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            <news:title>Dublin's commuter belt is going all-in on electric cars</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin's commuter belt is going all-in on electric cars]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/no-evidence-of-urban-rural-divide-climate-change-ireland-7059388-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T00:05:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'No evidence' of a rural-urban divide on climate change, new study finds</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A tractor in Co Cork and a Luas tram in Dublin city centre]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-netanyahu-crazy-call-israel-iran-lebanon-7059959-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T22:46:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'crazy' over the phone, but insists they're still getting along</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[During the call, Trump reportedly told Netanyahu that 'everybody hates Israel because of this'.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quyyam-balogun-grafton-street-dublin-stabbing-knife-found-suspect-and-search-of-house-7059175-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T22:42:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí arrest two people in connection with the fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-moldova-eu-membership-hungary-veto-7059945-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T22:07:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ukraine and Moldova a step closer to EU membership after Hungary drops long-standing veto</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File hoto of the flags of Ukraine and Moldova.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ukraine and Moldova a step closer to EU membership after Hungary drops long-standing veto]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-coercibe-conrtol-whipped-wife-7059927-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T21:13:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control</news:title>
            <news:keywords>coercive control, Cork, Courts, Domestic Violence, Kerry</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-487-7059803-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T20:46:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Racing at the Curragh today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/strength-training-gym-fitness-exercise-7059866-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T20:25:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lifting weights helps you live longer — but more than two hours a week doesn’t add extra benefit</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Benefits to strength training include reductions in cardiovascular and neurological disease mortality.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lifting weights helps you live longer — but more than two hours a week doesn’t add extra benefit]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/trump-milli-vanilli-7059567-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T19:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stars and Swipes: King Trump's big birthday bash has hit the rocks</news:title>
            <news:keywords>America, column, girl you know it's true, milli vanilli, Opinion, Trump, trump concert, Trumps Shrinking Circle, US politics, USA, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Washington, 2nd June, 2026. Workers build a scaffolding as construction continues on the Ellipse ahead of the Freedom 250 celebration on the National Mall.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stars and Swipes: King Trump's big birthday bash has hit the rocks]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-liberties-occupied-pub-7059724-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:50:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I have sympathy': Judge discontinues order for activists to vacate former Liberties pub</news:title>
            <news:keywords>High Court, Housing Crisis, lack of community spaces, teeling whiskey distillery, The Liberties, Vacant buildings</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sean Doyle and Eoghan Lynch of the represented the group occupying the property in the High Court hearing today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I have sympathy': Judge discontinues order for activists to vacate former Liberties pub]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/racing-greyhound-dead-ireland-green-dogs-7059807-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:49:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nearly 6,000 former racing greyhounds born in 2021 and 2022 in Ireland are dead</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Green Party, Greyhound, Greyhound Action Ireland, Greyhound Racing, Roderic O'Gorman</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of greyhounds at Shelbourne Park in Ballsbridge, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nearly 6,000 former racing greyhounds born in 2021 and 2022 in Ireland are dead]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sports-coach-raped-teenage-girls-jailed-7059812-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:18:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sports coach who raped and sexually assaulted teenage girls jailed for 14 years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, cork central criminal court, Kerry, Rape, Sexual Assault, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The courthouse in Cork]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sports coach who raped and sexually assaulted teenage girls jailed for 14 years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ev-scrappage-scheme-2-7059552-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:16:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Driving a banger? Here's what the new €5k EV scrappage plan may mean for you</news:title>
            <news:keywords>banger, Car Scrappage Scheme, Cars, Climate, Driving, EV, EV scrappage scheme, EVs, Motoring, Scrappage Scheme</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-47-eda56e4f-a3fa-4efe-9a03-94f45e6abc90-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[€10 million has been put aside for a pilot, which opens on 1 July.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Driving a banger? Here's what the new €5k EV scrappage plan may mean for you]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/workforce-development-plan-snas-7058890-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>No school will lose more than one SNA a year from 2027 onwards, Education Minister pledges</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, Hildegarde Naughton, Ireland, NCSE, Special Education, Special Needs Assistants</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[No school will lose more than one SNA a year from 2027 onwards, Education Minister pledges]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wicklow-mountains-national-park-says-fire-lit-intentionally-7055992-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:45:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Investigation underway into claim large fire in Wicklow Mountains was ‘lit intentionally’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Mountains, Fire, national parks and wildlife service, Piperstown, Wicklow, Wicklow County Council, Wicklow Mountains, Wicklow Mountains National Park</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters tackling blaze within Wicklow Mountains National Park last week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Investigation underway into claim large fire in Wicklow Mountains was ‘lit intentionally’]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-defence-forces-defence-forces-tribunal-ireland-day-one-public-hearings-7059696-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:42:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Expert tells Defence Forces tribunal of 'crisis driven' inadequate complaints systems</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Day one public hearing, Defence Forces Tribunal, Independent Review Group, Irish Defence Forces, Public Hearings, Tribunal</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of an Irish Defence Forces uniform and flag patch.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Expert tells Defence Forces tribunal of 'crisis driven' inadequate complaints systems]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/love-island-podcast-explained-7059762-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:40:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How do Irish contestants keep stealing the spotlight on Love Island?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>entertainment, influencers, Ireland, love island, Podcast, Reality Television, Reality TV, Television, The Explainer</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[How do Irish contestants keep stealing the spotlight on Love Island?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-danny-healy-rae-simon-harris-7059666-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:24:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris says ‘never say never’ on Michael Healy-Rae returning to government one day</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Danny Healy-Rae, door left open, Government, Healy-Rae, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Danny Healy Rae and Michael Healy Rae]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris says ‘never say never’ on Michael Healy-Rae returning to government one day]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-robert-de-niro-7057853-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:15:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Robert De Niro?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, show quizness</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Robert De Niro?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-of-psni-officer-struck-by-stolen-police-car-7059709-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:14:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged with attempted murder of PSNI officer who was struck by stolen police car</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Attempted Murder, Down, Downpatrick, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-3-06-26-7059685-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-slary-house-dublin-belfast-cso-7059616-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T16:45:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin workers need 13 years' salary to buy typical home, compared with six in Belfast</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, CSO, Dublin, gaffs, income, Salary</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/2g37x76-13962d01-1888-495c-be65-57319264eeab-630x470.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Disposable income per person stood at €21,488 in Ireland in 2023, compared with €18,998 in Northern Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin workers need 13 years' salary to buy typical home, compared with six in Belfast]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/childcare-fees-drop-7059408-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T16:19:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>September brings another childcare fee cut for families signed up to subsidised providers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Childcare, core funding, Cost of Living, Ireland, National Childcare Scheme, norma foley</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/daycare-1a9f2ec4-4321-4b62-8820-c9f872fc5023-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[September brings another childcare fee cut for families signed up to subsidised providers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-newry-crown-court-2-7059491-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:38:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman tells Donaldson trial she should have told police about alleged sexual abuse earlier</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Courts, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-arriving-at-newry-crown-court-where-he-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-are-accused-of-historical-sexual-offences-picture-date-wednesday-june-3-2026-6fb27ca6-1d66-4e7f-93c8-a8cce8c0fb7a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman tells Donaldson trial she should have told police about alleged sexual abuse earlier]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/status-yellow-thunderstorm-warning-dublin-kildare-meath-7059470-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:23:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Status Yellow thunderstorm warning in effect in Dublin, Kildare and Meath</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Met Éireann, Thunder and Lightning, thunderstorm warning, Weather, Weather Warning</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-52-d44f2dcd-84ff-4bf5-aee4-537b57f4dea7-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of lightning during a thunderstorm. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Status Yellow thunderstorm warning in effect in Dublin, Kildare and Meath]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leitrim-music-festival-says-it-could-be-out-e135000-due-to-tickets-ie-going-into-liquidation-7059355-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:14:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Country music festival says it's owed €135k as Ireland's largest ticketing company collapses</news:title>
            <news:keywords>country music, Cowboys and Heroes, Cowboys and Heroes festival, DEAG, Leitrim, Liquidation, simon power, Tickets.ie</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4153-dd938962-72a6-4d51-8090-670f68e764a9-630x588.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image from the Cowboys and Heroes festival]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Country music festival says it's owed €135k as Ireland's largest ticketing company collapses]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/starmer-apologises-families-victims-springhill-massacre-7059403-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:10:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Starmer apologises to families of five people shot dead by British Army in 1972</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Keir Starmer, Northern Ireland, springhill massacre, UK Government</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/natasha-butler-with-relatives-of-those-killed-during-the-springhill-westrock-killings-outside-belfast-coroners-court-where-the-inquest-into-the-1972-west-belfast-shooting-found-that-soldiers-did-not-012ec8db-838e-46e2-b1c5-0d370142f9e3-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Relatives of those killed during the Springhill Westrock killings outside Belfast Coroner's Court following the inquest on 30 April.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Starmer apologises to families of five people shot dead by British Army in 1972]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drivers-to-be-offered-e5k-to-get-an-electric-car-if-they-scrap-their-old-car-7059045-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T13:39:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New scrappage scheme will offer €5k for cars over 13 years old if owners go electric</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Darragh O'Brien, electric vehicles, EV scrappage scheme, Ireland, Motoring, scrappage plan, Scrappage Scheme, Transport</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-car-is-crushed-for-scap-at-a-plant-in-north-london-uk-a957e674-0dee-4f5a-bba4-7bac0779a34e-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[New scrappage scheme will offer €5k for cars over 13 years old if owners go electric]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-apologises-family-maxine-maguire-deficits-in-care-7059334-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T13:07:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE apologises for 'deficits in care' provided to woman who died by suicide in 2017</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Apology, Court, Courts, High Court, HSE, maxine maguire, Mental Health</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4284-4f1d436e-8772-4a9a-a92b-91be8209dcdd-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Maxine Maguire's mother Kathleen and brother outside the High Court holding her photograph.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE apologises for 'deficits in care' provided to woman who died by suicide in 2017]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-contempt-sacking-affidavits-fines-owed-7059268-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T12:52:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enoch Burke clashes with judge again as he is kept in prison for refusing to purge contempt</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brian Cregan, Courts, Education, Enoch Burke, High Court, the burkes, Wilson's Hospital School</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/enoch-burke-leaves-004_90669780-e357104d-fdb7-4bcb-b4a6-d01ce5ad0725-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Enoch Burke again refused to purge his contempt in the High Court this morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke clashes with judge again as he is kept in prison for refusing to purge contempt]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stephen-mccullagh-sentencing-murder-natalie-mcnally-7058987-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:45:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who murdered his pregnant partner Natalie McNally will serve at least 31 years in prison</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, belfast crown court, Court, Courts, Lurgan, Natalie McNally, Northern Ireland, stephen mccullagh</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-2026-06-03t062947-621-789a87f9-f034-478a-8603-49310c5182b0-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Natalie McNally was killed a week before Christmas in 2022.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who murdered his pregnant partner Natalie McNally will serve at least 31 years in prison]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-exactly-is-the-beef-between-michael-healy-rae-and-danny-healy-rae-7059124-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:42:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Explainer: What exactly is the beef between Michael Healy-Rae and Danny Healy-Rae?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dáil Éireann, Danny Healy-Rae, Explainer, family feud, Independent TDs, Irish Politics, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-57953ecf-cb33-429b-8057-4af6f7350eb7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae outside Leinster House last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Explainer: What exactly is the beef between Michael Healy-Rae and Danny Healy-Rae?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-feeders-digest-food-column-at-the-journal-7058811-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Feeder's Digest: The secret life of a restaurant critic</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Eating Out, feeders digest, Food, food column, food review, foodie, Menus, Opinion, restaurants, tasting menu, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/new-and-clean-luxury-restaurant-in-european-style-a6ab9a69-7f96-40e5-8384-24d04fd9951e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Feeder's Digest: The secret life of a restaurant critic]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cbs-news-fires-60-minutes-scott-pelley-after-he-accused-new-editors-of-murdering-show-7059170-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:28:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Senior reporter fired by CBS News after saying new editors are 'murdering the show' </news:title>
            <news:keywords>60 Minutes, Bari Weiss, CBS, CBS News, Donald Trump, Scott Pelley, Stephen Colbert, The Late Show</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/scott-pelley-attends-the-cbs-upfront-on-wednesday-may-15-2013-in-new-york-photo-by-charles-sykesinvisionap-155643a6-2faa-4f20-ad7c-11b12ba13cd5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Scott Pelley]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Senior reporter fired by CBS News after saying new editors are 'murdering the show' ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-could-pull-rotunda-funding-public-consultants-practicing-privately-7059121-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE could pull Rotunda funding for letting public consultants treat private patients at hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Health, Healthcare, HSE, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Maternity Care, Oireachtas Health Committee, Pádraig Rice, Rotunda Hospital, women's healthcare</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dublin-1-dublin-city-ireland-may-23rd-2021-front-of-the-rotunda-maternity-hospital-9685fa87-7f6b-4a06-acd1-ce152a4bfd6b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE could pull Rotunda funding for letting public consultants treat private patients at hospital]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-your-say-leaving-cert-results-7059052-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T09:35:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you remember your Leaving Cert results? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>CAO 2026, Exams, Leaving Cert, Leaving Certificate, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sitting-leaving-cert-6e78e499-a60d-43af-9f0e-ecd1f742288c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Students from Belvedere College in Dublin doing the Leaving Cert.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you remember your Leaving Cert results? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/8-at-8-wednesday-128-7058994-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T08:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/slicesoftoastjumpingoutofthetoasteragainstyellow-8310e4f3-07ea-4351-8199-73ca6c61ea3a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-strikes-st-petersburg-oil-terminal-russia-davos-economic-forum-7059037-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T08:29:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ukraine strikes St Petersburg oil terminal as city prepares to host 'Russian Davos'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Drones, Russia, St. Petersburg, Ukraine, Ukraine War, War in Ukraine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-plume-of-black-smoke-is-seen-over-the-port-of-st-petersburg-russia-wednesday-june-3-2026-after-a-ukrainian-drone-attack-ap-photo-7fc0e5da-1115-43f9-9f64-d810b3d20248-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A plume of black smoke is seen over the port of St Petersburg after a Ukrainian drone attack.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ukraine strikes St Petersburg oil terminal as city prepares to host 'Russian Davos']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mans-body-recovered-carlingford-lough-search-and-rescue-7059004-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T07:44:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man's body recovered from Carlingford Lough after fishing boat sank</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carlingford Lough, co down, Co Louth, Coast Guard, Gardaí, PSNI, Search and rescue operation</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/members-of-dundalk-sub-aqua-search-and-rescue-prepare-to-join-a-rescue-operation-after-a-fishing-boat-sank-in-carlingford-lough-the-department-of-transport-said-the-coast-guard-received-a-report-the-dde7c356-8a5c-414f-883f-f190478b6fce-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Dundalk Sub Aqua search and rescue preparing to join a rescue operation after a fishing boat sank in Carlingford Lough.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man's body recovered from Carlingford Lough after fishing boat sank]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-and-hezbollah-exchange-fire-despite-trump-saying-a-deal-has-been-struck-7058996-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T07:37:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire after Trump said a deal had been struck</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ceasefire, Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tyre-tyre-lebanon-2nd-june-2026-destruction-is-seen-in-a-neighborhood-that-was-targeted-by-israeli-air-strikes-in-the-southern-lebanese-port-city-of-tyre-clashes-have-continued-in-southern-leban-2bfce45a-c579-4a1b-901d-bd4b5aac578f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Destruction is seen in a neighborhood that was targeted by Israeli air strikes in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire after Trump said a deal had been struck]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/back-to-school-clothing-allowance-application-open-7058978-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T06:45:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Applications are open for the Back to School Clothing Allowance, which now covers toddlers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Allowance, Back To School, Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, Children, payment, School, Uniform, Welfare</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/school-840f6aba-c20c-4769-8361-1fb00b4d73bf-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 109,000 families will receive the allowance automatically in July, covering almost 202,000 children.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Applications are open for the Back to School Clothing Allowance, which now covers toddlers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-text-alert-system-7058693-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T06:30:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New emergency text alert system could be up and running next year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alert, Cabinet, emergencies, emergency text messages, Patrick O'Donovan, Terror Attack, Weather Events</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/emergency-alerts-uk-severe-test-notification-on-mobile-phone-held-in-a-hand-outdoors-government-life-threatening-warning-message-with-red-hazard-icon-71efa2a7-b8f2-41d2-8a83-40aedb938666-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An example of the emergency text alerts used in the UK.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New emergency text alert system could be up and running next year]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/junior-cycle-leaving-cert-starts-7058566-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T06:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 145,000 students to begin their State exams today</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 145,000 students to begin their State exams today]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-private-maternity-care-7055907-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T00:05:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Readers on private and public maternity care: 'Women should have a choice until standards go up'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Labour, National Maternity Hospital, pregancy, private maternity care, Rotunda, The Morning Lead, TML, Women, women's healthcare, your stories</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Readers on private and public maternity care: 'Women should have a choice until standards go up']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rescue-operation-carlingford-lough-7058562-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T23:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>One person rescued and another still missing after boat sinks in Carlingford Lough </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carlingford Lough, co down, Co Louth, Coast Guard, Gardaí, Louth, Northern Ireland, RNLI</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rescuers search for a missing person in Carlingford Lough ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[One person rescued and another still missing after boat sinks in Carlingford Lough ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cmat-olivia-rodrigo-cover-bbc-live-lounge-7058945-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T22:39:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>CMAT extends 'pints?' invite to Olivia Rodrigo after surprise BBC Live Lounge cover</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BBC live lounge, bbc radio, cmat, Cover, Music, olivia rodrigo, song cover, when a grown man cries</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[CMAT extends 'pints?' invite to Olivia Rodrigo after surprise BBC Live Lounge cover]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/henry-nowak-rally-police-attacked-7058916-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T22:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Police in the UK pelted with projectiles at rally over college student's murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Henry Nowak, Nigel Farage, Shabana Mahmood, Southampton, UK, Vikrum Digwa</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/people-protest-outside-southampton-police-station-vickrum-digwa-was-jailed-at-southampton-crown-court-for-life-with-a-minimum-term-of-21-years-for-the-murder-of-18-year-old-student-henry-nowak-digwa-189a749d-7cb2-4731-87ba-6c2d77a36a70-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[People protesting outside Southampton police station in the UK]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Police in the UK pelted with projectiles at rally over college student's murder]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-policies-norway-eu-join-7058920-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T21:42:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump's policies and a 'crazy world' are forcing another country to reconsider joining the EU</news:title>
            <news:keywords>espen barth eide, European Union, Financial Times, foreign minister, Iceland, join the club, Norway, Trump</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A coastal village in the Lofoten Mountains in Norway.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump's policies and a 'crazy world' are forcing another country to reconsider joining the EU]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/oliver-bond-7058311-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T21:00:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eoin Ó Broin: The government must support Dublin City Council's proposals for Oliver Bond House</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, council property, Dublin 8, Dublin City Council, dublin homes, dublin housing, flats, Housing, Housing Crisis, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Oliver Bond flats in Dublin 8. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eoin Ó Broin: The government must support Dublin City Council's proposals for Oliver Bond House]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-tuesday-97-7058888-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:02:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what happened today: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-9abed185-bc6c-43ad-b195-51b1b7c77a21-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Photo shows activists who have been occupying a closed down pub the Ardee House in the Liberties in Dublin. The activists, who call themselves the Revolutionary Housing League, said they are renovating the pub on Chamber Street, near Weavers Square and want to use as a community centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what happened today: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nurse-fitness-to-practice-inquiry-portlaoise-7058879-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T19:27:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nurse admits failures in care of nine patients at Portlaoise hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fitness To Practice, Inquiry, Midlands Regional Hospital, Nurse, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, Patients</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nurse admits failures in care of nine patients at Portlaoise hospital]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/trans-issues-ireland-7058505-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T19:00:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kelly Earley: Society's gender norms – who do they really serve?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Dublin LGBTQ, dublin pride, Gender, irish pride, LGBTQ, Opinion, Pride, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/protesters-filled-the-state-capitol-in-des-moines-iowa-on-27th-february-2025-as-the-iowa-legislature-past-senate-file-418-which-limited-the-civil-ri-ae747599-a56b-406f-adca-048a0772a126-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kelly Earley: Society's gender norms – who do they really serve?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/alex-coughlan-assault-court-teenager-bail-7058868-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T18:56:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teen charged with fatal assault of Alex Coughlan denied bail for a second time</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alex Coughlan, Assault, Bail, Blanchardstown, Cloverhill, Court, Courts, Teenager</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Alex Coughlan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teen charged with fatal assault of Alex Coughlan denied bail for a second time]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-siptu-industrial-action-outsourcing-7058846-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T18:02:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Union staff at RTÉ threaten industrial action if more programmes are outsourced</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Broadcaster, Industrial Action, Outsourcing, RTÉ, SIPTU</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rte-studios-in-donnybrook-dublin-ireland-073c98ba-f395-4cbe-a9e3-45d685dd8877-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Siptu has claimed that RTÉ's current plans could lead to the “endless outsourcing of jobs”.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Union staff at RTÉ threaten industrial action if more programmes are outsourced]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/qayyum-balogans-family-want-justice-7058768-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T17:33:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Qayyum Balogun's family want justice for 'very quiet, easy-going boy' stabbed to death in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bewleys, Dublin, Grafton Street, Loveth Patrick, Qayyum Balogan, RIP, Stabbing, Teslimot Balogun</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda forensic investigators near the scene of the stabbing on Monday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Qayyum Balogun's family want justice for 'very quiet, easy-going boy' stabbed to death in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-02-06-26-7058723-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T17:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5, The five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/five-oclock-8a6d9533-51d3-4365-877d-9786f4d743dc-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/horse-stolen-charity-eleanor-appeal-7058671-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T16:35:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We just want her home': Urgent appeal launched after rescued pony stolen from animal sanctuary</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ANIMAL RESCUE, Eleanor, horse, My Lovely Horse, pony</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A photo of the stolen horse, Eleanor.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['We just want her home': Urgent appeal launched after rescued pony stolen from animal sanctuary]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heart-surgery-strike-perfusionist-hospitals-7058629-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T16:23:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Heart surgeries at risk of cancellation next week as cardiac specialists to strike over pay</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heart Surgery, Hospital, HSE, Pay dispute, perfusionists, strike action, Surgery</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/surgeryassistantperfusionistoperatingamodernheartlungmachine-1e13749a-fe99-4f26-b638-a29062db75c1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of a perfusionist.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Heart surgeries at risk of cancellation next week as cardiac specialists to strike over pay]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/henry-nowak-murder-7058679-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T16:21:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK police watchdog conducting probe into murder of Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed as he died</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Henry Nowak, IOPC, Police conduct, Southampton, Two-tier policing, United Kingdom, Vickrum Digwa</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Henry Nowak died after suffering a stab wound to the chest last December.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UK police watchdog conducting probe into murder of Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed as he died]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hedgehogs-survey-ireland-7058632-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T15:53:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>If you see a hedgehog you should report it to the authorities</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Biodiversity, Citizen Science, Conservation, good news, GoodNews, Hedgehogs, Ireland, keeping count, spot the pricks, wildlife</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/unnamed-ac87a57e-1adc-4420-a5b3-fd84acf94fdb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[If you see a hedgehog you should report it to the authorities]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/qayyum-balogan-stabbing-dublin-2-grafton-street-clarendon-street-bewleys-concert-incident-7058244-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T15:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bystander sustained stab wound during attack that killed 21-year-old man in Dublin city centre </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bewleys, Clarendon Street, dublin 2, Dublin city centre, Famous Pluto, Garda, Qayyum Balogun, Stabbing</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/state-loses-skull-sea-lambay-man-7058474-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T15:08:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Skull of man found in Irish Sea 20 years ago has been lost by the State</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Dublin, Ireland, Lambay Island, Lambay man, Missing Persons, unidentified remains</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A mock-up of what the man may have looked like while alive, based off a clay model of his skull.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Skull of man found in Irish Sea 20 years ago has been lost by the State]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cavan-man-given-life-sentence-for-murdering-mother-in-her-home-7058427-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T14:25:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cavan man must serve sentence for trying to kill father before starting term for mother's murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Annie Heyneman, Ballyconnell, Cavan, Central Criminal Court, Courts, danny heyneman</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Annie Heyneman]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cavan man must serve sentence for trying to kill father before starting term for mother's murder]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-police-interview-woman-alleges-rape-7058534-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T14:19:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jeffrey Donaldson trial hears police interview with complainant who alleges he raped her</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Courts, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson trial hears police interview with complainant who alleges he raped her]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/civil-servant-accused-leaking-government-information-further-remanded-7058503-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T14:11:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bail bid 'in progress' for civil servant accused of leaking government information to foreign power</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Yevgen McKeeffe appeared at Cloverhill District Court today. (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bail bid 'in progress' for civil servant accused of leaking government information to foreign power]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-war-memorial-gardens-death-of-man-7057968-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T13:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who died swimming across River Liffey after alleged assault in Islandbridge named locally</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The River Liffey seen from the Dublin War Memorial Gardens.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who died swimming across River Liffey after alleged assault in Islandbridge named locally]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/violence-continues-in-lebanon-in-spite-of-trumps-angry-phone-call-with-netanyahu-7058082-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T13:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Violence continues in Lebanon – in spite of Trump's angry phone call with Netanyahu</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Peace Talks</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Trump reportedly fumed at Netanyahu on a phone call.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Violence continues in Lebanon – in spite of Trump's angry phone call with Netanyahu]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-age-start-drinking-alcohol-7058398-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:56:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What age did you start drinking alcohol?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alcohol, binge drinking, Ireland, Mental Health, Poll, Public Health, Teenagers, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/bartender-prepares-cocktails-at-the-bar-28e924f6-547e-4d13-b729-e45381540d58-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What age did you start drinking alcohol?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-investigating-after-burglars-attempt-break-in-with-jcb-at-mallow-shop-7058330-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:51:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigating after burglars ram JCB into Mallow shop</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ATM theft, Burglary, Cork, Gardaí, mallow, Supervalu</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The JCB pictured outside the shop this morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating after burglars ram JCB into Mallow shop]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-danny-healy-rae-7058352-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:44:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael Healy-Rae says his brother's comments cost him his agriculture ministry </news:title>
            <news:keywords>agriculture minister, Danny Healy-Rae, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae, War of Words</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Healy Rae TD pictured in Radio Kerry's Killarney studio with host Jerry O'Sullivan this morning. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae says his brother's comments cost him his agriculture ministry ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/former-snp-chief-bought-e144k-motorhome-and-robotic-lawnmower-with-party-donations-7058367-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:10:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former SNP chief bought €144k motorhome and robotic lawnmower with party donations, court told</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Edinburgh, Nicola Sturgeon, Peter Murrell, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The motorhome purchased by Peter Murrell]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former SNP chief bought €144k motorhome and robotic lawnmower with party donations, court told]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/love-island-galway-footballer-fitzy-wastes-no-time-looking-for-love-as-he-makes-villa-debut-7058182-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T10:27:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Wifey material': Galway footballer wastes no time looking for love as he makes villa debut</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fitzy, GAA, Galway GAA, love island, Reality TV, Sean Fitzgerald, Television</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-15-15-27abad6e-27a3-46f9-a25f-dc6ec336a015-630x332.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Seán stepped away from the Galway panel last month amid reports linking him with the show.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Wifey material': Galway footballer wastes no time looking for love as he makes villa debut]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/six-killed-in-iowa-shooting-spree-police-believe-is-domestic-dispute-7058193-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T09:07:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six people killed in Iowa after series of shootings linked to a domestic dispute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, Domestic Violence, Iowa, Muscatine, Shooting, United States</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/may-13-2020-muscatine-iowa-usa-downtown-muscatine-iowa-wednesday-may-13-2020-credit-image-kevin-e-schmidtquad-city-times-via-zuma-wire-80cad60b-a490-4b66-a8bc-bc761c1ce768-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of downtown Muscatine, Iowa.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Six people killed in Iowa after series of shootings linked to a domestic dispute]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/front-pages-peter-mandelson-starmer-labour-7058136-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T09:01:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Who can we tax': Another big political row brewing over WhatsApp message to Mandelson</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Keir Starmer, Labour, Oh Keir, oh mandy, on the front pages, peter mandelson, UK FRONT PAGES</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The front pages of The Times and The Sun.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Who can we tax': Another big political row brewing over WhatsApp message to Mandelson]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/teen-binge-drinking-7054898-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dr Suzanne Crowe: Let's be clear, teen drinking is a form of self-harm, and it's on the rise</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alcohol, alcohol and cancer, alcohol dependency, binge drinking, column, drinking and cancer, Healthcare, leaving cert holidays, Opinion, teenage drinking, Teens, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dr Suzanne Crowe: Let's be clear, teen drinking is a form of self-harm, and it's on the rise]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/8-at-8-tuesday-130-7058089-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T08:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-seriously-injured-collision-car-cabra-dublin-witness-appeal-7058103-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T07:46:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man seriously injured after crash between car and e-bike in Cabra </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cabra, Collision, Cyclist, Dublin, Gardaí, two-vehicle collision, Witness appeal</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The collision happened on Faussagh Avenue in Cabra. (File image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man seriously injured after crash between car and e-bike in Cabra ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-unsettled-rain-wind-met-eireann-7058080-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T07:18:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Unsettled week of weather ahead with plenty of rain and wind in store</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bring a brolly, fliuch, here comes the rain again, Met Éireann, Rain, Weather, Weather Forecast, wet and windy, Wet wet wet, wind and rain</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/90330226_90330226-f05a3db7-49f5-4061-9702-e17b116e1828-630x518.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[You might need one of these this week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Unsettled week of weather ahead with plenty of rain and wind in store]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-rising-legal-costs-as-people-fight-to-stay-out-of-nursing-homes-7051100-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T00:05:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Investigates, Legal tangle, Nursing Homes, Rising Legal Costs</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/27-05-7ff3ebcd-2e9b-4b70-9951-f8676ef0bbcf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar]]></image:title>
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