<?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-irish-news/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:59:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Romance fraudster who deceived widow out of €140,000 jailed for five years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/romance-fraudster-who-deceived-widow-out-of-140000-jailed-for-five-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/romance-fraudster-who-deceived-widow-out-of-140000-jailed-for-five-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard McCullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter McDonagh claimed he needed money for cancer treatment, a car and to pay off debts to ‘dangerous people’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:54:12 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZTY7A2VQBSVJMESPJ7BLC42UM.jpg?auth=67de3c4f25655c93574125a62b5f7d85cf9f714874b191f9d9f46b15be70f919&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter McDonagh promised to repay the money in instalments to the victim but never did, the court heard]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child homelessness up by 19% since last year, new figures show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/24/child-homelessness-up-by-19-since-last-year-new-figures-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/24/child-homelessness-up-by-19-since-last-year-new-figures-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number of people in emergency accommodation in Ireland reach another record high, now standing at 17,517]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:21:07 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMT3WUU5BND6HGHJBOWH57LL5I.jpg?auth=b0f64cae518ec82949937ccb64af80acb5dfc62a27c22783391124c10065cb88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Of 2,659 families in emergency accommodation, 57.4% were headed by single parents. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VvoeVale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New date set for Jozef Puska’s appeal against conviction for murder of Ashling Murphy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/new-date-set-for-jozef-puskas-appeal-against-conviction-for-murder-of-ashling-murphy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/new-date-set-for-jozef-puskas-appeal-against-conviction-for-murder-of-ashling-murphy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Puska (35) is serving a life sentence for the murder of the teacher in January 2022]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:53:14 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/56DLCUUUCYBVJTKTQBKZRUMUEI.jpg?auth=f3a3b79a31a3ff52ef7bc4535392e7aa52c7862d88de8feb58a71d7e838cc5ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A memorial to Ashling Murphy on the fourth anniversary, in January, of her murder in Tullamore, Co Offaly. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman deported from US to Ireland fined for shoplifting items including €80 worth of ham]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/woman-deported-from-us-to-ireland-fined-for-shoplifting-thefts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/woman-deported-from-us-to-ireland-fined-for-shoplifting-thefts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ciocolata Munteanu was arrested last month on her arrival at Dublin Airport]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:58:35 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYJ7IPOIUFHQZOCL22WYPK3EXE.jpg?auth=2618ebf2a0c165de7da2ca2d8e49bf45177f34e2dc5de0c96bc5d7cd6ac6b709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Photograph: Alan Currie/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Exterior sign at Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Currie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man and woman arrested after two gardaí assaulted in Co Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/24/man-and-woman-arrested-after-two-gardai-assaulted-in-co-donegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/24/man-and-woman-arrested-after-two-gardai-assaulted-in-co-donegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The gardaí were treated in hospital after incident at Letterkenny premises on Thursday afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:34:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two people have been arrested after two gardaí were assaulted in Letterkenny. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Stock images of Gardai in their new Garda Uniform]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staycation once again: Should you holiday in Ireland this year?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/will-iran-war-and-travel-disruptions-lead-to-a-staycation-boom-for-domestic-tourism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/will-iran-war-and-travel-disruptions-lead-to-a-staycation-boom-for-domestic-tourism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last weekend Aer Lingus started cutting hundreds of flights from its schedule, while Ryanair has been talking up the risk of fuel shortages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:14:02 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NUT6LL3CFFXXLLF76CAMNK4BM.jpg?auth=9a53e37624b33050af5b182a0d53b40793bcd90e1e461d7f3f2fe13967db2e2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People take in the view of The Great Blasket Island from above Dunquin Harbour, Co Kerry. Photograph: Dan Dennison]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A day and a night on The Great Blasket]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures to reach 20 degrees with warm weather here to stay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/temperatures-to-reach-20-degrees-with-warm-weather-here-to-stay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/temperatures-to-reach-20-degrees-with-warm-weather-here-to-stay/</guid><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts mostly dry weather into the middle of next week]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:35:15 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGCMGHBTFBE4DHXYXMCCF72NJE.jpg?auth=7ffc3780206f27c7aec74cc1d60721db065daf8df20fbcd2d135c923e1ca7ef4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dry and sunny spells are set to continue into next week, says Met Éireann. Photograph: Barry Cronin.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Standalone weather. Photos: Barry Cronin for The Irish Times]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man attempted to rob three shops on Dublin street in less than five minutes, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-attempted-to-rob-three-shops-on-dublin-street-in-less-than-five-minutes-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-attempted-to-rob-three-shops-on-dublin-street-in-less-than-five-minutes-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Henry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael O’Toole (41), formerly of Citi Hostel, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted robbery at two Paddy Power premises and a Spar]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5AZSVSVNNCZBICABEAQGMWWZI.jpg?auth=3e3b0e143f670f284926389330ecd112a1f9b016f3a9293d573e5528da8c83ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Michael O’Toole (41), formerly of Citi Hostel, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted robbery at two Paddy Power premises and Spar, all located on Talbot Street on October 17th, 2023]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Court stock - Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures to hit 20 degrees on Friday as Met Éireann forecasts ‘warmest’ weekend of the year  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/23/temperatures-due-to-hit-20-degrees-in-weather-that-is-mild-for-time-of-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/04/23/temperatures-due-to-hit-20-degrees-in-weather-that-is-mild-for-time-of-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Weekend is expected to be the ‘warmest yet this year’, says forecaster]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Environment</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OU3ZOELVSRB3NHICEEPU42GRAU.webp?auth=e5cc867c2067cbc7f669ee9fd016d3efcf5abc5ba925927ddb7149d7b1c6a773&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/webp" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Temperatures highs of between 14 and 20 degrees are expected in the coming days, with the warmest weather in the west of Ireland. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Standalone sunshine in Sandymount]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/24/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/24/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, April 25th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Ireland face a period of worker discontent after the fuel protests? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/24/could-ireland-face-period-of-worker-discontent-as-unions-learn-from-fuel-protest-tactics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/24/could-ireland-face-period-of-worker-discontent-as-unions-learn-from-fuel-protest-tactics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34ZTNWU6LNGPTOO3VN2V2SEB2Y.jpg?auth=c1e31d1c78ee734d04f590c3e0331b5dd19c33ec7fd531b819efab7a677f69ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tractors and trucks blocked O'Connell Street in Dublin during the recent fuel protests. Photograph: Bryan Meade ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[fuel petrol protest]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council ‘shouldn’t have purchased’ structurally unsound houses in Phibsboro and Drumcondra, engineer says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/24/plan-for-structurally-unsound-derelict-dublin-houses-expected-in-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/24/plan-for-structurally-unsound-derelict-dublin-houses-expected-in-weeks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost 100 private houses purchased by authority since 2018 in effort to turn vacant properties into social housing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Housing &amp; Planning</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLM3HVZJJVCIJCLBV4LKLKNEPU.JPG?auth=21e5dd6016e565f2838f3ba5c1bbf823e66d54407c6261e9d07f20fd68688045&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Numbers 19 and 21 Connaught Street, Phibsborough were bought by Dublin City Council in 2019 for €700,000. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Derelict houses Phibsboro]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US troop numbers passing through Shannon soar 80%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/us-troop-numbers-arriving-at-shannon-soar-80/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/us-troop-numbers-arriving-at-shannon-soar-80/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 3,000 US troops passed through airport during March after Iran conflict started]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEPWR4VITJO7LLHQFCJ442ZUEM.jpg?auth=f6ad78218a480c66b2015b48560c6c3a3874017250d3f9fa355d2b545174522b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An American Transair Boeing 757 troop charter aircraft at Shannon Airport in December 2006. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character references ‘don’t carry huge weight’ if judge has decided on a custodial sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/character-references-dont-carry-huge-weight-if-judge-has-decided-on-a-custodial-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/character-references-dont-carry-huge-weight-if-judge-has-decided-on-a-custodial-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Testimonials can help people get suspended sentences in some instances, says retired High Court judge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWT6PHY6GVUUBFDBWFDGBTWUSY.jpg?auth=8de7ef8e782dd86ec9463e3c21fe99fbdd318bbcde1a2d6dab89769c7ab827a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Taoiseach and Tánaiste suggested that an unidentified former TD who gave a character reference for Daniel Ramamoorthy should come forward. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral hearing to assess Enoch Burke’s dismissal will go ahead, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/panel-meeting-to-assess-enoch-burkes-dismissal-will-go-ahead-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/panel-meeting-to-assess-enoch-burkes-dismissal-will-go-ahead-high-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teacher asked for injunction until decision is reached on another part of dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:06:44 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATUQ372GXKUJCVTUOLC2YE5MZE.jpg?auth=712ffcf28c10587d7d0fb620a8039b8e2d83790b4628046b5d512222839d494e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke leaves the Court of Appeal in Dublin on Thursday evening. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke court case]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who died after being hit by bus at Dublin Airport named as publisher John Fleming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-who-died-after-being-hit-by-bus-at-dublin-airport-named-as-publisher-john-fleming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/23/man-who-died-after-being-hit-by-bus-at-dublin-airport-named-as-publisher-john-fleming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Racing Yearbook publisher (60s) owned accountancy firm in Kilkenny specialising in services to horse-racing industry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAG7SEM3DJH4RDGCMMGOSBY4HQ.png?auth=132968e6400443612fafb2a1961d78b64ed4aabf3c7782e1f34e73437c13a60a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Fleming was struck by a bus at Dublin Airport while on foot on Corballis Road shortly after midnight on Thursday. Photograph: LinkedIn]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[John Fleming]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LinkedIn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge describes assault at Daybreak, Loughlinstown as ‘very disturbing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judge-describes-assault-at-daybreak-loughlinstown-as-very-disturbing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judge-describes-assault-at-daybreak-loughlinstown-as-very-disturbing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aidan Daniels (30) and Adam Kelly (21) pleaded guilty to assault with intent to cause bodily harm ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:32:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SVXIYA4RDTYXQXET6XCUYOMLBQ.JPG?auth=093d212488e3ce9cbd8adc1943e7ed3c9d2ee73ad45a60a24174a6323ecd5c4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The victim declined to make any statement to gardaí but the defendants were identified from CCTV of the attack. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with assault causing harm of co-parish priest in front of Ennis Cathedral congregation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/man-charged-with-assault-causing-harm-of-co-parish-priest-in-front-of-ennis-cathedral-congregation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/man-charged-with-assault-causing-harm-of-co-parish-priest-in-front-of-ennis-cathedral-congregation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dylan O’Loughlin (31) appears in court charged with offence against Fr Joy Micle at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:25:17 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHLQ72YNFNCCLJURIFGTC6GOH4.png?auth=e54f627ba09bc85b49c875c51bd5ad49e67326b73e6eadb81db6f4b6c0f47511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Ennis District Court, Dylan O’Loughlin (31) appeared charged with assault causing harm of Fr Joy Micle at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, O’Connell Street, Ennis, last Monday. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, Ennis, Co Clare]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy left with brain injury after being knocked from bicycle by car settles action for €4.2m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/boy-left-with-brain-injury-after-being-knocked-from-bicycle-by-car-settles-action-for-42m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/boy-left-with-brain-injury-after-being-knocked-from-bicycle-by-car-settles-action-for-42m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Roads were ‘almost silent’ when incident happened during early stages of Covid-19 pandemic, High Court told]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:08:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ERLUHH5UZBJ5HNQXRTTNCTM6A.jpg?auth=33a02c8f09d28b7eed88f2948224a50a06e9037f771100d70c370a98edef73f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Approving the settlement, High Court judge Paul Coffey said it was a tragic case. He noted that the litigation risk in the case was very grave and said the settlement was fair and reasonable. Photograph: Nigel Stripe/Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge’s refusal to convict more than 30 drivers of speeding offences challenged by DPP]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judges-refusal-to-convict-more-than-30-drivers-of-speeding-offences-challenged-by-dpp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/23/judges-refusal-to-convict-more-than-30-drivers-of-speeding-offences-challenged-by-dpp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Go Safe vans were ‘shooting fish in a barrel’ in 60km/h zone on Kildare road, District Court judge said]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:02:12 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K72IUCVCHZGAJGMBLMUAMQN3XQ.jpeg?auth=7f2c2003df55f14f76ce64a307fa824352e77d22c45665a886ae1964c62cfc63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The R445 road at Clogheen, Monasterevin, Co Kildare, has been the site of several speeding prosecutions. Photograph: Laura Coates]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Monasterevin Road (Mary's story)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Coates</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>