<?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>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:29:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot rues Liverpool’s ‘missing fighting spirit’ after humiliating FA Cup exit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/04/arne-slot-rues-liverpools-missing-fighting-spirit-after-humiliating-fa-cup-exit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/04/arne-slot-rues-liverpools-missing-fighting-spirit-after-humiliating-fa-cup-exit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Erling Haaland hat-trick helps Manchester City to crushing win against Liverpool]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:15:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5SRB75D5POYPMCQLRXKXPOYRE.jpg?auth=5679d238d4d56a114116a4e237efbf816449deaccb5c924f834e9b5af4aee390&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erling Haaland scores Manchester City's fourth goal to complete his hat-trick during the FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal or open the Hormuz Strait before ‘all hell’ will rain down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/04/iran-war-live-updates-oil-latest-trump-us-news-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/04/iran-war-live-updates-oil-latest-trump-us-news-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Search under way for missing crew member after US fighter jet shot down over Iran]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PX2AXJ7JCFFIZESXSFGQZVBB7A?auth=3c6a79007cd08f8fde4e9908c892a96924f81347c9997379a7d9fb90fd040df0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump said he had given Iran 10 days to do a deal or open the Hormuz Strait. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Dave: Met Éireann updates wind warnings  to orange for south and east coast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/04/met-eireann-forecasts-100kmh-gusts-and-rain-on-easter-weekend-as-storm-dave-nears-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/04/met-eireann-forecasts-100kmh-gusts-and-rain-on-easter-weekend-as-storm-dave-nears-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Status yellow wind warning in force for whole island of Ireland until 2am on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2CMWSMRV5HGBFL2D65S2ZZQ6U.JPG?auth=921270c0146a9bb9f9f246beb68ba72d0366fcf3d7d3cef6e2d7b1039c7f0788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sudden heavy squalls of rain hit Dublin in-between bursts of sunshine. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Giuffre’s family urges King Charles to meet Epstein survivors during US visit ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/04/virginia-giuffres-family-urges-king-charles-to-meet-epstein-survivors-during-us-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/04/virginia-giuffres-family-urges-king-charles-to-meet-epstein-survivors-during-us-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Tabahriti]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Appeal coincides with one-year anniversary ‌of Giuffre’s death]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:26:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHJLANOSA4OXS7WO7M6Q2J3TBA.jpg?auth=94712ebea9499b620de758b7a1c078b5612f808a9200c02fc7ffa2ff73f0ef3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Charles will visit the United States later this month.  Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Jackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke Kelly’s double helps Ireland Under-18 Schools outlast England in nine-try thriller]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/luke-kellys-double-helps-ireland-under-18-schools-outlast-england-in-nine-try-thriller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/luke-kellys-double-helps-ireland-under-18-schools-outlast-england-in-nine-try-thriller/</guid><description><![CDATA[Newbridge winger came off the bench to play key role at Under-18 Six Nations Festival in France]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:19:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HAANYT5JNBXJOU5KYAKJJNJEI.jpg?auth=e8a73b60f919a7322a26335c4d46b7bb1345269347ea8b447c94fa4450aa7155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newbridge College's Luke Kelly scored two tries after coming off the bench to help Ireland Under-18 Schools beat England Under-18 at the Under-18 Six Nations Festival in Vich, France. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadhg Beirne laments ‘same old story’ as Munster shoot themselves in the foot in Exeter loss   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/tadhg-beirne-laments-same-old-story-as-munster-shoot-themselves-in-the-foot-in-exeter-loss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/tadhg-beirne-laments-same-old-story-as-munster-shoot-themselves-in-the-foot-in-exeter-loss/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clinical home side took full advantage of Munster’s sloppy play to score 31 points in the first half]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:50:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUWFMKZFA23CPIGQ7C6SYNZNPM.jpg?auth=599f47928e1e6a2267d3151cc3a9f4d882222eedf04f54d85ce96cfdcd66f60d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Tadhg Beirne in action during the Challenge Cup game against Exeter at Sandy Park. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Eve McMahon secures gold medal at Princess Sofia Regatta in thrilling fashion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/04/irelands-eve-mcmahon-secures-gold-medal-at-princess-sofia-regatta-in-thrilling-fashion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/04/04/irelands-eve-mcmahon-secures-gold-medal-at-princess-sofia-regatta-in-thrilling-fashion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Branigan in Mallorca]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Howth sailor saw off her close friend Daisy Collingridge from Britain by a single point in Mallorca]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:02:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZRQRCJPS5DOFJNI6BTFSFPHPA.jpg?auth=d67b24f7d2139292ab61f8096bfddac0c1e06e07c548730e742eefaae26e2b32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Eve McMahon celebrates after winning gold at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Mallorca. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Branigan/Oceansport</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three remanded over alleged arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in London]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/04/three-remanded-over-alleged-arson-attack-on-jewish-community-ambulances-in-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/04/04/three-remanded-over-alleged-arson-attack-on-jewish-community-ambulances-in-london/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellie Crabbe, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four vehicles were set on fire in the early hours of March 23rd]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:55:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VW4TCJAVTQYPWHL655KL74UGDE.jpg?auth=3850d19c53eabd5fb7a83001b204b6e15c21171a89d0a14c3c603ace03f60cd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The burnt out remains of Hatzola ambulances at the Jewish Community Ambulance service in Golders Green, London. Photograph: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie Lashmar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Johnston, father of teenager Aoife Johnston, dies following cancer diagnosis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/james-johnston-father-of-teenager-aoife-johnston-dies-following-cancer-diagnosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/james-johnston-father-of-teenager-aoife-johnston-dies-following-cancer-diagnosis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aoife’s father James and family pursued justice over hospital care of daughter who died of meningitis at University Hospital Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:47:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXCK3BLVVFDW5JAD5LTL3GLHHE.jpg?auth=dc647b32d9e6122d665d7f895fefc0f5f84cba427f0d7640f6750efa0a73e64f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate Johnston (left), James Johnston, Carol Johnston and Meagan Johnston outside the inquest into Aoife Johnston’s death at the Coroner’s Court. James Johnston, Aoife’s father, has died. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster blown away and bullied out of Challenge Cup by rampant Exeter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/munster-blown-away-and-bullied-out-of-challenge-cup-by-rampant-exeter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/munster-blown-away-and-bullied-out-of-challenge-cup-by-rampant-exeter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under pressure from a physically dominant home side, Munster coughed up 31 points in the first half at Sandy Park ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:38:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ESOJCDNLBQCLIJRXWNHYHSYU3I.jpg?auth=c2d7a4e2fafdb3787209eb24a8a1e5b37bee382387a5f6acfb13daa01a676bb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Immanuel Feyi-Waboso breaks clear to score of Exeter Chiefs' fourth try during the Challenge Cup match against Munster at Sandy Park in Exeter. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in his 30s dies in hospital following car crash in Co Longford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/man-in-his-30s-dies-in-hospital-following-car-crash-in-co-longford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/man-in-his-30s-dies-in-hospital-following-car-crash-in-co-longford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place on the R392 in Ballymahon last Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:52:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3Y3E2XNGNDGLP7QZEM36SBLMU.JPG?auth=cda9e082529f7bf3aa7d5eff67a47d6be81e532a3f12f8af70c35ec6c1166bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are asking any motorists who may have video footage and who were travelling in the area at the time to make their footage available to investigating officers.   Photo: Bryan O’Brien 

Keywords: drink drugs accident traffic crime Garda crash stock motorbike]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II crew move closer to moon than Earth on historic mission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/04/artemis-ii-crew-move-closer-to-moon-than-earth-on-historic-mission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/04/04/artemis-ii-crew-move-closer-to-moon-than-earth-on-historic-mission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashifa Kassam, Jessie Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nasa crew members can now see the moon, which one described as ‘a beautiful sight’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:48:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZK5KDC667GRWPZI7AA5VZLMIM.jpg?auth=4a57e258845a7de23fbc4de4cc605015bd0066fa6fca3132b8364e679696ff0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Earth photographed through the Orion spacecraft's window on Thursday. Photograph: Reid Wiseman/Nasa/AFP/Getty Images
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nasa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four in court charged over €7m cannabis seizure in Co Kildare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/04/four-in-court-charged-over-7m-cannabis-seizure-in-co-kildare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/04/four-in-court-charged-over-7m-cannabis-seizure-in-co-kildare/</guid><description><![CDATA[They face allegations of possessing cannabis and possessing it for sale or supply]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:28:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMCSCA4UVFGZJM3GAXLA24VSLI.JPG?auth=5bc2b6cce93adfbd3b1c1ae722acf260e6d95052bc8a21fa941d589ed1cf2296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cannabis worth around €7 million was seized during a search operation in Co Kildare. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement wins for Galway, Dundalk and St Patrick’s Athletic as League of Ireland returns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/04/statement-wins-for-galway-dundalk-and-st-patricks-athletic-as-league-of-ireland-returns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/04/04/statement-wins-for-galway-dundalk-and-st-patricks-athletic-as-league-of-ireland-returns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six wins from seven propel Stephen Kenny’s side above Bohemians, as Shamrock Rovers draw and Shelbourne lose]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:39:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SS2FN2N552JO5TAQCWPUM4GS7M.jpg?auth=c0fc47daa3493be20d766bfb907d0cfd79346f6cdcfbb5808ca93ef536b1196f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Patrick's Athletic player Anto Breslin celebrates with Joe Redmond after scoring his side's third goal of the match against Sligo Rovers. Photograph: Gavin Cullen/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavin Cullen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child hit by bottle during disorder before Irish Cup semi-final in Belfast ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/04/child-hit-by-bottle-during-disorder-before-irish-cup-semi-final-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/04/child-hit-by-bottle-during-disorder-before-irish-cup-semi-final-in-belfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (19) arrested during violent scenes before match between north Belfast side Cliftonville and Dungannon Swifts]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B43LPED62LE4DNBB7QVT5GRLRM.jpg?auth=50888a12b8b0a864fa101cfd8a3141764c769c0558332d0d442f6440b81bf5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans attend the Irish Cup semi-final between Cliftonville and Dungannon Swifts  at Windsor Park, Belfast. Photograph: Stephen Hamilton/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Hamilton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the German state trying to break free from Microsoft]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/inside-the-german-state-trying-to-break-free-from-microsoft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/inside-the-german-state-trying-to-break-free-from-microsoft/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Pitel in Kiel]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Schleswig-Holstein’s radical tech overhaul offers Europe a live experiment in ending dependence on US Big Tech]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMQ6KW2TSJBKTO6RT3O3BNMAVQ.jpg?auth=a63132e74bfac60ba0e86f60de742d3e96efeeb7e5b9a8dace538f899ea2e63e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kiel, capital of Schleswig-Holstein. The German state’s bid to cut loose from Microsoft has not been plain sailing. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ullstein bild</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French jury upholds 14-year rape sentence for Irish former rugby player Denis Coulson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/04/french-jury-upholds-14-year-rape-sentence-for-irish-former-rugby-player-denis-coulson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/04/french-jury-upholds-14-year-rape-sentence-for-irish-former-rugby-player-denis-coulson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irishman and two former team-mates fail to have convictions overturned for raping 20-year-old student in Bordeaux in 2017]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:21:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XF3CI3NKYZDBZN7VLLFILOQKNI?auth=f11acf0c14fa0def5a28bb1f6f06649c73c48b65e5c702ded8282bf85910d694&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish rugby player Denis Coulson failed in his bid to overturn his conviction for rape. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romain Perrocheau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gender pay gap’ agenda a pointless contrivance that ignores the reality of women like me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/maria-steen-the-gender-pay-gap-is-made-up-pointless-and-ignores-the-reality-of-women-like-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/maria-steen-the-gender-pay-gap-is-made-up-pointless-and-ignores-the-reality-of-women-like-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Steen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What about the professional Irish women who, when their household income allows it, quit work or reduce their hours to look after their children? ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5EAEQGQ5XJHNZHI44ATDJR2ASE.JPG?auth=088bc37d268d424496117d95713d029a3a6a437a88f1fd5f12c7020ee6fdddb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maria Steen with her husband, Neil Steen. They have five children together. Photograph Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandymount to Salthill: five of Ireland’s coastal exposure hotspots]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/kevin-walsh-sandymount-to-salthill-five-of-irelands-coastal-exposure-hotspots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/kevin-walsh-sandymount-to-salthill-five-of-irelands-coastal-exposure-hotspots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coastal communities in high exposure hotspots are facing numerous challenges from climate change]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQWIF2GOK5AJFH4YJUSY26G4JA.jpg?auth=8a1f5970ad6760463f654bd466ce90ac0b190825771bebbd1dc72f50c5638938&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why some of Ireland’s coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/opinion-why-some-of-irelands-coastal-communities-may-need-to-prepare-for-relocation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/opinion-why-some-of-irelands-coastal-communities-may-need-to-prepare-for-relocation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Iris Möller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some communities in high risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQSQVPLAJ7WZCNLJSO3HHUALPE.JPG?auth=ba665ef5acece060ba4dc17d34b490517c94d71228da58346f7f4c531ec5e882&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storm Chandra: Had January's storm happened a week later, during a full moon, the spring high tide would have led to a 46cm higher water level. Emergency evacuations might have been necessary. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodily Fluids by Liam Hughes: Medical memoir aims to entertain but lacks nuance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/bodily-fluids-by-liam-hughes-medical-memoir-aims-to-entertain-but-lacks-nuance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/bodily-fluids-by-liam-hughes-medical-memoir-aims-to-entertain-but-lacks-nuance/</guid><description><![CDATA[Retired cardiologist’s dedication is evident but the tone of this book is at times problematic]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2UBUEBL3NEIBI7SP5YTXSZCHM.jpg?auth=49caec7786961a38943668b4759f38fed8b2f4145132b6eb8ba8fd7a512b2294&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Healthcare writers share the immense privilege of being granted access to the lives of patients facing illness and death. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh O’Brien must swiftly fill eight senior posts at airport operator DAA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/darragh-obrien-needs-to-move-swiftly-to-fill-eight-senior-posts-at-daa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/darragh-obrien-needs-to-move-swiftly-to-fill-eight-senior-posts-at-daa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State-owned airports operator needs to appoint a new CEO, chairman and a handful of non-executive directors]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NA5EC5JPMDJ6A3SXSIQHYVOB2A.jpg?auth=415f23018b914c7f51a596f926b693f360c9f7e243da712b2bbf26fe257d52ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien needs to fill eight senior posts at State-owned DAA. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citigroup’s Irish EU hub books $124m loan charge for ‘heightened global risks’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/citigroups-irish-eu-hub-books-124m-loan-charge-for-heightened-global-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/citigroups-irish-eu-hub-books-124m-loan-charge-for-heightened-global-risks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Citigroup has about 3,000 employees in Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBCB6MFYFECMLP4Q54IVNN63YE.jpg?auth=8453b988860e126a95b6bc6eabe09dd0971f04f0863fcb321217f06189ae2d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Citibank Europe, which became US banking giant Citigroup’s main banking entity in the European Union in early 2016, plans to move from its existing offices (pictured) to a new location further down the Liffey later this year. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon now behind Israeli lines as IDF advances south]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/irish-peacekeepers-in-lebanon-now-behind-israeli-lines-as-idf-advances-south/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/irish-peacekeepers-in-lebanon-now-behind-israeli-lines-as-idf-advances-south/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Safety concerns for more than 300 Irish soldiers at Camp Shamrock as Israel seizes territory ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OA55A2HSNCZFEP5YN6XZULHAA.jpg?auth=66e8681140fff6f4dafcc57263da54f1a0552120fc45f020c8011add2e82c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Camp Shamrock, Lebanon: Irish peacekeeping bases and all Irish Defence Forces troops in Lebanon are inside the area seized by Israel. Photograph: Sally Hayden ]]></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/2026/04/04/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/04/04/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April 4th, 2027]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EOSDVLN74RA63MWTFIVS4RG5TI.jpg?auth=b18094dfef6e58c5b93a66fa8181cebfcb32373ce0b3844f5352cff24b583acf&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[The tyranny of cars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/the-tyranny-of-cars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/the-tyranny-of-cars/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cars are by far the most dangerous things in our environment ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Ian O’Riordan: The Enhanced Games are fast becoming a running joke]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/04/ian-oriordan-the-enhanced-games-are-fast-becoming-a-running-joke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/04/ian-oriordan-the-enhanced-games-are-fast-becoming-a-running-joke/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is already a dangerous and darkly cynical take on modern sport, and it can’t be a lasting one]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMANW55AXFFJPFBN2ZJX3GWY6M.jpg?auth=6ae1271c42c3c09668b9e8fcffb0bc64c6524b6db9699a2f5553daa3294f50a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sprinter Fred Kerley has signed up to the Enhanced Games. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthias Hangst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some fuel alternatives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/some-fuel-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/some-fuel-alternatives/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bowing to pressure and abandoning oil and gas exploration will cost us dearly in terms of future energy security ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Profits at Kilkenny Design Group surge to more than €1.1m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/profits-at-kilkenny-design-group-surge-to-more-than-11m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/profits-at-kilkenny-design-group-surge-to-more-than-11m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company operating in environment of ‘economic volatility’ and encountering ‘headwinds beyond our control’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2STAUZEDFGXPEV7MEV7ID7NT4.JPG?auth=99d743051e176c6d75bc6903d7a16367d61aa1261734f30a2e6a2df40020e288&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilkenny Design chief executive Evelyn Moynihan at the store on Emmet Place, Cork city. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions Cup: Leinster should have sufficient firepower to see off Edinburgh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/03/leinster-receive-huge-boost-as-ryan-baird-returns-to-action-for-edinburgh-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/03/leinster-receive-huge-boost-as-ryan-baird-returns-to-action-for-edinburgh-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Prendergast misses out on 23 with Harry Byrne named at outhalf and Ciaran Frawley on the bench ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZNA6TYEUETM6R5MTSP6PZTCOE.jpg?auth=ada32f9f0293325838c1b971250a7d872b31719639d8f40e9887859982e9b35a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster Rugby Squad Training, Rosemount, Dublin 31/3/2026
Caelan Doris and Ryan Baird
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Gavin Cullen ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavin Cullen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full-bodied dread: Nightmares over French wine producers’ move ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/full-bodied-dread-nightmares-over-french-wine-producers-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/full-bodied-dread-nightmares-over-french-wine-producers-move/</guid><description><![CDATA[Excess supplies of wine will be turned into ethanol]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice on health insurance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/advice-on-health-insurance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/advice-on-health-insurance/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aside from a lie down after it all, what’s a girl to do, only to conclude it’s hard, if not impossible, to win]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel for thought on oil crisis ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/fuel-for-thought-on-oil-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/fuel-for-thought-on-oil-crisis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Today’s situation revives memories of the 1973 oil shock]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Co Laois man missing since 2019 in ‘a living nightmare every day’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/04/family-of-co-laois-man-missing-since-2019-in-a-living-nightmare-every-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/04/family-of-co-laois-man-missing-since-2019-in-a-living-nightmare-every-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sister of William Delaney, who is presumed murdered,  appeals for information about his disappearance]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMA6DSD7CZB6PBJNDWBZTLRQIQ.JPG?auth=452314643167685ccab30cc7abbbb601b4bf147d7b198280831c0fedf60337ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bridget Delaney holding a photograph of her brother, Willie Delaney, who is presumed dead. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewed push by Independent Ministers for changes to inheritance tax thresholds in budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/04/renewed-push-by-independent-ministers-for-changes-to-inheritance-tax-thresholds-in-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/04/renewed-push-by-independent-ministers-for-changes-to-inheritance-tax-thresholds-in-budget/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister of State Seán Canney says people have probably been ‘discriminated against’ by Capital Acquisitions Tax regime ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y52E4DSN5VQ7DMEWCZQAGCZWEE.JPG?auth=2ac0720ab3749e26d24e98f665bbf70323477b28d976ed57b7499cdc95467319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Canney noted that the Minister for Finance 'recognises the burden of capital taxes'. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins 

]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed savings scheme warrants greater scrutiny]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/proposed-savings-scheme-warrants-greater-scrutiny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/proposed-savings-scheme-warrants-greater-scrutiny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rules on asset investment are a disincentive]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Artemis II and Dublin Bus: spectacular views, worlds apart in cost]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/artemis-ii-and-dublin-bus-spectacular-views-worlds-apart-in-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/artemis-ii-and-dublin-bus-spectacular-views-worlds-apart-in-cost/</guid><description><![CDATA[When you travel it’s never what you look at, it’s always what you see]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greater attention needed in HSE to ensure valid income is properly secured]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/greater-attention-needed-in-hse-to-ensure-valid-income-is-properly-secured/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/greater-attention-needed-in-hse-to-ensure-valid-income-is-properly-secured/</guid><description><![CDATA[No organisation that neglects to collect income for services rendered could remain viable]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The problem with consultants determining their own fees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/the-problem-with-consultants-determining-their-own-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/the-problem-with-consultants-determining-their-own-fees/</guid><description><![CDATA[Greater transparency prior to appointments being made is needed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convoy of Russian shadow-fleet tankers monitored off west coast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/convoy-of-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-monitored-off-west-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/convoy-of-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-monitored-off-west-coast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five of the vessels travel through Irish exclusive economic zone in likely bid to discourage boarding attempts, say military sources]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZR3M3ZSUUOLCRDHGIZBNFO6MMY.jpg?auth=8feaf3b53778e7aa61af14e2e22f098df88a938ad860736aa4ab8bf90a8e2c52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times has reported that a ship which left the Aughinish Alumina refinery in Limerick, bound for Russia, was observed dropping its anchor near subsea cables off the west coast last year. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on dereliction in Dublin: taking a new approach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/the-irish-times-view-on-dereliction-in-dublin-taking-a-new-approach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/the-irish-times-view-on-dereliction-in-dublin-taking-a-new-approach/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council’s strategy draws on examples from other European citie]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJ7M3NIKAJHWPJ3MD443IKPHOI.JPG?auth=5c3e04c4eb7376ea137bb3d219c161adf6c6b1a9973aa845ac19a1c5e0b2dd22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Middle Abbey Street Dublin.
Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott go head-to-head over lucrative Easter festival period ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/04/willie-mullins-and-gordon-elliott-go-head-to-head-over-lucrative-easter-festival-period/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/04/willie-mullins-and-gordon-elliott-go-head-to-head-over-lucrative-easter-festival-period/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Townend on board sole juvenile Charme De Faust as rider bides for another Honeysuckle success  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUGTW4OTZZAVZFAWBN3HPCQFDY.jpg?auth=9632c937bc2497292b94fe4e5defd740755ee8b75c9ced4b07219f82c4a728b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Townend will partner Predator’s Gold in Sunday's Grade One WillowWarm Novice Chase. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycle-lane misuse is an accident waiting to happen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/cycle-lane-misuse-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/cycle-lane-misuse-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/</guid><description><![CDATA[E-bike users are travelling at speed in the wrong direction]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speed limits and fuel consumption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/speed-limits-and-fuel-consumption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/speed-limits-and-fuel-consumption/</guid><description><![CDATA[Significant reductions can be had if the Government were to reduce our 100km/h and 120km/h limits]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Harry Cobden searching for first winner in Ireland with six Willie Mullins rides in Cork ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/04/harry-cobden-searching-for-first-winner-in-ireland-with-six-willie-mullins-rides-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/04/04/harry-cobden-searching-for-first-winner-in-ireland-with-six-willie-mullins-rides-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan Moore takes Noblesse mount for Joseph O’Brien on Irish Oaks runner-up ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WN5RLUTSFZGZDMC22F4HLEM5JQ.jpg?auth=ed1dd0f6b2e45ed58bfd17b6bd9606441de54405905f917fb29434f49c76f716&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Cobden takes over as JP McManus’s number-one rider next month. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stark contradiction strikes education system for children with additional educational needs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/stark-contradiction-strikes-education-system-for-children-with-additional-classroom-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/04/stark-contradiction-strikes-education-system-for-children-with-additional-classroom-needs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland must urgently address its systemic failures]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[My name is Séamas O’Reilly – or at least I thought it was until recently]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/my-name-is-seamas-oreilly-or-at-least-i-thought-it-was-until-recently/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/my-name-is-seamas-oreilly-or-at-least-i-thought-it-was-until-recently/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fight for my fada: Booking a flight, a train or a leisure centre appointment becomes a tedious grind when my ‘non-standard character’ is rejected]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJ3ZEHLUZZCHTAHXBTX3CH6T5Y.jpg?auth=c59f9d7c76e5933eddae327dec86634b095b7104a1f3ebc1fddd96fa5a897687&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly: 'The only things that save my name, for me, are that wee fada and one other element which almost no one seems to remember; that second 'a', which is great because no one else has it.' Photograph: Steve Ryan/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Síomha Ní Ruairc: ‘It’s satisfying to see that I’ve physically made an extra Gaeilgeoir’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/siomha-ni-ruairc-its-satisfying-to-see-that-ive-physically-made-an-extra-gaeilgeoir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/siomha-ni-ruairc-its-satisfying-to-see-that-ive-physically-made-an-extra-gaeilgeoir/</guid><description><![CDATA[The How to Gael host on finding her tribe in the Irish language sector, and her new TG4 quizshow Slé Anois go Cúramach]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAG4VOMDARHVHEBJHW7SVZONQ4.jpg?auth=8295234f2b4506573118a1a2156bde7c7904c0491e36e99c189696fcb685d4f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TG4 presenter Síomha Ní Ruairc with her baby in Glasnevin, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shroom boom’: The Cork-based entrepreneur growing the future of packaging from mushrooms ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-cork-based-entrepreneur-growing-the-future-of-packaging-from-mushrooms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-cork-based-entrepreneur-growing-the-future-of-packaging-from-mushrooms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish businesses are turning mycelium – fungus – into materials with the potential to rid us of plastics, and using it to recycle waste]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7MWN4OWZFHYBE4EPWFG3EV6WE.jpg?auth=2924b0e3b2c7cf427a00f47ca71cb192ffb6d206a234c7b72ad154e4c82649a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lavanya Bhandari, whose Cork-based company Ecoroots is making packaging from fungal material that feeds on farm waste. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/the-spy-is-the-boring-guy-in-a-suit-inside-the-states-military-intelligence-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/04/the-spy-is-the-boring-guy-in-a-suit-inside-the-states-military-intelligence-service/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the State]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJCB4IKDIJAFLLMXTYB3DV6T2Y.jpg?auth=d42ab5bd4c91ca23425d0bb1d534dddae093e2826876d31b90808257fd64afea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Much of the Irish Military Intelligence Service's work involves operating interception and surveillance technology. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dragos Condrea</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The head of Michael D Higgins: John Coll on the making of a presidential bust  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-head-of-michael-d-higgins-john-coll-on-the-making-of-a-presidential-bust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-head-of-michael-d-higgins-john-coll-on-the-making-of-a-presidential-bust/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Enda O'Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sculpture of the ninth president now sits in Áras an Uachtaráin, alongside those of his predecessors]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMOBBQW4FZEEDKQPIP7ER7CQ5I.jpg?auth=61dee130155ab4050cc2b51979cad463044f2cc64ab3bf0d2464fb3f5aec39b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A clay sculpture of former president Michael D Higgins, with sculptor John Coll, who was commissioned to make a bust of Higgins for Áras an Uachtaráin. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: We’re driving through Donnybrook and Sorcha shouts ‘Stop!’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/ross-ocarroll-kelly-were-driving-through-donnybrook-and-sorcha-shouts-stop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/ross-ocarroll-kelly-were-driving-through-donnybrook-and-sorcha-shouts-stop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sorcha’s in tears and looking in the window – because the place is, I’m just going to come out and say it, gone]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAKWF4XBQJG7DDZJTYLQQJHUSY.jpg?auth=497819aac53e658b9db29632c68fbca6edc78ada0dbbb4ac48e9a03d6747a607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: I’m there to Sorcha, 'What, you asked me for my autograph?' She says, 'No, you offered it to me.'  Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacks on undersea cables could cut off Ireland from global internet, Government warned ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/04/attacks-on-undersea-cables-could-cut-off-ireland-from-global-internet-government-warned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/04/attacks-on-undersea-cables-could-cut-off-ireland-from-global-internet-government-warned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concerns over threat to key infrastructure raised in private submissions by Government departments and State agencies ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMRUEUF54ZBFHKEZH2EK5SIYPA.jpg?auth=3861b61349461acf3d1e6f3dcfdd6ee27b8c7016a96dcb7bc86bd095ced1e720&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Critical undersea cables and pipelines were ‘susceptible to both accidental damage and deliberate sabotage’, said ESB]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mint Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s derelict property owners face crackdown as council plans to treble sites facing levies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/04/dublins-derelict-property-owners-face-crackdown-as-council-plans-to-impose-levies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/04/dublins-derelict-property-owners-face-crackdown-as-council-plans-to-impose-levies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council seeks to boost numbers on dereliction register ahead of new tax on derelict properties in bid to tackle ‘urban scourge’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXMUYPWYDNHXXH5B6QSKAF2RSE.JPG?auth=8f89c55002ea45dc4ee90ced4e1f37f397b6593cc5146a026282d9858ab6bbe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of 138 properties are listed on Dublin City Council's Derelict Sites Register. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish public ‘emotionally checking out’ after succession of crises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-irish-public-has-accepted-chaos-is-no-longer-temporary-and-instead-are-tuning-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-irish-public-has-accepted-chaos-is-no-longer-temporary-and-instead-are-tuning-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Instead of panicking in the face of global turmoil, people are emotionally checking out, survey suggests ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NUK3ZRTBLRDMJELKJF3TDLAB3Q.jpg?auth=88abedb40128060eba32b0202e8f6708f1b38935b4737b44dd84cf116197899e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Focus-group participants said that amid global conflict and everyday pressures, they 'just don’t talk about all that awful stuff happening out there'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">quantic69</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David McWilliams: Sinn Féin’s class-war language is more British than Irish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/david-mcwilliams-dropping-class-war-mantra-would-make-sinn-fein-more-irish-less-british/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/04/04/david-mcwilliams-dropping-class-war-mantra-would-make-sinn-fein-more-irish-less-british/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Voters wary as Mary Lou McDonald’s party beats all-or-nothing, Marxist drum on housing]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEZDY4G7EJHINMKHLJCMQ7MVJU.jpg?auth=60ed838659825c9248ff77bc3c3ac411d2ed51ddc265286caa66fccedd49084a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McWilliams]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deer pressure: I need a licence to cull]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/04/deer-pressure-i-need-a-licence-to-cull/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/04/deer-pressure-i-need-a-licence-to-cull/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney is not a natural-born killer but she will shoot deer next month for the first time. It’s for the woodlands]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4DWIRRWEHVFXNH63C3VBDJDR7Q.jpg?auth=53c5c448f2049b7e2941869be588954aac770cb00f55138aa9458b74cc6d0d23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When invasive species such as Sika deer have no natural predators, humans become the only control. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caoimhe Tyndall - Cygnet Photogr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry’s Augusta experience will help him to contend at the Masters, says coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/04/shane-lowrys-augusta-experience-will-help-him-to-contend-at-the-masters-says-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/04/04/shane-lowrys-augusta-experience-will-help-him-to-contend-at-the-masters-says-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neil Manchip says Lowry has moved on from the disappointment of the Cognizant Classic collapse]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A35LA2B6VZ4FB5HKK6W2E352PQ.jpg?auth=40414ad30208017f66200d6500eaf7ef46d0e6a950d93f87cd5245d8eec00ffb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry hits a shot in a practice round watched by his coach Neil Manchip. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick’s league zeal should see them past experimental Cork in Division 1A decider]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/04/limericks-league-zeal-should-see-them-past-experimental-cork-in-division-1a-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/04/limericks-league-zeal-should-see-them-past-experimental-cork-in-division-1a-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shannonsiders seem in genuine want of a league title, while Cork minds are focused on other needs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZNIZTQCIJF33J73OEF7HFHYFQ.jpg?auth=2b01193548895d0e6cfd6dd1feb034adcba8320fcb60dd8aabbb0ecfd7da69d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Diarmaid Byrnes is fouled by Cork's Eoin Downey when the sides last met at the Gaelic Grounds in March. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory O’Hanlon obituary: Soft-spoken politician who held key cabinet roles in a turbulent era ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/04/rory-ohanlon-obituary-soft-spoken-politician-with-steely-determination-to-carry-out-duty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/04/rory-ohanlon-obituary-soft-spoken-politician-with-steely-determination-to-carry-out-duty/</guid><description><![CDATA[O’Hanlon, who served as former minister and ceann comhairle, died aged 92]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCGGCQV23BOXTIY74CP23TTU4A.jpg?auth=3fa7bb5ea6e3d6bea19c2ef0a246ba2ebc2897e923445461d82bd9c48b9f0219&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Rory O'Hanlon: Did not shirk from implementing painful cuts in the health service that were required to get the public finances under control. 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[Trash to treasure: The Irish ecopreneurs upcycling waste into food, furniture and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/trash-to-treasure-the-irish-ecopreneurs-upcycling-waste-into-food-furniture-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/trash-to-treasure-the-irish-ecopreneurs-upcycling-waste-into-food-furniture-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our innovators are discovering novel uses for materials that would otherwise end up in landfill, and developing products to replace single-use plastics]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GCZJWMGERGUBMILWFXLTTEK5Y.png?auth=813875bac258751f3fdb151a5161a65cf422b485baec0876f680a9eceed4d0f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish ecopreneurs, clockwise from from top left: Niamh and Ruairí Dooley, Lisa O'Riordan and Dr Mary O'Riordan; Michael Wylde; Niamh Dooley; and Angie Nagle. Photographs: Philip Doyle/Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Ireland has resorted to hijacking a protected community day of rest for exams ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/03/never-on-a-sunday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/03/never-on-a-sunday/</guid><description><![CDATA[The same would be unthinkable in France and elsewhere in Europe]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 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[Róisín Ingle: Dublin is a different place. Sandymount a different village. I’m happiest on the other side now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/writing-about-life-the-extraordinary-ordinary-is-what-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/writing-about-life-the-extraordinary-ordinary-is-what-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After writing a Magazine column for the best part of 15 years, I flounced off a decade ago. But it turns out I couldn’t quit ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZ4P4WBGGZF5BMMAX46Q4Q5W6E.JPG?auth=d491b3d855e6ad91a5bfbb31d3968c40f7b7a03e10716386666a8f6d8d0e9a02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I can’t go home. Not really. It’s not there any more. My mother sold the white house with the blue door and “Inglenook” carved on a wooden plaque outside. It was demolished and turned into a plastic surgery. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster’s ability to rise from the canvas is admirable, but now they must land a knockout]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/leinsters-ability-to-rise-from-the-canvas-is-admirable-but-now-they-must-land-a-knockout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/04/leinsters-ability-to-rise-from-the-canvas-is-admirable-but-now-they-must-land-a-knockout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victory in a Champions Cup final is the only riposte to finally silence the absurd ‘choker’ jibes ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKUKJB6J6FHQNLKRCZ6TXRYAYQ.jpg?auth=8aaa790bca1183748c7ead3697c41f67b442dc159c1151603b9408f136adcb24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Isa Nacewa and Jordi Murphy lift the European Champions Cup trophy in Bilbao after the 2018 final. This year's decider returns to San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Common toad is now considered to be an invasive species]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/04/this-common-toad-is-now-considered-to-be-an-invasive-species/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/04/this-common-toad-is-now-considered-to-be-an-invasive-species/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQCWAL7TFBFXNJKLM5KGKQ66NA.jpg?auth=1cdb2ac61304fcca23674ece346346d4d564bd4a6d981dcac7259cf6dd2e6345&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Common toad, now considered an invasive species, was first recorded in Dublin in a garden in Stepaside in 2019 and has become established in the wild. Photograph: Paul O’Kane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Division 1B final: Clare should be too strong for Dublin in decider]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/04/division-1b-final-clare-should-be-too-strong-for-dublin-in-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/04/division-1b-final-clare-should-be-too-strong-for-dublin-in-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Dublin are serious about the Leinster title, this is the kind of game they should be winning. Unlikely, though]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S33SWZUWMZAC5IFUGGPN3SGWOM.jpg?auth=3eaa8b4a38d9217ad3bbf0aa0164bf6009d13f07799b542a189699970d0eef87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Diarmuid Stritch and Damien Reck of Wexford. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair chief’s looming test of crisis management amid warning of $200 per barrel of oil     ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/ryanairs-oleary-faces-fresh-test-of-crisis-mastery-amid-warnings-of-200-oil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/04/ryanairs-oleary-faces-fresh-test-of-crisis-mastery-amid-warnings-of-200-oil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryanair entered the crisis with among the lowest exposures to the conflict regions in the Middle East]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MCB27VDM6ZY2KMKCKVBE3YZE4.jpg?auth=76e0b2bc2a3329145259e17f509b2bd796df523d78c0ccea2f0e206f9d1d9e8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair's Michael O'Leary sees the potential for a 10-25% shortfall of fuel supplies in Europe for May and June if the war continues beyond April. File photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Look, you’re in the wrong town’: In Tipperary, criticism of Michael Lowry doesn’t fly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/04/look-youre-in-the-wrong-town-in-tipperary-criticism-of-michael-lowry-doesnt-fly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/04/look-youre-in-the-wrong-town-in-tipperary-criticism-of-michael-lowry-doesnt-fly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supporters look beyond damning tribunal findings, instead seeing an effective local politician]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33ITV27PBCPYTYLHKWLP4LAEIY.JPG?auth=1160aeea4522303653b2b1943e86338a8bfdd3377d6c885ddc13bec0dd31546e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Lowry remains an important political figure in local and national politics 39 years after he was first elected to the Dáil. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our attempt to be brave’: Will the council’s new approach to battling Dublin’s dereliction work?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/04/can-new-approach-by-council-solve-dublins-derelict-property-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/04/can-new-approach-by-council-solve-dublins-derelict-property-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council will target empty properties with a new corporation and test it on two streets: North Frederick Street and Middle Abbey Street]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5VJAVGWDJGMZNICNMN6DSSLAY.JPG?auth=d4f44ec14a7a753240527f15e84316795e8c332549fd7429489ee97e9d07dfc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A pair of unoccupied derelict houses on Connaught Street in Phibsborough, Dublin. 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[Dermot Kennedy: ‘I was freaking out about my voice. I did two weeks where I didn’t speak’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/04/dermot-kennedy-i-was-freaking-out-about-my-voice-i-did-two-weeks-where-i-didnt-speak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/04/dermot-kennedy-i-was-freaking-out-about-my-voice-i-did-two-weeks-where-i-didnt-speak/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dermot Kennedy is one of Ireland's most successful music artists, with hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify and two sold-out gigs coming up at the Aviva, but naturally shy, and 'a bit of a loner' at heart, he finds touring hard. His new album is a declaration of allegiance to his home in Rathcoole in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIXBATS6U5F3HJT4WAPX7VRJ6Y.jpg?auth=ce40f1703f7e8a0d3564333af8823774d3ccbcd3d78511b57336dcb77c3366e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dermot Kennedy at Ballinskelligs Abbey, Co Kerry: 'Being such a homebird can be difficult. There’s varying levels of how much of yourself you’re willing to give away.' Photograph: Silken Weinberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does SpaceX justify a $1.75 trillion valuation?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/04/how-does-spacex-justify-a-175-trillion-valuation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/04/how-does-spacex-justify-a-175-trillion-valuation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Starlink’s growth may justify optimism – but critics of Elon Musk say the numbers still require heroic assumptions]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTCBXJ5YK5ZH2IRVEPBYEBKM3E.jpg?auth=c2650cdce411be61338b57a746bde0131327d813005ff02214eff84664277d4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket as it lifts off from space launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in June, 2015 with a Dragon CRS7 spacecraft. Photograph: Bruce Weaver/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le backlash: Emily in Paris effect divides French capital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/04/le-backlash-emily-in-paris-effect-divides-french-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/04/le-backlash-emily-in-paris-effect-divides-french-capital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From selfie‑taking fans in berets to angry residents, the city is grappling with the fallout from the hit Netflix series]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V7SFZCUXKFBU3E6BD2DA5N6H2E.jpg?auth=8907b4d8f5136f56114866f453092a131ee8d4d52ea71f542028c88598fc850f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman poses for photographs at Cafe de Flore, one of the many Paris locations to feature in the Netflix series Emily in Paris. Photograph: Olympia De Maismont/ AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert: An epic journey into the unknown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/04/keith-jarretts-koln-concert-an-epic-journey-into-the-unknown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/04/keith-jarretts-koln-concert-an-epic-journey-into-the-unknown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The pianists Maki Namekawa and Thomas Enhco are re-creating the jazz star’s fabled improvisation at the National Concert Hall in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RBP5BND7JEEVNKJ7VZGXVS5CY.jpg?auth=1b87e288ebbc5ed63ff87a4f8fa0b7ff58e78ce46bbb50398b9c327c6f25982a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Jarrett. Photograph: Wolfgang Frankenstein]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eileen Gray and Frank Lloyd Wright chairs in mid-century modern sale for €3,000-€5,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/04/04/eileen-gray-and-frank-lloyd-wright-chairs-in-mid-century-modern-sale-for-3000-5000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/04/04/eileen-gray-and-frank-lloyd-wright-chairs-in-mid-century-modern-sale-for-3000-5000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guzzini floor lamps and Danish designer pieces also feature among furniture from 1940s-1970s that offers broad appeal]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SPYGPSG6OFA5BL6GE7EINRXCGE.jpg?auth=2163f066cef523470d59587e429c06a405148c62f84072d064dfdb97c5513215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eileen Gray: Six black frame, black leather Roquebrune chairs (€3,000-€5,000) by the Irish designer are included in Adam's Mid Century Modern auction]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Wilson’s pick of wines to enjoy with your Easter feast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/04/john-wilsons-pick-of-wines-to-enjoy-with-your-easter-feast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/04/04/john-wilsons-pick-of-wines-to-enjoy-with-your-easter-feast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roast lamb will match well with almost any red wine, while prosecco is great with chocolate]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPKBNKKJYVE3PAEZT7XRBXA44A.jpg?auth=bf60a939229fe22967a8f65c683e281f5ebd1604109bc44e52381aa02af134d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Don't be afraid to pull out a good bottle of wine for Easter Sunday]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter lamb: Two simple and delicious recipes from Mark Moriarty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/04/elevate-your-easter-lamb-to-new-heights-with-these-two-mark-moriarty-recipes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/04/04/elevate-your-easter-lamb-to-new-heights-with-these-two-mark-moriarty-recipes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I know most people automatically go for a leg of lamb, but I’m most definitely a shoulder man]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGX5ELSUTZEHLLQHTGOWGORLC4.JPG?auth=563c3b75d1076b6c79b98f5d0c7386be88bdbc624d296b73d44135afc5a85bba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's slow-roasted lamb shoulder with fregola, nduja, spring greens and feta (left), and with charred broccoli and bagna càuda dressing. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put in the hard work this month and your garden will flourish come summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/04/put-in-the-hard-work-this-month-and-your-garden-will-flourish-come-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/04/put-in-the-hard-work-this-month-and-your-garden-will-flourish-come-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New growth is everywhere in April – here’s what to do in the garden for a glorious summer reward]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGJIHAH6EBFHFOWLZMX5T3I5EA.jpg?auth=85ccbf1ad98cc417960aa035f5ad7d1b22fdd82e1ecedc87b60257a1dcb55a9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You can still plant all sorts of container-grown ornamental plants in April, from trees, perennials, alpines and hardy annuals to shrubs and hedging]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dougal Waters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for slow-roasted lamb shoulder with fregola, nduja, spring greens and feta  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/04/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-slow-roasted-lamb-shoulder-with-fregola-nduja-spring-greens-and-feta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/04/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-slow-roasted-lamb-shoulder-with-fregola-nduja-spring-greens-and-feta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This very simple recipe would also work well with giant cous cous]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQTUVFQ5NJHILNW4UMDMDUGDCE.JPG?auth=bafe5b1e49bd571cddd054083e466433217f5ae6eaef1e4cf6def8b2c6058ecf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with fregola, nduja, spring greens and feta. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for slow-roasted lamb shoulder with charred broccoli and bagna càuda dressing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/04/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-slow-roasted-lamb-shoulder-with-charred-broccoli-and-bagna-cauda-dressing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/04/04/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-slow-roasted-lamb-shoulder-with-charred-broccoli-and-bagna-cauda-dressing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Top tip: lamb and anchovy make one of cooking’s best flavour combinations]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7OUWATIT5DWHCI7P46W422JFI.JPG?auth=90b8234287225dc3d2a074e2fd0b92a61ec8a85fa51066a2dd0aeb612d4c1113&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s slow-roasted lamb shoulder with charred broccoli and bagna càuda dressing. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla: An early contender for most ambitious Irish novel of the year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/el-by-thaddeus-o-buachalla-an-early-contender-for-most-ambitious-irish-novel-of-the-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/el-by-thaddeus-o-buachalla-an-early-contender-for-most-ambitious-irish-novel-of-the-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Equal parts Flann O’Brien and Dan Brown, EL is a novel of impressively epic sweep]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RLHJOBY7XJDQPA6SNOXS3PXP6E.jpg?auth=59b0ca1686694debc4891aceb8a1bd1cc17db28f46a1a2c56caa63ebe4966c79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thaddeus Ó Buachalla, author of EL: Irish fiction needs more of this kind of risky, absurdist mischief-making ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communion by Jon Doyle: A genuinely idiosyncratic way of describing the everyday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/communion-by-jon-doyle-a-genuinely-idiosyncratic-way-of-describing-the-everyday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/communion-by-jon-doyle-a-genuinely-idiosyncratic-way-of-describing-the-everyday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Sweeney Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Novel has a meandering quality and a subtlety in terms of what’s actually happening that proves a bit too subtle]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4LR6ZFLLJALBLUREGOEJJIVIE.jpg?auth=ec663fa5b0ec02af913007f77ecf2f5eb046a5b39760f86379356bfefb7f48cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Doyle: an 'exquisite way with words', and 'mastery of the small details that place you in the setting. He has a genuinely idiosyncratic way of describing the everyday without that usual agonised striving for originality.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley: More extraordinary writing about ordinary lives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/the-palm-house-by-gwendoline-riley-more-extraordinary-writing-about-ordinary-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/the-palm-house-by-gwendoline-riley-more-extraordinary-writing-about-ordinary-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So engaging it will be read in one sitting]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEAZ2KY7KBDAZK5OATTLUYYEIA.jpg?auth=bedf09025f7928904d0b0dd8ed33dd24835bd7de0c1f9e4932f8edd5b0ce5ccb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gwendoline Riley's pristine soars in The Palm House]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe: Mastery of timing makes this investigation a page-turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/london-falling-by-patrick-radden-keefe-mastery-of-timing-makes-this-investigation-a-page-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/london-falling-by-patrick-radden-keefe-mastery-of-timing-makes-this-investigation-a-page-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mia Levitin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Yorker writer’s drive to get to the truth again brings impetus to ask ‘just one more thing’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BM6QRVZ7OBCE3HPMCTZVZAXCH4.jpg?auth=45e98a59adb53c040f6687a76371beeb338586267590e164630d9074c0797f35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe attends the 85th Annual Peabody Awards for storytelling at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, in June 2025. Photgraph:y Jon Kopaloff/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jon Kopaloff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr Hoo and Other Stories: No judgment in these barrister’s tales united by literary mastery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/mr-hoo-and-other-stories-no-judgment-in-barristers-tales-united-by-literary-mastery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/mr-hoo-and-other-stories-no-judgment-in-barristers-tales-united-by-literary-mastery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éilís Ní Dhuibhne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A number of the stories in John O’Donnell’s collection focus on people who run foul of the law, an area in which the author has expertise]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NXUE3POWJG2LDDKTZMCGAMU54.jpg?auth=4d2d8897f690d77e0a18a22db9f26e8e94d447a6eb41270818fd135813c644db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author John O'Donnell: 'Deep compassion for humanity and an understanding of human foibles']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich: Intriguing, vital and often funny]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/pythons-kiss-by-louise-erdrich-intriguing-vital-and-often-funny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/pythons-kiss-by-louise-erdrich-intriguing-vital-and-often-funny/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Sweeney Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maybe Minnesota helps make this writer great]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCTLQ4DE3WRAJEBRLE2POYYPKM.jpg?auth=28aac1f2de89bdd5f3d54c508bd83f1d6414e751d48946064890e0fe0c9e0421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louise Erdrich has been described as one of the great American writers and her latest collection, Python's Kiss, shows why. Photograph: Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Samson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Easter Blessing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/04/poem-of-the-week-easter-blessing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/04/poem-of-the-week-easter-blessing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Iggy McGovern]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Iggy McGovern]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RLOGIG2BVKBJDPH3WMJZUYQ7Q.jpg?auth=e1371bcd57af1430665f26acc5eca77b7ebfe22a7a8094eb8c3a440d4e4adafe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iggy McGovern: Easter Blessing. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Jan Carson: ‘I Googled what would happen if you drained Lough Neagh’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/04/author-jan-carson-i-googled-what-would-happen-if-you-drained-lough-neagh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/04/04/author-jan-carson-i-googled-what-would-happen-if-you-drained-lough-neagh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author’s fourth novel, Few and Far Between, is inspired by a politician’s madcap scheme ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DR3RQUCEKFACFKLCN64VNPS5FQ.jpg?auth=f338dc2f0e64ab8714cf2561f78ac95b3f55e4eb04175e547cff34a404b7e96e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jan Carson: 'This novel deliberately blurs the line between fact and fiction.'
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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In brief: Leo XIV: An Augustinian Life in Context; The Sky Is Not Enough; The Dice Was Loaded from the Start]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/in-brief-leo-xiv-an-augustinian-life-in-context-the-sky-is-not-enough-the-dice-was-loaded-from-the-start/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/04/04/in-brief-leo-xiv-an-augustinian-life-in-context-the-sky-is-not-enough-the-dice-was-loaded-from-the-start/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reviews of works by Brian Heffernan; June O’Sullivan; and David Annand]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTUPOS3WRRXCVAS5GF3RB4OL3Y.jpg?auth=574ece9bfb2ff43e26b43c0caa6f309ab923be548a1a5e6ceadd03d51606e803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square in The Vatican. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filippo Monteforte</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>