<?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, 13 May 2026 14:59:55 +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/35-top_news.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-41844045.html</id><title>Taoiseach distances Fianna Fáil from Bertie Ahern immigration remarks</title><published>2026-05-13T10:41:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T10:41:00+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-41844045.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Micheál Martin says Ireland must respect people of all ethnic backgrounds following controversy over Bertie Ahern remarks</summary> <content>Micheál Martin says Ireland must respect people of all ethnic backgrounds following controversy over Bertie Ahern remarks</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10156/5078112_6_articlelarge_FUNERAL_20Mansergh_20_2012485065.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-41844144.html</id><title>Irish among 1,700 confined to cruise ship in France after suspected norovirus outbreak</title><published>2026-05-13T12:58:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T12:58:00+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-41844144.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>French health authorities are investigating dozens of suspected illness cases aboard a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux</summary> <content>French health authorities are investigating dozens of suspected illness cases aboard a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10156/5078271_9_articlelarge_3a4be2bce4ff4ab6a90aec7e7f875d27.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/opinion/columnists/arid-41843298.html</id><title>Sarah Harte: It's strange to attend a wedding as an almost-divorcée</title><published>2026-05-13T00:54:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T00:54:00+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/opinion/columnists/arid-41843298.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Sarah Harte adopts her standard 'ahh' wedding resting face, as nuptials season takes off </summary> <content>Sarah Harte adopts her standard 'ahh' wedding resting face, as nuptials season takes off </content><category term="ie-opinion"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10153/5076804_20_articlelarge_weddings.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/lifestyle/people/arid-41843469.html</id><title>My Wedding Day with Sheila O'Flanagan: 'I just walked in and bought my dress off the rack'</title><published>2026-05-12T20:00:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-12T20:00:00+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/lifestyle/people/arid-41843469.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>The ceremony in the registry office was quite short, but we added little touches that were personal to us</summary> <content>The ceremony in the registry office was quite short, but we added little touches that were personal to us</content><category term="ie-lifestyle"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10155/5077560_4_articlelarge_DSC_0506_1_.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/munster/arid-41844126.html</id><title>'It’s a disgrace what they’re doing': Council votes to reduce taxi ranks on Cork's St Patrick's Street</title><published>2026-05-13T12:42:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T12:42:00+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/munster/arid-41844126.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Taxi rank near Merchant’s Quay will be reduced from a seven-vehicle maximum to two vehicles, while two-taxi rank near junction with Bowling Green Street to be suspended</summary> <content>Taxi rank near Merchant’s Quay will be reduced from a seven-vehicle maximum to two vehicles, while two-taxi rank near junction with Bowling Green Street to be suspended</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10156/5078247_10_articlelarge_LC_20views_2075.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/farming/arid-41844057.html</id><title>Food watchdog issues major recall of chicken from several retailers</title><published>2026-05-13T11:17:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T11:17:00+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/farming/arid-41844057.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Several chicken products across Lidl, Aldi, Dunnes, Supervalu, Centra and Tesco have been recalled due to salmonella contamination concerns</summary> <content>Several chicken products across Lidl, Aldi, Dunnes, Supervalu, Centra and Tesco have been recalled due to salmonella contamination concerns</content><category term="ie-business"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10156/5078130_6_articlelarge_Free-range-chicken-breast-fillets-picture.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/sport/gaa/arid-41843850.html</id><title>Maurice Brosnan: Galway's kickout issues, Heneghan's breakout, and Geaney's genius</title><published>2026-05-13T10:00:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T10:00:00+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/sport/gaa/arid-41843850.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Galway's primary problem, for more than a year now, has been kickouts. They cannot secure enough of their own and in Sunday's Connacht SFC final, that was compounded by a porous press.</summary> <content>Galway's primary problem, for more than a year now, has been kickouts. They cannot secure enough of their own and in Sunday's Connacht SFC final, that was compounded by a porous press.</content><category term="ie-sport"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10155/5077920_5_articlelarge_94713_2954341.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/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41840904.html</id><title>I tried sea and sauna therapy in Cork for the first time — here's what happened</title><published>2026-05-13T13:18:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T13:18:00+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/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41840904.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>An intense sauna session, followed by a bracing dip in the sea, is fast becoming a popular way to unwind and socialise. Novice Deirdre McArdle dives in to see what all the excitement is about</summary> <content>An intense sauna session, followed by a bracing dip in the sea, is fast becoming a popular way to unwind and socialise. Novice Deirdre McArdle dives in to see what all the excitement is about</content><category term="ie-lifestyle"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10141/5070783_16_articlelarge_Swede_20Sauna_20at_20Roberts_20Cove_2c_20Cork-4742.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-41844129.html</id><title>'Growing safety and moral concerns' for staff working during Ireland-Israel fixture</title><published>2026-05-13T12:40:00+01:00</published> <updated>2026-05-13T12:40:00+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-41844129.html" rel="alternate"/><summary>Union members working across transport, broadcasting, and aviation sectors are seeking guidance ahead of Ireland’s October fixture against Israel.</summary> <content>Union members working across transport, broadcasting, and aviation sectors are seeking guidance ahead of Ireland’s October fixture against Israel.</content><category term="ie-main"/><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10156/5078256_3_articlelarge_inpho_01525115_1_.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>