<?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/feed-politics/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:42:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Government critical of fuel protesters as demonstrations set to continue into third day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/government-critical-of-fuel-protesters-as-demonstrations-set-to-continue-into-third-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/government-critical-of-fuel-protesters-as-demonstrations-set-to-continue-into-third-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ministers insist they will only speak to organisations such as Irish Road Hauliers Association and Irish Farmers Association]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:48:41 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBEQZYV24BBVHLPNUPT46VJMVE.JPG?auth=27842d532395d8637ffd1365bf694956eb54d074507cae5c3bdd26daffc6d61b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters take part in part in a demonstration in Dublin city centre on Wednesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Fuel Prices protest in Dublin]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New critical infrastructure laws will block climate-based legal challenges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/new-critical-infrastructure-laws-will-block-climate-based-legal-challenges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/new-critical-infrastructure-laws-will-block-climate-based-legal-challenges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Green Party says move is ‘death’ of climate act]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:19:16 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NVTDJJRH3HB445XB2ZI2FYAJA.jpg?auth=8c5941c9c8506583205daba89f2479142da52a22cb971a675d7e249cf6eb813a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers speaks to the media at Government Buildings, Dublin, on the publication of the Critical Infrastructure Bill. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Critical Infrastructure Bill]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Russia is a threat to everyone’: Moldovan president on election interference and EU aspirations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/russia-is-a-threat-to-everyone-moldovan-president-on-election-interference-and-eu-aspirations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/russia-is-a-threat-to-everyone-moldovan-president-on-election-interference-and-eu-aspirations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Maia Sandu met Taoiseach and President during visit to Dublin on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ROLXGWAESFAUJAS43XOXWD2WLY.JPG?auth=09971fef5f9abb6d6492b76021d48c1eb018785f8d42fa6bce436f59314d96d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Moldovan president Maia Sandu at Farmleigh House: 'We’re very grateful that Ireland has been supportive to Moldova’s EU integration path.' Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Maia Sandu, President of Moldova, photographed at Farmleigh House to accompany Cormac McQuinn interview ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Labour have done anything to avoid electoral wipeout in 2016? Collapse, part three]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/could-labour-have-done-anything-to-avoid-electoral-wipeout-in-2016-collapse-part-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/could-labour-have-done-anything-to-avoid-electoral-wipeout-in-2016-collapse-part-three/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Inside Politics Podcast</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLERKD46FZBATHSECGOXJDZT2I.jpg?auth=fe011782970fde8f243e7ed64accb662d676e3d495cb6fceb086b96faefa5f1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour's Joan Burton and Eamon Gilmore]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Labour's Joan Burton and Eamon Gilmore]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protests: Ministers refuse to budge on energy supports despite day of protests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/government-refuses-to-budge-on-energy-supports-despite-day-of-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/government-refuses-to-budge-on-energy-supports-despite-day-of-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Barry O'Halloran, Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Next decision on financial aid not expected until expiry of measures brought in a fortnight ago]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LIHKAAJOGOVXEYAOVEYUWKRHSY.JPG?auth=843553e5e17cb2bbdb0f839125badbb18dab6837abd221d9266c56de079d0225&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin city centre came to a standstill on Tuesday in a major fuel protest that was replicated in other parts of the country. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic protests may herald summer of discontent with implications for politics ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/traffic-protests-may-herald-summer-of-discontent-with-implications-for-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/traffic-protests-may-herald-summer-of-discontent-with-implications-for-politics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Prolonged war in Iran would likely result in decision pinch points for Coalition and possibility of tough budget talks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:35:41 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOA3A6EI4N42IYP5TQKRFUUYGA.JPG?auth=aa87ba36184cd3f092a97590448dcd170e3dc152c34e4693b44153ef27fba3a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gus Moyles from Cavan in Dublin city centre for a fuel protest that caused considerable disruption. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for fisheries agency to repay €60K spent on training before PAC appearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/fisheries-agency-spent-about-60000-on-communications-training-prior-to-pac-appearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/fisheries-agency-spent-about-60000-on-communications-training-prior-to-pac-appearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public body spending public money to prepare for hearing ‘ludicrous’, TD says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:10:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6CFUPBMPJBAPLXYHJTULYAJNI.jpg?auth=705b5929906ddaf525f0dfd4640214a15ab310a5d38de9a66bc94edf212c9d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PAC members expressed unhappiness at their engagement with the IFI at a previous hearing last in December centering around governance and financial control issues. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government departments are using AI, but one clear red line has been laid down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/government-departments-are-using-ai-but-one-clear-red-line-has-been-laid-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/government-departments-are-using-ai-but-one-clear-red-line-has-been-laid-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ministers maintain human oversight remains a non-negotiable component in carrying out certain tasks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIMK2U4CYHUUE53JXPH3FSUC6I.jpg?auth=600b865240a4bedb1d05d28bd9ffc4ac78bff31bb83150b0bb8dbdfa51228cdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Use of AI tools in Government departments tends to vary based on the preference of individual ministers. File image: Hannibal Hanschke/European Pressphoto Agency]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence mobile apps, Berlin, Germany - 31 Oct 2025]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannibal Hanschke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 13% of houses built with defective concrete blocks have finished remediation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/only-13-of-houses-built-with-defective-concrete-blocks-have-finished-remediation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/07/only-13-of-houses-built-with-defective-concrete-blocks-have-finished-remediation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cost of State-funded scheme has swelled from €122.3m at the end of February 2025 to €283.1m at the end of February this year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KJACL5U7225AFMVJEJSYT3BXY.jpg?auth=a68e9c19422ce133a9b6543312558079fd644312801a1eb6e0eafaf0caaaf3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The defective concrete block scandal resulted in homes built with blocks made of pyrite or mica cracking, crumbling and disintegrating while families live inside. Photograph: Joe Dunne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure builds on Labour as austerity bites: Collapse, part two]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/pressure-builds-on-labour-as-austerity-bites-collapse-part-two/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/pressure-builds-on-labour-as-austerity-bites-collapse-part-two/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Inside Politics Podcast</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLERKD46FZBATHSECGOXJDZT2I.jpg?auth=fe011782970fde8f243e7ed64accb662d676e3d495cb6fceb086b96faefa5f1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour's Joan Burton and Eamon Gilmore]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Labour's Joan Burton and Eamon Gilmore]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big field in Galway West makes byelection outcome unpredictable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/06/big-field-in-galway-west-makes-byelection-outcome-unpredictable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/06/big-field-in-galway-west-makes-byelection-outcome-unpredictable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Final showdown will likely be between candidate of the left and of centre-right with transfer pacts being key]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVQ7MVJAVJD6XPX5NWT335XLCM.JPG?auth=b3e9c822e8cd5b37e384085dd76b06526dc4347db2b95e8dcfb6628d8bca27b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Independent Ireland candidate Noel Thomas canvassing in Eyre Square, Galway. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Harry McGee Galway West piece on the Galway byelection.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignoring communities where large Ipas centres planned ‘concerning’, says Harris ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ignoring-communities-where-large-ipas-centres-planned-concerning-says-harris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ignoring-communities-where-large-ipas-centres-planned-concerning-says-harris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Justice moving forward with laws to address planning issues around proposed accommodation centres ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2VK55NZDHDMART4KNKKNKPIHWY.jpg?auth=94a28c2c643ea1bfb29af2935c242d38d5c815dd9837b01ad641f8476c275fbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Harris: 'There’s obviously a balance here, but ... I would be concerned about anything that would in any way dampen down the voices of communities.' Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Irish Cabinet meeting]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current energy crisis is ‘worst the world has ever seen,’ Harris says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/current-energy-crisis-is-worst-the-world-has-ever-seen-harris-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/current-energy-crisis-is-worst-the-world-has-ever-seen-harris-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste warns that households may need to reduce energy usage as Government considers further support measures]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:58:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPMZKT3SHRENFHGCAGN6OKE7NQ.JPG?auth=7a978ee63938d03d419f031c0dc28d84a040a7d8c5a30d026a9529effa5004c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris (centre) attended the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest barrier to united Ireland is the Government, says Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/biggest-barrier-to-united-ireland-is-the-government-says-sinn-feins-mary-lou-mcdonald/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/biggest-barrier-to-united-ireland-is-the-government-says-sinn-feins-mary-lou-mcdonald/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition party leader: Coalition has responsibility to plan for constitutional change and unification]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:56:44 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJOJPLKSDZHABJHIHOX5YHGAIY.png?auth=787233e74cc6dfccbd8a6119d4e9589ccb627a987511bc31afc76b6864b70fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Marty Lou McDonald accused Fianna Fáil Taoiseach Micheál Martin of attempting to 'stifle' unification. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Leaders collage Bacik Martin McDonald Harris]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers warned of delays in writing EU rules into law as presidency approaches ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ministers-warned-of-delays-in-writing-eu-rules-into-law-as-presidency-approaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/05/ministers-warned-of-delays-in-writing-eu-rules-into-law-as-presidency-approaches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Correspondence shows Government keen to avoid getting rap on the knuckles from Brussels ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEPCJZVDP5EUZF3JN7ELLL6A7E.jpg?auth=804eaba0faa3be5e06516087b44f7506c48f026d972cdac00bb789c469ff497b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne wrote to all Ministers late last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[THOMAS BYRNE TD]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</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><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y52E4DSN5VQ7DMEWCZQAGCZWEE.JPG?auth=2ac0720ab3749e26d24e98f665bbf70323477b28d976ed57b7499cdc95467319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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[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><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YMRUEUF54ZBFHKEZH2EK5SIYPA.jpg?auth=3861b61349461acf3d1e6f3dcfdd6ee27b8c7016a96dcb7bc86bd095ced1e720&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Critical undersea cables and pipelines were ‘susceptible to both accidental damage and deliberate sabotage’, said ESB]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Underwater Cable On Sea Floor]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mint Images</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><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33ITV27PBCPYTYLHKWLP4LAEIY.JPG?auth=1160aeea4522303653b2b1943e86338a8bfdd3377d6c885ddc13bec0dd31546e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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[Family of Canadian peace negotiator John de Chastelain say he is ‘in good health and spirits’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/03/family-of-canadian-peace-negotiator-john-de-chastelain-say-he-is-in-good-health-and-spirits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/03/family-of-canadian-peace-negotiator-john-de-chastelain-say-he-is-in-good-health-and-spirits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reports of his death emerged in Canada and were published here, with public figures paying tribute]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRFYZOR4DJMEPMJA5WDIKHSALA.jpg?auth=3cbba3d119ca782f74278e8784ec3b5082fd04e6d32aef6bdfdb0263844ce2a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John de Chastelain in Dublin in 2019. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[John de Chastelain, in The Merrion Hotel, Dublin.(see Simon Carswell interview)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hauliers strike threat on hold after ‘positive’ meeting with Minister over fuel supports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/03/hauliers-strike-threat-on-hold-after-positive-meeting-with-minister-over-fuel-supports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/03/hauliers-strike-threat-on-hold-after-positive-meeting-with-minister-over-fuel-supports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour TD says more energy conservation and cost of living measures should be considered by Government]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:49:11 +0000</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCMBFXRGT7JFD4Q3KF4JIFBPZQ.jpg?auth=26ae94965e6a89ec886edca985f8377ec7e3dad8d498c61ceba53ae66c1db5d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Road Haulage Association advocated for extra support to help its members cope with the rising cost of fuel due to the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran during a meeting with the Minister for Transport. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>