<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</id> <title>IrishExaminer.com</title> <updated>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:25:50 +0100</updated> <rights>Examiner Group</rights> <subtitle>Ireland's premier breaking news website providing up to the minute news and sports reports. With e-mail news releases following breaking stories throughout the day.</subtitle> <link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/feed/ireland1.xml" rel="self"/><xhtml:meta content="noindex" name="robots" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"/><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41827532.html</id><title>Healy-Rae resignation 'coming since the day they entered' Government</title><published>2026-04-14T20:41:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T20:41:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41827532.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Michael Healy-Rae’s influence at any level of Government is now consigned to the dustbin</summary> <content>Michael Healy-Rae’s influence at any level of Government is now consigned to the dustbin</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10080/5040479_15_articlelarge_Michael_20Healy-Rae_20TD-07.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41826842.html</id><title>Government survives no-confidence motion as Michael Healy-Rae resigns as junior minister</title><published>2026-04-14T18:30:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T18:30:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41826842.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>As it happened: Day of Dáil drama sees Michael Healy-Rae resign as junior minister as Government survives no-confidence motion over fuel protests</summary> <content>As it happened: Day of Dáil drama sees Michael Healy-Rae resign as junior minister as Government survives no-confidence motion over fuel protests</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10080/5040221_18_articlelarge_37c1c792-c3ed-4e0d-a015-ae21636f3041.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827169.html</id><title>Cockroaches and rodent activity: 14 enforcement orders on food businesses in March</title><published>2026-04-14T17:03:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T17:03:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827169.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Food Safety Authority of Ireland served 12 closure orders, and two prohibition orders, on food providers last month for breaches of food safety legislation</summary> <content>Food Safety Authority of Ireland served 12 closure orders, and two prohibition orders, on food providers last month for breaches of food safety legislation</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10079/5039912_8_articlelarge_Cockroaches.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827334.html</id><title>Powerful AI should not be released without safeguards, National Cyber Security Centre says</title><published>2026-04-14T16:54:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T16:54:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827334.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>It follows Anthropic's decision not to release Mythos, which is capable of identifying and exploiting weaknesses across 'every major operating system and every major web browser', on a general basis</summary> <content>It follows Anthropic's decision not to release Mythos, which is capable of identifying and exploiting weaknesses across 'every major operating system and every major web browser', on a general basis</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10080/5040239_7_articlelarge_iStock-2176053749.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41827382.html</id><title>Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae shocks Dáil by resigning as junior minister over fuel protests </title><published>2026-04-14T16:52:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T16:52:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41827382.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has stepped down as a junior minister</summary> <content>Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has stepped down as a junior minister</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10080/5040254_5_articlelarge_Taoiseach_20nominations-7.jpg_tn_SMALL" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827292.html</id><title>Bowel cancer screening to be extended to people aged 50 to 54, minister says</title><published>2026-04-14T16:00:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T16:00:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827292.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>On average, around 2,750 new bowel cancer cases are diagnosed in Ireland each year with around 1,000 bowel cancer-related deaths recorded</summary> <content>On average, around 2,750 new bowel cancer cases are diagnosed in Ireland each year with around 1,000 bowel cancer-related deaths recorded</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10080/5040131_8_articlelarge_AI_20For_20Care_20Strategy_2036.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827280.html</id><title>Iran war escalation could trigger global recession - IMF</title><published>2026-04-14T15:20:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T15:20:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827280.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>A further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession, spiralling inflation and a sharp backlash in financial markets, the ...</summary> <content>A further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession, spiralling inflation and a sharp backlash in financial markets, the ...</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10080/5040053_1_articlelarge_16b0c07bd10140ad9cd3b0c43db5553d.jpg.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827271.html</id><title>‘Worst-case scenario’ must guide decision on Tyrone gold mine, inquiry hears</title><published>2026-04-14T14:54:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T14:54:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827271.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>The “worst-case scenario” should be assumed in the decision to grant consent to a controversial proposal to develop a gold mine in Co Tyrone.The ...</summary> <content>The “worst-case scenario” should be assumed in the decision to grant consent to a controversial proposal to develop a gold mine in Co Tyrone.The ...</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10080/5040044_2_articlelarge_2.84250191.jpg.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41827178.html</id><title>Successor announced to Ireland's best-paid civil servant Robert Watt</title><published>2026-04-14T13:11:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T13:11:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41827178.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Derek Tierney, currently assistant secretary general at the Department of Health, will replace Mr Watt</summary> <content>Derek Tierney, currently assistant secretary general at the Department of Health, will replace Mr Watt</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10079/5039891_2_articlelarge_CC_20_20ROBERT_20WATT003.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry><entry><id>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827163.html</id><title>RTÉ to spend €175k to chauffeur dignitaries and celebrities</title><published>2026-04-14T12:59:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-04-14T12:59:00+01:00</updated> <author><name>Irishexaminer.com</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></author><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827163.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>The contract for the provision of S-class Mercedes or 7-series BMWs, as well as 'reliable and discreet' chauffeurs, is separate to the national broadcaster’s arrangement for taxi services</summary> <content>The contract for the provision of S-class Mercedes or 7-series BMWs, as well as 'reliable and discreet' chauffeurs, is separate to the national broadcaster’s arrangement for taxi services</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10079/5039888_6_articlelarge_3_20RTE_20Job_20losses_90725637.jpg" rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg"/><contributor><name>Examiner Group</name> <email>digitaldesk@irishexaminer.com</email> <uri>https://www.irishexaminer.com/</uri></contributor></entry></feed>