<?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/digest-resolver/homepage-top/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:58:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><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><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PX2AXJ7JCFFIZESXSFGQZVBB7A?auth=3c6a79007cd08f8fde4e9908c892a96924f81347c9997379a7d9fb90fd040df0&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 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:title><![CDATA[President Donald Trump at White House in Washington on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</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><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XF3CI3NKYZDBZN7VLLFILOQKNI?auth=f11acf0c14fa0def5a28bb1f6f06649c73c48b65e5c702ded8282bf85910d694&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[FRANCE-RUGBYU-CRIME-TRIAL-ASSAULT]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romain Perrocheau</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><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXCK3BLVVFDW5JAD5LTL3GLHHE.jpg?auth=dc647b32d9e6122d665d7f895fefc0f5f84cba427f0d7640f6750efa0a73e64f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Aoife Johnston Coroners Court See Dave Raleigh]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></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 16:26:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2CMWSMRV5HGBFL2D65S2ZZQ6U.JPG?auth=921270c0146a9bb9f9f246beb68ba72d0366fcf3d7d3cef6e2d7b1039c7f0788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sudden heavy squalls of rain hit Dublin in-between bursts of sunshine. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ireland weather umbrella ]]></media:title></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><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJ3ZEHLUZZCHTAHXBTX3CH6T5Y.jpg?auth=c59f9d7c76e5933eddae327dec86634b095b7104a1f3ebc1fddd96fa5a897687&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Writer Séamas O'Reilly]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle: Writing about life, the extraordinary ordinary, is what I do]]></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><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZ4P4WBGGZF5BMMAX46Q4Q5W6E.JPG?auth=d491b3d855e6ad91a5bfbb31d3968c40f7b7a03e10716386666a8f6d8d0e9a02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Magazine Byline photos of Roisin Ingle for her column ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><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><category>Soccer</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5SRB75D5POYPMCQLRXKXPOYRE.jpg?auth=5679d238d4d56a114116a4e237efbf816449deaccb5c924f834e9b5af4aee390&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Manchester City v Liverpool - Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</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><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJCB4IKDIJAFLLMXTYB3DV6T2Y.jpg?auth=d42ab5bd4c91ca23425d0bb1d534dddae093e2826876d31b90808257fd64afea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Special operations engineer following enemy warships or submarines]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dragos Condrea</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><category>Rugby</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ESOJCDNLBQCLIJRXWNHYHSYU3I.jpg?auth=c2d7a4e2fafdb3787209eb24a8a1e5b37bee382387a5f6acfb13daa01a676bb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Exeter Chiefs v Munster Rugby - EPCR Challenge Cup 2025/2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</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><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZR3M3ZSUUOLCRDHGIZBNFO6MMY.jpg?auth=8feaf3b53778e7aa61af14e2e22f098df88a938ad860736aa4ab8bf90a8e2c52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[CUBA-RUSSIA-US-OIL]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></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><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHJLANOSA4OXS7WO7M6Q2J3TBA.jpg?auth=94712ebea9499b620de758b7a1c078b5612f808a9200c02fc7ffa2ff73f0ef3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Charles will visit the United States later this month.  Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[King Charles will visit the United States later this month. ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Jackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not a natural-born killer but I’ve learned to shoot ethically and I’ll help cull deer’]]></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><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4DWIRRWEHVFXNH63C3VBDJDR7Q.jpg?auth=53c5c448f2049b7e2941869be588954aac770cb00f55138aa9458b74cc6d0d23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Sika Deer, Killarney, Co Kerry]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caoimhe Tyndall - Cygnet Photogr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Artemis II: humans are returning to the Moon  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/the-irish-times-view-on-artemis-ii-humans-are-returning-to-the-moon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/the-irish-times-view-on-artemis-ii-humans-are-returning-to-the-moon/</guid><description><![CDATA[The long-dormant dream of establishing a permanent lunar base draws one step closer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Editorials</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VZBPUFQWXYDZ2MMWQQF5JBIAQU.jpg?auth=191d1793a7ba16d15b5aabd10d7963104e520f38f4ab2159ff7772e86303e825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nasa’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, carrying the crew of the Artemis II mission, lifts off from the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, carrying the crew of the Artemis II mission, lifts off from the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, April 1, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</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><category>Sport</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZRQRCJPS5DOFJNI6BTFSFPHPA.jpg?auth=d67b24f7d2139292ab61f8096bfddac0c1e06e07c548730e742eefaae26e2b32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Sailing Grand Slam 2026 / Princess Sofia Trophy Palma]]></media:title><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><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VW4TCJAVTQYPWHL655KL74UGDE.jpg?auth=3850d19c53eabd5fb7a83001b204b6e15c21171a89d0a14c3c603ace03f60cd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><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:title><![CDATA[Golders Green incident]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie Lashmar</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>