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            <news:title>Andy Burnham will be next British prime minister after 349 MPs back him for Labour leadership</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham delivers speech at People's History Museum in Manchester on 29 June]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/three-people-found-dead-in-family-home-in-ballymena-7100272-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T21:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI launch murder investigation after three people found dead at family home in Ballymena</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-ireland-monday-13-july-7100750-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T21:05:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/e-scooter-crash-7100449-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T19:48:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>E-scooter rider who died in hospital after collision in Salthill over the weekend named locally</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí have asked for anyone who was in the area on Friday night to contact them.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[E-scooter rider who died in hospital after collision in Salthill over the weekend named locally]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-cork-daniel-hourigan-michael-foley-murder-7100719-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T19:32:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of murdering Michael Foley tells court his then partner carried out the killing</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The trial is being heard at the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Cork]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of murdering Michael Foley tells court his then partner carried out the killing]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/creatine-for-women-7096884-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T19:00:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body of Evidence: Creatine for women - what are the benefits and risks?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ageing, Body of Evidence, column, creatine, Gym, health research, Healthcare, longevity, Muscle, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Body of Evidence: Creatine for women - what are the benefits and risks?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/car-question-bad-back-good-seats-7100414-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T19:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Are there any cars specifically designed for people with bad backs?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Clinic, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, SUVs, The Car Clinic, Toyota</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['Are there any cars specifically designed for people with bad backs?']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/high-temperature-warning-to-remain-for-five-counties-until-wednesday-7099822-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T19:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Status Yellow warning in effect for five counties as temperatures to reach over 27 degrees today</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the public enjoying the sun in Dublin today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Status Yellow warning in effect for five counties as temperatures to reach over 27 degrees today]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hose-pipe-ban-7100467-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T18:29:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six-week hosepipe ban to be imposed in Dublin and five other counties from Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>high temperature warning, hose pipe ban, Uisce Éireann, Water Restrictions</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Water demands are exceeding supply in areas across the country. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Six-week hosepipe ban to be imposed in Dublin and five other counties from Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/limerick-gardai-cleared-road-traffic-offences-launch-legal-proceedings-compensation-7100516-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T18:25:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Limerick gardaí cleared of road traffic offences launch legal proceedings to recover compensation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Courts, Elizabeth Hughes, Garda, Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda Niall Deegan, retired garda Peter O'Donnell, Garda Paul Baynham.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Limerick gardaí cleared of road traffic offences launch legal proceedings to recover compensation]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cancer-court-case-7100628-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T18:02:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish cancer patients paid up to €50k for unauthorised treatments advertised on social media</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cancer, Court, Dublin District Court, Health Products Regulatory Authority, Innovita Life, watchdog investigation</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish cancer patients paid up to €50k for unauthorised treatments advertised on social media]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/folic-acid-flour-7100474-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T17:53:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Flour could be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Birth Defects, flour, folic acid, HSE, Pregnancy, Spina Bifida, Women's Health</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mother-and-newborn-baby-14fdc0ec-0a28-45f0-a8b4-5d07a9181368-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Research has shown that up to two-thirds of neural tube defects can be prevented by consuming folic acid before and during the early stages of pregnancy.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Flour could be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/strait-of-hormuz-latest-2-7100525-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T17:44:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump says US will reinstate Iran blockade and charge for Strait of Hormuz shipping</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Iran, Middle East, strait of hormuz, strait talk, Trump, Trump iran</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Trump declared on Truth Social that the US would be "known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT'," and "be reimbursed" at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump says US will reinstate Iran blockade and charge for Strait of Hormuz shipping]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fans-sold-out-ireland-7100496-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T17:24:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Looking to get a fan in the hot weather? Don’t expect them to be in stock anytime soon</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DID Electrical, Donncha O Laoghaire, Fans, Harvey Norman, keep cool, Sold Out</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fans are hot property right now ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Looking to get a fan in the hot weather? Don’t expect them to be in stock anytime soon]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-deficit-central-bank-warning-7100390-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T17:20:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Budget overspend could lead to €26bn deficit in public finances by 2030, says Central Bank chief</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Bank, Central Bank of Ireland, Deficit, Gabriel Makhlouf, Overspend, Simon Harris, Tánaiste</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Central Bank of Ireland Governor Gabriel Makhlouf.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Budget overspend could lead to €26bn deficit in public finances by 2030, says Central Bank chief]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-july-2-7100489-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T17:03:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, 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/rosslare-rescue-7100404-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T16:19:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six people rescued from water at popular Co Wexford beach</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[All the casualties are currently believed to be in a stable condition.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Six people rescued from water at popular Co Wexford beach]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jamey-carney-murder-suspect-arrested-jordan-7100245-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T16:04:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Suspect in Jamey Carney murder case arrested in Jordan </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ahmad Al-Saqar, Arrest, Garda, Investigation, jamey carney, Jordan, Killarney, Murder</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ahmad Al-Saqar is the main person of interest in the Jamey Carney murder investigation.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Suspect in Jamey Carney murder case arrested in Jordan ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nail-salons-dublin-american-diary-7100249-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-13T15:57:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An American in Ireland: Chrome nails and chaos, a love letter to the ton</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An American in Ireland, Dublin Diaries, Local Business, nail salon life, series</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[An American in Ireland: Chrome nails and chaos, a love letter to the ton]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/deaf-woman-abuse-case-ireland-7100319-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T15:54:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Deaf woman now feels 'safe' after years of abuse at hands of her relatives</news:title>
            <news:keywords>abuse case, Court, deaf, deaf abuse case, deaf woman</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the convicted brothers is on the run, with the court hearing gardaí have no information as to his current whereabouts.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Deaf woman now feels 'safe' after years of abuse at hands of her relatives]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/silk-road-and-chester-beatty-allow-arbitrator-to-determine-whether-cafe-has-lease-in-dublin-castle-7100293-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T15:17:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Silk Road and Chester Beatty will let an arbitrator decide how the café is run in Dublin Castle</news:title>
            <news:keywords>arbitration, Chester Beatty Library, Circuit Civil Court, Dublin, Dublin Castle, Property law, Silk Road Café</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Entrance to the Chester Beatty Library and the Silk Road Café]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Silk Road and Chester Beatty will let an arbitrator decide how the café is run in Dublin Castle]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hundreds-of-jobs-to-be-created-in-leixlip-as-intel-pledges-e5bn-investment-in-campus-7100225-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T15:02:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hundreds of jobs to be created in Leixlip, as Intel to inject €5bn into campus</news:title>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/the-intel-computer-chip-factories-4eaa5285-a628-4af0-a5e9-b024f5cdd022-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of the Intel plant in Leixlip]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hundreds of jobs to be created in Leixlip, as Intel to inject €5bn into campus]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sam-neill-dead-jurassic-park-actor-7099789-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T14:41:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'One of the greats': Sam Neill, star of the Jurassic Park films, dies aged 78</news:title>
            <news:keywords>actor, jurassic park, RIP, sam neill</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/2wrja3r-0b358cb7-63ca-4088-a03e-84fba32c9042-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Neill died aged 78.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['One of the greats': Sam Neill, star of the Jurassic Park films, dies aged 78]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/justice-minister-flat-fee-solicitors-7099893-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T13:50:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Justice minister says he won't buckle to pressure from solicitors over flat-fee legal aid change</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, courts disruption, flat fee, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice Minister, legal aid, Solicitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/justice-minister-jim-ocallaghan-speaking-to-members-of-the-media-during-a-post-cabinet-briefing-at-government-buildings-dublin-picture-date-wednesday-february-4-2026-4ce7b634-75ee-4e84-b054-78a32581f676-630x429.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan says there was extensive engagement over the last year with the legal profession over the changes. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Justice minister says he won't buckle to pressure from solicitors over flat-fee legal aid change]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/local-community-safety-partnerships-explained-7100004-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T13:42:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are Ireland's new community safety partnerships working?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>community, joint policing committee, joint policing committees, jpc, Local Community Safety Partnership, local community safety partnerships, Podcast, policing, Safety, The Explainer</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/shutterstock_2697609631-3-6e9e9445-cbfd-42fb-afb3-badc2a596667-630x409.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are Ireland's new community safety partnerships working?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-seek-limit-children-access-social-media-ursula-von-der-leyen-7100118-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T13:41:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>EU moves towards limiting children's access to social media</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Child Safety, Children, EU, European Commission, European Union, Online Safety, Social Media, social media ban, Ursula von der Leyen</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-speaks-during-a-report-on-childrens-safety-online-at-eu-headquarters-in-brussels-monday-july-13-2026-ap-photomarius-burgelman-d0349470-9184-497b-9020-19f75f0e642b-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a report on children's safety online at EU headquarters in Brussels.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[EU moves towards limiting children's access to social media]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-will-engage-with-police-in-middle-east-to-bring-back-chief-suspect-in-murder-of-jamey-carney-7100060-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T13:26:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí will engage with Jordanian police to bring back chief suspect in murder of Jamey Carney</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Extradition, Gardaí, jamey carney, Jim O'Callaghan, Killarney, Murder</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/river-4-b2bc1a8c-429a-4b4f-a315-c8ed871beca2-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jamey Carney]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí will engage with Jordanian police to bring back chief suspect in murder of Jamey Carney]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ann-widdecombe-murder-being-investigated-as-terrorism-7100084-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T12:46:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Murder of Ann Widdecombe now being investigated as terrorism by UK police</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ann Widdecombe, Dartmoor, haytor, Investigation, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/london-england-uk-23rd-may-2024-ann-widdecombe-during-a-general-election-campaign-launch-in-westminster-credit-image-thomas-krychzuma-press-wire-editorial-usage-only-not-for-commerci-05bef7ab-6e7b-40a0-958e-cdadf9aca3f0-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe in 2024.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Murder of Ann Widdecombe now being investigated as terrorism by UK police]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/court-cases-crime-increase-7099888-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T12:33:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Number of sexual offences to come before Irish courts increases in last two years </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Circuit Court, Civil cases, Court Cases, Courts, criminal cases, District Court, High Court, judge, The Law</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/generic-law-court-picture-a-member-of-the-bar-wearing-barristers-wig-image-shot-2008-exact-date-unknown-75595999-a1d9-49df-9b70-59966a67d5ba-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A judge in a wig.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Number of sexual offences to come before Irish courts increases in last two years ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/block-on-renaming-public-places-diamond-park-herzog-park-7099873-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T12:05:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin councillors begin High Court action over park renaming rules</news:title>
            <news:keywords>chaim herzog, Diamond Park, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Herzog Park, High Court, Judicial review, terence wheelock</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/img_4608-0501070a-7da9-4dee-8664-20cc2ac95798-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The family of Terence Wheelock are campaigning to change the name of Diamond Park in Dublin 1.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin councillors begin High Court action over park renaming rules]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/madonna-confessions-ii-new-album-music-opinion-poll-7099890-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-13T10:32:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have you listened to Madonna’s new album?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Confessions II, confessions on a dance floor, entertainment, Madonna, Music, new releases, Poll, pop music, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/madonna-album-425e184c-0e67-428b-bc7b-48b03144cf37-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[There's even a duet with Sabrina Carpenter, if that's your sort of thing]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Have you listened to Madonna’s new album?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tens-of-thousands-set-to-take-to-streets-for-twelfth-orange-order-parades-7099859-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T09:10:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tens of thousands set to take to streets for Twelfth Orange Order parades</news:title>
            <news:keywords>12 July, Battle of the Boyne, Belfast, marching bands, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Twelfth of July</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/twelfth-of-july-parades-065b7c2b-cabf-494a-a78e-cda52471069c-630x403.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Twelfth of July parades will take place across Northern Ireland on Monday (Brian Lawless/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands set to take to streets for Twelfth Orange Order parades]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-69-7099843-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T08:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/breakfast-with-coffee-and-croissants-cba4e723-e052-4607-9b27-42237fcc414c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/huge-fire-rages-in-fontainebleau-forest-near-paris-7099842-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T08:19:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Homes evacuated as huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate Change, Fontainebleau, France, Heatwave, Paris, Wildfires</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/le-vaudoue-france-13th-july-2026-firefighters-battle-an-exceptionally-large-wildfire-in-the-fontainebleau-forest-near-the-a6-motorway-in-le-vaudoue-seine-et-marne-france-on-july-13-2026-as-mor-53893b3a-8cb5-46f9-8b74-45d10d0d32cb-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Officials described the fire as "very virulent" and of "exceptional scale".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Homes evacuated as huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-sanctions-eu-presidency-foreign-affairs-meeting-7099825-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T07:56:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sanctions on Russia are a 'priority' for Ireland's EU Presidency, McEntee says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eu presidency, Foreign Affairs, Gaza, Helen McEntee, Palestine, Russia, Russia sanctions, Ukraine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/irish-minister-for-foreign-affairs-helen-mcentee-delivers-a-speech-at-dublin-castle-in-dublin-during-the-opening-ceremony-of-irelands-eu-presidency-picture-date-wednesday-july-1-2026-5f6a7a17-f3d7-444e-9e30-feab57bf794b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[McEntee is co-hosting an event which will focus on detainees in the occupied territories in Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sanctions on Russia are a 'priority' for Ireland's EU Presidency, McEntee says]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/collision-car-lorry-cork-ballineen-7099786-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T07:25:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman (50s) killed in collision with lorry in Co Cork</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ballineen, Collision, Cork, Hospital, lorry, manch east, r568</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/garda-road-closed-sign-in-ireland-b4ed2524-0a55-4688-92b5-f69fb1657474-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The road remains closed with local diversions in place.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman (50s) killed in collision with lorry in Co Cork]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-and-sunburn-7096278-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-13T07:00:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Raising them right: I grew up with lots of scorching summer sunburn. I hope my kids never do</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate, Climate Change, climate instability, column, Global Warming, heat dome, Heatwave, Irish weather, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sunscreen-portrait-and-skincare-with-child-at-swimming-pool-for-uv-rays-protection-spf-cream-or-summer-vacation-sunblock-lotion-dermatology-b65c37cc-10a5-44d5-9c51-7a22f6891047-630x332.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Raising them right: I grew up with lots of scorching summer sunburn. I hope my kids never do]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cab-annual-report-2025-to-go-to-cabinet-7099370-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T06:30:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Criminal Assets Bureau returned more than €14.9m to the Exchequer from organised crime in 2025</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CAB, Criminal Assets Bureau, Garda, Organised Crime, Revenue</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/councils-ireland-cpo-vacant-derelict-sites-7092692-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-13T00:05:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here are the 20 derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in June</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare, compulsory purchase orders, CPO, CPOs, derelict sites, dereliction, Limerick, Pretty Vacant, The Morning Lead, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mixcollage-07-jul-2026-02-43-pm-2646-833a2c6a-f561-4c5b-9a92-3aca67bebd40-630x393.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here are the 20 derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in June]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pico-lopes-the-big-interview-7099428-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T22:00:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'He's trying to bait you out into positions you don't want to be' - Pico Lopes on Messi</news:title>
            <news:keywords>National Hero, pico lopes, Shamrock Rovers, The Big Interview, virgin media, World Cup</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-12-at-15-16-39-e975fab5-fd37-401f-b8d8-b03f93557558-630x361.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pico Lopes on The Big Interview.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['He's trying to bait you out into positions you don't want to be' - Pico Lopes on Messi]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-the-river-liffey-7095406-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T22:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about the River Liffey?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City Council, Environment, Ireland, Quiz, River Liffey, Samuel Beckett bridge</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/river-liffey-dublin-docklands-e33894ef-31af-419b-8cf2-0aff21a7cc54-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin City Council confirmed that they are aware of the leak]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about the River Liffey?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-round-up-29-7099663-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T21:00:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, the evening fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/government-information-service-11-81e3be4d-0f95-4dc7-938f-bde34035655f-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Uachtaráin Catherine Connolly at today's  annual National Day of Commemoration in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.  The ceremony is held to honour all Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on military service with the United Nations and other international organisations in the service of peace.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-93-7095272-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-12T20:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: A charity policy coordinator on €36K living in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T10:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T09:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah Waddingham, Octavia Spencer, and Ed Skrein in Ride or Die]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the series Ride or Die]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/jeffrey-donaldson-paedophile-7096532-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-12T07:30:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Politics after Donaldson: The old political order in Northern Ireland is breaking down</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Politics after Donaldson: The old political order in Northern Ireland is breaking down]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/greenwashing-labelling-flights-ireland-7098019-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T07:00:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How green is your summer holiday? Why emissions labels on flights risk greenwashing air travel</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[There has been plenty of debate about whether emissions labels actually do their job.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How green is your summer holiday? Why emissions labels on flights risk greenwashing air travel]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-welsh-languages-future-depends-on-keeping-the-interest-of-young-people-says-welsh-broadcaster-7096759-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T06:30:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An Cailín Ciúin and other films as Gaeilge inspired Welsh language cinema revival says S4C head</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Effi o Blaenau, featuring Leisa Gwenllian in. the title role, has fuelled hope of a revival of Welsh language cinema.  The film is due to be screened in Dublin's Lighthouse Cinema next week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[An Cailín Ciúin and other films as Gaeilge inspired Welsh language cinema revival says S4C head]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/s4c-sa-toir-i-gconai-ar-an-aos-og-chun-todhchai-na-breatnaise-a-chinnti-7096091-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T06:30:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>TG4 tar éis athbheochan scannánaíochta na Breatnaise a spreagadh, dar le ceannaire S4C</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Baile Atha Cliath, BBC, Caerdydd, Ceachtanna Cymraeg, Cymraeg, Cymru, Effi o Blaenau, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Gaillimh, ITV, Netflix, Plaid Cymru, S4C, TG4</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/effi-506b954b-d526-4127-a4f8-086a7458f0c1-630x360.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Is í Leisa Gwenllian atá sa phríomh ról sa scannán nua Breatnaise Effi o Blaenau.  Tá sé ar an scannán Breatnaise is mó a mheall lucht féachana riamh sa Bhreatain Bheag]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[TG4 tar éis athbheochan scannánaíochta na Breatnaise a spreagadh, dar le ceannaire S4C]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/prenatal-chromosonal-testing-public-system-7097638-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-12T00:05:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Still no agreement on making costly prenatal testing available through the public system</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Health, Euros, HSE, Maternity Care, prenatal testing, public system, sláintecare, The Morning Lead, Women's Health</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/noninvasive-prenatal-testing-nipt-nurse-holding-test-tube-with-blood-sample-in-laboratory-closeup-b49ca3f3-9f0a-4d98-8236-d6333eaa1c24-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A new national maternity strategy will have to be launched after the ten-year current plan comes to an end this year. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Still no agreement on making costly prenatal testing available through the public system]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-celebrity-weddings-7095213-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T22:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about celebrity weddings?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>celebrity weddings, entertainment, pop culture, Quiz, Taylor Swift, tie the knot, Travis Kelce</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/file-donna-kelce-stands-with-her-son-kansas-city-chiefs-tight-end-travis-kelce-and-taylor-swift-after-the-afc-championship-nfl-football-game-against-the-buffalo-bills-jan-26-2025-in-kansas-city-226e8bea-ae23-41c9-a030-aafaf2e3b9ff-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The biggest celebrity wedding of the decade was last weekend. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about celebrity weddings?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pico-lopes-branding-world-cup-commentary-7097545-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T21:01:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What's next for Pico Lopes? Branding experts say World Cup hero has 'critical' few months ahead</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Branding, Cape Verde, Commentary, Football, pico lopes, Pico-Mania, Shamrock Rovers</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/miami-gardens-fl-july-03-roberto-lopes-4-of-cape-verde-in-action-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-32-match-between-argentina-and-cabo-verde-on-july-03-2026-at-miami-stadium-in-miami-gard-a4801333-8a5f-4b8e-ad44-90f55a115a17-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Lopes pictured during Cape Verde's World Cup knockout match against Argentina.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What's next for Pico Lopes? Branding experts say World Cup hero has 'critical' few months ahead]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-and-losers-political-week-7096444-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-11T21:00:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Jesus, he really is a tosser': Four winners and two losers of the week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>gary gannon, Irish Politics, Jim O'Callaghan, maria walsh, Micheál Martin, Niall Collins, Paul Murphy, political winners and losers, Simon Harris, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/tanaiste-simon-harris-right-and-irish-minister-for-foreign-affairs-helen-mcentee-arrive-to-speak-to-members-of-the-media-at-university-college-cork-as-ireland-begins-its-presidency-of-the-eu-council-684d9bb8-b5d5-4e81-8385-5641753d99f3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris and Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Jesus, he really is a tosser': Four winners and two losers of the week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-round-up-28-7098910-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T20:20:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-braniel-fell-from-bonfire-7098876-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T19:41:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man has died following fall from bonfire in east Belfast</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Braniel, East Belfast, Eleventh Night, July 12, north of ireland, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/the-eleventh-night-bonfire-in-the-braniel-estate-in-east-belfast-where-a-man-died-after-an-accident-on-friday-picture-date-saturday-july-11-2026-8a673d9e-3957-45c8-8e8d-87cd657fe1b7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Eleventh Night bonfire in the Braniel estate in east Belfast, where a man died after an accident on Friday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man has died following fall from bonfire in east Belfast]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/water-shortage-north-kildare-uisce-eireann-7098815-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T19:05:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Water will be turned off in north Kildare tonight as reservoir level drops due to hot spell</news:title>
            <news:keywords>North Kildare, parched, parched with the droot, Uisce Éireann, WATER SHORTAGE</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/waterdrippingfromatapphotowithblurrybackground-ba18c532-588f-4150-b402-1871c0a2d6c7-630x473.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a water tap. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Water will be turned off in north Kildare tonight as reservoir level drops due to hot spell]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-in-2026-7096077-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-11T19:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letting them fly: My daughter just got her first summer job, I've had to learn to let go</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, i'm bored, no school today, Opinion, Parenting, School's Out, summer holidays, summer jobs, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-young-teenage-girl-serving-treats-and-sweets-at-the-new-mexico-farm-and-ranch-heritage-museum-in-las-cruces-new-mexico-5a6832c8-3d9e-4f68-b54a-2498320db24e-630x446.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stock image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letting them fly: My daughter just got her first summer job, I've had to learn to let go]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/childrens-hospital-dublin-baby-tusla-7098710-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T16:11:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A judge has imposed a full care order for newborn baby which tested positive for cocaine at birth</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Baby, Children's Court, Dublin, tusla</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scammers-posing-as-pearse-doherty-online-and-asking-for-money-sinn-fein-td-warns-7098658-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T14:35:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Scammers posing as Pearse Doherty online are asking for money, Sinn Féin TD warns</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donegal, Fraud, impersonators, Pearse Doherty, Scams, Sinn Féin, Social Media</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sinn-feins-finance-spokesperson-pearse-doherty-at-the-launch-of-sinn-feins-alternative-budget-at-the-communication-workers-union-dublin-picture-date-wednesday-october-4-2023-79efbac9-fcab-4c68-a15b-c0337a77ef3c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Scammers posing as Pearse Doherty online are asking for money, Sinn Féin TD warns]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dermot-murnaghan-sky-news-presenter-has-died-prostate-cancer-7098577-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T13:28:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former Sky News anchor Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dermot Murnaghan, prostate cancer, RIP, Sky News</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/dermot-murnaghan-sky-news-presenter-in-downing-street-on-the-day-liz-truss-makes-her-first-speech-as-prime-minister-6th-sept-2022-23ed857a-ae05-4f3a-b59f-0a9439cd3fb1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dermot Murnaghan during a Sky News broadcast in Downing Street, London.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former Sky News anchor Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/police-investigating-ann-widdecombes-death-release-man-from-custody-7098448-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T13:19:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Police investigating Ann Widdecombe’s death believe she was attacked 24 hours before being found</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ann Widdecombe, Dartmoor, Devon and Cornwall Police, Murder Investigation, Reform UK, uk news</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mixcollage-11-jul-2026-01-33-pm-4722-d6a247be-2827-4009-9170-37df0cea0907-630x525.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police say her death is not being treated as terror-related and there was “no information” to suggest it was a “politically motivated” crime.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Police investigating Ann Widdecombe’s death believe she was attacked 24 hours before being found]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odonovan-flown-to-ireland-7098277-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T12:46:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Patrick O'Donovan flown back to Ireland on government jet after becoming unwell in Belgium</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belgium, Brussels, Epilepsy, Government Jet, health problems, Media Minister, Patrick O'Donovan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/file-photo-dated-080925-of-minister-for-arts-and-culture-patrick-odonovan-who-was-taken-to-hospital-in-brussels-after-becoming-unwell-earlier-in-the-week-mr-odonovan-was-in-brussels-to-introduce-71025695-52af-4952-9088-796c4b590f67-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Media minister Patrick O'Donovan]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Patrick O'Donovan flown back to Ireland on government jet after becoming unwell in Belgium]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-how-are-you-spending-the-sunny-weekend-7098548-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-11T11:55:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: How are you spending the sunny weekend?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>beach day, Heatwave, high temperatures, Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/rosscarbery-west-cork-ireland-23rd-june-2026-on-a-very-hot-day-in-west-cork-with-temperatures-reaching-26c-people-flocked-to-the-beaches-to-cool-off-and-top-up-their-tans-the-warren-beac-bcdd4f12-7bf8-46a1-b657-2211578a2aa3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[People queueing for ice cream in Rosscarbery, West Cork, during the June heatwave]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: How are you spending the sunny weekend?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/high-temperature-warning-in-place-for-13-counties-7098457-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T09:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>High temperature warning in place for 13 counties, with uncomfortably warm night ahead</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heatwave, high temperature warning, Ireland, Met Éireann, water safety, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/lough-owel-5_90751500-270f2a65-9989-4e1a-a80b-e12036f6029b-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Swimmers dive into the calm waters of Lough Owel, Co Westmeath, at sunset on Friday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[High temperature warning in place for 13 counties, with uncomfortably warm night ahead]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/appeal-renewed-in-murder-of-mother-after-david-bowie-concert-39-years-ago-7098485-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T09:15:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Appeal renewed in murder of mother after David Bowie concert 39 years ago</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The remains of the 27-year-old mother of two were found nine months later in a drain on the Glendoo Mountain in Co Wicklow.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Appeal renewed in murder of mother after David Bowie concert 39 years ago]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-130-7097462-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T09:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Surrealing in the Years: Government deserves little credit for passing the zombified Territories Bill</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Surrealing in the Years: Government deserves little credit for passing the zombified Territories Bill]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/explainer-chat-control-eu-parliament-vote-child-abuse-internet-encryption-7097705-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T08:00:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What is ‘chat control’, the EU's contentious plan to fight online child abuse?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[What is ‘chat control’, the EU's contentious plan to fight online child abuse?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/review-little-house-on-the-prairie-2-7095299-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T08:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is Netflix's new Little House on the Prairie remake worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Little House on the Prairie]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Review: Is Netflix's new Little House on the Prairie remake worth watching?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/capri-sun-batches-recalled-after-regular-juices-put-in-sugar-free-packs-7098467-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T07:59:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Capri-Sun batches recalled after regular juice put in sugar-free pouches</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Capri Sun, Diabetes, Food Safety, FSAI, Ireland, Product Recall, sugar content</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The batch code can be found on the backside of each pouch.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Capri-Sun batches recalled after regular juice put in sugar-free pouches]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aire-na-gaeltachta-dara-calleary-ag-cosaint-raiteas-naisiunta-pleanala-don-ngaeltacht-7097882-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-11T07:30:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister defends number of homes reserved for Irish speakers in Gaeltacht</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An tAire Forbartha Pobail agus Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, Dara Calleary, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht housing, Gaeltachta, RURAL HOUSING PLAN, Tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gaeltacht Minister Dara Calleary has come under intense pressure from Gaeltacht and Irish language groups to publish a national planning statement for the Gaeltacht]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister defends number of homes reserved for Irish speakers in Gaeltacht]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aire-na-gaeltachta-dara-calleary-ag-cosaint-raiteas-naisiunta-pleanala-don-ghaeltacht-7097699-Jul2026/</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>2026-07-11T07:30:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>"Níor thógamar na figiúirí sin ós na scamaill" - Aire na Gaeltachta faoi chlasáil teanga </news:title>
            <news:keywords>An tAire Forbartha Pobail agus Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, Dara Calleary, Gaeilge, Gaeltachta, Tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/paddy-comyn-cars-the-journal-7097861-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T07:00:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What a 34-year-old Mercedes taught me about modern cars</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cars, column, Motoring, Opinion, Paddy Comyn, Read Me, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Merc in question]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What a 34-year-old Mercedes taught me about modern cars]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mff-ireland-presidency-7097543-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T06:00:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The EU wants more cash (a lot of it for defence and security). Here's how it plans to get it.</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EU, European Union, MFF, Tax</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/eu-european-union-flag-wit-cctv-cameras-spyware-spying-journalists-freedom-of-speech-reporting-restrictions-concept-284389fe-d095-429b-b4b9-601c53e0390f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the options is to impose a levy on tech firms, something that would have a significant impact on Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The EU wants more cash (a lot of it for defence and security). Here's how it plans to get it.]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/moygashel-bonfire-dungannon-islamic-centre-7097580-Jul2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-11T00:05:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Not welcome here’: Fear in Northern Ireland’s Muslim community after recent Islamophobic incidents</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dungannon, Dungannon Islamic Centre, Dungannon Muslim Community, Islamophobia, moygashel, The Morning Lead, Tyrone</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Replica mosque on top of Moygashel bonfire in Co Tyone ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Not welcome here’: Fear in Northern Ireland’s Muslim community after recent Islamophobic incidents]]></image:title>
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