<?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/2026-06-05/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:46:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry’s putting woes on final hole sour his second round at Memorial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/05/shane-lowrys-putting-woes-on-final-hole-sour-his-second-round-at-memorial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/05/shane-lowrys-putting-woes-on-final-hole-sour-his-second-round-at-memorial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish golfer three putted from inside three feet on 18 for a disappointing double bogey en route to 73]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:10:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSW5YYTLWHSAAK3HBYBAM645LA.jpg?auth=c3b02ad466718ec318eb4dcc1a898f7b481a478ab23aa87eeaac4767f2fe0e08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry of Ireland walks from the 18th tee during the second round of the the Memorial at Muirfield Village. Photograph: Dylan Buell/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dylan Buell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland manager Carla Ward: ‘This group has resilience, character, togetherness’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/ireland-manager-carla-ward-this-group-has-resilience-character-togetherness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/ireland-manager-carla-ward-this-group-has-resilience-character-togetherness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish side are one win away from qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil in 2027 after beating the Netherlands]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:55:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MX2AUN4HJBRPCP3SG4JSZNNL4.jpg?auth=aef0f57dae4ab639af128c6d251c50106d4d900c47204b2177c440f8700f341a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Abbie Larkin celebrates with Jessica Ziu and Kyra Carusa. 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Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland halfway to World Cup dreamland after Amber Barrett’s winner against Netherlands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/ireland-halfway-to-world-cup-dreamland-after-amber-barretts-winner-against-netherlands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/ireland-halfway-to-world-cup-dreamland-after-amber-barretts-winner-against-netherlands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Momentous victory for Carla Ward’s side on a rainy night in Cork, as they head to the final game in France with a chance of automatic qualification for Brazil]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:55:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EJWUBVG6ZCYNKGKGZVPUZBPTM.jpg?auth=52063c67b3268e7b9754ce2713b657ad115932b6e0d92ccde5810d87c17220f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Amber Barrett celebrates after she scores her side's third goal of the match. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder accused captured on CCTV saying he could not wait to see face of attack victim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/murder-accused-captured-on-cctv-saying-he-could-not-wait-to-see-face-of-attack-victim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/murder-accused-captured-on-cctv-saying-he-could-not-wait-to-see-face-of-attack-victim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alex Deady was heard telling two co-accused he believed his injuries were nothing compared with those of Barry Daly]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:36:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZOTZW4RIFGNHBAILSQQUHC7RE.jpg?auth=81620972fca7082e1aa4dc3585047265c5e6979f3241a88fbb5db623264df9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Daly was found dead near his home in Doneraile, Co Cork]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big fall in US tech shares as AI stocks are hit ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/big-fall-in-us-tech-shares-as-ai-stock-are-hit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/big-fall-in-us-tech-shares-as-ai-stock-are-hit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fears of an interest rate increase has unsettled investors ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:29:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T24ESGOS3FNAYGE7TWFJMGOXKY.jpg?auth=4c28c16ab443a72af3042accead96c25580c02fc88f1775b230bc04b77b2e9ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It will be her moment’: Katie Taylor’s glittering career comes home to Croker ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/it-will-be-her-moment-katie-taylors-glittering-career-comes-home-to-croker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/it-will-be-her-moment-katie-taylors-glittering-career-comes-home-to-croker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bray boxer believes ‘bucket list’ Dublin fight on September 5th could be her best ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:29:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OVIQ4UN45F35LUYRKGOWQ54DQ.jpg?auth=131c17db9f3c38a7e7a92a21d359b3113a5a656a7212e6d7ca5fde35d965cf3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Taylor pitchside in Croke Park on Friday. Photograph: Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Gary Carr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer suggests US ‘trying to interfere’ in UK democracy with posts on Henry Nowak death]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/05/keir-starmer-suggests-us-trying-to-interfere-our-democracy-with-posts-on-henry-nowak-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/05/keir-starmer-suggests-us-trying-to-interfere-our-democracy-with-posts-on-henry-nowak-death/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rowena Mason, Jamie Grierson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime minister’s comments follow remarks by JD Vance blaming the murder of British teenager on mass migration ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:13:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CHFODEQAKBACNTFMX4ILDUVTI.jpg?auth=f32b7f72fbb2fbcf1c063c045669132328670521b793b44bdcc9c8fcc3c6f7ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Floral tributes for Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, where there has been a national outcry about his murder. Photograph: Ben Stansall / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Stansall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congo warns of ‘rapid’ community spread of Ebola as 71 new cases confirmed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/06/05/congo-warns-of-rapid-community-spread-of-ebola-as-71-new-cases-confirmed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/06/05/congo-warns-of-rapid-community-spread-of-ebola-as-71-new-cases-confirmed/</guid><description><![CDATA[New data brings total to 452 cases since outbreak began in May and 82 deaths ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:37:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6V6J6KH5NV3TVUETT7D52E4PPA.jpg?auth=306a3a19610d20333d20583dabf316482da2ac88926c59463bf3f9aba043b12a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The director general of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visits an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Photograph: Glody Murhabazi/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Glody Murhabazi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Aughinish Alumina: questions getting louder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/05/the-irish-times-view-on-aughinish-alumina-questions-getting-louder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/05/the-irish-times-view-on-aughinish-alumina-questions-getting-louder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government commitment to Ukraine  now in deepening tension with stance on Aughinish]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWQAV5NSM5EZJDH2CANZLCKMLE.JPG?auth=14e71cf81d99534ac91bcdbb8b6f6581a83d06fba18752a5f475516a259ad819&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant y in Co Limerick is located close to the Shannon-estuary towns of Foynes and Askeaton and is owned by Rusal, a Russian company founded by oligarch Oleg Deripaska. 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[World Cup podcast: Who are favourites to win and the players to watch? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-paul-howard-kevin-kilbane-and-malachy-clerkin-preview-the-tournament/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-paul-howard-kevin-kilbane-and-malachy-clerkin-preview-the-tournament/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWVUI4YIPWQ4BSHGBHPDPUHIO4.jpg?auth=f75e16b759c803047e29d7516493f626737dcb6b174b89f62b2d25b51e2d45c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French forward Kylian Mbappe reacts as he takes part in a training session ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 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[The Irish Times view on the Healy-Rae split: a  kingdom divided]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/05/the-irish-times-view-on-the-healy-rae-split-a-kingdom-divided/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/05/the-irish-times-view-on-the-healy-rae-split-a-kingdom-divided/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reports suggest famed electoral machine has been running on bad fuel for some time]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2K7HOGXB7Y4KBG7AC5BVTXBI4.jpg?auth=f66834a66a0f3d1123fdcd4ab34f8e2bce30505e8414a4553fd508607beb0b24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny Healy Rae and Michael Healy Rae. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuanian boy brought to Ireland without mother’s consent to remain in country, judge rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/lithuanian-boy-brought-to-ireland-without-mothers-consent-to-remain-in-country-judge-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/lithuanian-boy-brought-to-ireland-without-mothers-consent-to-remain-in-country-judge-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teen can remain in Ireland despite mother’s custody rights, High Court rules]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:40:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A High Court judgment ruled the 14-year-old boy who was brought to Ireland without his mother's consent can remain in the country. Photo: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexander Zverev sets up French Open final with Cobolli and opportunity he cannot afford to miss]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/alexander-zverev-sets-up-french-open-final-with-cobolli-and-opportunity-he-cannot-afford-to-miss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/alexander-zverev-sets-up-french-open-final-with-cobolli-and-opportunity-he-cannot-afford-to-miss/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zverev, the second seed and world No 3, will contest his fourth grand slam final on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:21:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNCLEZM47NY47YZXQH3H4E77HM.jpg?auth=f5b0037440edba1ea4bd4b0b156f8c63f45a24f52d736d342c9b4ebe233df557&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexander Zverev knows more than anyone this French Open is an opportunity he cannot afford to miss. Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clive Brunskill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert: It’s time to relax, recover and recharge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-its-time-to-relax-recover-and-recharge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-its-time-to-relax-recover-and-recharge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Okay, it was a short week, but it probably didn’t feel like that for anyone sitting the tests. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:10:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUJB4JRCEJGMPGFUCSF4QZMH74.jpg?auth=872aaf95676e684fe56bd71eb724f8324498b341c5cf3d2175f868d4a82c8441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leaving Cert Students Ruadhán Ó’Meachair and Alan Murphy from Ardscoil Rís Secondary School, Dublin on Friday. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump lawyers refuse to reveal financial information to BBC in $10bn lawsuit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/05/trump-lawyers-refuse-to-reveal-financial-information-to-bbc-in-10bn-lawsuit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/05/trump-lawyers-refuse-to-reveal-financial-information-to-bbc-in-10bn-lawsuit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Thomas in London and Ella Lee in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster has sought documents under subpoena in effort to identify impact of ‘Panorama’ documentary on US president]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:08:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPMX26PAJWKEDH5DI47XBNPTUE.jpg?auth=eee4e3589517a27a3dea1b41170b191d9c43d0f2936db1e68bc5f690cc46fe83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump has accused the BBC of 'intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively doctoring' a speech in a Panorama documentary. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soul sanctuary: Frank McNally on ‘staggeringly beautiful’ library of St Gall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/05/soul-sanctuary-frank-mcnally-on-staggeringly-beautiful-library-of-st-gall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/05/soul-sanctuary-frank-mcnally-on-staggeringly-beautiful-library-of-st-gall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are several hundred medieval Irish volumes, including a dictionary that has definitions with a surprising contemporary resonance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JK6PFG4DQ5F3FLP7W2VECIGYW4.jpg?auth=105fc161316e5db66f95c5c190440c86568543c855719fd4ea2c9f1d0184abca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Abbey Library of St Gall, in St Gallen, Switzerland. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rafael_Wiedenmeier</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert maths, paper one: A song and dance about a bum note]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-maths-paper-one-a-song-and-dance-about-a-bum-note/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-maths-paper-one-a-song-and-dance-about-a-bum-note/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students were generally relieved with an approachable higher-level maths paper one, but the element of choice allowed them to swerve trickier questions, teachers said.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:36:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQ3YCF2RIBFDXOKQCOL4MYEGDU.jpg?auth=5bc6303e4a17e0d2999c4bf21a1b03cb064b1251c4e4a72b3aaf7578382f9d8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leaving Cert Students, Joseph McLoughlin, Christopher Hackett and Daniel Munteanrom, from Ardscoil Rís Secondary School, Griffith Avenue, Dublin after sitting mathematics, paper one. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman whose pregnancy deception included ‘false bump’ walks free from custody ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/woman-whose-pregnancy-deception-included-false-bump-walks-free-from-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/woman-whose-pregnancy-deception-included-false-bump-walks-free-from-custody/</guid><description><![CDATA[A garda search of accused’s residence found no evidence of children or husband ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:32:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/45EXUPQC4PCFGEPUT3C2F3EYNU.jpg?auth=3e15e5a538b6e62f115308655083fe4b73ae2ff487240d653f0bc44f8eb514b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former teacher Eimear Carroll (43) leaving Tullamore Circuit Court. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Taylor’s Croke Park dream is proof women’s sport deserves a stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/05/katie-taylors-croke-park-dream-is-proof-womens-sport-deserves-a-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/05/katie-taylors-croke-park-dream-is-proof-womens-sport-deserves-a-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Kate Costello]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Next generation of female athletes in Ireland will grow up knowing that Croke Park was filled by Taylor]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:28:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/674RSINQQVC3JO3CHVWMOO4XHM.jpg?auth=489ce53a2294e4509388b449f0f5048cf21aec7e956a85e8bd0b33ac633258e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Taylor will defend her WBO, WBA, IBF titles against France’s undefeated Flora Pili in September. Photo: INPHO/Gary Carr]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Gary Carr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to Denis Coughlan, Cork’s five-time All-Ireland winner, who has died aged 80]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/05/tributes-paid-to-denis-coughlan-corks-five-time-all-ireland-winner-who-has-died-aged-80/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/05/tributes-paid-to-denis-coughlan-corks-five-time-all-ireland-winner-who-has-died-aged-80/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coughlan was a dual star, excelling at Gaelic football and hurling for the Rebel County]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:21:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2VYG4B4XBO7DAA7HXPQYZAIK4.jpg?auth=db631a6c664a6a0f649ba20d087ccb848cd7c06d99088335c3e5097d1262ce84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Coughlan, the Cork midfielder, makes a spectacular catch in the first half of the 1972 All-Ireland final. Photograph: Pat Langan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pat Langan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares slide on Friday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/european-shares-slide-on-friday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/european-shares-slide-on-friday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq Overall Index among few indices to end the day on the up]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:12:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2LA6W44DFX55JHK3LICRYB5HE.jpg?auth=3b94f8ad7a644061e99874987f6c0e6830d3455793a7dc5f0c37dfb05e154f62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday ‌as stronger-than-expected jobs data pushed Treasury yields higher and reinforced hawkish policy bets. Photograph: Adam Gray/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Gray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran reaffirms support for Hizbullah with wider peace deal in doubt ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/05/iran-declares-support-for-hizbullah-with-wider-peace-deal-in-doubt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/05/iran-declares-support-for-hizbullah-with-wider-peace-deal-in-doubt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Elimam, Jana Choukeir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UN warns standoff is pushing millions closer to hunger]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:07:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CAPHJEUZWHO6WGAHXJIKXGINQ.jpg?auth=8701065d20c65f0fbdb6c965661b76ea692b14737641297e9394f8abba17ce51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aftermath of an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre. Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kawnat Haju</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic to confirm appointment of Martin O’Neill after Robbie Keane backlash ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/celtic-to-confirm-appointment-of-martin-oneill-after-robbie-keane-backlash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/celtic-to-confirm-appointment-of-martin-oneill-after-robbie-keane-backlash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Ireland manager O’Neill agrees one-year deal after successful return]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:05:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7DUN2OCIC43532GS5C3BGJPJY.jpg?auth=39f753f95390cde9fe58fe01c2ceceeb01abe15893e58eb55226fe4b414e13f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celtic manager Martin O'Neill will be appointed on a permanent basis. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jane Barlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balkans summit: EU must pick up pace of enlargement negotiations, says von der Leyen ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/balkans-summit-eu-must-pick-up-pace-of-enlargement-negotiations-says-von-der-leyen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/balkans-summit-eu-must-pick-up-pace-of-enlargement-negotiations-says-von-der-leyen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French and German governments pitch idea for gradual integration of candidate countries into EU decision-making process ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:46:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPEBQVKM52Z7EBNZFNB3IM6CWE.jpg?auth=f147f6f62dd32cd44dc51cfa83d192c87f72a7aee48051086c44c71b5ed0ba02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen greets French president Emmanuel Macron before their meeting on the sidelines of the EU-western Balkans Summit in Tivat on Friday. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ludovic Marin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally Hayden: ‘Sometimes you need to remind yourself there is goodness in human nature’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/sally-hayden-sometimes-you-need-to-remind-yourself-there-is-goodness-in-human-nature/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/sally-hayden-sometimes-you-need-to-remind-yourself-there-is-goodness-in-human-nature/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VR5CGFHNUVFEDEVBYX2ZKPCIDM.JPG?auth=7a49a2000c7a55a81af1b9518f3d009f255ac920b08067cb2344904d959caa92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times journalist talks to The Women’s Podcast about her new book This is Also a Love Story ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert maths paper one ‘strikes the right tone’, teachers say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-day-three-students-to-sit-geography-and-maths-paper-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-day-three-students-to-sit-geography-and-maths-paper-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Geography exam earlier on Friday seen as ‘fair, well-balanced and student friendly’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3EFCZNH6LBCIJCSD4RWB6JFEQU.jpg?auth=3e1f98634c8352527d40edc7e47c6c0b80c44dde156dce9fc9afdacff566fa94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The third day of State exams gets under way on Friday morning. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provisional liquidators appointed to renewable energy firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/provisional-liquidators-appointed-to-renewable-energy-firm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/provisional-liquidators-appointed-to-renewable-energy-firm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woodco Renewable Energy Ltd hit financial difficulty following delays to various projects the company was involved in]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:26:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barrister Michael O’Sullivan, moving a petition to appoint provisional liquidators on behalf of Woodco on Friday, said the firm was “demonstrably insolvent”. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Anthony Head dies at 72]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-star-anthony-head-dies-at-72/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-star-anthony-head-dies-at-72/</guid><description><![CDATA[British star, who rose to fame in Nescafe ads, also starred in Ted Lasso and Little Britain]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:17:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WP76S3NYLBUI26SGREABXS744U.jpg?auth=77a61a627049cff5b74b6f08e0ee199933602bcfa4ff84039807d2cfbafb5407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actor Anthony Head, best known for his role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Dawson Devoy and Jaden Umeh set to start against Canada]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/irelands-dawson-devoy-and-jaden-umeh-set-to-start-against-canada/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/irelands-dawson-devoy-and-jaden-umeh-set-to-start-against-canada/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe O'Callaghan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Benfica teenager Umeh has had a busy week, doing his Leaving Certificate exams inbetween Ireland caps]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:07:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRFLMB7LFE6RKKXWGIKYQBTW2A.jpg?auth=04ad84367eb48885ca58a3e872a850bfed99aedfa006eaf6d0695754bcce0250&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Dawson Devoy in training for friendly game against Canada. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thundering On turns Epsom Oaks into rout for Dylan Browne McMonagle ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/05/thundering-on-turns-epsom-oaks-into-rout-for-dylan-browne-mcmonagle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/05/thundering-on-turns-epsom-oaks-into-rout-for-dylan-browne-mcmonagle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champion jockey lands first English classic on Joseph O’Brien star]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:55:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FER6WYXE3ZKQM3IWSOP7VSC2OM.jpg?auth=894760a47793e5a512292e5c0c70db65ccad5022cff7f94e68110bdb05dd60e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle (right) celebrates with trainer Joseph O'Brien (centre) and horse owner Shapoor Mistry (left) after winning the Betfred Oaks with Thundering On. Photograph: Mike Egerton for The Jockey Club/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton for The Jockey Club</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did the IRFU make Andy Farrell their longest-tenured coach?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/why-did-the-irfu-make-andy-farrell-their-longest-tenured-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/why-did-the-irfu-make-andy-farrell-their-longest-tenured-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s head coach must continue to reinvent himself if he is to be successful until the 2031 World Cup ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:54:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YP7AOSX4UZIDS7DPW2Q553FGTE.jpg?auth=d97606f82160104da6545aa6fe941af0cafac6bbfd32e18206bc0ba8e1562276&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension to remain as Ireland head coach until the conclusion of the 2031 World Cup. Photograph:: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man allegedly part of ‘14-man pack’ that chased Qayyum Balogun charged over assaults]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/05/man-allegedly-part-of-14-man-pack-that-chased-qayyum-balogun-charged-with-assaults-violent-disorder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/05/man-allegedly-part-of-14-man-pack-that-chased-qayyum-balogun-charged-with-assaults-violent-disorder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charges against Joshua Brodericks (25), of Rahoon, Galway, do not directly relate to Balogun, says judge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:26:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QHH3PY4NRCE3J6S3RDX5KGURI.jpeg?auth=c7301f1ff5bdfba26436a6d70dc6256e90e7da75d8e8ac4cb969b98363f902e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joshua Brodericks (25) has been charged with counts of assault causing harm and violent disorder]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor sanctioned for leaving ‘vulnerable’ client without representation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/solicitor-sanctioned-for-leaving-vulnerable-client-without-representation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/solicitor-sanctioned-for-leaving-vulnerable-client-without-representation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Con McDonnell ‘walked out’ of Kilkenny practice without warning]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Con McDonnell, who was not represented at the hearing, was also ordered to pay costs arising from an inquiry into allegations made against him. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotunda row pits public against private health care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/rotunda-row-pits-public-against-private-health-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/rotunda-row-pits-public-against-private-health-care/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:25:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VS63OC6CHKYMP2WFYEW7YFT2XY.JPG?auth=d854585db81133f6fe7c24c216a6bba04d43dbc9e859270b9f51eb73c91ad10b&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 TD. 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[Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/trial-hears-jeffrey-donaldson-told-teenager-im-sorry-please-forgive-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/trial-hears-jeffrey-donaldson-told-teenager-im-sorry-please-forgive-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Founder of Christian Family Centre facilitated meeting between former DUP leader and complainant, Newry court told]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:24:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFYWVZULUBBM5MD4KWGC4B6QLM?auth=b4fbd66ce5d40244aa785dc4b295607e7168c414c9c4d7cbc6636d13c91a9473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Crown Court on Friday. The former DUP leader has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges linked to two women. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Staggering’ Irish GDP slump pushes euro zone economy into reverse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/staggering-irish-slump-pushes-eurozone-economy-into-reverse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/staggering-irish-slump-pushes-eurozone-economy-into-reverse/</guid><description><![CDATA[Economists say Ireland’s gross domestic product ‘impossible’ to predict because of cross-border flows from multinationals]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:16:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TLUGKEG4XFRAPTTX6HBJYWN4M.jpg?auth=9553f0036f4f293aa80879dff72a44b984a1c4078afe121a1fd210d515ee3b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despite the choppy GDP data, the ECB is still widely expected to increase interest rates next week. Photograph: Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prestige or patient choice? Rotunda resists plan to stop public-only consultants offering private maternity care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/05/prestige-or-patient-choice-rotunda-resists-plan-to-stop-public-only-consultants-offering-private-maternity-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/05/prestige-or-patient-choice-rotunda-resists-plan-to-stop-public-only-consultants-offering-private-maternity-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin hospital picks public fight with HSE and Minister for Health with threat looming of State funding being withdrawn]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTPFQZAU37RFOUE727JEZEP6EA.JPG?auth=ad95ada5b842869be7263ba8c315a3ef360ebb07454dc52b50ce5b1c41db7094&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rotunda has been given until Monday to hand over an audit showing the number of consultants who have acted outside of their contracts. Photo: 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[Woman who stole €43,000 in child benefit given three-year suspended jail term ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/woman-who-stole-43000-in-child-benefit-given-three-year-suspended-jail-term/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/woman-who-stole-43000-in-child-benefit-given-three-year-suspended-jail-term/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Henry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defendant told Department of Social Protection in 2002 she had given birth to twins while visiting family in US]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:58:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKDREKVXR2UT525NVDJOJJWJBY.jpg?auth=0e09781a2090ff261cbd115889fad89f25d22c4b55264518b5c7cd055985f36d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karina Kelly has no previous convictions and has since repaid all the money. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State will not oppose bid to have Sallins robbery conviction declared miscarriage of justice, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/state-will-not-oppose-bid-to-have-sallins-robbery-conviction-declared-miscarriage-of-justice-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/state-will-not-oppose-bid-to-have-sallins-robbery-conviction-declared-miscarriage-of-justice-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Osgur Breatnach was wrongly convicted in 1978 and spent 18 months in jail]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:57:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KU7Z6EP4G273Z7LPSR3WNS4PI.jpg?auth=ca0c806fe8c7b5bd043107ce20397567897be2978727e2663e80ba031cfb8e38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Osgur Breatnach's conviction was quashed in May 1980, after the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled that his confession had been obtained under oppression. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Dunbar making steady progress following freak accident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/06/05/eddie-dunbar-making-steady-progress-following-freak-accident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/06/05/eddie-dunbar-making-steady-progress-following-freak-accident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Stokes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish rider says there are ‘no shortcuts’ as he works towards return to racing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:52:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OD6Q7XPNDNDABI3PN4CIXCXJ6U.jpg?auth=ae6277b13fa0fc3c46c1ddad1ad540b2f085b1f93e7a23c15b1f61dda5e4b0f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eddie Dunbar is working towards a return from injury. Photograph: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dario Belingheri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi’s stunning Nuvolari hybrid supercar is going into production]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/05/audis-stunning-nuvolari-hybrid-supercar-is-going-into-production/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/05/audis-stunning-nuvolari-hybrid-supercar-is-going-into-production/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Audi plans to build 499 examples of its 1,001hp supercar]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:44:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DCZO2PFECZEPBKBYFT65UVPSPM.jfif?auth=252018b2323364fa1057a5e7d114fd95ab7d8df6642db79db0d51468900d649b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Audi Nuvolari has been styled by a team headed by Audi’s recently-arrived new head of design, Massimo Frascella, formerly of Jaguar Land Rover]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish provinces will be envious of the summer recruitment of France’s Top 14]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/irish-provinces-will-be-envious-of-the-summer-recruitment-of-frances-top-14/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/irish-provinces-will-be-envious-of-the-summer-recruitment-of-frances-top-14/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tommaso Menoncello, Huw Jones and Sevu Reece among those to join a French league already full of quality ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:34:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6QQQSJW2HT5KZO3RYWCBH6UOKI.jpg?auth=6ecbda5b35430c7f4670bd4aee019d0b517d88711b16d8233429d4c2f2bcacda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's Tommaso Menoncello is on his way to Toulouse. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronauts return to International Space Station after evacuation alert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/05/international-space-station-astronauts-told-to-prepare-for-evacuation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/05/international-space-station-astronauts-told-to-prepare-for-evacuation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Russian crew attempts to fix widening air leak ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:33:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHBXKLVIPVGGJPVCR6DDWYU7OM.jpg?auth=a33baa0def2eb5a2887e8a446136aad4c62269c13d7df9c4e0055eaa0edfd2af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russian ⁠crew attempting to fix ‌a ‌worsening ​leak of air on its portion of the ⁠orbital ​laboratory, Nasa said. Photograph: Nasa/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[So US aristocrat Belle Burden was never going to be broke after her divorce. Who knew?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/05/so-us-aristocrat-belle-burden-was-never-going-to-be-broke-after-her-divorce-who-knew/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/05/so-us-aristocrat-belle-burden-was-never-going-to-be-broke-after-her-divorce-who-knew/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A New Yorker article indicates the author of bestselling memoir Strangers had minimised her personal wealth]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5BI6EZRYNH6PMAXCSROLGIVF4.jpg?auth=803425b4111e46ac84c9854d7bc17fcc574d0cd7ffef81d0dd16bd4aa244c221&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belle Burden, author of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage. Photograph: Victor Llorente/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VICTOR LLORENTE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Senate passes $70bn Ice funding as Democrats fail to ban Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/05/us-senate-passes-70bn-ice-funding-as-democrats-fail-to-ban-trumps-anti-weaponisation-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/05/us-senate-passes-70bn-ice-funding-as-democrats-fail-to-ban-trumps-anti-weaponisation-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nolan D. McCaskill, Richard Cowan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION (UPDATE 7, PIX):UPDATE 7-US Senate passes $70 billion ICE funding; fails to ban Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:32:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXGAKM4E72C4H2XPN5P235NBWU.jpg?auth=d2e8ccca2cb15730941ef837496b7a6c7448e110fdd4b95441411d629b6363d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'anti-weaponisation' fund could compensate Donald Trump’s political allies for allegations that the government ​mistreated them. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qayyum Balogun, killed just off Grafton Street: ‘My phone is running down. I am coming soon’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/05/qayyum-balogun-killed-just-off-grafton-street-my-phone-is-running-down-i-am-coming-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/05/qayyum-balogun-killed-just-off-grafton-street-my-phone-is-running-down-i-am-coming-soon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘He died a miserable death. He was quiet, he didn’t like trouble ... The pain and the hurt is very, very deep,’ says mother]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CBUJVA3SVGLRAMEBY2BWDK42Q.jpeg?auth=ac76d81866326f7a1da6d0d5e6b74132c484ddb0c1aba3db69b06a05a95375ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Qayyum Balogun was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Monday in Dublin city centre]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada hope hosting Ireland will help improve World Cup fortunes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/canada-hope-hosting-ireland-will-help-improve-world-cup-fortunes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/canada-hope-hosting-ireland-will-help-improve-world-cup-fortunes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From John Giles to Galway United, there are plenty of football connections between the two countries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NU4I7NTHRVH53KUTPIAXSDE42I.jpg?auth=f4c02b137bdc9981d05ff484d28d5a8f6f64a0b921563f5e2fa4bd1d2b8329c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alphonso Davies, a regular trophy winner with Bayern Munich, is one of the reasons Canada are optimistic about their prospects at the World Cup. Photograph: Stefan Matzke/Sampics/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefan Matzke - sampics</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win two VIP tickets to The Yoga Picnic and a luxury getaway to Bloomfield House.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/05/win-two-vip-tickets-to-the-yoga-picnic-and-a-luxury-getaway-to-bloomfield-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/05/win-two-vip-tickets-to-the-yoga-picnic-and-a-luxury-getaway-to-bloomfield-house/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Yoga Picnic has teamed up with The Irish Times to offer one lucky reader and a friend the chance to win a luxury stay in Bloomfield House Hotel, Leisure & Spa on Friday July 3rd and two VIP tickets to The Yoga Picnic on Saturday July 4th 2026.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:56:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSJB7ZVUXFBIBLO77DB2DSBT6U.png?auth=5aeb0f30bd7468512696bd45306a777443be69a8ee2ea57d411796b222b6c26b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SFTW_week23]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster sign Jimmy Duffy as forwards coach on a two-year deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/munster-sign-jimmy-duffy-as-forwards-coach-on-a-two-year-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/munster-sign-jimmy-duffy-as-forwards-coach-on-a-two-year-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Significant coup for Munster to get vastly experienced coach from Ulster]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:45:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YDV2X3YS7FFPTHO3UKQ4JKJRGE?auth=2e8fa5dd4a5062aa0b4f1352808deeb10b41700e63026df76d0dd0f6dfce55a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forwards coach Jimmy Duffy will move from Ulster to Munster. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem written by Junior Cert pupil’s mother appears in his English paper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/poem-written-by-junior-cert-pupils-mother-appears-in-his-english-paper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/poem-written-by-junior-cert-pupils-mother-appears-in-his-english-paper/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emily Cullen’s Envoi in Chalk was also inspired by student Lee when he was young boy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:44:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXNOIOONKRHCRFOONGEZB2QEPY.JPG?auth=6a5827aa9d83404f92ca8b5b6f32e0b1794c5ddda7a6bde467eee22d21f70626&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lee Davison and mother Emily Cullen look at the English paper featuring her poem, Envoi in Chalk. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Shaughnessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US economy blew past expectations to add 172,000 jobs in May]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/us-economy-blew-past-expectations-to-add-172000-jobs-in-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/us-economy-blew-past-expectations-to-add-172000-jobs-in-may/</guid><description><![CDATA[Traders bet the Fed will have to raise rates by December]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:44:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A4KDXARWCVATZBKGV4WGHZJCAA.jpg?auth=060864c540e1829702790a7e89c243df2ab0a31f6564d3cf4bddf28965c92ece&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commuters in Washington DC. The US jobs market proved to be resilience last month. Photograph: Eric Lee/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Éowyn leads to record level of wood removed from Irish forests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/storm-eowyn-leads-to-record-level-of-wood-removed-from-irish-forests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/storm-eowyn-leads-to-record-level-of-wood-removed-from-irish-forests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State-owned commercial forestry business Coillte reported its total cash impact of the storm will be in excess of €80m]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUWTBRW7DE3H2Q6FHELBMNS2D4.jpg?auth=44739ebc6fee864241697466d9729497511a9aae7b73769a554fffc266b7f731&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tree felling and clearing in Mote Park Forest, Co Roscommon, after Storm Éowyn. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland wants no ‘hand’ in supplying material for weapons damaging Ukraine, says Taoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/ireland-does-not-want-to-have-any-hand-in-supplying-weapons-damaging-ukraine-says-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/ireland-does-not-want-to-have-any-hand-in-supplying-weapons-damaging-ukraine-says-taoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government to discuss findings of Aughinish Alumina investigation with European Commission ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:20:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish, said the firm, directly employs 475 staff and supports about 400 on-site contractors, with some 1,000 further jobs supported in the wider region. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Taylor to fight Flora Pili at Croke Park in September for farewell bout]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/05/katie-taylor-to-fight-flora-pili-at-croke-park-on-september-5th-for-farewell-bout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/05/katie-taylor-to-fight-flora-pili-at-croke-park-on-september-5th-for-farewell-bout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Presale for tickets open at 9am next Wednesday, June 10th]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:14:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DAZRJSBFCVHDZNJ5MGFCA35GZA.jpg?auth=dbe793a0d360ef47655f51b303f66f948e6353e26d6facd8837980940a3370b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Taylor will fight at Croke Park in September, it has been announced. Photograph: Photocall Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">photocall Ireland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank of Ireland’s Sandyford site unlikely to be developed for housing for a decade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/central-bank-sandyford-site-unlikely-to-become-housing-for-a-decade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/central-bank-sandyford-site-unlikely-to-become-housing-for-a-decade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annual report also reveals bank made €104.6 million loss in 2025 but saw the value of its gold holdings soar to €1.42 billion]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:11:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44ESJUDXBHMQAPKHZGWHOBPFHY.jpg?auth=14d7e74825e9f4e551b4370d9b5d453f596b0feaf63a285e724d1e61d010f31a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Central Bank of Ireland generated more than €23.5bn of profits in the 15 years to 2022. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omniplex employee awarded €29,000 over lack of disability accommodation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/05/omniplex-employee-awarded-29000-over-lack-of-disability-accommodation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/05/omniplex-employee-awarded-29000-over-lack-of-disability-accommodation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conditions sought included avoiding late shifts, rostering two days off at a time and access to quiet room ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:52:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDUU5Y3TM6CGAU5T3EXY3364G4.jpg?auth=126caefb15bd4182b1dcb4b0c3c5d488faa5e13b7e403f60361fb5eaa633eb0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Omniplex worker had sought certain working conditions due to autism and mental health issues. File photograph ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaron Connolly granted bail after quashing of conviction for Cameron Reilly murder ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/aaron-connolly-granted-bail-after-quashing-of-conviction-for-cameron-reilly-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/aaron-connolly-granted-bail-after-quashing-of-conviction-for-cameron-reilly-murder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strict conditions set for 26-year-old’s bail ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:38:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SD5NYYWY5RGSIQ7DIO5GPBO4KA.jpg?auth=b9a2b8a33ceee15a0cb9cd5bb50b915396a1cc3d9e599507824589caffe54d48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Connolly faces a retrial after his conviction for murdering Cameron Reilly was quashed. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOTO AGENCY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert geography: Students generally pleased but some difficult questions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-geography-students-generally-pleased-but-some-difficult-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-geography-students-generally-pleased-but-some-difficult-questions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students sitting the Leaving Certificate geography exams were happy with a paper that rewarded preparation while avoiding unexpected questions, teachers have said ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:34:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FNE37ZLQZDB5L2ANEJJLEBZKA.JPG?auth=a95944f4f002b966ba8f04a43a704c081b83a5ec85258c2c7def7bf8a0cf5b2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tristan Beresford, Jasper Lavin, Meadhbh Malone and Julia Maher at Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School. Photograph: Fran Veale]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Williams: Why are Leinster being held to higher standards? Because they’re that good]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/matt-williams-why-are-leinster-being-held-to-higher-standards-because-theyre-that-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/matt-williams-why-are-leinster-being-held-to-higher-standards-because-theyre-that-good/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Say what you like about that defeat in Bilbao – Leo Cullen’s men are still looking like a winning side]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZRYZFBGBRETPGDXYAVTA3UKCU.jpg?auth=93d65df09cbb929c5ce56aab5debdf33a29a03dccd98d2f0a50117f82355e3d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Sam Prendergast is pressured by Lions' Quan Horn at the URC quarter-final in the Aviva Stadium on May 30th.  
Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niall Horan: Dinner Party review – Sorry, Harry Styles. This is the year’s best 1D album]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/05/niall-horan-dinner-party-review-sorry-harry-styles-this-is-the-years-best-1d-album/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/05/niall-horan-dinner-party-review-sorry-harry-styles-this-is-the-years-best-1d-album/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The One Direction alumnus knows what he’s good at. This spectacularly unspectacular LP feels rooted in a genuinely optimistic world view]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:39:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTPWMAKADVHQTKL3X7XHPIYKP4.jpg?auth=f4724bd92ebbc3f545fcbdb2968573fc1bccc95d6615647705429cea1277c6b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dinner Party: Niall Horan. Photograph: Zachery Michael]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s oldest person, Eileen Hynes, dies aged 109]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/irelands-oldest-person-eileen-hynes-dies-aged-109/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/irelands-oldest-person-eileen-hynes-dies-aged-109/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother-of-10 from Co Offaly has more than 100 direct descendants]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:29:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JGKYP5BBYNFD3OKWXZ6MHAUPP4.jpeg?auth=44efcf0efffa01a17827af156a7c749e6cb513ee8bf094b13505102636a870c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eileen Hynes credited her long life to 'hard work, no smoking and no drinking'. Photo: Hynes family]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Hill owner agrees £243m takeover by Greek casino and lottery firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/william-hill-owner-agrees-243m-takeover-by-greek-casino-and-lottery-firm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/william-hill-owner-agrees-243m-takeover-by-greek-casino-and-lottery-firm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Sweney, Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move by Greek provider of National Lottery technology comes four years after Evoke paid £2.2bn to buy network of 1,400 high street bookmakers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:25:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S3G5UAEPTAZFWVRYGGLPRVKAGU.jpg?auth=c5935bde4bb14286712829d1b8a902d60a99e5336a578c26ccfccf882f551588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The owner of William Hill and the 888 online casino brand has agreed a £243 million  takeover by Greek casino and lottery operator, Bally's Intralot. Photograph: Betty Laura Zapata/ Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Betty Laura Zapata</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hardline Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich barred from travel to Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/hardline-israeli-ministers-ben-gvir-and-bezalel-smotrich-barred-from-travel-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/hardline-israeli-ministers-ben-gvir-and-bezalel-smotrich-barred-from-travel-to-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well,’ Micheál Martin says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:24:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TK64CNVRQFC7JO5ZVFT2SLMP3Y.jpg?auth=5774babf2c2540f3d3941c34bc01860d1ea5ab5f96ccebddc31d549f031ac94f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli minister for national security Itamar Ben-Gvir last month mocking detained activists who had been aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. 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Photograph: Mark Leech/Offside/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Leech/Offside</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wedged between powerful neighbours, Armenia faces an uncertain geopolitical future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/wedged-between-powerful-neighbours-armenia-faces-an-uncertain-geopolitical-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/wedged-between-powerful-neighbours-armenia-faces-an-uncertain-geopolitical-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luan Rogers in Yerevan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has sought greater alignment with the West, faces a challenge from the largely pro-Russian opposition in this weekend’s elections]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2LRTBBSRWSDXH77XW7M3CK45U.jpg?auth=f6f9407e01e2a7c3b542229205fc3cccf16ca2755898cf00c9f8c5e32e8e0ff6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pedestrians walk past a campaign poster of Strong Armenia, the party of billionaire Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan. 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[Joe Schmidt rules out returning to Leinster as coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/joe-schmidt-rules-out-returning-to-leinster-as-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/joe-schmidt-rules-out-returning-to-leinster-as-coach/</guid><description><![CDATA[New Zealander will step down as Australia's head coach in July]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:54:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/56IRXJPPX5CPPEUCGBEIBKLNZ4.jpg?auth=7436fb77837ca2feda82c0894285d908150d4a1b898c006f7e429bd4eea07083&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Schmidt has only three more Tests left as Australia's head coach. Photograph: Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tim Clayton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost luggage: what action should you take if your bags don’t arrive with your flight?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/05/lost-luggage-what-action-should-you-take-if-your-bags-dont-arrive-with-your-flight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/05/lost-luggage-what-action-should-you-take-if-your-bags-dont-arrive-with-your-flight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Passengers have rights if bags fail to arrive at all or are damaged in transit with airlines responsible once you have checked them in]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:35:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GFOQTME6C5ECVP4MTUIWPJ3LMQ.jpg?auth=027e87a64ae295a35bbd78305a5b4dcec93a058673537fd14d0c4fa426312ce3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If your baggage fails to arrive with your flight, do not leave the baggage hall without filling in a property irregularity report with your airline or their agent. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">poco_bw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending on florists and landscapers surged as sun shone last month, data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/spending-on-florists-and-landscapers-surged-as-sun-shined-last-month-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/spending-on-florists-and-landscapers-surged-as-sun-shined-last-month-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland card spending data for May showed a 3.6% overall decline in consumer expenditure overall compared to May last year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:24:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3QMT3BBJNEOZCK5ZMZ3D3DRBY.jpg?auth=2a0ac318354189013e9320859ca1b1286e1432bea976933d36bd5cb64f4b8b86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The good weather prompted people to spend more on gardening. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI find themselves caught in centre of Israel game debate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/fai-find-themselves-caught-in-centre-of-israel-game-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/fai-find-themselves-caught-in-centre-of-israel-game-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland hoping to spring a surprise on the Netherlands in Cork; Joe Canning on why the Leinster final carries more weight than Munster this year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:18:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUJXGAQS4RKNXCR4QTTKT4PJUA.jpg?auth=85dcf3d01aef2e2f8ba2357eee90ae9ff0d4d63a8f9afa81f6e4b65a73d1633f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans protesting at the recent friendly against Qatar against Ireland's Nations League game against Israel in October. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotunda stands by decision to allow public-only consultants offer private maternity care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/minister-for-health-casts-doubt-on-rotunda-insurance-in-row-over-private-maternity-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/minister-for-health-casts-doubt-on-rotunda-insurance-in-row-over-private-maternity-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hospital may owe refunds to women cared for privately, says Minister for Health]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:32:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYMCRRQRQFB4RHRMXBSFLKGM4A.JPG?auth=c798b121e4d26423eb99b7fd2b104bcf838254244c73586952338fe3d81e9b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health Minister has said there is an 'open question' about indemnity insurance if the Rotunda Hospital continues to flout Government policy. 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[Poison review: Full of emotional texture, this play deserves richer characterisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/05/poison-review-full-of-emotional-texture-this-play-deserves-richer-characterisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/05/poison-review-full-of-emotional-texture-this-play-deserves-richer-characterisation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: In the Irish premiere of Lot Vekemans’s play, grieving parents care most about trying to dominate each other]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:27:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZLB4MRUFVFONB4ZPWDPKM4LC4.jpg?auth=0ceb723cc735670ba5d07fffbaff78c5988668ee6dd4aaba133f687d8b38c386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poison: Rachel O’Byrne and Naoise Dunbar in Lot Vekemans’s play. Photograph: Marcin Lewandowski]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARCIN LEWANDOWSKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic calls for plan to pause AI development if society struggles to manage the technology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/06/05/anthropic-calls-for-plan-to-pause-ai-development-if-society-struggles-to-manage-the-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/06/05/anthropic-calls-for-plan-to-pause-ai-development-if-society-struggles-to-manage-the-technology/</guid><description><![CDATA[Unilateral slowdowns could backfire if ​less cautious actors continue advancing, potentially reducing overall safety, it warns]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:23:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIJCJWLJX6RWLL7FWIOYCMR7PY.jpg?auth=642af73aeaeab5a31943cc50b1a91db6110a12309b5bc7f3b14bd36ad7083c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI developers should establish ‌a way to slow down or pause development if systems begin improving themselves faster ‌than society can manage the risks. Photograph: Jason Henry/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Henry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says ‘no point’ in meeting Zelenskiy over ending Ukraine war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/zelenskiy-calls-for-face-to-face-talks-in-open-letter-to-putin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/zelenskiy-calls-for-face-to-face-talks-in-open-letter-to-putin/</guid><description><![CDATA[Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for ​a Russian port]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:20:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DD3IYTR7X2FMCGYM2YCEGYOZ5I.jpg?auth=728a235acc317cb4923fdaf5127a0a47a39ea4757a7610f4d4f209e996277069&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Speaking at an annual economic forum in St Petersburg, Putin said the letter did not come across as a sincere offer to hold talks. Photo: Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olga Maltseva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed after narrowly missing children in double buggy during dangerous-driving incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/man-jailed-after-narrowly-missing-children-in-double-buggy-during-dangerous-driving-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/man-jailed-after-narrowly-missing-children-in-double-buggy-during-dangerous-driving-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Driver hit side of Garda patrol car, causing damage costed at more than €11,000 ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The defence counsel conceded her client was 'extremely fortunate' that no injuries were caused to the children or their parents. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Farrell signs contract extension with IRFU through to 2031 World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/andy-farrell-signs-contract-extension-with-irfu-through-to-2031-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/andy-farrell-signs-contract-extension-with-irfu-through-to-2031-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Previous contract had been set to expire after next year’s World Cup in Australia]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:50:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDWACECE5ZQBG6XQ65RM47TM6Y.jpg?auth=4ea9e84cb939a40701d59caff2748ec9310a40ad806d892017dd7ee9545b629c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has announced that Head Coach Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warnings for Cork and Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/05/met-eireann-issues-yellow-rain-warnings-for-cork-and-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/05/met-eireann-issues-yellow-rain-warnings-for-cork-and-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cold blob: Climate scientists have posited a new theory as to why an area of the north Atlantic is cooling while the rest of the globe is warming]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:33:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XKSL5BDGNDL7M3SHCDRERFUUA.jpg?auth=cd3d7f66206de2085eac65edd657f1f0975b2c6634b3c097cb352ecc33e473d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann expects it to rain in Dublin and Cork every day for the next week. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a two-night family escape at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/05/win-a-two-night-family-escape-at-midlands-park-hotel-in-portlaoise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/05/win-a-two-night-family-escape-at-midlands-park-hotel-in-portlaoise/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with the Midlands Park Hotel to give one lucky reader the chance to win a two-night midweek break for two adults and two children with breakfast and dinner on both days, plus a fun family activity.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:22:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIKWOGW56JFDVKAYMBZQCA2SXY.png?auth=7e66f4658c8f0422cbdbe300879a0c9fe3db692ab22605fb94c4fd65d46dd9f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SFTW_week23]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State ordered to attend High Court over tribunal funding for Women of Honour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/state-ordered-to-attend-high-court-over-tribunal-funding-for-women-of-honour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/state-ordered-to-attend-high-court-over-tribunal-funding-for-women-of-honour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rights group objects to ‘inequality of arms’ and fundamental unfairness in light of State’s refusal to cover its legal costs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3BGSY6NJVBINJNBE4LZRQ7GPA.jpg?auth=4037e947b693d1898745d30e772c24833cde4fa5d2e855646a27d03b574f6a5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Women of Honour CLG has taken a High Court challenge against Minister for Defence Helen McEntee, Ireland and the Attorney General. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Handy, known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji, dies at home after fatal stabbing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/05/james-handy-known-for-roles-in-top-gun-maverick-and-jumanji-dies-at-home-after-fatal-stabbing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/05/james-handy-known-for-roles-in-top-gun-maverick-and-jumanji-dies-at-home-after-fatal-stabbing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Joyce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arrest made after 81-year-old found with stab wounds in front yard of his home in Tarzana, California ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:06:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4PBHCV5K5VDUZJHZLWMKVQLCPQ.jpg?auth=c341a6abde9b56b5924f5981b060ff15a7cb5e10c176390c688c55b268b250d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Handy in the TV series NYPD Blue. Photograph: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ABC Photo Archives</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterinary body cuts ties with Horse Sport Ireland as State-funded body hit by resignations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/vet-group-cuts-ties-with-horse-sport-ireland-as-state-funded-body-hit-by-resignations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/vet-group-cuts-ties-with-horse-sport-ireland-as-state-funded-body-hit-by-resignations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Appointment of former NI chief vet to HSI board among several factors behind to withdrawal and resignation of a board director]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YH7FSPYWWQKFEJNBH4OQMBYPE.jpg?auth=a56f7d5c4d4b772dab6881a8f5ef09204b28c087cb59254664ed4164d3262ad0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security personnel racially abused, assaulted in altercation at Co Laois bog, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/security-personnel-racially-abused-assaulted-in-altercation-at-co-laois-bog-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/security-personnel-racially-abused-assaulted-in-altercation-at-co-laois-bog-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court hears allegations individuals surrounded cabin and poured accelerant on flammable material]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:29:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2OZNR7TQVC5JAZTDFQ3NUBZYI.jpg?auth=ca82f67128304d85e139dcc4496518e1a357b134dd4b7a2c0c6dab9aeb9ddf82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The claims were made during High Court proceedings brought against Liam Gorman, of Silverwood, Mountmellick, Co Laois, who Bord na Móna says is trespassing on Garrymore Bog. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial candidate Graham Platner presents the Democrats with a dilemma]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/05/controversial-candidate-graham-platner-presents-the-democrats-with-a-dilemma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/05/controversial-candidate-graham-platner-presents-the-democrats-with-a-dilemma/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 41-year-old who ‘has had his share of problems’ looks set to win the Democratic nomination to run for the US Senate in Maine, a key battleground in November’s midterms]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FF7JJ6QJHJAJ5M44DQINLU2JI4.jpg?auth=9b84861f8f776dd4dabd14b8a3ad884e6478cec0d75fda6cf3541c9379d91c27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graham Platner is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for November's elections to the US Senate. Photograph: Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Children’s Health Ireland business manager resigns as part of deal to settle dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/ex-childrens-health-ireland-business-manager-resigns-as-part-of-deal-to-settle-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/ex-childrens-health-ireland-business-manager-resigns-as-part-of-deal-to-settle-dispute/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anita Little claimed dismissal in August 2025 a result of an instruction by superiors to delist 10 patients from spinal surgery waiting list]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZNP6OIQ4NWXFQIDXHLX4H6BRI.jpg?auth=e064d43aaa2dda38596d238bbcd1d6f02bf88cd4edc0f2623796b58ceeb28270&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The plaintiff's barrister said his client had received a very substantial sum as part of the settlement. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Extremely intelligent’ bear on the loose after attacking four people in Japan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/05/extremely-intelligent-bear-on-the-loose-after-attacking-four-people-in-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/05/extremely-intelligent-bear-on-the-loose-after-attacking-four-people-in-japan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Animal apparently evaded capture by unlocking a window from the inside ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:46:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHOBL3SR6LA47O5HDWMS23BGWU.jpg?auth=af823f813e8187d2c12e1ff01ec8de15adba406f5113875ddec7811f8fb4ec3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bear flees after attacking a number of people in Fukushima, Japan. Photograph: Kyodo News via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss voters to decide whether to cap population at 10m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/swiss-voters-to-decide-whether-to-cap-population-at-10m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/05/swiss-voters-to-decide-whether-to-cap-population-at-10m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Right-wing Swiss People’s Party seeks backing for throttling immigration, asylum and foreign national family reunifications]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIOJXF3FGJIQZHLWXEHN354RNQ.jpg?auth=d8966159dde67019e2a17a5ee4bb397c651e77e74c8ade1bb259857f5e6a0a00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman passes by posters campaigning for the Yes vote at June 14's vote on the initiative launched by the hard-right Swiss People's Party to cap the population at 10 million, an anti-immigration proposal that is fracturing public opinion in the wealthy Alpine nation, in Zurich. Photograph: Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sebastien Bozon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish tax payments by big US tech and pharma groups revealed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/irish-tax-payments-by-big-us-tech-and-pharma-groups-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/irish-tax-payments-by-big-us-tech-and-pharma-groups-revealed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:28:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQ6O7POVJ2YYASYGT4XIUTORQ4.jpg?auth=d3e9c8e0e30477403fb41d6546b3f52d01e6c38b26c1f2d35468e724f87a9fb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Post is among a large number of postal groups across Europe seeking a delay in a new customs charge for small parcels coming from outside the EU. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets tumble as AI rally pauses and US-Iran peace talks stall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/05/markets-tumble-as-ai-rally-pauses-and-us-iran-peace-talks-stall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/05/markets-tumble-as-ai-rally-pauses-and-us-iran-peace-talks-stall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oil prices little changed on Friday as traders await more clarity on peace talks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:19:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKNZI4TJRXYU3ZNMLZZN7FBZAQ.jpg?auth=0b36ddf78027096cd6cf5e311e3d144e3be477b4a16eae99cbfe0fc60d37b862&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israel said it would not withdraw troops from Lebanon, undermining US president Donald Trump’s efforts to halt fighting there and reach a peace deal with Tehran.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Dietsch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Russian oligarch believed to control Aughinish Alumina; Lidl v Supervalu; Irish global warming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/the-russian-oligarch-believed-to-control-aughinish-alumina-supermarket-turf-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/the-russian-oligarch-believed-to-control-aughinish-alumina-supermarket-turf-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:17:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHPM7WDUJ5A35ETZJWWDDZTPPQ.JPG?auth=a5dba1e58b151f203d151aea9ba7dc6cfa1e564bebfe90eb1685f0a1e953fe02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick is located close to the Shannon-estuary towns of Foynes and Askeaton and is owned by Rusal, a Russian company founded by oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s not make the same mistake as the UK. ‘Sensible’ degrees are overrated]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/05/aoife-monks-artificial-intelligence-sensible-degrees-overrated-arts-humanities-science/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/05/aoife-monks-artificial-intelligence-sensible-degrees-overrated-arts-humanities-science/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Monks]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coding and accountancy were once trumpeted as secure careers, but AI is showing otherwise]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TEIKCXLGGRG2DJ6ZSJZJDW7N2E.jpg?auth=4262efc5a14594eaeee5b079e32eefdbf71630a35beb474b567fe4964e7d458c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Principal Déaglán Ó Laoire speaks to students before Leaving Cert English paper one at Gaelcholáiste na Mara in Arklow, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape Fear on Apple TV+: Schlocky genre revival that’s not half as clever as it thinks it is]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/05/cape-fear-on-apple-tv-schlocky-genre-revival-thats-not-half-as-clever-as-it-thinks-it-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/05/cape-fear-on-apple-tv-schlocky-genre-revival-thats-not-half-as-clever-as-it-thinks-it-is/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Javier Bardem gets stuck into this script like an unhinged panto-dame, his histrionics leaving his fellow cast – including Amy Adams – at a loss]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JW45NX3AL5ABTCZY53DW7DJX6U.jpg?auth=8ba0227f150f6868983d97959e4a1efeea6872196b0380828634e9b274fd3f9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Javier Bardem and Amy Adams in Cape Fear, on Apple TV]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the latest economic data: Ireland’s economic exceptionalism on display]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/05/the-irish-times-view-on-the-latest-economic-data-irelands-economic-exceptionalism-on-display/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/05/the-irish-times-view-on-the-latest-economic-data-irelands-economic-exceptionalism-on-display/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish GDP and tax figures are attracting wider international attention]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4KIJYXIUHHGEZJO5IVGQ7UFBA.jpg?auth=69ab645afac54a264c8fef99107dedc4eb6555b733fd3e6b4eefbc9c3d584562&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shipping containers in Dublin Port: a fall-off in pharma exports after a surge in 2025 has affected Ireland's economic data. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert: ‘You just have to go with the child that’s in front of you’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-you-just-have-to-go-with-the-child-thats-in-front-of-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-you-just-have-to-go-with-the-child-thats-in-front-of-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When it comes to our Junior Cycle students, it’s all about continued support and motivation ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JAOWKEVRZF4TBH6VPE6UBJ5FU.jpg?auth=d3fa14669d67372286e0ea1bfea71977d32651de5abf6dbbfeced7000e1b20da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Petrina Mitchell: Let them debrief. Let them have the cup of tea. Let them have food. Photograph: Caroline Callaghan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caroline Callaghan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert: ‘If I don’t do good, then it maybe sets a tone for the rest of my siblings’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-if-i-dont-do-good-then-it-maybe-sets-a-tone-for-the-rest-of-my-siblings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-if-i-dont-do-good-then-it-maybe-sets-a-tone-for-the-rest-of-my-siblings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Momin Bari is studying seven higher-level subjects and also French at ordinary level]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D77H4UAWBNC4HPPAJVGIYIYXGA.jpeg?auth=b5feecb557582c900d6842ba44e6ff672d21464c7b0beb60d13df2598bc3f9c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Momin Bari: 'My dad didn’t go to college. He wants me to live the college life that he couldn’t do when he was younger.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland can keep pencil-and-paper voting approach and still get faster results]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/ireland-can-keep-pencil-and-paper-voting-approach-and-still-get-faster-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/ireland-can-keep-pencil-and-paper-voting-approach-and-still-get-faster-results/</guid><description><![CDATA[Extended counts are not a technical necessity]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[Aidan O’Brien’s Amelia Earhart could fly past finishing post at Epsom Oaks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/05/aidan-obrien-trainer-amelia-earhart-horse-race-epsom-oaks-english-classic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/05/aidan-obrien-trainer-amelia-earhart-horse-race-epsom-oaks-english-classic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Filly has topped betting lists for race since winning Cheshire Oaks in hood and blinkers last month]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3PSCSDIF5AFLPJXB76LSJKT6E.jpg?auth=a74e4c496de0ca7e62fa4b73e26f9900797f9a5858c6eae773a686ec9ac8637f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aidan O’Brien has won the Oaks seven times in the last dozen years. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actions speak louder than words about Epsom Derby’s modern status ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/05/actions-speak-louder-than-words-about-epsom-derbys-modern-status/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/05/actions-speak-louder-than-words-about-epsom-derbys-modern-status/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sounding off about the Derby being the same now as in the past does no one any good]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGDLLEBXP5FMDF5T3KAR5ILMLY.jpg?auth=685e1017ea30a039b845b104e802e6c911881a993465e23ab993015401deb62c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Runners and riders in the Betfred 3YO Dash Handicap during Derby Day at Epsom Downs Racecourse in June last year. Photograph: Harry Murphy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Harry Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US companies disclose huge Irish tax payments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/us-companies-disclose-huge-irish-tax-payments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/us-companies-disclose-huge-irish-tax-payments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Multinationals reveal extent of remittance to Ireland for first time, exposing reliance on big tech and pharma]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BU5S6DA5JDANPUIEJ4JZ637DU.jpg?auth=5df63696a0395a20afedd8ad87bd5629b482f3568adb0b0f1d83d397012d0d6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple and Microsoft are among the largest taxpayers in the State. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hapabapa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert needs a rebuild]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-needs-a-rebuild/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-needs-a-rebuild/</guid><description><![CDATA[A fundamental redesign of the exams will provide better outcomes not just for students with dyslexia, but for everyone]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[‘I hate to see brothers fight’: Healy-Rae loyalists on tensions within Kerry stronghold ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/i-hate-to-see-brothers-fight-healy-rae-loyalists-on-tensions-within-kerry-stronghold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/05/i-hate-to-see-brothers-fight-healy-rae-loyalists-on-tensions-within-kerry-stronghold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lucey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whether Micheal’s hand was forced in quitting his ministerial office is a matter of local opinion ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IYFHPOGD4JBWJP2NQXO4DOPPQ4.JPG?auth=9848e24043c5b962ed71171e56f86939b23903c24a9449697539d63481d7ec2d&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 outside Dáil Éireann. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oliver Bond residents are suffering the slow violence of State neglect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/05/lorcan-sirr-oliver-bond-residents-are-suffering-the-slow-violence-of-state-neglect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/05/lorcan-sirr-oliver-bond-residents-are-suffering-the-slow-violence-of-state-neglect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorcan Sirr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A constitutional right to housing would give residents of the inner-city Dublin complex a tool to pursue their rights]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BG7ZQNAA3BDIZEIJFQEIKBDYAI.JPG?auth=19bf0dac6451c18e44b30a2fb9d0c4faddca9e0a052a845627587dd979301175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plans to renovate the flats were stopped by the Department of Housing. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces tribunal hears generation joining ‘are more educated on mental health and consent’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/defence-forces-tribunal-hears-generation-joining-are-more-educated-on-mental-health-and-consent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/05/defence-forces-tribunal-hears-generation-joining-are-more-educated-on-mental-health-and-consent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some 4,000 members have undergone sexual ethics and respectful relationships training in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3BGSY6NJVBINJNBE4LZRQ7GPA.jpg?auth=4037e947b693d1898745d30e772c24833cde4fa5d2e855646a27d03b574f6a5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A tribunal was established following an RTÉ documentary alleging sexism and bullying in the organisation. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland can be partypoopers at send-off for World Cup co-hosts Canada]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/ireland-can-be-partypoopers-at-send-off-for-world-cup-co-hosts-canada/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/ireland-can-be-partypoopers-at-send-off-for-world-cup-co-hosts-canada/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Callaghan in Montreal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After playoff heartbreak, Hallgrímsson using Montreal fixture to boost squad for Nations League, Euro 2028]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BF4ZN3B4JZA3JOPUURDZVOOO5Y.jpg?auth=663f2f9156bfeb8fb16474bd610708359debe5a25d5cd715f98e74a1ca3c213d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland train at Stade Saputo in the shadow of Stade Olympique in Montreal before the friendly against Canada. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questioning the validity of the HSE’s autism assessment ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/questioning-the-validity-of-the-hses-autism-assessment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/questioning-the-validity-of-the-hses-autism-assessment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Protocol has come under scrutiny]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/05/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/05/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June 5th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKGJGNCBH5GXXCVIBQJA2PMBAQ.jpg?auth=63a02bc194015b57f8829357ba75d9babefe4609ded93190be5d72a80eb45b32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Government lacks moral courage on Israel is it just Palestine that will suffer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/05/solidarity-with-palestine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/05/solidarity-with-palestine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government and FAI have unique opportunity to lead, as Ireland did in the face of South African apartheid]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[Taoiseach is out of this world in RTÉ report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/taoiseach-is-out-of-this-world-in-rte-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/taoiseach-is-out-of-this-world-in-rte-report/</guid><description><![CDATA[News reader spaces out when it comes to Micheál Martin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[Election counting system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/election-counting-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/election-counting-system/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘So, democracy is protected by a lack of sophistication – peann luaidhe abú!’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[Former monastery should be bought to secure Dublin Gaelcholáiste’s future, say campaigners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/former-monastery-should-be-bought-to-secure-dublin-gaelcholaistes-future-say-campaigners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/05/former-monastery-should-be-bought-to-secure-dublin-gaelcholaistes-future-say-campaigners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christian Brothers building on market for €3.75m next to Synge Street campus where transition to Irish is beginning]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZL6QESKFRHFFLHQWRF4HCNJVY.JPG?auth=07178094f873b73b707516b242c5e87b7670ee0108db468eaf42282e762f98c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The former Christian Brothers monastery next door to Gaelcholáiste Synge on Synge Street, Dublin 8. 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[Don’t worry about a 12% fall in GDP, but watch unemployment closely]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/05/gdp-contracting-12-not-a-concern-but-keep-an-eye-on-unemployment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/05/gdp-contracting-12-not-a-concern-but-keep-an-eye-on-unemployment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest huge move in Irish economic data highlights how multinationals distort GDP numbers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NA2EF522W3N2C5NP3OR4HPR2BM.jpg?auth=2526a5053bc85734b99728614d87a7adb85f431f89d3304af76b58755275312c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google is one of many US multinationals with a large presence in Ireland. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain runner Luke Weldon blazing a trail for the sport in Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/05/mountain-runner-luke-weldon-blazing-a-trail-for-the-sport-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/05/mountain-runner-luke-weldon-blazing-a-trail-for-the-sport-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He made his debut at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain last year at just 20]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGGBFDGIL5GU7MGYNYJ4U5X4SQ.jpg?auth=5453100f63f97846697a1a3a77059c32c6141fc10e6dbb78db93af17672b3d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Weldon: ‘There is something about running downhill very fast that it gives you a thrill like nothing else’]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh O’Brien’s hypocrisy in full flight with electric vehicle grants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/darragh-obriens-hypocrisy-in-full-flight-with-electric-vehicle-grants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/darragh-obriens-hypocrisy-in-full-flight-with-electric-vehicle-grants/</guid><description><![CDATA[Policy benefits wealthier households and shifts funds away from better options ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[‘We’re incredibly lucky to have him. He’s a genius’: Leo Cullen backs Jacques Nienaber]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/were-incredibly-lucky-to-have-him-hes-a-genius-leo-cullen-backs-jacques-nienaber/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/05/were-incredibly-lucky-to-have-him-hes-a-genius-leo-cullen-backs-jacques-nienaber/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After Cup loss, South African spoke on Monday of not feeling valued and feared Leinster future in doubt]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N26MLPR2TVEE3NSQJVKEXEPU4I.jpg?auth=ad4080e758ef64c195ac9b82d9a320c4a26c2923ea3e8615215eaa2b409c2b02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['He is fully committed to Leinster,' says head coach Leo Cullen of senior coach Jacques Nienaber. Photograph: Nick Elliott/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Nick Elliott ©INPHO/Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian man’s Dublin-based relative says her cousin has been tortured in custody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/iranian-mans-dublin-based-relative-says-he-has-been-tortured-in-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/iranian-mans-dublin-based-relative-says-he-has-been-tortured-in-custody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peyvand Naimi, a member of the Bahá’í faith, was detained without charge in January]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DHXZ62G3JJHFRHZEMV5QN2AV6M.jpeg?auth=e028763df3b91e6aa014089682d3e89b0e166319cbedaac93e8ebbef297238f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peyvand Naimi: His Dublin-based relative Sama Sabet has called for his release from custody in Iran]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie McCabe’s move to Chelsea is a bitter pill for Arsenal’s faithful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/katie-mccabe-bids-farewell-to-arsenal-and-crosses-london-to-join-chelsea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/katie-mccabe-bids-farewell-to-arsenal-and-crosses-london-to-join-chelsea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s not an easy thing to see, a player who has spent so long at a club going to a rival,’ says Irish star]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGYMABFKNTKSUB7EGHM3RJGRDA.jpg?auth=645e9df75f90b6f6b7dc3cc548504fb1fd69886172b3bd2b75529f7915577b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie McCabe: ‘It’s not an easy thing to see, a player who has spent so long at a club going to a rival.’ Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin associate still controls Aughinish Alumina parent company, Swedish investigators allege]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/putin-associate-still-controls-aughinish-alumina-parent-company-swedish-investigators-believe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/putin-associate-still-controls-aughinish-alumina-parent-company-swedish-investigators-believe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oligarch Oleg Deripaska is under EU sanctions over his role in supporting the invasion of Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74JMKJWI2NBBXIV2OQC5FTASSM.JPG?auth=65381d7ca9dc425a0c5aaafdd918a66108feeffe076e99044fed43b569f4bce8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick is owned by Rusal, which is still controlled by Oleg Deripaska, a new report has found. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormers lack Sacha magic, but Jurie Matthee ready to blow Leinster away again in URC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/stormers-lack-sacha-magic-but-jurie-matthee-ready-to-blow-leinster-away-again-in-urc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/05/stormers-lack-sacha-magic-but-jurie-matthee-ready-to-blow-leinster-away-again-in-urc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Starting outhalf provided 20 points when South Africans hammered The Blues without reply last September]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQGCCHWKJBA4LIZ6I33N5HG7EA.jpg?auth=b84ff158ba28deb6216b5dc52009eea45be69f988125dbd2ccc157316c2495c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jurie Matthee has been called up for Stormers against Leinster in Saturday's URC semi-final. Photograph: EJ Langner/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Steve Haag Sports/EJ Langner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork are 100% All-Ireland contenders again this year, says Patrick Horgan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/05/cork-are-100-all-ireland-contenders-again-this-year-says-patrick-horgan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/05/cork-are-100-all-ireland-contenders-again-this-year-says-patrick-horgan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But first Rebels must face Limerick in Munster hurling final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KKQ6MV6LWVEUBFN75SVYRCAOFI.jpg?auth=af8e1101beae87889bd07e88c395e5e09dae8a26910072e6fdf448d2b2e7cd4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Patrick Horgan in action against Tipperary in last year's All-Ireland final. Photograph: Bryan Keane/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilful ignorance is not an acceptable dodge when it comes to Aughinish Alumina]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/05/justine-mccarthy-russia-ukraine-aughinish-alumina-sanctions-irish-neutrality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/05/justine-mccarthy-russia-ukraine-aughinish-alumina-sanctions-irish-neutrality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish neutrality is rightly questioned when governments do utmost to prevent ban on alumina exports to Russia]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIDTK4VVFNBPXIEZY7UU6JM6MA.jpg?auth=1083d2b8ac65aaaf83817c8f9a4ead80e0baca8072a06d0ffde6cca5f63564db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidl’s claims of planning system exploitation ‘factually inaccurate’, says competitor ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/lidls-claims-of-planning-system-exploitation-factually-inaccurate-says-competitor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/05/lidls-claims-of-planning-system-exploitation-factually-inaccurate-says-competitor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owner of McInerney’s SuperValu Loughrea claims to have ‘legitimate legal argument’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VMQM54CQ7Y66SI5I6KNDOPZ3I.jpg?auth=1b3d792660490d40265bad94af52b09301b8eb9c6e5338af38a77bcad78fb117&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lidl is facing two judicial review actions in the courts challenging plans for new stores in Galway that were approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have got belief’: Carla Ward knows victory over Dutch will help Ireland get to World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/we-have-got-belief-carla-ward-knows-victory-over-dutch-will-help-ireland-get-to-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/we-have-got-belief-carla-ward-knows-victory-over-dutch-will-help-ireland-get-to-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But squad is without Denise O’Sullivan, the team’s creative force, and Emily Murphy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MPF27WZ2JIMK54553D5DXFRJGA.jpg?auth=3bc318295eaa25c438ee1423069b69e51db27efdc53c39afbf74cd78fb18dc8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ruesha Littlejohn would be the more experienced option to deputise for suspended Denise O’Sullivan. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert exams are played on a very slanted pitch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-exams-are-played-on-a-very-slanted-pitch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/leaving-cert-exams-are-played-on-a-very-slanted-pitch/</guid><description><![CDATA[Children from wealthy homes have an option that may not be available to others]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[I wonder about our changing weather fortunes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/i-wonder-about-our-changing-weather-fortunes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/i-wonder-about-our-changing-weather-fortunes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann’s idea of normality looks likely to evolve]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[Referendum would show citizens’ support for Ireland’s UN peacekeeping connection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/referendum-would-show-citizens-support-for-irelands-un-peacekeeping-connection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/referendum-would-show-citizens-support-for-irelands-un-peacekeeping-connection/</guid><description><![CDATA[General Assembly should be allowed to judge how life could be made safer for all those involved]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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 - 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Photograph: Getty images. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland needs action to preserve marine ecosystem, not more talk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/ireland-needs-action-to-preserve-marine-ecosystem-not-more-talk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/05/ireland-needs-action-to-preserve-marine-ecosystem-not-more-talk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin’s response to crisis is all at sea]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 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[Mick Lynch: FAI must take a stand and refuse to participate in Israel game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/mick-lynch-trade-union-activist-ireland-israel-football-nations-league-refuse-play/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/05/mick-lynch-trade-union-activist-ireland-israel-football-nations-league-refuse-play/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Lynch ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only fair for football association to be compensated for deciding Ireland team cannot in all conscience fulfil fixture]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IK6FW7ICVVDSHAYRGERKEIJFOE.jpg?auth=8c9b28851b1bccdc20a377279ffe5819480a2ddb06df176d723f0a53aa22c3fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mick Lynch is a trade unionist, political commentator and Ireland football fan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olivia Rodrigo’s CMAT cover is more than a brilliant excuse for pints]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/05/olivia-rodrigos-cmat-cover-is-more-than-a-brilliant-excuse-for-pints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/05/olivia-rodrigos-cmat-cover-is-more-than-a-brilliant-excuse-for-pints/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American star regularly enhances her own reputation by paying live tribute to other artists]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2AVM6FWXNHJJGUZNEWZAJQTGU.jpg?auth=7ff3740dae0bc60841c2a248a0f10b70ea496e4d42d81e577271fa62f722e4c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tribute act: Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury in 2025. 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Me, imperious and calm]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CL2PMEBO7FARXJHJESTHHC4DFY.jpg?auth=52a82a5a7e1ae8ae14614018eb0988a2c10f7b541d6254a86235bdc50faadc83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I consider writing a letter to Nintendo lobbying for a suite of rule changes. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DragonImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gearóid Farrelly: ‘I didn’t really come out of the closet. 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Photograph: Evan Logan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Evan Logan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armies and militarism will never be the solution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/04/armies-and-militarism-will-never-be-the-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/04/armies-and-militarism-will-never-be-the-solution/</guid><description><![CDATA[History provides countless examples of the link between violence and failure]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +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[Central Bank’s Vasileios Madouros: The impact of the 2008 crash is ‘persistent’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/central-banks-madouros-impacts-of-the-2008-crash-have-been-substantial-and-persistent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/central-banks-madouros-impacts-of-the-2008-crash-have-been-substantial-and-persistent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Athens native Vasileios Madouros talks about the future of money, and how the financial crash continues to shape key aspects of Irish life ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/INPNHUM6SBGSHAOSPQMGE7CNTA.JPG?auth=843700cb295ca42d99080e3fa475a02e4dc3de7fed49ab909a7a5bc9144bda9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Central Bank deputy governor Vasileios Madouros: ' It does seem likely that the use of shared programmable ledgers and the tokenisation of financial assets in the financial system is going to become increasingly embedded.' Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times




]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ardagh’s disgruntled riskiest bondholders lose debt-restructuring battle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/ardaghs-disgruntled-riskiest-bondholders-lose-debt-restructuring-battle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/ardaghs-disgruntled-riskiest-bondholders-lose-debt-restructuring-battle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dissidents argued that money paid to Coulson and other shareholders was owed to them]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WRZAYDKY2VEFTGO6MMSOB457CE.jpg?auth=adaad447bb006ff91ca6e7a6a4688aca1e9031779e7800084c972963395dd35f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ardagh Group traces its roots to the long-defunct Irish Glass Bottle Company. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hasuorium</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deposit Return Scheme victim of its own success]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/04/deposit-return-scheme-victim-of-its-own-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/04/deposit-return-scheme-victim-of-its-own-success/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reader finds recycling banks full despite visiting several locations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +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[An Post chief joins call for EU to delay €3 customs charge for small parcels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/an-post-chief-joins-call-for-eu-to-delay-3-customs-charge-for-small-parcels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/an-post-chief-joins-call-for-eu-to-delay-3-customs-charge-for-small-parcels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some 19 postal operators call for six-month delay in July 1st introduction of new customs charge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWXMW745MZUKF63RYRVIG4LHMM.jpg?auth=fc34709f099b3b7aaf8509939fef6ad755cba2d2d7e6ce664a71eb81aeba58d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The deadline would have a ‘severe impact’ on SMEs, consumers, postal traffic and the ‘broader ecosystem of cross-border ecommerce’. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €385,000 buy in Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Turkey and west Cork?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/05/what-will-385000-buy-in-denmark-portugal-italy-turkey-and-west-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/05/what-will-385000-buy-in-denmark-portugal-italy-turkey-and-west-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One price, home and away: Thatched cottage in Denmark; colourful villa in Portugal; and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PM4NAFRRARF5HOF2V442JMFBG4.jpg?auth=8f094dd78ca8b749db9930dde926016056cf5b6568161b2c640019d5cfdf43fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thatched cottage outside Copenhagen]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anton Savage stays just on the right side of clever-clever on Newstalk Breakfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/05/anton-savage-stays-the-right-side-of-too-clever-clever-as-he-nips-through-newstalk-breakfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/05/anton-savage-stays-the-right-side-of-too-clever-clever-as-he-nips-through-newstalk-breakfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The broadcaster’s most striking skill is his ability to keep things snappy. On RTÉ, the Drivetime duo’s chemistry clicks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOGSV42OJBA6XIKX5RKH6Z6HOI.jpg?auth=9ce99ee83cdf4ee53c91a8a62041d1704acbaec080b33632bc75ce32a5f080eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newstalk's Anton Savage.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afternoons of Solitude review: The bull seems to sense it’s about to die in the ring]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/05/afternoons-of-solitude-review-the-bull-seems-to-sense-its-about-to-die-in-the-ring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/05/afternoons-of-solitude-review-the-bull-seems-to-sense-its-about-to-die-in-the-ring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With no narration or commentary, this bullfighting documentary is a powerful condemnation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WY6NHC7CGFEHTPQWQQ7TQDDSQA.jpg?auth=5006f11eda9d3e06a581201802165228269fd1296236731e86fd9bed57036ecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Afternoons of Solitude: the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey in Albert Serra's documentary]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruity wines from Chile that can be enjoyed with or without food]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/05/fruity-wines-from-chile-that-can-be-enjoyed-with-or-without-food/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/05/fruity-wines-from-chile-that-can-be-enjoyed-with-or-without-food/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: These two options can be appreciated with or without food]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTUO6FZKNRCDVNA7QQIXM5GGUU.jpg?auth=8e98afe87694145d914a83078975a7572bcaa8db0506db3c265a40b229fa603a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These Chilean wines available at Spar are well-made and fruity.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First look: Cúán Greene’s hotly anticipated high-end restaurant and guest house in Co Laois]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/05/first-look-cuan-greenes-hotly-anticipated-high-end-restaurant-and-guest-house-in-co-laois/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/05/first-look-cuan-greenes-hotly-anticipated-high-end-restaurant-and-guest-house-in-co-laois/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Cronin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With funding from Stripe co-founder John Collison, among others, Ómós will open in July following careful restoration of a Victorian house outside Abbeyleix]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOEMRQ4XHFABZG3B2F44UMCNYU.JPG?auth=b842dff6d9c81b0c8c8102aabcf81be27b5bd47f55cdaa8340628669c5791e7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cúán Greene at Ómós: 'We want to start with big impact.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix’s Reed Hastings: An icon of good leadership and bad governance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/05/netflixs-reed-hastings-an-icon-of-good-leadership-and-bad-governance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/05/netflixs-reed-hastings-an-icon-of-good-leadership-and-bad-governance/</guid><description><![CDATA[Streamer’s co-founder steps away as his progeny faces its biggest challenge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUVDI5DOPIH5CKWTAH5A47X5CM.jpg?auth=62cfe62911e5cb1e28949e8e5981f732996e85b660cbc178f3c6eef8207a0779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reed Hastings is preparing to step down as chairman of Netflix, a company he co-founded in 1997. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe is finally flexing its innovation muscles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/05/europe-is-finally-flexing-its-innovation-muscles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/05/europe-is-finally-flexing-its-innovation-muscles/</guid><description><![CDATA[The new EU tech sovereignty package shows a welcome shift from defensive regulation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOI5GQAESJ2MRMJYHEK6PSE4TM.jpg?auth=fed9f448c43ae14b32cd83ea2b37b3a2ded1efba28d778674e28ef3f125a6785&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission executive vice-president Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen publish the EU Tech Sovereignty Package. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of Liverpool retail complex hired to run Blanchardstown shopping centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/head-of-liverpool-retail-complex-hired-to-run-blanchardstown-shopping-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/05/head-of-liverpool-retail-complex-hired-to-run-blanchardstown-shopping-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Falcon AM to confirm it has appointed Iain Finlayson as centre director in Blanchardstown]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NSJ52CW25RFZZGQEQQF4LYCVSA.jpg?auth=1ac4b21933043e20e0e07b24bb8ecfedf24a8153c6f34274ddda7a637e99d289&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view of Blanchardstown shopping centre in west Dublin.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloitte’s new partners offer a glimpse into where businesses are heading next]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/05/deloittes-new-partners-offer-a-glimpse-into-where-businesses-are-heading-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/05/deloittes-new-partners-offer-a-glimpse-into-where-businesses-are-heading-next/</guid><description><![CDATA[The world’s largest professional services firm strengthens its expertise to pre-empt and lead change]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GIDEAYVH5DHDCNVFJVGZLTLEU.jpg?auth=1ac5cc576b17a8cdfac90f8e33a19cc76799befc777fa0f7de985aea3d1aa8e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Back row: Gavin Cullen, Conor McRitchie, Harry Goddard (chief executive), Lorna Ryan, Shane Kerins and Chris Nugent. Front row: Ross Grehan, Frances Lenihan and Andrea Fouche. 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Photograph: HBO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the event where Irish far-right activists mingled with ‘white Europe’ remigration movement ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-event-where-irish-far-right-mingled-with-white-europe-remigration-movement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-event-where-irish-far-right-mingled-with-white-europe-remigration-movement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Portugal summit drew ultranationalists from all over Europe]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2SDFPVHD2NAMLCLF3OFH7SXZ2I.jpg?auth=057c6ab60bcd309122fe8531b944037beb2fb14b03768723e21e494f33dabe49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Remigration summit star speaker and former US Ice officer Greg Bovino (centre). Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OCTAVIO JONES</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>