<?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-life-style/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:37:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Síomha Ní Ruairc: ‘It’s satisfying to see that I’ve physically made an extra Gaeilgeoir’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/siomha-ni-ruairc-its-satisfying-to-see-that-ive-physically-made-an-extra-gaeilgeoir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/siomha-ni-ruairc-its-satisfying-to-see-that-ive-physically-made-an-extra-gaeilgeoir/</guid><description><![CDATA[The How to Gael host on finding her tribe in the Irish language sector, and her new TG4 quizshow Slé Anois go Cúramach]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAG4VOMDARHVHEBJHW7SVZONQ4.jpg?auth=8295234f2b4506573118a1a2156bde7c7904c0491e36e99c189696fcb685d4f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TG4 presenter Síomha Ní Ruairc with her baby in Glasnevin, Dublin. 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Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A clay sculpture of the former president Michael D Higgins which artist John Coll was commissioned to make for the Aras.  Picture: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish public ‘emotionally checking out’ after succession of crises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-irish-public-has-accepted-chaos-is-no-longer-temporary-and-instead-are-tuning-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/04/the-irish-public-has-accepted-chaos-is-no-longer-temporary-and-instead-are-tuning-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Instead of panicking in the face of global turmoil, people are emotionally checking out, survey suggests ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NUK3ZRTBLRDMJELKJF3TDLAB3Q.jpg?auth=88abedb40128060eba32b0202e8f6708f1b38935b4737b44dd84cf116197899e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Focus-group participants said that amid global conflict and everyday pressures, they 'just don’t talk about all that awful stuff happening out there'. 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]]></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[Eileen Gray and Frank Lloyd Wright chairs in mid-century modern sale for €3,000-€5,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/04/04/eileen-gray-and-frank-lloyd-wright-chairs-in-mid-century-modern-sale-for-3000-5000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/04/04/eileen-gray-and-frank-lloyd-wright-chairs-in-mid-century-modern-sale-for-3000-5000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guzzini floor lamps and Danish designer pieces also feature among furniture from 1940s-1970s that offers broad appeal]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Fine Art &amp; Antiques</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SPYGPSG6OFA5BL6GE7EINRXCGE.jpg?auth=2163f066cef523470d59587e429c06a405148c62f84072d064dfdb97c5513215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eileen Gray: Six black frame, black leather Roquebrune chairs (€3,000-€5,000) by the Irish designer are included in Adam's Mid Century Modern auction]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Fine Arts Column, April 4]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put in the hard work this month and your garden will flourish come summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/04/put-in-the-hard-work-this-month-and-your-garden-will-flourish-come-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/04/04/put-in-the-hard-work-this-month-and-your-garden-will-flourish-come-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New growth is everywhere in April – here’s what to do in the garden for a glorious summer reward]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Gardening</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGJIHAH6EBFHFOWLZMX5T3I5EA.jpg?auth=85ccbf1ad98cc417960aa035f5ad7d1b22fdd82e1ecedc87b60257a1dcb55a9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You can still plant all sorts of container-grown ornamental plants in April, from trees, perennials, alpines and hardy annuals to shrubs and hedging]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Planting out with care, wellbeing in nature]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dougal Waters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moonstruck: A geologist’s playground, an elite retreat or a staging post to a new frontier?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/03/moonstruck-a-geologists-playground-an-elite-retreat-or-a-staging-post-to-a-new-frontier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/03/moonstruck-a-geologists-playground-an-elite-retreat-or-a-staging-post-to-a-new-frontier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From megalithic art to science fiction, Earth’s sole natural satellite has compelled us, scared us and been the site of our fantasies]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZHBVIBO25HQ7L6Y45KRJ6OK2E.jpg?auth=de86802363b742a423077ccb9d2bdfc55e273b7601919398e9291f5f331418a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Trip to the Moon, by Georges Méliès, 1902. 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How to laser-remove microblading]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/03/bad-brows-how-to-laser-remove-microblading/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/04/03/bad-brows-how-to-laser-remove-microblading/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Like many others, I rushed towards microblading, only to be left with dark, thick unsightly brows]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Fashion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4SJHTX3SVEDDGG7Z36RH3CRBY.jpg?auth=d9468492ce99a72def2399311db9383742c83bcc6bebd5eb28be2bfd7a194889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It’s always a good idea to book a consultation with an experienced brow artist to get the right advice'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Removal of permanent makeup on the eyebrows.Carbon face peeling in a beauty salon. Hardware cosmetology treatment.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">dimid_86</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: I live to scroll. It’s for ‘work’, I convince myself  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/02/emer-mclysaght-i-live-to-scroll-its-for-work-i-convince-myself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/02/emer-mclysaght-i-live-to-scroll-its-for-work-i-convince-myself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I bought a new phone and a Brick to close off distracting apps. 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Photograph: Fiona Ellis]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Fiona Ellis's daughter Lily]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New to the Parish: ‘People in Ireland are very calm for me. In Chile people are very fiery’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/31/people-in-ireland-are-very-calm-for-me-in-chile-people-are-very-fiery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/31/people-in-ireland-are-very-calm-for-me-in-chile-people-are-very-fiery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When deciding to leave South America, Victoria Esperanza googled Irish cities and chose Cork. ‘I just felt it. I know it sounds ridiculous’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBIQTSIX7RDQ7BAN37IKCSJ5H4.JPG?auth=a93e18052f652e7a84a13f64becb2593a5a72a902fed72ebafd587a34b7803bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victoria Esperenza moved to Cork from her home city of Concepción in Chile. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[For The Irish Times]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Moss: My ears prick up when someone says ‘to tell you the truth’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/30/my-ears-prick-up-when-someone-says-to-tell-you-the-truth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/30/my-ears-prick-up-when-someone-says-to-tell-you-the-truth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I like the way replacing but with and invites me to think. It’s an invitation, not a command]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7T5TNSFXOVC2ZESGTHB3BJSSUY.jpg?auth=108eec08b1a44556c34d52c64aea55d5d6b24d73a8a154ff3d19066456b9de23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I tend to prick up my ears when someone announces any form of truth-telling. Like 'to tell you the truth', 'just wondering' or 'just to let you know' usually means something else is going on. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Is he ever going to stop talking?]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The life of an Irish house buyer: Forget that one house. Lower your standards. Go for it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/30/house-buying-meet-estate-agents-with-a-smile-swarm-with-the-same-sniffing-poking-buyers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/30/house-buying-meet-estate-agents-with-a-smile-swarm-with-the-same-sniffing-poking-buyers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Céire Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bid on everything. Get outbid on everything. Forget about that one house]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HAPO2QCQ5FDHZHFM4JMIDA23GM.jpg?auth=dee473e8e216197a333131da5ebcad2dc35b5225dfe739851dd77fee59dfdddb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Céire Sadlier: You make a list of all the things that need to be fixed. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times







]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[CÉIRE SADLIER.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting unused medicines in bins, toilets or down the sink is making the planet sick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/30/putting-unused-medicines-in-bins-toilets-or-down-the-sink-is-making-the-planet-sick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/03/30/putting-unused-medicines-in-bins-toilets-or-down-the-sink-is-making-the-planet-sick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals, often through bins or flushing, leads to contamination of water and soil]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>People</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUFWAFWR3NH73GHEQ2PLAPHGLA.jpg?auth=67e77ea49cc4f20bb226c40a5709a60669fbf5a1179adf3ff0b816eb378bef48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Think before you dump medication: waste of these products is a growing ecological, economic and public health challenge across Europe.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Hand throws blister pills into trash bin with package on gray background]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladimir Sukhachev</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>