<?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>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:24:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Security alert in Dunmurry after car ‘explosion’ outside Northern Ireland police station]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/26/security-alert-in-dunmurry-after-car-explosion-outside-northern-ireland-police-station/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/26/security-alert-in-dunmurry-after-car-explosion-outside-northern-ireland-police-station/</guid><description><![CDATA[Homes in the area, on the outskirts of Belfast, have been evacuated]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:58 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFMIWN4EROAEDNNP4EWNA4W4HE.jpg?auth=6d8d03428e7a36c8000e12d8c29cfedc7dc50fbec652fdd5098d41cdfe3f525f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Police Service of Northern Ireland asked people to avoid the area following reports of a car explosion. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Project Vigilant]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman claims ex-partner is ‘using’ daughter to ‘get at, or get back with’ his boyfriend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/26/woman-claims-ex-partner-is-using-daughter-to-get-at-or-get-back-with-his-boyfriend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/26/woman-claims-ex-partner-is-using-daughter-to-get-at-or-get-back-with-his-boyfriend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daughter made allegations against woman’s new partner, family court told]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:54:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZP36AQVC6FGZHBJYLFPCYMI5XE.png?auth=5e841ca6c58ee2568063e39ef5f9b6cbea42dd7f7c0632cd854f8f1802c83700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dublin District Family Law Office at Dolphin House. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dublin Family court]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown golf lands will not be zoned for housing after councillors’ vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/26/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-councillors-save-golf-lands-from-housing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/04/26/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-councillors-save-golf-lands-from-housing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Councillors resist ‘invasion on virgin lands’ of the Dublin Mountains]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Dublin</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOE6QIB2JREKJH5WWJOXNDXIQU.jpg?auth=073563419636d9a990b9b3247a65b1d11f4c864800b9a058de3cf25f1815a02d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stepaside Golf Centre & Driving Range, located in south Dublin. Photograph: Stepaside Golf Centre & Driving Range]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NO FEE Stepaside Golf Centre for Olivia Kelly piece]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Leitrim a figment of the imagination? Leo Varadkar once thought so]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/26/is-leitrim-a-figment-of-the-imagination-leo-varadkar-once-thought-so/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/26/is-leitrim-a-figment-of-the-imagination-leo-varadkar-once-thought-so/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: The youthful protester pope, and a hiccup in a case against John Magnier]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XM6NIZ36OVCXVGZMWDLRQ6ADOU.JPG?auth=c2dbfa98e37561339614b1d4beb814d9bd317820d0fcce8591e434c9a627d457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar: 'Did not mean to annoy anyone'. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FOR WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 13TH 2025]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Beds in sheds’: Will looser planning rules on garden homes lead to shoddier housing?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/26/will-the-loosening-of-planning-rules-on-garden-homes-lead-to-more-poor-quality-housing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/04/26/will-the-loosening-of-planning-rules-on-garden-homes-lead-to-more-poor-quality-housing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local authorities will be in charge of enforcing building regulations when it comes to modular homes ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Housing &amp; Planning</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWGYNAO2FNJPLOSZA3FD5FZHHI.jpg?auth=db8dae545d8652a9d92cf46fbfa56947bb432c8f6e8ab4d1e9da9da794534edf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Modular structures for construction in gardens, like other habitable premises, must comply with building regulations, including rules around access for people with disabilities, a Department of Housing spokesman said. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic Bishops condemn International Protection Act as ‘anti-family’ and ‘neither fair, nor just’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/25/catholic-bishops-condemn-international-protection-act-as-anti-family-and-neither-fair-nor-just/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/25/catholic-bishops-condemn-international-protection-act-as-anti-family-and-neither-fair-nor-just/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Migrants’ council chair says it is deeply regrettable that Act provides for detention of children, even if as a last resort]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TW23T66G3ZF3ZOWSSO4572U7NM.jpg?auth=7a98215e9d234fe96ab7ab892f213b78b70b1e1d916140e8cecf63cd5fc3c299&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adi Roche, founder and chief executive of Chernobyl Children International, and President Catherine Connolly at a reception in Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Photograph: Tony Maxwell]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[No Repro Fee]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden car compartment contained €5m ‘tick-list’ of cash movements, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/25/hidden-car-compartment-contained-5m-tick-list-of-cash-movements-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/25/hidden-car-compartment-contained-5m-tick-list-of-cash-movements-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Car was stopped in Blackrock, Co Dublin and €117,000 in suspected crime proceeds found]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:31:02 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MY5ZLS3I65FWHG7MHSPX4QLDL4.JPG?auth=7fc7300f6cb3d609ffe934591f5d1ceee03b0a469019657ac9d88e28b9c06138&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labourer Alan Smith (45) of Ballintree Villas, Tyrrellstown, Dublin 15, was arrested by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. Stock photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Garda, Gardai, Stock Photos Police, Policing, Crime.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outcry over conditions of young calves imported into Netherlands from Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/25/outcry-over-conditions-of-young-calves-imported-into-netherlands-from-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/25/outcry-over-conditions-of-young-calves-imported-into-netherlands-from-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dutch investigation finds bull calves have no food or water for about 24 hours on journey from Ireland  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SS7JKFMKQFH5NKOUQFKHTC7G7A.jpg?auth=1e4874cab5e6d2405d081b95875332b1347f00bb71f540e6631d165655aaf67f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Using tag numbers, the investigation tracked more than 10,000 calves from their birth in Ireland to their arrival at 85 farms in the Netherlands. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Portrait of calf lying in straw on farm]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ngaga35</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developer assaulted three boys in ‘traumatic’ Sligo business park incident, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/25/developer-assaulted-three-boys-in-traumatic-sligo-business-park-incident-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/25/developer-assaulted-three-boys-in-traumatic-sligo-business-park-incident-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sorcha Crowley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[40-year-old Cathal O’Connor pleaded guilty to three counts of assault causing harm]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:26:40 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4RTKYC7MZEA5FVW75CRJ5QPJY.JPG?auth=69d9b80b766819e0b523f454d2de5b1cf9677bd98b64b23ee06bcea21cbefc19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Six other charges of threats to kill and false imprisonment were taken into consideration.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extensive gorse fires took hold on Blackstairs Mountains overnight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/25/extensive-gorse-fires-took-hold-on-blackstairs-mountains-overnight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/25/extensive-gorse-fires-took-hold-on-blackstairs-mountains-overnight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An orange high forest fire risk rating is in place until Monday and the public are being urged not to light fires or use barbecues]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:46:30 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NV6JFW5JZCLNGMWYU2PJGSOE4.png?auth=e903d5da5cfef28f981802ab40f0ca286dd72b9cbca093c63737eca693687735&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gorse fires overnight on the Blackstairs Mountains. Photograph: Carlow Fire and Rescue]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Gorse fire]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Education to receive €646m to fill budget hole ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/25/department-of-education-to-receive-646-million-to-fill-budget-hole/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/25/department-of-education-to-receive-646-million-to-fill-budget-hole/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Other departments to contribute €446m while €200m drawn from contingency fund]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4DFEI7TK5E6XCCZPO2CURC4XQ.JPG?auth=4929991a4b481777bdd01077d383d08f353b579884d6217041b9c0856f96f794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual corruption identified in gardaí and education services, survey finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/25/sexual-corruption-identified-in-gardai-and-education-services-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/04/25/sexual-corruption-identified-in-gardai-and-education-services-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DCU Anti-corruption Research Centre examines issue of sex acts requested in exchange for public services]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFPOEVPOXFGPDESLZ3MG4HLTNU.jpg?auth=a74b2973027ca52ca4471b6985e14522597dbca402bf86034b2ad12f90b3eb7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The study found 6.2 per cent of respondents said they or someone they knew had been asked for sexual acts during interactions with the Garda. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Lamp outside a Garda office.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who jumped over 6ft wall and escaped Garda custody is jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-who-jumped-over-6ft-wall-and-escaped-garda-custody-is-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-who-jumped-over-6ft-wall-and-escaped-garda-custody-is-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He was pursued by patrol car and air support, but was not captured for two months]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:46:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McGinley was eventually caught at an AirBnB in Athboy, Co Meath. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[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[Independent review ordered into €36m railway IT system amid concerns of cost overruns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/24/independent-review-ordered-into-36m-railway-it-system-amid-concerns-of-cost-overruns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/04/24/independent-review-ordered-into-36m-railway-it-system-amid-concerns-of-cost-overruns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien expresses ‘dissatisfaction at the rate of progress’ on project]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:22:14 +0000</pubDate><category>Transport</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6W4R6SCRJBOBJHGLI6TXTMFNA.JPG?auth=6b6600b19367b74435a21fcbd78f95189e22d2fde094fc8636bcb692de8aaada&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senior figures in Irish Rail cast doubt last February on whether the contractor involved in the project, the Indra Group, could deliver it in full. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man struck by bus at Dublin Airport died ‘tragically while living his best life’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/man-struck-by-bus-at-dublin-airport-died-tragically-while-living-his-best-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/man-struck-by-bus-at-dublin-airport-died-tragically-while-living-his-best-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is understood John Fleming had returned from horse sales in UK when he was struck by a bus]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MR3YCWFEBVD3TJ4OUQKLXTFB7M.jpeg?auth=9fba1c4b48e5a5c6209c5cf456bdf4f32b0af10d01611a8eeab663c2b1bfccf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Fleming, father of three, aged in his 60s was well known in the horse-racing industry. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[John Fleming]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Principal who stole more than €100,000 from school has suspension confirmed by High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/principal-who-stole-100000-from-school-has-suspension-confirmed-by-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/principal-who-stole-100000-from-school-has-suspension-confirmed-by-high-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teacher’s offending involved more than 380 instances of theft, occurring over two years ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRWCUWQPGFNP3FD5GOLWHBBMWQ.jpg?auth=e8cb9d8fe54c222bc11fd3c570fd8f5727bd5efe79c7931af0c843c7475039cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Following his conviction, a Teaching Council disciplinary panel agreed that an appropriate sanction was to suspend his registration for one month. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The Teaching Council building in Maynooth Business Campus where inquiries into teachers will take place. Inquiry ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who attacked vulnerable brother with hammer and knife committed to Central Mental Hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-who-attacked-vulnerable-brother-with-hammer-and-knife-committed-to-central-mental-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-who-attacked-vulnerable-brother-with-hammer-and-knife-committed-to-central-mental-hospital/</guid><description><![CDATA[Defendant had a history of not taking prescribed medication and failed to attend outpatient appointments in lead-up to assault ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The defence told the jury in their closing speech that a 'terrible shroud of sadness hung' over the case. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The Criminal Courts of Justice, building in Parkgate Street, Dublin, Ireland.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke’s appeal against dismissal ends after he repeatedly interrupted proceedings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/24/enoch-burkes-appeal-against-dismissal-ends-after-he-repeatedly-interrupted-proceedings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/04/24/enoch-burkes-appeal-against-dismissal-ends-after-he-repeatedly-interrupted-proceedings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burke disrupted panel after he took issue with Wilson’s Hospital School having legal representation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:49:44 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RK5T3OBZ7BE4VBQJDVHUMHKDEU.jpg?auth=68c90a43c6412704c1e51aed40b435df29dcf8ca01339a5939409f6311ae1484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke pictured outside Wilson's Hospital School in January. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revenue seizes more than €3.1m worth of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/revenue-seizes-more-than-31m-worth-of-herbal-cannabis-at-dublin-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/24/revenue-seizes-more-than-31m-worth-of-herbal-cannabis-at-dublin-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A large proportion of the drugs came from Qatari capital Doha]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:45:58 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5GOVBT3NJGNLJIT7JLCMZN52M.jpg?auth=5d358ba39eedb51731e44cb839fe1be10a579e141076d3944b7967928e305be5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drug detection dog Dara after the seizure of about 21.9kg of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport. Photograph: Revenue]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Drug detection dog Dara standing with approximately 21.9kg of herbal cannabis detected as part of anti-drug trafficking operations at Dublin Airport.]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged after two gardaí hospitalised following assaults at Donegal council offices ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-charged-after-two-gardai-hospitalised-following-assaults-at-donegal-council-offices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/24/man-charged-after-two-gardai-hospitalised-following-assaults-at-donegal-council-offices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman in their 30s were arrested at the scene and taken to Letterkenny Garda station]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:27:28 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</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[A man, 35-year-old Abdou Abouzid, was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and appeared in court on Friday afternoon. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></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></channel></rss>