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            <news:title>Donaldson trial: Complainant told pastor she could not report alleged abuse as it would 'destroy reputation'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/love-island-podcast-explained-7059762-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T16:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How do Irish contestants keep stealing the spotlight on Love Island?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[How do Irish contestants keep stealing the spotlight on Love Island?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unions-recommend-ambulance-workers-accept-new-pay-proposals-7061733-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T14:56:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Unions recommend ambulance workers accept new pay proposals</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Labour Court proposals will now go to a ballot of union members.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-emergency-text-alert-system-could-cost-up-to-15-million-7061687-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T13:47:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New emergency text alert system to cost up to €15m</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alert, department of communications, emergencies, emergency text messages, Patrick O'Donovan</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An example of an emergency text alert sent in the UK. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-says-two-israeli-ministers-have-been-banned-from-travelling-to-ireland-7061690-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T13:47:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland has banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bezalel smotrich, FAI, Gaza, Israel, itamar ben-gvir, Lebanon, Micheál Martin, Taoiseach</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Israel national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir (left) and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland has banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryan-tubridy-warns-terrestrial-tv-in-trouble-due-to-the-clip-economy-7061629-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T12:46:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ryan Tubridy warns ‘terrestrial television is in trouble’ due to the ‘clip economy’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Patrick Kielty, RTÉ, Ryan Tubridy, The Late Late Show</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tubridy said people are consuming TV like it's a 'tapas dish' rather than a 'meal' (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ryan Tubridy warns ‘terrestrial television is in trouble’ due to the ‘clip economy’]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/clare-council-introduces-temperature-controls-at-castle-after-medieval-banquet-actors-fainted-from-heat-7061606-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T12:05:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Council introduces temperature controls at castle after medieval banquet actors fainted from heat</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare County Council, Co Clare, county clare, Health and Safety, Knappogue Castle, Tourism, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Actors were required to wear thick, heavy velvet medieval costumes for the banquets, while the castle had no proper ventilation.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Council introduces temperature controls at castle after medieval banquet actors fainted from heat]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-should-ireland-play-israel-nations-league-boycott-7061438-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T11:35:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Should Ireland play Israel in the Nations League?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FAI, Ireland, Israel, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A crowd of people calling for the FAI to boycott the games against Israel during the National March for Palestine in Dublin in February.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Should Ireland play Israel in the Nations League?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/further-eight-sets-infant-remains-recovered-tuam-excavation-7061531-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T11:30:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Further eight sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Excavation, Galway, mother and baby home, Tuam, Tuam Excavation, tuam mother and baby home</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A member of the forensic excavation team working in a subterranean vaulted structure on the site. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Further eight sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/health-minister-rotunda-private-public-contracts-maternity-care-7061421-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T11:18:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says Rotunda consultants are paid 'very good salaries' and 'we expect them to be there'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>consultant contracts, Healthcare, HSE, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Maternity Care, Rotunda Hospital, sláintecare</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says Rotunda consultants are paid 'very good salaries' and 'we expect them to be there']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/status-yellow-rain-warning-cork-waterford-unsettled-weather-7061405-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T09:20:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rain warnings for two southern counties as unsettled weather to continue across weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, For fliuch sake, Rain Rain Go Away, rain warning, Status Yellow, Waterford, Weather, Wet wet wet</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Woman with a colourful umbrella during a rain shower in Cork City.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rain warnings for two southern counties as unsettled weather to continue across weekend]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/8-at-8-friday-5-june-7061385-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T08:48:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-cancels-concerts-for-us-250th-birthday-party-after-artists-pull-out-7061394-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T08:46:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump cancels concerts to mark 250th birthday of the US after artists pull out</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, maga, Music, Politics, RSVP, US 250th anniversary, Washington DC</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/washington-vereinigte-staaten-25th-may-2026-united-states-president-donald-j-trump-inspects-the-columns-of-the-north-portico-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-on-monday-may-25-2025-credit-aa-5b4ee1c6-e8a7-44ef-8662-ecd060fc30dc-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA["We don't want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we've told them all to stay home," Trump said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump cancels concerts to mark 250th birthday of the US after artists pull out]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-audit-office-report-royal-finances-7061352-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T07:37:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>King Charles pays the rent for Andrew's adult children, says new report into royal family</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crown Estate, family matters, king charles iii, National Audit Office, Prince Andrew, Royal Family, Royal Finances</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The then-Duke of York with his daughters Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[King Charles pays the rent for Andrew's adult children, says new report into royal family]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/zelenskyy-letter-putin-direct-negotiations-war-7061357-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T07:35:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy calls on Putin for face-to-face negotiations in rare public letter</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, extending a hand, Negotiations, public letter, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, War</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/russian-president-vladimir-putin-listens-to-uzbekistans-president-shavkat-mirziyoyev-during-their-meeting-on-the-sidelines-of-the-st-petersburg-international-economic-forum-at-the-constantine-palace-c97d278f-ad90-439f-9059-97bd957529c4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy calls on Putin for face-to-face negotiations in rare public letter]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-did-you-think-of-the-four-seasons-series-netflix-2-7059437-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T07:15:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: What did you make of the latest series of The Four Seasons?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any good recs?, Best of the Box</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: What did you make of the latest series of The Four Seasons?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/donald-trump-7060969-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T07:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Larry Donnelly: The Senate battlegrounds that could shape an indifferent Trump's final years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, Trump, US politics, voices, Washington, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Larry Donnelly: The Senate battlegrounds that could shape an indifferent Trump's final years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mixed-emotions-for-irish-fans-going-to-boyzones-farewell-london-gigs-7060094-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T06:30:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘You don’t want it to end’: Mixed emotions for Boyzone's Irish fans going to London farewell gigs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>boyzone, Emirates Stadium, keith duffy, London, Louis Walsh, mikey graham, one for the road, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, stephen gately</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Boyzone at SSE Arena, Belfast, as part of the band's 2019 'Thank You & Goodnight' tour]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘You don’t want it to end’: Mixed emotions for Boyzone's Irish fans going to London farewell gigs]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emer-mclysaght-marriage-money-newlyweds-7061069-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T06:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Getting married is a decision, not an achievement: why we should stop giving newlyweds money</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Nobody Needs This</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Getting married is a decision, not an achievement: why we should stop giving newlyweds money]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nursing-homes-3-7048229-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T00:10:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nursing home workers face permit refusals over 'strict' 50:50 EU to non-EU staffing rule</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Enterprise, Healthcare, Healthcare recruitment, HSE, INMO, MNI, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Migrant healthcare staff have been left in legal limbo after having their employment permits refused.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nursing home workers face permit refusals over 'strict' 50:50 EU to non-EU staffing rule]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/malcolm-byrne-ai-committee-step-down-drink-driving-arrest-7061324-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T22:50:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Malcolm Byrne steps down as AI Committee Chairperson after drink-driving arrest</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Byrne said the decision to step down from the committee was “entirely my own”.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Malcolm Byrne steps down as AI Committee Chairperson after drink-driving arrest]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-promenade-lincoln-memorial-washington-dc-7061312-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T22:44:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump announces plan for ‘promenade’ at Lincoln Memorial — and says it could be named after him</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Trump showed reporters a picture of himself driving a golf cart in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the event.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump announces plan for ‘promenade’ at Lincoln Memorial — and says it could be named after him]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/women-of-honour-state-tribunal-funding-defence-forces-7061292-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T22:10:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>State requested to attend High Court over tribunal funding for Women of Honour</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of members of the Defence Forces.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[State requested to attend High Court over tribunal funding for Women of Honour]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sophie-toscan-du-plantier-2-7061209-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T21:56:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Shirley Foster, the woman who discovered Sophie Toscan du Plantier's body, has died</news:title>
            <news:keywords>french woman, Murder, murder in cork, sophie, West Cork</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered in West Cork in 1996.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Shirley Foster, the woman who discovered Sophie Toscan du Plantier's body, has died]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/three-charged-murder-postman-cork-7061260-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T21:38:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man and two teenagers go on trial charged with murdering postman in Co Cork</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alex Deady, Central Criminal Court, Cork, Courts, doneraile, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The late Barry Daly]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man and two teenagers go on trial charged with murdering postman in Co Cork]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-488-7061207-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T20:45:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, good evening, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-94215de6-e322-4c80-b20a-48eed4d6ea4e-630x403.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kildare Irish Leinster ireland. Family Outing. Photo shows a family of seven cygnets as they swim in the Grand Canal in Naas Kildare.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/qayyum-balogun-man-charged-assault-7061177-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T19:57:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged with assault causing harm in connection with fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrest, Charged, Clarendon Street, Court, Qayyum Balogun, Stabbing</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Qayyum Balogun.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man charged with assault causing harm in connection with fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jail-term-threats-tanaiste-7061153-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T19:42:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Connemara man begins four-month jail term for threatening to kill Tánaiste</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Connemara, Courts, Jail, patrick grealish, prison term, Simon Harris, Tánaiste, Threats</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Grealish pictured outside court in February.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Connemara man begins four-month jail term for threatening to kill Tánaiste]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/deposit-re-turn-machines-do-not-pose-risk-to-health-7060741-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T19:30:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Researchers find Deposit Re-turn machines do not pose biological risk to public health </news:title>
            <news:keywords>deposit return scheme, Health, Phew, recycling</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/man-using-a-re-turn-a-reverse-vending-machine-rvm-recycling-deposit-voucher-a06dbb87-1532-435a-8657-2cee46f5356e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Man using a re-turn machine ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Researchers find Deposit Re-turn machines do not pose biological risk to public health ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ivanka-trump-kushner-island-albania-resort-7060791-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T19:08:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why are Albanians protesting a luxury resort linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Albania, Development, Environment, Ivanka and Jared, ivanka trump, jared kushner, Protests, sazan, sazan island, trump island</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/fdhx6m-71659fca-701a-44f6-a107-1442be782bc0-630x471.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ivanka Trump, recently described the project as "the culmination" of her experience in real estate.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why are Albanians protesting a luxury resort linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-computer-systems-attack-third-party-7060951-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T19:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE computer systems back up and running after cyber attack on third party that stores data</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cyberattack, Healthcare, HSE, Ireland, IT Outage, Ransomware, systems down</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/hackerwithmalwarecodeincomputerscreen-cybersecurityprivacyor-54642eda-e960-4b5a-a394-d2bd3b759b02-c200d17a-80b7-4549-9ac3-9b994f407340-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stock image of person on computer]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE computer systems back up and running after cyber attack on third party that stores data]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-gym-trainer-jailed-assault-former-girlfriend-7061105-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T18:47:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Personal trainer at female-only gym jailed for assaulting ex-girlfriend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Courts, girlfriend, Gym, Jailed, john peters, personal trainer</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/john-peters-ccj3-30f4edb1-068e-4850-bb4a-4baf72f77fa1-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[John Peters pictured outside court today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Personal trainer at female-only gym jailed for assaulting ex-girlfriend]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-20000-fish-thought-to-be-dead-in-significant-kill-in-co-louth-7060449-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T18:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 20,000 fish thought dead in 'significant kill' caused by agricultural discharge in Co Louth</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Louth, Environment, Fish Kill, Inland Fisheries Ireland, River Glyde, Tallanstown, Water Pollution</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/three-deceased-salmon-recovered-from-river-glyde-by-ifi-8f6e025e-9986-447c-98bd-5c5020f8a176-630x472.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dead fish taken from the River Glyde]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 20,000 fish thought dead in 'significant kill' caused by agricultural discharge in Co Louth]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rape-conviction-quashed-after-judge-failed-to-warn-jury-7061083-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T18:27:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man's rape conviction quashed after judge failed to warn jury of dangers of conflicting evidence</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court of Appeal, Courts, Dublin, Middle Abbey Street, Rape</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dublin-ireland-april-8-2026-four-courts-the-courthouse-in-the-city-center-01b5bd2e-dba1-4191-b589-a9436dcd1cad-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Four Courts in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man's rape conviction quashed after judge failed to warn jury of dangers of conflicting evidence]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/re-turn-eoin-odriscoll-alan-dillon-7060777-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T18:03:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Nothing to do with me': Junior Minister responds to accusation of conflict of interest</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Dillon, circular economy, deposit return scheme, Fine Gael, Lobbying, re-turn</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-6d6d19cd-8a83-42fb-8e3b-10a7d393036a-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Plastic Bottles Return Machines]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Nothing to do with me': Junior Minister responds to accusation of conflict of interest]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/online-orders-eu-customs-fee-shipping-7060977-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T17:45:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Your online orders from outside the EU are about to get more expensive - here's why</news:title>
            <news:keywords>another fee, Charges, customs fee, EU, Online Shopping</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The charge will apply for any item shipped from outside the EU that's worth €150 or less.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Your online orders from outside the EU are about to get more expensive - here's why]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/increasing-the-number-of-ministers-poll-7060970-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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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>2026-06-04T17:18:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>If a referendum was held to increase the number of ministers, how would you vote? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cabinet, Government, Micheál Martin, Ministers, Poll, Referendum, Taoiseach, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/54308513559_8c149d6ff3_c-2faa79c0-6fee-40dd-bc1d-da83790a4d57-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Cabinet receiving their seals of office in 2025.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[If a referendum was held to increase the number of ministers, how would you vote? ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-thursday-189-7060940-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T16:55:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/5th-golf-hole-flag-five-fifth-27f60269-6b9a-4aa0-ae5f-ef590c7a3194-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-husband-recalls-wife-telling-him-alleged-abuse-7060877-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T16:29:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Husband of complainant recalls her telling him about alleged abuse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Courts, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Husband of complainant recalls her telling him about alleged abuse]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/limerick-refinery-russian-war-ukraine-7060769-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T16:15:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fine Gael MEPs 'deeply concerned' that Limerick refinery may be fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aughinish alumina, Limerick, maria walsh, Nina Carberry, Oleg Deripaska, Regina Doherty, rusal, Russia, Seán Kelly, Ukraine, War in Ukraine</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina refinery in Co Limerick ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fine Gael MEPs 'deeply concerned' that Limerick refinery may be fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-gp-guilty-professional-misconduct-covid-social-media-posts-7060805-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T16:10:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>GP found guilty of professional misconduct over online posts criticising Covid measures</news:title>
            <news:keywords>COVID-, Covid-19, Marcus De Brun, Medical Council, Professional Misconduct, Public Health</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Marcus de Brun leaving the Medical Council fitness to practice tribunal, where he was found guilty of professional misconduct.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[GP found guilty of professional misconduct over online posts criticising Covid measures]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fall-in-gdp-but-positive-domestic-economy-7060801-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T16:03:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Big fall’ in GDP but ‘positive signs’ in domestic economy, says CSO</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Big fall’ in GDP but ‘positive signs’ in domestic economy, says CSO]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/danny-michael-healy-rae-split-analysis-podcast-7060803-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T15:53:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael Healy-Rae follows the Donald Trump playbook </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Danny Healy-Rae, Donald Trump, Healy-Rae, Healy-Rae family, Irish Politics, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae, Podcast, Political dynasties, The candidate</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae follows the Donald Trump playbook ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/debunked-factcheck-northern-ireland-co-derry-business-card-knockout-foreign-nationals-7060367-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T15:35:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: No evidence a woman was drugged with a doused business card in Co Derry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>do derry, Drugs, FactCheck, fentanyl, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Racism</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: No evidence a woman was drugged with a doused business card in Co Derry]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aaron-connolly-retrial-2018-murder-cameron-reilly-7060730-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T15:35:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Retrial for man whose conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly was quashed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aaron Connolly, Cameron Reilly, Court, Court of Appeal, Courts</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-54-1cadaabc-c982-49bf-8778-b310ca21208d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aaron Connolly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Retrial for man whose conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly was quashed]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nathan-carter-show-to-go-ahead-despite-ticket-platform-facing-liquidation-7060657-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T15:02:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fingal County Council says Nathan Carter show to go ahead despite ticket platform facing liquidation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EMBRACE, Fingal, Fingal County Council, Liquidation, nathan carter, Swords Castle, Swords Castle Concerts, Tickets.ie</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jedburgh-uk-31st-aug-2025-nathan-carter-performs-onstage-during-day-two-of-edgefest-2025-at-lilliardsedge-near-jedburgh-on-august-30-2025-edgefest-2025-music-festival-a-growing-music-festival-a439d02e-de6c-4477-acd0-df2b3629543d-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Nathan Carter]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fingal County Council says Nathan Carter show to go ahead despite ticket platform facing liquidation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sherpa-mount-everest-rescue-crawl-7060639-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T14:57:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sherpa guide missing for a week on Everest rescued while crawling to base camp</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climber, Himalayas, Mount Everest, Nepal, Rescue, Sherpa</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-sherpa-porter-carrying-expedition-equipment-reaching-mount-everest-base-camp-dbdfff43-7836-42cc-ab08-4d87eb8c7828-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of a Sherpa porter carrying expedition equipment reaching Mount Everest Base Camp.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sherpa guide missing for a week on Everest rescued while crawling to base camp]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/holly-cairns-expecting-second-baby-7060643-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T14:54:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Holly Cairns expecting second baby and to take maternity leave in October</news:title>
            <news:keywords>happy news, holly cairns, Maternity Leave, October, pregancy, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/td-holly-cairns-gives-a-speech-at-the-tara-building-in-dublin-as-she-becomes-the-new-leader-of-the-social-democrats-picture-date-wednesday-march-1-2023-b383f31d-4f71-43e6-a4f5-468d96179dcf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Holly Cairns ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Holly Cairns expecting second baby and to take maternity leave in October]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/life-sentencing-ireland-natalie-mcnally-stephen-mccullagh-7060165-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T14:52:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why does Ireland not have longer minimum term life sentences, like in Northern Ireland? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Criminal Law, irish courts, irish criminal law, irish judiciary, Sentencing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/stephen-mccullagh-court-case-035c15ba-b9b8-4f5e-82ac-7860f837f6a2-630x689.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen McCullagh was handed a 31-year tariff by a judge in Belfast Crown Court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why does Ireland not have longer minimum term life sentences, like in Northern Ireland? ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bank-of-ireland-impersonation-texts-scam-warning-7060554-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T14:52:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bank of Ireland warns of 'significant spike' in scam texts pretending to be the bank</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bank of Ireland, Beware, BOI, Fraud, impersonation scams, it's a scam, Scam messages, Scams</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-53-14576813-acda-4f5f-ab18-d6637143978d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland's head of fraud Nicola Sadlier said the scam messages are carefully designed and can target anyone. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland warns of 'significant spike' in scam texts pretending to be the bank]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/area-50-times-the-size-of-croke-park-destroyed-after-illegal-fire-within-wicklow-mountains-7060376-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T13:59:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Area ‘50 times the size of Croke Park’ destroyed after ‘illegal’ fire within Wicklow Mountains</news:title>
            <news:keywords>christopher o'sullivan, Dublin, Dublin Fire Service, national parks and wildlife service, NPWS, Wicklow Mountains, Wicklow Mountains National Park</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-9cb6ef72-f2c5-465d-844e-3d35a822432f-630x319.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters tackle fire last week in south county Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Area ‘50 times the size of Croke Park’ destroyed after ‘illegal’ fire within Wicklow Mountains]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/starmer-musk-7060221-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T12:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Keir Starmer to meet with family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak today</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Elon musk, Henry Nowak, Keir Starmer, UK Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/president-of-the-republic-of-ghana-visit-to-uk-af3fe057-753d-4d6a-bca8-65f67c6d3511-630x473.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticised the tech mogul.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer to meet with family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak today]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-watch-on-streaming-this-weekend-june-2-7059449-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T12:45:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Our top 5 watches this weekend]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-guidelines-access-to-cash-central-bank-simon-harris-atms-7060062-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T12:12:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules</news:title>
            <news:keywords>access to cash, ATMs, cash is king, Central Bank, Money Money Money, new guidelines, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-mans-hand-extracting-euros-from-an-atm-ee67746a-6d5b-41bc-a505-4b0aa38ba437-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Simon Harris said that while more people are paying for things with their bank cards, "cash still matters". ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-ireland-court-peat-cutting-7060257-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T12:11:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>EU to take Ireland to court over 'significant' peat cutting activity still taking place</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bord na Móna, Environment, European Commission, European Court of Justice, how's she cutting, Ireland, Peat cutting</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/unnamed-02512b78-cb7a-4bba-a900-2b7afa9612dc-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The European Union is taking Ireland to court over alleged lack of peat cutting enforcement.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[EU to take Ireland to court over 'significant' peat cutting activity still taking place]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bondi-beach-attack-hero-charged-with-assaulting-his-father-7060234-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T12:08:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting his father</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ahmed al Ahmed, Assault, Australia, Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Sydney, Terror Attack</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/bondi-sydney-australia-march-25-2026-ahmed-al-ahmed-with-will-namesh-mayor-of-waverley-on-left-and-governor-general-margaret-beazley-ahmed-receives-the-keys-to-the-city-of-waverley-after-being-0c34d872-1430-4e91-a55d-b587e81db22f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ahmed al Ahmed with Will Namesh, Mayor of Waverley (left) and Governor General Margaret Beazley (middle), receiving the Keys to the City of Waverley after being recognised for disarming a gunman during the December 2025 Bondi Beach shooting.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting his father]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unifil-peacekeeper-serbia-killed-mortar-strike-lebanon-7060108-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T12:06:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Serbian peacekeeper dies in mortar attack on his base in south Lebanon</news:title>
            <news:keywords>IDF, Israeli Defence Forces, Lebanon, Marjayoun, UNIFIL</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_7888-4b913faf-9edf-4843-8b90-7acce68a664a-630x364.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A UN peacekeeper on patrol in Lebanon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Serbian peacekeeper dies in mortar attack on his base in south Lebanon]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/politics-by-numbers-pq-increases-7059352-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T11:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gavan Reilly: 41,185 parliamentary questions so far this year - but at what cost?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Data, Irish Politics, Opinion, Politics, politics by numbers, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-dail-leinster-house-seat-of-parliament-merrion-upper-street-gate-closed-during-night-472ee4b3-8f13-4cf9-bb42-598c134c186e-630x406.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gavan Reilly: 41,185 parliamentary questions so far this year - but at what cost?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/monring-news-rundown-thursday-june-7059990-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T08:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/scrambled-eggs-morning-meal-set-recipe-at-hotel-service-menu-67040ba6-f7a7-44b2-9cb6-9939f005271f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-to-expand-the-use-of-body-worn-cameras-nationwide-7060045-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T08:45:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí to spend €150m on rollout of body-worn cameras nationwide</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, body worn cameras, bodycams, Garda Representative Association, Ireland, law enforcement, policing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-04-080523-359654de-0dd1-4ba4-a7a8-807afac92527-630x409.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A garda wearing a sample body camera.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí to spend €150m on rollout of body-worn cameras nationwide]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-may-weather-statement-record-high-temperatures-7060046-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T08:40:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Exceptionally high temperatures’ last month saw record temperature for May exceeded by over 2C</news:title>
            <news:keywords>climate statement, May, Maynooth University, Met Éireann, record high, Weather Statement</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-c13caf53-ce21-436b-8dbd-b87d2c2eb603-630x395.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[People sitting under an umbrella at at Donabate beach in Dublin during record-breaking weather last month]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Exceptionally high temperatures’ last month saw record temperature for May exceeded by over 2C]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/elon-musk-could-soon-be-a-trillionaire-as-spacex-to-debut-on-stock-market-7059997-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T07:45:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, Elon musk, Great, IPO, Space Exploration, SpaceX, Stock Market</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/washington-dc-usa-10-april-2025-us-president-donald-trump-holds-a-cabinet-meeting-thursday-april-10-2025-in-the-cabinet-room-of-the-white-hou-8a56f407-ecc5-4b9c-aaf3-6b6fbab2a590-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Forbes currently values Musk’s net worth at $826 billion (€711.21 billion).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sports-listings-weekend-tv-7059432-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T07:15:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Leinster and Munster hurling finals headline a stellar weekend of sport on TV</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, Sports listings</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Leinster and Munster hurling finals headline a stellar weekend of sport on TV]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-renew-ceasefire-7059979-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T06:47:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Boy looks through damaged room of Jabal Amel Hospital into destroyed building hit in Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon, 1 June. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-cars-ireland-2-7059857-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T00:10:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin's commuter belt is going all-in on electric cars]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/no-evidence-of-urban-rural-divide-climate-change-ireland-7059388-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T00:05:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'No evidence' of a rural-urban divide on climate change, new study finds</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/trump-milli-vanilli-7059567-Jun2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Washington, 2nd June, 2026. Workers build a scaffolding as construction continues on the Ellipse ahead of the Freedom 250 celebration on the National Mall.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stars and Swipes: King Trump's big birthday bash has hit the rocks]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-netanyahu-crazy-call-israel-iran-lebanon-7059959-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T22:46:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'crazy' over the phone, but insists they're still getting along</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[During the call, Trump reportedly told Netanyahu that 'everybody hates Israel because of this'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'crazy' over the phone, but insists they're still getting along]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quyyam-balogun-grafton-street-dublin-stabbing-knife-found-suspect-and-search-of-house-7059175-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T22:42:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí arrest two people in connection with the fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Qayyum Balogun]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-moldova-eu-membership-hungary-veto-7059945-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T22:07:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ukraine and Moldova a step closer to EU membership after Hungary drops long-standing veto</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File hoto of the flags of Ukraine and Moldova.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ukraine and Moldova a step closer to EU membership after Hungary drops long-standing veto]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-coercibe-conrtol-whipped-wife-7059927-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T21:13:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-487-7059803-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T20:46:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Racing at the Curragh today]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/strength-training-gym-fitness-exercise-7059866-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T20:25:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lifting weights helps you live longer — but more than two hours a week doesn’t add extra benefit</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Benefits to strength training include reductions in cardiovascular and neurological disease mortality.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-liberties-occupied-pub-7059724-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:50:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I have sympathy': Judge discontinues order for activists to vacate former Liberties pub</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sean Doyle and Eoghan Lynch of the represented the group occupying the property in the High Court hearing today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I have sympathy': Judge discontinues order for activists to vacate former Liberties pub]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/racing-greyhound-dead-ireland-green-dogs-7059807-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:49:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nearly 6,000 former racing greyhounds born in 2021 and 2022 in Ireland are dead</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of greyhounds at Shelbourne Park in Ballsbridge, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nearly 6,000 former racing greyhounds born in 2021 and 2022 in Ireland are dead]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sports-coach-raped-teenage-girls-jailed-7059812-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:18:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sports coach who raped and sexually assaulted teenage girls jailed for 14 years</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The courthouse in Cork]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ev-scrappage-scheme-2-7059552-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T18:16:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Driving a banger? Here's what the new €5k EV scrappage plan may mean for you</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[€10 million has been put aside for a pilot, which opens on 1 July.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Driving a banger? Here's what the new €5k EV scrappage plan may mean for you]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/workforce-development-plan-snas-7058890-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>No school will lose more than one SNA a year from 2027 onwards, Education Minister pledges</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[No school will lose more than one SNA a year from 2027 onwards, Education Minister pledges]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wicklow-mountains-national-park-says-fire-lit-intentionally-7055992-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:45:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Investigation underway into claim large fire in Wicklow Mountains was ‘lit intentionally’</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters tackling blaze within Wicklow Mountains National Park last week]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-defence-forces-defence-forces-tribunal-ireland-day-one-public-hearings-7059696-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:42:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'The honest answer is no': The tribunal into the Defence Forces sat for the first time today</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of an Irish Defence Forces uniform and flag patch.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['The honest answer is no': The tribunal into the Defence Forces sat for the first time today]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-danny-healy-rae-simon-harris-7059666-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:24:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris says ‘never say never’ on Michael Healy-Rae returning to government one day</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Danny Healy Rae and Michael Healy Rae]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris says ‘never say never’ on Michael Healy-Rae returning to government one day]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-robert-de-niro-7057853-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:15:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Robert De Niro?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Robert De Niro?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-of-psni-officer-struck-by-stolen-police-car-7059709-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:14:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged with attempted murder of PSNI officer who was struck by stolen police car</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of a PSNI vehicle]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-3-06-26-7059685-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T17:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-slary-house-dublin-belfast-cso-7059616-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T16:45:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin workers need 13 years' salary to buy typical home, compared with six in Belfast</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, CSO, Dublin, gaffs, income, Salary</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/2g37x76-13962d01-1888-495c-be65-57319264eeab-630x470.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Disposable income per person stood at €21,488 in Ireland in 2023, compared with €18,998 in Northern Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin workers need 13 years' salary to buy typical home, compared with six in Belfast]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/childcare-fees-drop-7059408-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T16:19:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>September brings another childcare fee cut for families signed up to subsidised providers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Childcare, core funding, Cost of Living, Ireland, National Childcare Scheme, norma foley</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/daycare-1a9f2ec4-4321-4b62-8820-c9f872fc5023-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[September brings another childcare fee cut for families signed up to subsidised providers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-newry-crown-court-2-7059491-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:38:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman tells Donaldson trial she should have told police about alleged sexual abuse earlier</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Courts, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-arriving-at-newry-crown-court-where-he-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-are-accused-of-historical-sexual-offences-picture-date-wednesday-june-3-2026-6fb27ca6-1d66-4e7f-93c8-a8cce8c0fb7a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman tells Donaldson trial she should have told police about alleged sexual abuse earlier]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/status-yellow-thunderstorm-warning-dublin-kildare-meath-7059470-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:23:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Status Yellow thunderstorm warning in effect in Dublin, Kildare and Meath</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Met Éireann, Thunder and Lightning, thunderstorm warning, Weather, Weather Warning</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-52-d44f2dcd-84ff-4bf5-aee4-537b57f4dea7-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of lightning during a thunderstorm. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Status Yellow thunderstorm warning in effect in Dublin, Kildare and Meath]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leitrim-music-festival-says-it-could-be-out-e135000-due-to-tickets-ie-going-into-liquidation-7059355-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:14:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Country music festival says it's owed €135k as Ireland's largest ticketing company collapses</news:title>
            <news:keywords>country music, Cowboys and Heroes, Cowboys and Heroes festival, DEAG, Leitrim, Liquidation, simon power, Tickets.ie</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4153-dd938962-72a6-4d51-8090-670f68e764a9-630x588.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image from the Cowboys and Heroes festival]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Country music festival says it's owed €135k as Ireland's largest ticketing company collapses]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/starmer-apologises-families-victims-springhill-massacre-7059403-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T14:10:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Starmer apologises to families of five people shot dead by British Army in 1972</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Keir Starmer, Northern Ireland, springhill massacre, UK Government</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/natasha-butler-with-relatives-of-those-killed-during-the-springhill-westrock-killings-outside-belfast-coroners-court-where-the-inquest-into-the-1972-west-belfast-shooting-found-that-soldiers-did-not-012ec8db-838e-46e2-b1c5-0d370142f9e3-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Relatives of those killed during the Springhill Westrock killings outside Belfast Coroner's Court following the inquest on 30 April.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Starmer apologises to families of five people shot dead by British Army in 1972]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drivers-to-be-offered-e5k-to-get-an-electric-car-if-they-scrap-their-old-car-7059045-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T13:39:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New scrappage scheme will offer €5k for cars over 13 years old if owners go electric</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Darragh O'Brien, electric vehicles, EV scrappage scheme, Ireland, Motoring, scrappage plan, Scrappage Scheme, Transport</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-car-is-crushed-for-scap-at-a-plant-in-north-london-uk-a957e674-0dee-4f5a-bba4-7bac0779a34e-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[New scrappage scheme will offer €5k for cars over 13 years old if owners go electric]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-apologises-family-maxine-maguire-deficits-in-care-7059334-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T13:07:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE apologises for 'deficits in care' provided to woman who died by suicide in 2017</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Apology, Court, Courts, High Court, HSE, maxine maguire, Mental Health</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4284-4f1d436e-8772-4a9a-a92b-91be8209dcdd-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Maxine Maguire's mother Kathleen and brother outside the High Court holding her photograph.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE apologises for 'deficits in care' provided to woman who died by suicide in 2017]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-contempt-sacking-affidavits-fines-owed-7059268-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T12:52:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enoch Burke clashes with judge again as he is kept in prison for refusing to purge contempt</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brian Cregan, Courts, Education, Enoch Burke, High Court, the burkes, Wilson's Hospital School</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/enoch-burke-leaves-004_90669780-e357104d-fdb7-4bcb-b4a6-d01ce5ad0725-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Enoch Burke again refused to purge his contempt in the High Court this morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke clashes with judge again as he is kept in prison for refusing to purge contempt]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stephen-mccullagh-sentencing-murder-natalie-mcnally-7058987-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:45:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who murdered his pregnant partner Natalie McNally will serve at least 31 years in prison</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, belfast crown court, Court, Courts, Lurgan, Natalie McNally, Northern Ireland, stephen mccullagh</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-2026-06-03t062947-621-789a87f9-f034-478a-8603-49310c5182b0-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Natalie McNally was killed a week before Christmas in 2022.
]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who murdered his pregnant partner Natalie McNally will serve at least 31 years in prison]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-exactly-is-the-beef-between-michael-healy-rae-and-danny-healy-rae-7059124-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:42:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Explainer: What exactly is the beef between Michael Healy-Rae and Danny Healy-Rae?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dáil Éireann, Danny Healy-Rae, Explainer, family feud, Independent TDs, Irish Politics, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-57953ecf-cb33-429b-8057-4af6f7350eb7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae outside Leinster House last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Explainer: What exactly is the beef between Michael Healy-Rae and Danny Healy-Rae?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-feeders-digest-food-column-at-the-journal-7058811-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Feeder's Digest: The secret life of a restaurant critic</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Eating Out, feeders digest, Food, food column, food review, foodie, Menus, Opinion, restaurants, tasting menu, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/new-and-clean-luxury-restaurant-in-european-style-a6ab9a69-7f96-40e5-8384-24d04fd9951e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Feeder's Digest: The secret life of a restaurant critic]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cbs-news-fires-60-minutes-scott-pelley-after-he-accused-new-editors-of-murdering-show-7059170-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:28:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Senior reporter fired by CBS News after saying new editors are 'murdering the show' </news:title>
            <news:keywords>60 Minutes, Bari Weiss, CBS, CBS News, Donald Trump, Scott Pelley, Stephen Colbert, The Late Show</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/scott-pelley-attends-the-cbs-upfront-on-wednesday-may-15-2013-in-new-york-photo-by-charles-sykesinvisionap-155643a6-2faa-4f20-ad7c-11b12ba13cd5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Scott Pelley]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Senior reporter fired by CBS News after saying new editors are 'murdering the show' ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-could-pull-rotunda-funding-public-consultants-practicing-privately-7059121-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T11:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE could pull Rotunda funding for letting public consultants treat private patients at hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Health, Healthcare, HSE, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Maternity Care, Oireachtas Health Committee, Pádraig Rice, Rotunda Hospital, women's healthcare</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dublin-1-dublin-city-ireland-may-23rd-2021-front-of-the-rotunda-maternity-hospital-9685fa87-7f6b-4a06-acd1-ce152a4bfd6b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE could pull Rotunda funding for letting public consultants treat private patients at hospital]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-your-say-leaving-cert-results-7059052-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T09:35:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you remember your Leaving Cert results? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>CAO 2026, Exams, Leaving Cert, Leaving Certificate, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sitting-leaving-cert-6e78e499-a60d-43af-9f0e-ecd1f742288c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Students from Belvedere College in Dublin doing the Leaving Cert.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you remember your Leaving Cert results? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/8-at-8-wednesday-128-7058994-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T08:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/slicesoftoastjumpingoutofthetoasteragainstyellow-8310e4f3-07ea-4351-8199-73ca6c61ea3a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-strikes-st-petersburg-oil-terminal-russia-davos-economic-forum-7059037-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T08:29:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ukraine strikes St Petersburg oil terminal as city prepares to host 'Russian Davos'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Drones, Russia, St. Petersburg, Ukraine, Ukraine War, War in Ukraine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-plume-of-black-smoke-is-seen-over-the-port-of-st-petersburg-russia-wednesday-june-3-2026-after-a-ukrainian-drone-attack-ap-photo-7fc0e5da-1115-43f9-9f64-d810b3d20248-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A plume of black smoke is seen over the port of St Petersburg after a Ukrainian drone attack.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ukraine strikes St Petersburg oil terminal as city prepares to host 'Russian Davos']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mans-body-recovered-carlingford-lough-search-and-rescue-7059004-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T07:44:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man's body recovered from Carlingford Lough after fishing boat sank</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carlingford Lough, co down, Co Louth, Coast Guard, Gardaí, PSNI, Search and rescue operation</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/members-of-dundalk-sub-aqua-search-and-rescue-prepare-to-join-a-rescue-operation-after-a-fishing-boat-sank-in-carlingford-lough-the-department-of-transport-said-the-coast-guard-received-a-report-the-dde7c356-8a5c-414f-883f-f190478b6fce-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Dundalk Sub Aqua search and rescue preparing to join a rescue operation after a fishing boat sank in Carlingford Lough.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man's body recovered from Carlingford Lough after fishing boat sank]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-and-hezbollah-exchange-fire-despite-trump-saying-a-deal-has-been-struck-7058996-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T07:37:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire after Trump said a deal had been struck</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ceasefire, Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tyre-tyre-lebanon-2nd-june-2026-destruction-is-seen-in-a-neighborhood-that-was-targeted-by-israeli-air-strikes-in-the-southern-lebanese-port-city-of-tyre-clashes-have-continued-in-southern-leban-2bfce45a-c579-4a1b-901d-bd4b5aac578f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Destruction is seen in a neighborhood that was targeted by Israeli air strikes in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire after Trump said a deal had been struck]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/back-to-school-clothing-allowance-application-open-7058978-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T06:45:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Applications are open for the Back to School Clothing Allowance, which now covers toddlers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Allowance, Back To School, Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, Children, payment, School, Uniform, Welfare</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/school-840f6aba-c20c-4769-8361-1fb00b4d73bf-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 109,000 families will receive the allowance automatically in July, covering almost 202,000 children.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Applications are open for the Back to School Clothing Allowance, which now covers toddlers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-text-alert-system-7058693-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T06:30:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New emergency text alert system could be up and running next year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alert, Cabinet, emergencies, emergency text messages, Patrick O'Donovan, Terror Attack, Weather Events</news:keywords>
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