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            <news:title>'I'll think of you each step of the way': Tributes pour in for Dolly Parton</news:title>
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            <news:title>Gasps as Irish actor informs audience of Dolly Parton’s death before 9 To 5 musical performance</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T09:08:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Dublin 15</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-wednesday-70-7142261-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T08:44:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-imagination-library-free-books-millions-of-children-7142218-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T08:17:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dolly Parton's literacy legacy: How singer gave millions of books to children around the world</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dolly Parton at the launch of her first European Imagination Library at the Magna Science and Adventure Centre in Rotherham, UK.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton's literacy legacy: How singer gave millions of books to children around the world]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-couple-found-dead-by-their-children-in-spain-7142219-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T08:08:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Police investigating after Irish couple found dead by their children in Spain</news:title>
            <news:keywords>civil guard, Cullera, Valencia</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A view of Cullera, a popular holiday destination in Valencia, Spain ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Police investigating after Irish couple found dead by their children in Spain]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/2025-presidential-election-disinformation-social-media-platforms-7139970-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T08:00:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, disinformation, election misinformation, Facebook, FactCheck, Google, Instagram, Ireland, irish presidential election, LinkedIn, Meta, Misinformation, Presidential Election, Social Media, YouTube</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/food-column-7141041-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T08:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Feeder's Digest: Welfare check for the TK Maxx food aisle customer, please</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, feeders digest, Food, food column, foodie, giant pasta, ireland cuisine, ireland food, Opinion, the feeder's digest, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Feeder's Digest: Welfare check for the TK Maxx food aisle customer, please]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/school-teacher-places-into-7139883-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T07:30:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Class size problems: Our children are stuck behind their European peers in supersized classes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Back To School, column, Opinion, Primary School, primary school ireland, return to school, School, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Class size problems: Our children are stuck behind their European peers in supersized classes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cao-points-the-journal-2-7141055-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T07:00:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>CAO points are out today - find them all on The Journal from 2pm</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CAO 2025, CAO2025, Points Race</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/melvin-benn-electric-picnic-ketamine-age-limit-7141986-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-26T06:15:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘It’s made for horses, for heaven's sake’: Electric Picnic boss warns against ketamine use at festival</news:title>
            <news:keywords>age limit, Drug use, Drugs, Electric Picnic, Festival, festival republic, Hold your horses, HSE, ketamine, melvin benn</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/819electric-picnic-preview_90754142-6037f5b5-abe4-4d47-816c-c91b26f6ca45-630x408.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, pictured at the main stage of Electric Picnic yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘It’s made for horses, for heaven's sake’: Electric Picnic boss warns against ketamine use at festival]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/1000-teens-out-of-reach-of-youth-diversion-programme-7141530-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-26T06:10:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>1,000 teens 'beyond reach' of State as justice minister plans new youth crime strategy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, Interview, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice Minister, m9 collision, Youth Crime, youth diversion programme, youth justice strategy</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/yard-teenagers-hooligans-squatting-on-the-street-smoking-cigarettes-communicate-using-a-cell-phone-514754a9-a5ac-4f25-ad85-765685ac80cf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some young people are not fearful of the criminal justice system, said O'Callaghan. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[1,000 teens 'beyond reach' of State as justice minister plans new youth crime strategy]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lovehate-new-show-rte-schedule-7141498-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T06:00:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A dark new drama from the creator of Love/Hate is the standout show from RTÉ's upcoming schedule</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Drama, entertainment, Hardy Bucks, Irish Television, RTÉ, The Late Late Show, Up-and-coming</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wrc-an-garda-siochana-human-resources-management-industrial-relations-sick-leave-injured-on-duty-7141648-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-26T00:05:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WRC finds An Garda Síochána refused to pay 'proper' sick leave pay to garda injured on duty</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Garda, Garda Management, misguided discretion, no proper procedures, refusal to pay, The Morning Lead, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-signlantern-castlepollard-garda-station-efe3ac40-acc9-4131-8988-970bedb68904-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a garda lantern. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[WRC finds An Garda Síochána refused to pay 'proper' sick leave pay to garda injured on duty]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/meath-hit-and-run-7142178-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T23:07:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenage cyclist killed in hit-and-run in Co Meath </news:title>
            <news:keywords>co meath, Cyclist, Gardaí, Hit-and-Run, Kells, road traffic accident</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-stock-a-stock-garda-road-closed-sign-1f8adf7e-b8ba-412e-be96-1395b08c397f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The cyclist, a male in his late teens, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenage cyclist killed in hit-and-run in Co Meath ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-best-moments-7141981-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T22:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>From Páidí Ó Sé's pub to Glastonbury: Dolly Parton's best moments and performances</news:title>
            <news:keywords>country music, Dolly Parton, entertainment, Grand Ole Opry, Music, nashville</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/entertainer-dolly-parton-performs-at-halftime-during-a-regular-season-game-between-the-dallas-cowboys-and-the-washington-commanders-thursday-novembe-1bffe5ba-8f2e-42fd-a0fc-5f48e97ad81c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dolly Parton performs at halftime during a regular season game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Commanders in 2023.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[From Páidí Ó Sé's pub to Glastonbury: Dolly Parton's best moments and performances]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nta-solar-bus-stops-7141562-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T22:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The NTA is planning to spend half a million euro adding solar lights to bus stops</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bus stops, Dublin, Ireland, National Transport Authority, Public Transport, Solar Energy, stop the lights</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/solar-panel-on-city-road-sign-post-power-for-bus-stop-light-environmental-friendly-ecology-electricity-solar-energy-panel-powered-city-infrastructu-263140f1-fb36-406f-917e-06e5a0cf0927-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A solar panel on a city road sign post abroad.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The NTA is planning to spend half a million euro adding solar lights to bus stops]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mountjoy-prison-extension-contract-7142092-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-25T21:50:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Contract for new extension to female wing of Mountjoy Prison signed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Justice, Dóchas Centre, Irish Prison Service, Jim O'Callaghan, Mountjoy Prison, Prison capacity</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dochas-centre-womens-prison-and-mountjoy-jail-dublin-republic-of-ireland-c4ad0b52-0d46-49e1-99e2-bd8e4a344708-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Rowan House Yard Extension project is part of a prison building programme to deliver over 1,500 new spaces by 2031.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Contract for new extension to female wing of Mountjoy Prison signed]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-8-bomb-disposal-team-7141943-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-25T21:26:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Defence Forces bomb disposal experts remove 'suspicious device' in Dublin 8</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Defence Forces, Dublin, Kilmainham, Suspicious Device</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[Defence Forces bomb disposal experts remove 'suspicious device' in Dublin 8]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-fix-tuesday-3-7141926-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-25T21:04:50+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://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/822electric-picnic-preview_90754147-1e19873f-c27b-4dae-99dc-4ba185973bc6-630x467.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Florence Road. Lead singer and guitarist Lily Aron, bassist Ailbhe Barry, guitarist Emma Brandon, and drummer Hannah Kelly at the Electric Picnic Annual Media Site Preview at Stradbally. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-preview-guinness-barefoot-garden-7141534-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T21:00:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What's new at Electric Picnic: A two-storey pub and a... 'barefoot garden'?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>barefoot garden, cmat, Electric Picnic, Festival, fontaines, Gorillaz, guinness stage, knock your socks off, Music, Preview, the picnic, zara larsson</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A number of new areas have been added to the festival this year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What's new at Electric Picnic: A two-storey pub and a... 'barefoot garden'?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-car-rammed-cork-7142019-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T20:28:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T20:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ciara Gibney, Jessie Brennan and Jody Whelan receive their Leaving Certificate results ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-dead-tribute-6839495-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T19:04:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-law-society-strike-7141454-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T18:46:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal aid row: Justice minister says Law Society ‘bags’ concessions and wants more</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal aid row: Justice minister says Law Society ‘bags’ concessions and wants more]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/body-found-kimmage-dublin-7141931-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T18:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body of woman found in Dublin park </news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Death, Dublin, Garda Investigation, Kimmage, Post-mortem</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí were alerted after the body was discovered shortly before 9am.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Body of woman found in Dublin park ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-podcast-interview-7141773-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T17:31:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jim O'Callaghan on the M9 collision, migration, and wanting to lead Fianna Fáil</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jim O'Callaghan in studio.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jim O'Callaghan on the M9 collision, migration, and wanting to lead Fianna Fáil]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/canada-us-retaliatory-tariffs-7141727-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T17:22:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Canada hits back at US with $20bn in retaliatory tariffs</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/president-donald-trump-speaks-with-canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-in-the-oval-office-at-the-white-house-in-washington-d-c-on-october-7-2025-the-two-leaders-reviewed-bilateral-projects-and-po-67c43ffb-e08c-44fb-af04-c3b03ba924aa-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Canada hits back at US with $20bn in retaliatory tariffs]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/yevgen-mckeeffe-civil-servant-leaks-foriegn-power-7141714-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T17:06:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Civil servant arrested for leaks to hostile foreign power charged with breaking Official Secrets Act</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Civil servant arrested for leaks to hostile foreign power charged with breaking Official Secrets Act]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-25-08-26-7141658-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T17:00:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/m9-crash-sisters-fundraiser-7141603-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T16:53:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Family of sisters injured in M9 crash thank public for support as fundraiser nears €800k</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Three sisters were seriously injured in the crash, alongside a seven-year-old boy.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Family of sisters injured in M9 crash thank public for support as fundraiser nears €800k]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fanad-7140976-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T16:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tá pobal láidir croímhar ceolmhar i bhFánaid i dTuaisceart Dhún na nGall</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Local musicians playing music in the Lighthouse Tavern in Fanad, Co Donegal.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tá pobal láidir croímhar ceolmhar i bhFánaid i dTuaisceart Dhún na nGall]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/donald-trump-visit-garda-operation-doonbeg-clare-dublin-shannon-7141391-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T16:26:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Commissioner declares Trump visit an 'extraordinary event' so that policing demand can be met</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump, on the first tee during the official opening of the New Course, the second championship course at Trump International Golf Links, on the Menie Estate in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Commissioner declares Trump visit an 'extraordinary event' so that policing demand can be met]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/road-safety-autority-rsa-data-breaches-7141563-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T16:25:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Road Safety Authority suffered 125 data breaches in less than two years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Breach, Driving Licences, Ireland, Privacy, Road Safety Authority, RSA</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Road Safety Authority suffered 125 data breaches in less than two years]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leaves-falling-early-ireland-7140909-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T16:02:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have you spotted fallen leaves on the ground? It's because 'false autumn' may be here already</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Biodiversity, Climate Change, climbing temperatures, Environment, Ireland, Nature, reap what you sow, seasons, Trees</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Have you spotted fallen leaves on the ground? It's because 'false autumn' may be here already]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ghislaine-maxwell-rejected-7141430-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T15:18:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-recruitment-targets-missed-7141339-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T14:54:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government falls short of garda recruitment targets for second year in a row</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Department of Justice, garda recruitment, Ireland, Sinn Féin, Templemore College</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan pictured arriving ahead of the Garda College graduation ceremony at McCan Barracks in Templemore, Co Tipperary last month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government falls short of garda recruitment targets for second year in a row]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cso-childrens-health-survey-2025-7141318-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T14:38:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Young boys in Ireland three times more likely to receive autism diagnosis than girls</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ADHD, Autism, Central Statistics Office, children's health, children's health survey, CSO, Health Survey</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The survey was conducted via an online questionnaire sent to guardians children aged between three and 14 (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Young boys in Ireland three times more likely to receive autism diagnosis than girls]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-museum-employee-charged-with-possession-of-explosive-device-granted-bail-7141330-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T14:31:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>National Museum employee charged with possession of explosive device granted bail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, National Musem, SAORADH, Simon O'Donovan, Special Criminal Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon O’Donovan (right)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[National Museum employee charged with possession of explosive device granted bail]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-threat-barron-trump-7141304-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T14:14:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Secret Service aware of Iranian video threatening Barron Trump’s life</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Barron Trump (Evan Vucci/AP)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Secret Service aware of Iranian video threatening Barron Trump’s life]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/st-michaels-college-floodlights-planning-7141299-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T14:11:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin private school has planning for floodlighting system approved despite local objections</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin private school has planning for floodlighting system approved despite local objections]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-canada-trump-doug-ford-7141136-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T13:42:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Kiss my ass': The US-Canada trade war is getting serious (and a bit ridiculous)</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['Kiss my ass': The US-Canada trade war is getting serious (and a bit ridiculous)]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/galway-car-crash-2-7141254-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T13:41:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager in critical condition in hospital after single-vehicle crash in Galway on Saturday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager in critical condition in hospital after single-vehicle crash in Galway on Saturday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jack-kennedy-funeral-athy-7140921-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T13:36:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral of Jack Kennedy (17) who died in M9 crash hears that 'five boys paid the ultimate price'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The cortege for Jack Kennedy makes its way through Athy, Co Kildare, ahead of his funeral at St. Michael's Parish Church]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wildly-varying-caffeine-content-in-coffees-from-high-street-chains-7140891-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T13:27:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Caffeine in Costa coffee three-times stronger than Starbucks - UK study</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Starbucks continue to serve the least caffeine overall across its drinks (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Caffeine in Costa coffee three-times stronger than Starbucks - UK study]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carbon-tax-fuel-supports-7141101-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T13:13:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>No decision made on October carbon tax hike as government weighs policy options</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Carbon Tax, fuel costs, Fuel Prices, October</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[September and October will remain without change on excise. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[No decision made on October carbon tax hike as government weighs policy options]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-car-rammed-chase-kinsale-belgooly-cork-bmw-stolen-rochestown-7140966-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T13:06:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda car rammed by stolen BMW driving on wrong side of road in West Cork overnight </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belgooly, Cork, Garda, Kinsale, West Cork</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A garda patrol car at a previous incident near Belgooly in west Cork. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda car rammed by stolen BMW driving on wrong side of road in West Cork overnight ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-car-clinic-paddy-comyn-2-7141043-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T13:00:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We just had a baby and want a reliable, safe family car. Could we go hybrid or electric?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>electric vehicles, family cars, hybrid cars, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['We just had a baby and want a reliable, safe family car. Could we go hybrid or electric?']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-friedreichs-ataxia-drug-skyclarys-7140915-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T12:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE to fund Friedreich's ataxia drug after improved price but notes 'limited efficacy'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>biotech, Friedreich's Ataxia, HSE, Simon Harris, Skyclarys</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Skyclarys is made by US biotech company Biogen]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE to fund Friedreich's ataxia drug after improved price but notes 'limited efficacy']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/student-accommodation-scams-ireland-7141045-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T12:29:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fraud alert: What new students looking for housing need to watch out for</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fraud prevention, Gardaí, Ireland, money mules, Rental Scams, student housing</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[These are the top tips for avoiding rental scams ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fraud alert: What new students looking for housing need to watch out for]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/graeme-dott-removed-from-world-snookers-hall-of-fame-after-abuse-conviction-7141062-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T12:02:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Graeme Dott removed from World Snooker’s Hall of Fame after child sexual abuse conviction</news:title>
            <news:keywords>child sexual abuse, Glasgow, Graeme Dott, Hall of Fame, Sexual Abuse, Snooker, World Snooker’s Hall of Fame</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott arrives at High Court in Glasgow on Monday, 24 Aug.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Graeme Dott removed from World Snooker’s Hall of Fame after child sexual abuse conviction]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-recover-stolen-phones-dublin-7140996-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T11:27:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí recover 76 devices after tracing stolen mobile phone to Dublin city premises</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the stolen devices]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí recover 76 devices after tracing stolen mobile phone to Dublin city premises]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/search-for-man-reported-missing-from-ferry-in-irish-sea-stood-down-7141013-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T11:26:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Large-scale search for man reported missing from ferry in Irish Sea stood down</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Ferry, Holyhead, Irish Coast Guard, Irish sea, RNLI, uk coastguard, Wales</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Large-scale search for man reported missing from ferry in Irish Sea stood down]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lego-profits-2026-poll-7140910-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T10:31:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have you ever owned a Lego set?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Have you ever owned a Lego set?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-foi-files-liffey-diesel-leak-dublin-city-council-7124516-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T09:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: How Dublin City Council discovered the diesel leak in the Liffey</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An image showing how far the diesel had spread into the river.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: How Dublin City Council discovered the diesel leak in the Liffey]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/interim-examiner-appointed-in-bid-to-save-horse-sport-ireland-7140761-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T09:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Interim examiner appointed in bid to save Horse Sport Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>dafm, Department of Agriculture, Examinership, High Court, Horse Sport Ireland, SPORT IRELAND</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The petition for the appointment of an interim examiner was brought by the company’s directors following a recent meeting (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Interim examiner appointed in bid to save Horse Sport Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-us-iran-sanctions-7140671-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T08:56:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>China rejects 'illegal' sanctions after US threatens Iran's economic partners </news:title>
            <news:keywords>China, Donald Trump, Iran, IRAN WAR, Lin Jian, Oil, Sanctions, Scott Bessent, United States, USA</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/chinese-foreign-ministry-spokesman-lin-jian-speaks-during-a-press-conference-in-beijing-on-aug-24-2026-lin-called-for-dialogue-to-solve-the-iran-crisis-saying-u-s-sanctions-and-pressure-would-int-ce478cdb-b91a-4741-a28f-84cb0ad41b7f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[China rejects 'illegal' sanctions after US threatens Iran's economic partners ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-news-rundown-tuesday-august-2-7140756-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T08:50:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/school-principal-stress-7140505-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-25T08:30:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>School principals burnt out: 'I can't tell you the last time I worked on anything teaching-related'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Education, Opinion, principals, Schools, Teachers, too much admin, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[School principals burnt out: 'I can't tell you the last time I worked on anything teaching-related']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ice-hockey-arena-dublin-7140766-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T08:10:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Company behind Las Vegas Sphere reveals first images of planned ice hockey arena for Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CGI, Cherrywood, Ice Hockey, Populous, Prime Arena, Prime Arena Holdings</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the computer-generated images showing the planned arena]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Company behind Las Vegas Sphere reveals first images of planned ice hockey arena for Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-seaweed-harvesting-applications-7138438-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T07:30:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Environment, Galway, Investigates, Ireland, mara, Mayo, seaweed harvesting</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/27-07-1-01c7f2a0-268a-4489-88a7-d555c701a57d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/judge-delays-lockerbie-bombing-trial-after-discovery-of-new-evidence-7140734-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T07:17:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US federal judge delays Lockerbie bombing trial after discovery of new evidence</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Libya, Lockerbie, Lockerbie Bombing, Muammar Gaddafi, pan am, Pan AM Flight 103, Scotland, US, Victims of Pan Am Flight 103</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aftermath of Pan Am Flight 103 plane crash in the village of Lockerbie on 22 December 1988]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US federal judge delays Lockerbie bombing trial after discovery of new evidence]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/meta-glasses-7140547-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-25T07:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kelly Earley: If smart glasses weren’t creepy enough, now we have to worry about spy pens</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, ai glasses, column, facebook glasses, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, meta glasses, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Kelly Earley: If smart glasses weren’t creepy enough, now we have to worry about spy pens]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/burnham-planning-us-trip-to-lobby-trump-on-ukraines-defence-7140724-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T06:52:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham planning US trip in September to lobby Trump on support for Ukraine’s defence</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Donald Trump, Kyiv, Russia, UK, Ukraine, US, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-shakes-hands-with-britains-prime-minister-andy-burnham-upon-his-arrival-at-horodetskyi-house-ahead-of-their-bilateral-meeting-in-kyiv-monday-aug-24-2026-f52429ac-9d5b-4292-bfc4-07a6be9f15f1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Andy Burnham ahead of their bilateral meeting in Kyiv on 24 Aug.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham planning US trip in September to lobby Trump on support for Ukraine’s defence]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/un-flac-iccl-irish-rights-geneva-7140488-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T06:30:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland has ‘stalled if not regressed’ on human rights, rights groups to tell UN in Geneva</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FLAC, Geneva, Homelessness, Human Rights, ICCL, judicials reviews, swiss exchange, Switzerland, UN, United Nations</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/united-nations-department-of-political-affairs-nations-unies-departement-des-affaires-politiques-based-in-the-nations-district-of-geneva-f62f1a8b-575c-41d4-8b9f-a4247cfa2acd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of the UN's Department of Political Affairs in Geneva, Switzerland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland has ‘stalled if not regressed’ on human rights, rights groups to tell UN in Geneva]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-school-principal-burnout-7140218-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T06:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'A crisis in parenting' and insufficient government support leading to ‘burnout’ in principals</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Education, Dublin City University, Education, Ireland, Mental Health, school principals, school stress, Survey</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/principalofficesign-dc7d7c77-a83c-4586-8e53-903bdf7c630d-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Principal Occupational Wellbeing Report 2026, published today, highlights struggles faced by principals.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['A crisis in parenting' and insufficient government support leading to ‘burnout’ in principals]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-budget-spending-rules-eu-gdp-7139954-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T01:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fiscal watchdog warns against big Budget spending (and warns EU rules are too easy on Ireland)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, EU, fiscal rules, GDP, IFAC, Ireland, Spending Watchdog, Tax</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/tanaiste-simon-harris-left-and-public-expenditure-minister-jack-chambers-during-a-media-doorstep-as-he-arrives-at-the-national-economic-dialogue-at-dublin-castle-picture-date-monday-june-15-2026-1ca382b2-783b-4426-a2e1-2f878fb6db6c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris with public expenditure minister Jack Chambers ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fiscal watchdog warns against big Budget spending (and warns EU rules are too easy on Ireland)]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-illegal-seaweed-harvesting-mara-investigation-7138346-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T00:05:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Environment, Investigates, Ireland, mara, marine conservation, NPWS, seaweed, seaweed harvesting, Special Areas of Conservation</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/21-08-2c335641-011e-46a6-922e-396579fc2afe-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenager-arrested-omagh-7140694-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T22:42:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager (16) arrested after four viable explosive devices found in Omagh </news:title>
            <news:keywords>explosives, Northern Ireland, Omagh, PSNI, Security Alert, Tyrone</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-logo-92845de7-9a22-4991-b12b-a7886689fa8d-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The PSNI is urging the public not to speculate.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager (16) arrested after four viable explosive devices found in Omagh ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/search-person-ferry-irish-sea-7140561-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T21:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Large-scale search underway for man missing from a ferry in the Irish Sea</news:title>
            <news:keywords>HM Coastguard, Irish Coast Guard, Irish sea, Missing Person, RNLI, Search and Rescue</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-36855a40-5e6e-490e-b43c-52b774e76080-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of an Irish Coast Guard helicopter.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Large-scale search underway for man missing from a ferry in the Irish Sea]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jady-cristine-pereira-rosa-7140609-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T21:21:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'The bubbliest happiest person': Tributes paid at vigil for woman murdered in Limerick</news:title>
            <news:keywords>femicide, Gardaí, gender-based violence, Jady Christine Pereira Rosa, Limerick, Murder</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-4-01fe139a-6f2d-4422-99e8-cb0d01236524-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jady Cristine Periera Rosa. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['The bubbliest happiest person': Tributes paid at vigil for woman murdered in Limerick]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oberstown-staff-protest-work-stoppage-child-detention-centre-7140593-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T20:37:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Oberstown workers to begin 48-hour strike as dispute over staffing escalates</news:title>
            <news:keywords>child detention centre, children detention campus, forsa, Oberstown, Staff, Strike, Union, Work Stoppage</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/forsa-staff-from-oberstown-child-detention-campus-on-the-picket-line-outside-the-facility-in-a-continuing-dispute-over-resourcing-and-safe-staffing-at-the-campus-picture-date-tuesday-august-18-2026-fc5f23c5-a72c-4d22-b3fa-ccaf23974048-630x284.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Oberstown staff pictured protesting outside the campus.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Oberstown workers to begin 48-hour strike as dispute over staffing escalates]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-24-09-26-7140568-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T20:30:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-a84cf83d-f067-4782-a281-be983987bd0b-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Irish. Lazy Park Days. People enjoy a fine weather day of sunshine in the Phoenix Park in Dublin as summer nears its end. Photo shows the extended Mooney family from the Liberties in Dublin, enjoying the sun and shade.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/american-in-ireland-final-thoughts-7140313-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T20:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland isn't perfect but it knows the value of slowing down, protecting art and keeping up the fight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An American in Ireland, Immigration, Ireland, irish artists, sasha piton</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/night-time-lights-river-liffey-dublin-0351350c-1b98-4cde-a072-5e5ecef5bf03-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The call of the east - six months of growing in love with the pace of life in Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland isn't perfect but it knows the value of slowing down, protecting art and keeping up the fight]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/traveller-identity-7135278-Aug2026/</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>2026-08-24T19:00:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Traveller woman: Here's what I think of Channel 4’s new 'Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>channel 4 series, column, community, difference, Heritage, identity, Opinion, Racism, traveller, tv series, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-1-7757f340-a6aa-4e2a-a162-8138472eb0a8-630x419.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives, Channel 4.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Traveller woman: Here's what I think of Channel 4’s new 'Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/canada-us-trade-talks-tariffs-trump-carney-7140489-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T18:38:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US and Canada fall deeper into trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canada, Donald Trump, mark carney, Tariffs, Trade, trade talks, US</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/canada-tariffs-ba7ed280-a864-4c7a-bade-ea42d25168bb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and US President Donald Trump (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US and Canada fall deeper into trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teen-charged-as-part-of-investigation-into-racially-motivated-disorder-in-newtownabbey-7140471-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T18:28:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teen (15) charged as part of investigation into racially motivated disorder in Newtownabbey</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Antrim, Belfast, Crime, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Riot</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-police-car-dc9cb047-a5e3-4795-9376-624bf7e4f775-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teen (15) charged as part of investigation into racially motivated disorder in Newtownabbey]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/right-to-be-forgotten-cancer-7140407-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T18:09:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Right to be forgotten' for cancer survivors to take effect in mid-October</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cancer, Insurance, Ireland, mortgage protection, Mortgage Protection Insurance, right to be forgotten, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-close-up-shot-of-a-certificate-of-insurance-document-with-a-toy-house-home-insurance-or-property-protection-concept-010b7e0a-976f-4bdc-b899-1bbfc865af55-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris described the legislation as a "major milestone" in delivering statutory protections for cancer survivors.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Right to be forgotten' for cancer survivors to take effect in mid-October]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-immigration-emigration-figures-7140326-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T17:08:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Immigration to Ireland declined by 12% in twelve months </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Statistics Office, Emigration, Immigration, Ireland, Migration, Population</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jet-plane-underside-49f106cd-3085-4eae-9f2b-4d2a558b644f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Immigration to Ireland declined by 12% in twelve months ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/coalition-of-the-willing-meeting-kyiv-7139730-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach attends 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting as Ukraine celebrates Independence Day </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Indepepndecne day, Kyiv, Micheál Martin, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/from-left-latvias-prime-minister-andris-kulbergs-ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-finlands-president-alexander-stubb-estonias-prime-minister-kristen-michal-norways-prime-minister-jonas-50fffa97-75e1-4d8e-890a-f9508a0ad66f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy (centre) surrounded by the leaders of Latvia, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania in Kyiv]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach attends 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting as Ukraine celebrates Independence Day ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-monday-111-7140279-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T16:47:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/close-up-of-an-house-door-number-5-3c7a3b3f-7048-4295-bca3-eafaf04c7d40-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/electronic-tagging-ireland-offenders-7140304-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T16:44:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Electronic tagging for some offenders will begin by end of the year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ankle monitors, Electronic Monitoring, Electronic Tagging, Ireland, Irish Prison Service, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice, Prisons</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/security-electronic-tag-on-a-tagged-criminal-c12e7f2d-a050-42df-9dd8-c90f77b2c196-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The electronic monitoring project will begin this year on a 12-month pilot basis.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Electronic tagging for some offenders will begin by end of the year]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oscar-traynor-woods-north-dublin-new-homes-7140269-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T16:23:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>95 discounted homes in north Dublin to go on sale from €251k next month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>affordable purchase scheme, Apartments, Dublin, Dublin City Council, duplexes, Houses, new builds, new gaffs, North Dublin, oscar traynor woods</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/oscar-traynor-drone-a3ead0ce-156b-44d6-ae7e-6f3d08893d99-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the new properties in Oscar Traynor Woods.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[95 discounted homes in north Dublin to go on sale from €251k next month]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ciara-brady-dundalk-court-7140254-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T16:12:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman (34) charged with gun and ammunition offences in Louth</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ciara Brady, Crime, Dundalk, Firearms, Garda, Louth</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-ca60b153-5722-4abf-b364-964122a058ed-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of a member of the garda armed support unit.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman (34) charged with gun and ammunition offences in Louth]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/skyclarys-drug-friedreichs-ataxia-7140211-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T16:05:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pressure mounts as HSE to decide tomorrow on reimbursement of €280k-a-year Skyclarys drug</news:title>
            <news:keywords>christopher o'sullivan, Friedreich's Ataxia, HSE, hse grug group, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Micheál Martin, Skyclarys</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Emma O’Shea (26) from Cork was diagnosed when she was nine years old. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pressure mounts as HSE to decide tomorrow on reimbursement of €280k-a-year Skyclarys drug]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/crash-a66-12-arrested-wrong-way-7140196-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T15:19:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK road crash: 12 arrests made by police who probe organised crime link to collision</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Seven people died in the incident (Owen Humphreys/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UK road crash: 12 arrests made by police who probe organised crime link to collision]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/graeme-dott-found-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-children-7140174-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two children (Jane Barlow/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-2-7026278-Aug2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-grocery-sales-summer-7140063-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T14:30:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hot weather saw online orders and alcohol and sun products' sales soar</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Consumer Spending, grocery sales, Inflation, Ireland, Online Shopping, Retail</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/top-view-of-big-family-sitting-on-the-picnic-blanket-in-city-park-they-are-eating-boiled-corn-apples-peaches-pastries-and-watermelon-family-value-32983445-f89b-4dca-8f8e-1aa3c53e24f9-630x374.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Although grocery inflation increased again (prices were up 3.87% in this period) the figure is down 2.01% on the same period last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hot weather saw online orders and alcohol and sun products' sales soar]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/netherlands-eurovision-song-contest-boycott-netherlands-7139814-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T14:29:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dutch broadcaster to boycott Eurovision but organisers in discussions with other media outlets</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AVROTROS, Bulgaria, Burgas, EBU, European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Gaza, Netherlands, Palestine, RTÉ, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[This year's Song Contest was won by Bulgarian singer Darina Yotova, known as Dara, with the song 'Bangaranga'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dutch broadcaster to boycott Eurovision but organisers in discussions with other media outlets]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/half-of-grid-scale-electricity-generated-came-from-renewables-2025-7140109-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T14:28:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Half of Ireland’s grid-scale electricity generated last year came from renewable sources</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Statistics Office, coal, CSO, electric grid, Electricity, Energy, Gas, Renewable Energy, solar farm, wind, wind power</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of wind turbines in Co Wexford]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Half of Ireland’s grid-scale electricity generated last year came from renewable sources]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fire-north-dublin-ballyboughal-tyres-7140064-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T13:49:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Residents warned to shut windows as large tyre fire sends smoke over north Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke from the fire is visible across Ballyboughal.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Residents warned to shut windows as large tyre fire sends smoke over north Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-adoption-youth-employment-business-ireland-7140021-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T13:19:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>AI is ‘likely’ behind some slowdown in youth employment in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, AI adoption, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Economy, Jobs, they took our jobs</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ai-jobs-6786051f-0ef1-4b05-a5e6-496b7318e9ee-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Enterprise Minister Peter Burke said Ireland had "moved quickly" to become a global leader in AI adoption.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[AI is ‘likely’ behind some slowdown in youth employment in Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeremy-obiren-funeral-athy-crash-m9-7139875-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T12:46:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral of Jeremy O'Brien (18) who died in wrong-way M9 crash takes place in Carlow</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mourners at the funeral for Jeremy O'Brien at The Holy Family Church in Askea, Co Carlow.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of Jeremy O'Brien (18) who died in wrong-way M9 crash takes place in Carlow]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uisce-eireann-extends-hosepipe-ban-until-the-end-of-september-for-13-counties-7139913-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T11:49:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hosepipe ban extended until end of September for 13 counties, including Cork and Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People in areas where the hosepipe ban is being lifted are still encouraged to 'use water wisely'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hosepipe ban extended until end of September for 13 counties, including Cork and Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/limerick-murder-jady-cristine-pereira-rosa-woman-killed-suspect-dead-in-cork-7139858-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T11:47:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Suspect in murder of Brazilian woman in Limerick found dead in Cork</news:title>
            <news:keywords>cecil street, Cork, Jady Christine Pereira Rosa, Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jady-cristine-periera-rosa-2-e2713a05-edcb-4395-a605-c00fbc69b728-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jady Cristine Periera Rosa.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Suspect in murder of Brazilian woman in Limerick found dead in Cork]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-40s-in-critical-condition-after-single-vehicle-collision-in-co-clare-7139859-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:49:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (40s) in critical condition after single-vehicle collision in Co Clare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballynahinch, bodyke, Clare, Collision, r352, Single Vehicle Collision, University Hospital Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of R352 at Bodyke, Co Clare]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (40s) in critical condition after single-vehicle collision in Co Clare]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/buy-now-pay-later-bnpl-klarna-services-ireland-poll-7139820-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:38:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have you ever used a buy now, pay later service?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>buy now pay later, Consumer rights, Ireland, Klarna, Personal Finance, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/close-up-of-a-person-holding-a-credit-card-while-using-a-laptop-representing-online-shopping-digital-payments-and-secure-internet-transactions-19a12bd9-71cf-44b4-9e2a-003757dab65b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Advertisments for Klarna have been seen both in-store and online in Ireland]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Have you ever used a buy now, pay later service?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-traveller-site-violence-ballyvolane-cork-7139789-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:30:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigate violence at halting site in Cork with reports of two men injured in shooting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballyvolane Road, Blackpool, Cork, Violence</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/armed-gardai-outside-the-special-criminal-court-dublin-where-gerry-the-monk-hutch-and-others-are-appearing-charged-with-the-murder-of-david-byrne-at-the-regency-hotel-in-dublin-in-2016-picture-dat-972ab5a4-a487-46c8-b670-c47a2d068313-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of an armed garda with an unarmed uniform colleague. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigate violence at halting site in Cork with reports of two men injured in shooting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-ruffalo-paramount-oracle-dispute-7139783-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T09:08:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Actor Mark Ruffalo says it is ‘appalling’ of Paramount to accuse him of using ‘antisemitic tropes’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>david ellison, Larry Ellison, mark ruffalo, Merger, Oracle, paramount, Parmount Skydance, skydance, Warner Bros</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Mark Ruffalo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Actor Mark Ruffalo says it is ‘appalling’ of Paramount to accuse him of using ‘antisemitic tropes’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-news-rundown-monday-august-7139727-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T09:02:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/cropped-unrecognizable-female-in-sweater-enjoying-coffee-sitting-at-table-with-croissants-and-juice-in-light-restaurant-ec52715b-01ec-4f39-9181-3b93258bb763-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ccpc-helpline-consumer-complaints-7139603-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T07:42:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rathwood is the most-complained-about business in CCPC report so far this year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCPC, Consumer, consumer watchdog, Credit where credit's due, Helpline, price of products, Products</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rathwood was established in 1994 in Rath, Tullow, County Carlow.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rathwood is the most-complained-about business in CCPC report so far this year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-4-7137080-Aug2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T07:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Raising them right: Are we missing the real issues in the Lindsay Clancy trial?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>childhood, Children, column, Opinion, Parenting, parents, post partum health, RAISING THEM RIGHT, trial of the year, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/lindsay-clancy-listens-during-her-murder-trial-wednesday-aug-19-2026-in-plymouth-mass-amanda-sabgathe-boston-herald-via-ap-pool-83210605-265a-4e74-8816-33653228eb67-630x488.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Lindsay Clancy in her murder trial.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Raising them right: Are we missing the real issues in the Lindsay Clancy trial?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/northern-ireland-secretary-chris-bryant-to-make-first-official-visit-to-dublin-7139715-Aug2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T06:49:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to make first official visit to Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Chris Bryant, Foreign Affairs minister, Helen McEntee, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice Minister, Kara Owen, Northern Ireland secretary</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/london-england-uk-21st-july-2026-sir-chris-bryant-britainns-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland-leaves-10-downing-street-after-attending-the-first-cabinet-meeting-of-the-new-labour-governm-27e838d6-17d6-4779-863e-96a8c37c1b43-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Chris Bryant]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to make first official visit to Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/right-to-repair-irish-law-7139415-Aug2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-24T06:30:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>You now have a right to repair your used products </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods Regulations 2026, consumer law, EU law, product repair, RepairMyStuff.ie, right to repair, waste not want not</news:keywords>
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