<?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/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/business-today-columnists/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:59:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Does Ireland have correct policies in place to build 50,000 homes?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/does-ireland-have-correct-policies-in-place-to-build-50000-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/05/does-ireland-have-correct-policies-in-place-to-build-50000-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glenveagh boss Stephen Garvey believes the Government has got the policy mix right]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IK44QRNYRNAWLDIO5MSSTUT23E.JPG?auth=f92c2630fdbc58b15df77f5c26480f0f074495f060eb974163d425e92553a746&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glenveagh chief executive Stephen Garvey and independent non-executive director Emer Finnan. Photograph: Barry Cronin]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Glenveagh AGM. Photographs: Barry Cronin for The Irish Times]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</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><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NA5EC5JPMDJ6A3SXSIQHYVOB2A.jpg?auth=415f23018b914c7f51a596f926b693f360c9f7e243da712b2bbf26fe257d52ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Irish Cabinet meeting]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</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><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MCB27VDM6ZY2KMKCKVBE3YZE4.jpg?auth=76e0b2bc2a3329145259e17f509b2bd796df523d78c0ccea2f0e206f9d1d9e8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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[We’re not experiencing a 1970s-style oil price shock just yet, but things are getting worse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/03/were-not-experiencing-a-1970s-style-oil-price-shock-just-yet-but-things-are-getting-worse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/03/were-not-experiencing-a-1970s-style-oil-price-shock-just-yet-but-things-are-getting-worse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IEA chief says current energy crunch is bigger than two oil shocks of the 1970s and the 2022 gas crisis combined]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IKDHXWF7ENBNNBJKIJMLIRZO6M.jpg?auth=e77ab9d591f423d5c51ccc13ae661913f493ed44cb0bf449581886f864102e49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland plans further €1.6bn tech-led spend over next three years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/03/bank-of-ireland-plans-further-16bn-tech-led-spend-over-next-three-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/03/bank-of-ireland-plans-further-16bn-tech-led-spend-over-next-three-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lender plans to roll out new mobile app by the end of June]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCLTBST3WRC3VAKWAY4NF3SXUQ.JPG?auth=2a9fe3fe1ddd930d41b7d52fbe32565c24134195c5d72ea0a72c6747d9f3541a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland chief executive Myles O’Grady said AI ‘presents both opportunities and risks’ and he is interested in using it to improve efficiency. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish start-up targets healthcare’s carbon problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/02/irish-start-up-targets-healthcares-carbon-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/02/irish-start-up-targets-healthcares-carbon-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nocomed helps life sciences and healthcare firms measure gkjdlig, report and reduce emissions as sustainability rules tighten]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:46:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Innovation</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDMASRI33VHK3F2KYOD2RJVF3Q.jpg?auth=3ebe2f619cbb56a8a8be6e61fa8d35a1e3c97a572c28bf6c552556f6743d40bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosemary Durcan and Dónal Adams of Nocomed: The company’s revenue model is subscription-based and calculated according to customer size. ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Rosemary Durcan and Dónal Adams of Nocomed]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish tourism’s ‘annus horribilis’?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/02/irish-tourisms-annus-horribilis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/02/irish-tourisms-annus-horribilis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Logic behind costly hospitality sector Vat cut gets fuzzier and fuzzier]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KKBP5TRARPUNRBROORCWUUVYWU.jpg?auth=e31a9816388ced5ea02597df8feb5083d6f6790f33580037e1d05ef775424c38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Burke argued at Cabinet to reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector from 13.5% to 9%. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make it easier to watch live sport in one place and you’ll do away with dodgy boxes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/30/make-it-easier-to-watch-live-sport-in-one-place-and-youll-do-away-with-dodgy-boxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/04/30/make-it-easier-to-watch-live-sport-in-one-place-and-youll-do-away-with-dodgy-boxes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Netflix and Spotify have shown how by aggregating content in one place, free from malware, you can practically eliminate pirating ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Innovation</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYACUSIK6VEZXIZI76RABV6RV4.jpg?auth=4cf50ce58c340335c4840e6cd4df73cb05d908b089f29620d6820b96bf404054&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most users would be less likely to avail of dodgy boxes if the convenience they provide was matched by legitimate broadcasters. Photograph: Laura Hutton]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work: Q&A: ‘I’ve been asked to work in-office three days a week. Do I need to comply?’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/01/ive-been-asked-to-work-from-the-office-three-days-a-week-do-i-need-to-comply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/01/ive-been-asked-to-work-from-the-office-three-days-a-week-do-i-need-to-comply/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: HR are adamant my three in-office days are required even though I am working part-time hours]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIH3T6D3S5FVPD6R46SO6RUSUY.jpg?auth=d3706be0d4e35af8b694d986d42c39330b0154d14cc44b13e856fba5dd7680fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HR are adamant my three days in the office are required, despite me working part-time hours. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Work Q&A work from home]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We could do with a national gas reserve right now. Pity we don’t have one ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/01/why-we-need-a-liquefied-natural-gas-terminal-on-the-shannon-and-must-have-it-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/04/01/why-we-need-a-liquefied-natural-gas-terminal-on-the-shannon-and-must-have-it-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country faces prolonged and great uncertainty over price and availability of fuels we depend on]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Columnists 21/02/25]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation spikes just as prices were coming down on many consumer goods]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/31/inflation-spikes-just-as-prices-were-coming-down-on-many-consumer-goods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/31/inflation-spikes-just-as-prices-were-coming-down-on-many-consumer-goods/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy prices have soared just as the cost of many grocery items began to fall
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5ZIRWWJZJ7G2W4QFAV45A52WI.jpg?auth=bf09eed8089ef23d9a492d87de40c30367ae48669b64cd176c2ff57458b9b7e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The price of butter has been coming down, but that doesn't compensate consumers for soaring energy prices. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/31/what-to-do-when-the-public-good-of-information-goes-bad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/31/what-to-do-when-the-public-good-of-information-goes-bad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKDSK6FSWBAPVKWVYE72GSODXY.jpg?auth=b6ecc905d3f410841edf251e0688cfdd1521de3ff1c53ad24c4c3c6c6dc6a112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social media businesses have been shielded against the consequences of the damage their indifference inflicts, not least on children. Photograph: Anna Barclay/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Barclay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surprising science of quitting: ‘Most of us are one event away from leaving our job’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/30/the-surprising-science-of-quitting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/30/the-surprising-science-of-quitting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From failure to a promotion, there are a number of reasons why we resign – even though we probably should stay put]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7XFCJHUE3I3YYUPIAGN5GUDXT4.jpg?auth=4037f680aa66e6e53d65277c82024ba10ec8c884b2bba619d2afb03cd681780d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Disney boss Bob Iger nearly quit his job at ABC after discovering that a smaller company was buying it. He ultimately stayed. Years later, the company was bought by Disney. The rest is history. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA["Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny" Red Carpet - The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vittorio Zunino Celotto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning from the 1970s oil shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/03/30/learning-from-the-1970s-oil-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/03/30/learning-from-the-1970s-oil-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Temporary fixes to insulate the population from the full costs of an energy price spike won’t work in the event of a longer-term conflict ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4ZN3WJEVJGHHGS2VMF2APXVJE.jpg?auth=19ce5c7b0fd2196ee3aab5c5b3247c4d5596c5a4f1cb268f63ff3cd9bdc0e231&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fuel excise duty measures the Government has just introduced are temporary and limited in scope. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Refueling the car at the gas station petrol station]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">coldsnowstorm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU-Australia trade deal is good for Ireland but only if we tackle competitiveness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/30/eu-australia-trade-deal-is-good-for-ireland-but-only-if-we-tackle-competitiveness-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/30/eu-australia-trade-deal-is-good-for-ireland-but-only-if-we-tackle-competitiveness-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Talbot]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Diversifying export markets and supporting SMEs to trade globally is critical to Irish growth ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJEGURYWQGW5BI335B4T4O4BRI.jpg?auth=04d21d5e467abf0d3429d9753be4830f4b972337edbcfdf7bc3b5f8662f51658&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign agreement documents during a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on March 24, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[AUSTRALIA-EU-TRADE-DIPLOMACY]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Gray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average age of homebuyers in Ireland in 2024 was 40. There is one reason for this]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/03/29/were-building-higher-density-housing-but-at-prices-few-can-afford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/03/29/were-building-higher-density-housing-but-at-prices-few-can-afford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO’s latest snapshot of housing here makes for grim reading with 40 the average age of people who bought homes in Ireland in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OHHTNM2DJE7FKYYTFMRYBAGIM.jpg?auth=3d53a85e09efa8e00c3227ee8955acb084c72e92cc6af26a461954399f667acc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Central Statistics Office’s latest Housing Trends in Ireland report brings together a range of metrics on the State’s most pressing challenge. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Human use smartphone house smart home automation control system app, IOT, connected object, devices, innovation technology internet network, home, wi-fi, smart home technology concept]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thitima Uthaiburom</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis O’Brien could be about to net another windfall from Digicel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/28/denis-obrien-looks-on-track-to-wring-a-bit-more-out-of-digicel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/28/denis-obrien-looks-on-track-to-wring-a-bit-more-out-of-digicel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three years after surrendering control of Digicel to bondholders, an upturn in the telco’s fortunes could yet net the Irish businessman a windfall]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6ETRDUTA5EUZEETC2WFWKSZP4.jpg?auth=d82ee10681da607de711dfa58dea90bc1803a6fb359a763599bf1ef7e167a78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis O'Brien pulled at least $1.9bn of dividends from Digicel between 2007 and 2015. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Diageo is set to make a frothy $1bn from a cricket team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/28/how-diageo-is-set-to-make-a-frothy-1bn-from-a-cricket-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/28/how-diageo-is-set-to-make-a-frothy-1bn-from-a-cricket-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guinness owner set to cash in from sale of India’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJYE3ZZDC742GJATN6J6E3DBIE.jpg?auth=b204b1e2f378f92c08e0673f01549cf5e5def6116d49e5dfa502cef4847c3d7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Indian superstar Virat Kohli in action for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Diageo is set to gain about $1bn from the sale of the IPL franchise. Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Indranil Mukherjee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new CSO report debunks the vacant property narrative]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/03/27/cso-report-debunks-vacant-property-narrative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/03/27/cso-report-debunks-vacant-property-narrative/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Using electricity consumption to measure vacancy shows Ireland has a rate far below that indicated by census data]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher air fares and loss of flights to US on the horizon if Dublin Airport cap remains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/27/higher-air-fares-and-very-strong-possibility-that-we-will-lose-flights-to-us-on-horizon-if-airport-cap-remains/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/27/higher-air-fares-and-very-strong-possibility-that-we-will-lose-flights-to-us-on-horizon-if-airport-cap-remains/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Axe the Dublin Airport passenger cap, airline bosses tell politicians]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3SW4OAVZ5FH2BF53R2BVWAOVDI.jpg?auth=2c29f1da0863c3b8e388cf72a560e54b9402bf3bdfa049bc2e991783b72ce95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[AGenda]]></media:title></media:content></item></channel></rss>