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            <news:title>Energy minister says data centres are to Ireland what car factories are to Germany</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The minister said data centres are vital to the country's IT industry.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Energy minister says data centres are to Ireland what car factories are to Germany]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-child-poverty-line-7157212-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-11T00:10:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Taoiseach is quibbling with how child poverty is measured - here's the exact incomes involved</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-sandwich-ireland-7158975-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T23:26:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland's 'first sandwich census' has a clear winner for the country's national sambo</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A fine spread, some would say.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland's 'first sandwich census' has a clear winner for the country's national sambo]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/paramedics-report-rte-7158951-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T23:04:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says female paramedics 'let down' by ambulance service after Prime Time report </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says female paramedics 'let down' by ambulance service after Prime Time report ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gaa-integration-lgfa-camogie-7158329-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T21:46:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris hopes GAA integration plan can 'get over the line' next year </news:title>
            <news:keywords>GAA, Integration, Mary McAleese, One club</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Oireacthas Committee for sport has appealed to the GAA to accept its invitation to meet and discuss the association's collapsed plans.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris hopes GAA integration plan can 'get over the line' next year ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-thursday-77-7158860-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T21:35:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-editor-thejournal-7158410-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-10T21:30:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the editor </news:title>
            <news:keywords>letters to the editor, Your Thoughts</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Christmas trees planted for sand dunes, Liverpool]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jason-murphy-hutch-court-appearance-7158823-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T20:09:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Son of Gerry Hutch appears in court following extradition</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin District Court, Extradited, Extradition, Gerry Hutch, Hutch Kinahan Feud, Jason Murphy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Photo shows armed gardai at the Central Criminal Court as Jason Hutch was extradited from Lanzarote on organised crime charges.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Son of Gerry Hutch appears in court following extradition]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/darragh-obrien-energy-7158801-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T19:57:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Energy minister's advice for lowering bills? Retrofit or switch providers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Darragh O'Brien, Energy prices, Ireland, Public Transport, Retrofitting</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/transport-minister-darragh-obrien-speaking-to-the-media-ahead-of-a-cabinet-meeting-at-government-buildings-in-dublin-picture-date-wednesday-april-1-2026-b3cb72a4-99a4-4702-885e-59fa4698892a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The minister also defended public transport fare increases, saying they'll still be lower than they were eight years ago.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Energy minister's advice for lowering bills? Retrofit or switch providers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-callout-first-time-buyers-housing-crisis-7154833-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T19:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you trying to buy your first home? We want to hear from you</news:title>
            <news:keywords>buyers, callout, ESRI, first time buyers, Home, Housing Crisis, Housing Market, ipav, your stories</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Auctioneers have warned that first-time buyers are struggling to find homes they can afford.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you trying to buy your first home? We want to hear from you]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-think-in-4-7158120-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-10T19:19:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris says 'hundreds of euros' in income tax cuts will make a real difference to families </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Fine Gael, Fine Gael Think-In, Gorey, Simon Harris, Think-In</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris speaking at the Fine Gael think-in in Gorey. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris says 'hundreds of euros' in income tax cuts will make a real difference to families ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/galway-rape-case-international-protection-7158778-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T19:16:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two men accused of raping teenager at Galway train station refused bail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ceannt Railway Station, Galway, Galway City, High Court, Rape, Rape Case</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two men accused of raping teenager at Galway train station refused bail]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/today-show-ireland-7158747-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T18:36:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Long-running US NBC morning show Today to broadcast from Kenmare </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Kenmare, NBC, NBC TODAY SHOW, savannah guthrie, Visitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/february-14-2025-carson-daly-savannah-guthrie-on-today-show-in-new-york-february-14-2025creditrwmediapunch-137ccdc3-bc03-47e3-a8b7-4c4b52a4a07b-630x383.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carson Daly and Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show in New York]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Long-running US NBC morning show Today to broadcast from Kenmare ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jason-hutch-home-to-ireland-extradition-organised-crime-7158379-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Son of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch extradited from Lanzarote on organised crime charges</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Extradition, Ireland, Jason Hutch, Organised Crime</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/independent-candidate-gerry-the-monk-hutch-outside-rds-simmonscourt-dublin-as-the-election-count-continues-for-the-irish-general-election-picture-date-sunday-december-1-2024-f2d22262-0f10-4064-b0af-c0e8232f2d50-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Son of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch extradited from Lanzarote on organised crime charges]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-cullen-7158689-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-10T17:26:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Dún Laoghaire in July</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Investigation</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-10t171644-725-8c5988b6-f72e-43c0-a536-80f54921506c-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Cullen]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Dún Laoghaire in July]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-thursday-122-7158587-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T16:59:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/wooden-tile-with-the-prime-number-5-on-a-rustic-brown-surface-mathematical-concept-with-copy-space-for-education-and-numeracy-f9303fbe-e3ad-4904-a53d-8cac15244b07-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-tender-7158590-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-10T16:39:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dallas-based US companies win contract to manage Metrolink project</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Infrastructure, Metrolink, Transport</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-4-160db0c4-beee-4c4f-92c0-38dd8e24eebe-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An artist's impression of a Metrolink tram.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dallas-based US companies win contract to manage Metrolink project]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/politics-by-numbers-3-7157885-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-10T16:00:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Childcare, column, Dáil Éireann, disabilities, Disability care, disabled, Irish Politics, Labour Market, Opinion, politics by numbers, politics in ireland, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gavan Reilly presenting  Monday with Gavan Reilly on Virgin Media. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-oleary-rapists-7158248-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T15:40:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Deeply offensive': Michael O'Leary criticised for calling other airlines 'high-fare rapists'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Criticism, Michael O'Leary, national women's council, Rape, Ryanair</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ryanair-ceo-michael-oleary-at-the-ryanair-agm-at-their-offices-in-dublin-picture-date-thursday-september-10-2026-bfa79eb1-f2a4-469c-a440-92e4deb81e65-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary speaking to media at their AGM in Dublin today. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Deeply offensive': Michael O'Leary criticised for calling other airlines 'high-fare rapists']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/princess-diana-revenge-dress-to-go-up-for-auction-sothebys-7158503-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T15:30:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Princess Diana's famous 'revenge dress' is going up for auction</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Auction, Little Black Dress, Princess Diana, revenge dress, Sotheby's, UK, Under the Hammer</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Diana wearing the dress to a gala dinner at London's Serpentine Gallery in 1994. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Princess Diana's famous 'revenge dress' is going up for auction]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/harry-styles-two-shows-croke-park-dublin-2027-7158444-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T14:50:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harry Styles is bringing 'disco' to Croke Park next year - and tickets will cost a pretty penny</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, Croke Park, Dublin, Harry Styles, just keep touring, Music, together together</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harry Styles performing at the Brit Awards 2026 in Manchester in February. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harry Styles is bringing 'disco' to Croke Park next year - and tickets will cost a pretty penny]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/people-before-profit-left-alliance-sinn-fein-social-democrats-7157896-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T14:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Richard Boyd Barrett says Soc Dems and Sinn Féin are not answering his emails </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Left Alliance, Left on read, People Before Profit, Richard Boyd-Barrett, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People Before Profit leader Richard Boyd Barrett]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Richard Boyd Barrett says Soc Dems and Sinn Féin are not answering his emails ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-far-right-immigration-people-before-profit-7158370-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T14:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jim O'Callaghan compared to Trump and Nigel Farage over his citizenship rule changes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Far-right, Immigration, Jim O'Callaghan, Language tests, Naturalisation, Nigel Farage, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit, Richard Boyd-Barrett, Solidarity</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jim O'Callaghan compared to Trump and Nigel Farage over his citizenship rule changes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/consumer-prices-august-7158397-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T14:14:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cost of living: Education costs surged as fuel prices spiked in last year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>basket of goods, Central Statistics Office, Consumer Price Index, Cost of Living, Economy, Inflation, Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-shopping-cart-by-a-store-shelf-in-a-supermarket-de24122b-defb-4e40-9278-f024eba48e72-630x372.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[There were some price decreases on individual products, such as certain groceries, in the 12-month period.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cost of living: Education costs surged as fuel prices spiked in last year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/district-x-festival-drug-warning-7158319-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T13:32:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Festival-goers warned of high-strength 'MDMA' circulating ahead of District X</news:title>
            <news:keywords>District X Festival, drug safety, Festivals, harm reduction, HSE, Ireland, MDMA</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ecstasy-tablets-3c3293c4-61f8-48f7-890f-db1fdc6a7958-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Festival-goers warned of high-strength 'MDMA' circulating ahead of District X]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ecb-rate-hike-september-7157367-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T13:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>ECB hikes interest rates in another blow to tracker and variable mortgage holders</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ECB, ECB RATE, ECB rate hike, European Central Bank, Inflation, IRAN WAR</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/berlin-germany-10th-sep-2026-christine-lagarde-president-of-the-european-central-bank-speaks-at-the-european-central-bank-ecb-press-conference-following-the-ecb-governing-councils-off-site-me-b71e8a05-8fb9-4956-aeb1-5eb16282bcf4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[ECB President Christine Lagarde speaking at a press conference this afternoon following the increase announcement. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[ECB hikes interest rates in another blow to tracker and variable mortgage holders]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/seven-mills-parking-protest-7155685-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T12:50:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Are we not allowed visitors?' Residents protest strict new clamping regime in Dublin estate</news:title>
            <news:keywords>cairn homes, Housing, Parking, parking wars, Seven Mills</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-159-acfad042-dbe4-4b4e-9989-5bd24d5ccef9-630x412.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Inadequate public transport and a lack of parking spaces have been a headache for Parkleigh residents since they moved into the estate.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Are we not allowed visitors?' Residents protest strict new clamping regime in Dublin estate]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/top-5-picks-streaming-this-weekend-7156747-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T12:45:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal in The History of Sound]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Our top 5 watches this weekend]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/duffys-circus-crash-7150205-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T12:21:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Circus family's terrifying ordeal of convoy being struck by wrong-way driver</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crash, Gardaí, Mayo, RTC, Tom Duffy's Circus</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Duffy's Circus.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Circus family's terrifying ordeal of convoy being struck by wrong-way driver]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/law-may-be-changed-to-stop-some-childcare-providers-facing-unexpected-rates-bills-7158159-Sep2026/</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>2026-09-10T11:13:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Law may be changed to stop some ECCE childcare providers facing sky-high rates bills</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Childcare, childcare providers, COMMERCIAL RATES, Creche, ECCE, john cummins, legislation change, parents</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tessenderlo-ham-belgium-01st-sep-2026-pupils-pictured-at-primary-school-het-wiebelwoud-at-the-start-of-the-new-school-year-tuesday-01-september-2026-in-tessenderlo-ham-belga-photo-eric-lalmand-c-8ee922d1-b071-4f18-a0d8-0612e7460094-630x424.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo: Kids in childcare]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Law may be changed to stop some ECCE childcare providers facing sky-high rates bills]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/primark-to-offer-online-home-deliveries-only-in-britain-penneys-7158014-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:36:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Primark is going to start offering online deliveries (but only in Britain)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clothes, Clothing, home delivery, not penneys hun, Online Shopping, Penneys, Primark, Shopping</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson confirmed to The Journal that the announcement "does not apply to Ireland."]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Primark is going to start offering online deliveries (but only in Britain)]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/apple-iphone-18-duo-price-poll-7158011-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:30:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Would you pay more than €1k for a phone?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Apple, iPhone, iphone 18, iPhone Duo, Poll, Technology, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/an-attendees-uses-the-iphone-duo-during-an-announcement-of-new-products-on-wednesday-sept-9-2026-on-the-apple-campus-in-cupertino-calif-ap-photojeff-chiu-6830cd51-955b-4181-9075-fad89977716c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Apple announced a new range of products on Wednesday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Would you pay more than €1k for a phone?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-essay-international-comparisons-7157316-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:19:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mid-rise buildings could fill the gap in 'missing' medium-density housing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>city living, Housing Crisis, mid-rise buildings, Property, property policy, the housing essay</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mid-rise-apartment-building-2-a1b283c4-7194-4762-afc3-81b361530930-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mid-rise buildings like these can be cost efficient and also highly liveable.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mid-rise buildings could fill the gap in 'missing' medium-density housing]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-100-7154367-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T09:55:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and spending</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/money-diaries-artwork-bf45da8c-d7be-48fc-87cb-76f280a6c480-630x420.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/forsa-trade-union-issues-notice-to-health-employers-for-industrial-action-7157245-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T09:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Very significant dispute' if public sector pay row not resolved, INMO general secretary warns</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forsa, Health Service, HSE, Industrial Action, Public Service, public service workers, Trade Union</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-58-b7646c12-6024-45b8-9fcd-b611c5f9df6d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The INMO's general secretary said 'morale is on the floor' among its members (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Very significant dispute' if public sector pay row not resolved, INMO general secretary warns]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/new-york-911-7157194-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stars and Stripes: 'The towers suddenly came into view, only the bottom halves were visible'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9/11 25 years, Stars and Stripes</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/world-trade-centre-new-york-south-tower-is-hit-by-united-airlines-flight-175-on-11-september-2001-photo-icf911s-51219905-453d-4e2b-a28d-388df701ae0a-630x422.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stars and Stripes: 'The towers suddenly came into view, only the bottom halves were visible']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/august-was-the-hottest-month-ever-recorded-7157832-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:01:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Last month was the hottest August ever recorded globally</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate Change, CLIMATE CRISIS, Copernicus, Europe, record temperatures, warming seas</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/massive-forest-fire-raging-on-mountain-at-night-7c198ac7-692e-4c12-b6e1-b5974ae647db-630x311.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A massive forest fire rages in the mountains of Colorado, 13 August 2026 ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Last month was the hottest August ever recorded globally]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-dead-86-missing-fire-ferry-philippines-7157831-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T07:40:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>At least five dead and 86 missing after fire breaks out on ferry in Philippines</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Coastguard, coron, Fire, palawan, Philippines, the Philippines</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/this-photo-provided-by-the-philippine-coast-guard-shows-remains-of-ferry-mv-june-aster-that-caught-fire-off-palawan-province-western-philippines-on-thursday-sept-10-2026-philippine-coast-guard-v-13783ead-9610-4b4d-abdd-dc5e4d5deea4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows remains of ferry MV June Aster that caught fire off Palawan province, western Philippines.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[At least five dead and 86 missing after fire breaks out on ferry in Philippines]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sports-listings-weekend-7156930-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T07:15:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Open golf, the Manchester derby, and the NFL's return</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, Sports listings</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rory-mcilroy-practices-off-the-sixteenth-63c041c6-1232-42a0-a0a5-b58d39fa138b-630x398.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Open golf, the Manchester derby, and the NFL's return]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-midterms-5000-dollars-7157814-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T06:45:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump promises every US adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterm elections</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Elections, maga, Midterms, Republicans, trumpapalooza, USA</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dallas-texas-usa-9th-sep-2026-us-president-donald-trump-addressing-the-rncs-priorities-for-the-upcoming-midterm-elections-at-the-2026-republican-convention-credit-image-andrew-devereau-5818bf6d-16f9-487f-9d6c-5aa5048795ea-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaks at the 'Trumpapolooza' Republican convention in Dallas, Texas]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump promises every US adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterm elections]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/suicide-in-ireland-7150113-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T06:35:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Supporting patients in distress: Doctors can’t predict suicide, but we can try to prevent it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Mental Health, Opinion, suicidal, Suicide, suicide in ireland, Suicide Prevention, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mental-health-word-on-the-exposed-puzzle-mental-health-assessment-child-well-being-stress-at-work-opinion-and-assessment-working-on-yourself-wor-1d3495de-e349-409a-a739-37ac9785d421-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Supporting patients in distress: Doctors can’t predict suicide, but we can try to prevent it]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/coimisiun-na-mean-online-safety-social-media-ban-report-7157614-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T06:30:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Most children (and nearly half of parents) favour online safety education over bans</news:title>
            <news:keywords>coimisiún na meán, EU Kids Online, Online Safety, online safety education, Social Media, social media ban</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/close-up-shot-of-woman-using-smartphone-on-city-street-with-bokeh-lights-at-night-mobile-phone-in-female-hands-outdoors-22ccae17-820c-4e50-86d2-d1a14771ac84-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Most children (and nearly half of parents) favour online safety education over bans]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/shannon-airport-suspicious-package-7156849-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T00:10:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Investigation ongoing after bomb squad responds to package sent to US Customs at Shannon</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The device arrived at Shannon Airport as a package addressed to the US Customs team. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Investigation ongoing after bomb squad responds to package sent to US Customs at Shannon]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-in-the-80s-rockin-the-suburbs-7150576-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T23:30:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why nostalgia can be 'a bit like snorting Pop Rocks': Sharing memories of 1980s Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A butcher's shop mannequin out in the rain on George's Street in 1988.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why nostalgia can be 'a bit like snorting Pop Rocks': Sharing memories of 1980s Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/former-ryanair-pilot-drugs-seizure-7157714-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T22:38:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former Ryanair pilot charged over drugs seizure claims they were ‘agricultural goods’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>brendan o'mara, Co Clare, Drugs Seizure, ryanair pilot</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brendan O'Mara from Meelick leaving a special sitting of Ennis District Court on 10 May 2025. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former Ryanair pilot charged over drugs seizure claims they were ‘agricultural goods’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/thomasina-tobin-funeral-7157665-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T21:53:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral details announced for Irish woman who died with husband while on holiday in Spain</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Monaghan, RIP, Thomasina Tobin</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Thomasina Tobin died with her husband Patrick in Spain last month. Photo posted by Thomasina's employer Turner & Townsend Alinea on LinkedIn.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Funeral details announced for Irish woman who died with husband while on holiday in Spain]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/contract-awarded-for-development-of-long-awaited-dublin-family-court-complex-7157681-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T21:23:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Contract awarded for development of long-awaited Dublin Family Court Complex</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin Family Court Complex, Family court, Hammond Lane, Jim O'Callaghan, justice department, Justice Minister</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Artist's impression of the complex]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Contract awarded for development of long-awaited Dublin Family Court Complex]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-wednesday-17-7157498-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T21:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/palestine-9th-sep-2026-a-missile-fired-by-warplanes-struck-the-al-masri-family-home-in-al-shati-refugee-camp-west-of-gaza-city-following-a-warning-from-the-israeli-army-credit-image-moh-70dda4ad-1432-4889-b313-0300af9579c4-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leopardstown-arrests-7157523-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T20:45:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two more arrests after fatal incident in Leopardstown last month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Investigation, Leopardstown</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-09t204002-898-c09f047e-01fa-420a-bddf-e4b000ac48cd-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two more arrests after fatal incident in Leopardstown last month]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/human-rights-group-asks-dublin-city-council-why-it-refused-permission-for-trump-protest-poster-7157591-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T19:51:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Human rights group asks Dublin City Council why it refused permission for Trump protest poster</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Dublin City Council, ICCL, INL, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, irish neutrality league, Trump</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-59-16fa0bb2-a212-4234-b605-9a874197b34d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the rejected poster designs.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Human rights group asks Dublin City Council why it refused permission for Trump protest poster]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/lise-hand-column-3-7149710-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T19:00:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lise Hand: 9/11 was televised. I was in New York that day. I’m glad I didn’t have a phone</news:title>
            <news:keywords>age of streaming, column, Irish Politics, LIFE IN IRELAND, Modern Life, Opinion, politics usa, US politics, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/world-trade-centre-new-york-south-tower-is-hit-by-united-airlines-flight-175-on-11-september-2001-photo-icf911s-4110f88e-7d8e-4b45-8a16-47c83c6b8d2a-630x422.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lise Hand: 9/11 was televised. I was in New York that day. I’m glad I didn’t have a phone]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gaa-integration-delay-7156722-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:58:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How the GAA integration plan collapsed - and what players make of it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Camogie Association, GAA, Gaelic Games, Integration, LGFA, Mary McAleese, where we all belong?</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Players are now questioning whether the GAA was ever truly committed to integration (file photo).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How the GAA integration plan collapsed - and what players make of it]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trumps-visit-nothing-more-than-money-making-photo-opportunity-say-critics-ahead-of-protest-7157064-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:29:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump's visit 'nothing more than money-making photo opportunity', say critics ahead of protest</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Doonbeg, Frosty reception, Ireland, Irish Open, Micheál Martin, Protests, trump's trip</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_1373-a78b3c28-0aa2-464e-8189-c24d0d351ed3-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Patricia Stephenson, Sara O'Routke, Richard Boyd Barrett and Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire at a press conference in Buswells Hotel today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump's visit 'nothing more than money-making photo opportunity', say critics ahead of protest]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/arklow-bank-wind-farm-decommissioning-7157342-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T17:28:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Plans being lodged to dismantle Ireland's only constructed offshore wind-farm </news:title>
            <news:keywords>arklow bank, Ireland, offshore wind, Renewable Energy, Wicklow, wind energy, Wind Farm, Winding up</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A wind farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Plans being lodged to dismantle Ireland's only constructed offshore wind-farm ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-given-five-year-sentence-for-riot-and-burglary-during-ballymena-riots-last-year-7157353-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T17:18:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who threw rocks and metal poles at police during Ballymena riots given five-year sentence </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Antrim, ballymena, Ballymena Riots, Bradley Douglas, Courts, PSNI</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stamp-duty-first-time-buyers-7157336-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T17:15:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris pushes back on Fianna Fáil stamp duty proposal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fianna Fáil, Housing, Ireland, Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Stamp Duty, standoff</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-3d847045-971e-4858-b8c5-a057ce790587-630x457.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris, the minister for finance, has ruled out the move. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris pushes back on Fianna Fáil stamp duty proposal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-news-rundown-wednesday-september-7157324-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T16:56:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-number-5-placed-on-a-blue-background-photographed-from-above-colored-orange-and-white-19a067d1-73f5-4bb9-8938-9c88c3146bbf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-airport-cocaine-seizure-7157286-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T16:41:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged after seizure of €1m of cocaine at Cork Airport further remanded in custody</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cocaine, Cork Airport, Cork District Court, Courts, Drug seizure, Patrick Cahill</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/departure-lounge-cork-airport-ireland-ad119f02-187d-4bb9-836f-d16ac05a7dfe-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image: Cork Airport.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man charged after seizure of €1m of cocaine at Cork Airport further remanded in custody]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/peter-mulcaire-funeral-rathke-7157247-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T16:35:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Toddler killed in hit-and-run was 'sunshine' in his family, funeral hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gardaí, Hit-and-Run, Limerick, Rathkeale, Road Accident</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-09-at-16-30-08-7a9fb4d1-ed21-4be5-bbfe-50909ff13337-630x435.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The funeral in Rathkeale]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Toddler killed in hit-and-run was 'sunshine' in his family, funeral hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-usc-proposal-7157215-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T16:20:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin to propose abolishing USC on first €40k in alternative budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Income Tax, Ireland, Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin, USC</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sinn-fein-leader-mary-lou-mcdonald-with-td-pearse-doherty-behind-speaking-to-the-media-as-she-attends-the-sinn-fein-annual-away-day-at-the-grand-hotel-malahide-near-dublin-ahead-of-the-new-dail-s-286a4ad9-c567-4986-aee9-6d0f8cbd1f1d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, with TD Pearse Doherty speaking at the Sinn Féin think-in in Malahide, Co Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin to propose abolishing USC on first €40k in alternative budget]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/researcher-quits-anthropic-over-fears-ai-could-kill-us-all-by-end-of-the-decade-7157047-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T14:34:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The AI industry is all worked up over a researcher's claim it could ‘kill us all' in a decade</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, claude, Evan Hubinger, Jacob Coxon, openai</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/anthropic-ai-logo-displayed-on-a-smartphone-screen-with-a-blurred-background-march-2-2025-0cfb3a36-ef8c-4c85-97c1-1ddb2e406fad-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Anthropic logo displayed on a smartphone screen]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The AI industry is all worked up over a researcher's claim it could ‘kill us all' in a decade]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-parking-7156888-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T14:31:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>APCOA to take over Dublin city parking enforcement, with towing and fines emphasised over clamping</news:title>
            <news:keywords>apcoa, Clamping, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Parking, Transport</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-09-at-13-59-35-6b28e558-3f5f-4442-a2b6-f36f48088894-630x405.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The new stategy will be implemented from November. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[APCOA to take over Dublin city parking enforcement, with towing and fines emphasised over clamping]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-library-of-ireland-west-wing-redevelopment-7157048-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T14:30:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>National Library's west wing to open to the public for the first time after redevelopment</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, kildare street, National Library, National Library of Ireland, Patrick O'Donovan, Redevelopment, Refurbishment, The West Wing</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The National Library of Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[National Library's west wing to open to the public for the first time after redevelopment]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bord-gais-price-hike-2-7157095-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T14:24:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bord Gáis announces big hikes in gas and electricity prices from next month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bord Gais Energy, Consumer, Consumer News, Electricity prices, Energy prices, Gas Prices, Painful, Price Hikes</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Noel Clarke.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Actor Noel Clarke charged with sexual offences against five women]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-domhnall-gleeson-7154958-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Domhnall Gleeson? </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Domhnall Gleeson arrives at the premiere of The Paper]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drone-mystery-dublin-wicklow-aer-lingus-regional-7156749-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T12:29:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mystery surrounds drone sighting off Wicklow as military and gardaí investigate 'unverified' aircraft</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of EI-FAT, the aircraft involved in the sighting, on the ground in Dublin Airport. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/opinion-increase-carbon-tax-reduce-excise-7156727-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Fuel costs: Increase the carbon tax. Cut excise instead - it's what makes sense]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-car-crash-teenagers-7156839-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T11:27:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two teenagers injured in car crash in Co Waterford</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Two teenagers injured in car crash in Co Waterford]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/south-park-rename-south-america-7156711-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T11:11:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'South Park' will be renamed 'South America' for its next series to poke fun at Trump</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jonathan-creswell-indecent-exposure-northern-ireland-police-ombudsman-katie-simpson-7156769-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T11:09:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Investigation of murder-accused Jonathan Creswell for alleged indecent exposure 'failed victim'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jonathan Creswell.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oasis-dont-look-back-in-anger-documentary-disney-poll-7156717-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T10:41:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A new Oasis documentary is out this week – will you watch it?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Liam and Noel Gallagher attended the film's London premiere on Monday]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mary-lou-mcdonald-sinn-fein-citizenship-think-in-7156679-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T10:31:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin 'open' to reviewing pathways to citizenship, McDonald says</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/law-society-jim-ocallaghan-mediator-solicitors-strike-7156595-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T10:18:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Law Society asks minister to consider 'independent mediator' to resolve solicitors' strike</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Walkouts at the CCJ last week. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-384-7156664-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T08:59:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/president-catherine-connolly-represent-ireland-funeral-king-harald-norway-7156619-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T07:45:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>President Connolly to represent Ireland at funeral of King Harald in Norway</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mourners gather in Palace Square near to floral tributes for Norway's late King Harald on the eve of his funeral in Oslo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[President Connolly to represent Ireland at funeral of King Harald in Norway]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-airport-filghts-cancelled-7156596-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T07:21:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Normal service resumes at Dublin Airport after UK air traffic control issue caused 'upheaval'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A person looking at the departures board in Dublin Airport (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Normal service resumes at Dublin Airport after UK air traffic control issue caused 'upheaval']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ccac-report-agriculture-fruit-and-vegetable-imports-crop-failures-climate-change-7156233-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T06:45:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland overly relies on imported fruit and vegetables that could be hit by climate change</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland overly relies on imported fruit and vegetables that could be hit by climate change]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/flooding-cabinet-7156118-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T06:15:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cabinet to hear plans to improve flood forecasting and warning systems</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image shows Spot flooding in Dublin, 2017.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cabinet to hear plans to improve flood forecasting and warning systems]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-yeast-company-dublin-planning-takeaway-college-street-7156052-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T06:00:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Yeast Company building owner drops plans for takeaway as historic shop could be restored</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Irish Yeast Co shop in 2019]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Yeast Company building owner drops plans for takeaway as historic shop could be restored]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/darragh-obrien-rsa-7156023-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-09T00:10:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Transport minister criticises RSA for not saying more after fatal M9 collision</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo: Motorway, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Transport minister criticises RSA for not saying more after fatal M9 collision]]></image:title>
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