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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/buy-now-pay-later-plans-wrongly-promoted-as-financial-management-tool-says-consumer-watchdog-7080470-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:18:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-fines-268600-7080369-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:09:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enoch Burke 'roughly' owes the state over a quarter of a million in fines, High Court hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Enoch Burke has been imprisoned for more than 700 days]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heat-temperature-older-people-sunlight-health-7080462-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:02:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The heat has got so bad that the government is telling older people to avoid direct sunlight</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A high temperature weather warning is in place nationwide until Friday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The heat has got so bad that the government is telling older people to avoid direct sunlight]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fish-and-chips-and-99s-7079684-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Feeder's Digest: Ten coastal seafood gems for the best fish and chips around Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Features, fish and chips favourites, fishy favourites, food reviews, food slot, foodie, ireland's fishy favourites, ireland's food favourites, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Feeder's Digest: Ten coastal seafood gems for the best fish and chips around Ireland]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/senators-and-tds-across-political-spectrum-recommend-decriminalising-drugs-for-personal-use-7080045-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T13:51:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Remove criminal penalties for drug possession, TDs and senators from across spectrum say</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Addiction, decriminalisation, drug laws, drug reform, Ireland, New Rules, Oireachtas, Public Health, Report</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Remove criminal penalties for drug possession, TDs and senators from across spectrum say]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-protests-dail-sinn-fein-taoiseach-7080448-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T13:35:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘engineer’ further fuel protests</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Diesel, Fuel, fuel increases, fuel protests, Micheál Martin, Petrol, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin pictured earlier this month]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘engineer’ further fuel protests]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nuclear-reactors-ireland-7080296-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T12:56:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Energy, Energy committee, Infrastructure, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Reactor, nuclear reactors, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear waste management, Planning, small modular reactors, UCD</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cooling towers and electricity pylons of Tricastin nuclear power plant, Rhône Valley, France.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/council-tells-public-to-stop-jumping-fence-to-swim-at-vico-baths-as-repair-works-are-underway-7080327-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T12:40:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Council tells public to not jump fence to swim at Vico Baths, as repair works are underway</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bathing site, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Killiney, local government, Public Safety, Swimming, Vico Baths</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Barriers have been up to stop the public accessing the swim spot until repairs are done.

]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Council tells public to not jump fence to swim at Vico Baths, as repair works are underway]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-method-breast-cancer-chemotherapy-diagnosis-7080236-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T12:38:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish researchers find AI can help determine if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>artifical intelligence, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University College Dublin</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Around 3,600 people are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish researchers find AI can help determine if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drug-decriminalisation-committee-report-launch-lynn-ruane-7080292-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T11:54:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I've lost friends during this': Emotional scenes as committee backs radical drug law change</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, decriminalisation, Drugs, gary gannon, illegal, joint committee on drug use, lynn ruane</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the joint committee pictured during the launch.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I've lost friends during this': Emotional scenes as committee backs radical drug law change]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drugs-decriminalisation-personal-use-ireland-oireachtas-joint-committee-opinion-poll-7080240-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T10:50:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>decriminalisation, drug policy, Drug use, Ireland, Irish Politics, Oireachtas, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mansmokingmarijuanacigarettesoftdruginamsterdamnetherlands-8b243f38-84bc-4a06-8fc1-ad15e7a99d31-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[(Stock image) The suggested reforms follow calls to move towards a health-led approach to drug use]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-organised-crime-operation-court-7080200-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T10:08:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí charge eight alleged organised crime group members in nationwide operation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carlow, Cork, Court, Garda, Laois, Organised Crime, Tipperary</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/crash-kerry-n72-calfmount-barraduff-killarney-7080190-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T09:09:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in his 20s killed in single-vehicle crash near Killarney overnight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Kerry, Killarney, N72, Road Traffic Collision, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/garda-road-closed-sign-38b47742-4918-4798-9d60-263a01a1f68f-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The road where the crash happened is currently closed, and motorists are asked to travel via Glenflesk instead]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 20s killed in single-vehicle crash near Killarney overnight]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-wednesday-68-7080181-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T08:55:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/close-up-of-female-worker-in-cafe-serving-takeaway-coffee-in-recycled-holder-made-from-used-carton-3f38bef7-65f7-42ef-a151-7e5e25e603db-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/starmer-burnham-7080158-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T08:16:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks to discuss transition of power</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, awkward enough, Keir Starmer, UK, UK Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-66-14cedee7-8de1-4ea2-881c-729e8bf4707a-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is expected to take Keir Starmer's job as prime minister and Labour leader.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks to discuss transition of power]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/temperature-hot-spell-weather-forecast-ireland-7080143-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T08:14:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s all-time high temperature record could be broken tomorrow</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heat, hot spell, Met Éireann, temperature, temperature record, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The temperature forecast for 4pm tomorrow, with highest forecast in Connacht. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s all-time high temperature record could be broken tomorrow]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/madrid-heatwave-7079520-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:30:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An Irishman melting in Spain: Life in a 40°C city is no joke</news:title>
            <news:keywords>climate breakdown, climate catastrophe, Climate Change, column, europe's heat dome, Heat, Heatwave, Opinion, soaring temperatures, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tourists-drinking-water-during-summer-buen-retiro-park-parque-del-buen-retiro-madrid-spain-5a8767d6-dd64-4115-ba6f-b83a0497ea82-630x464.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[An Irishman melting in Spain: Life in a 40°C city is no joke]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heat-europe-7080118-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:27:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Warnings of highs above 40C in coming days as France bakes in scorching heatwave</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Europe, Heat, hot weather, the heat, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4674-1cdb02c1-b8c8-4a1c-be6e-cb08125f31ac-630x525.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A heat map from France's weather service.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Warnings of highs above 40C in coming days as France bakes in scorching heatwave]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/big-increase-in-number-of-irish-medium-schools-needed-survey-suggests-7079850-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:15:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'500 extra Gaelscoileanna' needed to meet demand</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, Dóchas na dTuismitheoiri, Education, Gaeilge, Gael Oideachas, Gaeltacht, Parental Choice</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/meadu-mor-ar-lion-na-ngaelscoileanna-a-eileamh-tar-eis-foilsiu-thorthai-shuirbhe-na-bunscoile-7079706-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:14:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'500 gaelscoil breise de dhíth chun an t-éileamh a shásamh' - ceannaire oideachais</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, Dóchas na dTuismitheoiri, Gaeilge, Gael Oideachas, Gaeltacht</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/train-dart-north-dublin-belfast-disruptions-7080094-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:09:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Major disruption to Dart and northern commuter train services after overhead line damage</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Connolly, Drogheda, Howth, Irish Rail, morning commute, Train, Train disruptions</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Dart train at Clontarf Road railway station, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Major disruption to Dart and northern commuter train services after overhead line damage]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-60000-disclosures-of-domestic-violence-and-abuse-made-to-womens-aid-last-year-7079996-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T06:15:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 60,000 disclosures of domestic violence and abuse made to Women's Aid last year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Domestic Violence, Family justice, gender-based violence, Ireland, record high, Social Issues, Women's Aid</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 60,000 disclosures of domestic violence and abuse made to Women's Aid last year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/catholic-schools-ireland-abuse-scandals-7079116-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
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            <news:title>Ivana Bacik: Religious orders must now be compelled to pay redress for child abuse</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-data-centre-report-higher-electricity-prices-7079259-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T00:05:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government data centre report didn’t examine prospect of higher electricity bills</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Enterprise spent over €100,000 to produce the report.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government data centre report didn’t examine prospect of higher electricity bills]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dogs-in-the-hot-weather-7079283-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T23:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dogs and the heat: A complete guide to keeping your furry friends safe in hot weather</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dogs and the heat: A complete guide to keeping your furry friends safe in hot weather]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/instagram-and-facebook-down-for-thousands-as-major-outage-reported-7080007-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T23:12:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Instagram and Facebook down for thousands, as major outage reported</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Facebook, Instagram, Ireland, Meta, Outage, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Instagram and Facebook down for thousands, as major outage reported]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/civil-servant-accused-of-leaking-to-hostile-foreign-power-denied-high-court-bail-7079990-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T22:21:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Civil servant accused of leaking to 'hostile' foreign power denied High Court bail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Civil Service, Dublin, Garda, High Court, Ireland, National Security</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Four Courts, Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Civil servant accused of leaking to 'hostile' foreign power denied High Court bail]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/momentum-building-for-eu-ban-on-childrens-social-media-use-taoiseach-tells-roberta-metsola-7079978-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T22:06:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Momentum building’ for EU ban on children’s social media use, Taoiseach tells Roberta Metsola</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Castle, European Union, Ireland, Micheál Martin, Online Safety, Roberta Metsola, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin greets President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola as they arrive at Dublin Castle for a meeting]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Momentum building’ for EU ban on children’s social media use, Taoiseach tells Roberta Metsola]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-tuesday-78-7079942-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T20:35:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/pres-connolly-aras-garden-pty-mx-5-5a207ee8-e722-4201-869a-784c704113cb-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nancy-guthrie-note-7079105-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A ransom note was sent to CNN claiming Nancy Guthrie died in February</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Kidnapping, kidnapping mystery, Mystery, Nancy Guthrie, savannah guthrie</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A photograph of Nancy Guthrie.

]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A ransom note was sent to CNN claiming Nancy Guthrie died in February]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-keane-johnson-johnson-court-award-7079915-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:24:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former Limerick hurler sees €950K damages award reduced on appeal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court of Appeal, Courts, High Court, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Limerick, Mark Keane, Payout, Plassey</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Keane playing for Limerick in 2006. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former Limerick hurler sees €950K damages award reduced on appeal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-tourism-tax-7079877-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:10:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister 'fully' supports introduction of a Dublin tourism tax</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Accommodation, fianna fáíl tensions, Hotels, jack chambers, local authorites, tourism tax, Tourists</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/minister-for-public-expenditure-and-public-service-reform-jack-chambers-speaks-to-the-media-outside-government-buildings-in-dublin-after-a-labour-employer-economic-forum-picture-date-friday-april-17-b8e05a18-e846-46cf-ba61-969b2a185c75-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Proposed legislation would allow for authorities to make the decision on whether it would like to impose the levy, rather than automatically introducing it.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister 'fully' supports introduction of a Dublin tourism tax]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/teen-social-media-ban-7077815-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:00:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kelly Earley: Social media bans for teens make the internet a worse place for all of us</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, kelly earley, online porn, online pornography, Opinion, Pornography, smartphone apps, Smartphones, social media addiction, social media app, traumatic content, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/child-tired-but-using-phone-in-bed-at-night-kid-sleepy-with-phone-in-bed-at-night-teenager-watching-movie-on-phone-in-bed-at-night-child-resting-688f5797-8b7b-4c5c-9269-76d072f7508c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kelly Earley: Social media bans for teens make the internet a worse place for all of us]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-inquiry-taoiseach-questioned-7079890-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:55:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Covid inquiry quizzes Taoiseach in extensive question session on pandemic decision-making</news:title>
            <news:keywords>covid inquiry, Covid-19, Micheál Martin, pandemic</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/taoiseach-micheal-martin-left-and-paul-reid-ceo-of-the-hse-at-a-press-conference-during-a-visit-to-the-citywest-covid-19-vaccination-centre-in-dublin-for-a-briefing-and-tour-of-the-facility-irela-a41fdbed-f5a2-43d9-b0c4-3703b341cb99-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin at a press conference during the Covid-19 pandemic.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Covid inquiry quizzes Taoiseach in extensive question session on pandemic decision-making]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/temperature-hot-spell-warning-weather-7079058-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Temperatures could hit 31 degrees this week, hottest in 'midlands and west'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heat, hot spell, Met Éireann, orecast, temperature, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hot weather will increase the risk of heat stress, and people are being urged to follow health advice.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Temperatures could hit 31 degrees this week, hottest in 'midlands and west']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stormont-mlas-blast-evil-sexual-predator-amid-calls-for-donaldsons-knighthood-to-be-removed-7079836-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:35:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stormont MLAs blast ‘evil sexual predator’, amid calls for Donaldson's knighthood to be removed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DUP, Jeffrey Donaldson, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, Sexual Offences, Stormont</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/featureimage-507441a7-6822-4045-8a48-b9a365298975-630x362.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Fein MLA Emma Sheerin ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stormont MLAs blast ‘evil sexual predator’, amid calls for Donaldson's knighthood to be removed]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-council-10-7079825-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:23:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin City Councillors back rezoning of commercial sites for housing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City Council, Dublin Port, Housing, housing targets, Planning, rezoning</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/an-aerial-view-of-east-point-business-park-dublin-ireland-a-success-story-of-the-celtic-tiger-years-71280e4a-341c-463a-8bec-c0b3d25fd8a8-630x451.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An aerial view of East Point Business Park, Dublin Ireland, one of the sites that has been rezoned.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin City Councillors back rezoning of commercial sites for housing]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/triple-lock-martin-7079280-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach rules out referendum on triple lock despite concern from party TDs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin, Neutrality, triple lock</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Triple Lock sets out the conditions under which more than 12 Irish troops can participate in overseas peacekeeping operations (file image) ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach rules out referendum on triple lock despite concern from party TDs]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-genocide-gaza-killing-children-7079759-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:53:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israel continues genocide in Gaza by deliberately killing children, UN inquiry finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Blood Libel, Gaza, Genocide, ICC, ICJ, Inquiry, Israel, Palestine, South Africa, West Bank</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/nuseirat-refugee-camp-central-gaza-strip-june-2026-residents-of-nuseirat-refugee-camp-face-increasing-difficulties-in-obtaining-drinking-water-and-municipal-water-supplies-amid-ongoing-shortages-995d17f6-2c3f-4cd6-a354-24426e34c001-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[People in Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza queue for water, which is scarce in the Palestinian enclave. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israel continues genocide in Gaza by deliberately killing children, UN inquiry finds]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/zelenskyy-visit-ireland-2026-7079686-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:33:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Planning underway for possible Zelenskyy visit during initial weeks of EU Presidency </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Incoming</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-speaks-to-the-media-during-a-press-conference-with-taoiseach-micheal-martin-at-the-government-buildings-in-dublin-during-his-visit-to-ireland-picture-date-tue-e2c1ce57-7a69-4081-8695-678d278ec2e7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin in December. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Planning underway for possible Zelenskyy visit during initial weeks of EU Presidency ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/former-sports-coach-trial-sexual-abuse-four-girls-7079610-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:27:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former sports coach goes on trial accused of sexually abusing four girls in 1970s and 1980s</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Court, Courts, Trial</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-88fad1a6-e3e5-4ac3-9958-081f7e5cc4df-630x480.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former sports coach goes on trial accused of sexually abusing four girls in 1970s and 1980s]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-housing-essay-ronan-lyons-gap-listing-selling-7079307-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:00:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Market heat: 5.5% typical gap between the price a home lists for - and then sells</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data, House Prices, Housing Crisis, Ronan Lyons, series, the housing essay</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mind the (price) gap. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Market heat: 5.5% typical gap between the price a home lists for - and then sells]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-23-06-26-7079755-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/focus-time-in-clock-of-five-oclock-for-the-design-in-your-business-concept-and-design-in-your-work-b61fcf67-11f3-41de-9506-ae5e98919eec-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/far-right-irish-freedom-party-loses-party-status-7079220-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T16:38:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Far-right Irish Freedom Party loses registered party status</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Electoral Commission, Far-right, hermann kelly, irish freedom party, Political Party, Registrar, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/hermann-kelly-the-president-of-the-irish-freedom-party-addresses-the-crowd-during-an-anti-vaccination-and-anti-lockdown-rally-on-day-39-of-the-nationwide-level-5-lockdown-on-saturday-november-28-8bf90758-0123-43a3-82a5-139e7ab6b2bf-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Irish Freedom Party leader Hermann Kelly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Far-right Irish Freedom Party loses registered party status]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-protests-simon-harris-7079352-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T16:08:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Coalition doesn't want to see sharp rise in fuel prices when excise reductions expire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eu presidency, Fuel, fuel costs, fuel protests, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/file-photo-dated-010921-of-an-e10-petrol-pump-at-a-petrol-station-drivers-in-most-parts-of-the-uk-are-missing-out-on-benefiting-from-supermarket-fuel-price-wars-according-to-new-analysis-the-aa-s-9a45e92e-13b3-4324-8705-f7968df14141-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The protests ended in April when the government announced a €500 million relief package, but these measures are set to expire at the end of next month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Coalition doesn't want to see sharp rise in fuel prices when excise reductions expire]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryanair-houses-attacked-7079535-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T15:01:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Swords homes owned by Ryanair set alight in early hours of this morning</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boroimhe, Boroimhe estate, Dublin, Fostertown, Ryanair, ryanair houses, Swords</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4589-94bde3e6-5e6c-4440-9f49-44542c2a67e7-630x628.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a clip of the fires in the Boroimhe estate last night.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Swords homes owned by Ryanair set alight in early hours of this morning]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-flag-of-truce-auction-7079538-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T14:43:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 1916 'Flag of Truce' is up for auction, and at least one TD wants the State to buy it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>1916 rising, Cathal Crowe, Easter Rising, handkerchief, the republican party</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-23-at-14-39-37-19537259-74e9-47f3-b297-03dcee316f3f-630x699.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 1916 'Flag of Truce' is up for auction, and at least one TD wants the State to buy it]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/niall-barry-judge-ni-chulachain-online-harassment-case-druids-glen-golf-club-7079449-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T14:42:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge tells accused in online harassment case that she is 'truly horrified' by his actions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bray, Coco's Law, Druids Glen Golf Club, Judge Ní Chulacháin, Niall Barry, online harassment case, trolling, Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/niall-barry-be1d5e92-107a-4744-8393-678ebd7b01a0-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Niall Barry (73) of Greystones, Co Wicklow leaving Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judge tells accused in online harassment case that she is 'truly horrified' by his actions]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/diageo-job-cuts-7078122-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:54:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Diageo to axe around 150 jobs Ireland under new chief executive's cost-cutting plan</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, dave lewis, Diageo, Diageo Ireland, Drastic Dave, Guinness, Ireland, Job Cuts</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dublin-ireland-20th-march-2026-diageo-ireland-guinness-steel-kegs-seen-lined-up-on-a-footpath-as-a-man-walks-by-in-dublin-city-depicting-a-street-scene-in-the-irish-capital-on-a-sunny-pleasant-af-66ff5fd2-9c52-43aa-91a1-7b2ab0a4faa1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Diageo, which produces Guinness, Baileys, Johnny Walker, Smirnoff and other renowned alcoholic beverages, underwent a slump in revenue as its profits dipped in the US and Chinese markets.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Diageo to axe around 150 jobs Ireland under new chief executive's cost-cutting plan]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gpo-redevelopment-plans-7078681-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:54:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>While the GPO undergoes a makeover some government offices could move to O'Connell Street </news:title>
            <news:keywords>1916, Dublin City Taskforce, GPO, O'Connell Street, Pearse Doherty, Post Office, Redevelopment, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dublin-general-post-office-in-oconnell-street-dublin-ireland-f0011e11-6be9-49ce-b4e7-e6a13e28024b-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The GPO Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[While the GPO undergoes a makeover some government offices could move to O'Connell Street ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-court-crash-donegal-mother-daughter-7079479-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:41:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged with deaths of mother and six-year-old daughter in Donegal crash</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carndonagh, Courts, Crash, Donegal, Ella McLaughlin, glentogher, Natalie McLaughlin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/photo-2adb1b0a-6d06-494c-a569-ed99e2a6e402-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[ Natalie McLaughlin and her 6-year-old daughter Ella McLaughlin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man charged with deaths of mother and six-year-old daughter in Donegal crash]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-73-of-households-with-kids-in-single-sex-schools-want-co-education-survey-finds-7079217-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:35:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 73% of households with kids in single-sex schools want co-education, survey finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co-education, Department of Education, Education, Ireland, primary school survey, Primary Schools, primary schools survey, Single-sex schools</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-5e183ed5-218a-48e1-a1d5-0f83dbf03068-630x425.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Schools can now tell the Department of Education if they would like to make changes based on the survey results.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 73% of households with kids in single-sex schools want co-education, survey finds]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/riad-bouchaker-court-cctv-garda-interview-7079468-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:13:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of Parnell Square attack says victims 'did nothing to deserve what happened'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCTV, Court, Courts, Garda, Parnell Square, parnell square attack, Riad Bouchaker, Trial</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/trial-8c2045b7-9eaa-4995-af8f-986326be6ca7-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána and emergency services at the scene of the 2023 attack on Parnell Square East.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of Parnell Square attack says victims 'did nothing to deserve what happened']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/foi-files-public-interest-7078049-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: When is withholding information in the public interest?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FOI Act, Freedom of Information, Information, information integrity, series, The FOI Files, the journal investigates</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/keys-in-lock-c101b6fb-e770-4db7-8f75-bd19512412fb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Information is in the public interest, right? Not always, it seems.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: When is withholding information in the public interest?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/france-heatwave-drownings-7079403-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T12:58:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Forty people drown in France as heatwave shuts schools and limits transport across Europe</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drownings, Europe, France, heat warnings, red heat warning</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/paris-france-22nd-june-2026-tourists-and-parisians-cool-off-at-eiffel-tower-amid-a-heatwave-in-paris-40c-expected-towards-temperature-records-in-france-on-june-22-2026-meteo-france-has-trigge-816dd975-b463-49c7-8c80-ec397824d781-630x440.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tourists and Parisians cool off at the Eiffel Tower amid a heatwave in Paris.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Forty people drown in France as heatwave shuts schools and limits transport across Europe]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-numbers-4-7079125-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T11:15:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Housing minister says he has stopped estimating when homeless numbers will drop</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gavan Reilly, Housing, Housing Crisis, Housing minister, James Browne</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4564-6c7e7ba7-5f6a-419a-8040-e9b98513bf2f-462x1000.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[James Browne on Monday with Gavan Reilly]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Housing minister says he has stopped estimating when homeless numbers will drop]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dressing-for-work-warm-weather-heat-poll-7079158-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:36:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you struggle to dress for work in warm weather?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dress Code, Fashion, Heatwave, Ireland, Poll, The Daily Poll, Weather, Workplace, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/healthcareworkertakingabreakinamedicalofficewearing-9c54df92-20a8-4c4c-9e2c-39a5d61d6b3e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Have you switched out any of your usual work clothes for the summer?]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you struggle to dress for work in warm weather?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/swim-warning-south-dublin-rainfall-beaches-forty-foot-7079136-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:11:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Swimming in south Dublin this week? Here's why warnings are up at the Forty Foot and other hotspots</news:title>
            <news:keywords>advisory warning, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Forty Foot, Killiney, Rainfall, Sandycove, sea swim, sea swimming, Swimming</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/people-jump-into-the-water-at-the-forty-foot-bathing-pool-on-the-southern-tip-of-dublin-bay-at-sandycove-dublin-temperatures-in-ireland-could-reach-26c-early-next-week-met-eireann-has-forecast-whi-69f7eeb8-517c-46b6-8ebe-15e8e01a2c27-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Swimmers pictured at the Forty Foot.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Swimming in south Dublin this week? Here's why warnings are up at the Forty Foot and other hotspots]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/peter-murrell-court-7079144-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:10:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for stealing from party</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Peter Murrell, Scotland, SNP</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-32-86f22830-b122-4658-af3f-4eeb1b9c9e7e-630x358.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Peter Murrell arrives in a prison van at Edinburgh High Court for sentencing on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for stealing from party]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-marriage-housing-crisis-7072169-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Has the housing crisis impacted your relationship? We want to hear your stories </news:title>
            <news:keywords>CSO, Housing Crisis, Ireland, Marriage, Property Prices, Renting, your stories, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/couple-watching-the-sunset-over-the-mediterranean-ocean-b016c7cc-5e64-4289-83cd-fd0feb2a4019-630x539.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA["I can assure you the biggest obstacle to couples getting married today is housing. It’s huge," Bishop Denis Nulty told The Irish Catholic.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Has the housing crisis impacted your relationship? We want to hear your stories ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-tuesday-65-7079097-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T08:55:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/fried-egg-with-grilled-sausage-for-breakfast-e30a9e80-ca4e-4657-9118-6ccec75c13a9-630x553.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/barnardos-report-7079079-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T08:28:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>One in five families cutting back on food due to tighter cost of living</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barnardos, Barnardos report, Children, Cost of Living</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/akw4f6-a6b1c9cf-e7d3-4907-be49-8dc8802a8134-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Barnardos report raised concerns about families cutting back on meals.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[One in five families cutting back on food due to tighter cost of living]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-man-jailed-rape-coersive-control-7079083-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T08:21:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for 17 years for rape and 'deliberate' control of former partner</news:title>
            <news:keywords>coersive control, Courts, Jailed, maurice magner, Rape</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-insignia-for-lady-luck-and-the-scales-of-justice-on-the-wall-of-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-in-parkgate-street-dublin-ireland-2e013bbe-76b6-432d-aa78-caff0291f271-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man was found guilty of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault between 2019 and 2021.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man jailed for 17 years for rape and 'deliberate' control of former partner]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uk-front-pages-burnham-7079057-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T07:55:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'He thinks it's all over': UK papers spotlight the rise of Andy Burnham (and slag off Starmer)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Front Pages, Keir Starmer, UK, UK Politics</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/lcimg-265832ab-6328-492f-a285-f195a30d892b-f4b81e40-47ee-455f-b8c0-0fbecfe389e0-630x801.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Today's Daily Star]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['He thinks it's all over': UK papers spotlight the rise of Andy Burnham (and slag off Starmer)]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-named-northern-ireland-republic-difference-in-laws-7074656-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
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            <news:title>European Parliament president: This is Ireland’s moment to take the lead for Europe</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[European Parliament president: This is Ireland’s moment to take the lead for Europe]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/free-contraception-scheme-pharmacists-7078577-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T07:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pharmacists to renew contraception prescriptions under expanded State service</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Women aged between 17 and 35 can avail of the free contraception scheme.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pharmacists to renew contraception prescriptions under expanded State service]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/house-prices-urban-rural-inflation-7078680-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T06:30:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Latest Daft.ie report shows 'two-speed' housing market emerging between Dublin and other counties</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Latest Daft.ie report shows 'two-speed' housing market emerging between Dublin and other counties]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-newry-crown-court-verdict-7075774-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T06:01:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what it was like in Newry Courthouse as the Donaldson verdicts were announced</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Court artist's sketch of Jeffrey Donaldson in the dock in Newry Crown Court]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what it was like in Newry Courthouse as the Donaldson verdicts were announced]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-bill-social-housing-changes-7078734-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T06:00:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Charities 'greatly disturbed' new housing bill is being 'rushed' through the Oireachtas</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Charities 'greatly disturbed' new housing bill is being 'rushed' through the Oireachtas]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/redress-7078832-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T05:00:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Women abused by same principal as Louise O'Keeffe say suing the State is only route to redress</news:title>
            <news:keywords>child sexual abuse, Department of Education, Human Rights, Ireland, Louise O'Keeffe, redress scheme</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An image of the original Dunderrow National School building from Cork County Council planning documents.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Women abused by same principal as Louise O'Keeffe say suing the State is only route to redress]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/france-v-iraq-suspended-due-to-weather-alert-2-7079007-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T23:32:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>France overcome Iraq to book World Cup knockout spot after two-hour thunderstorm delay</news:title>
            <news:keywords>And Finally, France, Iraq, Soccer, World Cup, World Cup 2026</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fans are warned to seek shelter from an approaching thunder storm.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[France overcome Iraq to book World Cup knockout spot after two-hour thunderstorm delay]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-hospitalised-after-patrol-car-rammed-by-driver-of-stolen-vehicle-in-cork-7078993-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T22:56:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda hospitalised after patrol vehicle rammed by stolen car in Cork</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[No other injuries were sustained by gardaí during the car ramming.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda hospitalised after patrol vehicle rammed by stolen car in Cork]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-nato-european-defence-dublin-q-and-a-matthew-whittaker-7078912-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T22:23:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US Nato head spends his time 'calming everyone down' as Trump tensions with Europe spill over</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US NATO ambassador Matthew Whittaker centre, was in Dublin to discuss European and US security. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US Nato head spends his time 'calming everyone down' as Trump tensions with Europe spill over]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-weather-high-temperatures-guide-safety-7078933-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T22:05:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How to protect you and your family when temperatures soar this week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heatwave, Ireland, Met Éireann, Safety First, sun safety, Warm Weather, water safety, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Little girl wearing a sun hat]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How to protect you and your family when temperatures soar this week]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-22-07-26-7078838-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T20:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People sit on benches in St Stephen's Green Park this morning, waiting for the sun to appear.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/chi-inquiry-7078786-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T19:05:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Health minister wants all affected groups included in CHI inquiry as some families flag flaws</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Chi, CHILDREN'S CARE, children's health ireland, hip dysplasia, Inquiry, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, scoliosis, Scoliosis Advocacy Network, Spina Bifida</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Two advocacy groups have pulled out of engagment with the scoping exercise designed to establish the framework and issues examined by a statutory inquiry.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Health minister wants all affected groups included in CHI inquiry as some families flag flaws]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/evidence-based-research-into-health-7075146-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T19:00:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body of Evidence: Hearing loss and brain health - what is the science telling us?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Dementia, hearing aids help, Hearing Loss, Opinion, Research, voices, WHO</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Body of Evidence: Hearing loss and brain health - what is the science telling us?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/car-clinic-answer-questions-about-cars-2-7078477-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T19:00:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I can't fit three kids in the back of my car - and just had a third child. What should I buy?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Clinic, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo (not our readers' kids) ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I can't fit three kids in the back of my car - and just had a third child. What should I buy?']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/american-living-in-ireland-7078239-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T19:00:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An American in Ireland: Howth, rounds in the pub and Olivia Dean. I'm finding my feet in Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[An American in Ireland: Howth, rounds in the pub and Olivia Dean. I'm finding my feet in Dublin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-newry-crown-court-dup-7074868-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T18:00:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>From Queen's Honours list to sex offenders list: The fall of Jeffrey Donaldson</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Downfall, DUP, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donaldson pictured leaving Newry Crown Court on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[From Queen's Honours list to sex offenders list: The fall of Jeffrey Donaldson]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/six-year-old-girl-dies-struck-van-newry-kourtney-khloe-mccormick-7078706-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T17:29:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six-year-old girl dies after being struck by a van in Newry</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kourtney Khloe McCormick.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Six-year-old girl dies after being struck by a van in Newry]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-monday-108-7078351-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T16:55:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jury-watches-video-of-parnell-square-accuseds-garda-interviews-7078655-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T16:40:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I did not want to kill': Jury watches video of Parnell Square accused's garda interviews</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Attempted Murder, Central Criminal Court, Dublin, Garda, Parnell Square, Riad Bouchaker, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána and emergency services at the scene of the 2023 attack on Parnell Square East. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I did not want to kill': Jury watches video of Parnell Square accused's garda interviews]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-protests-eu-presidency-7078260-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T16:26:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fuel protesters are considering new blockades over upcoming increase in diesel prices</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fuel protests, James Geoghegan, Ursula von der Leyen</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/status-yellow-high-temperature-warning-in-place-across-ireland-from-tomorrow-7077911-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T16:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sunset over the Inishowen Peninsula and Lough Swilly, Co Donegal]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T16:03:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Young man who had sex with 14-year-old girl and filmed her given suspended sentence]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T15:52:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As it happened: Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of rape</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court on 18 June, where he was accused of multiple sexual offences.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As it happened: Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of rape]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/keir-starmer-resigns-2-7078048-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T15:46:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Analysis: Why Keir Starmer became the latest casualty of the Downing Street meat grinder</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Analysis: Why Keir Starmer became the latest casualty of the Downing Street meat grinder]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heatwave-europe-france-7077771-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T15:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two children die in family car in France as 40-degree heatwave to intensify in Europe</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A woman uses a hand fan to shield herself from the sun in Madrid, Spain on Sunday. Madrid and much of Spain has entered the first day of a forecast four-day heatwave, with temperatures expected to reach 39 degrees.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two children die in family car in France as 40-degree heatwave to intensify in Europe]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/keir-starmer-reportedly-set-to-quit-as-andy-burnham-sworn-in-as-mp-7077752-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T15:28:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Starmer quits in Downing Street speech and his would-be replacement is sworn in as MP</news:title>
            <news:keywords>all change, Andy Burnham, gone, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, makerfield, Prime Minister, Shaky Ground, UK Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham arrives at Portcullis House in Westminster, central London, as he returns to the House of Commons after winning the Makerfield by-election. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Starmer quits in Downing Street speech and his would-be replacement is sworn in as MP]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-evidence-heard-by-jury-during-four-week-trial-of-jeffrey-donaldson-7078401-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T15:04:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The evidence heard by jury during four-week trial of Jeffrey Donaldson</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DUP, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court, Northern Ireland, Sexual Assault</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donaldson had denied charges, including one count of rape and nine of indecent assault, dating from 1985 to 1991.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The evidence heard by jury during four-week trial of Jeffrey Donaldson]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-affidavit-lodged-in-high-court-claims-fresh-evidence-that-lays-out-raf-use-of-irish-airspace-7077898-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T14:40:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New affidavit lodged with courts claims fresh evidence that lays out RAF use of Irish airspace</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New affidavit lodged with courts claims fresh evidence that lays out RAF use of Irish airspace]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/robbie-lawlor-arrest-2-7078075-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T14:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man appears in court after being arrested in connection with 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-gain-murder-trial-date-7078178-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T13:28:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Almost 200 witnesses involved in Mike Gaine murder case as trial date set</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Kelley is charged with the murder of Kerry farmer Micheal 'Mike' Gaine in March last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Almost 200 witnesses involved in Mike Gaine murder case as trial date set]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/andy-burnham-new-uk-pm-ireland-7078038-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T13:23:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's why UK leader-in-waiting Andy Burnham won't need any introductions in Ireland</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin with Andy Burnham when he visited Government Buildings as the mayor of Manchester last year. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's why UK leader-in-waiting Andy Burnham won't need any introductions in Ireland]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/reflecting-pool-trump-7078084-Jun2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Workers clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae bloomed in the pool after the $14 Million renovation in Washington, DC.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The renovated Reflecting Pool in DC is now full of algae - so what's going on?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/teachers-gifts-7074236-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T11:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Raising them right: Do teachers really need gifts when the school year ends?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Raising them right: Do teachers really need gifts when the school year ends?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/significant-price-reduction-expected-for-mounjaro-in-ireland-this-year-7077848-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:title>'Significant price reduction' for Mounjaro means the drug may be deemed cost-effective</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eli lilly, Healthcare, Ireland, Mounjaro, Obesity, Weight Loss, weight-loss medicine, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[In March, Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill pointed to overspend concerns when asked if the State could fund weight-loss drugs.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Significant price reduction' for Mounjaro means the drug may be deemed cost-effective]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teachers-end-of-year-gifts-students-primary-school-poll-ireland-7077973-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T10:36:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think teachers should receive gifts at the end of the school year?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, Gifts, Parenting, Poll, Primary School, Schools, Teachers, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Shop shelves are filled with 'thank you teacher' cards and gifts]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think teachers should receive gifts at the end of the school year?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-backed-populist-who-has-never-held-office-wins-colombias-presidential-election-7077861-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Trump-backed populist who has never held office wins Colombia's presidential election</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia, Donald Trump, Ivan Cepeda, Latin America, Presidential Election</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement speaks to supporters from inside a bulletproof booth at a celebration rally after runoff election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, 21 June.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump-backed populist who has never held office wins Colombia's presidential election]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-monday-226-7077827-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T08:39:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Europe, Gardaí, Heatwave, Ireland, Keir Starmer, Morning news, Nine at Nine, United Kingdom</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-us-peaces-7077821-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T08:38:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>JD Vance says US and Iran can 'turn over new leaf' as Swiss resort talks enter second day</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Burgenstock, Iran, Israel, JD Vance, Lebanon, Middle East, strait of hormuz, strait talking, US Iran</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[JD Vance says US and Iran can 'turn over new leaf' as Swiss resort talks enter second day]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/people-urged-not-to-share-footage-of-fatal-incident-at-donegal-international-rally-7077787-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T08:26:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>People urged not to share footage of fatal incident at Donegal International Rally</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donegal, Donegal International Rally, Garda Siochana, Gardaí, Motorsport, motorsport ireland, Rallying, RIP, Tadhg Callaghan Carter.</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tadhg Callaghan Carter.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[People urged not to share footage of fatal incident at Donegal International Rally]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mitchelstown-crash-7077796-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T07:46:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Motorcyclist (40s) dead after collision near Mitchelstown on Sunday afternoon </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Cork, fatal road collision, FATAL ROAD CRASH, fatal rta, Gardaí, Mitchelstown, motorcyclist crash, motorcyclist death</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí have appealed for witnesses who were travelling in the area between 1 and 2pm on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist (40s) dead after collision near Mitchelstown on Sunday afternoon ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/why-do-so-many-speeding-cases-never-end-in-a-conviction-7077681-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T06:45:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why do so many speeding cases never end in a conviction?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Convictions, District Court, justice system, Podcast, Road Safety, Speeding, The Explainer</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Why do so many speeding cases never end in a conviction?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-law-to-allow-people-to-work-beyond-employers-retirement-cut-off-7077363-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T06:30:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New law to allow people to work beyond employer’s retirement cut-off until State Pension age of 66</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Dillon, employee's right, Pension, Peter Burke, Retirement, state pension, Workplace Relations Commission, WRC</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Act does not apply to employees with a retirement age of 66 or higher, or if their retirement age is set by law]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New law to allow people to work beyond employer’s retirement cut-off until State Pension age of 66]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rape-crisis-ireland-report-compounded-barriers-7077485-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T06:15:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Call for greater support for survivors of sexual violence who face ‘compounded barriers’ to disclosure</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Rape Crisis Ireland, RCI</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-2026-06-21t170724-469-01eee671-696a-4329-a57a-b8e395f4a042-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[RCI’s latest statistics reveal that 32% of survivors accessing support last year had one or more characteristics associated with compounding barriers (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Call for greater support for survivors of sexual violence who face ‘compounded barriers’ to disclosure]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/watchdog-warns-of-spike-in-scam-text-messages-as-new-customs-charges-to-take-effect-on-1-july-7076307-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T06:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Watchdog warns of spike in scam text messages, as new customs charges to take effect on 1 July</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCPC, Consumer protection, Customs, Customs Charges, Ireland, Online Shopping, Scams</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/woman-using-black-smartphone-at-home-2bcb13c5-11df-4693-ae5f-0d01ed8c0237-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Post has said they will never send people a click through link to pay charges.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Watchdog warns of spike in scam text messages, as new customs charges to take effect on 1 July]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bikegate-warrant-eamon-cunnane-7072476-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T00:05:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bikegate: Internal documents back up claim there was 'no warrant' to search farmer's land</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Kelly, Bikegate, eamon cunnane, Garda, inside bikegate</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Bikegate: Internal documents back up claim there was 'no warrant' to search farmer's land]]></image:title>
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