<?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-business/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 08:26:43 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX filing reveals Musk company links ahead of IPO]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/spacex-filing-reveals-musk-company-links-ahead-of-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/spacex-filing-reveals-musk-company-links-ahead-of-ipo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akash Sriram]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financial ties range from Cybertruck purchases and shared private jets to stock investments]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 06:05:09 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z4MGL7E36RL5TB3VNQM76T3UP4.jpg?auth=3a19c3af409f6efa9c241f45ad4fe55f0ed05783380e746f15ec28d4eb08defa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The SpaceX starship rocket near the Starbase launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas. Photograph: Meridith Kohut/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The SpaceX starship rocket near the Starbase launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas, Feb. 21, 2024. (Meridith Kohut/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Meredith Kohut</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the tech jobs apocalypse here?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/is-the-tech-jobs-apocalypse-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/is-the-tech-jobs-apocalypse-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUIU6CQIVZGC3OGAPTFXFEWSNQ.jpg?auth=57e9cc1ad8e75dfc4cb198779d2379d90eccf2d5a890ba78e18eeb22eec0604b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta's international HQ in Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Meta Dublin Campus]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell to Nama. Hopefully, we never see its like again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/farewell-to-nama-hopefully-we-never-see-its-like-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/farewell-to-nama-hopefully-we-never-see-its-like-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As it packs away boxes of files and prepares to turn out the lights, did Nama do a good job during its 16-year existence? ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/36K6CGFVNS6LI6MGNGFNTVGLHQ.jpg?auth=eb2d98c98951ce364b4124f193f3741987bdf79e803dd23bc09403502de2ca52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nama chairman Frank Daly and Nama chief executive Brendan McDonagh in 2009. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Ireland staff shrinks 50% from Covid peak ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/meta-ireland-staff-shrinks-50-from-covid-peak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/meta-ireland-staff-shrinks-50-from-covid-peak/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest round of cuts much worse than initial 10 per cent feared for Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DET3MHROWJDBMWKRYVIALZAR24.jpg?auth=f6c12a14a4508f3d7ba2960d1755347d9e9741d1eee60624426c4b0dd26daa80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta Ireland's offices in Dublin. Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure on ECB to get digital euro project off the ground]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/pressure-on-ecb-to-get-digital-euro-project-off-the-ground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/pressure-on-ecb-to-get-digital-euro-project-off-the-ground/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AIB, Bank of Ireland join consortium of EU banks developing euro-denominated stablecoin some say could rival digital euro]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVHWH44TIGEOYO3MFIWXY7UL5M.jpg?auth=0c1e7737702443ba4c6e02168ab843b8f1ac99bec48f0bfea76f9a7613a94cf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ECB president Christine Lagarde said recently that the encroachment of US stablecoins posed a 'legitimate concern' of 'entrenching' the euro area's dollar dependency. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FILES-GERMANY-ECONOMY-FINANCE-ECB-EUROZONE]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears grow in Government over further tech job losses after Meta cuts 20 per cent of Irish workforce]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/21/fears-grow-in-government-over-further-tech-job-losses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/21/fears-grow-in-government-over-further-tech-job-losses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More cuts expected as roll-out of artificial intelligence technology takes its toll]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HNMQZPZPNBIZJ473KYMYGGOO4.jpg?auth=de459222e82a0c7ae2c52ce8a5bfcbc14179502c626be35b743c10d3495e84b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta cut about 20 per cent of its Irish workforce on Wednesday as part of its latest round of job losses. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Meta Dublin Campus]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus laying off managers amid cost-savings drive as €103m lost in first quarter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/aer-lingus-laying-off-managers-amid-cost-savings-drive-as-103m-lost-in-first-quarter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/aer-lingus-laying-off-managers-amid-cost-savings-drive-as-103m-lost-in-first-quarter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline stresses need to boost margins and manage costs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3B7BHLN4FEPZJQN2IGIXASMMU.jpg?auth=23058b0e5c3213110cd097200482ca3b7e7d851c4322b68e54c5585b543d3e20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus is laying off managers as it seeks to cut costs. Photograph: Craig Hastings/Getty ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus A320-251N aircraft landing in London]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Craig Hastings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stalling for time on EU Pay Transparency directive? That’s a business fail ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/21/stalling-for-time-on-eu-pay-transparency-directive-thats-a-business-fail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/21/stalling-for-time-on-eu-pay-transparency-directive-thats-a-business-fail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employer lobbies cite administrative burden but data and experts tell a different story: delay may be the most expensive option]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L4XO774AUNFDJEEDMS4ZCKDFHI.jpg?auth=2ecba9496e57e541913df575ffb73c1fea848ee606e5745e07a6da1e8a044981&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The EU's Pay Transparency directive targets equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender, but Ireland is among a number of countries delaying its introduction. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Business team brainstorming]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">filadendron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afraid of needles? This UCD spin-out has a solution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/05/21/afraid-of-needles-this-ucd-spin-out-has-a-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/05/21/afraid-of-needles-this-ucd-spin-out-has-a-solution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MicroJect plans commercial rollout of its polymer-based skin-prick device by 2028, beginning with allergy skin prick tests and following with applications in biologics and vaccines ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 02:35:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Innovation</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQKEJOEXFVGQHC2WXU3CS2EEMM.jpg?auth=25c64af40c4297cbd468b5037012249d99ce6be50cbe77ea34104249449a4123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Lorcan O’Toole, chief executive and cofounder of MicroJect]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dr Lorcan O’Toole, CEO and co-founder of MicroJect]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sharp SHARPPIX</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit unions, IRFU and An Post named Ireland’s most reputable organisations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/credit-unions-irfu-and-an-post-named-irelands-most-reputable-organisations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/21/credit-unions-irfu-and-an-post-named-irelands-most-reputable-organisations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reputations Agency’s annual ranking measures ‘emotional bond’ between public and organisations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HWKL47IX4Z5ES3LNAH2FJI3S7U.jpg?auth=931fa653fa6c985b5e487fe01ea16671f8aaa32e416be53be6278595edf24588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Caelan Doris (centre) lifts the Triple Crown trophy with team-mates at the Aviva Stadium in March. Photograph: Brian Lawless]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ireland v Scotland - Guinness Men's Six Nations - Aviva Stadium]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injunction to stop shopping centre car park spaces being converted to taxi rank refused ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/injunction-to-stop-shopping-centre-car-park-spaces-being-converted-to-taxi-rank-refused/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/injunction-to-stop-shopping-centre-car-park-spaces-being-converted-to-taxi-rank-refused/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge determines damages will be adequate remedy if the plaintiff in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre case succeeds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:40:49 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6QAJ4WZGH6ZEDWAB6AABUN5MA.jpg?auth=52fdda378700372305021895e9b7bdaaa88ea047b6eed864fea57c9751afc05e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dispute concerns parking around the Leisureplex at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks rise as crude prices fall and traders await Nvidia results]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/stocks-rise-as-crude-prices-fall-and-traders-await-nvidia-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/stocks-rise-as-crude-prices-fall-and-traders-await-nvidia-results/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chipmaker’s quarterly earnings are seen as a crucial test of AI demand]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:38:15 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DV5B4TECMUOB42SQUCJOI5R5TM.jpg?auth=44b02a9ad82c99a35ede1577b3fe241a60fbac86a17ced6c845623a9122b9e37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nvidia rose 2 per cent on Wednesday in advance of its first quarter earnings report, which investors see as a crucial test of AI demand. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Nvidia to report Q1 earnings, Taipei, Taiwan - 20 May 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ritchie B Tongo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI will not replace accountants, Chartered Accountants Ireland says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/ai-will-not-replace-accountants-chartered-accountants-ireland-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/ai-will-not-replace-accountants-chartered-accountants-ireland-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Profession must take leading role in ensuring that AI is deployed responsibly, controls are robust and outputs can be trusted]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:08:49 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBIOKA54J5HMVMQ6MEUFSFYAAI.jpg?auth=44dc00a0e981c95b3150ad755cb623c2d1c3649eeea1442bccfc397a6aec833d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosemary Keogh: 'There is a common belief that AI will replace accountants, but the evidence simply doesn’t support that'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill














]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[ROSEMARY KEOGH.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eir sees profits dip 45% in first quarter as cost of finance doubles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/eir-sees-profits-dip-45-in-first-quarter-as-cost-of-finance-doubles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/eir-sees-profits-dip-45-in-first-quarter-as-cost-of-finance-doubles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group incurred €1m exceptional charge for restructuring programme in respect of departing staff]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:53:06 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSUZQI7PRROYLAQJ56TPBXT5ZQ.jpg?auth=90d67c99335ef2b72722339ebccf913ecad97ae45c3bb1c5f02a093bc9c51b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eir's operating profit was up from €55 million to €66 million, but finance costs doubled from €23 million to €46 million.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Stock Pic of Eir / signage]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s Irish X unit pays €680m dividend last year despite huge losses  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/elon-musks-irish-x-unit-pays-680m-dividend-last-year-despite-huge-losses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/elon-musks-irish-x-unit-pays-680m-dividend-last-year-despite-huge-losses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish arm of X company records pre-tax loss of €240m in 2024 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:32:02 +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[X's Irish unit recorded a pre-tax loss of €240 million in 2024. Photo Anna Barclay/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Barclay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nama earned €78m profit last year ahead of likely winding up ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/nama-earned-78m-profit-last-year-ahead-of-likely-winding-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/nama-earned-78m-profit-last-year-ahead-of-likely-winding-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Politicians weigh bill to wind up agency as it publishes final annual report]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:55:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZ636UFAXRGC7FAGIJHS5SFESQ.JPG?auth=bbef05cb08c91925286d9dbbcf0c28ee3b8fbb5473894b0a06c5805d7c5db9e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nama's work is "substantially complete" says chief executive, Brendan McDonagh. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) publication of 2023 Annual Report]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CarTrawler acquired by travel giant Expedia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/cartrawler-acquired-by-us-travel-group-expedia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/cartrawler-acquired-by-us-travel-group-expedia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish tech firm founded by two brothers in 2004 out of the family business]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:11:48 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OSN3TYIFDBKD7D64G4JPNGWMHY.jpg?auth=32768e6af3257dc7f3888f5668915f7556f6321dcc6fb6b35959e6efd8a2b0f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CarTrawler makes software that is used by airlines and travel agents to link to car hire options. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><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[EU negotiators strengthen ability to suspend EU-US tariff deal if Trump reneges on agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/20/eu-negotiators-strengthen-ability-to-suspend-eu-us-tariff-deal-if-trump-reneges-of-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/20/eu-negotiators-strengthen-ability-to-suspend-eu-us-tariff-deal-if-trump-reneges-of-agreement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European Parliament had insisted on extra safeguards as price of ratifying its side of US tariff pact and include 2029 ‘sunset clause’ 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:30:32 +0000</pubDate><category>Economy</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YFPAHIDGIZQEG3FDSKD6MK632A.jpg?auth=41c72903138329870e06f348fa8c99d541b53ac7ad297c5686d961b81b5b78a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU negotiators have given themselves stronger powers to suspend the EU-US tariff deal if President Donald Trump reneges of the agreement. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Trump]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel agency ordered to pay worker more than €40,000 over lost job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/travel-firm-ordered-to-pay-worker-40000-over-lost-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/travel-firm-ordered-to-pay-worker-40000-over-lost-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company unfairly made her redundant, then cost her another job, Workplace Relations Commission hears]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:59:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POI535ALODNKSQ5CGPJ6D3EDZU.jpg?auth=de07da78d2d004ee9fa7934bc73690cc68f30b2454365c175c968aff4dc94012&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shulammite Awotundun was let go from her job as a travel consultant on Christmas Eve 2024, the WRC heard. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Commission]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>