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            <news:title>Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-ireland-episode-five-review-7155394-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T22:40:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘No croissant because I’m on death row’: Tensions mount and there’s more Gaeilge on The Traitors</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Siobhán McSweeney pictured during today's challenge.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘No croissant because I’m on death row’: Tensions mount and there’s more Gaeilge on The Traitors]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T22:03:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin city councillors back motion calling for halt to bus and train fare hikes</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Councillors will argue that the increases work against the city's objective to move away from cars and reduce traffic and congestion, as well as emissions. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fights-being-organised-online-between-rival-fans-of-northern-irish-football-teams-7155480-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T21:20:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI says fights being organised online between rival fans of Northern Irish football teams</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of fans holding flares during the French Cup final at Stade de France in 2023]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PSNI says fights being organised online between rival fans of Northern Irish football teams]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/arrest-made-after-man-in-his-20s-seriously-injured-in-co-meath-assault-7155472-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T20:56:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Arrest made after man in his 20s seriously injured in Co Meath assault</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Ballivor, Meath</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Arrest made after man in his 20s seriously injured in Co Meath assault]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-monday-september-7155451-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T20:39:36+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[Children’s Books Ireland launches new free guide showcasing best of the year’s Irish titles for young readers. Photographed at the launch are Ladan, 7, Casey, 11, Yannaty, 8, and Koby, 8, pupils from Scoil Treasa Naofa in Dublin, along with Senior Librarian at Kevin Street Library, Neasa McHale.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/inheritance-tax-childcare-fees-7155346-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T20:30:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Inheritance tax changes and 'very significant cut' to childcare fees on the cards for budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Childcare Costs, childcare fees, inheritance tax, jack chambers, norma foley</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Inheritance tax changes and 'very significant cut' to childcare fees on the cards for budget]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-callout-first-time-buyers-housing-crisis-7154833-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T20:11:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you trying to buy your first home? We want to hear from you</news:title>
            <news:keywords>buyers, callout, ESRI, first time buyers, Home, Housing Crisis, Housing Market, ipav, your stories</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Auctioneers have warned that first-time buyers are struggling to find homes they can afford.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you trying to buy your first home? We want to hear from you]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kneecap-temporarily-fails-in-first-step-to-sue-canadian-mp-for-defamation-of-character-7155317-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T20:08:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kneecap temporarily fails in first step to sue Canadian MP for defamation of character</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canada, Courts, Defamation, Hip Hop, Irish language, kneecap, Rap, Vince Gasparro</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, left, aka Mo Chara; Naoise Ó Cairealláin, aka Móglaí Bap; and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, aka DJ Próvaí, of Kneecap.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kneecap temporarily fails in first step to sue Canadian MP for defamation of character]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waste-company-panda-faces-trial-over-fatal-workplace-incident-at-dublin-recycling-plant-7155365-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T19:02:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Waste company Panda faces trial over fatal workplace incident at Dublin recycling plant</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, Dublin, Dublin District Court, hsa, panda, Radu Alexandru Chertes, recycling plant</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The company faces six charges under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Waste company Panda faces trial over fatal workplace incident at Dublin recycling plant]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-7-seater-cars-ireland-7154814-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T19:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We have twins coming... so what are the best 7-seater cars we could afford?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cars, donedeal, family cars, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/two-babies-rest-in-their-car-seats-while-out-for-a-stroll-in-the-park-the-bright-sunlight-shines-down-and-the-children-are-bundled-up-in-warm-clothi-abdee57c-c850-4da4-8a50-c502ed9e550b-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA['We have twins coming... so what are the best 7-seater cars we could afford?']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/brown-thomas-arnotts-spam-emails-7155223-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T18:49:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Brown Thomas and Arnotts operator to pay €2k over spam marketing emails</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arnotts, Brown Thomas, Data Protection Commission, Dublin District Court, Enforcement, Marketing, Spam</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/entrance-to-the-grafton-street-flagship-branch-of-brown-thomas-upmarket-department-store-dublin-republic-of-ireland-846b9df5-db89-4610-b387-92ad338f02ec-630x497.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The company pleaded guilty to five charges.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Brown Thomas and Arnotts operator to pay €2k over spam marketing emails]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cao-round-two-offers-leaving-cert-2026-7155348-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T18:48:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 3,400 CAO Round Two course offers have been issued. Find them all here</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CAO, CAO 2026, Leaving Cert, Leaving Certificate</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 3,400 CAO Round Two course offers have been issued. Find them all here]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-clonlara-road-crash-bryan-lowe-7155242-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T18:25:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigating whether teenager killed in Clare hit-and-run was deliberately targeted</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bryan lowe, Clare, Clonlara, Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating whether teenager killed in Clare hit-and-run was deliberately targeted]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/agsi-reject-expenses-scheme-7155310-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T18:06:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda Sergeants and Inspectors vote to reject expenses scheme </news:title>
            <news:keywords>agsi, An Garda Síochána, Garda, Industrial Relations, Ireland, Ronan Clogher</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[AGSI members have voted overwhelmingly to reject the scheme. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda Sergeants and Inspectors vote to reject expenses scheme ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/donald-trump-visit-first-signs-of-security-helicpters-chinooks-over-dublin-7155122-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T18:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Spot four massive Chinooks flying over Dublin today? It's the first sign of Trump's visit</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Baldonnell, be grand, Donald Trump, Dublin, GRIT41, Security operation, Taking it on the Chinook, US Helicopters</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/us-army-chinook-taking-off-from-milton-keynes-as-part-of-the-rehearsal-for-the-bletchley-park-ai-summit-239ac97d-0721-4166-bbe0-99ee13f18c75-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a US Army Chinook.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Spot four massive Chinooks flying over Dublin today? It's the first sign of Trump's visit]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-minister-to-look-into-dangers-of-impulse-buys-online-bidding-homes-7155287-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T17:39:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Housing minister says he will ‘look into’ dangers of ‘impulse’ buys with online bidding for homes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bidding wars, Fianna Fáil, Housing, Housing minister, James Browne, Offaly, online bidding, Tullamore</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Browne warned that people could make decisions at 3am that they might not make 'in the cold light of day'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Housing minister says he will ‘look into’ dangers of ‘impulse’ buys with online bidding for homes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-s2-episode-four-murdered-banished-players-interviews-7155057-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T17:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Is there a 'boys' club' on The Traitors this year?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Contestant Interviews, Player Interviews, RTÉ, The Traitors, the traitors ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Is there a 'boys' club' on The Traitors this year?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-monday-112-7155272-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T17:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/malcolm-byrne-micheal-martin-drink-driving-probe-7155268-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T16:55:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach says courts are where Malcolm Byrne should face ‘repercussions’ over alleged drink-driving</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drink driving, Fianna Fáil, Garda checkpoint, Malcolm Byrne, Micheál Martin, Taoiseach, TD</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne stepped down as chairman of an Oireachtas committee.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says courts are where Malcolm Byrne should face ‘repercussions’ over alleged drink-driving]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-requirements-language-test-fianna-fail-think-in-poll-7155202-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T16:34:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think a language test as a citizenship requirement is a good idea?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fianna Fáil, Ireland, irish citizenship, Language test, Micheál Martin, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The new requirements will also require those seeking citizenship to reside in Ireland for eight years (photo from 2023)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think a language test as a citizenship requirement is a good idea?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/afd-policies-campaign-saxony-anhalt-7155008-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T16:21:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What's behind AfD's surge to victory in Saxony-Anhalt, and what are they promising?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>afd, Alice Weidel, East Germany, Far-right, German far-right, Germany, Nazi Germany, Remigration, Saxony-Anhalt, ulrich siegmund</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/quedlinburg-germany-23rd-aug-2026-afd-lead-candidate-ulrich-siegmund-set-off-on-a-simson-motorcycle-ride-in-quedlinburg-more-than-5000-participants-had-gathered-credit-matthias-beindpaalamy-9889d4da-88cc-494a-b139-59b14e3775ed-630x388.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[AfD's Saxony-Anhalt leader Ulrich Siegmund riding his signature Simson moped while campaigning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What's behind AfD's surge to victory in Saxony-Anhalt, and what are they promising?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/income-tax-cuts-a-few-hundred-euro-7155158-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T15:32:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Income tax cuts will only amount to a 'few hundred euro', says Minister Jack Chambers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Budget Day, Income Tax, jack chambers, Tax Cuts</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_4277-857f8104-c124-4d4a-a00a-1460b1c119f5-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers says the income tax package will be moderate.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Income tax cuts will only amount to a 'few hundred euro', says Minister Jack Chambers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/macklemore-ed-sheeran-palestine-protest-us-tour-7155024-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T14:19:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Macklemore chanted 'Free Palestine' on Ed Sheeran's US tour and there are now calls to sack him</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Activism, Concert, Ed Sheeran, Gaza, hind's hall, Israel, Macklemore, New Jersey, Palestine, rap on the knuckles, Song</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-07-sep-2026-01-37-pm-3485-56944698-57c9-4f8b-ab34-07b9d5055111-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Macklemore opened for Ed Sheeran on Friday and Saturday night in New Jersey.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Macklemore chanted 'Free Palestine' on Ed Sheeran's US tour and there are now calls to sack him]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/data-centres-gas-prices-cut-7154835-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T14:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Deal to give data centres cheaper energy for riskier supply labelled as 'deeply unfair'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Commission for Regulation of Utilities, cru, Data Centres, Energy, Gas Prices, utilities regulator</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shot-of-data-center-with-multiple-rows-of-fully-operational-server-racks-modern-telecommunications-cloud-computing-artificial-intelligence-c3512f35-7152-4758-aa05-19b6790cb31b-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of server racks inside a data centre]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Deal to give data centres cheaper energy for riskier supply labelled as 'deeply unfair']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gortin-tyrone-assault-7154985-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T12:42:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (30s) believed to have been abducted and assaulted with iron bars was found lying on roadside</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abduction, Assault, County Tyrone, Crime, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Tyrone</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/grobbritannien-london-die-britische-transport-polizei-ist-fur-den-nah-und-fernverkehr-auf-schienen-zustandig-great-britain-london-the-british-transport-police-is-responsible-for-local-and-lon-ee7ffa38-d80d-4c2c-83cc-5b1aaa24c82c-630x422.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (30s) believed to have been abducted and assaulted with iron bars was found lying on roadside]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-residency-changes-7154915-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T12:09:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Citizenship rules to be tightened with longer residency and language test</news:title>
            <news:keywords>government policy, Immigration, Ireland, irish citizenship, Micheál Martin, Residency</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-f1c4b776-1cb7-42d4-913e-7b589889ce6f-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Helen McEntee speaks at the Convention Centre Dublin in 2024, as 5,400 new Irish citizens attended citizenship ceremonies over the day. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Citizenship rules to be tightened with longer residency and language test]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ticketmas-accused-misleading-commercial-practice-oasis-tickets-croke-park-7154884-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T11:37:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ticketmaster accused of 'misleading' consumers over Oasis Croke Park ticket sales</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Court, Courts, Dublin District Court, Ticketmaster</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-screengrab-from-the-ticketmaster-website-detailing-information-about-oasis-concert-tickets-for-sale-in-dublin-oasis-fans-across-the-uk-and-ireland-who-missed-out-on-pre-sale-tickets-will-be-attempt-28d52650-0981-48fd-a5b2-8969d7aa0d94-630x261.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The alleged offences relate to tickets for Noel and Liam Gallagher's packed gigs in Dublin on 16 and 17 August in 2025.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ticketmaster accused of 'misleading' consumers over Oasis Croke Park ticket sales]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/youth-justice-system-parental-responsibilty-catherine-ardagh-fianna-fail-poll-7154831-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-07T10:57:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think there should be stricter measures for parents if their child commits an offence?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Ardagh, Fianna Fáil, Ireland, Parental Responsibility, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say, Youth Crime, youth justice</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fianna-fail-seanad-group-leader-senator-catherine-ardagh-holds-a-press-conference-on-the-topic-of-property-tax-at-leinster-house-e6af85e7-9e84-4f15-81a3-fe426eb8a0aa-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ardagh invited Fianna Fáil TDs to a meeting seeking their input on the next Youth Diversion Programme]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think there should be stricter measures for parents if their child commits an offence?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boy-17-arrested-suspicion-attempted-murder-belfast-stabbing-7154832-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T10:46:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boy (17) arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Belfast stabbing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Antrim, Arrest, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Stabbing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-patrol-car-equipped-with-automatic-number-plate-recognition-anpr-cameras-in-belfast-7458b329-e6cf-4f6f-94c3-03ca861a6859-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The teenager remains in police custody. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Boy (17) arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Belfast stabbing]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-think-in-budget-carbon-tax-7154713-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T10:37:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach says he's 'favourably disposed' to scrapping stamp duty for first-time-buyers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>'tis the season, Budget, Carbon Tax, Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin, Offaly, Politics, Think-In</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/friedrich-merz-visit-to-ireland-06c09766-188c-4cd2-842d-d265d0cbf2b2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the think-in would focus on easing cost of living pressures (Liam McBurney/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says he's 'favourably disposed' to scrapping stamp duty for first-time-buyers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/commemorative-coins-u2-maeve-binchy-central-bank-7154783-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T10:14:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>U2 and Maeve Binchy to appear on new commemorative coins</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Bank, commemorative coin, Maeve Binchy, minted, U2</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-07-sep-2026-10-04-am-4961-b1dd04af-1ce5-44de-adae-280f93776015-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The coins commemorating Maeve Binchy and U2 will be available in the coming weeks. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[U2 and Maeve Binchy to appear on new commemorative coins]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ratko-mladic-funeral-7154779-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T09:11:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Large crowds gather in Belgrade for funeral of Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bosnia, Bosnia War, Butcher of Bosnia, Genocide, Servia, srebrenica massacre, The Hague</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/people-line-up-to-pay-their-respects-to-the-former-bosnian-serb-army-commander-ratko-mladic-seen-on-the-flags-who-died-last-week-while-serving-a-life-sentence-for-genocide-and-other-atrocities-durin-c794f741-0955-4256-b92b-18fc6789d2cb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[People line up to pay their respects to Ratko Mladic ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Large crowds gather in Belgrade for funeral of Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-71-7154744-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T08:55:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/close-upofabaristapouringsteamedmilkintoapaper-87f47212-b42b-49bf-aa6c-83264ad64ea9-630x474.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Good morning ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jamaican-delegation-petition-slavery-reparations-king-charles-uk-7154765-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T08:39:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jamaican delegation to petition UK's King Charles over slavery reparations</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Britain, Jamaica, king charles, king charles iii, Kingston, Reparations, Slavery, slavery reparations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/king-charles-iii-attending-the-braemar-gathering-highland-games-at-the-princess-royal-and-duke-of-fife-memorial-park-held-a-short-distance-from-the-royals-summer-retreat-at-the-balmoral-estate-in-abe-9c2e0016-1424-44d3-a2e6-4de7a3fe3ea4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Buckingham Palace said King Charles has "on many occasions expressed his personal and wholehearted commitment to promoting greater understanding around the issue of slavery". ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jamaican delegation to petition UK's King Charles over slavery reparations]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trumpapalooza-convention-midterm-elections-trump-ireland-7154721-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T08:10:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Before he heads to Ireland, Republicans are hosting 'Trumpapalooza' in Texas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, midterm elections, Midterms, midterms 2026, Republican Party, Trump, trumpapalooza, US, US Midterms</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-donald-trump-dances-as-he-departs-a-campaign-rally-for-sen-darline-graham-r-s-c-at-the-myrtle-beach-convention-center-in-myrtle-beach-s-c-friday-aug-21-2026-ap-photojacquelyn-ma-bbf3e34c-66e0-4f4a-8a79-1ab80f65aec1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump will appear at the two-day convention on 9-10 September before he flies into Dublin on 12 September.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Before he heads to Ireland, Republicans are hosting 'Trumpapalooza' in Texas]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/apple-tv-last-seen-7149677-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T08:00:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about the new Apple TV series Last Seen</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/last_seen_photo_010204-26b70f7c-bf86-4362-960a-e2b720809cc9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Maxine Peake and Patrick Brammall]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the new Apple TV series Last Seen]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/one-in-five-believe-able-to-fully-retire-irish-life-7154684-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T07:45:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Just one in five people believe they will be able to fully retire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Irish Life, Pension, Research, Retirement, Retiring, Working</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/unseen-hands-of-resilient-senior-man-a-working-warrior-executing-business-tasks-on-laptop-indomitably-dominating-the-office-space-d29e9455-019d-409a-952d-d46db04addf8-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The report found that among those aged 65 and over, the preference for a phased retirement is stronger. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Just one in five people believe they will be able to fully retire]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traffic-restrictions-dublin-eu-presidency-7154694-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T07:39:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Traffic restrictions in place in Dublin as EU agriculture ministers meet</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agriculture, castle street, Dublin Castle, eu presidency, Gardaí, Ship Street Great, Ship Street Little</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garda-siochana-irish-police-force-traffic-police-cops-on-motorbikes-on-patrol-in-dublin-city-centre-3a6f8021-1a87-40be-9faf-a8e0bbe8056a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[There will be rolling restrictions to allow garda escorts in Dublin this week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Traffic restrictions in place in Dublin as EU agriculture ministers meet]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/amazon-cargo-plane-miami-airport-7154605-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T07:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Five people dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway at Florida airport </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Amazon, Amazon Air, Aviation, Cargo Plane, Florida, Miami, Plane Crash, Police</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/amazon-plane-florida-a3015a25-e903-4daf-8c43-0589c3f72ae4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The plane at Miami International Airport ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Five people dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway at Florida airport ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-traitors-7151443-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-07T07:00:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Raising them right: Aren’t all families secretly a bit like The Traitors?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>back to term, column, it's wrong to lie, kids back to school, lying is bad, Opinion, Parenting, school is back, Schools, Teachers, voices, Yes</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T00:05:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Siobhán McSweeney told the traitors they have some 'serious thinking to do'.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boxing-katie-taylor-quiz-7151322-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T22:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much do you know about boxing?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of all things boxing]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T21:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/brenfer-bullseye-closing-down-7150037-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T20:30:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Iconic Capel Street shop to shut its doors after almost 60 years</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fergus O'Brien - the 'fer' in 'Brenfer's' - pictured in his Capel Street shop as he prepares to finish business.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Iconic Capel Street shop to shut its doors after almost 60 years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-ukraine-war-talks-7154578-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T20:07:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US envoy Jared Kushner with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelensky to hold another 'more effective' meeting with US envoys to discuss Russia-Ukraine war]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-100-7154367-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T20:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T19:13:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T19:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Here are the three derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in August]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stephen-walker-death-7154417-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T17:42:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former BBC journalist Stephen Walker dies aged 61</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[BBC offices.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former BBC journalist Stephen Walker dies aged 61]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tusla-engage-solicitor-teen-unable-avail-legal-aid-ongoing-fees-dispute-7154337-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T15:45:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The solicitor said the child and family agency approached her "out of desperation" as the teenager is at risk of ageing out of the system. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tusla 'dip into own pockets' for solicitor for teen unable to avail of legal aid due to strike]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-appeal-driver-skoda-octavia-hit-and-run-cloonlara-clare-7154324-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T15:04:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jack-chambers-budget-2027-carbon-tax-healh-overruns-7154289-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T14:18:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'No decision made' yet on whether to delay carbon tax hike again, Chambers says</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fifa-re-election-infantino-7154286-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T13:51:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Infantino will stand for re-election as Fifa president</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-woman-arrested-stabbing-newry-7154272-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T13:15:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man and woman (30s) arrested following stabbing of man in Newry</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man and woman (30s) arrested following stabbing of man in Newry]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-taylor-bray-3-7154141-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T13:10:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As Katie Taylor bowed out of her boxing career, the Bray crowd cheered on their hometown hero</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scenes in Bray as Katie Taylor won her final fight. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As Katie Taylor bowed out of her boxing career, the Bray crowd cheered on their hometown hero]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-strabane-dangerous-driving-7153662-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T13:07:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (29) charged after car travelling at high speed collides with another in Co Tyrone</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (29) charged after car travelling at high speed collides with another in Co Tyrone]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/reform-uk-party-conference-farage-7154247-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T12:42:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Reform UK leader Nigel Farage ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/history-of-naming-storms-7152503-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T09:56:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/lindsay-clancy-as-a-mother-7153554-Sep2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Reddington, lawyer for Lindsay Clancy speaks to reporters as he leaves Plymouth Superior Court on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sunday-independent-ireland-thinks-poll-sinn-fein-7154202-Sep2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin pull ahead of Fine Gael as most popular party in latest poll]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sitdown-sunday-59-7151652-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T09:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: Tupac’s murder case reaches a guilty verdict, but the mystery continues</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A conviction was made in the murder of Tupac Shakur. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: Tupac’s murder case reaches a guilty verdict, but the mystery continues]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-sunday-217-7154195-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T08:56:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/no-relevant-information-jeffrey-donaldson-assembly-review-7154184-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T08:19:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson outside Newry Crown Court in June.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-glen-hansard-investment-scam-7151325-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T08:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ecb-interest-rate-hikes-2-7151490-Sep2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/controlled-explosion-viable-device-armagh-7154171-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:18:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Controlled explosion carried out on viable device in Co Armagh</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/united-ireland-5-7143260-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why Irish officials want to raise the PRSI threshold for low paid workers</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carbon-tax-budget-darragh-obrien-7153801-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Another delay in Carbon Tax hike 'on the table' for budget, says Transport Minister</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/political-winners-and-losers-7-7152417-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-sean-a-laura-rte-7151572-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T06:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Not everyone's cup of tea because I'm champagne’: Faithful Laura on her ‘mixed’ reception</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Laura (left) and Seán A]]></image:caption>
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