<?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>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:32:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[What lies ahead for Meta in Ireland? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/what-lies-ahead-for-meta-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/what-lies-ahead-for-meta-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The tech giant will have cut close to half its Dublin numbers after latest round of job losses. So where does it end?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7DTNDVR2VGW5PTD2EZJ5DK5KM.jpg?auth=4d88b3da2ab39b23782e6c25781fbc100efcfc5f3a43ff21cd2610fef3faeaa6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta has not officially confirmed the number of jobs that will go but sources say the figure could be as high as 350. Illustration: Paul Scott/ The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Meta]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A charity made me redundant and hired someone else. Does this sound right?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/20/charity-made-me-redundant-and-hired-someone-else-does-this-sound-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/20/charity-made-me-redundant-and-hired-someone-else-does-this-sound-right/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: The new hire has a different title, but it’s the same role with some additional responsibilities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D3DOYI5VQVF3NHHU3IFZRCHSXQ.jpg?auth=946acf590e589eda9c3016af6a7bb8e7149c6d3c7c15179ae410db0f56874ae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘There was no option for me to stay and it moved really fast’]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris’s brand of middle-class populism leads to bad decisions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/simon-harriss-brand-of-middle-class-populism-leads-to-bad-fiscal-decisions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/simon-harriss-brand-of-middle-class-populism-leads-to-bad-fiscal-decisions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[VAT cut for hospitality and low-tax investment accounts are hardly responsible amid current economic uncertainty]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 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[Will the AI ‘jobs apocalypse’ cloud have a silver lining?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/19/will-the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-have-a-silver-lining/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/19/will-the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-have-a-silver-lining/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People-skills appear to be increasing in value in a chatbot-filled world]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GY2HDZQTDRCW3JURW7H7OTHL7Y.jpg?auth=550ac5409277a87fac68bc753af3adfec5deec9ec044ae8fd6b70d84c3f015d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Companies appear to be cutting back on entry-level roles as they seek to deploy artificial intelligence instead]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Top 1000 AI begins to bite]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mininyx Doodle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair cuts air fares to maintain demand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/18/cautious-travellers-prompt-ryanair-to-discount-air-fares/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/18/cautious-travellers-prompt-ryanair-to-discount-air-fares/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europeans waiting and seeing how crisis plays out before booking holidays, says airline chief]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:39:31 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DW7GXBCWNE4RPDKCEPNYNSFB5E.jpg?auth=4c23d243666a0237e33147fd1fc174df7dfe536f3d55f15b394d8caa3d08b1fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair is discounting summer air fares to maintain demand, says chief executive Michael O’Leary. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toms Kalnins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clever people understand the value of small talk at work ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/18/the-many-joys-of-small-talk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/18/the-many-joys-of-small-talk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clever people understand the value of exchanging pleasantries at work - it’s a chance to learn a lot of useful stuff]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DIENOTN34VFQLOEZTW6XFRCB7Q.jpg?auth=83d739482abc6a8d9af6ff8b35063372a95ea3cd4676eeb6e2a6b441f79f679a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andie MacDowell and Hugh Grant in Four Weddings and a Funeral: some dislike idle chat as they fear the dreaded small-talk gaffe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny McCoy: Ireland should use EU presidency to support push for new trade deals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/18/ireland-should-use-eu-presidency-to-support-push-for-new-trade-deals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/18/ireland-should-use-eu-presidency-to-support-push-for-new-trade-deals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny McCoy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is in State’s interest that EU continues to support rules-based trading and maintains close co-operation with key partners such as US]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:27:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OBADKQ67P66AFWNNCY6CAQO2AU.jpg?auth=2a22dad8336f80256cb903bd81d84eae62729410211b672674c1f85463b1442a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump’s Rose Garden speech, outlining a raft of trade tariffs, took place just over a year ago. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty         ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John FitzGerald: Brexit remorse is not enough to turn back the clock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/18/brexit-remorse-not-enough-to-turn-back-the-clock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/18/brexit-remorse-not-enough-to-turn-back-the-clock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brexit will be a fact of life for years to come so the best Ireland can hope for is a closer alignment between the UK and the EU]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OEDQXNIBEDVJUGRXCOX2B5XNIA.jpg?auth=8f384997df4293bcc6d605b15349586861af7fbb612941469aaba029b59d6ae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most the UK electorate now appears to be suffering from buyers’ remorse. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[BRITAIN-EU-POLITICS-BREXIT-DEMO]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tallis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State redeems €11bn bond with little fuss but Iran war clouds economy’s future ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/17/state-redeems-11bn-bond-with-little-fuss-but-iran-war-clouds-economys-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/17/state-redeems-11bn-bond-with-little-fuss-but-iran-war-clouds-economys-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the week when the NTMA’s chief warned of risks from rise in national debt, an €11bn bond repayment by the agency flew under radar]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHFLPL3AEJGGFHFARVVOD6ZB5E.jpg?auth=0300a4a8a475435c56c4ec53c94413034c27237acdcaa588e40805f01dcd3e5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NTMA chief executive Frank O’Connor warned this week that the era of low interest rates was over. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NTMA]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland is over-exposed to energy price swings  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/16/ireland-is-over-exposed-to-energy-price-swings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/16/ireland-is-over-exposed-to-energy-price-swings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Renewables account for 16% of Ireland’s energy output compared to an average of 25% in Europe]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JA5OXQGRJCFNGHMPXFEB2NK5E.jpg?auth=0af4d38aa82c0e7c54dc3371d715147a08f8f4f8585419b559b3271425280dac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland remains highly exposed to price shocks. Photo: Igors Aleksejevs/ Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Sutainable SR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Igors Aleksejevs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caterpillar bulldozes into fresh ground as Dow’s unlikely AI darling ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/16/caterpillar-bulldozes-into-fresh-ground-as-dows-unlikely-ai-darling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/16/caterpillar-bulldozes-into-fresh-ground-as-dows-unlikely-ai-darling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company best known for its diggers has become attractive for its role in building out AI infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JAMAVML4MZF3RCO7IDAMYBIHE.jpg?auth=90599ebac1786cbd9883e0fd974e266c5713bfb7f30e509dcfb9246ec7bc8e8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caterpillar has soared as much as 167% – making it by far the best performer on the index – to almost $430bn. Photograph: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Caterpillar Machinery Ahead Of Earnings Figures]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angus Mordant</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 10-acre site in Dublin 6 exposes the depth of Ireland’s planning paralysis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/15/a-10-acre-site-in-dublin-6-exposes-the-depth-of-irelands-planning-paralysis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/15/a-10-acre-site-in-dublin-6-exposes-the-depth-of-irelands-planning-paralysis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Real estate developer Ardstone bought the land in 2019 for €69m. Seven years later, construction is yet to start]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDG4RACFNBBUVC7EKGAVVJP5KU.jpg?auth=fddf686cd51ec5209aba5b801acf53091addcacd7d5b404ab0d655a21c034455&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Milltown Park, Sandford Road
Dublin 6. Ardstone subsidiary, Sandford Living Ltd is making a renewed bid to secure planning permission for a €356 million apartment scheme at the corner of Sandford Rd and Milltown Rd, Dublin 6.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Business property Dublin]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We give away reams of information about ourselves online and don’t even know it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/05/14/we-give-away-reams-of-information-about-ourselves-online-and-dont-even-know-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/05/14/we-give-away-reams-of-information-about-ourselves-online-and-dont-even-know-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are telling websites and potential fraudsters even more about ourselves than most of us realise]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Innovation</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIMN6BNM2FHKFECOCGSXRPIHVM.jpg?auth=3ac53e7f0ee14f6f1298eae64495a0adda57736b1437c74c449c044ee1f22803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The average user is not aware of how much information they send out to the online world. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Cyber Attack A01]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">matejmo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flutter’s management reshuffle puts focus on chief executive Peter Jackson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/14/flutters-management-reshuffle-puts-focus-on-chief-executive-peter-jackson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/05/14/flutters-management-reshuffle-puts-focus-on-chief-executive-peter-jackson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paddy Power parent has yet to show it can recover the dramatic decline in its share price after being outflanked in the US ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Markets</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLDL32RPEVHNLKBBPLORWNIFBQ.jpg?auth=e97ee7bf89e10dbf4b2e4d2e38406713ef9b038b84a36e643e52cb60b465ea5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares in Flutter, led by chief executive Peter Jackson, have lost more than 60% of their value so far this year. Photograph: Carlotta Cardona/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Flutter Entertainment Plc CEO Peter Jackson Gambling on FanDuel's American Dream]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Ireland’s housing market finally turning?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/14/is-irelands-housing-market-finally-turning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/14/is-irelands-housing-market-finally-turning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inflation is moderating and higher interest rates are expected but supply remains a challenge on other side of the equation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U433SBTEH5BYTKA5BCQU7N4NHQ.jpg?auth=e082183e09e43474f7980e8264392e05d6cb36cbf46d2882c89ae31fad4ab438&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The latest Central Statistics Office data put the annual rate of property price growth at 6.5 per cent in March. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[construction first-time buyers new homes housing]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Brown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish edtech start-up targets ‘skills gap’ with hands-on learning platform]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/05/14/irish-edtech-start-up-targets-skills-gap-with-hands-on-learning-platform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/05/14/irish-edtech-start-up-targets-skills-gap-with-hands-on-learning-platform/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Active learning platform boosts student engagement and builds workplace-ready skills ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Innovation</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MV7FXXR3NEBZJPYQLV3GFZKKA.jpg?auth=21719d6fdba2366f2fd64945ad033d9b76bc3777e06d126b740c48b5298c8c5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Brophy says Anytime Creativity solves the problem by doing the heavy lifting for educators. ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Jack Brophy of Anytime Creativity]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ken Kiernan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will AI turn us all into hipsters and artisans?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/13/will-ai-turn-us-all-into-hipsters-and-artisans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/13/will-ai-turn-us-all-into-hipsters-and-artisans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is good reason to be dubious about the notion that automation will supplant all demand for human labour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:02:42 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVNAVDXWWZB2PEXOGZKPDEMFCY.jpg?auth=3689cea0956f4c8d617ad20446c6449eee456b04f3c07d4ceeb826bdff1f29dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artisan woodworker. It is clearly true that wealthy people tend to spend more of their money on things that are inherently labour-intensive. Photograph: Xu Xiaolin/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Bentley Handmade]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xu Xiaolin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are renovation costs finally putting a brake on mid-market house prices?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/13/are-renovation-costs-finally-putting-a-brake-on-mid-market-house-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/13/are-renovation-costs-finally-putting-a-brake-on-mid-market-house-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Planned sale of 32 vacant and derelict houses by Dublin City Council will tell us a lot about how far the trend has spread]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 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[Talk of career progression has ceased since I announced my pregnancy. What should I do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/13/talk-of-career-progression-has-ceased-since-i-announced-my-pregnancy-what-should-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/13/talk-of-career-progression-has-ceased-since-i-announced-my-pregnancy-what-should-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I feel like it’s unreasonable for me to ask them to revisit and reinstate a new plan ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OUZAE4K4ZCCHNTCAH5EG2AO4Q.jpg?auth=4196be07ff7e945a8f4c7336fab4733b8f303ade182715c0ef5cc208bf4fa1e3&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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chambers tries to play bad cop on spending while corporate tax receipts flow in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/12/chambers-tries-to-play-bad-cop-on-spending-while-corporate-tax-receipts-flow-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/12/chambers-tries-to-play-bad-cop-on-spending-while-corporate-tax-receipts-flow-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spending last year came in €4bn beyond what the Government sanctioned in previous budget]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UKHCMIZZBHARJVMPL7CXGZ3WU.JPG?auth=8d96c6bd7ce29f759b550d792223b23624d22fcbbd8d43ebbcedcadb1bec1220&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item></channel></rss>