develop minimum performance standards for both new ⁠and existing data centres, with a “needs assessment” due by 2027. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CasarsaGuru</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple whose illegally built Meath home was demolished bring fresh challenge over council’s actions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/couple-to-bring-fresh-challenge-after-demolition-of-meath-home-built-without-permission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/couple-to-bring-fresh-challenge-after-demolition-of-meath-home-built-without-permission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meath County Council opposes couple’s move to dispute effects of earlier court orders]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:24:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTDMNVRESZE7VHHUHQKR54QXOA.jpg?auth=43928b923890ba739016ebfe9fb0e4e1013fdbc2693ed70a122afd71ba811588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The house in Bohermeen, Co Meath, that was demolished in March two decades after being built without planning permission. 
Photograph: Barry Cronin for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of murdering woman in Galway further remanded in custody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/man-accused-of-murdering-woman-in-clifden-further-remanded-in-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/03/man-accused-of-murdering-woman-in-clifden-further-remanded-in-custody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Director of Public Prosecution’s instructions awaited in case of Ali Sohrabi (35)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:01:35 +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 (35) arriving to a special sitting of Galway District Court on Saturday. Photograph: Dara Bradley]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twice as hard to afford a home in Dublin as Belfast, new CSO data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/twice-as-hard-to-afford-a-home-in-dublin-as-belfast-new-cso-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/twice-as-hard-to-afford-a-home-in-dublin-as-belfast-new-cso-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report comparing economies North and South shows greater earnings mean taxes on income are higher in the Republic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:50:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ELVCGEOOJH5PN2IEZ456BFGNI.jpg?auth=dbe2a89b0a8844bd5d1ce0b2a2748a63689a5a010c3c4a5826a9f401c6019249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The CSO report lays out a regional economic comparison of the Republic and Northern Ireland across 2023 and 2024. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis Walsh: The strongest candidate to succeed Derek Lyng at Kilkenny is not who you think]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/denis-walsh-the-strongest-candidate-to-succeed-derek-lyng-at-kilkenny-is-not-who-you-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/denis-walsh-the-strongest-candidate-to-succeed-derek-lyng-at-kilkenny-is-not-who-you-think/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hurling’s former kingpins are trapped between what winning used to look like and what winning has become]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:46:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3IJARS6HNHWPLWBSNALWBHMVQ.jpg?auth=43349837454176c2c82ddbcf4a20515b134dd178c68640a36ae0b2cb613e8bcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manager Derek Lyng during Kilkenny's Leinster SHC round-five defeat to Dublin at Parnell Park last month. It would prove to be his last match in charge of the team. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say: should students with dyslexia get extra points in exams?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/have-your-say-should-students-with-dyslexia-get-extra-points-in-exams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/have-your-say-should-students-with-dyslexia-get-extra-points-in-exams/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mother of student with dyslexia says extra 10 minutes is ‘insulting’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:42:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZFTHBBGVBCP5LJSSM6KDT3IUA.jpg?auth=6bbb2dfe5585d9690a808395e5d767e3c148358c7e4b386dd7d08827616a58c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Should students get extra points instead of assistance during the exams?]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda to expand use of body-worn cameras nationwide ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/garda-to-expand-use-of-body-worn-cameras-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/garda-to-expand-use-of-body-worn-cameras-nationwide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh McDonagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some €150 million to be spent on the cameras and related technology over next 15 years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:39:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RECF5XF5LQHXPK2UJIEPXN4MBQ.jpg?auth=9d8782fcddd9b825bca42776125e73571f894b2e87a65a7cfac6616599b2ec3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí from five stations have been using body-worn cameras since 2024. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clarkson’s Farm season five on Prime: A cuddly Jeremy Clarkson? On Diddly Squat farm, pigs truly do fly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/03/clarksons-farm-season-five-on-prime-a-cuddly-jeremy-clarkson-on-diddly-squat-farm-pigs-truly-do-fly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/03/clarksons-farm-season-five-on-prime-a-cuddly-jeremy-clarkson-on-diddly-squat-farm-pigs-truly-do-fly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Jeremy Clarkson has so thoroughly cuddly-ified himself that it is bracing to recall he was once the most controversial man in Britain]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:18:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4RVEL7JSTFGQ366IRZZIDRLJM.jpg?auth=b245e253454e0eeedc32321bf476104e5b48764842f4675f0c3c6fa7daee4ef2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeremy Clarkson on his Diddly Squat farm. Photograph: Prime Video.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prime Video</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niall Moyna says Dublin camp ‘very disappointed’ with GAA president Jarlath Burns over comments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/niall-moyna-says-dublin-camp-very-disappointed-with-gaa-president-jarlath-burns-over-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/niall-moyna-says-dublin-camp-very-disappointed-with-gaa-president-jarlath-burns-over-comments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It seems to be a selective application of the rules, is there a rule book for Dublin and then a rule book for everyone else?’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:09:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHDPBZG5KZM5SOTTFXDH2AOASA.jpg?auth=5f220c802e8e728feb05023facf27b1c571cb12a839ccb7d9726fa28ddf235af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin selector Niall Moyna on the sideline at Croke Park for the All-Ireland SFC Round 1 game against Louth. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 21 killed in hotel fire in Delhi, Indian police say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/03/at-least-21-killed-in-hotel-fire-in-delhi-indian-police-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/03/at-least-21-killed-in-hotel-fire-in-delhi-indian-police-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Locals say they got mattresses from nearby mattress shop to try to break falls of people jumping from building]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:50:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I6QGCUOHT6C5QMG2TZMIXHDDTI.jpg?auth=89548d7e8157eefdf06eb5f62c106344cbf8f330b68b047875ea4423d63e0c1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters tackle the hotel fire in Delhi, India, on Wednesday. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manish Swarup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Danish government to cut corporate tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/new-danish-government-to-cut-corporate-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/new-danish-government-to-cut-corporate-tax/</guid><description><![CDATA[Four-party coalition led by Mette Frederiksen will also eliminate income tax bands for highest earners]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:45:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJAFSIK2MMOH7G2RMJFORV5JQI.jpg?auth=2cc059574e527a8ffa83985ee0c6c7a450446a8ccff3e8dd3436419582bbd9b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mette Frederiksen secured a third term as Danish prime minister this week by pulling together a four-party coalition of left-wing parties and Lars Lokke Rasmussen’s centrist group. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mads Claus Rasmussen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Kingdom divided: Michael Healy-Rae’s explosive interview shows split in Kerry dynasty ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/a-kingdom-divided-michael-healy-raes-explosive-interview-shows-split-in-kerry-dynasty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/a-kingdom-divided-michael-healy-raes-explosive-interview-shows-split-in-kerry-dynasty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Differences between Michael and Danny Healy-Rae, and their children, threaten the unity of one of Ireland’s most prominent political families ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:27:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCFXD476RBCQRE76T55D6CJTLQ.JPG?auth=7e741e6e0134a3c98cdd49e5a165c71f1dc761badb0d04ec85489a90fa835607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny and Michael Healy-Rae. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump drops plan for €1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/03/trump-drops-plan-for-18bn-anti-weaponisation-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/03/trump-drops-plan-for-18bn-anti-weaponisation-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Lee and James Politi in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Money would have compensated political allies for being targeted by justice system under Biden administration]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:04:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LQO5IASUOAFWFQKXHA37HAJHY.jpg?auth=684079ec246dae8b8ad447fbbe28275ee1a71bddb82b60a467ab62d2f67646db&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. 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[Trump begins rebuilding his tariff wall with proposed new levies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/trump-begins-rebuilding-his-tariff-wall-with-proposed-new-levies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/trump-begins-rebuilding-his-tariff-wall-with-proposed-new-levies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Diaz and Jennifer A. Dlouhy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president plans fresh tariffs across swathes of products]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:47:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P336O3XX2FJL7RXAQZCNHFFNMA.jpg?auth=495a91f8eabe92197d45967fa8c2cbd936a0988de5d7ab335f5e9c400975f436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new levies are a major step in Trump’s push to reinstate the tariffs he imposed during his first year in office before they were deemed unconstitutional. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer condemns ‘disgraceful’ attacks on police after Henry Nowak murder case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/03/uk-ministers-appeal-for-calm-after-henry-nowak-case-triggers-violent-clashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/03/uk-ministers-appeal-for-calm-after-henry-nowak-case-triggers-violent-clashes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eleven officers injured in Southampton during unrest over police response to student’s death]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:29:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVL57KVWRBMEWBVQAS6C4ITR2A.jpg?auth=780789eaca75721d56f6f4aee82b5e90367ce1074bc2c8f340ba615a7f186d6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters confront riot police near the location where Henry Nowak died, during a demonstration over the police's handling of the incident. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finnbarr Webster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump begins rebuilding protectionist wall with proposed new tariffs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/trump-begins-rebuilding-protectionist-wall-with-proposed-new-tariffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/trump-begins-rebuilding-protectionist-wall-with-proposed-new-tariffs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Earlier levies were struck down by the US Supreme Court]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:58:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJP5K5SY6D4AUCAIO32PH4O2OU.jpg?auth=95db34a60064d8541ca23bf2aaf070d4daaba36534c98c385d7ab51f22d0f3ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump is planning more tariffs following an investigation into how trade partners handle goods allegedly produced by forced labour. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peabo Bryson, soul singer of hit Disney duets, dies aged 75]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/03/peabo-bryson-soul-singer-of-hit-disney-duets-dies-aged-75/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/03/peabo-bryson-soul-singer-of-hit-disney-duets-dies-aged-75/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clay Risen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bryson earned nickname the Voice of Love after duets with singers including Celine Dion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:44:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BHXGHBFGRCNTOLM4O43W3MQXU.jpg?auth=a4125275110e728edfd04bedd9ac4694006972ab58175aa3e2e3a020ad592560&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peabo Bryson performing in Los Angeles in 2000. Photograph: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Winter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s just rotten’: Horse rescue charity appeals for return of missing pony Eleanor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/its-just-rotten-horse-rescue-charity-appeals-for-return-of-missing-pony-eleanor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/its-just-rotten-horse-rescue-charity-appeals-for-return-of-missing-pony-eleanor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reward of €1,000 offered by supporter of the My Lovely Horse Rescue group]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:40:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSYB7SXPZZDDPEK37L62UVUJCU.JPG?auth=cc985b01e263326ea3d238b6678074362f06ff7e97c170ba7f5c0e33427eae8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eleanor was rescued two years ago by the My Little Horse Rescue group]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotunda told funding could be pulled over public-only consultants providing private care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/rotunda-told-funding-could-be-pulled-over-public-only-consultants-providing-private-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/rotunda-told-funding-could-be-pulled-over-public-only-consultants-providing-private-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Health says ‘last thing’ she wants is conversation on cuts, but Government policy is clear]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTU7XK3PH2K35DV7AVOXYRW5I4.JPG?auth=ddd56d9d9f879081c88a0eee296948c5724ff27db073b85b7647a30c657a66e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says she wants consultants to be there for all women with risky pregnancies. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of man recovered after boat sinks in Carlingford Lough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/02/rescue-operation-under-way-after-boat-sinks-in-carlingford-lough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/02/rescue-operation-under-way-after-boat-sinks-in-carlingford-lough/</guid><description><![CDATA[Coast Guard received a report that the vessel was in trouble near Greencastle Point, Co Down]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:23:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3VZ5JMWVE6R7DMUP4HJZOQ2UY.jpg?auth=836a33a856b5ce7e542ddb0fc57db9b835e266c01c39560d7bb512db72fc4918&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of Dundalk Sub Aqua search and rescue head out to join a rescue operation after a fishing boat sank in Carlingford Lough. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digger rammed into Co Cork supermarket in failed ATM robbery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/03/digger-rammed-into-co-cork-supermarket-in-failed-atm-robbery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/03/digger-rammed-into-co-cork-supermarket-in-failed-atm-robbery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gang flees empty-handed after attempted theft at SuperValu in Mallow]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:19:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3J2TRVFAPNHL3HID5UH7VTTR3M.jpg?auth=13389bf914ef470d5393a55d39d9cc513f807eb2d8fd0cce1440ec609670a15b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene at SuperValu in Mallow, Co Cork, after a digger was used in an attempt to remove an ATM. Photograph: Michael MacSweeney/Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair passenger traffic continues to rise in May]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/ryanair-passenger-traffic-continues-to-rise-in-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/ryanair-passenger-traffic-continues-to-rise-in-may/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline carried 210.4 million passengers in 12 months to end of May]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:19:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2FEGGSEQVXH2GR5VJI5YMUSYFU.jpg?auth=3cdcb5a6aaa123d2a615fb850128c7468c0323c07db2e1f852f2ff5e74644713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair continued to increase passenger numbers in May. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo still look like a Netflix documentary waiting to happen ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/03/mayo-still-look-like-a-netflix-documentary-waiting-to-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/03/mayo-still-look-like-a-netflix-documentary-waiting-to-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Draw doesn’t throw up many show-stoppers; Leo Cullen has a tougher station than many appreciate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:11:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ALO65PDQFAJWFZQHN23RQZACQ.jpg?auth=679cd0bed5361301e9f9ed1b927c64df981452ded681e09fd4369776f3bafaf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo taking to the field in Clones last Sunday for their championship game against Monaghan. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeries needing heart-lung machines at risk of cancellation as perfusionists to strike ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/surgeries-needing-heart-lung-machines-at-risk-of-cancellation-as-perfusionists-to-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/surgeries-needing-heart-lung-machines-at-risk-of-cancellation-as-perfusionists-to-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Union representing perfusionists gives notice of industrial action, starting with one-day strike next week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:54:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OJCV6TLPJHWPG5BUS74TS4T2A.jpg?auth=ebb5ce515ac3eae0cac3499ca0d2f596f3f740b3c00065e98b62cc166b05ac23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Perfusionists represented by Fórsa have notified the HSE of their intention to take industrial action. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shapecharge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish director wins US film award for Tipperary murder drama]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/irish-director-wins-us-film-award-for-tipperary-murder-drama/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/03/irish-director-wins-us-film-award-for-tipperary-murder-drama/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anne Williamson takes prize for best first-time female director at the Indie X Film Fest in Los Angeles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:08:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWQ2CDTR5VBGHNNHBVQ3LR4TCU.jpg?auth=ffc7709b723cf8e413faad4fedbda6e9cf14891e5f1a6c13db804e93655c6b8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Peter Morris, Deirdre de Búrca, director Anne Williamson and actor Vicky Maher at the Indie X Film Festival in Los Angeles. Photograph: Jasper Murphy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Iowa is facing ‘farmageddon’. Chaotic tariffs mean we ‘lead the nation in farm foreclosures’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/03/radical-and-destructive-policy-agenda-iowas-primary-picks-point-ways-to-us-midterms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/03/radical-and-destructive-policy-agenda-iowas-primary-picks-point-ways-to-us-midterms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On a night when six states held primary elections, Iowa set the stage for a fascinating campaign ahead]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:44:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OYCXUHRMK4CYII6BTYUZGZS534.jpg?auth=a480bb3d38073aa03d6fa4607bec623a94e6ef9e8ad6f8323b48932bb14bd39e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Josh Turek will be the Democratic candidate for a US Senate seat in Iowa following Tuesday's primary election. 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Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuki Iwamura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record heat in Ireland predicted this summer – and why that’s not good news]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/record-heat-in-ireland-predicted-this-summer-and-why-thats-not-good-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/record-heat-in-ireland-predicted-this-summer-and-why-thats-not-good-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: World’s weather forecasters almost certain El Niño will return ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPJVWBW4OTVZQDKTEZAHJCTCKI.jpg?auth=cd0813b4f233367ffab00ab8b2f69181a7e62b0ad75b6ab92b876d42861e5a37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2023 El Niño brought an autumn of flooding. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman ordered to vacate home after ‘attack’ on pregnant tenant led to emergency C-section]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/03/woman-ordered-to-vacate-home-after-attack-on-pregnant-tenant-led-to-emergency-c-section/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/03/woman-ordered-to-vacate-home-after-attack-on-pregnant-tenant-led-to-emergency-c-section/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residential Tenancies Board tribunal deemed Ciara Butler to be the ‘aggressor’ after seeing video footage of incident at Djouce Hall in Bray]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ3ENUVTYJA6NEBKF6VREJTENM.jpg?auth=3fa6f6f42296f2631f1dee64d7321695ea0a124c8a15d4baf2986d8fdcd85c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A representative for the landlord said CCTV footage of the incident was shocking and ‘spoke for itself’]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TanawatPontchour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer survivor wonders can she keep getting invalidity pension when her maternity benefit starts?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/can-i-keep-receiving-my-invalidity-pension-when-my-maternity-benefit-starts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/can-i-keep-receiving-my-invalidity-pension-when-my-maternity-benefit-starts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I’m recovering from breast cancer treatment and expecting in July. Can I keep receiving both payments?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S55QWVVZOBG3JJPAME2W3M7R5M.jpg?auth=b1a896d279949f6010dabf1e16ad42de6dd79dcc59275873180e4cda00dbb273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I know I am entitled to maternity leave from my employer but I’m wondering if my invalidity pension can continue?' Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil extends advance as peace talks stall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/03/oil-extends-advance-as-peace-talks-stall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/03/oil-extends-advance-as-peace-talks-stall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg News]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prices rise for third day as fresh fighting flares up in the Middle East]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:51:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LIJJGSEPIYYKUGG5QNMCZ527M.jpg?auth=6804c5d9a03ab2edc0dabe5eca0f37cc328f644caa68ebf92ffd842bbd1fe24f&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 said he was still optimistic the US could reach an interim peace deal with Iran. 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[Armenians look towards EU, but Russia is watching]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/03/armenians-look-towards-eu-but-russia-is-watching/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/03/armenians-look-towards-eu-but-russia-is-watching/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Armenia’s foreign policy direction has become a big issue in advance of Sunday’s parliamentary elections]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:27:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IMJLIZYGL2PRH347SKZLIAZNRY.jpg?auth=8b1ce1b8adb1ed28eda491d0e3c09dfa1210e8038346c1d7af5d14761fcc1c17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan looks set to win a second term at Sunday's parliamentary elections. Photograph: Karen Minasyan/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karen Minasyan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More cost, less cover from health insurers and the investor folly of SpaceX’s IPO ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/more-cost-less-cover-from-health-insurers-and-the-investor-folly-of-spacexs-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/more-cost-less-cover-from-health-insurers-and-the-investor-folly-of-spacexs-ipo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:23:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDN6LNAKC5XQOQU5ZHJSAKQPGU.jpg?auth=846db5fea94ca1b8e4dc5d366bb5a1cca238d44cc355920a9dca70a88d5c115c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Private health insurance premiums jumped by almost 11 per cent last year even as providers cut the level of cover offered by many plans Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Leaving Cert: ‘Remembering the fun, very silly, happy-go-lucky people we were is like a warm hug’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/my-leaving-cert-remembering-the-fun-very-silly-happy-go-lucky-people-we-were-is-like-a-warm-hug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/my-leaving-cert-remembering-the-fun-very-silly-happy-go-lucky-people-we-were-is-like-a-warm-hug/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Erin McGreehan, TD for Louth]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TCNFL7TZFJEOFPRUL4UFUL7SDA.jpeg?auth=b235acd56bfc83a6843125c14bc948de40dbf031409aecc45701bf5cbd53d46b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erin McGreehan remembers the teachers who saw through the chatterbox she was and saw her potential]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I can’t believe I let this wonderful woman slip through my fingers’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/03/i-cant-believe-i-let-this-wonderful-woman-slip-through-my-fingers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/03/i-cant-believe-i-let-this-wonderful-woman-slip-through-my-fingers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: We had a huge row where I accused her parents of scheming against me]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SAWJLVQW6NE4VGNQPQ6WUYEWAE.jpg?auth=c5ea6fe02e129b69a9e17f96e76771ab2f2a18e2d0a0d2c8193a5df12ae9d4af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['For a year and a half we travelled across the world to be with each other and finally decided that one of us needed to move.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">urbazon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert: ‘Even though it’s foundation maths it’s still very stressful’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-even-though-its-foundation-maths-its-still-very-stressful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/03/leaving-cert-even-though-its-foundation-maths-its-still-very-stressful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grace McNamara (18) is hoping to do well in English and history]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TY6B45OFRADVJOBUVUCYDLS2A.jpeg?auth=62a083b07427be5223392a0ff4ac0841b2da17048803676e47b03d457ef21e03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grace McNamara: 'It’s very difficult for me to try and study, especially subjects such as maths and biology']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK visa ban for anti-Israel activists from US prompts freedom-of-speech concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/03/uk-visa-ban-for-anti-israel-activists-from-us-prompts-freedom-of-speech-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/03/uk-visa-ban-for-anti-israel-activists-from-us-prompts-freedom-of-speech-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cenk Uygur and his nephew Hasan Piker were prevented from boarding flights from Los Angeles to London]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44TTYLUBNWXKV2NZ4ZWY3KDQ4Q.jpg?auth=35f7bd691693c3f58aba8df408e7451d7c0f80fad10958d21cc9651ba7598de2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The progressive activist Cenk Uygur, center, in Washington on April 25, 2025. Photograph: Pete Kiehart/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pete Kiehart</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One by one, we are losing those who survived the Holocaust and could say ‘I was there’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/03/rabbi-yoni-wieder-holocaust-jewish-survivors-tomi-reichental-dublin-second-world-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/03/rabbi-yoni-wieder-holocaust-jewish-survivors-tomi-reichental-dublin-second-world-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoni Wieder]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The age of living witnesses to the Holocaust is ending. But their warning must live on]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/42KWDLWIHJFTBDHVNE25T5MWVU.jpg?auth=4086a5113d4d61affe261b24e5d2fd4f507b21e74cdce4f4e2e6c9084e65818c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental at the State's annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in Dublin in 2015. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCF Lending backs expansion of The Quays shopping centre with €9m loan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/bcf-lending-backs-expansion-of-the-quays-shopping-centre-with-9m-loan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/bcf-lending-backs-expansion-of-the-quays-shopping-centre-with-9m-loan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financier lends to Newry retail complex, which draws shoppers from both sides of Border]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CYIJEXAKZCI7KSXMK3UKGSWEA.JPG?auth=15a85eba8a002bd053cb93cf3396b6dcef9946c3f41e33b5d4149cbfc7be4053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Coughlan, developer of The Quays shopping centre, and BCF Lending chief executive Gareth Graham. Photograph: Press Eye]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kelvin Boyes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA needs to get to grips with violence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/gaa-needs-to-get-to-grips-with-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/gaa-needs-to-get-to-grips-with-violence/</guid><description><![CDATA[Making a big deal over ‘a punch or two’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 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[No one’s laughing at Ireland’s unsophisticated ‘peann luaidhe’ elections now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/03/no-ones-laughing-at-irelands-unsophisticated-peann-luaidhe-elections-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/03/no-ones-laughing-at-irelands-unsophisticated-peann-luaidhe-elections-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An electoral system is only as good as the people believe it to be – and Irish people rightly have a lot of faith in ours]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PXMXTG7OFBAEFNBSBVTMJL6NQI.JPG?auth=11a4625a286c299ec67fdf003ebd8a22fb069a04d62f6e6f6fa973ffc0d5e9c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Votes being counted after ballot boxes are opened in the Dublin Central byelection at Dublin's RDS in May. 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[Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo showed exactly why they’re not serious contenders against Monaghan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/darragh-o-se-mayo-showed-exactly-why-theyre-not-serious-contenders-against-monaghan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/darragh-o-se-mayo-showed-exactly-why-theyre-not-serious-contenders-against-monaghan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You can’t hope to win an All-Ireland if you almost throw away a 12-point lead against an inferior team]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FF7NQCBBIO2B26R2G2NBSDRONE.jpg?auth=282133e3e81063d4f140417f9b7d142e302897e93c102bd3139d66235dd7d60c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Kobe McDonald keeps his eye on the ball during last Sunday's narrow All-Ireland SFC round-one victory against Monaghan in Clones. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX’s IPO is a disaster waiting to happen and Irish pension funds will be exposed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/heavily-in-debt-loss-making-with-eyes-on-sending-people-to-mars-why-would-anyone-invest-in-spacex/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/heavily-in-debt-loss-making-with-eyes-on-sending-people-to-mars-why-would-anyone-invest-in-spacex/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Elon Musk succeeds in listing SpaceX on the stock market, our pensions could be invested in this one-sided racket]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25QTRKML2OQRSSKPKJ7PBEXM7Q.jpg?auth=fafc3f2844bfedd9b0f5d3c958f6c51651fee971b44493d5e95afb1768454f5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX’s launch site near Boca Chica, Texas. Photograph: Meridith Kohut/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Meridith Kohut</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry to road-test ‘learnings’ from Donegal battle against Kildare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/kerry-to-road-test-learnings-from-donegal-battle-against-kildare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/kerry-to-road-test-learnings-from-donegal-battle-against-kildare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tadhg Morley says three-week lead-in to round 2B clash is just what the injury-hit Kingdom panel needed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEJIP4BFYPFRMR3ZNTH4KHJRIQ.jpg?auth=574cd0302d34d91df56dfa457256b816d5e6c9452dbeb44cf382c8fd9aca0d37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s Tadhg Morley says the team's game plan against Donegal went awry following Micheál Burns's dismissal during last month's championship match in Killarney. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harnessing modern-car tech to reduce road deaths]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/harnessing-modern-car-tech-to-reduce-road-deaths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/harnessing-modern-car-tech-to-reduce-road-deaths/</guid><description><![CDATA[Newer vehicles can detect speed limits, so the solution is clear]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 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[Church’s influence on schools puts undue pressure on parents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/churchs-influence-on-schools-puts-undue-pressure-on-parents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/churchs-influence-on-schools-puts-undue-pressure-on-parents/</guid><description><![CDATA[Catholic education should not be forced on people]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s housing statistics are meaningless without wider context]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/irelands-housing-statistics-are-meaningless-without-wider-context/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/irelands-housing-statistics-are-meaningless-without-wider-context/</guid><description><![CDATA[The State remains focused on abstract output figures that are disconnected from lived reality]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State-backed car scrappage, Rotunda row, Leaving Cert begins, SpaceX and your pension]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/state-backed-car-scrappage-rotunda-row-leaving-cert-begins-spacex-and-your-pension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/state-backed-car-scrappage-rotunda-row-leaving-cert-begins-spacex-and-your-pension/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGTWQDKAUH5SJJJ6R6WLSTHFO4.jpg?auth=492bf91634ef07f3b8554311277a7535dfb8317a2bb90418dab5ba1142bee0a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. Photograph: Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maddie Mcgarvey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jarlath Burns: Jim McGuinness and Ger Brennan cases were different]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/jarlath-burns-jim-mcguinness-and-ger-brennan-cases-were-different/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/03/jarlath-burns-jim-mcguinness-and-ger-brennan-cases-were-different/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GAA president on integration, €1m deficit due to SFC format and a hurling final during Ryder Cup]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKKQNGIY5TAMWVLVUAQ7K5NF24.jpg?auth=d9f10abe15ffc23de9552f7665fab3885d0db2ee0d734923defb13edafd25d9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jarlath Burns said coaches should not be getting involved in on-field scuffles. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Drumcondra fox and a question of humanity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/a-drumcondra-fox-and-a-question-of-humanity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/a-drumcondra-fox-and-a-question-of-humanity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Letter writer challenges the ethics of fox hunting after witnessing trust between man and animal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z54DZOYAXVEHXDO7VBDIKCPFCE.jpg?auth=628153379fb4bd933c4a78527dfd012dea5fa2c2a0fb53fe4ca3ef0f112a02b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A friend has had a very close relationship with a fox.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lesson in humility from a robotic lawnmower]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/a-lesson-in-humility-from-a-robotic-lawnmower/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/a-lesson-in-humility-from-a-robotic-lawnmower/</guid><description><![CDATA[A reader reflects on ageing, humility and modern technology]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 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[Arsenal are not the only London club with a loyal Irish following]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/arsenal-are-not-the-only-london-club-with-a-loyal-irish-following/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/arsenal-are-not-the-only-london-club-with-a-loyal-irish-following/</guid><description><![CDATA[Under a new manager, the Tottenham revival has already begun]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 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[What is the purpose of secondary education in Ireland? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/what-is-the-purpose-of-secondary-education-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/03/what-is-the-purpose-of-secondary-education-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perhaps there is too much focus on the Leaving Certificate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 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[Builders wait on State to seek bids for infrastructure projects]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/builders-wait-on-state-to-seek-bids-for-infrastructure-projects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/builders-wait-on-state-to-seek-bids-for-infrastructure-projects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More detail needed on €270bn plan, says industry chief]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYGQGW3G3BE3TLTRPNSLUBNV4M.jpg?auth=26ee1190657edf1115170f4b818853fdd5f75d93a9008f222e7e2a95935907a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Brownlee, chief executive Construction Industry Federation, says builders face increased costs]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special needs assistant workforce development plan to be brought to Cabinet ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/special-needs-assistant-workforce-development-plan-to-be-brought-to-cabinet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/special-needs-assistant-workforce-development-plan-to-be-brought-to-cabinet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Role of SNAs to be professionalised after Government backed down on plans to reduce number of educational assistants in schools ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3YN7R7BLBNZVNHOERTOND3I2I.JPG?auth=028e743e612c87a3536a68ec34efaeb3e009d42c700977bf95baa579a3c2f4cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton will brief colleagues on the SNA workforce plan. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy: Players emerging from private schools are super athletes but lack rugby IQ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/03/gordon-darcy-constraints-on-leinster-put-leo-cullens-achievements-into-context/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/03/gordon-darcy-constraints-on-leinster-put-leo-cullens-achievements-into-context/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach has been working with essentially the same squad for three years – he cannot go to the market for a quick fix]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZMWETCZ7EETHKIWE3HBSX4XA4.jpg?auth=bcb00c6f7f9ac3cb07c86c38428d6f296768442b3ff7850978afe21b102e3a23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The club pathway boasts a modest yield when it comes to professional players. The odd one breaks through such as Tadhg Furlong or the Osborne brothers, Jamie and Andrew. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phyllis (Phyl) McDonald: Champion of active retirement and promoter of adult education]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/06/03/phyllis-phyl-mcdonald-champion-of-active-retirement-and-promoter-of-adult-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/06/03/phyllis-phyl-mcdonald-champion-of-active-retirement-and-promoter-of-adult-education/</guid><description><![CDATA[Her grandchildren often asked what she did all day as a child without computer games or technology]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMCWQZKKUNMWDFE3JGQWQWKIME.jpg?auth=4e5b79aeca3b9f7b3b4ccb9fe415834d85dfda9aa0f58e8e6776cd02255db3ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phyl McDonald celebrating being Dún Laoghaire Active Retirement Association's oldest member in 2018. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US will face a reckoning one day. In the meantime, Trump just gets more volatile]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/03/michael-mcdowell-donald-trump-presidency-united-states-middle-east-chaos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/03/michael-mcdowell-donald-trump-presidency-united-states-middle-east-chaos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Middle East chaos, looting of public purse and collapse in respect for US just 16 months into his second term]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RHJIJ4AQZOAHZ5UBJCDQWTDEEM.jpg?auth=f860ca8279bebae932361b1a5f026691ab8329c3b863aae0cba74a5afcf39cca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
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Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you try to overpay your mortgage, or invest instead?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/should-you-try-to-overpay-your-mortgage-or-invest-instead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/should-you-try-to-overpay-your-mortgage-or-invest-instead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26WFKMEHFREURDUMTGSIYSO6VY.png?auth=6a027a1980b749df9a2a34483bd10cc1b34ae55685c31af16af5a80ad02b6f6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cian Carolan, financial planner and Managing Director of DNG Financial Services, on the Better with Money podcast]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish car owners to be offered €8,500 EV grants in new first come, first served scrappage plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/state-to-offer-8500-ev-grants-in-scrappage-scheme-for-13-year-old-cars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/03/state-to-offer-8500-ev-grants-in-scrappage-scheme-for-13-year-old-cars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About two-thirds of €10m fund will be ring-fenced for rural areas, with scheme operated on pilot basis from July]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGRYKZNXB4NW3BRFJTFMEGQXYA.jpg?auth=0bad5c4945d9788d2d0aca101e39fc2e51dbdcbf57e94ee31d82eb37cdc1a84f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The uptake of EVs is one of the few bright spots in the Government’s efforts to reach its targets to reduce carbon emissions. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rathmines residential rental investment at €8.5m offers buyer 4.91% net initial yield]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/03/dublin-6-residential-rental-investment-at-85m-offers-buyer-491-net-initial-yield/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/03/dublin-6-residential-rental-investment-at-85m-offers-buyer-491-net-initial-yield/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twenty-four apartments at Pavilion View in Rathmines are fully let and generate annual rental income of €436,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVPC27QJEBFBZOMFJFJRJNLN2U.jpeg?auth=33468ed6b09ef82a1b6558fbd32b79da756c589bf2d53edce84535b022b71210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lidl, Pavilion View Lower, Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Have you got big feet?’ my doctor asked. My Yeti secret was out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/03/have-you-got-big-feet-my-doctor-asked-my-yeti-secret-was-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/03/have-you-got-big-feet-my-doctor-asked-my-yeti-secret-was-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In doing so, I finally feel liberated from the large dollop of shame that accompanies the larger-footed woman]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FGBKYNKEJVGUTKCVPKWLLWBHVU.jpg?auth=db9a7f074640abb9205bff8109da7ce96dce5b24349d1a838f6376b6fe067dc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For a moment feeling like Carrie Bradshaw, anticipation fills me as I open the box. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeskyMonkey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Bank leaves more than two-thirds of bailout unpaid as dividends reach €5.25bn ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/06/03/ulster-bank-leaves-more-than-two-thirds-of-bailout-unpaid-as-dividends-reach-525bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/06/03/ulster-bank-leaves-more-than-two-thirds-of-bailout-unpaid-as-dividends-reach-525bn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now renamed Ulydien, bank reported €53m net loss in 2025 and paid €56m in customer remediation for ‘legacy issues’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUL6QKXCB5DLVOLIEA3S336264.jpg?auth=c6692f6df84c49177a9901540432b7d2a05234890ad1a43d7cab5da7a5a11d21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster Bank announced five years ago that it was winding down its business in the Republic. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ’s Jacqui Hurley sets up business matching downsizers with those trading up: ‘There’s probably trepidation’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/03/rtes-jacqui-hurley-sets-up-business-matching-downsizers-with-those-trading-up-theres-probably-trepidation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/03/rtes-jacqui-hurley-sets-up-business-matching-downsizers-with-those-trading-up-theres-probably-trepidation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Lawless]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sports broadcaster’s new venture, Good Neighbour, aims to help people find suitable homes within their locality]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHZOX7D6IJHV5AANOZA3YBPARE.JPG?auth=fd9e6555cd0272eeade15037770f518faaab46bc9f9f5b5e354c4b40da1dda78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ sports broadcaster Jacqui Hurley has set up a new property business called Good Neighbour. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was gutted’: Hugo Keenan using Champions Cup heartache to fuel Leinster’s URC bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/03/i-was-gutted-hugo-keenan-using-champions-cup-heartache-to-fuel-leinsters-urc-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/03/i-was-gutted-hugo-keenan-using-champions-cup-heartache-to-fuel-leinsters-urc-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Province can secure final berth with victory against the Stormers, but fullback knows that is easier said than done]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTCNWEJMHBNGZTL46FPTSZM74U.jpg?auth=2b206c977974791696aca4e20228b53965a33493fe5e7c294e1e3df51ef0bfb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugo Keenan and Caelan Doris after Leinster conceded their third try against Bordeaux Bègles in the Champions Cup final at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, on May 23rd. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixed, variable or switch? How to make the best choice for your mortgage now ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/03/fixed-variable-or-switch-how-to-make-the-best-choice-for-your-mortgage-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/03/fixed-variable-or-switch-how-to-make-the-best-choice-for-your-mortgage-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People coming off a fixed rate need to consider their options carefully as  interest rates are expected to rise from next week ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CSLZDXALXTPEMOMR7NJBIYL6VI.jpg?auth=b77a7c21ac59f95a845a96b8608512f26e8dabc090202de9fcb7088e38e865c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde: interest rates are expected to rise by a quarter percentage point next week. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older customers targeted as health insurers cut cover despite 11% rise in premiums - watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/03/health-insurance-prices-jump-sharply-even-though-cover-is-cut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/03/health-insurance-prices-jump-sharply-even-though-cover-is-cut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health Insurance Authority says reductions in orthopaedic cover will hit old patients needing hip and knee surgery more ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VISLWCKKJJFQ7EZWHLE4EDXJRE.jpg?auth=f6d8080b67773a240325f3e6ddb402760e54905b0bd49e07c49b72321db23023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patients in need of hip or knee replacement may face substantial out-of-pocket costs. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">manassanant pamai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a time of sky-high oil prices, should Ireland go nuclear?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/03/in-a-time-of-sky-high-oil-prices-should-ireland-go-nuclear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/03/in-a-time-of-sky-high-oil-prices-should-ireland-go-nuclear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Advocates say new, smaller reactors could deliver ‘abundant, cheap and clean power – the Holy Trinity’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLV7NSTRMZGQRJN63XDY2OZZ5A.jpg?auth=88b990dbd7ae01587d64f659bb0a6d58146829d5a27f43ea48b1b5163b1ce91a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nuclear power continues to pose obvious public relation problems]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anton Petrus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The NCT system, like most systems, favours rich people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/03/the-nct-system-like-most-systems-favours-rich-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/03/the-nct-system-like-most-systems-favours-rich-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NCT testing couldn’t be more classist...  all too often it’s expensive bad news. There’s humiliation too]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF4YIOMFHFAKVHFHVEN7REJUSE.jpg?auth=2493570fbdbec1a43b0ebb7757ac8f9d463a0252c0ff4fa156ed6e7ae6ad6c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: 'I’ve seen people on their phones as they watch this, giving a running commentary on how they think it’s going.' 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[Well-known Carlow hotel and leisure club for sale seeking €7.5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/03/well-known-carlow-hotel-and-leisure-club-for-sale-seeking-75m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/03/well-known-carlow-hotel-and-leisure-club-for-sale-seeking-75m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-star Seven Oaks Hotel has 89 bedrooms and can accommodate up to 500 delegates in conference facility
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BK3OHTHV45HV7FC7WVYPZN4AUA.jpg?auth=724fe39ecd6ac711727126a88e036b5e7c2e1d798353ec94801f712adcdcc751&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Seven Oaks Hotel & Leisure Club is located in the heart of Carlow town.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EUGENE LANGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private investor buys fully let Maynooth office with €4m guide price]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/03/private-investor-buys-fully-let-maynooth-office-with-4m-guide-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/03/private-investor-buys-fully-let-maynooth-office-with-4m-guide-price/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sale at Maynooth Business Campus offers buyer yield of about 9 per cent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KK4XQAOGD5E3ZPJ2O2LPJBCC5Q.jpg?auth=e8a5a6c80c2afdcbe0fdcdeb8dbe63420fc6b17eb3c60fc357dcec5f2d404761&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unit K8 occupies a prime high-profile corner site in the Maynooth Business Campus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan Melia Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-bed Donnybrook apartment ideal for downsizers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/03/two-bed-donnybrook-apartment-ideal-for-downsizers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/03/two-bed-donnybrook-apartment-ideal-for-downsizers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Development has matured beautifully with the grounds giving a Mediterranean vibe]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5CCRYQWCVBDVDCZB6XMIBWB24.jpg?auth=410217e0957f749639e981ae103306868a06c91cee795c1ef1313617296993c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[19 Glaunsharoon, Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spices, slushies, ‘drinkable salad’: the foods foreign chefs in Ireland eat at home to cool down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/03/spices-slushies-and-drinkable-salad-the-foods-foreign-chefs-based-in-ireland-ate-at-home-to-cool-down-in-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/03/spices-slushies-and-drinkable-salad-the-foods-foreign-chefs-based-in-ireland-ate-at-home-to-cool-down-in-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Dunworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five chefs who’ve swapped hotter climates for Ireland share memories of the food and drinks they miss and what they like about Irish summers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRFYJW2BWFH23EH6QOWFEQYVGM.png?auth=66c457917d931f981f9d162cd9e6d43efb81c3457a09067995c71a3836321b89&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: Rebeca Recarey Sanchez; Edizemi Onilenla; Giselle Makinde; Damien Grey; and Nicole Server-Pawlukojc. Photographs: John Allen/Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenvolt Next creates 90 jobs in big expansion across Ireland and Britain ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/greenvolt-next-creates-90-jobs-in-big-expansion-across-ireland-and-britain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/03/greenvolt-next-creates-90-jobs-in-big-expansion-across-ireland-and-britain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company anticipates renewable energy projects will cut 150,000 tonnes of emissions over next three years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CSA3WTS7VB47LMTE3ZQWTM34I.JPG?auth=5bb7b14db6d17e1fbb78fd7f7d8bf6c68db2675e32aba4a954cb78d8af4f8f7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greenvolt Next Ireland HR manager Susan Hogan and chief executive Owen Power]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett: A return to Mississippi ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-calamity-club-by-kathryn-stockett-a-return-to-mississippi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/05/30/the-calamity-club-by-kathryn-stockett-a-return-to-mississippi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éilís Ní Dhuibhne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second novel from the author of The Help tells the story of Meg, an 11-year-old orphan ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQGI6KB3ZZE43EJSHP7WZDZMZI.jpg?auth=188b50fa76e2656dcf3e06400875fddd5c92bb46d599f2888a9c03b624b5178d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathryn Stockett's prose is lively and undemanding. Photograph: Taylor Cooley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Which Taylor Swift song won best female video at the 2009 MTV VMAs?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/03/the-music-quiz-which-taylor-swift-song-won-best-female-video-at-the-2009-mtv-vmas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/03/the-music-quiz-which-taylor-swift-song-won-best-female-video-at-the-2009-mtv-vmas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which two former Beatles have children that share the same birthday?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSAHFLHMC54T5Y2S3ZQHJJ6L7A.jpg?auth=3b4850feb8f88a4a17dbc2661971f4ea294dc6fe0519276b7ab5a512e7fbd945&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robyn Beck</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imagine a world where saints roam free, among us, on the bus or in TK Maxx]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/03/picture-a-saint-sore-during-a-spin-class-or-on-the-bus-roaming-among-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/03/picture-a-saint-sore-during-a-spin-class-or-on-the-bus-roaming-among-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mícheál McCann]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To acknowledge the idea of a saint is to acknowledge the question: what does it mean to be a good person?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQX7YUEIF5B5DN36IRHMZGA5OM.jpg?auth=9bca338c2664f775a6d9994211be5fb7877b5c9156bf62fd0df6818da949044b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poet Mícheál McCann, author of Lives of the Saints, asks what separates canonical saints from ordinary people]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi’s hybrid Q3 proves we’re focused on the wrong cars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/06/03/audis-hybrid-q3-proves-were-focused-on-the-wrong-cars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/06/03/audis-hybrid-q3-proves-were-focused-on-the-wrong-cars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s a much, much better car sitting right there across the showroom]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CT4A3BFLHVHKRA2HUFXXDPRI4U.jpeg?auth=fd7bf0f6e7f3189e2cd45508a507cacc83d90e157a0e13aa2946785fdd15cee1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Audi Q3 Sportback eHybrid]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cupra’s Raval steps forward with VW Group’s first front-drive, affordable EV ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/03/cupras-raval-steps-forward-with-vw-groups-first-front-drive-affordable-ev/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/03/cupras-raval-steps-forward-with-vw-groups-first-front-drive-affordable-ev/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spanish brand’s crossover is the first of VW Group’s new front-drive, affordable EVs to hit the road]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7IREMW6RGBGMVGVFQNBSDQDCKQ.jpg?auth=54a061052cec698cfc5cb91eafcbe793a47ef3073a51aae54fea5bc344703c2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cupra Raval]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">guillem hernandez</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>