<?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/latest/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:54:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Byrne ends debate over Leinster’s  10 jersey with mic-drop display against Edinburgh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/harry-byrne-ends-debate-over-leinsters-10-jersey-with-mic-drop-display-against-edinburgh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/harry-byrne-ends-debate-over-leinsters-10-jersey-with-mic-drop-display-against-edinburgh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outhalf made up for teammates’ shortcomings with a stunning array of passes, tackles and place-kicks]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:47:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKP4UBUPBLY3AL2EDMZSUTJKYY.jpg?auth=20ef5558b4a04f064a87e4eb2af58d52314aaf616f9771208974782179f173a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Harry Byrne plays a pass during Sunday's Champions Cup round of 16 against Edinburgh at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK downs ‘multiple Iranian drones’; Trump social media statements labelled ‘unhinged’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/iran-war-live-updates-oil-latest-trump-us-news-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/iran-war-live-updates-oil-latest-trump-us-news-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least 11 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon including a 4-year-old child]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSVHMKUWSO5BSYLNXMA4IEQEVI.jpg?auth=b28a5039e70531d9d2b1cdfa88a57d777d1c05444918566d95c13783113077f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes on Dahieh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 05 April 2026]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wael Hamzeh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Cullen taking the positives from Leinster’s mixed display ahead of Sale showdown on Saturday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/leo-cullen-taking-the-positives-from-leinsters-mixed-display-ahead-of-sale-showdown-on-saturday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/leo-cullen-taking-the-positives-from-leinsters-mixed-display-ahead-of-sale-showdown-on-saturday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champions Cup moves up a gear with Leinster facing a six-day turnaround to their quarter-final clash]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:35:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3CJK5RGTJDYOYBPJWM2PALQHQ.jpg?auth=753f18b1feba90abed2bfa4d261a7288a7c6e72d32f492eb8e081553fd59b7f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Joe McCarthy is tackled by Liam McConnell of Edinburgh  during the Champions Cup Round of 16 match at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens to escalate strikes on Iran unless it opens Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/trump-threatens-to-escalate-strikes-on-iran-unless-it-opens-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/trump-threatens-to-escalate-strikes-on-iran-unless-it-opens-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president says ‘Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day’ in post on social media]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:35:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PP2LKWJQSH67C37UNJ6WJXM7PU.jpg?auth=0c9ea253005736cac226d6df59e689e5616b3d7a1d7f0ffffa62e39ba2205f26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden threat towards Iran if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kiely says Limerick ‘blessed’ with marksmen after Aaron Gillane sees home final win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/john-kiely-says-limerick-blessed-with-marksmen-after-aaron-gillane-sees-home-final-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/john-kiely-says-limerick-blessed-with-marksmen-after-aaron-gillane-sees-home-final-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry at the Gaelic Grounds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran star reassumed free-taking duties after Aidan O’Connor was replaced in Sunday’s league decider against Cork]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:10:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KEIN63ZR4DQ7H3CI3H45ZS3Q4.jpg?auth=ea7e5ab19d0bb3d6e583bc8c89cc3db28369bf7341a8be52bddff20a89997e2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Aaron Gillane takes on Seán O'Donoghue of Cork during Sunday's National Hurling League Division 1A final at TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. 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Photograph: Kennedy family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick finish strongly to take Cork’s league crown in a strange affair of a final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/limerick-finish-strongly-to-take-corks-league-crown-in-a-strange-affair-of-a-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/limerick-finish-strongly-to-take-corks-league-crown-in-a-strange-affair-of-a-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The crowd of 41,678 were left wondering exactly what the significance of it all was ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:48:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPTNLEZSJHECDYNGBSZDV6DWIY.jpg?auth=8fd6fdc132d927766ac08440ccb482b4d0ca639120ebbb7f9645c6c20a8e9828&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Aaron Gillane is challenged by Cork's Seán O'Donoghue during the National Hurling League Division 1A Final at the Gaelic Grounds. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick were both awesome and erratic, but their superiority over Cork was never in doubt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/limerick-were-both-awesome-and-erratic-but-their-superiority-over-cork-was-never-in-doubt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/limerick-were-both-awesome-and-erratic-but-their-superiority-over-cork-was-never-in-doubt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GAA president Jarlath Burns described league final as a ‘classic’, which should lead to penalty points on his poetic license]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:38:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UHL6PL7NZJI43IIB3LHYZQQKA.jpg?auth=a09e59342cbb05ac938e295b4dcae11f086c240fd20eabf412056aa0a1228345&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Aaron Gillane celebrates scoring Limerick's goal as Cork's Seán O'Donoghue falls to the ground in Sunday's National Hurling League Division 1A final at TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on air travel: implications of a difficult summer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-air-travel-implications-of-a-difficult-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-air-travel-implications-of-a-difficult-summer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s extensive connectedness makes it highly vulnerable to external shocks]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:24:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJ7FMCQ5LBBP7FMQ6F5OITDJVQ.jpg?auth=1adfb43e82ae21182e38be7d2a3f9e64be2f615b9f9f272b8da505f7efc8d729&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aircraft at Dublin Airport: there are fears of higher costs for passengers and possible flight disruption.
(Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times)















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish player tracker: Andrew Moran and Jaden Umeh sparkle for club sides at weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/05/irish-player-tracker-andrew-moran-and-jaden-umeh-sparkle-for-club-sides-at-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/05/irish-player-tracker-andrew-moran-and-jaden-umeh-sparkle-for-club-sides-at-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McEvoy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owen Elding continues splendid start to life at Hibernian, requiring just 13 seconds to find the net against Kilmarnock]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:11:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5CKPJYLANENRKEPA7E3FPNX3Y.jpg?auth=bfe5a46c9d2701d7935e298a5daef2eb540e18f498a60d25ce714d443d765198&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephy Mavididi of Leicester City attempts to dispossess Andrew Moran of Preston North End during the Championship match at King Power Stadium on Good Friday. Photograph Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Plumb Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster prevail in 12-try thriller as they advance to quarterfinals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/leinster-edinburgh-live-updates-champions-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/leinster-edinburgh-live-updates-champions-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo Cullen’s side to face Sale Sharks at the Aviva Stadium next Saturday (5.30)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:05:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IOMICWNBGPG4IZ3OVVMK4FQFE.jpg?auth=01ca0af67639d7821a70ad348aaef03d2329b4afff40c602ce7e643ddd9da59e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster Rugby's Tommy O'Brien (left) celebrates with Dan Sheehan after scoring his sides first try during the Investec Champions Cup round of sixteen match at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on car insurance: an opaque industry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-car-insurance-an-opaque-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/05/the-irish-times-view-on-car-insurance-an-opaque-industry/</guid><description><![CDATA[The annual furore about insurance premiums generates more heat than light]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JU6FYGDFYZBHPCO4EAHFEZAL2I.jpg?auth=e4118bc2bd2bd72e07b901e4ed0357a430ecc40c825e031300a86269af13e766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cost of repairing damaged cars is quoted as one of the reasons for rising insurance premiums. (Photograph: iStock)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lajst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster offer up plenty of gifts to Edinburgh but take home the prize in the end]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/leinster-offer-up-plenty-of-gifts-to-edinburgh-but-take-home-the-prize-in-the-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/leinster-offer-up-plenty-of-gifts-to-edinburgh-but-take-home-the-prize-in-the-end/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo Cullen’s side will now face the Sale Sharks at the Aviva Stadium next Saturday in the Champions Cup quarter-finals]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:59:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2QUQ6KZCETWYSZT5ELCDR5OY5Y.jpg?auth=e23147758ee8a4e1e594026c903aa309abf81453498d4ae098e0571957c86d49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rieko Ioane celebrates scoring Leinster's seventh try during the Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Edinburgh at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very soft’ black card and a leaky defence sours win for Clare manager Brian Lohan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/very-soft-black-card-and-a-leaky-defence-sours-win-for-clare-manager-brian-lohan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/very-soft-black-card-and-a-leaky-defence-sours-win-for-clare-manager-brian-lohan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I wonder will that rule apply to other teams,’ asked the Banner boss after victory against Dublin in the Division 1B final]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:58:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q22KHS6KFZHS6W5ZRYE7LI4FPM.jpg?auth=ee45ab4aec4b219d4c30f81c3ed6fb94a5b387d19aabeb55b5a22ff31c2f890b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare manager Brian Lohan encourages his team during Sunday's National Hurling League Division 1B final against Dublin at TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Dave: One thousand homes and businesses still without power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/05/storm-dave-ireland-weather-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/05/storm-dave-ireland-weather-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several flights cancelled over weekend following strong winds around country]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KXMHEWXLEJCFFNGV7WHV6UYNWI?auth=73d28cbbac0df37f5a470093335bb7fd8170baebba737565e568a5465ae350db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person holding an umbrella walks along the quays in Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PGA and DP tours on alert as LIV Golf considers muscling in on tournament schedule]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/05/pga-and-dp-tours-on-alert-as-liv-golf-considers-muscling-in-on-tournament-schedule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/05/pga-and-dp-tours-on-alert-as-liv-golf-considers-muscling-in-on-tournament-schedule/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia-backed circuit is exploring the staging of national opens, possibly igniting a new power struggle]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KXME75BR62XAKEMLNH75SZ3JU.jpg?auth=1360d53fee4795dffef10aa599e83843ff3af2d2c2f966a367c77468889af4ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prize-giving at the recent LIV Golf South Africa tournament in Johannesburg, which was won by Bryson DeChambeau. Photograph: Johan Rynners/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Johan Rynners</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US airlines warned Minister that Dublin Airport cap breached treaty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/us-airlines-warned-minister-that-dublin-airport-cap-breached-treaty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/us-airlines-warned-minister-that-dublin-airport-cap-breached-treaty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industry group highlighted risks of annual 32m passenger limit, documents show  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKGDH6EQSEC7EBZHO5NGOZNV4M.JPG?auth=5cb69b81df163fd1c4838f0984f75954e2ad9558e1a636ed87d0d67cf9aba080&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Airlines for America chief executive Chris Sununu (left) and senior vice-president Keith Glatz at Leinster House recently. 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[Business Post lost €2.9m in 2023, but CEO points to return of profits since then]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/business-post-lost-29m-in-2023-but-ceo-points-to-return-of-profits-since-then/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/business-post-lost-29m-in-2023-but-ceo-points-to-return-of-profits-since-then/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newspaper publisher and market research company will show surplus for last year, says chief executive]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3CQ7VVOIBNJPEIPQJNZBLJR2I.jpg?auth=3d9285d494017df2e4ff1b5c5740bbc9457ea1cc0e408d2f02003c303d2fadde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Business Post chief executive Enda O'Coineen says the newspaper publisher earned €2 million profit last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times








Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed doubles: Áine Ryan on having a Doppelgänger in her hometown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/05/mixed-doubles-aine-ryan-on-having-a-doppelganger-in-her-hometown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/05/mixed-doubles-aine-ryan-on-having-a-doppelganger-in-her-hometown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Throughout the interaction, I scratched my head metaphorically and nervously concluded that I was losing it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQHMTRHQPBD2TC6GZMVJTPIYBM.PNG?auth=bf630918df703628a877fe6ced84c8da61f7ddb87c8de9c45c96397809562b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy Adams and Isla Fisher: Fisher superimposed  a picture of Adams on her family Christmas card and even her husband and friends didn't notice that it wasn’t her. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Hurling League finals as they happened: Limerick overcome Cork to claim Division 1A title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/live-national-hurling-league-finals-updates-limerick-take-on-cork-in-the-division-1a-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/live-national-hurling-league-finals-updates-limerick-take-on-cork-in-the-division-1a-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare beat Dublin in Division 1B final to continue perfect 2026
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:49:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRDVMPLRLP5EI7VWP4ZMWSI3Q4.jpg?auth=360ceef2188a3d5b90040b8eb4e62a3b31258e8a44b93c33194ce35f64bba0db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Gillane buries a shot into the corner despite the efforts of Seán O'Donoghue, as Limerick bested Cork in the Division 1A final. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Respectful’ and ‘moving’: Relatives of 1916 Rising participants honour contribution at GPO ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/05/respectful-and-moving-relatives-of-1916-rising-participants-honour-contribution-at-gpo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/05/respectful-and-moving-relatives-of-1916-rising-participants-honour-contribution-at-gpo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Members of Army, Naval Service and Air Corps participate in ceremony attended by President, Taoiseach and Minister for Defence]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMWT37U5EVNXGV3KGJ5HPYXTMU.jpg?auth=0a2d909be609081ac93d1e4449f60ba6426c6ffd7b7209c13cc7afe899ed3235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly lays a wreath during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO on O'Connell Street, Dublin, on Sunday. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Hayes proves an apt winner of Honeysuckle Hurdle to break Group One duck at Fairyhouse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/05/brian-hayes-proves-an-apt-winner-of-honeysuckle-hurdle-to-break-group-one-duck-at-fairyhouse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/05/brian-hayes-proves-an-apt-winner-of-honeysuckle-hurdle-to-break-group-one-duck-at-fairyhouse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jockey’s wife Rachael Blackmore enjoyed massive success on the horse the race is named after ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:18:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3DXNQH7JZT5OYCBBCJX2TY3RU.jpg?auth=c3dc184a654fe4ff9e23a50266a6ea1fe7ec68f2d2a9195bae95974bd426ef4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Hayes on Zanoosh (left) holds off Danny Gilligan on Place De La Nation to win the Honeysuckle Mares' Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignoring communities where large Ipas centres planned ‘concerning’, says Harris ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ignoring-communities-where-large-ipas-centres-planned-concerning-says-harris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ignoring-communities-where-large-ipas-centres-planned-concerning-says-harris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Justice moving forward with laws to address planning issues around proposed accommodation centres ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2VK55NZDHDMART4KNKKNKPIHWY.jpg?auth=94a28c2c643ea1bfb29af2935c242d38d5c815dd9837b01ad641f8476c275fbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Harris: 'There’s obviously a balance here, but ... I would be concerned about anything that would in any way dampen down the voices of communities.' Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/05/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/05/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, April 6th – 12th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Éibhear Quilligan save helps Clare take Division 1B title as they hold off Dublin revival ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/eibhear-quilligan-save-helps-clare-take-division-1b-title-as-they-hold-off-dublin-revival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/05/eibhear-quilligan-save-helps-clare-take-division-1b-title-as-they-hold-off-dublin-revival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry at the Gaelic Grounds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Banner led by 10 points at half-time before Dublin found a way back into the match]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:31:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SAL3LNXF7ZQVKVSZQ5BWSE7NCE.jpg?auth=aea5e10549af12c134da6542a1c1408e969c3b9fa56a4b1584a7913ae1aada17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Shane Meehan celebrates scoring a goal during the NHL Division 1B final at the Gaelic Grounds. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland League round-up: Terenure and St Mary’s to meet in mouthwatering semi-final clash ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/all-ireland-league-round-up-terenure-and-st-marys-to-meet-in-mouthwatering-semi-final-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/05/all-ireland-league-round-up-terenure-and-st-marys-to-meet-in-mouthwatering-semi-final-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Terenure’s tight 19-15 win over UCD saw them secure fourth spot and a clash with their great rivals ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:49:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPM3PAPHIRERXIVWKCCLUDIFEE.jpg?auth=ba153c2cacf703d3cccd2c403b205737a3d82641e75774877d4e061e05505394&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Terenure head coach Paul Barr. Photograph: Henry Simpson/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Henry Simpson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope marks first Easter as pontiff with call for hope amid global conflicts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/05/pope-marks-first-easter-as-pontiff-with-call-for-hope-amid-global-conflicts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/04/05/pope-marks-first-easter-as-pontiff-with-call-for-hope-amid-global-conflicts/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo condemns ‘idolatry of profit’ and ‘violence of war that kills and destroys’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:46:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WL5ZIN4FR4NRY7DBECUST3VBAY.jpg?auth=fefa5283bdca28a5812ccd0afea02277699dd04bc763abbf7a50f6b99840f762&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo blesses the crowd during the Easter Mass as part of Holy Week celebrations, at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on April 5th 2026. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lebanese president defends diplomatic outreach to Israel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/lebanese-president-defends-diplomatic-outreach-to-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/lebanese-president-defends-diplomatic-outreach-to-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘No choice but to negotiate to stop the tragedy,’ says Joseph Aoun, while urging ceasefire ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:16:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAKQ65V3J74ZGV6KWGZURGBUGM.jpg?auth=c5b78da7e099be0a7bc937f9bab715f292253d41a8071708856bfc08d58013db&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 Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. Photograph: Ibrahim Amro/AFP via Getty Images  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ibrahim Amro</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current energy crisis is ‘worst the world has ever seen,’ Harris says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/current-energy-crisis-is-worst-the-world-has-ever-seen-harris-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/current-energy-crisis-is-worst-the-world-has-ever-seen-harris-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste warns that households may need to reduce energy usage as Government considers further support measures]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:58:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPMZKT3SHRENFHGCAGN6OKE7NQ.JPG?auth=7a978ee63938d03d419f031c0dc28d84a040a7d8c5a30d026a9529effa5004c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris (centre) attended the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest barrier to united Ireland is the Government, says Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/biggest-barrier-to-united-ireland-is-the-government-says-sinn-feins-mary-lou-mcdonald/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/biggest-barrier-to-united-ireland-is-the-government-says-sinn-feins-mary-lou-mcdonald/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition party leader: Coalition has responsibility to plan for constitutional change and unification]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:56:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJOJPLKSDZHABJHIHOX5YHGAIY.png?auth=787233e74cc6dfccbd8a6119d4e9589ccb627a987511bc31afc76b6864b70fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Marty Lou McDonald accused Fianna Fáil Taoiseach Micheál Martin of attempting to 'stifle' unification. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier League clubs facing £80m shirt sponsor void amid gambling ban]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/05/premier-league-clubs-facing-80m-shirt-sponsor-void-amid-gambling-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/05/premier-league-clubs-facing-80m-shirt-sponsor-void-amid-gambling-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nine clubs yet to secure front-of-shirt commercial deals for next season when ban takes hold]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:52:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTRVQACPKMHNTKEVTO57FZQ7NI.jpg?auth=3757f51a5347063389ccbb3895c56c7aa18f71af1851e6b89b0b7767d61d7b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brentford are one of 10 Premier League clubs that have a gambling company as their shirt sponsor. Photograph: Harry Murphy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Harry Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster ride their luck to beat Ospreys and set up La Rochelle quarter-final in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/ulster-ride-their-luck-to-beat-ospreys-and-set-up-la-rochelle-quarter-final-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/ulster-ride-their-luck-to-beat-ospreys-and-set-up-la-rochelle-quarter-final-in-belfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier at Affidea Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ospreys will feel aggrieved at having Kieran Hardy’s late try ruled out for a forward pass]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:36:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EAWHX2TKLCASTLL4ENNSIWCX7I.jpg?auth=8a60dfae232a7da89bf23693156919f12b4c46d8be7693b8a0b7d570e00b8d11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster's Jacob Stockdale celebrates scoring a try during the Challenge Cup Round of 16 game against the Ospreys at the Affidea Stadium in Belfast. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Babies case: File sent to DPP following ‘extensive investigation’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/05/kerry-babies-case-file-sent-to-dpp-following-extensive-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/05/kerry-babies-case-file-sent-to-dpp-following-extensive-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Infant discovered on the beach at White Strand, Cahersiveen, on April 14, 1984]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:09:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKRY3VL6WSC6X6HV6YCVDASFBU.jpg?auth=43d7f141b6712a7d27046f1390b6ddfa4dbb969e4ee3ad5e9a951c1b0646ce4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[White Strand beach, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, where the body of Baby John was found with multiple stab wounds in April 1984. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: Ireland’s security in the spotlight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/05/message-from-the-editor-irelands-security-in-the-spotlight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/04/05/message-from-the-editor-irelands-security-in-the-spotlight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A rare interview with an Irish military intelligence officer highlights State concerns over suspect ships off the island’s coast  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:10:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UAPWDSY6JFF4RI7E6OLKGDLIHA.jpg?auth=a0eb164dffd343b20a6b0a2cd0c66a5dc988a61e943ae077e2f01a97eb2b0b05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A co-ordinated attack on multiple undersea cables off Irish waters would “disconnect the entire island of Ireland from the global internet,” according to a submission from the Department of Communications.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mint Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What tax liability arises if I send a cash gift to my daughter who is based in UK?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/05/what-tax-liability-arises-if-i-send-a-cash-gift-to-my-daughter-who-is-based-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/05/what-tax-liability-arises-if-i-send-a-cash-gift-to-my-daughter-who-is-based-in-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rules in the UK and the Republic are quite different when it comes to gifts but sometimes that can work in your favour]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US rescues second crew member from downed fighter jet in Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/05/us-rescues-second-crew-member-from-downed-fighter-jet-in-iran-trump-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/05/us-rescues-second-crew-member-from-downed-fighter-jet-in-iran-trump-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Airman injured but ‘will be just fine’, US president says after two-day search and rescue mission behind enemy lines]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:31:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOOKEOWFTZJURNUM7FFEO3CLDM.jpg?auth=4b6c71456b2ec87330e7effb047b2c25a97b486e41c3108bafd1e15acbdbeb5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A US Air Force airman pushes a cart past an F-15E Strike Eagle at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maya Alleruzzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheer prevalence of AI prose is giving rise to a new and extreme kind of suspicion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/mark-oconnell-sheer-prevalence-of-ai-prose-is-giving-rise-to-a-new-and-extreme-kind-of-suspicion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/mark-oconnell-sheer-prevalence-of-ai-prose-is-giving-rise-to-a-new-and-extreme-kind-of-suspicion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We exist, increasingly, in a cultural environment where we can never be quite sure whether what we are reading was written by a human or LLM]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPBOOLC5PX5DBSK7BSG7FRHXZY.jpg?auth=7f5fb40cbf2966ce8bdb12cba2556d21c088949e9867bdb3961799c9231d839d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Jean-Baptiste Andrea: The New York Times Book Review published a review by writer Alex Preston of Andrea's book, Watching Over Her, that was largely generated by AI. Entire paragraphs were lifted from a previously published Guardian review of the book. Photograph: Teresa Suarez/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Teresa Suarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Along Route 50, a solitary stand against Trump’s immigration raid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/05/along-route-50-a-solitary-stand-against-trumps-immigration-raid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/05/along-route-50-a-solitary-stand-against-trumps-immigration-raid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On the wind‑scoured plains of rural Colorado, one student’s weekly protest draws on a local history shaped by hardship, endurance and quiet resistance]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMGGLYO7RBFAVE3V7BZUIWWB7U.jpg?auth=dcfd26c77ad8a45822051fdc0278618b9e22bc8a8053d4e99186ec9e79fd92ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sign marking Highway 50 in Lamar, Colorado. Photograph: Rachel Ellis/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnificent seven no more as Big Tech stocks hit bear market territory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/05/magnificent-seven-no-more-as-big-tech-stocks-hit-bear-market-territory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/05/magnificent-seven-no-more-as-big-tech-stocks-hit-bear-market-territory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As investors rotate away from high-flying tech, the era of effortless outperformance seems to be over]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKOA6IAZYBEOFKHC75A4UNMZXU.jpg?auth=42b1bb77f00d6e1d6ef273908d76dcf28a628d977618be2906055bea7740810c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Six of the so-called magnificent seven stocks – Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Tesla – have lost at least 20 per cent of their value. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">D-Keine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Rasputin to Putin: Why Russia will never learn from its history]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/from-rasputin-to-putin-why-russia-will-never-learn-from-its-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/from-rasputin-to-putin-why-russia-will-never-learn-from-its-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Antony Beevor says Rasputin was a historically important figure who accelerated the demise of the Romanov dynasty]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWEN6RQVDRCCPKGM3LI33KH2WI.JPG?auth=dec5a530500fa459d077e3ac067e9e0c85d8f7aadfa2d625a90c005e48986ed0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jan. 1, 1910 - Grigori Rasputin (1872-1916), Russian Mystic, Portrait, 1905 (Credit Image: © Glasshouse/ZUMAPRESS.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JT Vintage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers warned of delays in writing EU rules into law as presidency approaches ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ministers-warned-of-delays-in-writing-eu-rules-into-law-as-presidency-approaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ministers-warned-of-delays-in-writing-eu-rules-into-law-as-presidency-approaches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Correspondence shows Government keen to avoid getting rap on the knuckles from Brussels ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEPCJZVDP5EUZF3JN7ELLL6A7E.jpg?auth=804eaba0faa3be5e06516087b44f7506c48f026d972cdac00bb789c469ff497b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne wrote to all Ministers late last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy seeks entry into elite club of players who have defended Masters titles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/04/rory-mcilroy-seeks-entry-into-elite-club-of-players-who-have-defended-masters-titles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/04/rory-mcilroy-seeks-entry-into-elite-club-of-players-who-have-defended-masters-titles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods have managed the feat]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNHW26FW5YTPV2LDPP662K3SLY.jpg?auth=8d4a20fd085aaf055ccb320a5a4f339b188590b1ffd7e590ed48db04f032af1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy will play in his 18th Masters. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ’s Kate McDonald: ‘At the moment, life and death feel quite close together’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/rtes-kate-mcdonald-at-the-moment-life-and-death-feel-quite-close-together/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/rtes-kate-mcdonald-at-the-moment-life-and-death-feel-quite-close-together/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[RTÉ’s Clarity Correspondent on pregnancy, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and losing her wedding outfit]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIWNELN7MJDIXO5PAF36QBDR6M.JPG?auth=20d25fbadbd4f818ce6063ba6e1e94e25526b2b4f18d7fcbefc5e1e7d138303b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate McDonald: 'I’m definitely intense; I’m a textbook Scorpio']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s strange to say to Irish people that you miss the bad weather’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/05/its-strange-to-say-to-irish-people-that-you-miss-the-bad-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/05/its-strange-to-say-to-irish-people-that-you-miss-the-bad-weather/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Nick O’Conor, Nice]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4DM7FPFFDRFATHADJQNF4GS4KM.jpeg?auth=d920eca652ea3827f18b9f333ca477ce5cc12512515119613a8cb85c26f9ce29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick O'Conor: 'Irish investors didn’t understand what they were getting into. A very common complaint was that "it is not like that at home".']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Easter is largely a festival of chocolate. No, that’s not anti-Catholic bias]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/catholics-are-not-being-persecuted-in-ireland-but-christian-teaching-is-being-ignored/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/catholics-are-not-being-persecuted-in-ireland-but-christian-teaching-is-being-ignored/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Catholics are not being persecuted in Ireland but Christian teaching is being ignored - and that’s a pity]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need a national strategy for the fuel crisis. Here are four things we can do now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/sinead-osullivan-we-need-a-national-strategy-for-the-fuel-crisis-here-are-four-things-we-can-do-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/sinead-osullivan-we-need-a-national-strategy-for-the-fuel-crisis-here-are-four-things-we-can-do-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[And when we’ve done them, we need to build a long-term energy security strategy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNKC4MK2O4EZOT6SGDOLQA5P2Y.JPG?auth=76a9c4f605f4f3392c1d46625964840801d729089fc58cddb82c35d04c524487&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Can Ireland organise itself to use less fuel while this lasts, and to build structures that make the next shock hurt less? 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[‘I had an affair and ended my marriage, and I keep obsessing over why’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/05/i-had-an-affair-and-ended-my-marriage-and-i-keep-obsessing-over-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/05/i-had-an-affair-and-ended-my-marriage-and-i-keep-obsessing-over-why/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: I am now in midlife, regretful that I wasted years, and broke my own moral code. I am grieving for many reasons]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXUN3GZASZDY7O3VIMLZTH3FJM.jpg?auth=b1c7ecfab2b30bfac9840fcb7164f08daa67d9e57819895c168b2aedd2bc9eb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Some well-meaning people say I need to move on.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olga Pankova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New National Concert Hall boss: ‘I hope to be here for the grand reopening’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/new-national-concert-hall-boss-i-hope-to-be-here-for-the-grand-reopening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/new-national-concert-hall-boss-i-hope-to-be-here-for-the-grand-reopening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New chief executive Nigel Flegg hopes the NCH’s long-planned redevelopment will start in 2028 and transform it into a ‘cultural mother ship’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73MCPNYTQBA2TGZ4SNBWCO3IYE.JPG?auth=953225d65637fc8fc4f644819271a9dd86e169d8fe0d2f91f39e829e254e9188&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Concert Hall chief executive Nigel Flegg: 'When you invest in culture, you are really investing in the people of Ireland.' Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Ikea made savings plans: Here’s how Simon Harris’s Swedish-style plan might work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/cliff-taylor-if-ikea-made-savings-plans-heres-how-simon-harriss-swedish-style-plan-might-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/05/cliff-taylor-if-ikea-made-savings-plans-heres-how-simon-harriss-swedish-style-plan-might-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ISK accounts are popular examples of Swedish minimalism but there are two key questions that may decide if the Irish version is as successful]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Ireland have correct policies in place to build 50,000 homes?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/does-ireland-have-correct-policies-in-place-to-build-50000-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/does-ireland-have-correct-policies-in-place-to-build-50000-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glenveagh boss Stephen Garvey believes the Government has got the policy mix right]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IK44QRNYRNAWLDIO5MSSTUT23E.JPG?auth=f92c2630fdbc58b15df77f5c26480f0f074495f060eb974163d425e92553a746&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glenveagh chief executive Stephen Garvey and independent non-executive director Emer Finnan. Photograph: Barry Cronin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Only the head was sticking out’: Mobile Irish relic causes a surprise in Scotland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/05/only-the-head-was-sticking-out-mobile-irish-relic-causes-a-surprise-in-scotland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/05/only-the-head-was-sticking-out-mobile-irish-relic-causes-a-surprise-in-scotland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wicklow GAA’s April Fool bombs; Children’s hospital seeks ‘economically advantageous’ provider; Musk praises ‘cunning’ Irish breakthrough for Starlink]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XT3KAV3MENEVZO75VJ62W77TNA.jpg?auth=6ae809988391e2c02f6679371a22d00a4464dbc86d776578a9dc5dc46b9d389b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The branded toy duck travelled some 300km from the River Liffey in Dublin to Islay in Scotland's Hebrides. Photograph: Daniel Wrede]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fashion: How to wear the colour of the season - yellow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/05/dare-to-bui-add-a-little-sunshine-to-your-outfit-with-a-splash-of-yellow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/05/dare-to-bui-add-a-little-sunshine-to-your-outfit-with-a-splash-of-yellow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banana, butter, canary, daffodil – you name it – fashion has surrendered to yellow in its many guises yet again this season]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XIEH2ZKSYJFM5NF66PJMCJBMOY.jpg?auth=ca088a48bc60f73bf336b1167ac5a341b2729f615ba3a8df4a69af41dbc3aeeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gorse sweater from Ireland's Eye Elemental Collection]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s retrofit reality: From ‘amazing’ home energy results to ‘miserable’ and costly experiences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/irelands-retrofit-gap-from-amazing-home-energy-results-to-miserable-and-costly-experiences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/05/irelands-retrofit-gap-from-amazing-home-energy-results-to-miserable-and-costly-experiences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVQP5V73VFBJJENTH544P2WTAM.jpg?auth=5aa11d81029866bca2669b507a146650cb8a209ed6381c218f72d6761f3c684d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retrofitters Garrett Fox in Claregalway, Aisling Walsh and Leon Callan in Cork and Catherine Young in Laois (from left to right). Graphic: Paul Scott ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork-Limerick rivalry has rewritten the rules on intensity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/04/harder-faster-stronger-cork-limerick-rivalry-has-taken-hurling-intensity-to-new-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/04/harder-faster-stronger-cork-limerick-rivalry-has-taken-hurling-intensity-to-new-levels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[League final has much to live up to and could set the tone ahead of the championship]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66L5AZUZ3ZHJHKEPHDLNV75SCA.jpg?auth=840771012d73614786b5deaa898e7ba6e77e8998bfe8b066ceb7fe5ed98450ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Walsh of Cork steals a march on Limerick's Sean Finn during the teams' National Hurling League Division 1A match at TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, last month. Photograph:
James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Masters: Five players that could be putting on the Green Jacket next Sunday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/05/the-masters-five-players-that-could-be-putting-on-the-green-jacket-next-sunday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/05/the-masters-five-players-that-could-be-putting-on-the-green-jacket-next-sunday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Matt Fitzpatrick is in the form of his life, while Jon Rahm is impressing on the LIV Tour]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HYSYUWIUH3447HQ4HVGYA2G7KI.jpg?auth=f2ecc84320d99bc2ec84bf48b7f27fcd522a4f2508ee2b3a3295f8586dc5cfeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Fitzpatrick reacts on the 18th green at the Valspar Championship. Photograph: Julio Aguilar/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julio Aguilar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The fear doesn’t go away’: the merchant seamen stuck in the Gulf ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/the-fear-doesnt-go-away-the-merchant-seamen-stuck-in-the-gulf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/05/the-fear-doesnt-go-away-the-merchant-seamen-stuck-in-the-gulf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aie Balagtas See]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the US-Israeli war on Iran]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WXOB5OKF5AFDMZR5OBFNXA7UM.jpg?auth=e7c76f5e805c4d8b7f85e8245c5c3897fc6b52109acf6d2ca9417ea8edc3292c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rising from a Thai bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack. Photograph: Royal Thai Navy ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HANDOUT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinegary and funky or lively and pure? Natural wine is rightly having a moment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/05/vinegary-and-funky-or-lively-and-pure-natural-wine-is-rightly-having-a-moment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/05/vinegary-and-funky-or-lively-and-pure-natural-wine-is-rightly-having-a-moment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: Some natural wines are great and some are substantially less so, but they definitely have a future]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5DOK2JKABFELBQFDVX5W2FCJQ.jpg?auth=0999a4622a79fab7aacbc9c7fab463c7669dc97ca93c35706e4a9215bdaa1b5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Natural winemaking is a rebellion against industrial wines. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mythja</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaun Ryder: ‘Bez and I have had a sexless marriage for 32 years. I’m with him all the time’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/05/shaun-ryder-bez-and-i-have-had-a-sexless-marriage-for-32-years-im-with-him-all-the-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/05/shaun-ryder-bez-and-i-have-had-a-sexless-marriage-for-32-years-im-with-him-all-the-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Happy Mondays frontman on living in Ireland, the band’s drug-fuelled Madchester years, and being back on tour]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MF7J7OKAHRGWNDZBKRVUU3UO7I.jpg?auth=4bf079a1c0ed9267a475038e8417c95ca4585f3975d3ada089d8b7a266390010&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Happy Monday: Shaun Ryder on stage in 1991. Photograph: Niels van Iperen/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niels Van Iperen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine dining and cocktails, street food and pints: 20 perfect bar and restaurant pairings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/05/fine-dining-and-cocktails-street-food-and-pints-20-perfect-bar-and-restaurant-pairings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/05/fine-dining-and-cocktails-street-food-and-pints-20-perfect-bar-and-restaurant-pairings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Cronin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When it’s in the right spot, a drink before or after dinner can help to create the perfect evening]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVMCQNETKZB5ZNYQ5UGN3QUKZY.jpg?auth=875e4615dc113066a865ff2613b9375b5e1ce257b0983e3f1e6651ca65f7fc52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Sidecar at the Westbury hotel in Dublin 2, a calm spot for a pre- or post-dinner cocktail.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be more Ryan Gosling: Why AI and the media need us to be curious]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/05/be-more-ryan-gosling-why-ai-and-the-media-need-us-to-be-curious/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/05/be-more-ryan-gosling-why-ai-and-the-media-need-us-to-be-curious/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[News outlets are built on curiosity. Now they’re having to defend the kind the powerful don’t like]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7CYYPI6YJGLNCZ5HKXATVMWMI.jpg?auth=c5341da124f3c3d5c7da1316fb8079efd3844bc5630d3093c3058e906fcfef37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Project Hail Mary: Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace in the biggest Hollywood film of 2026 so far]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus has begun its free in-flight wifi. Bang goes a rare oasis of tranquillity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/05/aer-lingus-has-begun-its-free-in-flight-wifi-bang-goes-a-rare-oasis-of-tranquillity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/05/aer-lingus-has-begun-its-free-in-flight-wifi-bang-goes-a-rare-oasis-of-tranquillity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Soon the only place a person will get free of online badgering is when under general anaesthetic]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GEFYBM6NSRG6JOEJ7AH4Y5JCUM.jpg?auth=37427cb99f8e47e88d9395299844e00f76b2a8843ec675f7baf23254fad4ded7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus: the Starlink connection, to be rolled out ‘over the coming years’, will be free to all passengers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eoin McGirl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My tulip flowers are dying off before opening - what’s wrong?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/05/my-tulip-flowers-are-dying-off-before-opening-whats-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/05/my-tulip-flowers-are-dying-off-before-opening-whats-wrong/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Do these withered, dirty grey-brown patches mean my plants have the dreaded tulip fire disease?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GYLLAKECTVBRDJB3F6OC6PML5E.jpg?auth=69f36047377531e67949eafc8d0f5a427f598469095699d772b979d4b6821f15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tulip fire (Botrytis tulipae) on tulips: A wet spring exacerbates the symptoms, allowing the disease to hop easily from plant to plant. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">matunka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/05/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/04/05/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 5th-10th highlights, including Other Voices presents Foo Fighters; Intinní Áille – Beautiful Minds; Tracks & Trails and The Testaments]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHJWRFKOBBAFZCYXB3JCDDNJLY.jpg?auth=3b56fe5e0f23394ef552f854f90d682d24b50a8ccb0b4f36b587467ec544c869&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For Peat’s Sake: Independent councillor Tomás Ó Curraoín on Moycullen bog, Co Galway. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: Fuze, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Amélie]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/05/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-fuze-kim-novaks-vertigo-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-amelie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/04/05/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-fuze-kim-novaks-vertigo-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-amelie/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kim Novak and Audrey Tautou feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of April 3rd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DLJPWDBAUJGAHCL6UUUTHK2OGE.jpg?auth=babc456d58e23e9bcdf383903e3f72e5bbffbefce31adb615e0a9d8f455f4f8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amélie: Audrey Tautou in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New poetry: John McCullough; Paddy Bushe; Raquel F Menéndez; Wendy Cope]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/05/new-poetry-john-mccullough-paddy-bushe-raquel-f-menendez-wendy-cope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/05/new-poetry-john-mccullough-paddy-bushe-raquel-f-menendez-wendy-cope/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mícheál McCann ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reviews of Crowd Voltage; Uncertain Passage; The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad; and the Collected Poems of Wendy Cope]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMVOM32L27KFWEJ75P7BCHI36Q.jpg?auth=43fafb27f5de8f612ca34e1c0ed5da2f1bc15cb98376edddf40f8e50e92206f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy Bushe: In Uncertain Passage the poet pendulums between the cathedral register of classical music and the raw melodies of his Kerry environs. Photograph: Pat Boran]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Susannah Dickey: ‘With each book I find myself more invested in writing Ireland’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/05/author-susannah-dickey-with-each-book-i-find-myself-more-invested-in-writing-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/05/author-susannah-dickey-with-each-book-i-find-myself-more-invested-in-writing-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the author’s Donegal-set third novel Into the Wreck the vessel of the title ‘represents in some ways the plethora of suppressed histories harboured by families’ across the island]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OPAY5A67RBGSJPHN6UWGF6BLPI.jpeg?auth=9edcf05b3b007921506c88773a167a97c09a675aa704168f18a3cc97eefdfdfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Susannah Dickey: 'Women continue to die at the hands of men across the North, and I was trying to think about how language gets weaponised to reduce, dehumanise, and vilify victims']]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>